I truly want to love Palette. Truly I do! A lunch rendezvous as a perfect midway break during galleries and exhibits at the Phoenix Art Museum should be remarkable. But Palette has some serious drawbacks that need tending to. It's Contemporary Stylish, but kind of blah, and would benefit from a more daring color scheme and more interesting furniture -- it currently resembles a College Conference room. The menu choices sound great, and the ingredients are fresh, but everything is just a bit underseasoned; everything tastes like expensive Assisted Living Center food. Not bad, but not as exciting as an Art Museum dining space should ideally be. The staff is pleasant, but not particularly engaging -- they hire VERY young people, and do not really look to train them to be particularly energetic. And please, add two or three more exciting dessert choices. As it is, Palette is decent, but it would be nice to have a destination restaurant in Phoenix's only true outpost of stimulating culture.