Went to Desert Sage with a group of clients while in town for a conference. Prior to going I had asked several people that live in town, as well as reading several reviews, and all said that they had heard great things about the restaurant....they heard wrong! We were greeted with snotty young girls as hostesses that seemed to not have learned the art of customer service yet. We were seated on a patio with two round tables pushed together to accomodate our group, and the table was not yet set even though we were exactly on time for our reservation. Since it was cold & windy outside, we asked to be moved inside. Again, the snotty girls said that ""we probably will not be able to help you with that"", meaning-too bad, you're staying outside. When I replied that we probably would leave they miraculously were able to find us a table inside. As for the food-sorry, but just so-so for the prices. My $17 escargot appetizer was presented beautifully but lacked much taste at all. And most disappointing was my $55 lobster entree-tastless and chewy. I am not opposed to payng high prices in a restaurant, but I do usually hope that the price reflects the quality of the meal. One good note about the restaurant-the server we had was very quick & very friendly. With the VAST amount of fine dining restaurants in the palm springs & palm desert areas, do yourself a favor & choose a different one.
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