Best Contemporary American Restaurants in St Johns

We had a delicious dinner 2 days before Christmas! Raintree was fully staffed, our server was excellent. The restaurant was full of lively holiday people but the background noise for us was not a problem. Our food included fresh salads, pork schnitzel, pasta pomodoro and a shrimp and sausage pasta. The food was great! Even if you don't usually get desserts elsewhere, you must at Raintree. We had bananas Foster crepe, a brandy Alexander shake and the chocolate dome cake. So good.

Our party was a little early for our reservation, however we were seated immediately. We were given light-up holiday hats for everyone in the party because we made a reservation online. So cool! The ambiance was lovely, all decorated for Christmas, a cool little bar, and awesome holiday themed cocktails. The waiter was very attentive. Amazing food! Get the burger! One of the best burgers I’ve ever had! The shrimp bisque was also quite good. My only negative is the price, but I’d rather spend $150 for a meal that supports a small business, with quality hand-crafted food than pay the same for a chain restaurant of the same predictable menu items. We love St. Augustine and come up every December for Night of Lights. We hope to visit Forgotten Tonic again next year!

Excellent service and food my husband my daughter and grandson sat at a lovely table in the room off of the bar, which was much more quiet than the bar area. The brussels sprouts are fantastic. The prime rib sandwich was great and the butter chicken was superb.!

Great waiter and great window seat watching the planes!

Cozy and warm Christmas atmosphere. The food was delicious, we had the triple tail with corn salad and I can honestly say it was the best fish I have had in a long time. It was cooked to perfection. Our server was courteous, patient and very professional. I love this hidden gem. it was our second time in two weeks