Yvonne's - Boston

The restaurant has a stunning interior, delicious food, and expertly crafted cocktails. However, the service was disappointing. I would still recommend this to anyone seeking a trendy and stylish atmosphere.

Terrible customer service. Nick, the manager, needs to tone down his attitude. We had a large group reservation 10/14, 9pm. Got there on time, Nick was inpatient, mistreated my friend’s wife. When I tried to intervene he called security on us. Extremely arrogant person. We left and will neve come back.

We booked Yvonne’s far in advance, and we were excited to visit. This was supposed to be our Friday night Boston experience, as we were travelling from England. We had pre-read that the bar entrance is made to appear as a hair salon, giving nod to a prohibition format. In my opinion, shoving two salon chairs in front of a mirror doesn’t really seem adequate. There was no real detailed staging behind the salon concept, and as a theatre industry professional I found it a bit mediocre. Next, I made a reservation far in advance for the time of 9pm. To arrive and be told my table isn’t ready, and to then be eventually seated at 9.30pm is poor effort. I don’t care how busy you are, if you can’t deliver on your reservation promise, then don’t bother! There are plenty of other good bars in Boston that will provide a more prompt service. Next, the place is too loud. I couldn’t hold a conversation with my friend who was less than a metre away. For some this may be appealing (I guess), but not for me! The staff were also very transparent in their attempts at upselling at every opportunity, and it just felt like that detracted from the quality of the experience. Whilst the food was good overall, the experience was really poor. Me and my friend felt the same way. An array of other people who we watched come in also seemed frustrated with the level of poor service, so I don’t think we were alone with our views. I just feel as though the place is geared towards making maximum money by trying to upsell too blatantly, and by cramming too many people into a space which should feel slightly more subdued (in keeping with the prohibition style). This place just felt very gimmicky, but with no substance. Yvonne’s didn’t deliver, and we regret picking this venue over some of the other great spots that Boston has to offer.

Fast service and incredible sharing plates with a middle eastern and Asian influence (at least the 6 dishes we tried). Great balance of vegetables, meat and seafood. Drink menu was diverse and delicious. I’d say the music was a notch or two too loud but not headache-inducing. I’d highly recommend for a special night out! (Though you don’t need to dress up if you don’t want to! Attire ranged from baseball hat to suits)

We came here to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. As requested, we sat in the Library Room, offering a classy, comfortable atmosphere for our dining. We decided to order five (5) of their social plates smallish plates meant to be shared. Each plate showed that an expert kitchen had prepared these plates. First off was the kale and farro salad, nicely dressed, delicious, flavorful. It was closely followed by the Lazy Lobster dumplings, in a nice sauce, perfectly presented dumplings, adequate lobster chunks, delicious. Coconut Rock shrimp, breaded on coconut infused breading, served with Yum yum sauce, was a hit. So was the seared hallumi cheese with eggplant. But as great as these dishes were, the star of the night belonged to the Lamb Kofta sausages, nicely grilled and in a yogurt style sauce. There are plenty of wines offered by the glass. For dessert we split the Greek Doughnuts with blueberry frozen yogurt. Service was excellent. A nice, unique way to celebrate.