STMR.36 BBQ and Social — Restaurant in Fredericton

I made a reservation for my girlfriend’s birthday for last night and when we walked in the restaurant was very loud I could not hear her talking when she was right beside me. There was a group of waitresses that kept looking at our table making us uncomfortable. Before we even ordered I was not impressed by this restaurant. Once the food arrived it looked very nice to the eye. The chefs badass burger tasted bland there wasn’t enough seasoning if there was any at all the burger was dry and flavourless we ordered the sweet potato fries with the burger and there was a hair on the fries and we showed it to our waiter and he took it back to the kitchen and then he came back and disagreed that it was a hair and that it was a towel string and gave us the same fries back did not even offer to replace them. Towel string or hair it doesn’t matter I don’t want things like that in my food especially at a restaurant as nice as STMR 36. We also ordered the double crunch fried chicken with regular fries and when it came out it also looked pleasing to the eye but once I bit into it I found that while it not as dry as the burger it was also flavourless and did not have enough seasoning and almost half the piece of fried chicken was just fried batter no chicken in sight. They also just give you a tiny cup of barbecue sauce to have with these three pieces of ‘chicken’ so there was not nearly enough to hide the flavourless taste of it. The sweet potato fries were the only decent food that was on our plates while the regular fries were soft and floppy and had no flavour once again there was no salt on the fries. At the end of the meal we told our waiter that it was her birthday and we did not get to choose the dessert that was brought to us like in other restaurants when you tell the server about a birthday. They brought out their lemon mousse cake while it was good it did not redeem for the bland meal we had just eaten also would like to add they should have let us choose which dessert they were all the same price so that does not matter what if we had an allergy to lemon or blueberries. Overall it was a terrible experience and is most definitely not worth the high price tag you’d be paying if...

heard some decent things about this restaurant from a friends parents, so my partner and I as well as our two bestfriends went for an early supper on Friday at 4:30pm. We were sat down immediately outside and a few minutes later we were brought water and asked for drink orders. Only two of us ordered drinks (a pop and a mixed drink) and they took around 5-10 minutes to come out, nothing crazy! We placed our order right after and at 5:30pm I had looked at the clock and realized we still hadn’t gotten our food, it was a tad strange as upon arriving there was one other table seated inside. Our food finally came after 40-45 minutes and to say it was disappointing is an understatement. My $50 steak was over cooked,my asparagus was still rock hard, my “mashed potatoes” were so dry I couldn’t eat them and the Mac and cheese simply tasted like a noodle with a flavourless sauce. My partners meal was similar with the asparagus and potatoes however she did eat hers as it came with gravy but even then she did mention it was very dry. My friend’s meals were mediocre but again edible. After sitting for another 30 minutes with a plate FULL in front of me, and multiple attempts to grab the waitresses attention while she was talking to other people - the waitress finally came back to see what was wrong. I did get my meal complimentary however it was almost untouched and so disappointing. In almost 2 hours at this restaurant, we seen our waitress 3 times. We had to ask for more water and every single time our waitress came to our table she would mention how she had a table come in and ask for specifically her and they were keeping her tied up, etc. She also tried to put the fault of the food due to the kitchen staff not being the “normal staff” . she was a sweet waitress and I loved her personality but at the end of the day, the service was just not good. The food wasn’t good. And like many other comments on this post will say, if you are not dressed to the nines and presenting in a certain way, you are bottom of the totem pole. And I can with certainty say that is a fact as we were the second table sat and quickly forgotten about as soon as “regulars”...

I recently visited STMR on August 1, 2025. As being a guest at the Delta, I have been there twice before about 10 months ago. I held off on posting a review back then, given my background and experience in BBQ, but after this visit—with exceptionally poor service, a barely edible “smashburger,” and a main dish sent out without its side (which took another 10 minutes after being told it would be “2 minutes”)—I feel compelled to say it plainly: this place should be avoided at all costs.

The food is a thrown-together mess, lacking taste, care, or execution. Sending out a dish without its main component speaks to poor timing and makes the kitchen appear incompetent.

The service was beyond disappointing—little to no attention to guests, no drink refills offered, no concern shown when I raised the issue of the burger, and an overall nonchalant, unprofessional demeanor.

As for the BBQ, it is easily among the worst I’ve had in North America. It’s a step above slow-cooking ribs in a Crock-Pot, but tastes like something from a bargain pellet smoker operated on a “set it and forget it” approach. If this is considered acceptable BBQ, the culinary scene in Fredericton is in trouble. Perhaps labeling it as “BBQ-inspired/poorly delivered” would better set expectations for diners.

The only bright spot seemed to be the bar—drinks flowed smoothly, guests appeared happy with them, and I overheard several compliments. Honestly, STMR should consider focusing solely on drinks rather than serving barely edible food.

My dining partner ordered the stir fry/noodle bowl, which amounted to store-bought sauce, udon noodles, and a few vegetables—about 2–3 small pieces—topped with unseasoned, microwaved-steamed chicken that was hand-pulled into dry chunks and simply placed on top, not even mixed in.

I genuinely don’t understand how they maintain a steady stream of customers...