Amazing seafood. We were tempted hy the seafood boil but wanted to try a range of things. The oyster was delicious, the praws were spicy and garlicky, so so so good. Highly recommend for a date night or a seafood treat. Yum
Came here for lunch on a Sunday. I was pretty excited initially due to the good reviews but my overall experience was rather disappointing. For a restaurant that takes pride in seafood, I’m afraid that’s where they do badly. Mussels weren’t fresh and way overcooked, whole seabass was inadequately prepared (with its gill still inside leaving a strange bitter taste) and the calamari was rubbery. The fries was soggy and the rice almost has consistency of rice porridge. Service wasn’t the most attentive and was only asked about the food at the point of clearing the plates. For a Sunday lunch, the restaurant was incredibly quiet with only two tables occupied but despite that food took a while to come out. For the price point, I was expecting way more. Unfortunately I won’t be returning.
I enjoyed some whitebait fish and calamari rings with tartar sauce, with a cider. The Palomar restaurant is absolutely lovely and a place you should visit when in Bristol. They were very friendly, welcoming and polite! I really enjoyed the food and cider! Very highly recommend!!!!
Had a Wowcher deal which made it very good value. Waiter was very helpful and made accomodations to the set menu in line with our requests which was very kind of him. Chips were excellent and the fried fish was good, King prawns very tasty and home made ice cream was delicious.
Went to Palomar for lunch and it was such a lovely experience from start to finish. The atmosphere was great, music was on point, our server was amazing and the food was absolutely delicious (we had oysters and the seafood boil). Little hidden gem! The only downside was parking, we aren't from Bristol and when we looked on Google maps there weren't any car parks nearby that we could see so we had to park on the road outside and walk to the restaurant.
Been here a number of times before- was back for Sunday lunch .A very empty restaurant as only table for most of the meal. The oysters was good - with the frozen watermelon which was not as sweet as it was in summer- perhaps not best combination for winter. Calamari tempura was good as was the fish mains-Pan fried Cornish sole. The accompanying tomato and olive sauce was rather simple and tasted like it was can of tomatoes with olives out of a bottle. The prawn starters was rather disappointing as it wasn’t the best quality prawns and lacks the umph from it. Otherwise a good fish place- had better meals here in the past.
Food and drink 7/10 Service 5/10 Decor and atmosphere: 7/10 Service speed 7/10 Cost 6/10 The best: Probably the food if I had to choose one thing. The worst: Service. See below. The lowdown: So things started well... Ordered our drinks expecting it to pair well with my surf and turf. After we ordered drinks we were told the fryers weren't working and so thst meant half the menu wasn't available. They could have told us at the start. The oysters came out after some 30 minutes along with the mains?! At all the other tables they had theirs as starters. Menu is small as is and really was expecting more seafood, whereas steak makes up half the menu. Minus the fryer... Well there isn't much going on. Maybe an unfair assessment but given nothing else stood out, I believe it it be fair.
Dined with friends on a Wednesday evening. Servers were incredibly polite and attentive! The food was delishhhhh. The portion sizes were very substantial. I feel like a main would be sufficient for two grown adults to share! The ambience was lovely. Great wine selection and interesting and varied cocktail list! Also, very affordable. I will definitely attend again!
Dropped in for a bite on our way home. Harry was an absolute gentleman and served us not only great drinks, but the food is EXCELLENT! We shared some oysters, sweet potato fritters, calamari and a steak and all of it was just incredible. Great service, great food, great drinks. Will certainly be returning very soon!
Fantastic seafood. The best in Bristol. Fresh fish on the specials menu, oysters and scallops to die for. Staff were fantastic
Palomar is located at 35 Gloucester Rd, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8AD, UK
You can contact Palomar at +44 117 942 5888
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