Palace Arms

What a waste of money (and time). With a reservation we were seated. eventually a drink order was taken. 20 minutes later my martini arrived 1/2 spilled from the glass.

The waiter was very uninterested in our 2 top. After two hours waiting for our $70 apiece filet wellingtons they finally arrive. I asked the manager if he was aware of our wait. Yes. "let me pour you a glass of B.V. Cab". I think BV Cab is about $13 bucks a bottle. No apology - no nothing. I'll never go back to this place again!

Save your money and time and enjoy a good meal with good service somewhere else!!!!!!

This is a very classical dining experience; by that, I mean it reminds me of an experience you may have in a traditional French restaurant or at an upscale restaurant in the 50's. They don't really do it like this anymore, which depending on your tastes, may be a good or a bad thing.

Staff/Service--5 stars. Attentive, polite, and genuinely interested in making sure that you are enjoying yourself and your food. Keep in mind though, this is a dining service meant to be enjoyed over about 2 hours, so don't arrive starving and ready to chow down. It's going to be a while.

Ambiance/Style--3 stars. It's an interesting room. Much smaller than I expected it to be, and I'm surprised they keep the lighting so high. I would expect the chandeliers to be dimmed for dinner. This is a very traditional room, some kind of cross between an early 1900's library or parlor room. Lots of dark wood, interesting wallpaper, and flags everywhere. It's not in any way modern, and it feels like the last thought to decor might have been in the 60's.  

Food--3 stars. This is a very classic dinner menu. As a vegetarian, I'm disappointed in the lack of options. Yes, it's a traditional place, but come on, this is also Denver we're talking about. I can't imagine that it would be too hard to throw in some kind of pasta dish just to keep the vegetarians satisfied. As such, my option was either to forget an entree, or have the chef "throw together" what he could in the kitchen, which sounded like it would be a veggie plate. I passed on the entree and got a soup, salad, and dessert. My soup, the parsnip, (2 stars) was on the whole okay, but the candied ginger was really really sweet and kind of threw me off. The Lyonnaise (sp?) salad (sans bacon) was surprisingly good and I wish I'd had a bit more (3 stars). For dessert, I shared the pina colada, sticky toffee pudding, and fudge brownie with my husband. The fudge brownie was very forgettable and had a strange taste (1 star). The pina colada was deconstructed (the most modern thing I saw on the menu), but not very tasty (2 stars). The sticky toffee pudding was the most promising, but didn't scream "amazing" (3 stars).

This might be a place that you just have to experience once to say you've done it, depending on your tastes. As a more modern cuisine/foodie kind of girl, it wasn't my taste, style, or in my palette wheelhouse. Ultimately, I think the food is pretty hit and miss, and with prices like this, I think that's enough to keep me away.

This is a rating that includes service and food quality, but not value.

The service is excellent. They really make you feel special.

I ordered the four-course menu: crab appetizer, bouillabaisse, ribeye with potato cake, and brownie dessert.

The crab and ribeye were excellent. I could have done without the sauce on the ribeye, but it wasn't bad. The soup and brownie were fine, but not outstanding. The ability of the chef was excellent and presentation was impressive as well.

The problem is I don't think the food is worth the price. The four-course menu is $85. I've had much better steak + soup dinners for about $50 or $60.

So I wouldn't come back. But I had a gift certificate. And it was an enjoyable time.