Braxton's Restaurant & Bar

Mussels are amazing but main courses were a let down. Salmon was overcooked and the steak (ribeye) was average. Service is great. Drinks are expensive but excellent.

Worst Dinner ever. Due to the waiter not being able to SMILE!? Manager knows this Gentleman doesn't SMILE alas has never had a complaint!? Please Help me. Has this EVER HAPPENED TO YOU? This waiter made us Feel so UNCOMFORTABLE! I should never have left the Restaurant Crying. Sorry most Horrible SERVICE EVER. Please share. Anyone know this WAITER?

I cannot review the caliber of the menu only the service because we left after the man seating us refused to let us eat in the dining room, and insisted we sit in the bar at an awkward table for 2.despite the fact that we had reservations, were dressed properly, and there was plenty of seating available in the dining room. In fact, as we were expressing our desire to be seated in the dining room, another couple was escorted passed us to the dining room! It was ridiculous.so we left!

Unfortunately disappointed in the quality and cook on the food here. The prices were reasonable but the steaks were unevenly cooked throughout - the ribeye was rare and medium rare (asked for medium rare) and the fat on the meat was completely raw and inedible. The vegetables also ranged from raw to over cooked on the same plate. Sadly disappointed. The service was excellent, though.

This is the best restaurant in Canada and close to best in WW that I ever visited! I should makes more manifold dinner menu but it is still my favourite restaurant!

Un des meilleurs restaurant au Nouveau-Brunswick. J'ai gouté au huitres Rockefeler, à l'agneau et aux moules-frites. Tout était délicieux, et les portions très généreuse. Service impecable. Franchement, rien à redire. J'y reviendrais certainement!

Terrible service. The waiter didn't stop by once to ask if we wanted another drink or how our food was. The restaurant was completely dead at the time. I expect much more from a gourmet restaurant. We had to request our bill even though he already took our plates away and asked if we were finished. We waited almost 20 minutes after we had finished to get our bill and again the restaurant was not busy! Menu description wasn't accurate. I personally didn't like my meal but my partners meal was very good. Not worth the price, will not be returning.

Can't say enough how much I enjoyed this restaurant.had the ribeye one night followed by the shareable Porterhouse our second night. The beef was prepared to perfection. Staff are friendly and the service is spectacular. Was definitely a carnivore weekend!

On Oct. 8th, we had a very disappointing meal at Braxton's. We had heard about tomahawk steaks and decided to splurge. We ordered it medium rare but when it came it was very nearly raw. I tried to cut a piece but after several minutes of sawing expressed to our waiter that it was inedible. I believe the waiter's name was Duston and his service was faultless. He took the steak back for further cooking and removal of a huge slab of fat, and it was somewhat improved but still very tough to cut, worse to chew and very fatty. The flavor of the steak was good but there was so much connective tissue that we were only able to get a few bites.most of it was just waste. The vegetables were good and dessert was excellent. We stayed at the hotel and the room and service were impeccable, but I'm afraid that when we think of the Algonquin now it's that miserable steak we remember. If it weren't for that we'd gladly give 5 stars

Expensive hotel restaurant. We ordered 2 lobster rolls. They were very dry and the lobster was rubbery. The Algonquin Chowder was good. Didn't think the food was worth the price.

Had a relaxing lunch on the patio overlooking the property. The only annoyance was some car engines left running while checking in nearby.

Nope, Nope and Nope. And in case you missed it, Nope. When it's on the room service menu online and you order it, you'll need to wait until they tell you whether they are willing to make it for you because it is considered a "lunch item". As other folks have said, do yourself a favour and eat elsewhere.

Amazing experience at this restaurant. We had the Braxton's platter to start which had a sampling of everything - some of the best appetizers I've had in a long time. The cocktails, mains, atmosphere, and service were all outstanding. Would highly recommend if in St. Andrews!

Had a lovely dinner with fish cakes to start and the best salmon diner ever! (Atlantic salmon) Highly recommend.

We love going to The Algonquin. The atmosphere is amazing, the food is excellent, staff are friendly and even better they allow dogs in the central and porch areas.

Some very good cocktails here! They have the classics and a few really good versions of there own!

Ordered the medium rare chef's cut and seafood risotto, as well as the raspberry mousse dessert. Everything was delicious!

Always a great spot. One of the best in hotel restaurants in the province. It completes a well rounded stay at this beautiful hotel. I adore the crab cakes! A limited menu but what they do they do well! Fresh and unique dishes and I haven't been disappointed yet.

Was here for my birthday this year. Had a bad experience last year but decided to give it a second chance given it is one of the more finer dining experiences in St Andrews. Our party of 4 was seated far to close to the next couple then we’re advised that they were out of two items on the menu. I was so disappointed. We saved ourselves the trouble and went downstairs to the Pub and the manager waited on us. His service was top notch and the food was excellent. We won’t waste our time reserving at Braxtons again.

Worst fish and chip I have ever ate, with all the hype I heard from their dinning I was very disappointed! I wouldn't even feed it to a wild animal

3rd time there in the last couple years. Overpriced, small portions, menu is blah. Waitress didn't know the menu and couldn't pronounce a few items. They ran out of a couple items we wanted to order so finished our drinks and went downstairs to the Wright whale pub which was Awesome!

We were quite underwhelmed with our experience at Braxton's. We had made a reservation but were seated at the very back of the restaurant near the swinging kitchen door which was quite loud and distracting.

My partner ordered the cauliflower steak which turned out to be half a head of cauliflower barely roasted on a bed of puréed sweet potato that arrived dripping off the plate. Absolutely not worth the $29 price tag.

Stopped in at Braxton's for a nice lunch on the patio. All food and drinks were outstanding, particularly the crab cakes and the oysters. Service was top notch as well. A touch of class!

The food is fantastic. The service is exceptional; best in all of Atlantic Canada. I had the chicken supreme.

Service and food were fantastic! I love the atmosphere and it is the very best that pets are welcome. Always feels like going home when I visit the Algonquin. Thanks for the exceptional experience once again!

The creme Brule and Mai Tai were exceptional. The beet salad and crab cake were ok. Very expensive.

We were given free breakfast vouchers because there was an issue with our room.
Thank goodness we did not have to pay for this meal.
The scrambled eggs were very undercooked and the "Acadian spiced potatoes" were tater tots.
This a a breakfast I'd expect from a Comfort Inn not a Marriott signature restaurant.
$18 for this meal was highway robbery.
Do yourself and your pocketbook a favour by going into town and eating at Lumberjacks Cafe- much better food at half the price.

We ate here two nights in a row. Wow the food was amazing. I loved the crab cakes and the chowder. The second night I tried the Ceasar salad and the Digby Scallops with pork belly. I really wished I had tried the scallops with pork belly the first night so I could have had it again. The Ceasar salad was very good as well. Tasted like the dressing was made from scratch.

Delicious well presented food. Nice atmosphere. Justin provided friendly attentive service. Thanks!

Not a single complaint about this place. Shared 3 dishes with the Beef tenderloin, the Chicken sandwich and the Braxton Share Platter. Each dish was cooked to perfection and each bite delicious. Would highly recommend.

After reading the reviews about issues with the service; we were skeptical when we made a reservation.

After our meal: I have to say that the service was exceptional - provided by Rachel.

My wife and I had the crab cakes, tenderloin and salmon. Everything was very good, especially the tenderloin.

Unfortunately, we were disappointed twice during our weekend getaway by Braxtons: (
As the Algonquin is a piece of the Mariott Autograph Collection I had high hopes for the quality of the dining experience. I had hoped to find a new gem along the southern shores of our province but this was not the case. The food was a big disappointment and we cook to a higher standard at home. From the soggy lobster roll bun to a flavorless linguine to a grainy mornay sauce we were left wanting better. The service in the restaurant was incredibly inferior to the service we experienced during our interactions with the hotel staff. The hotel staff were warm, hospitable and accommodating. The dining staff were cold, closed off and made us feel we were an inconvenience instead of a welcome and expected guest. When we asked for our water to be refilled, we waited a good 15 minutes and then only one person at our table had their glass filled. There was no coffee refill offering. Not once were we asked how our food was and we had to send one dish back twice. Once for being cold and again because the sides did not arrive. Also, we noticed an abundance of dead house flies and hornets along the veranda window seating which was not appetizing to say the least. I honestly felt the entire dining experience was a disappointment with not one redeeming feature except for maybe the view.
There is a disconnect between the hotel customer service and the restaurant customer service which is unfortunate.

Attempted to go to this restaurant in the evening with probably about 2 hours till close. Asked about the patio and was told it was first come first serve and to go grab an open spot and someone would help us out. Went outside and sat at an empty table and waited for about 20 minutes. Table wasn’t cleared and we were not served or acknowledged. Seemed to be at least 3 servers covering the patio and they walked by us 2 or 3 times serving other people but didn’t notice us when we tried to get their attention. Not sure what the issue was as it seemed to be normal in terms of busyness. Ended up leaving and going elsewhere instead of waiting any longer. Hopefully their customer service improves as they get up and running again for summer. Disappointing regardless as the hotel and restaurant are in a nice setting and our family members frequently stay at the hotel. This review is not indicative of the food as we didn’t get a chance to actually try it only our experience waiting.

MIND-BLOWING!

Me and my partner stayed at the Algonquin for a weekend and had dinner at Braxton’s two days in a row.

The new chef has made a fantastic job at creating memorable dishes that create an exciting experience for the palate. The pork belly with scallops are the most delicious appetizer I’ve ever had, and the cheesecake créeme brûlée was just exquisite. The cocktails were another pleasant surprise as they were both creative and delicious.

Every person working at the restaurant was super nice and helpful. This made our stay even more pleasant. I would come back in a heartbeat just to eat here. I recommend this restaurant to anyone who values amazing food and great views.

You can safely disregard previous negative reviews as the management and the chef are new (we were told). They have come to put Braxton’s name back at the top and in my opinion; they have made it wonderfully.

Overall experience was good. Staff and service was AMAZING. Food was a little overpriced and portions small. Wasn't the portions I was expecting for what you pay for. Food was prepared excellent and flavors were delicious.

Feeling a great need to escape following a hard winter locked in the house, we escaped to the Algonquin Resort in picturesque St. Andrews, NB. Needing time to relax, we didn’t even leave the hotel and ate all of our meals at the hotel’s restaurant/bar.

As there were relatively few people in the hotel, it was easy to just drop in without reservations. We chose to eat in the bar as we needed a “baño de gente” as my Spanish spouse calls it. Literally a “bath of people”, we needed to feel the atmosphere with people around. Also, the bar had a nice fireplace. Gas but realistic feeling.

First, the staff are incredibly with the polish one would expect from a restaurant of this nature. Friendly and engaging wish just the right amount of attention without feeling over bearing.

Meals arrived with good timing and nice presentation. Quality was good. Not great like I would have expected for the place and price. However, we were not disappointed with the meals.

So while all was well with the meal, I feel the prices were too high relative to fine dining in other locations. Yes, I understand hotel restaurant have an added markup and many times I opt to pay rather than leave the hotel. However, it was just a little higher than I felt it merited. For example, my $40 seafood risotto was good. Not great as I expected for this price. The bottle of wine we ordered one night was about triple the cost from the liquor store.

The other negative for me was to see two tip lines on the bill. One just labeled tip and the other labelled something like kitchen tip. It is a well known fact that in North America restaurants are trying to up the percentages of tips as a way to supplement wages paid, not for rewarding good service, as a tip should be. If a restaurant wants to recognize cook staff, then have tips split. However, the best way to recognize all staff, especially chefs, is to pay them well. In a tourist country like Spain, hardly anyone tips. It is because they pay their staff a good wage and the service there is still spectacular. Anyway, this sat very badly with me and is not a change in custom that I will support.

So all in all a great experience but with the little distractions noted, I could not support a 5 star rating.

Not impressive
It was annual family celebration place.
We was so upset to lost favorite place.
Company should know before too late.

A very nice hotel and good staff but I will start by stating that we travel a lot and enjoy a good meal. We also never complained and it take some very disappointing food to make us do so. We just left that nice looking restaurant that serve some low quality bar food at a premium price. We started with a Cesar salad that was not bad but nothing extraordinary followed by the only thing on the reduced menu that is no where near what s advertise online (covid not an excuse they had a year to change it) the only decent meal other than burgers was a steak frite at 32$. So 150$ later plus tip we ate dive bar steak quality with no spice. When we asked for spice there was no steak spice so they brought us a tea spoon of HP sauce and some packet of salt.for a romantic night that will cost me over 500$ it is EXTREMELY disappointing.sorry for the bad review as this is my first one but I couldn't say nothing.stay there but eat elsewhere.

Delicious breakfast and lovely relaxed atmosphere. Service was great. Covid-19 procedures were in place and comfortable

Love it! Great service and safely socially distanced. I have lunch here a few times a week-soups are creative spins on seasonal ingredients. The lobster roll is the best-most don’t have enough vegetables and crunch and too much Mayo. This one is amazing! Mussels are also a favorite. Highly recommend.

It was a great experience having breakfast here! Staff are very accommodating and attentive, not allowing my coffee cup to be empty, which is awesome. Poach eggs and pancakes with blueberry jam were really tasty that my daughter craved for it just when we got home and tried to make her own version. Thank you!

Very disappointing. My halibut was overcooked and dry. My mom's seafood dish was of little shrimp and scallops from the freezer I'm sure! Overpriced and underwhelming.

Located in the Algonquin Hotel, the ambience and staff are top-notch. They make you feel special.
I had the Algonquin burger and seafood chowder. The burger patty was dry, which made me think it was cooked from frozen (I could be wrong). The burger includes cheese, bacon, an onion ring, tomato, lettuce, and a sauce that may be horseradish-ish. The cheese didn't add to the flavour but the bacon and sauce worked well.
The chowder was delicious but the seafood (as much as there was) was in very small pieces, which made me think it wasn't fresh (but I could be wrong). Good flavour though.

Food was very under whelming. Nothing special. Found it very pricey for what we had! $13 for a Cesar. It was good but not worth that. Our meal was $100. My husband and I each had a drink, dessert. He had a chicken sandwich with side salad. I had chowder and salad. The salad was mixed greens with 2 strawberries a few blueberries.that's it. I don't mind paying for a decent meal but I was definately disappointed. The service was good.

Sometimes it deserves 5 stars, othertimes 2 stars. It's a bit hit and miss, but at their prices I would expect a hit each time. Service was okay considering they were busy most times I've been there.

We stopped in here for lunch last year as we were traveling through the area. It was a very nice historic setting in the magnificent old Algonquin Resort. We couldn't have been more happy. Our server, Jordan, was pleasant, attentive, courteous and friendly. Doris started with a glass of Chardonnay to compliment her Artisan Salad. We spit an order of succulent Lobster Rolls and I then had a Caesar Salad. We were pleased with everything we ordered, no complaints. The lobster rolls were exceptional. Our total bill came to $ 61 CAD ($ 46 USD). We did not stay here but definitely will next time we come back this way. Simply beautiful here. Kindly click the like button if this review or my photos are useful.

Food was a 3/5 decent. Chowder came kind of lukewarm. Salad was okay but nothing special. Fresh pepper that the waitress brought over was underwhelming. My brother got the linguini pasta that he liked.

Nice staff and historical hotel bumped it up to a 4.

Great buffets, both breakfast and dinner. For breakfast, a good selection of eggs including a custom omelet bar, bacon, sausage, potatoes, various fruits and pastries. For dinner, a good selection of charcuterie, two great soups, a great salad bar, a pasta custom station with several sauces, pastas and add-ons to choose from and a good selection of desserts. A good selection of drinks.