I visited this location 6 years ago and wasn't too impressed. This time, I was surprised. I had the Honey Walnut Prawns and an order of Chicken Egg Rolls (sorry I forgot to snap a pic). The prawns were really good. I enjoyed every thing on that plate. I addition to the prawns there was a bed of green and purple cabbage and a creamy coconut sauce. So good! The egg rolls were ok but not what I was used to. My colleagues all enjoyed their food. They ordered apple curry, Singapore Noodles, Pad Thai, and combination fried rice. The portions were definitely for sharing, family style. It was busy and Staff were attentive. read more

Consistently good, no matter what we've ordered. This is our go-to Thai food place in the south sound. Slightly more expensive than a standard Thai place, but definitely worth it! read more

Lemongrass Cafe - Thai Near Me - Tumwater, Washington

Very good fresh roll. It came with unusual peanut-hoison type sauce. BUT, after we got that dish, it took about 25 minutes before our main dish came out. TOO LONG! The pad see ew was very good but only had one little piece of red pepper, 2 small pieces of broccoli. It was almost all carrot and onion. Not even a large amount of noodles, either! read more

Tumwater lemon grass is an absolute joke. Great restaurant but if you're gonna eat here, go to Lacey. Extremely rude workers and awful service. read more

We just moved to Tenino in July of last year from Tacoma. I was a door dash queen when it came to ordering pad thai before we moved. Now it's hard to find a good Thai place, and we're not sure if anyone would deliver out to our new house. We drive by The Lemongrass almost every day but just now stopped to eat there. We parked in the back, walked in and saw several full tables (a good sign) and was seated in a booth. The server was friendly, all our food got out in under 15-20 minutes. We have the pork spring rolls, chicken pad thai, yellow curry friend rice, and I forgot what my fiancé ordered. It was all great! We both said we're coming back here for sure. read more

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Ordered the thai salad with prawns for my brother and I. Bland is the word to describe it. A bunch of veggies with 6 prawns. Not worth 18.95 by any means. Thai garden much better. Disappointed. read more

We love the food here but the heat consistency is never accurate. We always order a 2, sometimes it is perfect and a few times, like today the 2 melted my face off! We love the egg rolls, Thai chicken salad, Swimming angels and their Almond chicken. If they could just regulate and have some consistency on the heat levels, it would be a perfect 5 stars for done in and take out! read more

I ordered pad Thai with chicken tonight and was definitely disappointed. The noodles are wrong, there are no bean sprouts, and it tastes like it has curry in it. Definitely not pad Thai. read more

Lemongrass Cafe - Thai Near Me - Tumwater, Washington

The little sister and I had lunch here yesterday and enjoyed a delicious spread of gluten-free Thai dishes! We popped in around lunchtime and were able to get a comfy table. They had a pretty decent red/ white/prosecco wine selection compared to most small restaurants; since we were celebrating, we indulged. The red blend was quite nice. The little sister enjoyed the mini bottle of proseco they had available. The restaurant is one little dining area with a small, intimate, cozy atmosphere. The server was very helpful and knowledgeable about gf. Most of the items we wanted were available gluten-free. We enjoyed the chicken satay with gf peanut sauce, beef pad Thai, pad see ew with tofu, and chicken tom yum talay soup. Everything was fresh, favorable, and plentiful. The little sister had lots to take home to prevent a hangry husband situation. Overall, it was a nice spot and safe for gluten-free free and celiacs like us. read more

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Lemongrass is the best Thai restaurant in town! I have been going there for over 15 years, and still enjoy it every time I go back. The atmosphere is very classy, and the prices are reasonable along with the portions. read more

Food was fantastic. Great options and wonderful flavor. Service friendly and very attentive. I highly recommend!!!

Recently I was disappointed in the almond chicken and chicken pad Thai. It was takeout but that really shouldn't make a difference. The almond chicken was a nicely battered crispy filet of chicken breast. That's where the meal peaked. Chunks of cabbage, white rice, and sauce in a separate container ruined everything about the chicken. It reminded me of a bad food truck experience. The pad Thai didn't live up to expectations either. I've had great pad Thai from Thai Garden by the mall in Olympia. I'm never disappointed there. Lemon Grass pad Thai had thick noodles, very little chicken, and the sauce was sticky dry and not good flavor. It also came with mostly uncooked thick cuts of carrots and cabbage. I've been to the Lemon Grass in Lacey years ago and it was good. I recently moved to Tumwater and decided to give this location a try. I would never go back. read more

We moved to Olympia recently from San Jose and I was fairly nervous about leaving our metropolis of good Asian food, but this place made me rethink a lot of my old faithful Thai restaurants down south! My cousin recommended Lemongrass to us. She notoriously only eats Pad Thai. This fact has its pros and cons. It means her recommendations are not very well rounded, but it ask means that she has methodically, and categorically, mapped out every Pad Thai dish in the PNW. We ordered Mongolian beef, Thai chicken salad and lemongrass chicken. They were tough choices! There were a lot of very tempting items on the menu. Luckily though, we assume we can come back and will enjoy everything g else just as much. The portions were generous- we are both blessed with strong appetites- and we still had leftovers to bring home afterwards. The dishes were packed full of fresh veggies. The flavors were classic Thai but not in a basic canned sauce way. Overall we were so happy with our meal and are very excited for our next dinner at Lemongrass Cafe! read more

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Really good Thai food, but it has lost some of its taste and authenticity in the last year or so. More focus on take-out (which is always good--just not great). Prices are much higher than they were a year ago, and portions are smaller. So sad to see them close their downtown Olympia location, but understand given the trouble in that part of town at night. Service is good. read more

Service was quick and the food was the best ever. We will be back. Our booth was perfect spot.

Dear Lemongrass-please open fir indoor seating. We waited to takeout for the day after Mothers Day (closed on Sunday), and were SO DISAPPOINTED in our meal. We ordered chicken Chow Mein, Honey Walnut Prawns, Singapore Noodles, Chicken Satay Skewers, and Spring Rolls. The only thing that had flavor and tasted fresh were the Spring Rolls! Everything else tasted blah and like it had been sitting in a covered pot all day. Blech! Our order WAS ready in 20 minutes- perhaps why.... The chicken Satay was pink and not entirely cooked, and both noodle dishes were mushy, including the veggies. This poor quality is atypical for LemonGrass... but I've never ordered takeout... I sure hope this isn't the norm for their take out! A 2 star... is just for being open. LG: you can do better! read more

Great food. Great taste. Never eaten in but it looks nice inside. Always finish my order under the time they estimate

My husband and I had lunch at the Lemongrass Restaurant yesterday. It was our first time to eat there. The restaurant didn't offer a lunch menu, so we ordered two entrees and agreed to pay extra for brown rice. We both ordered a garden vegetable entree with tofu--mine with lemongrass and my husband's with cashews. We ordered unsweetened iced tea to drink. Our waiter was friendly, efficient and our food arrived promptly. However, we soon discovered that our meals were identical with the exception of the cashews in my husband's entree. We tasted each other's entrees and there was no difference other than the cashews. The food was very good and we enjoyed it, but when our bill arrived, we were just blown away that we were charged $4 a glass for unsweetened iced tea! We had noted that the entrees prices were higher than the usual fare at other Thai restaurants. We should have checked the price of the iced tea before ordering. We liked the food enough to go back again and we understand that prices have increased for everything, but there is really no excuse to pad the prices of iced tea which doesn't cost much to make. read more

We went with a group of 5 around dinner time and they had a table ready for us right away. We have been here many times and have never had a bad experience with the food. My husband and I got the chicken pad Thai and loved it. read more

I used to love The Lemongrass when it was downtown. I always got The Lemongrass Chicken. Last night, I realized you just can't go back in time. Sadly, this place has seen better days, and I feel bad saying that given the times. On balance, I did visit this location a couple of years ago and it was similarity disappointing. The Lemongrass Chicken itself is still pretty good but admittedly I think it's overpriced at $16.50. I live in Portland and even to me that's steep! It's a bit bizzare in presentation - strips of curly chicken, and nothing else save a splash of bagged coleslaw mix on the side. I swear it used to come with broccoli, so I got a side of steamed vegetables to make myself feel better (for 7.50 extra!). The staff were so pleasant but sadly the dining room was mostly empty of customers. Their business right now seems to be doing well for takeout. I find it strange how early they close, even on a Saturday night. Not sure I'll come back, maybe more for nostalgic reasons than anything. read more

I've had enough, I won't be going back here. The food isn't that good to begin with, just convenient. Every time I place an order for pick up, they forget ONE item every single damn time! Why??? So frustrating! Tonight it was the SAUCE for my almond chicken! What I got was a disgusting dry over cooked slab of chicken and NO sauce. How the heck is anyone supposed to choke that down?! Dinner ruined after a long hard day. Thanks again Lemongrass. To top it off, the last two times the employee confirmed the specific items were in the bag when we asked. Am I supposed to open all the food up and go through it all to make sure the order is correct?? That's crazy, and I'm not digging through everyone's food and exposing it to the cold. When we specially ask if an item is in the bag and the employee reassures us it is, it better be in the damn bag! Incompetent staff, good grief! read more

I don't know what happened to Lemon Grass in Tumwater but it has fallen off my list of restaurants to go to. The rice was not completely cooked and the food just wasn't that great. read more

Very good variety of flavors. Wish they had more room for dining in. Service is very good and are willing fix problems with takeout orders. read more

I don't normally leave reviews but this one seemed necessary. Idk what is in y'all's food, but I ordered the lettuce wrap with chicken and when I heated it up in the microwave this is what I ended up with. It was literally in there for not even a minute. I'm still trying to get the burnt smell out of my house. Like what is in this!? read more

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Not good at all not even close to good! Staff awesome friendly and prompt the food sucked $80 for two entrees and two appetizers none of it was worth it. You can always judge a place by the sauce, gross. Food gross, price not ok for gross food. I don't live here and hope there is better Thai for the locals don't do it. I never review but I felt it was necessary for out of towners read more

I order all my dishes 2 star heat, because that's all the spiciness I can handle. And although it's been sometime since I've eaten here, the two dishes I ordered last night (Ginger Vegetables & Purple Passion) seem like they are 3-4 star in heat. They do taste good, but dang, they're spicy! read more

The staff are extremely helpful and very patient with dietary requirements. Really appreciate that. We've only had takeout once. The food itself was okay. The seafood was done well (ie, not overcooked) but the flavors were muddy and the rice terribly wet and overcooked. read more

Eaten here many times food is always good. Love the many menu options available. Service is warm and accommodating. When eating in it can be a bit crowded in the smallish dining room. My family loves this place! read more

I love their food, but if you go here at lunchtime during the week, it is so loud you can barely hold a conversation. It is a very popular place for all of the state workers in the area that come here. read more

THE BEST CURRY OF ALL OLYMPIA. I would like to beg lemongrass cafe to let Grubhub do delivery to my address. We were ordering non stop from you guys thru Grubhub until literally this week where it says we are now too far. We are by the hospital on Lilly Rd. NE... I am BEGGING. Everyone else's curry is terrible. read more

This is a prime staple of Olympia, Washington and it never disappoints. If you are looking for authentic Thai cuisine, this is the place to go. I personally, love to get takeout and bring it back and enjoy all of the delicious food. I recommend the pad Thai and yellow curry. read more

Awesome food. Awesome people. Busy. Food is fresh. COVID made all things slow but you all should give this place a try. Really love their curries and spring rolls. Thanks. read more

(36) Mongolian Beef or TofuSeven Flavor Beef the food was absolutely delicious. Service was mostly good. The vibe is great. Love the layout. read more

Gave this place a 2 star instead of 1 because this was the first place that I really enjoyed the Pad Tai. We went as a group with our friends, who also had 2 kids. The hostess was not very friendly, as I felt a bit shrugged off per-say. She wasn't friendly, nor did she smile. Anyway, after a 10 minute wait, we sat down and a waiter came to take our order. 20-30 minutes after, we got our food, I kind of wished we all got it at the same time but bits and pieces came out one at a time. I thought the wait was long, but I might have been hungry lol. Anyway, I was telling our group that I really liked the pad tai. It was too spicy and it was edible. We all got our food, and no one complained about the taste. Although, our friend was nearly done with his plate and he spots a piece of PLASTIC in his plate!! It looked like the cord plastic piece that you wrap around vegetables. How horrible! We showed it to our waiter, and received no apologies, he simply took the plate and asked if he wanted something else, he said no. The waiter came back out and told us that they's remove that plate off of our bill. ‍‍ Luckily, it wasn't in out kids' plates, and they didn't accidentally eat it. I expected it to be better than that. I understand mistakes happen, but in the food industry, this could be a dangerous mistake to make... since then, we haven't gone back read more

We had grub hub deliver. Food was good as always except one carton had a flap open and that worried us with stories of tampering in delivery. I will pick up next time. I do like the food and our favorites were tasty read more

for online ordering lemon grass uses delivery.com and it completely screwed my order, and when I went to the restaurant to make it right they blamed it on the delivery service. The reason why I had to go to the restaurant was because they would not answer the phone after 18 try's read more

The Pad Thai was way over sauced and the noodles overcooked. We also had the green papaya salad. The salad had no papaya in it whatsoever. They used bean sprouts and cabbage instead. Terrible. read more

They were closing in 30 minutes i felt super bad but was craving thai, they got my food together to go and it was delicious.

Went here with coworkers on a Friday afternoon and it satisfied my pad thai craving. I think there are other places nearby which are the same quality for a lesser price, but still, for a nicer sit-down dining experience, this was great. My coworkers got the pad see ew with prawns and a thai iced tea and the other got the heaven beef. Both were satisfied with their choices and we all cleared our plates. Parking was a bit tight but there is some residential spots available. read more

I do not know why they use the Cafe name, perhaps it is a smaller place than their other restaurant downtown Olympia serving the same upscale thai / Vietnamese foods, Food tastes: Good Service: Excellent Cleaniliness: Very new Ambience: Nicely decorated. Food we had: Fried wonton Green Curry with Seafood Special flavoured beef Jasemine rice About $35 for two read more

Lemongrass Cafe - delicious green curry - Thai Near Me - Tumwater, Washington