Yard House — Restaurant in Boston

If you are staying at the Copley Marriott and are looking for good food without leaving the property, you have to give Yard House a try.

Yardhouse serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late night. They’re known for having the most beers on tap. The bar area was incredibly lively, so we decided to grab a booth.

The craft beer and cocktail menu is expansive. It’ll take you a good ten minutes to look at all the options. They also offer beer flights if you want to try a little of everything. They offer their beers in three sizes: Pint/Goblet, Pub Glass, or the “Half Yard”.

They have an expansive menu of appetizers to start with. Bavarian Giant Pretzels, Nachos, Ahi Tuna, Calamari, Onion Ring Towers, Avocado Toast, Sliders, Chicken Lettuce Wraps, queso dip, spinach dip, truffle fries, cheese curds, chicken tenders, edamame, guac+chips, and so much more!

If you have a big appetite, I’d highly suggest one of their 1/2 LB burgers. They have some creative “specialty” burgers to choose from. All burgers and handhelds come with fries.

If you aren’t a burger person, no worries! They have a hot chicken sandwich, chicken and avocado sandwich, cheesesteak, beer-battered cod, turkey club, and a double-decker BLT.

You’ll also find a small, but solid selection of Tacos, Salads, Soups, and Pizza. They also have a small selection of bone-in and boneless wings. They offer a small choice of sauces and dry-rubs. The wings are meaty and you get twelve wings to an order.

They do have a solid selection of Main specialties. They have steaks, chicken prepared a few different ways, seafood, Ahi Tuna, Fish+Chips, Jambalaya, Whiskey Glazed Salmon, and Lobster Garlic Noodles.

We started off with the Bone-In Wings with a Korean Chili Garlic Sauce. The wings were cooked perfectly and very juicy. They were crispy and it is a huge portion given the size of the wings. They do have a kick of heat to them, so be aware of that.

Next, we ordered the Guacamole and Chips. The chips were freshly made, as was the guacamole. The portion size of the Guacamole could be improved.

We ordered the Kale and Romaine Caesar with Salmon. The portion was huge and the salad was fresh and crisp. They were very generous with the Salmon.

Lastly, we ordered the sliders with cheese. I ordered them medium-rare. The first time they came out without cheese and they were well-done. Our server had it remade and again, they were well-done. I had it taken off the bill. I would avoid their sliders.

For those with a sweet tooth, they do offer a Brookie, Chocolate Fudge Cake, Bread Pudding, Cheesecake Creme Brûlée, and Carrot Cake.

They do offer a menu for in-room dining. Be aware there is a $7 delivery fee, plus gratuity. I’d suggest placing a take-out order and taking the elevator down...

I was staying at the Marriott so I ate there 4 days in a row. Experience pretty much went downhill. Night one the food in the service were okay, other than the Coke being a little flat. Second day I came in around 5:00 it wasn't even very busy. But the service was atrociously slow. Two tables next to me came in 15 minutes after me and had their waitress visit them and take their order first. They also got their food way faster and finished and left before I even got my food. One table head their food by the time they took my order. Had a burger it was okay. Overall from the time I sat down till I left was over an hour and 20 minutes and all I ordered was a burger, fries, and Coke which was flat again. Night three I sat at the bar thinking it would be faster. It was a little slow but nothing like the night before. The Coke they brought me was a diet Coke. I complain they gave me another which was diet again. I told them and didn't drink anymore of it. They still charged me $4 for it. Ordered guac and it was already a little brown. Night four I ordered tacos again. The waiter asked me if I wanted spicy or white rice. I told him spicy (which was what it was supposed to come with. I've never even had the option in the multiple times I've ordered this before at this yard house and others). When they brought my order they gave me white rice which was kind of dry crunchy and disgusting. Didn't eat more than a half a bite. Waiter never came back until I had finished my tacos and everything else but the rice. So decided it wasn't worth it to have him bring me new rice at that point. Another situation where I hate the fact that Marriott charges you an extra $25 fee per day and then gives you that in a restaurant credit. So you're forced to pretty much eat it the restaurant there on site (Yard House in this case) or lose your $25 a day and get nothing for it. Overall three or four nights were not great experience. I definitely...

Initially finding the Yard House on Hunting was tricky as it was located inside the hotel with no outside entrance. Once we found it we need to wait about 20 minutes for a table even though there were many open tables. Unfortunately this particular location onthis particular night didn't seem to hold to the usual Yard House standards.

We started with the spinach dip, which was was quite good and served hot.

Our son ordered the kids mac and cheese. They were out of apple and other juices, so we ordered him a Shirley Temple, which was unfortunately flavorless, and just a tinge of red. The Mac and cheese tasted good but was a small portion compared to other restaurants, a little surprising for such a low cost dish.

We also order the lobster garlic noodles with great anticipation. It was a nice portion and nicely presented. Our thought was it was trying to be an Americanize Asian dish with an overly sweet taste to it. Something more savory and Italian might have been better.

We also had the spicy jambalaya. Although I ordered it with jasmine rice the waiter informed us they were out of jasmine rice and used brown rice instead. Unfortunately some of the rice was hard and dried out, making it less enjoyable to eat.

The restaurant itself also doesn't have a restroom. You have to leave the restaurant and use the hotel's public restroom.

Having eaten at Yard Houses in several locations over years this wasn't up to the usual standard. I am not sure if this is a new location with staffing problems or what is happening. I hope they figure this out and...