Raymonds Restaurant

Absolutely fabulous! Like the new menu structure. The wine pairing was amazing. Update: menu has changed again. Always makes it fresh. If you're going to do the tasting menu, go all in and do the full 7 course. The 5 course tends to be a bit sparse. The 3 course now has much better variety then in the past. Recommend this with wine pairing as well.

Amazing. Pretty expensive. We had the 5 course tasting menu + wine pairing. Worth the price. Highlight of our trip. Special thanks to the sommelier she did an amazing job. Local and high quality food.

Excellent service as always! Seated immediately, has a beautiful window view. Offered drinks by waiter extremely fast. Explained the specialty items clearly. Was given bread to start which seemed very fresh. Meals came out fast on hot plates which helped keep the meal warm while eating. Delicious flavors. Plenty of food/bang for your buck. On the way out, got a thank you from the owner Jerry. Offered us discounts to come back in new year. Fantastic evening! 10/10

Had an amazing meal here! Came here because Anthony Bourdain dined here during his last trip to Canada. It is the nicest restaurant I’ve seen in St John’s. I did the 7 course menu because I wanted to try everything they had to offer. The portions were small, which I didn’t mind because I don’t eat a lot. The bread wasn’t very good. The razor clams were very fresh. The pasta dish was probably my favourite. It also came with 2 fish dishes, which I didn’t really enjoy as much as I enjoyed the duck. And the set dessert was a strawberry one, which I switched out for a chocolate one. So I’m glad they were able to accommodate me. The service was fabulous and what you’d expect at a fine dining setting. I highly recommend locals and tourists to dine here.

I don’t believe there’s anything quite like it other than in Montreal - perhaps! This is fine dining at its best in Canada. Attention is paid down to the last and finest detail. You won’t find better quality, taste and presentation anywhere. Their building is indicative of what you may expect. When the owner goes to such lengths to locate inside such such a beautiful building, you may imagine the enormous effort put into each plate by the chef. The staff is second to none. You will not be disappointed.

This is a fantastic place to have a meal prepared by one of the greatest chefs in Canada, the famous Jeremy Charles. The menu is a tasting menu, so your selection is limited to one of three set menus... But there is plenty of flexibility within those menus, and as someone that doesn't enjoy seafood, there were enough options that I was able to enjoy every bite.

The service and food were spectacular, hence the reason this place is one of the top restaruants in Newfoundland. Yes the price might be a little high for some, but well worth it. Not a place to come to if you're looking for a burger or wings.

So Disappointed...... My wife and I spend 3-4 month a year traveling around checking out cool restaurants, breweries and wineries. We have visited some of the best in North America. When we heard about Raymond’s while searching the best restaurants in St. John’s I quickly made a reservation 9pm on a Wednesday. We arrived about 8:50 to a very welcoming happy host and were promptly seated in the corner of the great room. Water was brought to the table (we opted for tap water) and we started checking out the menu. Then it all falls apart. 25 minutes pass before our server returns, she jokes how we have had lots of time reviewing the menu, she takes our drink order and my wife kind of indicates we are ready to order noticing how slow the service is. The server says she will be back with the drinks then take the order another 10 minutes go by and she returns. 35 minutes in now to get a $14 cocktail. Again she jokes how long it takes her to serve us. We place our order for a cheese board and 3 course meal (recommended by a local). Nearly 15 minutes later it arrived (6 small pieces of cheese $35) it only took a few moments to eat since we have had nothing to this point and have been there 60 minutes. At this point we have had enough of the poor service (as were were not checked on between any of the previous visits by server, our water glasses sat empty for 15 a couple times) We get up and head to the front where we are met by the amazing server whom had been serving the table beside (4+ courses while we were there) she knew what the problem was without even hearing it and promptly get the manager. The manager is great! He convinces us to stay and be personally looked after by him. He covers our two cocktails and cheese board ($63) Quickly brings out a tasty well balanced raw scallop on lettuce. (5/5) Next we have a fried scallop with white turnip ribbon with beurre blanc sauce. This dish was very bland and tasteless, the scallop was well cooked. (2/5) Our main course was the duck it was delicious, initially thought it to be bland but it ended up well cooked. The duck came with roasted broccoli a little arugula and parsnip. The vegetables were not creative or well seasoned. (3/5) To finish I had the blueberry dessert it was like a yoghurt parfait with a delicious blueberry gelato. It was good but for the cost of the meal I would expect something more creative. (3/5) Service by the manager was just as you would expect, he was prompt, kept our water glasses full, folder our napkins when we got up. The level of service you would expect at this type of restaurant. Overall I think you might have to order the 5 or 8 course meals to have a creative food experience. The building is beautiful, some servers are great (the table beside us got to meet the chef) maybe because we were young (~35) and started with tap water we did not receive great service. Overall ended up being over $250 with the cheese board and 1st round of drinks covered. I am a business owner and feel the only way to make up for such a horrible start would be to cover the entire meal or at-least do something above and beyond. Save your money, go to Mallard Cottage!