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The Palms Restaurant

4_half star rating
14 reviews

Cuisine: New Zealand, European, A La Carte

18 Queens Gardens
Dunedin Central
Dunedin City
03-477 6534

Hours:

  • Lunch: Mon-Fri 12noon – 2pm
  • Dinner: Mon-Sun from 6pm
  • Facilities/Features:
    • Business Dining
    • Private Dining Room
    • Private Functions
    • Private Parties
    • Romantic Dining
  • Payment Types: EFTPOS, Visa, AMEX
  • Price Range: Spendy, $25 - $35
  • Dress Code: Smart casual
  • Alcohol: Beer, Wine, Spirits
  • Seating for: 45 (main dining room)
  • BYO/Corkage: BYO, Corkage Charge
  • Parking: Pay & Display
  • Good For Groups: Yes
  • Takeaways: No
  • Delivers: No
  • Takes Reservations: Yes
  • Dietary Restrictions: Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Soy-free
  • Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
  • Outdoor Seating: No
  • Meals: Lunch, Dinner

The Palms Restaurant is a great place to enjoy a unique dining experience while enjoying the tranquil setting of the Queens Gardens in the heart of Dunedin City.

The restaurant is a favourite in the Dunedin dining scene, and the strong lunch and dinner menu is popular among locals and visitors alike. The Palms focuses on delivering “the total Dunedin dining experience” which goes beyond the meal, to encompass atmosphere and service

HANZ Awards for Excellence – National Finalist – Best Restaurant 2008 and Best Lamb 2009

NZ Beef and Lamb 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011

14 Reviews for The Palms Restaurant

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26th January 2011
5 star rating
Dined here the other night and found this place lived up to its reputation as one of Dunedin’s best restaurants. The service was friendly and attentive, and the food was superb – good value for money too. Would definitely recommend!

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Leeroy

16

10th February 2012
5 star rating
One of the best places you can eat in Dunedin. It’s not cheap, but you definitely get what you pay for – excellent meals, wonderful service and nice atmosphere.

I recommend the steamed ginger pudding for dessert!

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11th August 2011
2 star rating
food was good, but you can the same quality elsewhere for half the price (or twice the portion). service was below par and left much to be desired. Very long wait for food to come from kitchen. Drinks took 20 minutes to come, which is unacceptable since we only ordered wine.

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E J.

13

11th August 2011
4 star rating
Just had the pleasure of dining here and am really impressed. The service was good; attentive without being intrusive, prompt without being pushy. A very comprehensive menu with some pretty special ‘pairings’. The food was not too speedy coming, but that was part of the charm. When it came, it was worth every cent and the portion size was sensible. Both my husband and I were delighted that the meat we chose was perfectly cooked, tender and utterly delicious! We will be back – The Palms is a place we’ll be proud to take visitors and friends, for a special dining experience.

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Jenny

10

17th April 2011
5 star rating
This is one of the best in Dunedin. Delicious food, really had flavour, cooked to perfection. Great service attentive but not over done. Nice atmosphere and reasonable prices for the standard of food and service.

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amy

2

16th May 2010
4 star rating
The service was superb. Wait staff couldn’t have been more helpful. I went with a large party and everyones meals looked great, no matter what you order on the menu you won’t be let down.

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Alex

1

14th April 2010
1 star rating
I went for a dinner at the Palms and was meet by a male waiter. The way he presented him self was slack and served by leaning across the table with making very little effort to be out front and making sure the tables were happy, The food on the other hand was cooked amazing i enjoyed every bit it was just sad that it was let down by such slack table manner out the front of house.

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Nicola

3

11th December 2009
5 star rating
The $10 lunches here are divine. The restaurant has a nice atmosphere and is rather posh considering the price. Also a fantastic place for Dinner. One thing, its a crazy confusing climb up the stairs to find the (cramped)toilets so not sure how this restaurant would fair for the mobility impaired

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Lola

2

7th October 2009
5 star rating
We came for a work lunch, had $10 lunches which were incredible value for quality, yuminess and presentation and the comfortable modern facilities. Catered for allergy requirements. Lady with dark short hair has excellent service!! Total bill for us was amazing considering what we ordered. Coffee was delish. Got a friendly smile from the chef as we left, overall super impressed!!!

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16th August 2009
3 star rating
A bit disappointing. Service was extremely slow. We were booked in for 7:45pm and at this time there were already 4 items off the menu as they had run out. The entrees and mains were superb, the desserts just good. The restaurant is advertised as BYO; we took our own wine but as a consequence you are supplied with pub-like wine glasses. We asked for proper red wine glasses, which was greeted with hesitation, but said they would supply them in this instance since so many menu items had run out. These glasses took over 30 mins to be delivered to our table.

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Emily

2

24th February 2009
5 star rating
Have only been there for lunch not dinner but it’s always excellent – lovely food at a great price. Nice unfussy service. Highly recommended.

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Tat

4

23rd January 2009
5 star rating
Palms met my (quite high) expectations when we dined there for a Christmas function. Service was attentive and friendly while the food itself was well balanced, tasty and memorable. To top it all off…the superb wine list helped make the night. All in all a highly recommended dining experience and without being overly pricey.

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Dot

17

22nd November 2008
5 star rating
Another one of Dunedin’s best and one of our favourites. Excellent food, excellent staff and service. What more can one say.

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31st July 2008
5 star rating
Small menu, but definitely great food. No matter what you order here, you will enjoy it.

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