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Spencer's Ambience is the perfect blend of stylish elegance and comfortable informality. Join us for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner in our new expanded dining room or our award winning patio. Nestled at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains, Spencer's offers a popular Palm Springs tradition of culinary excellence featuring a fresh approach to classic American cuisine. Locally voted Best Sunday Brunch, Best Outdoor Dining, Best Power Lunch, Best Wine List, Best Chef, Best Caterer and Most Romantic, Spencer's is Palm Springs' "it" place for any occasion.

we go every year and

Rating: 
5

we go every year and it is always our favorite meal.

Bruce
Norman Long

Great location, great food with

Rating: 
5

Great location, great food with a fantastic atmosphere.

Brian
Hulgraine

Excellent food. Great outdoor area.

Rating: 
5

Excellent food. Great outdoor area. The indoor dining was very nice as well. Also the pianist who played the piano throughout our lunch made it very special.

Lorna
Lopez

lovely atmosphere, amazing food!

Rating: 
5

lovely atmosphere, amazing food!

Excellent all around

Rating: 
5

Excellent all around

John
McGinn

Atmosphere nice inside restaurant and

Rating: 
4

Atmosphere nice inside restaurant and courtyard lovely for outside dining. They have a good Sunday Brunch.

Janet
Wolf

Really great food and service.

Rating: 
5

Really great food and service. Fantastic patio.

Steven
Dille

Wonderful food, lovely atmosphere.

Rating: 
5

Wonderful food, lovely atmosphere.

Ben
Hutchison

Great food. nice place. nice

Rating: 
5

Great food. nice place. nice staff. Beautiful restaurant

Crystal
Zapata

Spencers was excellent!!! service,

Rating: 
5

Spencers was excellent!!! service, food!! lovely lovely!!

Lisa
Madruga

Did a wonderful job for

Rating: 
4

Did a wonderful job for the wedding we attended.

Stephen
Bruggers

Always a nice choice.

Rating: 
4

Always a nice choice. Had a dinner party here on Sunday night and took my parents for lunch on Tuesday.

Patrick
Fitzgerald

Wonderful venue, excellent food and

Rating: 
4

Wonderful venue, excellent food and friendly welcoming staff.

Myron And Sharon
Kanik

Great atmosphere and service.

Rating: 
5

Great atmosphere and service.

Michelle
Nelson

The food and service were

Rating: 
4

The food and service were both very good. A nice Palm Springs experience.

Eric
Kupchick

Always beautiful and continues to

Rating: 
5

Always beautiful and continues to be the top of understated elegance. The good and service are second to none.

Joseph
Little

Very nice place. Even

Rating: 
5

Very nice place. Even though we came in with kids and in very casual clothes, they didn't mind. Others obviously came dressed up so we felt a little bad, but they put us in a corner which was very comfortable. The waiter was excellent, friendly and the staff was attentive. The food was very...

Angie
Manson

Lovely dinner under magical trees

Rating: 
4

Lovely dinner under magical trees in the courtyard. The grapefruit martini with sugared rim was excellent. Don't miss the wedge salad - much better than the house salad. Lamb chops were cooked to perfection.

Katie
Porter

We love this restaurant -

Rating: 
5

We love this restaurant - the food is always very good and the atmosphere is lovely. We feel this restaurant is truly a Palm Springs experience!

Stephen
Clement

This restaurant is set against

Rating: 
5

This restaurant is set against the mountains and has three distinct dining areas. All are beautiful spaces. Service was exceptional and the food was delicious. The menu has a large variety of items to choose from. We went for dinner and it was so good we decided to try it for breakfast and...

Betty
Glantz

Wonderful restaurant for a special

Rating: 
5

Wonderful restaurant for a special vacation meal. Actually..my family agrees that our meal at Spencer's was one of the best restaurant meals we have ever experienced.

Alice
McCormick

Service and food excellent.

Rating: 
5

Service and food excellent. Great location.

Deric
Orton

Breakfast , lunch or dinner

Rating: 
5

Breakfast , lunch or dinner you can't beat it. When we go to Palm Springs we go to Spencer's.

Tom
Leahy

great service,attention to detail, and

Rating: 
5

great service,attention to detail, and welcoming attitude, the best all around restaurant for breakfest, lunch, and dinner.

Peter
Barbeosch

Really fancy but amazing food

Rating: 
5

Really fancy but amazing food and worth the price, we went there for my dad's birthday celebration and had an amazing time.

Katie
Wilder

Excellent food, friendly staff and

Rating: 
5

Excellent food, friendly staff and beautiful atmosphere.

Lee
Tierney

this was within walking distance

Rating: 
5

this was within walking distance to our house. The menu had a good variety, the food and service was excellent.

Jim
Stanley

Friendly staff & consistently good

Rating: 
5

Friendly staff & consistently good food with a European twist in a plesant enviorment.

BRIAN
HULGRAINE

Lovely atmosphere. Sit out

Rating: 
5

Lovely atmosphere. Sit out under the tree! Generous portions. Great service.

Raymond
Phillips

Nice setting, good service, good

Rating: 
5

Nice setting, good service, good food.

Barry
Chapman

excellent

Rating: 
5

excellent

Guadalupe
Gonzalez

great setting - good food

Rating: 
4

great setting - good food

Elizabeth
MacLeod

Lovely patio

Rating: 
4

Lovely patio

Stephen
Edelstein

Good food, excellent service.

Rating: 
4

Good food, excellent service. Provided a very nice atmosphere for New Years Eve dinner. Will return on our next visit to Palm Springs.

Lois
McKeown

Absolutely delicious. Great atmosphere and

Rating: 
5

Absolutely delicious. Great atmosphere and food.

Rebbecca
Ebarb

Dining under the stars on

Rating: 
5

Dining under the stars on the patio at night is a must

Francesco
Cella

First time visit was very

Rating: 
5

First time visit was very enjoyable. Ambiance was great with piano music playing and the food and décor was terrific.

Deric
Orton

Beautiful location with lots of

Rating: 
5

Beautiful location with lots of patio seating. Truly scenic. Great food. Nice 3 course price fixe option. Had a truly lovely time there

Bruce
McNulty

Attentive staff, an appealing menu,

Rating: 
4

Attentive staff, an appealing menu, memorable food, dining under the trees... Spencer's was the perfect place to welcome a new guest and honor another on his departure.

Basil
Tanguay

We had my birthday dinner

Rating: 
5

We had my birthday dinner here. It was a wonderful experience. Amazing food, great Prix Fixe, and the staff is very attentive. Our waiter even picked up on our toast to my birthday and brought out something special without being asked.

Greyson
Mitchem

Amazing

Rating: 
5

Amazing

Craig
Wirtz

Service is GREAT.... food is

Rating: 
3

Service is GREAT.... food is mediocre.

Chad
Westrom

Very imaginative cooking

Rating: 
5

Very imaginative cooking

Sue
Norburn

over priced but good

Rating: 
4

over priced but good

Marge
Chisholm

I had read about this

Rating: 
5

I had read about this restaurant before going to Palm Springs and it was highly rated, I would have to agree that it was an excellent restaurant. Excellent food, nice vibe and very good service.

Janis
Keller

great food!

Rating: 
4

great food!

Anthony
Atanasio

We had a wonderful evening

Rating: 
4

We had a wonderful evening at Spencer's with our 7 family members. Great table in the outdoor courtyard.

Very good service despite a very busy night. Everyone enjoyed their apps and main courses. Only complaint was that the portions were a bit too large.

Excellent overall...

Jack
Green

Food and service is the

Rating: 
5

Food and service is the best...

Britt
Malkenes

Fab place for all occasions.

Rating: 
5

Fab place for all occasions. We celebrated several.

Linda
Bayliss

We enjoyed a lovely dinner

Rating: 
5

We enjoyed a lovely dinner here on
Christmas Day ... great food, great service, lovely setting and ambience!...

Sharon
Kanik

Wonderful location for breakfast

Rating: 
5

Wonderful location for breakfast

Elsa
Duran

Consistently the best place in

Rating: 
5

Consistently the best place in the desert

Robert
Fregolle

Great surrondings and the food

Rating: 
5

Great surrondings and the food was great.

John
Kingscote

Great ambiance - went for

Rating: 
4

Great ambiance - went for a late lunch on Saturday - the staff was very friendly and accommodating - and the food was super.

Richard
Swartz

Great Restaurant within walking distance,

Rating: 
5

Great Restaurant within walking distance, enjoyed every aspect of it - great food

Cheri
Sullivan

Great restaurant. Beautiful location and

Rating: 
5

Great restaurant. Beautiful location and atmosphere. Great food.

David
Lauriente

The breakfast is amazing! Best

Rating: 
5

The breakfast is amazing! Best crab cakes eggs Benedict ever!

Laura
Grooms

Beautiful setting and high end

Rating: 
4

Beautiful setting and high end service. Aside from a roses lime (not fresh) daiquiri, food and drinks were outstanding.

Matt
Macfarlane

The service was great and

Rating: 
5

The service was great and the food was phenomenal. I loved the ambiance.

Rebecca
Udell

Atmosphere, Food and Staff are

Rating: 
5

Atmosphere, Food and Staff are the best in the desert.

Richard
Chapman

Great for breakfast and lunch,

Rating: 
4

Great for breakfast and lunch, dinner a bit pricy but great food and nice interiors.

Robert
Hill

My dog and I enjoyed

Rating: 
5

My dog and I enjoyed the nice patio, shaded and cool. Beautiful. Food was delicious, sangria tasty

Catherine
Frizat

service

Rating: 
5

service

Lynn
Diggs

both restaurants had lots of

Rating: 
4

both restaurants had lots of ambience and excellent food.

Marcia
Dontje

This is an excellent resaurant

Rating: 
5

This is an excellent resaurant for weekend breakfast..very elegant but casual...food is great and it is not expensive for an otherwise upscale restaurant.

Andrew
Britton

Great food and setting

Rating: 
5

Great food and setting

Peter
McAneny

Perfect food. Perfect atmosphere. Great

Rating: 
4

Perfect food. Perfect atmosphere. Great service. Close to the home.

Jillian
Longnecker

Great!

Rating: 
5

Great!

William
Barret

Delicious food, wonderful atmosphers, and

Rating: 
5

Delicious food, wonderful atmosphers, and great service!

Gary
McAnally

Great food, ambiance and service.

Rating: 
5

Great food, ambiance and service. I will miss this restaurant along with many others in Palm Springs.

Mark
Todaro

Amazing Christmas Eve dinner!

Rating: 
5

Amazing Christmas Eve dinner!

Meredith
Fenton

Spencers has a lovely walled

Rating: 
5

Spencers has a lovely walled patio, excellent food, and was welcoming my dog.

Robert
Voigt

Great food and service:

Rating: 
5

Great food and service: lovely outdoor patio for dining

Stuart
Serenbetz

Great food and upscale, intimate

Rating: 
5

Great food and upscale, intimate ambiance

Marisa
Banks

Wonderful unrushed service. Excellent presentation,

Rating: 
5

Wonderful unrushed service. Excellent presentation, not the chaepest by any means but well worth it.

Murray
Mitchell

Easy, big menu, nice place

Rating: 
4

Easy, big menu, nice place to sit. Bit of an older crowd, but very good food.

Drew
SharlandBrown

Wonderful indoor/outdoor setting; great food,

Rating: 
5

Wonderful indoor/outdoor setting; great food, and excellent service with a smile.

Nancy
Castle

The best breakfast ever.

Rating: 
5

The best breakfast ever.

Mark
Hoffman

Amazing food and lovely atmosphere

Rating: 
5

Amazing food and lovely atmosphere

We had an excellent dinner

Rating: 
5

We had an excellent dinner here on Friday night. Great fish and vegetarian options for the two non meat eaters in our group. The wine list was really impressive & the service was great! Best restaurant experience I have ever had in Palm Springs. Elegant and delicious!

Astrid
Reed

Lovely Easter brunch outside. Protected

Rating: 
4

Lovely Easter brunch outside. Protected from the winds with mountain right next to ot

Jill
Beckman Eaton

Very pleasant atmosphere and good

Rating: 
5

Very pleasant atmosphere and good food. Staff is very accommodating as well.

Steven
Osborne

Great food and ambiance

Rating: 
5

Great food and ambiance

Michael
Zager

Great food, drinks, ambiance and

Rating: 
5

Great food, drinks, ambiance and wonder full staff.

Frank And Carolyn
Bayliss

Best tasting bone-in steak I've

Rating: 
5

Best tasting bone-in steak I've had in a long time. Superior service by a professional waiter.

Frederick
Schrag

Loved the piano player and

Rating: 
5

Loved the piano player and the romantic patio. Great place to celebrate birthday or special occasions. Great view of the mountains.

Suzi
Kim

best restaurant in last 3

Rating: 
5

best restaurant in last 3 years! great variety, decent prices, quality of food was excellent. beautiful courtyard to eat at, newly decorated, great piano bar and the biggest shrimp we have ever had!!!! within 5 minutes of house.

Sharon
Potacki

Excellent Food and service.

Rating: 
5

Excellent Food and service.

Brian
Mills

Spencer's serves tasty and fresh

Rating: 
4

Spencer's serves tasty and fresh tasting food, without pretentious recipes.

The Edge is very expensive but marvelous

Lawrence
Rubin

It was a chilly evening

Rating: 
5

It was a chilly evening but we sat outside under the patio heaters and it was lovely. The food and service was great!

Doug
Hart

Very good, classic style restaurant.

Rating: 
5

Very good, classic style restaurant.

Troy
Hightower

Tucked up against the base

Rating: 
4

Tucked up against the base of the mountains amidst the lush landscaping of the Tennis Club, this restaurant has probably the best outdoor dining patio in PS, the food is good and prices are reasonable.

Neville
Willsmore

We went to Spencers for

Rating: 
5

We went to Spencers for Easter brunch. The food, service and ambiance was excellent. It was a little higher priced, but well worth it.

Debbie
Holmes

First class.

Rating: 
5

First class.

Chris And Donna
Kelly

Always a favourite of ours.

Rating: 
5

Always a favourite of ours. Food and service always exceptional.

Frederick
Lee

We had our wedding at

Rating: 
5

We had our wedding at Spencer's. It was a perfect venue.

Brian
Brouillette

Wonderful service and food. We

Rating: 
5

Wonderful service and food. We had a night to remember in the courtyard.

Mavis
Jenner

Amazing food and a great

Rating: 
5

Amazing food and a great environment!

Salina
Ranjbar

big-city food and service in

Rating: 
5

big-city food and service in a unique setting

Rodney
Larsen

Atmosphere was wonderful, we sat

Rating: 
5

Atmosphere was wonderful, we sat outside, food fantastic, service very good.

Lori
Friedman

very romantic and great service...loved

Rating: 
4

very romantic and great service...loved the outdoor terrace at night

Patricia
Lee

pricey but great ambiance

Rating: 
5

pricey but great ambiance

Randall
Olson

Fantastic meal and good service.

Rating: 
4

Fantastic meal and good service. Looking forward to the opportunity to visit Spencer's again soon

Ian
McCallum

This THE PLACE breakfast ,

Rating: 
5

This THE PLACE breakfast , lunch or dinner and it's sooooo close to the rental a real +

Amy
Hoban

Very nice setting and the

Rating: 
5

Very nice setting and the food was yummy

Judy
Martin
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This public restaurant is set in the historic Palm Springs Tennis Club area at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains, a few blocks west of downtown.