Yama Restaurant

Jennifer

1.0

Aujourd'hui, j'ai vécu une expérience assez décevante devant le restaurant Yama, au centre-ville de Montréal.

Après avoir soupé avec ma mère, nous voulions simplement entrer pour prendre un café & un dessert sur le bord des belles fenêtres. . Dès mon arrivée, un jeune serveur à l'entrée dehors m'a immédiatement redirigée vers « le petit café dans le coin » pour aller prendre un café là-bas à la place.

Je lui ai pourtant expliqué que je voulais simplement m'asseoir ici avec ma mère pour profiter de l'ambiance du restaurant. Quand j'ai ajouté que nous voulions aussi prendre un dessert, il m'a encore redirigée vers « le petit café dans le coin », en disant qu'ils avaient plus de choix là-bas!

Honnêtement, j'ai eu l'impression qu'il essayait constamment de nous décourager d'entrer plutôt que de nous accueillir. C'est la première fois de ma vie que je ressens autant de résistance simplement pour vouloir entrer dans un établissement.

J'ai voyagé & visité des restaurants partout dans le monde, incluant récemment de très beaux endroits au Japon, & je n'ai jamais vécu une situation semblable. Je ne sais pas si c'était lié à ma façon d'être habillée, j'étais chic mais en Converse mais je suis repartie avec un réel sentiment d'avoir été jugée avant même d'avoir pu entrer.

C'est vraiment dommage, parce que l'endroit semblait magnifique & je voulais simplement partager un beau moment avec ma mère. wow

Anish

4.0

YAMA is a Japenese restaurant located in Vogue Hotel. This was a convenient & easy option for us since we stayed at Vogue. We dined at YAMA our first evening & were pleasantly surprised. The menu had many vegetarian options for us, which we appreciated. Even for a Sunday evening, the bar & restaurant were steadily busy.
We ordered:
Starters: edamame & vegetable gyoza. The edamame was classic. The vegetable gyoza were cooked crispy & was served in a shallow bowl with a coriander infused citrus sauce. It was tasty, & balanced well.
Small plate/side: midori no ha maki roll is a vegetarian roll with fresh veggies, wrapped in lettuce as opposed to traditional seaweed. It was a simple roll with a burst of freshness. We ordered the truffle fries because our server said they were amazing. They did not disappoint.
Entree: we ordered the roasted eggplant for our entree. We did not know what to expect, but were pleasantly surprised. The eggplant is cooked so well that it melts in your mouth. It was topped various wild mushrooms cooked differently (i.e. some crispy). It was a mild dish packed with a lot of flavor.
Dessert: For dessert we ordered the chocolate praline mousse. This was insane. Imagine a hard chocolate shell bomb with a mousse filling. The exterior was a chocolate & hazelnut shell. This dessert satisfies all cravings: chocolate, crunchy, & crispy.
We were very pleased with the vegetarian options at YAMA.

The only downside is the price. You are paying hotel prices to dine here, but that should be expected.

Matthew

4.0

We went here twice, as I had a spend credit through the Hilton Honors program on my Amex Platinum card. Good: we had the Omakase sushi & the lemon dessert. Both were absolutely fantastic. The fish was fresh & melt in your mouth. The lemon dessert thing was recommended from the waitress who was very sweet & gave great service. Bad: this is very expensive, I wouldn't spend money here unless I had free spend through my credit card. The breakfast was about as good as a shopping mall cafeteria. The berries on the side of my eggs Benedict had white mold growing on them.

Marcelle

5.0

Wow! Big thanks to Basian, Kenta & Han! The hospitality & level of service here is top notch! The sushi was incredible! We really enjoyed the salmon tacos,sashimi, rolls,everything was perfect! The chocolate & chai dessert was outstanding! Wow!😊😊😊 Han the chef hand delivered our Toro roll & was so kind. Thank you everyone for making our time in montreal so amazing!

Peter

5.0

Good food, friendly service, a little slow but that's what it takes to prepare quality dishes fresh. The dessert is especially memorable, maybe worth a separate trip just to try their dessert menu.

M

5.0

Love this place, food was good, & dessert amazing! Inside is very nice too, minimalist & modern.

CoffeeMil-8593

1 Commentaire

5.0

We were with friend in this restaurant. Very tasty sushi & shiso dessert. I want to come back here, I wish you development!