Port City Royal
8 reviews 45 Grannan St, Saint John, NB +1 506-631-3714 www.portcityroyal.com suggest an edit
10 December 2023 3:09
Had the pleasure of dining here this evening. Small but comfortable. Food was awesome, service extraordinary. Enough attention without feeling like you're being hovered over. Charcuterie board was wonderful with a different variety. Perfect portion sizes, perfect service perfect atmosphere with music not blaring and being able to carry on a conversation. Thank you for a great night and we'll definitely return. Unique cocktails that were delicious. Don't let looks deceive this is a place we'll worth visiting! Highly recommend
12 October 2023 2:20
We had a lovely evening at PCR to celebrate my birthday. The food was good, cocktails were fun and what impressed me the most was that I had left my birthday card behind, when I realized two days later what had happened they had it waiting there for me with my cash gift still included.
Thank you PCR for your honest and helpful staff!
Thank you PCR for your honest and helpful staff!
05 October 2023 7:14
Original dinner menu, daring and creative!
Dining pleasure if you truly appreciate gourmet treats.
A memorable evening once we got used to the cold rock hard seats.
Dining pleasure if you truly appreciate gourmet treats.
A memorable evening once we got used to the cold rock hard seats.
30 September 2023 17:55
My favourite restaurant in Saint John. We had an amazing dinner here. Service was fantastic, food was phenomenal (try the tasting menu!), and the ambiance is great. The dishes are carefully crafted and have so much flavour packed into every bite. Highly recommend for fine dining in the city.
25 August 2023 23:04
WOW. Food, staff, service. All amazing. It was our second anniversary, I had flowers delivered there, they weren’t even open yet and they took them. The food is so good. The charcuterie board is out of this world, highly recommend it. I had the bbq beef brisket tonkatsu ramen, (mmmmmm…. Ramen) and my fiancé had the spinach ravioli. The shrimp and fritters…. Omg that sauce.
23 June 2023 17:05
This place was overall ok however I think it’s worth a visit to see for yourself. In my opinion the menu seems to be hit and miss. I would go again and just try different items and if it missed the mark for me I wouldn’t go back a third time. They are going for a more upscale dining experience but fail to deliver that on a couple fronts (see below for details). They need to do some editing to their dishes (components and presentation) and then I would give them 10/10.
Came here for a business meal with potential clients and ordered two bottles of wine (one red one white) for the table. When we wanted a second bottle of each we had to get a different kind because there was no backup supply.
I had the Suarez cocktail, it was basically a fancy margarita. Was very tasty but was small for the price and the glass it was served in + presentation was underwhelming. For a fancy cocktail and price tag the glassware and garnishes need to be on point.
For food we ordered a few orders each of fried halloumi (very good!), charcuterie board (good), sourdough (good).
the charcuterie board had some strange items like a chicken patty that was sliced into triangular prisms, reminiscent of liverwurst. The rest of the accompaniments were ok; brie, aged cheddar (loved this), gherkins, pickled fiddleheads, house pickles, some kind of kimchi relish (lacked flavour and out of place) and apricot preserves. All served with crostini. I felt everything was just ok, nothing too special and lacked cohesiveness.sourdough was served with molasses whipped butter, I wish there would have been traditional salted butter as an option as well.
I personally ordered the three course meal.
Appetizer was amazing! Roasted broccoli with sweet potato (I think?) and pickled duck egg. It was very good 10/10
Entree was strip loin on mashed potato with horseradish jus and glazed / roasted onions. I wasn’t a fan of the grilled onions, I felt they took away from the dish and would prefer a more traditional side to a steak dinner. They also pour the sauce all over your dish so that also overtook the flavour. 7/10
Dessert was ok. Some components were very good like the white chocolate and almond bark, that was 10/10.the cake itself was dry.the strawberry rhubarb compote was good but unfortunately had raw rhubarb which negatively affected flavour (really tart) and texture (crunchy). Ginger ice cream- again out of place, should just be vanilla… overall 7/10
Came here for a business meal with potential clients and ordered two bottles of wine (one red one white) for the table. When we wanted a second bottle of each we had to get a different kind because there was no backup supply.
I had the Suarez cocktail, it was basically a fancy margarita. Was very tasty but was small for the price and the glass it was served in + presentation was underwhelming. For a fancy cocktail and price tag the glassware and garnishes need to be on point.
For food we ordered a few orders each of fried halloumi (very good!), charcuterie board (good), sourdough (good).
the charcuterie board had some strange items like a chicken patty that was sliced into triangular prisms, reminiscent of liverwurst. The rest of the accompaniments were ok; brie, aged cheddar (loved this), gherkins, pickled fiddleheads, house pickles, some kind of kimchi relish (lacked flavour and out of place) and apricot preserves. All served with crostini. I felt everything was just ok, nothing too special and lacked cohesiveness.sourdough was served with molasses whipped butter, I wish there would have been traditional salted butter as an option as well.
I personally ordered the three course meal.
Appetizer was amazing! Roasted broccoli with sweet potato (I think?) and pickled duck egg. It was very good 10/10
Entree was strip loin on mashed potato with horseradish jus and glazed / roasted onions. I wasn’t a fan of the grilled onions, I felt they took away from the dish and would prefer a more traditional side to a steak dinner. They also pour the sauce all over your dish so that also overtook the flavour. 7/10
Dessert was ok. Some components were very good like the white chocolate and almond bark, that was 10/10.the cake itself was dry.the strawberry rhubarb compote was good but unfortunately had raw rhubarb which negatively affected flavour (really tart) and texture (crunchy). Ginger ice cream- again out of place, should just be vanilla… overall 7/10
10 April 2023 5:54
Food was high quality and flavorful, staff were very welcoming and accommodating specially considering they were short staffed that night. Menu is a bit pricey but would recommend for special occasions. Cozy and dark atmosphere with clean washrooms.
23 January 2023 21:38
Food was overall alright. The bread & butter, pea soup and tuna tartare were delicious. The pasta-like dish was quite salty. And the dessert had individual elements that were either too sweet or too sour, and it was hard trying to get that balance of sweet & sour with each bite. Would still like to try again hoping for a better main and dessert the next time around.