Citrus Restaurant and Lounge

Citrus is a restaurant located within and being a part of The Grand Hotel & Suites. The seating and atmosphere is definitively upscale with top notch service and full wide ranging menu. The food is imaginative as well as innovative with offerings like a Bouillabaisse Capellini composed of Nova Scotian Cold Water Lobster, Mussels and White Shrimp with Braised Fennel, Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Chili Bread Crumbs, and one of my favorite mains, being a Pistachio Crusted Lamb Rack with Rosemary Goat Cheese Mash, Parmesan Shallot Crisp and Natural Reduction. In particular, their Bouillabaisse is one of the best around, thick and fully flavorful.
Best off is the seating arrangements which offer both indoor dining or within a sort of garden like atrium area.

We’ve stayed at the hotel twice and breakfast is included in our stay. Last year, breakfast was perfect, but this year… not so much! The food was great, but the service was awful. Our waiter literally dumped the coffee into our cups. He didn’t smile at all and was very rude in the way he acted. It pretty much ruined the whole experience. Very disappointed!

Very nice place and super friendly staff. Went with my husband for a late lunch and split a few things. They actually split everything into two plates so both of us didn’t have to eat from just one plate. Their bread dip was delicious. It was fava beans mashed and mixed with herbs. The turkey club was perfectly cooked with super crispy bacon.
Afterwards the waitress told us about the neighborhood and suggested some cool places to visit near the hotel.

Dinner last night to celebrate friends birthday here. Unfortunately he has gluten and wheat allergies. Two waiters and a manager clustered around the table unable to really figure out what he could or could not order. they made it uncomfortable and complicated and ultimately served him food with wheat in it which caused an allergic reaction…
His tenderloin was done to perfection. I ordered the pork belly and scallops appetizer. Very small portionand a three out of five. My main was the pistachio crusted lamb. Excellent portion and perfectly cooked. Unfortunately the spice in the crust was so powerful I couldn’t taste the lamb.
The apple tart for dessert was two out of five at best.
Our waitress tried, but overall it was a less then notable experience.

Comfortable atmosphere. Friendly service. The sushi surprisingly good. Prices reasonable. I only wish they opened until at least 1am.

*3.5 Stars*
I’m not sure about the Grand Hotel and Suites — it seems like one of those hotels that hasn’t really kept up with the times. I never even knew they had a decent restaurant/​lounge until my dad brought it up!
Citrus has a lovely (and fairly large) side patio that is divided into smoking and non-​smoking. The smoking area is uncovered which means you will get plenty of sunshine, while the non-​smoking area is covered and there are even these doors that slide up and down to block the wind. It’s all very chique — white chairs, white table cloths… almost a South Beach cool vibe.
I was early and asked if I could sit down at the table to have a drink — not a problem at all. They have decent wine selections by the glass and I started off with a glass of Pinot and because I was hungry, ordered a California hand Roll. I was soooo happy to see that they had a Japanese menu (rolls), but the actual thing was such a let down. Basically, you get a roll, like the shape, like literally. I’m used to a Cornucopia shaped hand roll, but Citrus does things differently. Filling and thick, but that’s about it.
For appetizer, I had a lovely refreshing salad and I absolutely loved my main which was a tomato risotto with a fried egg on top. OMG! It brought me back to my Filipino days when I used to have fried egg and rice with Sarap Sauce (Filipino version of ketchup). It is a filling dish, but man does it hit the spot!
I think this is a lovely, hidden gem of a place. The patio is not facing directly onto Jarvis, but onto a quiet side street so it’s a piece of tranquility in the middle of the city. I noticed that there were many people having drinks at the bar inside, so it can be a nice business-​meeting-​drinks place as well.
I don’t know if I would come out of my way here, but I really had a good time. Service was friendly and accommodating and the food was good!