LOUD!!! not a place for an intimate, candlelit dinner. This is a place for drunken carnivores.
I have been to The Palm three times now and I can safely say that I do not like their steaks. They promote simplicity but I think that they seriously discount flavor. The veal chop, on the other hand, was outstanding. It now gives me something to look forward to if I am drug in here (again) against my will. The three cheese potatos were very good. The waiter was fully capable of handling seven drunk, hungry almost 50 year old men. You could tell this wasn't his first rodeo. Only gripe about the service was that when it was time for the check, he disappeared for about 10-15 minutes (why do waiters do that?).
If you want the testosterone fueled steak experience, this is your place. Upturned face.