It's sad to learn that this restaurant has closed. We had several wonderful meals there, and wanted…read moreto return. Great food. Hope it will re-open.

Unfortunately, this restaurant is permanently closed .. They…read morehad the BEST steak you'd ever want to eat. The rest of your dinner would have been just as good. Thank you for the years you were open.

very nice and talkative and keep you know about what's happening…read more the best in Detriot!!!

I'll start off by saying i've been to the Yard of Ale maybe a handful of times in my life but it…read morewas once operated by one of my ancestors, J.D. McGuire, in the 1800s when it was the Genesee Hotel - this restaurant has about a century and a half of history in the area and deserves to be classified as an historic landmark. It is also one my grandmother's favorite restaurants, and she's eaten there for decades. Last night, she turned 95 and we put the old YoA to the test, booking a dinner party for roughly 20 people, in the restaurant's private room. Our waitress was absolutely on her game, getting orders for drinks, appetizers, meals and dessert out as promptly as she could given the size of our party with no mistakes or fumbling of people's orders. I ordered the stuffed mushrooms as an appetizer and the Tournados (steak fillets with seafood stuffing and hollandaise sauce) with rice pilaf as my main course, and both were delicious. The kitchen will do steak all the way down to rare but won't serve it blue, probably for safety reasons since they're not a dedicated steakhouse. For dinner I got the NY cheesecake with wild strawberries and sauce, and it was wonderful. A five course meal (bread, appetizer, salad, main, dessert) plus drinks cost me a little shy of $90, so I thought the price was more than fair. The wine list is limited (I asked for a dry white wine and got a choice between a sauvignon blanc and a pinot grigio. I went with the blanc and it was light, crisp, and delicious with a lot of pear notes - a good choice on the part of whoever on the YoA's staff handles sommelier duty. I didn't get a chance to ask the waitress for a snapshot of the bottle and I wish I had. For a cocktail, I ordered an old fashioned, and this is the kind of place where you can go up to the bar and order a cocktail like that and the bartender won't bat an eye before getting out the muddler. If it's your birthday, be sure to tell the waitress - I believe that they give you a free lava cake dessert for your birthday. If you order a dish like the chicken parm here the portion they serve you will be massive - two or three breaded chicken cutlets covered with mozz over pasta and sauce. This is not a restaurant that does haute cuisine portions; the old roadside inn sensibilities remain in place in places like the YoA, you expect to be fed and feed you they will. Now that I've said all that, remember, de gustibus - but if you're visiting Letchworth Park or otherwise out in Livingston County I recommend you call and book a table. And you should absolutely call ahead, the locals tend to pack the place.

Super yummy pasta dishes & the portions are huge! Friendly staff and the menu has something for…read moreeveryone.

Today I stopped off here with a group, the food was ok. Nothing to write home about. We got cheese…read morecurds and spare ribs. Cheese curds - eh, not bad. Ok stringiness. Bbq spare ribs - not smoky at all, super sweet flavor. Overall: not sure if i would come back, it was just eh, nothing that great.

Great fish fry to go! Fish was cooked perfectly & my broccoli just right!…read more 10 minutes, & done!! Ty!!

Everything was delicious. The hollandaise sauce was outstanding! The steak was super tender also…read more Potatoes were seasoned well. Service was great!

After playing a round of golf nearby, needed to grab some lunch. Found this restaurant with outdoor…read moreseating, airshow was happening and wanted to catch a few more planes going by. Our server was friendly even tho they were busy with the lunch crowd. Our group enjoyed a few appetizers to start, pretzels and pickle chips. Great dipping sauces , ranch dill was delicious! I went with their boneless chicken in garlic parm sauce... mmmmmm. Onion rings and French fries were both crispy and loved. Othered enjoyed bbq wings, nachos and chicken tenders.

been here a few times but somehow never reviewed! the food is great and the atmosphere is…read morewelcoming. service is always great. the prices are also great. love coming here when i'm in town and i look forward to my next visit!

Had an excellent dinner there tonight I had the seafood platter and I enjoyed it very much and my…read morewife had the Cajun chicken sandwich and she ate the whole thing. The wait was a little long but it was Friday night and it's understandable and it was worth the wait. We will be back again

Went here for lunch. A really intimate little space, and the service was good. We had a tuna melt…read moreand bacon burger, both good. Reasonable prices, and nice to have a beer with lunch for a treat.

Yum, this is the second time I went to this restaurant while I was in the Letchworth State…read morePark/Perry area. it's interesting because it's a fancy restaurant in the middle of the country. I ordered an apple cider Martini which was tasty and a salad with apples and nuts and caper berries. We ordered the cheese sticks to start which were made of cheddar cheese and they were really yummy and had an amazing spicy honey drizzle. My niece got a pasta dish which I believe she liked, my sister got the fish fry what she didn't particularly like. The dish I had wanted to order they were out of, which was kind of a bummer. They have plenty of parking and lots of seating as well as a bar. Service was nice. Talking about those fried cheddar cheese sticks is making me crave them!

So glad we went. Walked in, were quickly seated, the wait staff was amazing. All the tables were…read morenicely spaced apart for Covid. Everyone was wearing a mask. Our food was delicious. We started with the poutine to start and then all of our entrees were delicious. We also got the brownie with ice cream to go. Delicious! I highly recommend.

Downtown area dinner. Not fancy... But super friendly staff,…read moreand amazing food at a great price. Since it was our first time, they offered a taste that was a full appetizer for the three of us. We had a chicken platter, lamb platter, and a lamb gyro, baklava for desert. It was great, plentiful and tasty. Highly recommend!

10 stars just for the service alone, the owner def knows how to make people feel welcomed, he also…read moreoffered us a platter full of rice, lamb and chicken. The food was made fresh and there's options for everyone in the family which I appreciate! The red hot sauce is exceptional and he makes it himself, it reminds me of home where there's delicious taco shops on every corner and hot sauce to die for! The green sauce isn't hot at all and if you like cilantro you will love it. He packs the platters and pitas full of food and you get your moneys worth. You get to add your own toppings and not for an extra hidden cost, my favorite part was they are open late everyday while every other place in and around town are closed. This is an eatery you have to experience for yourself, I will be telling everyone about this one.

The customer service was 10/10! Very attentive and accommodating, my review is only 2 stars because…read moretheir page is currently false advertising. I chose to eat here from out of town because of the food posted on their yelp page. Their menu consists of one burger, one sandwich, one salad, wings, and apps. They have a specials board, which I ordered off of. The food I saw repeated on their yelp page was nowhere to be found on the menu on-site. And while the food was good bar food, I left with severe bloating and gas after eating a wrap and potatoes. The food comes served in a bar basket with tissue paper, not on a plate. Our server let us know the restaurant closed within the last year and that there were hopes to reopen or expand the business in the future.

Delicious food all made from scratch! Service was great. Would definitely recommend checking it out!read more

We sat at the bar for dinner, and it was awesome! The bartender, Courtney I think was her name, was…read moregreat. They were surprisingly busy for a Thursday night, but she handled the chaos with a smile and was super polite to all the guests and her coworkers too. We had these incredible local beers, Ellicottville brewing co- blueberry wheat. Courtney let us try them first and WOW! Delicious. For dinner, we had a house salad, the bbq pizza with banana peppers, and the wing with the raspberry jalapeño sauce. All was outstanding- but the pizza was an 11/10! Between the service and the food, we'd 100% recommend this place!

Ember is an absolute touch of class, from the great vibes to the history of the old building, the…read morestaff Luke, Zach, Courtney and Brittany make an out of town person feel like family. The food was exceptionally well done, the attention to detail, between ambiance, exceptional service and the most attractive , beautiful staff in western New York. It's hard not to want to be there every day for dinner.