Palmer’s

Burger is great! Bartenders are even better,! Look forward to the new cocktail menu

On the pricey side, but I didn’t mind because the food was really good. Short rib with mashed potatoes and the salmon with spinach were both excellent. Their cocktails are solid as well. Dug the «Rockwell» — bourbon with walnut bitters. Good stuff. I’ll definitely be back

When Palmer’s is packed, as it often is, the experience really drops off — chaotic, slow, sometimes unfriendly service. But when it’s a bit more quiet, Palmer’s is a lovely place for a drink and a snack (wouldn’t recommend for a full dinner, as the food isn’t very special). We were there early on a weeknight for Happy Hour and had a great time — drinks were delish and came quickly and the FRIES were insanely good — almost wish I hadn’t discovered them, if you know what I mean. Oh my, they’re kind of magical (we got the plain ones). yummmmm. Other food items were fine (glad we got a HH deal) but unmemorable.

Nice visit on a Friday night couple of drinks and some apps. Flatbread was a little undercooked. Sliders and shrimp however were nice. Worth another trip back. Good atmosphere.

Came here for a drink after dinner at Troya on Fillmore (highly recommend).
I ordered a delicious gin cocktail served up — just how I like it.
The server kind of seemed in a rush to get us to pay so she could leave but not a big deal. We had a great time and both loved our drinks!
Super busy on a Thursday night around 10 — pleasantly surprised!

A classic place that might just become an «old faithful» with just enough hipness to leaven the solidity.

Very classy place to take a date or just a casual gathering with friends. Grab a dinner for a business meeting is also great. Service is friendly. There’s a full bar menu with wide selection of interesting drinks. It’s in the trendy Fillmore.

We had reservations here and our table was ready right on time but the entire meal I felt rushed by the waiter. He tried taking our menus and our plates before we are finished with either. The food was fresh but just okay. We had bacon wrapped scallops and a buretta cheese plate. At the end the waiter came up and said we need your table for someone else so I basically felt kicked out of our reservation. If I ever go back there I will definitely sit at the bar because the bartenders were super friendly and very attentive, but I wouldn’t recommend this place a good date spot if you plan on making a reservation.

Palmer’s has one of the best and most generous charcuterie platters I’ve had. Some charcuterie platters are disappointing with just a few slices of meat but their charcuterie platter has heaps of cured meats. At $ 20, I think it’s a screaming deal. The only other food I’ve had is the burger which is also really good.
Palmer’s is a great spot for a casual drink, either at one of the few tables out front on a warm afternoon or at the bar inside. They also have a great happy hour with select drinks and nibbles at $ 5 until 6 pm — not sure which days but definitely seems like it’s M-​Saturday!

Food is good, drinks are good, but service is consistently terrible. Not nearly enough staff at lunch but that’s hardly uncommon. Come in for drinks and deal with one of the worst bartenders in the city (the bald guy, I assume he is head bartender) — expect to be ignored for 10 – 15 minutes at a time while he talks to people, enters receipts into the computer, or does whatever else he does in favor of actually observing his cliental and serving drinks. Advice to management: fire him and take practically anybody else as a replacement. The rest of your staff is great, if stretched a bit thin.

I was in the neighborhood yesterday and stopped in. It was happy hour and very crowded. I sat at the bar, the bartender handed me a menu and walked off while I decided what I wanted. Suddenly, something moved on my menu — it was a cockroach. I pointed it out To a waiter who was nearby who killed it and then got me another menu. I only had a drink and I left. I don’t think I’ll return.

I love this place. It feels old-​timey (1920s?) and classy, which is a rarity in SF. (Is it just me or does everything old feel run down and everything classy feel brand new?) Anyway, believe the hype on the curried fries (and they go great with ketchup so order extra) and also order the excellent flatiron steak (delicious sauce!) and the classic Vieux Carree (whisky, vermouth, bitters, and some other stuff). But skip the flourless chocolate cake, which was oddly soggy rather than fudgy which is what you want.

Really fun place for drinks and food. The ambiance is a combination of Chicago and the northeast. I come by once a week and it’s always a good time. Try the shrimp app!

Came by on a weeknight for a couple apps and drinks:
Pretty hoppin’ place! Lively, nice ambiance.
Flatbread is just ok. I recommend the meatballs.
Cocktails were good. My husband and I sat at the bar, and the bartenders were friendly and could make a solid drink!

Great food, great cocktails, great service, great ambience. Highly recommend this classy spot on Fillmore.

I would give this a solid 3.5 stars, but alas, Unilocal only allows stars without decimal points, so since I feel like it was OK and I’m not a total fan, I’ll go with the 3-​star rating. Went here my first night of a weekend visit to San Francisco with Sam C. It was within walking distance of her place, which was great, especially since the walk to dinner was more/​less downhill (meaning the walk back did mean we were going uphill!). It had a very neighborhood-​like feel and was definitely packed when we got there. They had a table for the two of us in the back and when we got back there, it was definitely HOT. We were seated and our waitress came by and got our drink orders (red wine, please!) and then we agreed to do some sampling and splitting of things from the menu. We shared an iceberg wedge salad, which was exactly what you would have expected for this type of salad. Then we split some orders of pulled pork sliders (yum!), a Palmer’s burger, French fries and Burratta (which I personally thought was a disappointment). All in all, it was great to visit with a fantastic friend in a convenient spot with good variety and plates that were shareable. I just thought for the price of the food and wine that the quality of our meal would have been a little bit better.

Late night cocktails and drinks — great place to be!
Very nice decorated and very friendly people working here, the drinks come fast and delicious :)

Delicious brunch: started off with a Bellini, shared French toast, breakfast burger and open faced brioche breakfast sandwich. Sat at the bar and enjoyed friendly and chill environment. The food was great.

As a visitor from out of town, I thought this place was way cool and very San Francisco. We sat at the bar for a late lunch. I thought the atmosphere was cool (except for the animals heads…). I got a delicious glass of wine and we split french fries (yum) and mussels (yum again). Perfect high end bar food in a great location at a neat bar. I was happy.

New creation, the Southern Belle. Must be tasted to be believed. Bourbon, Aperol, Lemon, Bell Pepper, Rosemary.
Not into Bourbon? Eat the Duck Bolognese!

Apparently I did this wrong. You’re only supposed to drink here, and only during happy hour when you can get great deals on food. Mea culpa. I brunched here, late on a Saturday afternoon, without first reading the Unilocal instructions: happy hour happy hour happy hour.
But let me tell you about brunch.
The inside was dead as can be and, as a result, looked like a completely inhospitable place to brunch unless one sought alone time with one’s newspaper, a bloody mary, a stiff cuppa joe, and food. There’s a market for that and if you’re that market, welcome to Palmer’s.
There’s several sidewalk tables which bring you a little more up-​front and center with humanity and signal the onset of a good time. Of course I brunched there and since I’d done no reconnaissance my expectations were low. The result? A tasty fennel sausage omelet, good home-​fried potatoes, oft-​refilled coffee, and a perfectly chilled bottle of Rosé. Another dish, an exuberant breakfast flatbread, received a similar stamp of approval from my tablemates.
Palmer’s isn’t trying to be the latest thing which probably accounts for the reason it’d never before wound up on my radar. But often, one just wants brunch, and not from the trendiest spot in town. Palmer’s is nice looking inside and serves up a good brunch and, apparently, a great happy hour. Tuck that fact away for the next time you just want a solid meal and drinks without needing to book a reservation months in advance.

Happy Hour. Bartender Cory made us the best rose sangria we’ve ever had. Delicious! The bargain priced brussels sprout chips were very good, as well.

Palmer’s is a refreshing addition to Fillmore’s many cafes & high-​end boutiques. Stepping into Palmer’s Tavern transports you into a classic tavern-​like setting with red leather booths and animal heads above the bar.
Although they are known for great cocktails, the food is excellent (and a steal during Happy Hour, 4 – 6 pm everyday!). Quite a few of their signature dishes are discounted during Happy Hour, including pulled pork sliders, dry rub ribs, and devil eggs. And the curried fries is a must order too!

I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by our dinner at Palmer’s. We were a group of six, looking for a table at 8pm on a Saturday evening. We called up Palmer’s and to our surprise they had a booth for us. When we arrived the place was hopping. Super loud, do not go for an intimate dinner for two. Unless you are cool people watching, and not being able to hear yourself think. We had company from London, so with the thought that we wanted to hear each other, the hostess moved us to a back booth with a curtain. Perfect space to dine like a King.
We started off with cocktails and deviled eggs. Cocktails were imaginative and delightful. Loved the Bee’s Knees. Deviled eggs were good, and were able to order bacon free if you so desire.
Next we ordered a bunch of plates and shared family style. We ordered the vegetarian gnocchi, burratta with peas, beet salad, flatbread, mussels and burger with curry fries. All except the burratta were much better then expected. I somehow thought it would be mediocre bar food, but was definitely an elevated meal. The big disappointment was the burratta, which was tasteless and crying out for salt, pepper, olive oil and/​or aged balsamic. I’m a huge burratta fan, and was bummed that is arrived so bland.
The knockdown from five stars to four was for their dessert options. The menu selection was so boring we didn’t even order a dessert to share. They definitely need to kick it up a notch in the desserts.
Staff was friendly and attentive. I would definitely go back if I was with a group of three or more. Again, don’t go thinking it is a romantic spot or a great place to catch up with a friend. Super loud, but fun with an old school steak house vibe. Fabulous place to get a cocktail or two.

Decent place for quick happy hour and catch up with friends. I like the crowd and the staff is friendly. The bartender was also very attentive given they were busy because the basketball game was on.
Great bar and I alway had a great time every time I came here!

This is only for drinks.
Great spot to pop in and grab a creative cocktail on Fillmore. We came in last weekend after a great meal at Pizzaria Delfina. We sat at the long bar that runs parallel to the actual bar.
Service was pretty fast for a Saturday night with a packed house.
I love the ambiance. Think old world bar that’s just a little more modern than the prohibition era. Though I dislike all the dead animal heads. Not a fan of those.
The drinks are great. This is one of those bars where they really see it as an art. That being said, the glasses our drinks we’re services in were less than inspiring. For the prices, I think we should have gotten something more interesting than boring standard glasses.
For the boys: the bar was LINED with attractive ladies and no makes. They all looked on the prowl as well.

Review for cocktails only!
Great spot for a first or second date. It’s cozy enough that you want to sit close to your date. However, it’s not so overly romantic that you feel awkward all the other couples around you are playing footsie and you’re not.
Cocktails are delicious. A little too easy to drink!