Bill Green

Great place for fine dining for either a special occasion or a work function in Albany. The atmosphere is nice, although it might be a little loud in the bar area. I ate with a work function in the dining room in the back which had a piano and a large table area which was apart from the rest if the dining room. It was perfect for a large group. The food was excellent, with an interesting mix of various genres that blended well together. It's a foodie's paradise! The service was excellent and more of what I expect from a fine dining establishment. Very attentive and friendly. Not a place for a quick bite, because it takes time, but to be honest, not being rushed is exactly what I want from a place like this (too often there is no time for conversation). Very highly recommended!

+5

Michel Biard

Sufficient and pollite. The contrary of too often occasions.. Attentively listening to dîners.. When not understanding something ..

Yiwen Zhu

1. Recommend the rosemary salt bread. 2. Both appetizers are 5-star materials. Carrot potage has a really delicate blending flavor with curry; Indonesian fried rice has the right amount of spiciness to light up the flavor, not to mention the runny egg and soft lobster. 3. Entrees: scallops are good. I especially liked the crispy part on the top. Tenderloin is not so impressive. I would expect it to be less chewy and more flavorful. 4. I love Donna’s French Cheesecake! It’s light and fluffy. So much better than New York Cheesecake :)

+4

Colette Tan

The food is very good and portions are thoughtful. Ordered the pan roasted gulf of maine salmon and it was well cooked and fresh. Everything on the plate was delicious and compared to all other meals in Albany, I did love my meal here. My only gripe would be that the food was too "heaty" (I'm not sure what the western equivalent of this concept is, but perhaps some cleaner elements could have balanced out the sauce). I enjoyed the Dutch Baby cocktail but wouldn't have it with the salmon because the spices in both tasted a bit too similar to me. Honestly can't remember what the second cocktail I had was - a sour with egg white? The Dutch Baby was better.

Rimi Dey

We went there for my husband's birthday and had a really good experience! The staff was very friendly and courteous. We did the three course meal which was delicious! By the time dessert rolled around we were stuffed! Food was tasty though for the price I would have expected something a little more elegant and sophisticated. The only disappointment was that there was no love music (we went on a Saturday evening). Overall a fun experience and a reason to get dressed up!

John Sherman

We have been here many times and we're very disappointed in the quality of the food. Many items we look forward to were not available. Some food was served cold and the flavor, quality and texture was well below our previous experience and expectation. One of our party had the pairing menu, not one time was there a description of the wine or an explanation of the rational for the pairing provided.

Crista Stoklosa

So…last night 3 of us went here for the 7 course dinner. It was not what we expected. We are all well-traveled and open to flavors. The drinks and service were good especially the server’s assistant. However, the food was another story. The first course of oysters was not on ice and was warm like it had sat out. The octopus was good but did not need the salmon roe on it. The pea soup was underwhelming at best. The foie gras was good on it’s own but the rest of the part of it tasted like shoe leather. The pork was better than the others. We took the venison to go and haven’t tried it yet. The cheese was extremely bitter and not delightful. And we did get bananas foster for dessert as a swap but I think you can’t really mess that one up. So two possibly three decent small bites and a bill over $500. I would pass on this for sure next time.

Matt Lehmann

Incredibly disappointing. The waiters did their best to save the day but our experience at Yono’s was one of the worst ever. What went wrong: - even with a reservation we waited for 45 min to be seated. Nobody offered any drinks or snacks - the food service was incredibly slow (as in waiting for two hours for the entrees) - the food quality was shameful, to the point where I was seriously wandering if you could serve this in a restaurant I feel very sorry for the waiters who had to endure this with many, many angry customers that night. It clearly shows how bad management can destroy a restaurant that was supposed to be one of the best in town. I will add that the restaurant kindly discounted our bill admitting that this wasn’t up to their usual standards.

Patricia Nogueira

‘Don’t worry, it’s almost over’. That’s literally what a server said to us about our experience there. We went on NYE and it was the worst experience eating out of my life. We waited for almost an hour to get seated, even though we had a reservation. The menu was meh at best. The main course was hard to eat. We left before the dessert came because the hours we spent there waiting for the courses to come were just not worth it. They barely offered bread and water in the meantime. Honestly, there was nothing about fine dining. A food truck would have provided a better experience. I do not recommend this place. The guests we saw leaving the place were also looking pretty worn down. A server mentioned that the main chef left the restaurant this year, so maybe that’s why it used to be good but longer is? We won’t be coming back. I’m not a good cook, but my food is better than why we had there.

classic dying words

Tried their tasting menu. Pretty unacceptable for fine dining. Food too salty. Service extremely slow. The technicality was also subpar. Feels like we've been eating different foods than everyone else in the reviews. In fact, the plating does look a lot worse for us than others in the reviews.

+3