Chez Yvonne's — Restaurant in Cavendish

On a warm and beautiful day of driving the north central region of PEI, we were starving! We headed for the Blue Mussel and found a line up 1 1/2 hours long and could not possibly wait that long without a fainting spell!!! And so drove off to the nearest competitor.... Chez Yvonne. First thing we noticed - no lineup! Yay...ish?... oh well, let’s give it a try, after all, never had a bad dining experience on the island before! Service was great! Then the food.... ummm... a lobster sandwich which was two slices of white bread with “lobster jam” stuffed into it and 4 tiny slices of pickled gherkin on the side... for the uninitiated, “lobster jam” is what you get when you take (what may have been a perfectly good) lobster, shred it and kill all of the flavour with a huge dose of sugar... ok, I think, I can set this aside and go for the clam chowder!!!! Love clam chowder - every restaurant and housewife on the Island makes the best chowder anywhere!!! With great anticipation (and a tiny bit of saliva dripping from the corner of my mouth) I dip the spoon into the broth, make sure there is a piece of potato and a clam swimming luxuriously in it. I wrap my lips around the soup, release the spoon and slowly chew... rubber... salt... wee bit of onion... wee bit of that clam smoke... and bitterness???? Quickly covered the whole affair with a napkin (well, 4 napkins actually) paid the bill (proper tip for the waitress - not her fault that no one who works there actually tasted that before serving it) and moved on. I have heard that the food was decent from others, so giving one star on the possibility that I received the worst possible serving of food strictly by some unique stroke...

UPDATE: July 23rd 2019

After making this our last stop on our trip here, we made sure to make it our first stop this year. And again, it did not disappoint! Quality, freshness, the cook on everything, down to a T. And we were served by the same server as last year. Very nostalgic!

I ordered the Atlantic Salmon, char broiled, with new boil potatoes. I absolutely cannot recommend them enough. Delicious on their own, personally, no need for butter or salt. Tried them with both, still very delicious, but the potato shines on it’s own. The salmon was cooked to perfection. Flavourful, tender and fresh. Another thing I can’t emphasize enough, you can taste the quality and freshness in the food. Very happy with my meal!

Cannot forget about the dinner rolls! Delicious! Again, more than fine on their own, but delicious buttered as well. Just a really delicious meal, that hit the spot, with friendly and quality service.

Will definitely be back before our trip here is done, but I can confidently say anytime I’ll be in PEI, I’ll be “Chez Yvonne’s”.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:

We were on vacation in PEI, and we drove by this spot a few times. On our last evening, we decided to have our last dinner here.

Overall, great experience! Service was friendly and courteous. Menu offers a lot of variety, the food was delicious and properly seasoned, and the homemade rolls with butter! Absolutely amazing! I would highly recommend this spot if you're looking for a delicious bite of local fare, without...

Went to eat at your restaurant this evening. It was absolutely terrible service and food. While waiting for my daughter to come out of the bathroom at our table one of the waitresses asked rudely if there was a problem as I was starring??? I was looking to make sure my child returned from the bathroom. The waitress didnt ask us if we wanted anything to drink besides the glass of water she served us. We sat for 30 minutes before our order was taken. Once the waitress served us she disappeared! She NEVER came back to see how the food was. The pan fried fish was wet and soaking in garlic butter and the mashed potatoes cold. A whole different waitress started to clear the table behind us and noticed our table was finished eating she asked if she could clear our table noticing my plate not touched she asked if i wanted a take out tray. I explained our first waitress hasnt checked in with us since she brought our plates. And since everyone I was with was finished eating there was no sense to take my food back and remake it. The lack of communication between the wait staff and customers was awful. The wait time was ridiculous. People who was seated after us was waited on before us and served faster. Totally...