Palace Restaurant
“At dinner I had a gluten free pancake stack with strawberries and was equally delighted with my choice.”
“Super fabulous service (Billy is the best–incredibly friendly and welcoming), classic diner-look with good-sized portions.”
“Don't expect fancy but do expect good service, fair prices, and good quality for solid non gourmet comfort food.”
Palace Restaurant
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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My dining companions and I spotted this place during our past 4AM walk home after a long day (or night?), yes you read that right. We went back when it opened for brunch the next day and while we didn't have high expectations for this restaurant, more like diner, it didn't meet our standard.
We weren't acknowledged as we walked in as a group and the front desk was someone occupied on their cell phone. A few minutes later we were greeted and seated at a nearby booth. Our server was quick to bring us water and gave us ample time to examine the menu. I ordered the smoked salmon benedicts while my companions had sausage/egg/cheese breakfast sandwich, vegetarian omelet, nova scotia lox omelet, and an eggs florentine.
I did not feel that I needed to ask for my eggs to be soft poached as many restaurants make their eggs benedict with a perfectly semi runny yolk, but my eggs were a little too stiff when I tried to poke at them. As I cut into my egg, lox, and English muffin, I noticed that the mufffin was burnt. The muffin had a distinct burnt flavor that I tried to cover up with the Hollandaise sauce but it did not give. It was hard to flag our server down so that I could say something about it and while the others at the table were working away on their breakfasts, I just tried to finish as much as I could. I eventually left the two sad English muffins behind and finished the toppings off. It was reported to me that their items were also not very good either, as their eggs seemed to be overdone. For the price we paid we didn't feel that it was worth it. The home fries were actually crispy potatoes, as one of us put it, as there was a crunch…a big crunch to each bite. Not a big deal, but if you're not a crunchy potato fan, it's sort of uncool.
Maybe if we weren't so particular about our food we would've had a better experience here, but we realize that there are plenty of other city breakfast options around we can take advantage of in the future.
I've always known this place as 57th Street Pancake House…because that's how they're listed on Grubhub. I can't give 5-stars for charging that dagnab much for an omelette. But I have ordered multiple omelettes because they are HUGE, flavorful, cooked perfectly, still hot when delivered, delivered quickly, and you can easily make two meals out of it when combined with the MASSIVE pile of hash browns they give you. The bag is full of salt, pepper, jelly, butter, ketchup, AND hot sauce!
So you're either looking at a quality splurge, or two normally priced and awesome breakfasts. Win win for this guy!
Located almost next door to our hotel (Hotel 57 at the corner of 57th and Lex), my husband I stopped by after walking through the snow for dinner and a visit at a friend's coop.
We splurged on a delicious, moist and fresh slice of Black Forest cake with the most delicious brewed decaf coffee (@11pm) I've ever had.
We didn't require much in the way of service but it was fine despite some weird delay in getting change for my $20 on a $10 tab. I waited it out & all was fine.
The food was brought out fast and they have an awesome selection, but it was lacking quality and taste. We bought a lot of food, but nothing stood out. The New York steak sucked, which really disappointed me as it was a little expensive.
Can't give them anything lower than 3 stars because it wasn't BAD. But when you visit Manhattan you expect AMAZING, mediocre doesn't cut it.
The waiters seemed lost and forceful.
I'm back to five stars because today's dinner experience was terrific. We couldn't resist eating (an early) dinner there after seeing a play at the 59E59 Theater and the meal was *delicious*. We each got the grilled seafood combo ($24.95). It included a cup of soup (we ordered the ginger butternut squash, which was *really* good) and it included five rolls for the two of us (all were different types and we shared them; they were very good and fresh-tasting). Our entrées included *five* types of seafood and everything was great. Our server was very pleasant and the cashier was a very friendly young guy.
(Update on 2/13/16 [and ditto for 3/19/16]): Another dinner in-between seeing two plays at the 59E59 Theater and it was another great experience; the food was delicious (I ordered the vegetarian lasagna, which has only increased by $1.00 in 2 1/2 years [it's now $17.95] and I again had a cup of the delicious ginger butternut squash soup). Also again, the rolls were really good. And, our server (plus another server) was *very* friendly and the cashier was a very friendly young woman.
This place reminds me a lot of Neil's Coffee Shop, and, as such, I will write a similar review:
I like The Palace Restaurant for breakfast; however, I can't say I love it.
They give you a decent amount of food; however, the quality / taste is somewhat lacking. The food is a bit on the bland side.
They do not have Tobasco sauce; however, they do have Texas Pete hot sauce (Booo!!). The prices aren't cheap but then again not a lot of places are on in this particular neighborhood in NYC.
The kitchen seems to be haphazard with the food presentation / plating. Some orders turn out looking great while others not so much.
Like many places in NYC service can be slow and you may get some attitude from your server. Not a great place but not a bad choice either.
Had brunch here after a run back in January. Not at all a bad place to get a simple meal, but classic brunch might be a stretch. The bloody mary was just OK, and the food, I thought, was ~$5 more than it should be for most dishes. That being said, I have been to worse diners in New York.
I'm a huge fan of the traditional NYC diner run buy a couple old guys with an accent. These places are neighborhood institutions and the Palace is certainly a gem. Don't expect fancy but do expect good service, fair prices, and good quality for solid non gourmet comfort food. I thought the breakfast sausage links were amazing. High quality without a fatty taste. The upstairs is quite big and you can take in the street scene from the large picture windows. The bar is great for single and double diners as the employees are fun with banter, regulars, and are just nice enough. Neighborhood institutions are something I love to see.