Last night we dined at the Palapa Grill. Wonderful atmosphere inside. Lots of plants. The ceiling is made of multiple tent like coverings, reminded me of a ship’s sails. Soft lighting.

We started with a tuna tataki appetizer. So beautifully plated I even took pictures! And delicious too.
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I had a seafood melange
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My husband had the sea bass
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The service started off well enough, our server was quite pleasant and helped me decide which entree I would enjoy the most. A bit too infrequent on the touch backs, especially considering that the wine was placed out of our reach without standing up.

15% service charge added to bill. $125 all in for one appetizer, 2 entrees, bottle of wine,bottle of sparking water.

Unfortunately, some of the prep work in the kitchen was not up to the same level. The sea bass had not one, but three bones in it. When mentioned to our server when she brought the bill (couldn’t tell her earlier because she didn’t check on the meal) that she needed to let the chef know this she exclaimed “Yes I do, you’re the third person tonight to tell me that”.

And then when she brought the bill, she actually asked my husband if he wanted to leave a tip in addition to the service charge. Hmmm, might of until then.....

So in conclusion, at the same price point we felt that Vesna Taverna was a much better option.

We headed back thinking that we would stop at the Red Piano for a nightcap some music. Traffic was stopped on the bridge and we could see an accident up ahead. The music come from the Yacht Club was fantastic so when it was our turn to turn around we headed into their parking lot instead and I am so glad we did,

Fabulous tunes by a duo that evidentially is there every Thursday night. I wish we had known, we would have gone there for supper instead. A good ending for our evening.