Palo Part 3
Michelle and I went to Palo on Tuesday Night. We went to D Lounge at 1pm on Embarkation Day to make a reservation and had no problems. As we were deciding on the day, however, they said that the 6pm spot was no longer available so we took the 6:30 spot. We had decided that since we both have experienced the Pirate Dinner menu, it would be the perfect night for Palo.
When we got there though, the restaurant wasn't even half full so I am assuming that they didn't have enough staff to have a full restaurant.
I've only dined in Palo for dinner twice so I am not an experienced Palo-er but I got the distinct feeling that they were still working out some kinks.
We were seated at a round booth table (the very last one, right next to the server station), right along the window. I definitely felt out of place. I didn't like where the table was located (more on that later) and I hated the round booth. It was hard to get comfortable, especially since the table was so small!
It took awhile for our server to come over and I could tell he was new....good but very new!
He did/said a few things that just seemed odd to me....when we were ordering...instead of taking charge of things like your average Palo server does, he sort of seemed lost and confused.
For example, when Michelle and I both order pizzas as our entree, he seemed confused and told us that pizzas weren't appetizers but we didn't want any other appetizers so it was almost like we had to coax him into bringing us the pizzas. They were big, as he warned us, but we wanted to try them and we didn't appreciate being made to feel as we weren't allowed or like we were being big fat oinkers
The other thing that was weird is that we were given menus as soon as we were seated but he didn't take them away until well after ordering and we didn't have any room for them so we ended up having to put them on the booth bench.
He brought us some bread and delicious butter and then 20 minutes later he came over with the antipasto tray and we told him that we weren't adventurous eaters so don't give us too much. He came back several times asking us how it was...weird.
He was very prompt with my diet-coke refills though!!
Then came our pizzas....they were HUGE! Bigger than on the other ships but they were very good! I wish they had a half-order of these things!
Next up was some sorbet to cleanse the palate. The single blueberry in there was fabulous!!! I wanted like 30 more LOL!
Then he came by to ask us if we wanted souffles...which we did
The biggest problem we had during dinner was when he was at the server station (just around the corner from us, and in ear shot too!) and was complaining to another server about something Michelle had asked for. She had asked if they could take a dish that had appealed to her but have chicken as the meat instead of whatever the meat was that came with it. He promptly said no and almost laughed at her and then a few minutes later, he was relaying the story to his coworker, which I thought was very rude, especially since I could hear every word he said!
Next, our entrees came and the filet was very good!
Right after that, our souffles came, which came on a nice plate with the chocolate and vanilla sauce that you could pour on your own
Michelle also ordered another dessert...and she enjoyed that too!
Then came the after dinner lemoncello thing, good but I haven't drank in so long, I only took a small sip.
The price was $20 per person but because Michelle was a Platinum Cruiser, it was free for both of us so we tipped him additional $$ and rolled ourselves out of there
It was nice to experience but I think I will just stick to the regular menus in the dining room next time
Here's some pics...
The salt LOL!
Here is one last shot....a little different but I like how it came out!
Here is one more shot of the bathroom near Palo/Remy/Meridian....it was just so elegant!
... do I choose brunch or dinner
for giving us such detail Cass. Must have taken up almost your whole cruise taking all these piccies, just wanted you to know we all appreciate it
But it certainly does look like his work! 
Any idea how that works Cass? Does one person book it and link ressies to it? Confusing to me.
; with no dress up night will my husband and DAD be out of place with a shirt and tie in the main dining rooms? It is my father's first Disney trip and he has been excitedly buying tasteful ( I hope 
