Palette Bistro

321 Bay St, Petoskey
(231) 348-3321

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Emily Brooks

The food was absolutely incredible, we sat at the bar and the service was top tier! Staff were so kind. Highly recommended! You won’t be disappointed!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Katie Potts

Rotating menu and always an amazing happy hour!! The margarita pizza is always amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Charlotte LaJoye

The atmosphere was very good. My parents come here very often and enjoy it. I came here this evening with them to have dinner. I ordered a salad for dinner with a medium well steak on the side and received a steak that was not cooked as such, which I understand sometimes stuff gets messed up! But I asked to have it sent back to cooked again because it was rare, it came back 10 minutes later on the same plate and the meat was absolutely untouched. I paid for a steak that was never cooked to my liking after a simple request. Very Disappointed in my food and the service that followed with my request to have it changed. The waiter was very kind, and my father enjoyed his meal very much on the other hand.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 4

Suzanne Prieto

Just okay food. Small plates are super small. Another diner at my table was suggested the pork chop. It was a mixture of varying flavors that did not go together. Very unappealing looking and tasting. Caesar salad had so little dressing on it that there was NO flavor.
Scallops (2 on the small plate) were okay, but the sauce was odd. Margarita pizza had no spice to it. It was a light sauce that sogged the crust. No basil or any other spices and a few mozzarella balls on top. We still had a great time and the server was good. Unless you find a favorite item on the menu, this most likely will not meet your expectations if you are accustomed to fine food.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Baked Chocolate Pudding

Taylor Meyer

Great cocktails, service, and food! Would definitely come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Aprilracine Ovink

The staff here were just awesome. I’m a Vegan in my vegetable dish was extremely delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yichen Han

We had forest floor soup, duck breast, beef tenderloin, seafood paella, scallop, and braised short rib. The food portion was on the small side for the price. The service was a little slow as we waited 30 min for the food. And the waitress did not check-in on us very much.

The food taste overall deserves the price. The rib, tenderloin, and scallop were perfect and spot-on. Maybe our own preference but the soup could go a little easier on the cream and the paella could do with less spice.

The big problem was the duck beast. The dish appeared to be prepared in a haste as the plate and risotto was stained with duck blood. The duck breast tasted very gamy even for me who liked wild games like elk goat goose etc. The red wine sauce was not fully reduced and was kinda choked on the alcohol smell. But the worst came next morning. We were four ppl: three of us who finished the duck started to have diarrhea, while the other friend who only had a bite was fine. Not saying it must be the duck but this whole dish doesn’t feel right.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Jason Mundy

The soups were the best. Small portions served in oversized bowls. The paella was soggy and gross. Fish tacos were good but tiny. Not worth the wait.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

Michael Krueger

Awesome food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Palette Salad, Pork Sandwich

Molly Stevens

Lovely dinner and warm atmoshere on a Fall evening in October. We had reserved a table but had so much fun sitting in the bar area with our server Raleigh that we decided to eat dinner there. The squash soup, special meal with wine pairing and the mezze appetizer were fantastic! We loved the pumpkin spice espresso martinis & the dirty martinis with blue cheese stuffed olives ❤️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Elizabeth Brogan

Good food & service, beautiful view, but was quite loud/hard to hear each other.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Martina Rossi

The food was decent, and the service was fine—nothing exceptional, but overall an average experience.

eric stevens

Great food great staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mas Mizobuchi

The best pork chops I've ever had. Seafood was amazing too. You will not regret going here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Paulie Reviews

We were able to walk righting to what was considered dining with a water view. Portions are on the smaller side. Seasoned and cooked well the plates were dressed very nice.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

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