I was excited to try this place because it is close to my work and I love seafood! Unfortunately it let me down. The food was ok but nothing to speak about, the raw bar was questionable, especially the Oysters.

Its definitely just another generic hotel restaurant that is just trying to hard to complete with its neighboring Hawksworth in attitude.

Don't bother!

I've been to my fair share of restaurants that go above and beyond to harness the art of dining, but this one honestly blew all the rest out of the water on a number of different levels. But of course, I'm difficult; I'm not going to give away 5 stars THAT easily.
Getting a brunch reservation for this place took 2 weeks, but I wouldn't have been so upset if I had known what was to come.
Once we arrived, boyfriend and I, of course you had to first take a second to take in the beautiful way they dressed the place up. It captured, in my opinion, the delicate beauty that is British Columbia. There were elements of the earth somehow perfectly paired with the modern mood that was set for the restaurant, and I've never been so impressed in the ambiance of a dining experience before. As well, from what I could see, it was completely immaculate. You expect it, but you appreciate it more once you see it.
It was quite busy as it was Father's day, but never were we neglected by our server. She was always there to fill our glasses whenever they needed to be topped off, or whenever we were finished our plates. She was very cordial, even when my boyfriend had no idea you could get a burger patty at different degrees.
The brunch menu (at $27) included a starter dish, a main dish, and three different types of dessert. Although I was tempted by the seafood menu from the starter menu, I opted for the Dark Chocolate & Orange Flower Cream waffles. From the main menu, I decided on the Fish & Chips, and then "the lollipop", "chocolate", and "strawberries" from their dessert selections.
As we waited, we had the opportunity to try sugared mini donuts with mango puree as an hors d'œuvre. It wasn't anything particularly special, but it was more or less the Louis Vuitton of carnival food which I found amusing.
Soon enough, our starters arrived. Quartered waffles served with dollops of chocolate mousse, and with syrup on the side. The waffles themselves were nothing to scream and shout over, but the chocolate really brought things together. The syrup sunk deep into the waffles kind of waking it from it's bland coma. My boyfriend seemed only mildly pleased with his pancakes, but I mean some men rarely take time to enjoy these things so let's disregard that.
Once our plates were cleared, our main dishes arrived shortly after. Presented wonderfully, I was served my lager battered halibut and crispy fries, just the way I asked them. There were four pieces of well-sized halibut, all covered in the right amount of batter and fried to a nice crisp finish without being too hard or too soft. The batter pushed the bar a little higher than your everyday beach-side vendor, and the fish was obviously picked out with more time as it was evidently fresh enough to suck in all the flavor. The fries accompanying the halibut tasted pretty good. They had the crispiness right, but I actually still prefer Red Robins over it, but having the skin still on the fries was welcoming difference. Not to forget, their tartar sauce had something unique about it: extra yum without the refined taste of salt and preserves.
After all the past misconceptions of high-class dining being two piece of asparagus being passed off as a meal, I was starting to become pleasantly surprised that I was feeling full.
When we dusted off the last of our main dish, the dessert arrived on a platter featuring the three selections I had made. The lollipop was more or less a cake-pop. Inside was a matcha filling encased in a white chocolate shell. They were cute but not my favorite. Next to that was the chocolate bar, which was chocolate mousse layered on top of a crunchy hazelnut base. It was very rich and a little bit overpowering on the chocolate, but I still loved the taste. And last, but not least, there was the "strawberries" which was a shot-glass with a strawberry puree layer underneath white chocolate ganache with coconut meringues. I'm a sucker for these so of course I loved the velvet texture of ganache and the sweet fruity strawberry, by far my favorite out of the three and my highlight of the meal.

If by chance I lived in another dimension where I was rich and lived in excess, I would dine here more often than not. It was extremely worth my time and I think the Yew is a wonderful experience for anyone trying to have a taste of the higher end of Vancouver.

We use to come here quite often, but with so many other excellent choices in Vancouver, it fell off our radar. Imagine our surprise when the waiter remembered us! Always have a good time here. Food is excellent, wait staff very competent and professional but not stuffy at all. We like their 3 course prix fix which changes monthly, and on Sundays, wines by the bottle are half price!

They should make up their minds what they are trying to be.

The music is much too loud and it is not the type of music I particularly enjoy when I'm out for a nice evening. Between the general buzz of conversation and the music blasting away it is not at all the way to spend a relaxing evening out.

The food was decent but the prices are set at what you would pay at a fine dining restaurant. The wine prices are obscene. The cheapest wine they had was at $45.00, after that the prices jumped to $55.00 +. We shared calamari as an appetizer. Hubby had the halibut which was outstanding. I had the petrale sole. It was good but certainly not worth the more than $30.00 that it costs. We shared a cherry cheesecake for dessert and it was very good.

It was over all a very disappointing evening. For the prices that they charge I was hoping for a fine dining experience and it did not deliver. We would not return because there are restaurants that deliver far better value for the money.

Was there for Sunday brunch for my friends birthday. Our server was excellent, she was very friendly and very attentive. The food was quite good, eggs bennys, french toast, waffles, all nicely presented and tasty. The room is beautiful, we sat in the lounge by the bar. The server even gave my friend a special dessert for her birthday, a really nice gesture I thought. All in all quite a pleasurable dining experience. I've also been there for dinner as well and no complaints there either.

I have just returned from a most enjoyable lunch at YEW with my mum and dad. First time I've been since they re-did the old Garden Room. I was really impressed with the decor, the use of old pieces of burl and driftwood, the dishes, lighting etc. The service was outstanding, attentive but unintrusive. My dad got there first (mum was shopping) and he was offered a newspaper to while his time away at our table. My dad and I both had the vegetable and pink apple sandwich (delightful) and my mum had the curry chicken sandwich which she also proclaimed was lovely. We'd also each a glass of Stag's Swallow Sauvignon Blanc from the South Okanagan. I'd never heard of it before and the waitress brought me the bottle so that I could have a good look at it. Crisp, cold and delicious. My only complaint is that I'd hoped they would address the acoustics problem in this restaurant when they did the reburbish. Alas, they did not and it is really quite noisy at the height of lunch hour. Too bad really about that but not enough of an issue to stop us from returning!

I went there with a group of friends trying the BC Three course tasting menu. I was highly disappointed with my experience. The hostnesses were snobbish to say the least. Service was attentive because we ordered a bottle of wine but the food took forever to arrive. The salad was tasteless. The salmon smelled bad. Dessert was a poached half peach with salad yogurt sauce. Expensive evening not worth it's value. Decor with bistro meets loft meets Rainforest Cafe. Yikes!

This is the second time we went to Yew. The first time was for a rather uninspired but adequate, if not overpriced lunch. This time it was for breakfast. What a joke! We are a regular at a number of hotels for breakfast and brunch and, in comparison to the best in town, Yew clearly took the cake for taking minimalism to a new height. A sad piece of tomato, a few nuggets of potatoes augmented yet again by an uninspired dish of eggs benedict (yes, I do know what it's supposed to look like) was presented all for the amazing price of $16.

There is no question that the decor and overall ambiance cries out "hip" and cool, but the food borders on ludicrous in terms of poor value, lack of creativity, and just sheer stinginess. Don't get sucked in! This is unacceptable bilking.

So the 8 of us decided to celebrate my birthday on Sunday at the Yew restaurant. We were greeted warmly by the hostess before being led to the back of the restaurant to where our table was reserved. After walking through the very current and very un-pretentious decorations. The glass wine cellar was amazing to look at.

As soon as we were seated we were quickly offered a choice of either sparkling or still water. After we decided on our water, we were given the drink and dinner menu. The cocktails were a little small but they had a long list of wines.

After looking at the menu, we discovered that Yew had a special 3 course menu for $35 only on Sunday.
We did not get that as we had our hearts set on the Paella with seafood.
We started with the broiled Oyster appetizer, which was delicious even when we were not the biggest fans of oysters. We originally ordered only one order which comes with 2 oysters but the waitress doubled our order for free. Very nice.

The entree, which was the seafood Paella was good. The seafood was cooked perfectly and was very tasty; however, we found that the rice was just a tad undercooked.

All of the people that attended enjoyed their appetizers (Risotto, Crab Spring roll, Calamari, among others; sablefish was said to be amazing) and entrees (Paella, Lamb, T-bone steak, Duck, Chicken) were delicious.

Everything was appropriately sized, except for the duck, it could have been accompanied with more sides if a bigger duck breasts was not available.

For dessert, I was surprised by a birthday cake that was bought by one of my friends at dessert shop (Cupcakes). Yew charged us a $3.50 fee per person to have the cake sliced for us and plated.
The fee was understandable since they dressed it up for us and put a few berries on the plate.

A little event happened after as we were leaving the restaurant, the waitress stopped us as we were taking pictures in the lobby wondering why there wasnt enough money. It was quickly resolved when we told her that the rest of the payment was in several bill folds on the table as we paid separately. Then the manager of the restaurant handed her the bill and told her everything was fine. It was no big deal but a bit of an awkward moment.

Overall, very good. Will definitley come back on Sundays to try the set menu.

I love the decor and love the feels I get when I walk into this place. A bit of a oddity to dine in the inside of a hotel but they do a good job of creating an open space area with different section so every customer has an option of what kind of experience they like.

great food and fresh. Had some drinks at the bar as the bar was also inviting. You kind of feel like you're in Miami.

had some tuna tataki which was excellent.