Lemongrass in Waverley

Lemongrass is my new favourite place to go for good freshly made Thai food. We visited the place on Thursday night and place was quite busy. We had a lovely starters , prawn toast and veg spring rolls followed by Sweet and sour chicken and Thai Green curry with chicken with egg rice which I had 3 times this week:) It’s great place to eat or simply just call on the way back from work and food will be waiting for your:) We will definitely come back to dine in:)

We had the Massaman Lamb curry and the Chef's Special, Duck Paradise plus Seasonal Vegetables. Can thoroughly recommend all three. Excellent meals and very good service. We'll be back!!

The food was very delicious, it has made me and my family very full me satisfied. Thank you Lick and Ken, We will try again.

Really great food and excellent service. Very reasonable prices too. All eight of us really enjoyed our meals. The tempura prawn starter and green curry I had were perfect.

Virtually empty and only one member of staff on duty. The service was dire at best but mainly just embarrassing. The food was good however but I can't think that more people would come if the service was better.

Stayed in an airbnb nearby and decided to have a take away from Lemongrass. The 10% discount was nice but the food was quite disappointing. Too salty, greasy and with no recognisable flavours one would expect from Thai food. Not a dog friendly place either.

Ate here last night and was disappointed. Eat at a lot of Thai restaraunts and usually leave satisfied. Ordered vegetable Pad Thai and Beef Gra Pao. The Pad Thai was very good, lovely big chunks of fresh vegetables and a deep, tasty tamarind sauce. The beef in the Gra Pao was really tender, but the dish had been made with Thai sweet basil and not Holy basil so tasted nothing like a Gra Pao, and was actually a little weird. Was going to make a comment, and ask someone, but staff weren't to be seen and nobody came to ask if I was enjoying the meal. Was starving and didn't want it to go cold so ate it - then sat there for 10 min thinking someone may come and clear the plates and offer dessert. Nobody came and so ended up going to the bar to pay the bill - which came with an added 10% "optional" service charge added. When I asked for this to be removed I got a blank look, as I did when I complained the Gra Pao had the wrong basil in it - the guy argued it was holy basil. Can see lots of good reviews so may have picked the wrong dish - although it is probably the most authentic Thai dish we can get in the UK and really should be made right. Also to note it's quite expensive compare other good Thai places but a bit of a captive market in this small village. Wouldn't recommend personally unless you are stuck here.

🥳 Lovely evening at the Thai restaurant in Cranleigh for Barbie’s birthday 🥳 The food was delicious & well looked after by all the staff especially Sam thank you 🙏

The food was excellent and the service charming & friendly. Sticky rice and Sizzling Seafood was a delight!

What an amazing place, food was outstanding eyes were much bigger that my belly as I felt embarrassed by how much I left. But left more than satisfied

It’s the 5th time we have visited Lemongrass in Cranleigh. The restaurant was busy and Sam was an excellent host . We were celebrating our 4 year anniversary and Sam and his staff wanted to do everything to make our evening special. We enjoyed some Prawn Tempura, with some lovely light batter and a Chicken Satay. Followed by a King Prawn Pad Thai and King Prawns in Oyster sauce with veg. The king prawns were large, sweet and juicy. The banana fritters were light and crisp accompanied with a delicious serving of vanilla ice cream and a large brandy! I couldn’t recommend Lemongrass enough, the atmosphere was lively for a weekday evening. The beers cold and the service was attentive and friendly. Keep up the good work. Cheers

Wonderful food and service. Sam gave us a warm welcome by knowing all of us by name, we were 4. Food was delicious and very fresh and flavourful. Highly recommend

Incredible, authentic food, and really attentive to our peanut allergy, veggie requirements. Don’t eat anywhere else!

Save yourself the time of reading to the end of this review and just go to Lemongrass...you won't regret it. Although this was my first visit today, I will definitely be back. The food was excellent with a menu of the classics as well as many unique dishes. Presentation was excellent and all the portions were large. Sam and the team were all excellent with their customer service and friendliness and were more than happy to alter the spice levels of a dish that I adore but it normally a little too much for me. Outstanding.

Beautiful food, I had the spicy sizzling steak (can’t spell it!) and it was stunning. Superb service by Sam and the boys couldn’t be more helpful or attentive. Highly recommend

Went for a birthday meal with friends. We could not fault the food and service, absolutely delicious food and the staff were extremely attentive and friendly, we were all so impressed and their friendliness really made our evening. This is what makes this restaurant stand...

Great food. The pancake with coconut and ice cream was utterly divine. The staff were friendly and the service was efficient. Will definitely come back again!!!! Thank you

A very welcoming and comfortable restaurant with delicious food. Service excellent, menus wide ranging and very clean.

This Thai restaurant is absolutely excellent. The food is amazing and the surroundings are very pleasant. The staff are so lovely, particularly Sam, and nothing is too much trouble. They also do takeaway although sadly not delivery!

I have been coming to this place for the last 4 years now and me and my wife love the food . The flavours and hospitality is awesome and consistent all these years. Highly recommended

An excellent lunch today - great service, great food good value fixed price lunch. We’ll be back soon…

We went this restaurant last night and I am honestly still thinking about the food. Best Thai meal I have had outside of Thailand. We ordered from the specials menu. The food was fresh and flavoursome. Th decor was lovely, clean and welcoming. Absolutely lovely...

We had a birthday dinner at Cranleigh Lemongrass this evening, and it was lovely. The food was delicious and the staff/service was excellent. They even surprised us by singing happy birthday and giving me a wonderful banana and ice cream pudding which was very kind...

Sam is highly attentive, the food is delicious, the ambience fantastic. We felt very welcome and thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Go eat there - you won’t regret it!

Very friendly and attentive staff, beautiful food and pleasant environment - what more could you ask for?

Good is great, just back from holidaying in Thailand and the food tastes just as good in here! Manager is really sociable and lovely… highly recommend

Made to feel welcome on arrival, the service and food was good, my choice for dinner was the Red Duck Curry and Banana Fritters, highly recommend

An impromptu meal out - they were very busy but found us a table . Service was fantastic throughout all the staff so welcoming and food was really good. Haven’t been here for a while but will definitely be coming back

The food was delicious and the staff were really friendly. Would really recommend the Massamam. Banana fritters were amazing!

Excellent food and delightful personal service. Quality of ingredients, preparation and presentation was amazing. Probably the best Thai meal I have ever had

Had an absolutely delicious meal at Lemongrass Cranleigh this evening. The staff were super welcoming and attentive and the atmosphere was very relaxing. Highly recommend!

I just want to say how impressed I am with the Lemongrass in Cranleigh. I have just recently moved to the area and was celebrating my birthday and wanted to do something a little different. Firstly the booking process went smoothly (always a good sign)...

Great food. Thoroughly enjoyable evening with super food. Highly recommended. Special thanks for the birthday serenade !!!

We went in for some lunch and it was a great experience and good food. The staff and the manager are very friendly. I would recommend it!!

Visited with friends for an anniversary and reunion celebration. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. Special shout out to our great waiter, Sam, who remembered everyone’s names and went out of his way to make sure we had a special night. Will...

We had a fabulous evening. The food was delicious with excellent service.....the staff were amazing with a good buzzy atomosphere. A great night all round

Really lovely meal, and great friendly service and relaxed atmosphere, will definitely be back soon !

Thai food has always been felt extremely tasty but also fresh and clean. Lemongrass couples great food with exceptional service. Friendly, attentive, fun. I was genuinely surprised there were not more customers there but it was a lovely day and suspect people had chosen to...

An amazing experience and great food. Lovely people and authentic cuisine. Highly recommend. Very nice and friendly staff. Food is excellent and worthy. We love it here. Will come back 100%

We had my birthday dinner there this time, and as usual the service and food was fantastic and they then surprise me with a birthday desert and was serenaded as well! Looking forward to returning again soon. Thank you to all the staff.

We came on Friday and had such a fun night. Really delicious food and good value. The staff and atmosphere were incredible, really warm and friendly and Sam gave my husband a really lovely birthday song. Would definitely recommend, thanks!

We came in quite late on a Friday. Sam and his team were so so lovely and accommodating. The best service I’ve had in a long time. We got a set menu and everything was amazing. A lot of food! But so delicious. I’ve eaten...

Had a great meal in a pleasant atmosphere, served by some wonderful individuals! Sang happy birthday for our party and were very accommodating, would definitely return!

Top quality authentic menu with a wide range or dishes! Fresh, tasty and well sized portions! The staff are so friendly and go the extra mile to make you feel welcome and comfortable! Well worth a visit!

Listen we eat out very rarely, but we do love Thai food, and living in Cranleigh we have a lemongrass locally. Admittedly we ate early doors, so plenty of superb service and fresh food available. The attention to us was great and our experience was...

Have just had a wonderful meal at the lemongrass, cranleigh. Excellent food and service. We had the lemongrass starter, massaman and red currys, pud pak vegetables and egg fried rice. More than enough food and full of flavour. Will visit again soon!!

Just spent a great evening at the Lemon Grass, Cranleigh. We were a party of eight people, two whom were celebrating birthdays! The staff were very attentive, food was delicious and general ambience of the restaurant great. Would recommend!

Great new Manager Sam - fronting an always good Thai …excellent Lamb Massaman and good Pad Thai…not nuts about Duck Spring rolls

Always receive great service from Lemongrass in cranleigh on a consistent basis and their food is even better!

Delicious sizzling food me and my friends had. It was my friends birthday and the manager got his guitar out and all the staff sang her a happy birthday. It was very nice atmosphere with very lovely and friendly staff. Thank you.

Myself and my family had a meal one evening and the service and food was second to none. My dad and brother ordered most of the menu and they were very friendly and patient. I would highly recommend and will 100% be returning.

Fabulous Thai - can’t understand why this place has only got 4 stars. Friendly owner and staff, nice environment and good location

Took the extended family for Mothers' Day lunch. We all had set menus which provided a large amount of very tasty food. The service was quick and polite. We have used this restaurant on a number of occasions and never been disappointed. I would recommend...

Been to Lemongrass on numerous occasions and this time was for a late Mother’s Day meal, food is great and the best part of the experience is the staff and Sam the manager is is just as great as the dining experience and adds to...

We visited as a family of four for a Mothers Day lunch. Everything about the visit was outstanding. The food was fresh and delicious. However the service was another level. We were made to feel so welcome and the service came with humour and genuine...

We just had a lovely evening celebrating our sons birthday. The food was excellent, as was the service, nothing was too much and felt super spoilt. We were also surprised by the sound of a guitar playing and voices singing happy birthday 🥳 Out son...

Went for a meal on Mother’s Day. The food was excellent! Some of the best Thai I’ve ever had. Good service and the staff were friendly. Will definitely be going back!

Absolutely delicious and amazingly good value. We had the vegetarian dinner and highly recommend it. So friendly too.

Having arrived 20 minutes before opening time by mistake, we were still welcomed and offered drinks and nibbles till midday. The meal was absolutely excellent, tasty, varied and perfectly cooked with obviously fresh ingredients. The inclusive house wine went perfectly with it which is most...

I visited last Saturday with my family for my Dad's birthday and we had a great evening. The food was delicious, there was a lovely atmosphere in the restaurant and we could not complain about the service; welcoming from the moment we walked in, efficient...

Been to lemongrass a couple of times now. Each time the service has been great and the food has been superb - delicious. Very authentic tastes - we are working our way through the menu!

We went for the second time for lunch in a Sunday, the service was excellent, the food was excellent, the whole place was clean (including the toilets!) we will definitely be back for a third visit! James and Paula Summers

Such good food, staff are very attentive. Couldn’t fault it one bit! Will be back again soon :D Ed’s service was exceptional as always

Friendly, courteous and very efficient service. If you’ve got a yearning for Thai food, you won’t go wrong here and the wonderful lingering tastes are so nice.

We've been regular visitors at Lemongrass since they opened. Food is always excellent, with friendly staff and good service. We took a Thai friend there, and they were very impressed with the food. Well worth a visit!

Excellent food and amazing service. All very quick, tasty and amazing. We were very happy and we will come back very soon. Thank you

The food was excellent, the service was excellent. Sam and his team were very attentive. Will definitely go again.

The Lemongrass managed to fit us in for a Friday night get together, when we had been let down by a local pub. The food was plentiful and very tasty. However, the ladies toilet could do with a renovation (including the stairs leading to them)....

I was really disappointed with my meal here. I had ordered a take away a few months previously and the food was OK. But we chose to eat in this time. I ordered chicken satay for starter. It arrived raw inside and smelt bad. I...

Very disappointed with the service. Prioritised takeaway customers leaving those in restaurant waiting and waiting. Starters were average to poor with old batter leaving a greasy taste in one's mouth. Waited 30 minutes for staff to clear empty plates from starters. Mains eventually arrived after...

Really good Thai food in a village in the Surrey Hills. Somewhat unexpected. Delicious food. Starters were excellent and although some deep fried were not at all greasy. Really good with some super dipping sauces. Main courses equally good esp the Chicken green curry. Heartily...

Lovely food, beautifully prepared. We had curry and noodles respectively and loved every mouthful! I highly recommend this place.

The food here is so good I was surprised it wasn’t number 1 in the village! We have travelled extensively in Thailand and love Thai food, and although this is obviously a bit westernised compared to Thailand it had a terrific variety of delicious dishes,...

We were visiting the area for a funeral and decided to try Lemongrass as Thai food is our favourite. Due to Covid we had to give our order then have it as a takeaway. The food was excellent it stayed hot until we got to...

Poor experience tried to email the owner via the Cranleigh email address but no reply. Either he has not had my email forwarded or he doesn’t care. I would rather speak to him than air my views on social media. Maybe he will contact me....

Excellent food and service, couldn’t fault it . Attentive service and large portions . Curries particularly good and clear and accurate heat guided

Food and service ok my prawns had no taste but the shared loo with a mans urinal 🙄 sort it out put me right of

Excellent food and efficient service - the set menus are fantastic value for money. Everything we ordered was delicious.

Poor meal from here tonight. £14 for crispy duck with dry carrots and cucumbers and very little meat. The little meat that we had was also dry. Not great at all.

Having eaten at several Thai restaurants, the first impression of this Lemongrass is not very cosy with a cold atmosphere. The food was excellent and we had a very pleasant evening

Love this restaurant- the food is always absolutely spot on and so delicious. Every single dish we have had and we have been here many times. We were a table of 10 last Night for my other half’s birthday and when bringing the cake out they sang and even played a guitar! The service can sometimes be a little slow but other than that it really is the best restaurant in Cranleigh id say!

Another great visit to the Lemongrass with family, great atmosphere, great food, really tasty and good beer! Service was good and all in all great value, and we will return

really really good authentic-tasting food. I have tried a number of their set lunches all of which have proven excellently cooked, demonstrating the complex palate Thai cuisine deserves!

Our food was scrummy, just shame about the slow service! We visited on a Saturday night they weren’t too busy but the service was very slow. I think this was due to the kitchen rather than the serving staffs fault.Everything we ate was very nice and I would recommend trying the vegetarian sharing platter. Overall a nice meal and we are likely to visit again.

We have used lemongrass many times over the years but hadn't had one for a few months and decided to have one tonight. On arrival to collect the takeaway the price was higher than we had worked out even with their 10% collection discount. We took the receipt home and a new menu and compared the prices to see where we may have gone wrong . We hadn't they have charged us more on every item than what the menu said (photo attached ) .None of the prices make any sense they are just random amounts one should be £6.50 yet we were charged £7.95. The food had also changed for the worse , no chillies in the fried squid dish , no spice in the pad prik and very bland tasting as if some soya sauce had just been chucked onto it and tasted as if it was not cooked properly. The pannag also was smaller than it used to be with hardly any chicken.

Visited with some friends to “enjoy” a pleasant evening meal in convivial surroundings, only to be confronted by a screaming group of out of control children in a family group!The place is ok but acoustics make it very difficult to have a relaxed conversation and hear and be heard.Service is ok at the beginning but becomes pedestrian even “reverse” by the time coffee is ordered and delivered.The food is ok but nothing special that you can’t find at other Thais.Value for money it isn’t ....£33 per head for something you could make at home for less than £10 incl drink .Tried, tested but not endorsed .

we went here with my son who is a vegetarian and to be honest, the veggie options were very good and if I had known I might have had the same.as it was I had a nice prawn dish and my wife had duck both of which were very good.very reasonable price and a nice ambiance and staff.

We were trading at the Wings & Wheels event at Dunsfold so we googled nearby restaurants to go to for our evening meal, we love thai food so when Lemongrass came up we were pleased. We just turned up and thankfully got a table easily as it was quiet.The food is superb! We ordered the Mixed Platter starter followed by a prawn stir fry dish and a sea bass dish.All were flavoursome and very tasty, presented beautifully too.Our waiter was certainly a character too. A very enjoyable evening. We enjoyed the food that much we went back the next evening (Saturday) it was a lot busier and this definitely took its toll on the staff. We were fortunate enough to receive good service and food however we did notice a few other tables seemed to be waiting a very long time to be served. Overall our experience was very positive just a shame its so far from where we live (Manchester)

Visited on 7th June with friends. Were shown to our table and promptly left there unattended for at least 45mins before even receiving a menu. We choice the set meals. The staff didn't understand our questions about the food. Ordered a glass of wine and received the whole bottle. A long wait till food arrived and the quality was very poor. This was not authentic Thai food, and the quality was poor. Tasted more like Chinese takeaway food.

My wife and I visited on Friday 7th June with another couple.

I visited the Cranleigh Lemongrass in May with a group of friends. The service was friendly and the food (we ate) was superb - 100% delicious!

Given the Thai restaurants in Godalming and Compton have now closed I was really looking forward to this outing but despite being in the restaurant from 7pm, by 8.45 the two of us had sadly still not received our main courses ......

After a truly awful experience in another restaurant in the town (see another review) I found this gem. Even on a Wednesday it was quite busy. Very attentive, understated service. No Chang beer, but offered a large Tiger beer instead, even though this wasn’t on the menu. Tasty Chicken Satay to start(pictured) which came with a pleasant white dressing as well as a peanut and a spicy sauce. The coriander was a nice touch. Then onto prawn pad Thai, succulent prawns, everything well cooked with a hint of ginger (also pictured). It feels to be family run, even if it isn’t. Deserves to succeed.

We popped in for an evening meal not knowing what to expect as we don’t live in the area. The staff were very friendly, service excellent and food very good. It was a very enjoyable meal and would recommend Lemongrass to anyone passing their front door. The only thing to note is that it’s the opposite end of the High Street to what is shown on the map on TripAdvisor.

Came here for dinner with the wife, what a fantastic place to eat, the food was delicious and hot, the staff were super friendly and very attentive, my wife is vegan and was very very happy with the choices, we will be returning 100%

Having read some of the recent reviews we weren’t sure what to expect on a Friday evening. We weren’t disappointed. The service was very good - attentive, without being over the top. We both had three courses and my husband preferred my choices on each! Not the best Thai food that we’ve ever had but it was tasty and reasonably priced. Good to know that it’s on our doorstep!

Not a good experience all round. Went for collection and waited nearly an hour for our food. It wasn’t just the takeaway that was suffering. Heard a customer politely complaining that he and his party had been there for 45 minutes and hadn’t even been able to make a drink order. Feels really chaotic and poorly run. Front of house did give us one free bottle of beer to make up for it (which is a strange gift as we don’t drink and there were two of us).

Last Monday 18th March myself and my husband decided to go to the Lemongrass for dinner as a late birthday treat for me. The waiter behind the bar/reception (which is located immediately inside the door)did not even look up to greet me. He had his head bent down and seemed to be processing some paperwork. I stood waiting for him to acknowledge my presence and when I felt so uncomfortable being blatantly ignored, I said "Excuse me, could I have a table for two". With his head still bent down he barked "WAIT" at me! I was so taken aback I replied "Oh would you like me to take my custom elsewhere as you are so busy?" to which he replied "YES GO GO". I now wanted to make a formal complaint so I asked to speak to the manager.He said there was no manager and kept telling me to "GO GO" so I asked him for his own name. He refused to give me his name and turned away to serve the only table of 6. He then suddenly turned back to be and said "I KNOW you YOU live in Cranleigh". Immediately I felt very threatened and so I left knowing we were going to take this further. To that end I put a letter through the door of the restaurant and sent an email with the letter attached giving the manager/owner 48 hours to explain why we were treated this way otherwise I would post it on Tripadvisor/Nextdoor Networking (2,300 members) and Cranleigh Community Board. Needless to say I have had no response. I pass by this restaurant many times and have never seen it full. I wonder why?

Hi i took my family to the lemongrass for a celebration meal out. We ordered set menu A . The starter arrived but the prawn toast was raw and cold, which i raised with the staff who quickly supplied newly cooked prawn toasts- no problem.

Very busy Saturday evening, staff were run off their feet but coped well.