Yolo Restaurant & Lounge — Restaurant in Town of Clarence

One of the perks of having one of the first reservations of the evening is having the opportunity to take your time to decide what you'd like.

We were sat immediately and given the option to scan a QR code for the cocktail/bar menu and dinner menu; however, when Jill (our server) came to take our drink orders, she brought paper menus for our perusal.

I looked online prior to my arrival and had quite the chuckle at the typos among the menu (the most evident, the description of "poopy seed dressing" on the special salad). I notified the staff person who seated us of the glaring errors and was relieved to see the paper menus didn't have the same issues.

There was a bit of a wait for our cocktails, but trust me, they're worth the wait. I had the raspberry martini, which was absolutely delicious (not flowery at all).

I asked for a half chopped salad with my entree, the crab-stuffed haddock (instead of the saffron rice). The crab stuffing had a lot more filler than expected and smelled quite fishy, but lemon cream sauce was so tasty!

I finished my meal with a regular coffee and the raspberry almond shortbread. I felt the dessert could have done without the added drizzle on top. The coffee smelled stronger than it tasted.

I'd definitely come back to try other selections on the menu and for the...

My wife and I ate here on a Sunday early afternoon. We had both heard that the food was good, it was a new place for both of us. The waitress seated us right away, not at an ideal spot though, next to a large group of people. The menu looked good, they had a good selection of food and beer/wine. We both ordered sandwiches, mine was the Reuben and my wife had the crab cake sandwich. First of all the food took 45 minutes to come out, we were told about five times by our waitress that she was sorry and the food should be right out. There were two larger groups of people, but the dining room was not full. My wife had ordered a side salad before hand. That came out relatively quick. However it was drenched in dressing, not very pleasing. My Reuben wasn't anything to ride home about, it was mediocre really, sweet potato fries were good. My wife's crab cake sandwich was very bland tasting. The wait staff was friendly however seemed very inexperienced. We would give this restaurant a try again during a Friday or Saturday dinner service but not a Sunday...

I've been here twice. The first time for Sunday brunch and the second time for dinner. The service was great each time but the quality of food we got each time was night and day.

Whoever they had making brunch was clearly not qualified to scramble eggs. The Eggs Benedict were practically hardboiled and the potatoes were over cooked and incredibly salty. A quick taste and any cook shouldn't have let them out of the door.

Then there was the dinner I had there recently and it was truly superb. I was blown away by both the fact this was the same restaurant and by just how good the food was. The presentation and the quality of the cooking as well as the taste of their Ahi Tuna Sandwich is something I'll return for.

Hopefully they have their breakfast issues fixed because I can't imagine that the management would accept that quality when their dinner is so fantastic. I'll update after I have been a few more times. After my recent dinner there I'm definitely giving them a chance for redemption for brunch and will certainly be...