Turkey Red - Palmer

I tried to call ahead to make sure they still were serving breakfast but no one answered so I took a chance and just showed up. They stop serving breakfast at 1... read more I tried to call ahead to make sure they still were serving breakfast but no one answered so I took a chance and just showed up. They stop serving breakfast at 10:30am. No worries just ordered something else. The caprese was so good.

Always have loved Turkey Red but lately quality seems to be going downhill . Example, ordered the daily special , the seafood pasta, for $35 and it was a extrem... read more Always have loved Turkey Red but lately quality seems to be going downhill . Example, ordered the daily special , the seafood pasta, for $35 and it was a extremely small portion with exactly one tiny chunk of salmon, one scallop and 4 clams. The waiter then charged $37 and said the menu hadn 't been updated, except the price was hand written as $35 on the special board. Won 't be returning soon since this wasn 't the first disappointment .

Absolutely bizarre experience. I read many online recommendations for Turkey Red before we visited Alaska, and our visit here ended in regret. We finished a nic... read more Absolutely bizarre experience. I read many online recommendations for Turkey Red before we visited Alaska, and our visit here ended in regret. We finished a nice hike nearby and came in for a late lunch around 1pm. Upon entering the restaurant, we were greeted by a friendly hostess that sat us in the elevated section with a couple menus. We perused the menus and noted the fresh salads at the tables adjacent. We decided on what we wanted, and waited for service. And waited. One table next to us finished their meal, and a young server cleaned up in a couple trips. She didn 't look at us the entire time. We patiently sat with our menus down, and peered around. No other servers were around, and my SO noted that everyone working looked very young. After about 30 minutes, she said she needed to use the restroom, so we went to the front to ask about bathrooms and service. The greeter was very apologetic and said someone would be right with us, and provided directions to the restrooms. I sat back down and a server approached me guess who? The young lady who cleaned off the table next to us and ignored us the entire time. Okay...I politely ordered the Spanikopita, Italian lunch special with side salad, and Portobello Mushroom sandwich with side of chicken and split pea soup. The SO came back and said there was a large group of workers just loitering at the bathroom. Maybe just a break time, no big deal. Our food came out reasonably fast, starting with...gyrokopita? A young man had brought the wrong dish so I let him know: sorry, I don 't think we ordered this we ordered the spanikopita. He looked annoyed and said oh, we ran out of that, so she probably put this order in instead. I have NEVER heard of a server taking the liberty of replacing a customer 's order without first consulting them. To be fair, he offered to take it back, but I just told the poor guy that we 'd just try this instead. Then our sandwiches came out, with the wrong soup it was a cup of clam chowder instead of chicken and split pea. I didn 't even bother asking if they had run out at this point, we just wanted to eat. Gyrokopita $10.25, they only charged us $9 for spana at least Very mediocre. I love phyllo, but the ground beef filling was dryer than the Sahara. The tzatziki was okay but just couldn 't save it. 1/2 Portobello Mushroom Sandwich, side of Clam Chowder $8.75 Pretty small sandwich but SO says it tasted fine. We both liked the clam chowder, it was full of vegetables and had an interesting spice to it. Italian Sandwich, side salad $14 I was originally sold by the description: Italian on Rosemary, with Pastrami, charcuterie, provolone, balsamic vinegar, lettuce and bruschetta. How do you put charcuterie and bruschetta, completely different Italian dishes, on a sandwich? The rosemary sourdough was tasty, but so over toasted that the roof of my mouth was raw for a couple days. The pastrami was generous, fresh, and really tasty. There was another dried meat I 'm guessing prosciutto? that was good when it was edible, but more than half of it was a dried, unchewable tendon gristle. Someone slicing the meat was not paying attention. I literally had to stop after every bite to pull a large, inedible chunk of gristle out of my mouth. The salad was fresh and delicious, with red spined greens that look like a fresh chard, topped with a tangy dressing. We finish eating and sit around for a while. Our waters are long finished. We fight the trend at this point, and I decide to just walk up to the counter and pay. There 's no one around except for our hostess, who rings me up quickly, god bless her heart. I love the local, farm to table emphasis; it 's a great way to help the community and help make people aware of what 's regionally available. It 's clear that some dishes are significantly enhanced by this aspect, and others are on the right track but need a lot of attention and care. The abysmal service is an absolute disrespect to everything else this place stands for. We should have walked out and saved ourselves the trouble.

I've been hearing about this place for years, so I was excited when we were passing through Palmer and my husband was willing to stop at Turkey Red. Unfortunate... read more I've been hearing about this place for years, so I was excited when we were passing through Palmer and my husband was willing to stop at Turkey Red. Unfortunately, our experience was terrible in every way. When we arrived, we wanted to sit on the patio, but all the tables were dirty- no one offered to clean one for us when we inquired of the hostess. Despite the sign that says please wait to be seated, the very young, very unskilled hostess told us we could seat ourselves. We sat for 10 minutes before receiving menus. We were given water, but never offered drinks nor advised of the specials of the day. The staff was very rude to my husband who is not white- they never spoke directly to him and asked me if he would be eating. We should have left. Multiple staff members gave us weird looks and made us feel unwelcome. When we ordered our food, the waitress didnt even know the difference between vegetarian and vegan. I wanted to order something for my daughter to take home- and i told the waitress i would like it at the completion of our meal. I ordered a vegetarian lentil patty. A few minutes later i was told they were out. So i ordered a large take out Mediterranean salad with no tomatoes. It was the first thing to arrive! And it hand tomatoes on it, AND they had dressed it instead of putting the dressing on the side and it was TINY. Our food was not any better. My eggplant saute looked like something you'd throw together at midnight when you're tired, hungry and need to go shopping. My husband's hamburger was dry, chewy and served without condiments. The best part was the tomato- he was only able to choke down about a third of it. The entire staff appeared to be in the range of 18-21, and they were all equally unfriendly. There appeared to be no supervision over the kitchen or the dining room. It really was awful all around, especially when you factor in the ugly attitude toward natives. Unfortunate because I've been looking forward to eating here for years, but this is a HARD NO for me, not even if someone else is footing the bill. In summary- unskilled judgemental staff serving poorly executed hipster food. Truly awful.

We had high hopes for this place. Not at all impressed. I made a slight alteration to a salad on the menu which came with only greens and dried up chicken (see... read more We had high hopes for this place. Not at all impressed. I made a slight alteration to a salad on the menu which came with only greens and dried up chicken (see picture). My friend got the same dried out chicken. They really should rethink their standards. Will never go back.