Yellow Door Bistro

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   SyP403

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall2food1service1ambience5

   I had a 7:45 reservation and arrive a tad bit earlier. Waited 10 minutes to be seated, literally no one was there to seat me and not many patrons were in the restaurant. The waiter passed me quite a few times without taking my order or even offering water. 15 minutes had passed and he came back and just stood there in silence and then proceeded to ask, “Can I start you off with some water?” The tone in which it was said sounded like I was bothering him. Needless to say, I ordered 2 drinks and then left. I probably will never return to Yellow Door Bistro again!

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   LindyC

   Calgary

   4 reviews

   2.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   overall2food2service2ambience3

   We used to love the Yellow Door Bistro, it was always the go-to spot for a delicious brunch. We have now tried it twice since it re-opened after covid and sadly the verdict was the same both times. It was awful. The food, the service. We ate there on Monday morning and the only option was the buffet for $24, there was only 1 other person in the restaurant eating which they sat us directly beside for some reason. The food in the buffet was clearly old, cold, and not good. Every lid we opened we were grossed out by what we saw. There were "pancakes" that had clearly been sitting in the warming tray for 12 hours, hard as rocks. We were brought fresh eggs and toast which would have been good, except they put a butter flavored topping on the toast that was exactly the same plastic weird taste as the "butter topping" at the theater that you put on popcorn. The other things we tried were very soggy hashbrowns, old and stale pastries, cheese that sat out so long the edges hardened, and a fruit cup - which was fine. Overall we were disappointed we didn't go somewhere good for brunch since we were downtown Calgary and they have so many really good options. For the money, it was not worth it at all.

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   Cdctt

   Calgary

   8 reviews

   4.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall4food5service5ambience4

   This was a lovely brunch, with a great selection of hot and cold, meat and vegetarian options. Those scrambled eggs are amazing. Seriously. It seemed a bit expensive, and we wouldn't make it a regular occurrence, but it was great for a special occasion.

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   Colt

   Calgary

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   The server we had was amazing. Great service.

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   LariC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

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   Great atmosphere, super friendly service. I loved the hashbrowns the most. I wish there were more desserts offered like brownies or cheesecake because I've seen that at other brunches.

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   JackieF

   Calgary

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   overall5food5service3ambience5

   Brunch was amazing! Our server was new so it was a learning experience but they did great. Can't wait to go back.

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   ShannaS

   Calgary

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   overall5food5service4ambience5

   Tasty, many choices, great look. Great place for a special occasion.

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   OpenTable Diner

   Calgary

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 9, 2022

   overall3food2service3ambience4

   Our waitress did not seem to know the menu well, and my first choice was not available that day. Ordered the duck confit spaghetti and found the pasta undercooked. Overall a nice restaurant in terms of ambiance and lighting, but the service was awkward and the menu choices were limited and underwhelming.

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   Lynny

   Vancouver

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on May 7, 2022

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   We were going to the James Taylor concert and hotel arts is the perfect distance to walk over. Dinner was excellent- everyone enjoyed their meal and the service was very good. She was attentive the entire time

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    NatalieR

    Edmonton

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Great food, good service, and reasonable prices for the amount of food you get.

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 29, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    We visited Yellow Door Bistro for our anniversary today, booked ahead of time and were really looking forward to it. Unfortunately, it didn’t turn out the way we were imagining it.We got there at 5:40 p.m, and within 10 minutes, we ordered our food and drinks. It took them 35-40 minutes to get the appetizers out. We ate really fast because we were hungry. After our appetizers and 40 minutes out, entrees are still not on the table. We were constantly being ignored and none of the servers didn't even bother to check up on us.We had lost our appetite and decided to close out our bill and cancel the entrees. The service was so bad, and our server was like: “0h it’s just being plated,” but nope, we were ready to go and had lost our appetite. It was hilarious when our server came back to us and asked if we wanted our entrees to go. Excuse me, sir?? We booked ahead of time to enjoy dine-in, expecting a good experience and good ambience.If we wanted a take out, why the hell didn’t we just call in and order for pick up?? You were busy?? I don’t see a lot of people dining in!!! You’re not the cook? Well, it’s your damn responsibility to ensure the food gets on the table on time and not starve your guests. I do not recommend this place, it’s overpriced, food isn’t the greatest and service is bad.Do not waste your money here. Thank you for the unforgettable experience and I mean this in a very bad way.

    Yellow Door BistroResponded on April 30, 2022

    Good afternoon and thank you for allowing us the opportunity to address your concerns about your most recent experience here at Yellow Door Bistro. Please accept my sincerest apologies as the service you received is certainly not representative of our most basic service requirements. Should you consider returning we will ensure that you are well taken care of and I encourage you to contact me directly should you give us this opportunity! Sincerely, William Blennerhassett GM YDB

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 28, 2022

    overall3food4service3ambience4

    Felt pressured by the waitress to move the night along quickly.

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    Teee

    Calgary

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 23, 2022

    overall2food1service1ambience4

    We went for the brunch buffet. Very few items but that's ok. The food was well seasoned and flavours were on point. However, the bulk of the food were cold and stale. The waffles were cold and soggy while the fried chicken was cold and dry. I don't think it's unreasonable to expect fresh food (or at least an English muffin that can be cut through) at 11am on a Saturday... even if it is buffet. Service was also extremely slow, our drinks were never topped off and we had to make a dirty plate tower on the corner of our table. Super disappointed especially at that price range.

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    Anggelinas

    Calgary

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Wonderful experience. Great food. Unique atmosphere and best brunch in town.

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    Charli

    Calgary

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 17, 2022

    overall2food3service1ambience2

    For families /children, Given everything that needs to sit on a table even before the plates there’s not near enough room For a bill that exceeded $200 service was terrible. Having to literally holler down the older lady for coffee refills juice other things more than three times is an embarrassment to the establishment. And I still left a $35 tip. Desserts were definitely underwhelming for Easter brunch. If you have people paying $60 per person for a brunch at least make a real coconut cake, a tiramisu, a real lemon dessert, a Pavlova come on. As a chef visiting, those are the things I make at home on occasion so very disappointed that no bigger effort was put in for the prices. I will not be back

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    KarenB

    Vancouver

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 16, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience4

    I ordered the Cob salad. It was presented nicely but it wasn't enough for a meal and disappointing. My guest ordered the eggs Bennedict and from the amount she left on her plate I don't think it was very good.

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    GoodDoctorM

    Edmonton

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on April 13, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The Yellow Door is a reliable, quality dining experience - great food, wine choices, service and ambience. Lovely use of ingredients to achieve layers of flavour. Fun dining. We were a group of 5 and 3 had not been here before. They will be here again.

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18. KW

    KWatkins

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    I have recommended Yellow Door Bistro to many family and friends. Every time I visit, the food is incredible, the staff are very helpful and kind, as well as the setting and overall ambience of the bistro. The value of the food for the quality and quantity that is served is also very amazing! I will continue to come to the Yellow Door Bistro, so long that it brings the utmost quality to its customers (which means forever in short!). Thank you!

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    MichaelT

    Toronto

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 11, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience3

    The music did not suit a fine dining establishment and was a distraction, rather than enhancing the ambience. The music would have been more appropriate for a pub. Overall, I like this restaurant, but little things matter.

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    EFC2014

    Calgary

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 10, 2022

    overall4food3service4ambience5

    We attended the lunch buffet and our reservation was for the 1pm. We elected to order from the menu rather than pay $34 for the buffet. My guest ordered the date souffle pancakes which were a bit dry and hard to cut. Was it the later time? Or just bad luck? See you next time as the eggs Benedict were sensational.

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    Gail

    Calgary

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 2, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    The buffet brunch is always great! Everything is good.

    Yellow Door BistroResponded on April 4, 2022

    Hi Gail, Thanks for sharing your most recent experience at Yellow Door Bistro. I'm glad you had an enjoyable experience with us! We look forward to hosting you again soon! Regards, William Blennerhassett GM YDB

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    CarolW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 2, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We staying at the Hotel and decided to go for a traditional breakfast. Absolutely delicious. Definitely recommend.

    Yellow Door BistroResponded on April 4, 2022

    Hi CarolW, Thanks for sharing your most recent experience at Yellow Door Bistro. I'm glad you had an enjoyable experience with us! We look forward to hosting you again soon! Regards, William Blennerhassett GM YDB

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23. LC

    LindyC

    Calgary

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 27, 2022

    overall2food1service1ambience4

    I have had brunch at Yellow Door Bistro many times, but this was my first visit since pandemic restrictions were lifted and was so disappointed. The service was terrible (and it was NOT busy in there at all), the food was really sad and not very fresh. I don't know what was going on, but it was a flop over all.

    Yellow Door BistroResponded on April 4, 2022

    Hi LindyC, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on your most recent visit to Yellow Door Bistro. I was disappointed to see that our service & culinary offerings did not live up to your expectations on this occasion. If you would like to discuss your experience further please do not hesitate to reach out to me at wblennerhassett@hotelarts.ca Sincerely, William Blennerhassett YDB GM

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24. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 27, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Lovely server. Food was good but a bit cold. Otherwise great experience

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    DiegoC

    Exclusive

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 27, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience5

    The food was fine. The only thing that put me off a bit was the server apparently trying to hush us into ordering and spilling water both times he served us and not cleaning the table between courses (we had some shareable dishes so some crumbs were falling onto the table). I had to ask the server to clean it. But the food came fast once we ordered and it was tasty.

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    BeckaXo

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 26, 2022

    overall1food2service3ambience4

    I have so much to say about this restaurant but I'll just keep it to a minimum... poor service, took over an hour and a half for our meal to come and it was definitely not worth the price we paid.

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    Kelilah

    London

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 26, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience5

    The service for dinner was great, the food was delicious.

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    Janders

    Sacramento

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 25, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Had the chef's tasting menu and it did not dissapoint!

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    KellyH

    Calgary

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on March 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    It was not too busy for our late lunch. The food was excellent, and our server was very nice.

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    claireW

    Calgary

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 20, 2022

    overall2food1service3ambience3

    The brunch was very mediocre but its price did not reflect that.

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    Simon

    Calgary

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2022

    overall3food2service4ambience4

    I have been here on several occasions and always had excellent service and food. Whilst service was the usual high standard, all guests were underwhelmed with their meal.

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    Tara

    Vancouver

    7 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on March 17, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience5

    I was excited to eat at Yellow door after not having been there in over two years. The food was good and very nicely presented. Great value for lunch. It is a great spot to host a business lunch. I was disappointed in the attentiveness from our server,. She was lovely when we interacted with her but I did not feel that she was very attentive to us. It was not very busy and therefore I an unsure why service was slow.

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    ChristineM

    Palm Springs

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 15, 2022

    overall3food2service3ambience3

    Found the service to be very slow and the food was mediocre. Dined in for lunch and found the menu week.

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    MaeMae

    Calgary

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    As always the service and food were sensational! A top spot for a girls brunch

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    OpenTable Diner

    Calgary

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Lovely service, they were very accommodating of me with a young baby.

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    EileenT

    Calgary

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience5

    Excellent variety and quality. Beautiful presentation. Not your typical brunch.

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    KathyR

    Calgary

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 9, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    Service was impeccable! So good that the server picked up on different languages spoken by the group, and switched between French and English for the guests. Great atmosphere for a business lunch, food was delicious and prompt.

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    FeliciaY

    Calgary

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 6, 2022

    overall2food2service1ambience2

    Didn't like how all of our us got charge 44 dollars, how is it that they were not able to split the bill according to what the Custumer ordered? Food was ok, not as great as it was a Ling time ago. Was told the cappuccino machine wasn't working,

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    OpenTable Diner

    Calgary

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 5, 2022

    overall2food1service3ambience2

    Mediocre at best, and that’s being kind. Such low quality food for the price point. We all were excited to finally try the food as we have come by for cocktails before, and the food was truly a let down. We ordered a bit of everything, French onion soup, some flatbreads, the pork chop and jerk chicken mains, and all our food items had obvious issues. Soup tasted funky, flat breads was not good, it tasted and looked like something we could make at home and make it better. The jerk chicken was undercooked and the pork chop was over cooked. Just a bad roller coaster ride of food that left us all disappointed and still hungry because the food just did not taste good. Definitely not worth the $35+ price point. Best part of the meal was like dine and that’s saying a lot. Felt bad for the waitress as she was really nice and on top of stuff. Not worth coming here for a meal.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Calgary

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 27, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience4

    Initially we did wait quite a while for our server but once she came she was delightful. The food was a bit too salty but otherwise good. Will definitely go back

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