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In Colorado we are blessed with an abundance of fresh, sustainable foods, from the world’s best peaches, fruits and produce to fish, beef, lamb, pork and wild game. Caroline’s, focuses on fresh Colorado foods such as lamb, beef, game and fresh, local produce prepared in the classic French tradition.
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Address: 777 Grande River Dr, Palisade, CO 81526
Phone: (970) 438-6024
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Reviews
lylah m
I attended the Christmas Afternoon Tea on the 21st of December at 2pm for a party of 4. My guests and I have all had multiple afternoon tea experiences in the past, so we know what to typically expect at afternoon tea. For the price I paid of $208, there are several issues that I feel were disappointing for the 4 of us and that are important for the manager of Caroline’s to be aware of.
The first issue was the lack of a tea menu offered, as the tea itself is a big part of an afternoon tea experience. I have never been to one that did not offer a selection of different teas.
After being seated, we immediately noticed that the waitstaff seemed a bit all over the place and untrained in certain areas. Our waiter did not know what a lot of the offerings were. He did check on us frequently and refilled our teapot which we appreciated.
The scones:
The presentation of this tier was poor to say the least. It seemed as if someone tossed these scones onto the plates. The top tier had nothing but the clotted cream on it. The pairings to go with the scones were certainly not enough to go around for 4 people. We were served one tablespoon of each – The jam, lemon curd and clotted cream. This serving is enough for 1 person, possibly 2. To share this amongst 4 people was a stretch and was a little frustrating. The scones themselves tasted okay, but were not even an inch in thickness. It seemed as if the kitchen staff purposely made them this thin to conserve the scone dough which isn’t a great look.
The savories:
This tier was underwhelming unfortunately. The pâté tarts were divided in half which again seemed like some conserving was happening but were also inedible for all but one of us. They tasted like they had been sitting out for hours and were just unpleasant. The cucumber sandwich and salmon sandwich both tasted fine, but shared the same type of plain white bread.
The asparagus phyllo bite was okay, but lacked flavor. Additionally, the flowers tossed all over everything was unpleasant.
The Sweets:
This was the most disappointing tier of them all. I have had homemade pettit fours, macarons, poundcake and gingerbread cookies before, and none that were offered seemed like they were made by the kitchen staff. They looked and tasted store bought, which to me, is unacceptable for the price I paid. The presentation of the gingerbread cookie and pumpkin snowman cookie was baffling. I don’t understand how they were served to guests looking the way they did. I will include pictures of what they looked like below. Aside from the poor appearance, the frosting on both seemed storebought and had a very unpleasant mouthfeel. The deer sugar cookies, snickerdoodles and gingerbread cookies were inedible due to being as hard as a rock. A few of us also could not finish the pettit fours or macarons due to their artificial/storebought taste. The only okay tasting thing on this entire tier was the jam cookie that had 1/4 teaspoon of jam in the middle and the jewels which at least seemed made by the staff. This tier reminded me of my elementary school Christmas party, which is not what should be served at a pricey afternoon tea experience. I have baked and prepared a homemade afternoon tea myself this past October and know what fresh and homemade finger foods taste like, this was just not that at all.
As a whole, this experience was certainly not worth the price that I paid, I left feeling embarrassed that I invited my guests to something like this. I am especially disappointed because this was something that I wanted to be able to attend next year…
… moreThe first issue was the lack of a tea menu offered, as the tea itself is a big part of an afternoon tea experience. I have never been to one that did not offer a selection of different teas.
After being seated, we immediately noticed that the waitstaff seemed a bit all over the place and untrained in certain areas. Our waiter did not know what a lot of the offerings were. He did check on us frequently and refilled our teapot which we appreciated.
The scones:
The presentation of this tier was poor to say the least. It seemed as if someone tossed these scones onto the plates. The top tier had nothing but the clotted cream on it. The pairings to go with the scones were certainly not enough to go around for 4 people. We were served one tablespoon of each – The jam, lemon curd and clotted cream. This serving is enough for 1 person, possibly 2. To share this amongst 4 people was a stretch and was a little frustrating. The scones themselves tasted okay, but were not even an inch in thickness. It seemed as if the kitchen staff purposely made them this thin to conserve the scone dough which isn’t a great look.
The savories:
This tier was underwhelming unfortunately. The pâté tarts were divided in half which again seemed like some conserving was happening but were also inedible for all but one of us. They tasted like they had been sitting out for hours and were just unpleasant. The cucumber sandwich and salmon sandwich both tasted fine, but shared the same type of plain white bread.
The asparagus phyllo bite was okay, but lacked flavor. Additionally, the flowers tossed all over everything was unpleasant.
The Sweets:
This was the most disappointing tier of them all. I have had homemade pettit fours, macarons, poundcake and gingerbread cookies before, and none that were offered seemed like they were made by the kitchen staff. They looked and tasted store bought, which to me, is unacceptable for the price I paid. The presentation of the gingerbread cookie and pumpkin snowman cookie was baffling. I don’t understand how they were served to guests looking the way they did. I will include pictures of what they looked like below. Aside from the poor appearance, the frosting on both seemed storebought and had a very unpleasant mouthfeel. The deer sugar cookies, snickerdoodles and gingerbread cookies were inedible due to being as hard as a rock. A few of us also could not finish the pettit fours or macarons due to their artificial/storebought taste. The only okay tasting thing on this entire tier was the jam cookie that had 1/4 teaspoon of jam in the middle and the jewels which at least seemed made by the staff. This tier reminded me of my elementary school Christmas party, which is not what should be served at a pricey afternoon tea experience. I have baked and prepared a homemade afternoon tea myself this past October and know what fresh and homemade finger foods taste like, this was just not that at all.
As a whole, this experience was certainly not worth the price that I paid, I left feeling embarrassed that I invited my guests to something like this. I am especially disappointed because this was something that I wanted to be able to attend next year…
c “cfl” lane
We had a nice gathering and small celebration on the patio. Service was friendly, the food was good and the patio was nice.
… moreCassi G. Ross
Oh my goodness what can I say we had the best time from the start of our meal to the very end! Liam and Juan made our stay and food the best experience. The wine was full of flavor and subtle hint of orange, the smoke trout dip was such a flavor bomb in your mouth with the onions and the baguette, the tomato fennel soup and grilled cheese was like home on a rainy day with grandma and mom in the kitchen. The salad with the peach balsamic was so light and crisp. The French onion was one of the best I have had in years. Overall this experience was the best one of the girls night. The bread basket was packed with different bread for you to try, with salted butter and the bread warm was just the ticket. The views out the large windows was breath taking. Desert was a warm peach bread pudding and it was delightful! Perfect amount of sweet and savory. Thank you Juan and Liam for being such amazing hosts while we were here!
… moreAJ L
Spent one night at the Wine Country Inn on route to Grand Canyon North Rim and dined onsite at Caroline’s. 5 star restaurant any day of the week! Outstanding service. Immediate seating with our reservation. Surprisingly high-end top notch gourmet menu. Great selection of wines, cocktails and spirits. Food was outstanding. My wife had a spring salad and I had the French Onion as appetizers. We were served complimentary fresh baked warm bread rolls with creative textured butter balls. My entree was the trout and my wife had the salmon. For dessert we shared a rich, creamy Palisade Peach bread pudding. Views from our table were beautiful. An overall great experience that far exceeded our expectations for such a casual town as Palisade. Two thumbs up to the owners and managers and staff.
… moreOakwood Welsh
Wasn’t sure what to expect.
We dined on Memorial Day so things were a bit quiet. This may have a knock on the normal atmosphere. But I think we agreed it’s a bit chintzy and probably not our thing. Sure others will love it.
Food was good. Filling and hopefully using local ingredients. We both had meat mains and both were cooked well. Shared a dessert as we were getting full. Recommend the bread pudding (a first time find in USA)
Staff were good and attentive.
… moreWe dined on Memorial Day so things were a bit quiet. This may have a knock on the normal atmosphere. But I think we agreed it’s a bit chintzy and probably not our thing. Sure others will love it.
Food was good. Filling and hopefully using local ingredients. We both had meat mains and both were cooked well. Shared a dessert as we were getting full. Recommend the bread pudding (a first time find in USA)
Staff were good and attentive.
Tanya Zislis
We had here family dinner. We booked a table at 8 p.m and the service was quick and excellent. The waiter was gracious.
But Chef special Cheese & Charcuterie nothing special.
Anyway 5stars !
… moreBut Chef special Cheese & Charcuterie nothing special.
Anyway 5stars !
Marty Myers
Lovely meal. Be brave and try the cioppino with peach and green chile broth. It was awesome! The chef taled it up at the wine tasting and then cafe it from the kitchen to check whether I liked it or not at dinner. Peach bread pudding also awesome. My husband had the elk loin. Equally delicious.
… moreDonna Galey
Pleasantly surprised at the great service and food at Caroline’s tonight. Had the best steak…grilled to order and so much flavor!! The French onion soup was delicious and the side of asparagus was served hot and cooked just right! Our server allowed a taster of wine and I chose the Colterris Merlot which was excellent!
Wonderful place! Great food!
… moreWonderful place! Great food!
Megan Thomason
My husband and I had dinner from Caroline’s two nights during our stay in Palisade and it was delicious. I had the meatloaf with mashed potatoes and vegetables and my husband had the sirloin with mashed potatoes and we had the Gorgonzola chips… holy wow, the meatloaf was tender and flavorful, yes tender!!! The chips were perfect. My husband loved his steak. The second occasion he had the meatloaf and I had a burger, also very delicious, I was ever so slightly disappointed as there were no condiments on or with the burger which I had not noticed any options while ordering and had not considered making notes of such when I ordered. Other than that it was fabulous and to top it all off I had their peach bread pudding it is roll your eyes back, curl you toes amazing! Would recommend in a heart beat!! Thank you to all of the staff!
… moreTerri Phillips
One of the worst, if not, the worst steak dinner we have ever had. We should have stopped our order when my wife’s “salad” was brought to the table, half wilted, ingredients one layer thick on a saucer, limited ingredient, pale colors. The bread basket was rolls which had been microwaved to the point you could not even chew them. The French onion soup, however was amazing. Then came the “12oz steak” of which over half of it was pure fat, not marbled but a slab of fat. I would say we paid $36 for a 4-5oz steak that was mediocre at best. We brought these things to the attention of the waiter who was the only wait person in the restaurant. Service was poor because he had no help. He was a very pleasant young man and he was working hard. When we complained about the food he said he would share the information with the chef. (The chef had visited at length with another table but did not come to our table so we were unable to directly discuss our concerns with him.) when the waiter returned he said “the chef wants to assure you he will weigh the steaks from now on.” Also we found out the salads are premade and dated and “sometimes maybe the dates are wrong.”
Then it made sense why the salad looked like it had spend days in the refrigerator before being served. WARNING-bad food, bad service, lack of concern for correcting issues. The ONLY thing that was good was the French onion soup. It was amazing! The waiter was nice but clearly overwhelmed. The “chef” certainly substandard in the field, serving subpar food.We wish we had taken photos, because no way anyone could imagine the pitiful salad and the slab of pure fat passed on as a New York Strip.
… moreThen it made sense why the salad looked like it had spend days in the refrigerator before being served. WARNING-bad food, bad service, lack of concern for correcting issues. The ONLY thing that was good was the French onion soup. It was amazing! The waiter was nice but clearly overwhelmed. The “chef” certainly substandard in the field, serving subpar food.We wish we had taken photos, because no way anyone could imagine the pitiful salad and the slab of pure fat passed on as a New York Strip.