Lemaire Restaurant

For this Yelp review we are going to travel back in time. We are going to leap back 6 years and 6 months to a time when my wife was my fiancé. The date was March 23rd in the year of our Lord 2018. We were celebrating her 39th birthday.I remember being pressed for time in researching a fancy restaurant. I eventually ran out of time and just needed to pick something. I wanted something posh and elegant with a long-standing reputation of quality. Lemaire received a AAA Four Diamond Rating in 2016 and has been recognized by local publications like Richmond Magazine and the Times-Dispatch on multiple occasions.I know this review is a stretch since it was 6 years ago, but I took great photos to help me remember. We evidently got the pork belly and crab cake as starters. For the main course my fiancé got the scallops, and I ordered the filet mignon. You can tell from the photo my filet was cooked to a textbook perfect medium rare.I remember our whole dining experience was professional and posh. We both thoroughly enjoyed our meal. I'm confident that in present day 2024 and beyond Lemaire is still setting a gold standard.

This was an excellent dining experience when we were in Richmond the last time. Conveniently located within the Jackson hotel this establishment serves up nothing but the best!This time, we were there for dinner, and our server was excellent at making recommendations for our enjoyment. The service was impeccable; everything was pristine, napkins are folded when you step away from the table, and overall conversations with the weight staff are polite and informative. They make excellent recommendations as far as food and drink or concerned.We had the crabcake and the Manakintowne lettuces to start, and had the halibut and sea scallops for our main dishes. With such a marvelous meal, we then treated ourselves to dessert - chocolate ganache tart and coconut panna cotta were delicious, especially with a nice glass of tawny port.Definitely Recommended - can't wait to try breakfast and lunch the next time we visit!

We recently stayed the night at the Jefferson and decided to give this award winning place a try for breakfast. There was no hostess and each employee (3 in all) said wait a minute, let me get someone, and the 3rd just ducked around the corner. Needless to say after quite a long wait while we detail studied the menu... and no one came back. We left. This is an Award Winning Restaurant? If no hostess is available, why can't the employees set us? How hard is that? Absolutely worthless... definitely not coming back for another try. 0 stars for service and 0 stars for not having back up hostess instructions. I give this a 2 based solely on lack of service, and leave this for you to try

We had breakfast at Lemaire today and really enjoyed the experience. From the host to the servers, everyone was friendly and welcoming. The setting is absolutely gorgeous with a ton of natural light. A well rounded menu with something for everyone and we felt that the prices were very reasonable. I had the eggs benedict and it was excellent and my husband had the three egg omelet. So delicious. I will definitely go back again!

We visited the Jefferson Hotel's Lemaire restaurant lounge for drinks and appetizers. The drinks and food were very good, though the bar area is a bit small with limited seating at what appeared to be four to five cafe tables with chairs. They do also have a bar to sit at. For food, we really enjoyed the fried deviled eggs. The four half-eggs came with some ham and greens as well as chili sauce. They were delicious. We also ordered the cheese charcuterie board, which came with fig jam, fresh fruit, four slices of bread, four slices of cheese, and a scoop of pimento cheese. It also was very good. Friendly staff did their best on a busy night with a smile on their faces.

The restaurant was more than half empty tonight. We were seated, ordered, and enjoyed our appetizers. Then we waited an exceptionally long time for our entrees - more than 45 minutes! As soon as we complained that we had not received our main course, we were told that they were serving a large group in an adjoining room. We questioned if we were ever going to be served our meal, suddenly our dishes were scurried out as if they had forgotten about them. The manager asked if we were satisfied with our meal, and we said no. The food was good, but overpriced. The service was TERRIBLE!

I met my friend for drinks and dinner at Lemaire when I was in Richmond. This is located in the Jefferson hotel. I had not been in the hotel in almost 20 years and don't think I had ever tried this restaurant. It was honestly so so good! The server checked on us the right amount and although we planned to eat at the bar because we didn't have a reservation, we enjoyed our drinks at a table by the bar and then were seated by the window when we ordered our food. The ambiance is the historical aka dated vibe, but after we had dinner we walked through the Jefferson and WOW. It is just as beautiful and honestly stunning. My friend and I took a photo. Our food was so good! We got sandwiches... I got the crab cake and she got the BlT. She got a Cosmo and I got espresso martinis. The food was better than the drinks, and the drinks weren't bad. Just not "instagrammable" as they say.

We ate at the current replacement for Lamaire called TJs. The crabcake was delicious, as was the deviled egg appetizer.We ordered the peanut soup, which was "ok".It was really nothing special, just like melted peanut butter with a little liqueur added.The side salad was not edible, it contain several off tasting greens, most of them bitter. The coleslaw was the most bland I had ever eaten. No taste to it whatsoever, just like a dish of shredded cabbage.A friend ordered the burger,which was fine except the pungent cheese in the burger.Over all is was a fair dining experience.

We were in town visiting family and stopped here for appetizers and dinner. The hotel is spectacular and the restaurant was super cute on the inside. Our waitress was super nice and did a great job. I had the afternoon delight and it was super good and refreshing. The fried devil eggs are a must try!! I don't even like devil eggs that much and they were killer. We also had the fried oysters which were good and I loved the sauce they came with. I bet the dinner is good here but its worth it to stop in for a drink and appetizers.

Bartenders were nice and quick but the espresso martini was sooo watered down. It was definitely not made with real espresso. I could see straight through the drink. It tasted like an iced coffee when all the ice melts. The glass was hot out of the dishwasher too. Not the most appetizing for a martini