Do you know what? I can't understand the criticism... If wasn't any good, so why The Palmerston is always (and I mean it) always fully booked? I've tried to get a table in there couple of times without booking in advance, not sucessfully though. Then they advised me to call and reserve the table previously. Great, no problems since then... Comfort food, great staff and nice atmosphere. I am a regular. What else can you ask for? Come on folks, lets pay the price of quality. Agreed TJ. TJ Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I want to start by mentioning I know the chef and > a few of the staff there but that does not change > my standpoint. > I eat at the r fairly regularly and recently > eschewed the normal west end haunts (Ivy, > Gavroche, Wolseley etc) to bring some important > overseas clients to ED to treat them to dinner. > I would also like to point out that while I am no > food critic, I take my food and wine seriously and > believe that i have eaten in a wide variety of > places around the world at every level. > The Palmerston is a place you can rely on to have > a superb meal without fail. The provenance of the > ingredients is great - the chef was recently > telling me the mushrooms along were ?32 per kilo > in one dish. You cannot complain at any level > about the quality and freshness of these > ingredients. > Next point is portions. The food at the Palmerston > is quite rich and as such the portions need to be > a little smaller. As a bit of a fatty myself, I am > only too aware what rich foods do to the waist > line. I agree that leaving a restaurant hungry is > not expected, but a 2 courser there plus shared > cheese left me stuffed to the gills. Fish does > tend to be a lighter option on their menu. > If you want a gut buster special - go for a curry. > Lets keep the focus on quality not quantity. > > Wines - ok, these are expensive, but they are > good. > > Beers - did you know that ?2 of each pint in most > pubs goes back to the brewery? Who is ripping off > who then?? > > Gripes. The bogs need sorting out and the windows > really would be so much better if they opened as > it gets too hot in the summer, and the PVC seats > also need an overhall, however, as a local place > to go - eat, get a bit wobbly and stagger home, it > beats the westend hands down. > Finally, it attracts a huge number of people to ED > from neighboring areas and in no small way has > helped the area increase in value and popularity.