Yellowfin — Restaurant in Surf City

French-Asian modern style seafood cuisine that is mainly seafood with some vegetarian options and steak entrees. The food quality is superior and the food is fresh. All the fish is fresh out of water, and prepared with a keen sense of artistry that both the aesthetic principles of the plate itself and your palate will be savouring each morsel. The signature dish since 1997 is No1 Yellowfin Rare seared Tuna slices served over Yukon mashed potatoes infused with wasabi, flash fried bok choy, and a drizzle of miso vinaigrette. Another favorite is pan seared Halibut, miso sticky rice, garlic braised yucca, and finished with a lemon preserve demi glaze. Last but not least, panko crusted heirloom Fried green tomato, topped with thin layer of guacamole and lobster-jumbo lump crab salad piled inches high over the top of the fried tomato. This a treat to die for and it’s not something you will find anywhere. The ambiance is exclusively high end, white table cloths, candlelit rooms with very experienced servers who are extremely knowledgeable about all the different dishes and foods that mightn’t be common to the average person. Friendly and welcoming, they will be reciting the specials whilst opening your bottle of wine or champagne that you brought on your own. Note there is no bar here (as in many restaurants along the jersey shore especially long beach island). Reservations are a must during peak season (memorial day to Labor Day). You may get, on chance get a seat by walking in, if it’s not already fully booked. The interior is a beautiful shade of gray, with lots of mirrors to enhance the visual space of the room. It is a smaller sized venue, sporting only about 16 or 17 tables. Parties of 8 are usually the maximum number that they can fit at a table. Definitely a romantic place, certainly not child friendly, or a place that you want to get a “quick bite” after the beach. This is a place where you want to go with your adult friends or your significant other, dress nicely (neatly casual at least) and enjoy the food and company. Yellowfin is very Manhattan-esque, like a hot spot in soho or the upper west side. It would be safe to assume that the prices are equivalent to what you are getting. Appetisers range from $16-$28, and entrees range from $28-$75. But it’s worth...

We had Yellowfin booked this past weekend for our anniversary; we had outdoor dining chosen as our preferred seating. We received a call at 2:45 pm which was an automated call for reservation confirmation (not a live person). We arrived for our reservation at 6:15pm and the outdoor dining was a small tent in the parking lot with no sides, and since it was raining, it was very wet under the tent. So we checked in with the hostess and mentioned the dining area is all wet, so would prefer to be inside so we didn't get wet while we ate. She told us that it wasn't possible, with the outdoor seating it was 'dine at your own risk' and they couldn't accommodate us inside. She said that this should have been made explicitly clear when we booked the reservation - it was NOT. I understand that they can't leave room for all outdoor diners to come inside if needed, but I do think that instead of an automated call for confirmation, there should have been an actual person calling the very few tables with outdoor reservations to ensure they were aware that moving inside was not an option, before we showed up and then had to leave without being able to be accommodated. Only 3 tables can fit under the outdoor tent, so I really don't see how the restaurant doesn't think to ensure their guests are aware that the option is to either get rained on while you eat, or find somewhere else to eat. It was NOT made 'explicit' as the hostess suggested it should have been upon booking. We heard Yellowfin was good and wanted to try, now with this experience...

Wow...I don't know where to begin with this one.

My friend and I (two locals) went there a few nights ago and are still reeling from the experience. Our service was so-so and our food was just okay (though our entree was not hot--a pretty serious culinary miss).

My friend wrote about her experience on her Facebook wall and tagged the restaurant in her comment. It was nothing incendiary--just a "this should have been better for the prices" kinda take. Well our server posts several comments in her thread, calling her names ("hole" "pig" "scrothole" - whatever the hell that is) as well private messaging her with even meaner comments.

He also commented on her not wearing her wedding ring (What is this, 1950?) and eavesdropping in on our conversation, noting how she was "bitching about her husband." (Why wasn't he eavesdropping when I was wondering where the hell our wine went to?).

It was bizarre and hateful. He also complained that we ordered only one entree (though we ordered two appetizers, dessert and coffee totally over $100 for two people).

In short, a complaint about a mediocre meal turned into a hateful attack by a misogynist stranger.

So be careful if you post anything remotely negative about Yellow Fin--your head might be served up for dinner...