The Grille At Palm Court

If you love pasta, a great atmosphere, and a fair value, you'll love the pasta bar at Palm Court. It's prepared to order. It opens at 11:30 a.m. and it's less than $15.00!
The choices are great, including shrimp, chicken, Italian sausage, peppers, etc... The place is very upscale and comfortable. The price is reasonable considering you can go back for 2nds and 3rds. The only thing that kept me from giving this all stars is if you don't get there when it opens, you could be in a long line.  Also, if you do want 2nds or 3rds, you WILL be in a long line. Either way, the food is delicious & it's a great value!

This is a great and affordable lunch option for Cincy workers and visitors.  Cincinnati is a great place to have lunch because there are a ton of places to go to on weekdays for lunch that fit the pocketbooks of many who work and visit Cincy.  That is something that I love about Cincy, and definitely applies to the Grille at Palm Court (located inside the art-deco masterpiece Hilton Netherland Plaza Hotel).  The Palm Court is kind of pricey for dinner, but for lunch it's pretty cheap.  I didn't actually do the buffet lunch option as most people who come here do.  Instead, I did ordered a la carte.  Since I knew that Palm Court is quite pricey for dinner, I expected expensive prices for a la carte items, but it wasn't expensive at all.  My friend and I ordered the corn soup, trout salad, crab cake.   We both weren't very hungry so the amount of food was sufficient for the both of us.  Both entrees were tasty and presentation was artistic and visually appealing.  The corn soup was creamy and tasty; however, the corn kernels were a bit hard and chewy.  I'm not sure if the corn kernels were fresh or not, but they tasted like dried corn kernels that were thrown into the soup.  The corn kernels were sweet and added an interesting texture to the soup, but I would have liked fresh, soft kernels straight from the corncob.

Service here was very friendly and attentive.  The waiter we had came by plenty to ask how the food was, and if we needed anything else.  Definitely great customer service here.  

Overall this place gets a solid four stars.  The food here is fresh, tasty, and presented well.  The service is top notch.  And most of all, art deco is all around you!  For all those eye wanderers, you will be visually pleased as every corner of the Palm Court is art deco.  Coming here for lunch, you get a three-for-one experience -- gustatory, visual, and olfactory -- at a very affordable price.

This place is a great value for a very nice lunch. It is a great way to enjoy the beautiful art deco dining room without breatking the bank. Several menu items are available, but our favorite thing to to is hit the pasta bar. For $9.99 you can have all you can eat pasta made to order with a large array of ingredients. For 12.99 you get a salad and fruit bar along with it. I was SO full after the pasta.

Stop by some day for a special treat. It is worth it.