Back on topic, Gale doesn’t seem super charmed by Tav on first meeting, suggesting his bark is sarcastic. But I’ve been playing Bg3 on a potato, so maybe the performance of the actors didn’t really come accross.
I didn't read it as sarcastic but as insincere. Gale is a manipulator and words are simply tools designs to produce his favored outcome. So he probably wanted to indicate that he was indeed pleased to meet you but the flat delivery of the line, the excessive formality and the rest of his behavior speak to his insincerity.
