Ginger and Lemongrass Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Both were delicious and light."
• "The food was delicious, fresh and of good quality."
• "Fantastic, authentic Southeast Asian flavors."
• "Had a Vermicelli with grilled pork, my go to, and it was fresh, as expected, and the grilled pork was perfectly cooked."
• "Really great food. Not just your average take on Vietnamese food."
• "The wings were amazing and juicy, slathered in the sauce."
• "The ube cheesecake was delicious and had fresh dragonfruit and blueberries on top."

Cons:

• "The fish sauce doesn’t go well with the rice noodles because it just gets soaked up into the noodles in a bad way."
• "The steamed buns, however; were frankly terrible."
• "Food is solid, not bad, not great. Just expected Pho + bone marrow to really HIT and it wasn't there."
• "Went with a friend, and wasn’t impressed. Ordered pork belly buns and they were super greasy and mushy, not worth the price."
• "But it’s pho- bland and flavorless."
• "The pho is significantly below bar for what you’d expect as standard - the broth is really, really bland."
• "The food was an utter disappointment... the “grilled” pork wasn’t grilled at all. It was actually stewed pork, which somehow managed to be the dry and flavorless."

Service

Pros:

• "Beautiful atmosphere and fantastic service."
• "The staff are extremely nice too."
• "Beautiful cane backed booths, smart, friendly, attentive staff."
• "The staff is super nice and helpful."
• "HIGHLY recommend and the staff always goes above and beyond."
• "Wait service was so nice and attentive and refilled our water."
• "The staff always goes above and beyond."

Cons:

• "The employees and service are average."
• "The wait staff was rude."
• "Service is friendly but quite slow at times."
• "Strange our pho came out luke warm, not hot."
• "I wish the food would’ve been faster out - the table next to me sat down after me and was done eating before I got my app."
• "Service was terrible. Ordered 1 appetizer and 2 dishes. The appetizer came in about 20 minutes after I ordered."
• "The staff were visibly upset that we showed up 10 minutes before closing, so that vibe was off right away."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The decor is simple and cozy with lots of greens."
• "Very nice atmosphere, beautiful interior."
• "Loved the vibe and decor as well as the plating."
• "The interior is gorgeous and the food is flavorful too."
• "Ginger and Lemongrass is the perfect restaurant. It has a quiet but lively atmosphere with beautiful hanging plants and lanterns."
• "The space is so cute and the staff is friendly and chill."
• "The atmosphere is very light and pleasant, which directly reflects the spirit of the food they are putting out."

Cons:

• "The space is small."
• "In the summer be aware that the street can be quite loud, it’s a small and cars idle right near the front."
• "The place is cozy and the tables are close enough to each other that you can get the play by play of the next table's conversations."

Price & Value

Pros:

• "Definitely recommend this place. Good prices too."
• "Amazing price per value."
• "Portions are a good size and the prices are super affordable."
• "Pho broth was incredible and the generous portion sizes was great value."
• "The food here was phenomenal, especially considering the price."
• "One of the few places in LES that’s worth the price, gorgeous menu."
• "It was about $35 a person for us which was really good price for NYC."

Cons:

• "The portion of both dishes were great even though they were a little pricy."
• "Vermicelli was a bit disappointing. It was made with rice noodles (pho noodles) and not proper vermicelli."
• "Do not order the bubble milk tea cocktail because it was not good."