Palm Grille

Palm Grille is fun ... and cheap. When in Ft. Lauderdale and having grown weary of NYC prices for subpar service and food, we always head to Palm Grille for a meal.

3 drinks for $9 ... check! If you are looking for something that packs a punch, go with one of the frozen margaritas.

entree for under $5 ... check! We enjoy the lunch time (until 4PM) Tilapia wrap. It comes with a descent side of fresh, seasoned fries. ($4.99).

I have always found the staff to be very friendly. They are not necessarily fast, but I'm not looking for fast service when I sit outside enjoying a nice breeze, some fresh air and a nice frozen margarita.

Granted, this is not a dinner place in my book. But, there is nothing better on a lazy Saturday afternoon than to head down there for lunch. Take that 3rd drink and climb on the Water Taxi that boards in front of the restaurant and cruise the intercoastal. The whole thing just feels like a really good deal.

For the record, there is also a Palm Grille on A1A. It has a beautiful views of the ocean, but service is so bad that we prefer the Riverwalk location even if the views are not quite as stunning.

Went to Rockfest last night and ended up eating at this restaurant

To sum it up: subpar service...we had to wait for someone to greet us. We finally seated ourselves. The lighing was too low...probably to hide the dust/dirt.  And the food was horrible. Didn't order drink (which was probably a good thing), so I can't cosign them.

BTW, Briny Irish Pub & Restaurant is new. It's actually right next to Palm Grille. I should've went here instead of Palm Grille.  The place looked like lots of fun...loud music and fun people.

We had heard that this was a good place to have a quick good and "relatively" inexpensive meal on Riverwalk
This is true, there are some really good specials at under $10, and on the regular menu at about $15
You can sit inside or outside and enjoy the boats on the river.
The food was very good and we did enjoy our meals.
There is one problem, they have a drink special, 3 for $10, (not to be shared) well 3 drinks is a bit much for me so how much could that be for only one drink...how about $7.55...talk about a ripoff, a beer is only $3...I asked our server about that and she did offer to bring 2 more drinks !!
Do yourself a favor, just order food and a couple can have a good dinner for under $30 tax and tip included...(which by the say they do include the tip on the bil but the c/c receipt has a line for a tip...watch this...you could tip twice
Really now, NOT NICE GUYS...