The Joel Palmer House

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   Mark

   Portland

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Elevated dining experience with knowledgeable staff and a mushroom influenced menu that is eclectic and exceptional. The Oregon Pinot Noir wine cellar is unsurpassed and sommelier advice that listens and utilizes a deep knowledge of local vines and winemakers. Enjoy!
   

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   Carl

   Portland

   3 reviews

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   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on December 6, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The team at Joel Palmer House overdelivers every time we eat there—attention to detail, authentic service commitment, and the food—yes, the food. We always leave wondering how they execute on all cylinders as a small family-run operation. Anyway, you can't go wrong unless you have this wine-country experience.
   

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   Karrie

   Jackson Hole

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on December 1, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The dining experience was amazing. You need to be food adventurous to truly enjoy the menu. Our server was attentive & friendly. We were there over 3 hours & it was a memorable evening!
   

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   Tina

   Portland

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on December 1, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything dish was perfection and the sevice was amazing as always. Worth every penny.
   

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   Malcolm

   Las Vegas

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 3, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Once in a lifetime dinner. All beautifully presented. Not inexpensive.
   

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   Trish

   Baltimore

   3 reviews

   1.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on October 30, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Don’t waste your money on this over priced dining experience. We chose the most expensive dining option the Omakase $325 per person experience (not including wine). According to the description the meal was to start with a glass of Oregon sparkling wine. The som immediately tried to up sell me to a half bottle of Krug that would cost $150. We wanted to pair wine with most courses . The som got the pairing wrong on nearly every course and repeatedly suggested an Oregon Pinot would pair with every course. That was not correct. Each course had too much going on with it, too many flavors that covered the core ingredient and masked the flavor. Also too many heavy courses and not enough variety of texture. We were extremely disappointed and felt like we wasted nearly $1000.
   

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   Brett

   New York City

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on October 27, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Speechless, what a find out here in Oregon. We had the Total Omakase experience and every course was memorable. The staff were like no other in any NYC restaurant we have been to. Every one of them was very attentive. We were greeted by Alex, the mixologist at the door. He made us a cocktail, I believe was called Honeywood Incident, I maybe wrong, a smokey rye cocktail with honey that I sipped ever so slowly. Delicious and one to savor. A special shout out to Marcus, the pastry chef whose plate of four desserts was an absolute work of art. We were beyond full at that point but ate it all. Incredible, expensive, but worth every penny. We will be back.
   

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   Maureen

   Phoenix

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on October 18, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   This is s set menu with very heavy emphasis on mushrooms. It was pricey and several of the dishes came out warm not hot. Service was excellent though.
   

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   Robb

   Portland

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on October 12, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Dining at the Joel Palmer House is truly an experience. You don't simply go there to eat. You go there to enjoy a celebration of the best of Oregon and the talent and creativity of the chef and staff. From the moment you're seated you will be given the best of attention but without feeling like it's invasive in any way. You are their guest. It's one of the very few sincerely fine dining establishments in the area but it's all done without any sense of stuffy-ness. We were celebrating our anniversary there and they went above and beyond to make it extra special.
   

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    alan

    Baltimore

    23 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on October 11, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2

    I used to love this restaurant. The food is still good, but the service is pompous and the Sommelier was useless. The wine list is so long as to be unnavigable even if you have some wine experience so you really do need help. The service staff hovered over the other table in our room and pretty much ignored us. The fixed price menu forces you to eat (and pay) more than you want.
    

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