Paladar really hit the spot for me big time. I visited before and it was years so I needed to refresh to try to write a good review for you.
I had avocado and tilapia ceviche and rum punch drinks. This was a perfect combination. Refreshing, delicious or whatever strong adjectives you may want to attach to my experience. I liked the bartender. He did not try to treat me like geriatric alcoholic because I wanted to indulge in few drinks alone and possibly strike up some conversation. I was all for it, I even was able to absorb some of their Latin American music with no frills. I favor Tropicalia personally but another topic altogether friends.
Only one thing restrains me from offering the elusive five star review. I found myself next to an older man and woman having the most inane and gross conversations I have heard. The man was some executive person for Keybank. You can gather my sentiments for Keybank in my scathing review posted previously. This guy wagered talking points from his affairs with women who worked for him, HR investigations, and couple million dollars of salary over past several years all within my sensitive earshot. He generally carried on with the aplomb that could make anyone want to vomit nachos. What a creep. I am still recovering from customer service experience that I wrote about previously.
I can't fault Paladar for serving these people who happened to be obese yet I left feeling depressed with my rum punch buzz.