The Yardley Inn Restaurant and Bar Reviews Summary

Location & Ambiance

Pros:

• "Beautiful location and nice river views."
• "The Restaurant is located next to Buck Creek. Part of the parking lot is next to it."
• "It feels like you are walking into someone home."
• "The atmosphere is beautiful."
• "This Restaurant sits on the Delaware River and the views are beautiful."
• "Beautiful setting that overlooks the Delaware River."
• "Located by Delaware river in a historical building, the ambiance is amazing."

Cons:

• "The place is cozy but does get loud by the bar area."
• "They sat us at this very small table right on top of the fireplace. We were so hot and uncomfortable."
• "The only downside is that things can get a bit noisy when the place is busy."
• "Can be a bit loud inside, but when asked they let us sit in a quieter room which suited my party well."
• "Pretty place but crammed and loud."
• "If you're going to sit outside, I would not suggest sitting on the patio at the corner of River road..gas fumes and loud motorcycles not appealing."
• "The place was a little dark inside even at midday."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The meat loaf was gluten free, which is rare and it was delicious!"
• "The food was incredible."
• "Service was great and the quality of the food was phenomenal!"
• "The Asian wings -- served as an 8-piece appetizer -- were very flavorful and very plump."
• "The food was excellent. The staff checked on us about 30 times."
• "The Bisque, burger, wings are all good."
• "Both were over the top with flavor."

Cons:

• "Steak was undercooked from what I ordered, and cool, not even lukewarm, had to send back for reheating."
• "The food was ok, steak was over cooked and salmon dry."
• "Chicken was tough and dry-food generally had little taste."
• "Shrimp in pasta dish over cooked like cardboard."
• "Food horrible. Ordered calamari, which looked like little left over calamari from a left over meal."
• "Dry, bland salmon, dry, bland mashed potatoes."
• "The munk fish was literally white fish served on a white plate with white rice. No veg and no color and honestly not much flavor."

Service

Pros:

• "Our waitress went above and beyond, very friendly, and you could tell that she loves doing her job."
• "All the servers were very professional and very accommodating."
• "The manager was friendly and handled a situation that popped up between two bar patrons wonderfully!"
• "The staff did a wonderful job!"
• "Staff members were friendly."
• "The staff was very pleasant and welcoming."
• "The staff at the Yardley Inn could not be more accommodating."

Cons:

• "When we arrived at the reservation time, the hostess nonchalantly said that we would be in the main room... I'll think twice about a group event here again."
• "Service on the other hand was slow and inattentive."
• "The waiter was very late coming to our table after were seated and did not come back to the table to offer more bread or drinks while the food was being prepared."
• "Our server, Napolian. He had no personality and every time he served us, he would plop it on the table and take off."
• "Service was spotty:it was a small event but still on 3 different occasions asked for things that were not out of the ordinary, a salt shaker that worked, coffee and water refills. All 3 times my requests went without response until I asked again."
• "Wait time for arrival of food was long."
• "Not one time did our server address the ridiculous wait time, wrong entree that was brought or never bringing the cappuccino we ordered."

Value

Pros:

• "Prices were quite reasonable."
• "The menu had plenty of food and drink options, including an extensive wine selection."
• "The bill was surprisingly low, about 65 bucks for both of us including drinks and a dessert."
• "Prices are very reasonable."
• "The price point is high, but not nearly as high as one would expect for this kind of fare, and every penny is worth it."
• "Price was not bad considering the service was great and the quality of the food was phenomenal!"
• "Sneak in before 6:15 to get the early bird special and save yourself a lot of money."

Cons:

• "The portions were absolutely poor for the obnoxious prices charged."
• "The smallest filet mignon I've ever ordered at $42."
• "It is very expensive. My tiny cup of bisque and half sandwich was $15."
• "For three small scallops and a dollop of risotto to be $40, with not even a green side dish is a complete rip off."
• "Lost a star because I was charged $3.50 for a seltzer."
• "The drinks were a $10 disappoint and Sea Bass was very small. Not worth the $129 bill :("
• "Pretty over priced for what you get if you ask me."