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Tell me about Yak and Yeti!
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PingsRbest
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My daughter and I had lunch there in February, and we loved it! Both the food and service was great, and we considered it to be the best meal we had on our trip. My daughter went back last month with a friend, and she made sure that Yak and Yeti was in their plans. She said that the food and service was just as good, and her friend was very pleased as well.
princess5195
New Member
I really enjoyed the food at Yak and Yeti when we ate there last month. The service was great too!! I'm a vegetarian and they were very good about accomodating me. I would highly reccomend going there.
urbanvegan
New Member
Although I love asian food, I am also vegetarian, and haven't heard of them having any dishes at Y&Y - what were they able to make for you, if you don't mind my asking?
Restaurant was great, service was great but.......
The food was underwhelming. At best it was on par with your average Chinese take out and the price was absolutely brutal even for Disney. Lunch for a party of 8 (1 child) was well over $200.
The food was underwhelming. At best it was on par with your average Chinese take out and the price was absolutely brutal even for Disney. Lunch for a party of 8 (1 child) was well over $200.
We have reviews of Yak & Yeti here on the reviews site too:
http://reviews.wdwmagic.com/element_reviews.aspx?pid=794
http://reviews.wdwmagic.com/element_reviews.aspx?pid=794
sweetpee_1993
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We ate at the Yak & Yeti in December. This was before they were taking ADRs over the phone so you had to run in to secure your reservation in person. When we initially got our reservation in the morning we set it for 6:00/dinner. By about 2:30 we were absolutely starving. We were a little nervous about snacking because we really, really wanted to enjoy this new dining experience. So as we were walking by at 2:30-ish we decided to step inside to see if they had any availability right away and we could skip the snacks. Not only were they able to take us right in, we were able to get a seat by the window upstairs so we wouldn't miss Mickey's Jingle Jungle Parade. Yay!!! :sohappy:
The decor of the Yak & Yeti is just amazing. It's so beautiful. You really do get that immersive feeling. Sooo neat. You'll want to take lots of pics.
As far as the food, well, I have to agree with MasterYoda on this one. We were a bit underwhelmed. When you think about it, as hungry as we were at that time most anything should have tasted like the veeery beeest whatever no matter what. The food choices were pretty limited. Most of the basic Asian-type dishes were covered but nothing really stood out as interesting. As for the taste and quality of the food, it wasn't all that great. We frequent a lot of quality Asian restaurants that specifically *don't* use MSG in their food (not the stuff you get at the take-out, quicky places). I've had much, much better food at restaurants at home for a fraction of the cost at Y&Y. Thus, we were truly underwhelmed by the food. (("Underwhelmed"...that's a good word...like that one...)) Also, something we noted was that both the hubby and I had indigestion for the rest of the day after this meal. It was the meal that just kept on giving...LOL!
The service was okay. I wouldn't say it was spectacular. Y&Y hadn't been open very long so the waitor seemed pretty nervous, like he wasn't sure if he was doing too much or too little. I always try to be extra kind to people I know are new at a job, tho. I know all too well what it's like to be the newbie trying to figure it all out and not screw up. The waitor truly was sweet and seemed to care about what he was doing which is probably the best you can ever ask for in service. I'm sure in time when he built his confidence if he still had the willingness to care he would have evolved into a spectacular waitor.
Overall, I wouldn't tell someone *not* to try this restaurant. It's interesting and something different. I think everyone should try things at least once to form their own thoughts from their experience. TS eateries are pretty limited at AK which is another reason to give it a shot.
If you happen to have your ADR during the parade I'd show up a bit early and request a table by the windows upstairs. That was the absolute highlight of our experience. We had the perfect birds-eye view of the entire parade, could hear all the music, didn't fight any crowds for a good spot, and enjoyed the extra sprinkles of Pixie dust when the various characters would look up at us and wave or point directly to us. That so rocked!
The decor of the Yak & Yeti is just amazing. It's so beautiful. You really do get that immersive feeling. Sooo neat. You'll want to take lots of pics.
As far as the food, well, I have to agree with MasterYoda on this one. We were a bit underwhelmed. When you think about it, as hungry as we were at that time most anything should have tasted like the veeery beeest whatever no matter what. The food choices were pretty limited. Most of the basic Asian-type dishes were covered but nothing really stood out as interesting. As for the taste and quality of the food, it wasn't all that great. We frequent a lot of quality Asian restaurants that specifically *don't* use MSG in their food (not the stuff you get at the take-out, quicky places). I've had much, much better food at restaurants at home for a fraction of the cost at Y&Y. Thus, we were truly underwhelmed by the food. (("Underwhelmed"...that's a good word...like that one...)) Also, something we noted was that both the hubby and I had indigestion for the rest of the day after this meal. It was the meal that just kept on giving...LOL!
The service was okay. I wouldn't say it was spectacular. Y&Y hadn't been open very long so the waitor seemed pretty nervous, like he wasn't sure if he was doing too much or too little. I always try to be extra kind to people I know are new at a job, tho. I know all too well what it's like to be the newbie trying to figure it all out and not screw up. The waitor truly was sweet and seemed to care about what he was doing which is probably the best you can ever ask for in service. I'm sure in time when he built his confidence if he still had the willingness to care he would have evolved into a spectacular waitor.
Overall, I wouldn't tell someone *not* to try this restaurant. It's interesting and something different. I think everyone should try things at least once to form their own thoughts from their experience. TS eateries are pretty limited at AK which is another reason to give it a shot.
If you happen to have your ADR during the parade I'd show up a bit early and request a table by the windows upstairs. That was the absolute highlight of our experience. We had the perfect birds-eye view of the entire parade, could hear all the music, didn't fight any crowds for a good spot, and enjoyed the extra sprinkles of Pixie dust when the various characters would look up at us and wave or point directly to us. That so rocked!
Thank you everyone for all your input!! We have an evening ADR for it, but I always like to be prepared, ya know! It sounds like, if nothing else, I'll LOVE the ambiance! And, depending on how it goes, I may love the food and service, too! I can't wait to try it! Thanks again!
Jodi
Jodi
PingsRbest
New Member
The Shoaxing steak and shrimp was the selection I made and I substituted the jasmine rice and chose the coconut-ginger rice. It was very good! My daughter and I also had the Wok-fried green beans that we really enjoyed. I would definitely eat there again!
BRER STITCH
Well-Known Member
Here's part of my review from last year's visit right after they opened...
We were VERY pleasantly surprised by our meals at Yak & Yeti when we were there! They were honestly the BEST meals we ate all week - and we had the Dining Plan and ate EVERYWHERE! HAHA!
Seriously...the day we checked in the CM told us Y&Y had just started taking reservations an hour before we got there and did we want to switch to try it. We dropped Spoodles and added Y&Y. Boy were we ever glad we did!!!
As it was new, we chatted with other diners and the service staff quite a bit to get a feel for how things wree going, and all was positive!
Size and quality of the portions were great and we left there feeling it was our favorite meal of the week! So many different offerings!
I can personally recommend everything we tried, which was:
Appetizers:
Lettuce Cups - minced chicken breast, chopped vegetables, maple tamarind sauce, crisp lettuce cups $10.99
Dim Sum Basket - Pork pot stickers, shrimp siu mai, cha su bao, and pork sie mai steamed on a banana leaf, soy lime dipping sauce $12.99
Main Courses:
Shaoxing Steak and Shrimp - skirt steak, tempura-battered shrimp, jasmine rice, stir-fried vegetables, chili plum dipping sauce $22.99
Crispy Honey Chicken - tempura chicken, broccoli, carrots, honey sauce $15.99
Desserts:
Fried Wontons - Skewers of fresh pineapple and cream cheese wontons, vanilla ice cream, honey vanilla drizzle $7.99
Mango Pie - shortbread cookie crust, fresh whipped cream, raspberry sauce $6.99
ALL of it was truly delicious!
Truth be told, we said next time we would go back and get the Lettuce Cups for an entree so we could eat more Fride Wontons and Mango Pie desserts!! They were AWESOME!
I obviously say give it a try! It's something different, and we found it a very welcome change that will be one of our regular stops on future trips!
ENJOY!!!
:slurp::slurp::slurp::slurp:
We were VERY pleasantly surprised by our meals at Yak & Yeti when we were there! They were honestly the BEST meals we ate all week - and we had the Dining Plan and ate EVERYWHERE! HAHA!
Seriously...the day we checked in the CM told us Y&Y had just started taking reservations an hour before we got there and did we want to switch to try it. We dropped Spoodles and added Y&Y. Boy were we ever glad we did!!!
As it was new, we chatted with other diners and the service staff quite a bit to get a feel for how things wree going, and all was positive!
Size and quality of the portions were great and we left there feeling it was our favorite meal of the week! So many different offerings!
I can personally recommend everything we tried, which was:
Appetizers:
Lettuce Cups - minced chicken breast, chopped vegetables, maple tamarind sauce, crisp lettuce cups $10.99
Dim Sum Basket - Pork pot stickers, shrimp siu mai, cha su bao, and pork sie mai steamed on a banana leaf, soy lime dipping sauce $12.99
Main Courses:
Shaoxing Steak and Shrimp - skirt steak, tempura-battered shrimp, jasmine rice, stir-fried vegetables, chili plum dipping sauce $22.99
Crispy Honey Chicken - tempura chicken, broccoli, carrots, honey sauce $15.99
Desserts:
Fried Wontons - Skewers of fresh pineapple and cream cheese wontons, vanilla ice cream, honey vanilla drizzle $7.99
Mango Pie - shortbread cookie crust, fresh whipped cream, raspberry sauce $6.99
ALL of it was truly delicious!
Truth be told, we said next time we would go back and get the Lettuce Cups for an entree so we could eat more Fride Wontons and Mango Pie desserts!! They were AWESOME!
I obviously say give it a try! It's something different, and we found it a very welcome change that will be one of our regular stops on future trips!
ENJOY!!!
:slurp::slurp::slurp::slurp: