Palette Bar and Grill

901 E Washington Ave, Madison - 53703
382 reviews
Cocktail Bar American
(608) 455-8520

Good was ok. Good service and drinks. Located in a hotel.

Food is delicious! Cocktail menu has many great drinks. Be sure to order from their menu. New and exciting drinks. The wedge salad is my favorite. Beets, pecans, blue cheese dressing really adds new taste to a wedge salad. Try it you won't be disappointed.

Another solid meal-enjoyable app with the chicken lettuce wraps-great cab choices and the burger was outstanding!

We've eaten here on multiple occasions and all were 5 star. This time it was a little under 4.5 so I rated a 4. My wife is gluten-free and her burger with GF bun and her salad was GF and she said both were delicious. Fries are cooked in a shared fryer, so she didn't get those. I had the salmon special and while it was cooked perfectly (medium) and tasted great, the amount of sauce under the bed of rice was overwhelming. I will never understand the need to overpower a dish with sauce. This was the first time sitting outside and the road traffic noise wasn't as bad as we thought it might be. It was a nice option and would sit outside as a preferred option. Two things that were different than last time that caused the 4 star rating. - The Espresso Expression drink was not made very well. Too much alcohol and not enough balance to the drink. We've had this plenty of times and all were awesome. This time, much less awesome. I still recommend this drink, but if it's not so good, have them remake it! - The server didn't quite understand or make the effort to find out if the Key Lime Parfait had any cream; just responded with 'it's like the key lime pie filling.' Yep, kinda figured that. I didn't want to tax the person so I got it anyway. - Server didn't notice we didn't have flatware when our food came. Overall, the service was timed well and generally good. The drink was average at best (versus other times it was awesome), and the food was good as ever, just watch for the sauce flood! I'm surprised this place isn't busier. While this place is in a hotel, it seems like an independent restaurant and has very little that resembles "hotel". This is an authentic, unique place, not your typical food when you think of a hotel restaurant.

This restaurant has to be the best kept secret in Madison. The food was excellent. We enjoyed it very much. Will go back. Come on Msdison, check it ouf

Didn’t have napkins for the appetizers. Just a tad slow service. But not horrible. Food tasted great! Dessert delicious!

This restaurant is great but never knew it existed until we saw it in Resurant Week. The food was teriffic. The main dish was great as were starters and dessert. Glad we found this restaurant

We just did restaurant week. Very good food and great service from the hostess and our server. Cocktails are unique and tasty.

The overall experience was very nice. I would go there again.

Restaurant Week menu was delicious! Service was speedy and very friendly. We decided to sit outside because of the beautiful evening, so a bit noisy on East Washington, but still a lovely dining experience.