text: Late afternoon dinner at the Palm I wanted to leave when we were not received for about minutes but we gave them some time to realize there were customers up front After someone in the kitchen finally noticed us we were seated at a table with no menus Then our waiter introduced himself took away extra silverware and gave us no menus We asked Should we get out own menus He said he would get us some He then proceeded to chat with some waiter buddies in plain view Since the restaurant was almost completely empty it looked like we were interrupting a break After several minutes of chitchat the waiter finally delivered some menus how hard is that Perusing the menu it was clear the Palm does not believe in meals which I guess is because meals are gauche You can order a steak for but you will not get a salad or a side unless you buy a separate plate of veggies or salad I just could not believe a oz piece of meat would be worth that much plus I would rather a oz filet So we ordered the Veal and Chicken Parm which do not come with any noodles unless you pay extra thus bringing the Parms up to I also ordered a coffee which was just OK and asked for a bread basket which was room temperature and less enjoyable than the Mimis bread basket On the plus side the entrees were excellent and had there been half as much Chicken Parm a vegetable and some wellprepared noodles or potatoes I would not have felt so ripped off As is two chicken breasts was way too much chicken and too little fine dining In addition the lighting in the restaurant was not very romanticintimate and there was a noticeable lack of ambiance We managed to escape from the restaurant for total no salads no desserts no alcohol for a meal that was less enjoyable than many meals per person we have enjoyed at other restaurants with at least salad dessert and glass of wine If someone else had been paying the bill I had ordered the lacking sides and I had never seen the price I may have had a better experience but the service and ambiance still were nothing to write home about Hi Mom