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Grand Central Palm Springs, Palm Springs, CA

Grand Central Palm Springs

4.4
4.4
440 Reviews
$30 and under
American

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 3 times today

About this restaurant

  • Great for brunch
  • Good for business meals
  • Charming
GRAND CENTRAL is in the unique walkable downtown plaza location. Delight in locally sourced produce in our spacious environment. We offer outside dining, private dining and our main dining room, the former 1936 Desmonds department store. We offer coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner and a full bar.

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Breakfast, Contemporary American
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Daily 7:30 am–2:30 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Parking in La Plaza, within 2 blocks are 3 major parking lots, on Belardo, behind the Rowan hotel and the city parking structure
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Chef Jose Diaz
  • Delivery & takeout

What 440 people are saying

Grand Central Palm Springs reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities

    Great for brunch

  • Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities

    Innovative

  • Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities

    Good for groups

  • Palm Springs / Palm Desert

    Great for brunch

  • Palm Springs / Palm Desert

    Innovative

  • Palm Springs / Palm Desert

    Good for groups

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Grand Central Palm Springs offers a charming dining experience with "fantastic service" and "delicious food." The cozy ambiance and "amazing crafted cocktails" make it a must-visit. The tasting menu is "awesome" and great value, while the brunch is "one of the very best in Palm Springs." Ideal for casual and special occasions.

440 Reviews
  1. Dustin VIP

    Palm Springs16 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 1, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always amazing. The food. The drinks. The service. It’s a great date night

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  2. Gary VIP

    San Francisco15 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Delicious chicken pot pie and turkey Rueben sandwich.

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  3. James

    Los Angeles8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Service and food were fantastic. We had a great Valentine’s Day prix-fixed dinner.

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  4. Tim VIP

    San Francisco53 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great Vslentines dinner with 3 main course choices that our group tried all and were pleased with . Service excellent.

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  5. Andy

    Palm Springs46 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Incredible pix fixe dinner for Valentines day. The scallop appetizer course and ravioli appetizer course and lobster & filet course were all delicious. Service was very good. Everything was amazing except the red velvet cake dessert which was just too dried out unfortunately.

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  6. Alistair

    Palm Springs5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It was a good experience for a Valentines Dinner. Server and staff are very attentive and friendly.

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  7. Steve

    New Mexico20 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 31, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Really cool spot for breakfast lunch or dinner with an eclectic menu. Reasonable prices for downtown and the food and service were great. It has an art gallery and a lot of other interesting displays. Highly recommend for at least dinner based on this experience.

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  8. Monica

    Chicago45 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on December 29, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 2
    Very nice waitstaff. Menu & food was ok. Food took a while to come out.

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  9. Victor

    Minneapolis4 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on December 26, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Unfortuntely a string of errors with our first visit here. We booked a 615pm reservation and arrived on time. We were told our table was not ready, we checked back and were simply told our table was still not ready (no explanation or apology). I am not exaggerating, we waited an hour before checking in again and surprise, our table was ready. I use OpenTable frequently but I have never had this happen before (an hour past a confirmed reservation). We also saw several individuals seated before us, even though they arrived after us. We also saw no less than 6 open tables. The issues continued. We ordered a Chicken Pot Pie, we were later told they were out. We ordered a burger with cheese and no tomatoes. We received a burger with no cheese and tomatoes. We were also never offered ketchup with the fries and our server did not check on us until it was way too late. I understand things happen, I grew up in a family owned restaurant. But the series of issues for such a large and established location was surprising. The staff were nice, the ambiance was gret as well. They did ultimately apologize for the wait. Looking at some other reviews, this seems to be a frequent occurance.

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  10. Deborah

    Chicago12 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on December 7, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Probably my most disappointing dining experience in Palm Springs. I had been looking forward to eating here. Ambiance and service were excellent—food not so much. Bland Caesar dressing tasted bottled and croutons tasted stale. I ordered chicken pot pie. That implies pie—like a crust. What came was little cast iron skillet of cream sauce with a few peas and carrots and six (yes I counted) small pieces of chicken. This was topped with a slice of a baguette. My husband’s supposed 8 oz wagyu burger was thinner than a quarter pounder patty and smaller. Where’s the beef? Won’t be going there again.

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FAQs

Grand Central Palm Springs offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (760) 699-7185.

Grand Central Palm Springs is rated 4.4 stars by 440 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 3 times today
Google Map for Grand Central Palm Springs

160 La Plaza, Palm Springs, CA 92262

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Breakfast, Contemporary American
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Daily 7:30 am–2:30 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Parking in La Plaza, within 2 blocks are 3 major parking lots, on Belardo, behind the Rowan hotel and the city parking structure
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Chef Jose Diaz
  • Delivery & takeout
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