The Palm Room

The Palm Room lounge is located in the Fort Garry Hotel in the lobby. It’s a gorgeous room that matches the rest of the hotel’s traditional décor. This round shaped room is a large venue of leather lounge chairs and dark wooden tables where one can dine on the small hotel menu offerings or a drink from the bar. There are local musicians that perform nightly in this venue, usually a solo piano player or accompanied by a singer, usually jazz. I enjoy the music here but I find that the music can get quite loud… to the point of distraction at times. But, it’s an enjoyable place to go to with a few friends or on a date that offers a more sophisticated atmosphere.
The staff seem to be hit and miss there — at times they can be really prompt and nice and but then there are other times where they seem aloof and even a tad snooty.
The crowd here also leans to the older segment on some nights… a little geriatric at times but I think it’s because not too many younger people know of this place. It’s also the kind of place that you can dress up and not feel overdressed yet also walk in with casual street clothes and feel comfortable in.
The food menu is pretty generic with its offerings of overpriced hotel food like burgers and fries for $ 15, salads, chicken fingers, enchiladas etc. I’ve had the pizza and burger here and didn’t think much of it. You can probably get a better meal elsewhere for the same price or less. The dessert menu is okay but I’ve never had anything that was exceptional there. But to me, this place is best to have a drink at.