My boyfriend and I needed a pick-me-up after a terrible week, so we scrolled through Yelp to look for a new restaurant to try. Yeti Restaurant caught our eye because of the reviews for great food and service, so we stopped by around 5pm on a weekday.
We hadn't been to Yeti before, but we had been to the Thai restaurant that used to occupy that same space, and the layout was pretty much the same, with changes in the decorations. Nice feel; diners can see through the clear window to the kitchen, where the food is prepped.
We hadn't had Indian/Nepalese food in a while (except for Raja's), so we weren't sure what to get until we saw the "Couple's Special." It initially seemed extremely well-priced, so we settled on the Meat Lovers Couples' Dinner, which according to the menu, came with appetizers, entree, drinks (wine or beer), and dessert...but the specifics of what we were actually going to get ended there.
When we ordered, we really did try asking questions and to specify what we wanted, but there was a language barrier and it was taking a while....The servers did an abysmal job of explaining what specific foods came with the Meat Lovers option, and it took us a long time to figure out exactly what we were getting. Specifically, it was really only when the food came out that we discovered what was included in that Couple's Dinner.
For example, we didn't realize that the entree came with a shared platter of different curries (lentil curry, lamb curry, and chicken tikki masala in small soup cups), a piece of plate-sized naan sliced into four, two cups of rice, and a cucumber veggie thing... The menu basically just listed two things for the entree in addition to the rice/naan, one of which was the tikki masala that I specifically wanted. Derp. The menu also said choice of dessert, but the dessert was delivered on the entree platter (to our confusion).
The majority of the food was very generous and well-made; tasty, not overly salty, and flavorfully seasoned. I had no idea what anything was "supposed to taste like" except for the dessert balls and tikki masala, which had chunks of semi-dry chicken in a sweeter/creamier than expected sauce (but was still quite good!). The exception was the dessert balls (I don't know what they're called, but they're the ones that soak the sweet syrup), which was just way too doughy and saccharine sweet.
Their list of beers is quite nice: there's a variety of domestic crafts as well as novel Asian beers. However, there is absolutely no description/information about the beers, and the servers knew absolutely nothing about the Asian beers (until another server came over and just let us know which beers were popular). I'm not expecting a brewhouse explanation about the beer from a server, but from a restaurant that seems to be on the "upscale" side of things, just some indication of what type of beer is on the menu or a somewhat knowledgeable server would be helpful.
Overall, things were okay. Service was attentive and friendly after ordering, and most of the food was tasty. Factors such as the relatively high price ($55 after tax/tip) for the items offered (there are many other restaurants in town with similar offerings at significant lower prices) and the servers' lack of ability to explain the food or drink menu made the whole experience less than stellar, but definitely a solid A-OK 3 stars. read more