Lemongrass

Oud Metha and Lamcy are occasionally overlooked. But no longer 9 Reviews

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From Time Out Dubai Eating Out 2009

Oud Metha and the general Lamcy Plaza area can seem like a bit of a black hole in Dubai’s eating scene. But that’s only if you don’t know about Lemongrass. Situated, rather randomly, in one of the plaza’s carparks, the eatery’s lime green signage is a shining beacon of hope for the hungry.

A past Best Independent Time Out winner, it serves fresh fruit juices (listed with their health-giving properties, fishy mains of snappers, prawns and hammour, although most of the curries also offer chicken or beef options. The place has a welcoming, casual ambiance, making it a good choice for both lunch and dinner.

The restaurant has the air of a cosy, if a little tired, café, with wicker chairs, black and white shots of Thai countryside and multilevel seating, allowing diners privacy even when the place is packed – as it regularly is. Fortunately, the staff seem used to this and don’t forget about you.

Wash things down with a pot of zinging ginger tea and you can kid yourself that you just enjoyed a healthy feed – while ignoring your achingly satisfied stomach.

By Time Out Dubai staff
Time Out Dubai, 30 March 2009

• Previous reviews
  • 11 January,2009- reviewed by Daisy Carrington
  • 26 March,2008- reviewed by Jeremy Lawrence
  • 12 March,2007- reviewed by Time Out Dubai Staff
  • 29 April,2006- reviewed by TimeOut Dubai
  • 01 July,2003- reviewed by Rob Orchard
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Posted by: vincent on 08 Sep ' 09 at 13:19

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• Best for: Family friendly
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

Posted by: John on 01 Sep ' 09 at 10:09

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• Best for: Family friendly
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

The best Thai food in Dubai

Posted by: Shetty on 23 Aug ' 09 at 07:47

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• Best for: Family friendly
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

Posted by: Rachel on 25 Mar ' 09 at 21:31

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• Best for: Family friendly
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

Excellent Thai food at a good value. The Tom Kha Soup was perfectly sweet and spicy. Green curry was delicious!

Posted by: Juliette on 17 Mar ' 09 at 11:17

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• Best for: Romantic
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

Lovely decor, good food, but overated.
Prawn/ fish not a fluffy and soft as the should be, mains can get fiery even if you ask for mild.

Posted by: Harsha Pandav on 28 Jan ' 09 at 11:57

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• Best for: Family friendly
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

I'd made a visit to Lemongrass only to try out the much raved about Tom Yam soup, but the menu just didn't let me ignore it. And that, I did not regret. The soup was exceptional and easily the best of its kind in Dubai. The vegetarian starter platter was pretty neat, with exactly measured portions for two people. The Char Kway Teow was just the way we requested for it, but what really stood out was our dessert, Fried Banana with Vanilla ice-cream, which was nothing short of delightfully fattening. Washing down with Jasmine Tea never felt better. However, the service was quite a let down for such outstanding food. Contrasting to the abovementioned reviewer, the waitresses kept forgetting about our existence and we had a hard time catching their attention to get them to take our order or to call for the cheque. This was when the place wasn't even that full. We went at an odd hour and there were about four other occupied tables. But one thing that really got my attention was, hilarious really, they kept taking away our plates for some odd reason. And they just wuldn't let us finish our course! I kid you not. I understand the tables are to be cleared for the next course, but only after we're done with the previous one! It was strangely funny here, they kept clearing our plates without second notice! It was as if they were running short of plates for the other diners.. I was expecting a one-of-a-kind experience at Lemongrass, but really not in this context!

To conclude, the food deserves the accolades, but expected the unexpected from the service, not necessarily in the good way!

Posted by: Trudy on 19 Jan ' 09 at 10:13

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• Best for: Family friendly
• Would you go back to this restaurant? No

Nice decor and good service but they def cannot make - Gang keow wan gai and no one even speaks Thai (thats Green curry) it was nothing like the real thing !

Posted by: THE REALIST on 12 Jan ' 09 at 09:46

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• Best for: Family friendly
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

Posted by: Kishani on 12 Jan ' 09 at 09:17

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• Best for: Family friendly
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

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