Bald bill was delicious and it was cute and cozy. Service was great, everyone was attentive.

This is one of my favorite places to eat in palmer. The food is delicious but the service can be very slow at times, so dont plan to get out of there in a hurry. The bread they serve while you wait is always delicious. My favorite dishes are the Magnifico and the Scaloppine ai funghi. read more

We visit family in Palmer every summer and really look forward to eating at Turkey Red. Today it was breakfast and a breathtakingly good polenta and gravy dish for me and stunningly delicious omelette for my wife. Our granddaughter also had an omelette -- which she devoured -- and enjoyed a glass of hand squeezed lemonade. Paired with tasty grilled vegetables, fresh baked bread and jam, Turkey Red is worth the 3,043 mile flight every time :-) read more

The 4 star rating proves once again Palmerites really do not have good culinary tastes. Turkey Red is HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE They are so hipster it hurts their efforts to put out flavorful food. They don't "serve" mayonise for their super dry and bland homemade bread and sandwiches. Their soup was blander than white paper. They don't serve cold beer. They act appaled and and aghast I woukd even request mayo. Ridiculous. We have eaten here twice, there is no redemption. If you truly want good food without the snobbery and hipster bland flavors... go to Meta and Rose or Grape Tap Wasilla, Hot Quarter Grill or the Rustic Goat in Anchorage. Turkey Red sucks and we haven't found 1 good restaurant in Palmer. read more

My fiance and I ventured to Palmer to try out this restaurant after hearing great things about it! We had an okay experience. This is a bakery restaurant, but I didn't really get the bakery vibe. It was more mid-fine dining than what we had expected. They offer bread when you sit down and we gladly accepted and was excited to try the assortment they had given us but the breads were cold, the butter was cold and hard, and the oil was just... oil with no balsamic mixed in? Bummer I ordered the Hot Turkey Guacamole and my husband got the CBLTA, or BLTCA or something like that (a BLT with chicken). My meal was fantastic, there was great flavor in the guacamole which is almost always lack luster at most restaurants but I took a risk here - glad I did! It was very good. I chose the garden salad as the side and the greens were fresh and tasty. My husbands meal didn't quite win him over. There was apparently a lack of sauce on the sandwich leaving it tasting a bit dry. He chose the potato salad as his side which was not the typical potato salad you see at most places and was huge chunks of potato, probably about one and a half of a huge potato. It was just a bit heavy I guess. Overall I was impressed with the food, especially with the lack of great restaurants in Palmer and Wasilla, and will be back to try more things. read more

Turkey Red - Hot Turkey guacamole sandwich with the side salad - Bakeries Near Me - Palmer, Alaska

I always love to stop by here when driving through this area because I like their baked goods. If I have time to grab some sandwich and soup that usually makes my day. They always have fresh seasonal ingredients. I have taken many visitors here and they all have enjoyed their dishes. The only thing I would say is that you should come here maybe 20min before lunch rush or dinner rush. the wait can get long sometimes. But very friendly staff each time I have visited. read more

Waited for 30 minutes for a cup of soup and a cold sandwich. Finally, we asked how much Ionger it was going to be and we were told they were just now going to start on our order. We walked out and will never return read more

I have been here twice and will say that the service has been fantastic both times. The food has been severely underwhelming both times. Just avoid the quiche all together. read more

How exciting to have the owner stop by our table to touch base and welcome us A charming room of pastel colors and warm art right in the center of town ( all 500 feet of it) Our server , Charissa was so kind , local hospitality was plentiful. Sorry but one star off because no free WiFi how can you expect 5 star reviews but it use my data for it lol not pay for it read more

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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 . read more

We ordered the salmon with rice and steak with mashed potatoes. It was fresh and delicious.

We came here for dinner this Thursday. It's a cute restaurant with very nice vibe. Everyone is relaxed. The server is very friendly. I ordered the rockfish to try. It was cooked well, maybe a little too oily for me, but overall still very good. The cake was delicious, too. We devoured that shared cake in no time. Sitting and eating outside on a nice, breezy summer night was a great experience for all of us. read more

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I feel like I may regret this because I might revisit and not get a seat...(?)! This place was the best breakfast joint I have found in the Matsu Valley... The flying squirrel takes second... Any way, you gotta try this place! read more

I will happily throw my 5 star review at you, and wish i could give more. Ok, so we were in Eagle River, and we were both hangry as baby birds in the nest, having had zero worms for quite some time. So, when we were done in Eagle River, i said "Go. To. Palmer. Now." And with no intention of coming to Turkey Red, as we had never been before, and every time we've been, which is apparently only on Sundays that we are in Palmer, it's always closed. Going inside, i saw a gargantuan plethora of desserts, in refrigerated displays. Cookies, and bagged baked goods to tempt you to take some home with you too. But I'm not a big dessert fan. Savory all the way for this girl, *Points thumb back at belly" Our hostess seated us and gave us menus. I am impressed with the selection of unusual beverages, though i stuck to water. I also like the napkins which were stripey, and sort of Greek/Moroccan looking. The interior is roomy. And not too much tchotskes and stuff on the walls. Always a plus for me. I am impressed by the content of this menu too. Usually there are 1 or 2 things on people's menus that I'll go for, there are lots on this one, and the specials board has several options that sound good. We decide on an appetizer. I was tempted by the Baked Brie, Grilled Polenta, and the Steamer Clams to be honest, i love all of those things. But hubster ordered the Hummus Plate. I always love hummus. I make huge vats of the stuff, in a never ending quest to perfect my recipe, and make different varieties, and if i do say so myself, mine is fabulous, but nonetheless, i am a big hummus fan. So, let's just see Red Turkey's take on hummus. So out comes a big platter, with a healthy big dollop of hummus drizzled in olive oil, 4 pieces of crusty bread, 4 thick slices of cucumber, and a handful of cherry tomatoes. Beautiful presention. I slather a thick layer of hummus on my bread, and take a bite. Bravissimo!! I am seized in a transport of delight. A perfectly balanced hummus. The garlic, lemon and tahini are in perfect ratio, and it has the right amount of sharpness. This my friends, is an excellent hummus. I consider myself a good judge. I could take a huge spoon and eat the hummus alone, without anything accompanying it. The bread is beautiful too. I don't really like tomatoes very much, so hubster eats those, and i try cucumber with hummus - not as good as hummus on top of crusty carby goodness, but almost. For my entree, i had chosen Scaloppine ai Funghi, which was chicken breast, in a mushroom cream sauce, with Portobello, potatoes, and vegetables. He got something that i cant find on the menu thats published, but it was Spiral Pasta (rotini???) with Sausage in a cream sauce and Portobello. So my entree came, and it looked really appetizing. I have a couple of favourite Restaurants. Turkey Red just made it on my list. Ok, so this sauce is glistening creamy perfection, perfectly seasoned, excellent flavour, and seductively draped over moist juicy chicken breast slices, a perfect pairing, and it's embarrassing to admit, this is the first time I'd had Portobello, not that i was avoiding it as such, i do love all mushrooms, but Portobellos had just never appeared in a meal I'd ordered. And oh the meaty divinity. The sumptuous flavour, just draped in that sexy cream sauce, i just can not explain in mere words how it felt in my mouth, but it was making me do weird facial expressions of happiness. The vegetables were delicious, though if pressed i can barely remember what they were. Kale, and I remember seeing red cabbage, there was some beautifully caramelized onion, and maybe zucchini? All tasted so good. But I've saved the best for last lol. POTATOES. Hub tried to get one, and i almost stabbed him with my fork. "You know better by now sunshine!" These potatoes were cut sort of larger than average home fries. Oh hell yeah. Sautéed babies. I did leave them till last, because POTATOES ARE LIFE baby. And i twirled them around in my remaining sauce. That my friends, was an absolutely outstanding meal. Hubster's wasn't as good as mine in my opinion, though he really enjoyed it, and was thrilled with the crisped parts of the pasta. He couldn't eat all of his, though i had finished all of mine, and was looking at the plate longingly, cos i wanted to pick it up, and lick it. He wanted a dessert, of course he did. I'm really not a dessert fan, I'd rather have just said "Hey, can i have some more potatoes and sauce with Portobellos as my dessert" and been happy with that. Why does no one understand that? Anyway, he got lemon custard tart with blueberries. So anyway, 2 very happy customers, who will be back. I'd be happy to travel from Anchorage again to eat here no problem at all. Oh my goodness, those potatoes and mushrooms tho' Thank you! read more

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Lovely place with fresh ingredients. Gluten free options are fantastic. Quiet lunch. Cold inside. Staff could use more training but they were nice. read more

We ate here while in Palmer and were pleasantly surprised by the fine execution of a creative menu. Our only problem was everything looked so good, we ordered too much food with no room for the delicious desserts on display. Presentation was beautiful as well. My salmon was seasoned to perfection. read more

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First time here. A bit pricey but service was friendly and good. I had a bowl of duck vegetable soup and ice tea. Very tasty. read more

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We stopped here after working up an appetite at Arkose brewery (just a couple minutes away from Turkey Red). I loved the hot roast beef sandwich (I forgot the name they called it), and the soup of the day was sesame pork. Make sure you get ask for some of the creamy horseradish sauce that they serve with the cold roast beef sandwich - it is fantastic and goes great on the hot sandwich. The soup was fantastic - rich clearish broth with a lot of flavor, hunks of carrot, onions, garlic, strings of pork and some parsley on top, cooked with sesame oil to give it a really nice flavor. I wasn't sure what sesame pork soup would taste like but I really liked it! Parking was easy in the free parking lot or some free street parking was available as well. They also had some books near the front to keep all ages occupied - my favorite was the Where's Waldo book! read more

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Good food, pleasant environment. Prices are not dirt cheap, but they are not ridiculous either.

Came in during the weekday and this place was poppin '! We were asked if we had reservations (which we didn't) but luckily we were able to be seated. The staff was so attentive and friendly and the food was overall good. Bathrooms are not located in the restaurant but located outside the restaurant. read more

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Foood about half as good as it was two years ago. Clearly different cooking staff. Now it's just OK, used to be great.

Would highly recommend the applewood sandwich for lunch and the pasta florentine for dinner! So good.

Service was ok but they had to come back to the table several times to change our order because they were out of so much food. They made concession. read more

Not sure if this place is just super short staffed, but I never thought it was acceptable to not only not acknowledge the people coming in and waiting to be seated, but to completely ignore them altogether. I thought I was invisible for the first 10 minutes I stood there and all I wanted was to get something to go. Even the couple in front of us were waiting to be seated for an insanely long time. I will never come back here again and I do not recommend coming here. Even the outside tables were not cleaned, there were cups and trash on the tables that looked pretty comfy where it was at. The worst part is that I don't leave reviews often, but I was so appalled by how bad the service was. Needless to say, I stayed to get my food to go and it was delicious lol but I will never come back here again until they can teach their staff how to handle the customers that come in with care. read more

i'm sorry but automatically tacking on a 20% gratuity charge for every single table that comes in is ridiculous. Service slow? Food takes forever to come out? And for that they charge a 20% gratuity ? I have been to this restaurant several times over the years when in Palmer and it never changes. read more

WHOA. WHOA. Sorry to sound like K. Reeves, but that's the first thing I think of when I remember my food here. This place would be notable in ANY city in 'Merica, let alone one in Alaska, let alone PALMER, Alaska. I was in the area, feeling dreadfully hangry, and hurriedly browsing the mobile app for a solution to my condition. I'll admit. I was skeptical of this place, despite the positive Yelp reviews. I am not a big fan of some "bakeries". You know the setup. They have coffee and cookies and bread and scones and maybe they'll toast or microwave something small for you...which is fine..but it's not something I want to eat when I'm hungry. I am a real man that requires real food. A scone is tasty but it is like shooting the T-Rex that is my hunger with a BB gun. It may feel better for a couple seconds, but in the end it's just gonna make things worse. Anyway, this place. I went here for lunch and it was one of the best lunches I have ever had in my stupid little life. I had the brisket sandwich special. It's probably the best brisket sandwich I have ever had. The meat was melt-in-your-mouth tender. This brisket puts about 99% of dedicated BBQ eateries to SHAME. And it's just a "bakery" (which would explain why the bread bookending the meat was so crusty-tasty). The soup was some sort of turkey pesto and it was nearly a meal in itself, not just some cheap, throw-away item as soup so often is. The service was also prompt and snappy, I was in and out in no time. This place is so good I would make a special trip up to Palmer to visit it. (and apparently so would many others, as "Anchorage" is one of the keywords for this place) If I happen to be in Palmer, I will ALWAYS go here. It would be criminal not to. read more

It's hit or miss on the entrees. Service is always questionable. Still dumbfounded that they serve ice cold bread and only depending on the server, sometimes you have to ask for it. Never the same dipping oil. read more

YES all the way. Nice selection of fresh organic local foods. A vegetarian's heaven as well as a meat lovers den. Small tea brew kettles are delivered to your table with many tea choices. I had two pots to myself, Powerhouse and the other one with ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon. Amazing! The grilled polenta and spinach mozzarella crespelle were off the hook. The sautéed eggplant, zucchini, potatoes and tomato dish was good as well. Their full size sandwiches are smaller than expected and delicious. read more

Recently we had them cater a wedding. Small group, 37people. The food was cold. At $35 a plate, i would like my 3 small pieces of meat to be hot. They blamed the venue for having too small of an oven. However, they were recommended by the venue, so they should have known what was available and prepared accordingly. We also had to pay for the servers and then an additional plate fee for the servers to eat. I would not recommend them to cater to any event. Maybe the food would taste better if it comes to you warm at the restaurant. read more

Turkey Red is an outstanding place to dine in or get take out from. The ambience inside is very energetic and joyful. The food is outstanding and healthier than most other restaurants. The staff are upbeat and skillful. And don't get me started on the baked goods (cookies, cakes, pies, etc) and let us not forget that their freshly baked sour dough bread loaves are one of a kind. If you are a sour dough bread fan, get there early or call them to make sure they have loaves left. They sell out quickly due to the demand. I would and have recommended Turkey Red anytime. read more

Honestly in my opinion..it's prolly the best if not the top 3 places to eat in Alaska. The soups and stews are amazing!! And the other stuff as well. Not fancy but delicious! read more

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My wife had been wanting to eat dinner here so we finally gave it a try. It's mostly "Greek/Italian" food with a single steak offering and tonight, a special featuring red salmon. The steak appeared to have been cooked in a pan or on a flat top and had no sear whatsoever, the bottom was actually gray. It also hadn't had any salt or pepper or any other seasoning before being cooked and it was tasteless. It was served completely covered in chopped parsley, not a normal way to serve a steak unless you are trying to hide something. The steak was tough and hard to cut despite being medium rare. The salmon was way way overcooked and very dry. The roasted potatoes that accompanied the steak were either almost raw or mushy, about half one way and half the other, and the "roasted" fresh vegetables that accompanied both dishes were essentially raw. My wife said the bed of white rice was the best part of her meal. I'm sure people will criticize me for reviewing menu items that aren't their claim to fame but if they aren't doing the simple meals right then to me that says a lot. We were amused when we arrived and were asked if we had a reservation because there were only 2 tables occupied when we went in and no one else came in to be seated until five minutes before we left. The service was adequate but the ambiance was perplexing. Maybe they were trying for the chic bistro feel but they are using outdoor patio chairs at the indoor table, and they are uncomfortable for sitting up to a table. The lacing on several of the chairs was unraveling and looked awful and certainly didn't help whatever feel they were trying to achieve. All in all I am glad we tried it because it's good to support local businesses but once was enough for us read more

Fantastic craft food and pastries! We love going here and they offer quick to go service as well.

Every time I visit home I inevitably end up eating at Turkey Red. It really is one of the only nice places in the valley that doesn't feel like they are defrosting your meal from the box in which it arrived the week before. My most recent experience was pleasant but missed the mark. The service was excellent and I really appreciated the suggestion that the server made. We were there for lunch and I couldn't decide between the Portabello sandwich or the fried polenta in marinara sauce. Our server suggested that I order the appetizer size of the polenta and then a half Mediterranean salad. I was a little disappointed in the food. I assumed that the fried polenta would be a little crispy on the outside, but mostly it was mushy all the way through. I liked the ingredients in the Mediterranean salad, it had Kalamata olives, feta and chickpeas, but the salad dressing was extremely bland and essentially just olive oil. It did nothing to enhance the flavors. My boyfriend got a cup of coffee and complained that it wasn't very good. So, as far as decent restaurants go, Turkey Red is great for Palmer. There isn't anywhere else that serves fresh food the way they do. The presentation is nice and the service is great. It's just when I am paying that much for a meal I really want it to taste excellent too! read more

We were in Palmer looking for some eats and was told Turkey Red was the best in Palmer so we had to try to. When we arrived we were greeted and taken to a table right away (they did request we wash our hands before seating due to COVID). The restaurant is a interesting little place, clean and well organized. The menu is simple yet a well designed mix of choices. I settled on the "Bald Bill" sandwich which is basically a roast beef sandwich with toppings. The sandwich was pretty good, the bread with a firm outside and soft, warm inside. The beef was seasoned well and the toppings fresh. The side I chose was soup which was clam chowder but unfortunately it wasn't clam chowder like I ever had. It was watery and lacked real flavor or decent chunks of meat. Being from the east coast I love a good clam chowder but they missed the mark here. Overall a nice spot but not my favorite on this day. Will come back to give them a shot to wow me with another choice. read more

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Doing a quick day trip to Palmer is always fun. Local shop owners recommended this local restaurant so that's where we went. My sister had the lentil burger and a drink called "The Spark." She said the lentil burger was not as good as it could have been, but good enough for her to eat it all. The Spark is a soda made by an Anchorage company called Beach Tribe Soda Works and is sparkling sold made with lemon, ginger and habanero. It was refreshing and yes, there is a kick eventually. Not too much, but enough that you know it is there. I had the turkey, bacon avocado sandwich on focaccia bread. It was delicious. The scant greens called a salad that came with our sandwiches had a good vinaigrette flavor. All in all, a good meal. We'll visit again. read more

This is my first yelp review. I just had dinner at Turkey Red and it was terrible. I had short ribs, which I knew would be greasy, but they were bland. My side was mixed vegetables, which were cold. Not just lukewarm but cold. Since I only ate part of my meal, I ordered cheesecake for dessert. It was grainy and lacked flavor. When I complained, the waiter tried to remove it from my bill but the manager would not do that. The waiter then told me it was made from Greek yogurt not cream cheese. The menu stated cheesecake not yogurt cake. My meal was expensive and terrible. My friends had similar experiences with their meals. We will not be back. read more

A lovely spot for local ingredients, delicious favorites and fun specials, and the best pastries in town.

Food is fresh and delicious. I call it "crunchy" but not a bad thing. Great for those who are health conscious about what they put in their mouths. The hummus is my all time favorite. Service can be 'not fast' which is fine but don't go if you're in a hurry. Take your time and enjoy the food. read more

Are here while I was in Wasilla Ak with some co-workers and while I thought the experience and staff were excellent I was not that impressed with the food. My sandwich was ok and the best part was the homemade bread. The soup lacked a little flavor as well. What I would like to do is come back in the morning and try their breakfast, some coffee and for sure some of their homemade treats. Everything in their bakery case looked simply delicious. My co-worker got one of their homemade chocolate chip cookies and I got to sneak a bite. While not the biggest fan of deserts this was a darn good cookie. Service was excellent and everyone here is so nice... read more

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