Lemongrass — Restaurant in Saint John

Visiting Saint John on a staycation, we chose this restaurant as it was close to our hotel and looked like it was popular given the number of people inside.

Covid protocols were in place and plexiglass screens separated the tables.

Our server was quite friendly and explained all the specials. I started with a cocktail call “Don’t Ride the Elephant” ... basically a mojito with lemongrass. It was good but rather expensive like most of the alcohol here. That said, beer was on special that night and there was a good selection.

We both started with a soup. Lemongrass seems to be an ingredient in most dishes and the soup was no different. It was rather disappointing however to find a plastic spoon. C’mon, not something you would expect here.

My spouse opted for a curry dish but it was rather watery and not what she expected. I opted for “bar snacks” option. Basically it was a list of 8-10 small plates, not unlike Spanish tapas. Each dish was a fixed price - $8 per plate I think. This was a really nice option as you had a variety of different tastes. Some were a little cold suggesting they might have sat a while before being served.

We ordered a wine which cost $52. It was interesting to see how much restaurants gouge you on alcohol. The wine cost ~$25 in the liquor store. We had the same wine at each place we stayed that week. At the Italian by Night it was $42 which was surprisingly nice given the quality of that restaurant. $62 at the Algonquin Inn in St. Andrews and a whopping $80 at the Delta Fredericton... almost 400% markup which was unnecessary.

All in all, a nice meal despite some small criticisms. I would return.

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Family of 4. We were watching a show on the waterfront and decided to have supper at one of the waterfront restaurants. We chose lemongrass. It took 50 minutes to get our order with no silverware which we had to retrieve ourselves after waiting 5 minutes watching our meals get cold. Wife and youngest ordered fish and chips, which they found greasy and bland. My oldest got the chicken burger, pathetic p.o.s , chicken was tiny , could have passed for a nugget. I ordered pad thai, it looked nice but wasnt great. Pile of stuck together noodles underneath sprouts and cilantro. I give the pad thai 5 out of 10. Id sooner have thai express. Either way i would not recommend eating here unless you like paying 120 bucks to wait almost an hour for mediocre food, and thats me being generous with the review. Dont take my word for it check out the pictures, and last but not least there was a short and curly hair baked into one of the fries. ...

Stopping in and ordering the Thai APPETIZER PLATTER and a small bowl of Tom Yum Goong soup adding some rice noodles 🍜 for our lunch. Staffs are friendly, fast, and helpful but the food is average. The deep fried spring rolls are contained mostly vermicelli noodles which has no taste if being eaten alone; deep fried dumplings have the similar taste to the spring rolls; the BBQ curry chicken skewers are pretty bitter as being over marinated with curry. The chicken skewers should have the sweetness, the saltiness well combined with the curry taste. The Brussel sprouts are the only acceptable dish here. The Tom Yum Goong soup should have the sweetness, sourness, saltiness of the Vietnamese fish sauce, spiciness, lemon grass, and other Thai herbs within the soup. It should be served with either rice 🍚 or Vietnamese Pho noodles. For me, the food is average due to lack of delicious balance and...