Name: Yao Asian Cuisine
Telephone: +1 809-472-2011
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.3

Dominican Republic La Altagracia HigüeyYao Asian Cuisine

Yao Asian Cuisine

Avenida Barceló km 6, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

4.3(815)$$$$

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Trang ThaiTrang Thai

Our first time and first night in Dominican Republic. We went to Yao by chance because the first few we tried were all closed (on a Sunday night). The menu is online (downside - no English version of the menu - but if you have Google Lens app like my kids do, it could translate images pretty well). We had ramen with pork belly RD$ 635, ramen with fish (pescado) RD$ 610 and Teriyaki pork rib with fried rice (costilitas de cerdo) RD$ 710. We are waiting for the flan quesillo $255 (too bad they do not have the fried ice-cream / helado fritos RD$ 295) and will update the photo. Portions are small (for the ramen), and it is not exactly ramen but udon noodle, overall this is Asian fusion rather than traditional Asian dishes but everything tastes very good. My fish even has a tiny bit of pink color where it is the thickest, which I like because fish and seafood retain tenderness and flavor that way. Would highly recommend. Worth the long wait. Oh and the restaurant is quite beautiful. The flan is a bit disappointing since we prefer the jiggly and smooth flan but this one is interesting in its own way. Overall, the meal was 4.6-4.7 and some other customer was right, the two extra taxes add quite a lot, 27% in our case. Like a generous tip of over 30% total then. US$ 56 for 3 main courses and 1 small dessert is a bit pricey considering we are in a country where my kids’ tickets to Christopher Columbus’ mansion were RD$ 20 or US$ 0.40 (40 cents).

Veronica MazarelliVeronica Mazarelli

We enjoyed our meal. Everything was good, overall. We were seated quickly and asked if we wanted to order drinks. After checking the menu, we ordered drinks, appetizers and dinner. Apps: Ninja Roll. 4 out of 5. Could have been a 5 with just alittle less rice and maybe just a tad bigger. But the flavors were all great. Dinner: Ramen Nooddles with boiled egg. 4 out 5. The noodles were amazing. The broth was a mix... one person loved it, the other it was just ok. Had both chicken (which had a unique texture/flavor to it) and beef, veggies and the egg. Chicken and broccoli. 5 out of 5. Really enjoyed it. Tasty, and the brocolli tasted fresh, fried rice was great. Mongolian Beef. 4 out of 5. Tasty. Drinks: chinola - Great!!! Limon - so good!!! 5 out of 5. All in all... a good meal. The sushi came out pretty quickly, and then the main courses came out alittle after finishing the sushi. Our waiter wasn't overly attentive. Never came over to ask if we needed anything or if we wanted refills. Brought food, and took plates away. Pretty basic. (No, it wasn't busy, there were 2 other tables with people.) Price: a little expensive. And don't forget... there are 2 "taxes" charged. We ended up paying 507 pesos (alittle over $10USD) in the extra tax <--- but that doesn't have anything to do with the restaurant, just alittle FYI.

KWESI HARRISKWESI HARRIS

I can’t testify first hand as an american citizen with a Dominican wife who comes to Punta Cana (annually) every summer that this restaurant has the most incompetent people that work behind the counter and kitchen I have dealt with EVER! They can never get your order right to the save their lives! I SWEAR on everything I love I will never patronize this business AGAIN!!! I come here very summer and do a to go order and every time I get home….ITS WRONG! I just ordered the DOLSAT BIBIMBAP CHICKEN TERIYAKI MISU. But they didn’t add the chicken. By the time I wanted to call they were closed! I keep giving them chances to and they continuously get it WRONG. I am warning all foreigners to not patronize this establishment. You can only be sure your order is correct if you eat in! I’m done with this restaurant!!! NEVER AGAIN!!!