yara

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   Margaret

   New York City5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 24 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food and attentive, caring server. I'll definitely go back.
   

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   KatonahDiner VIP

   New York City8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 22 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food, great drinks, great ambience, had a a wonderful meal here!
   

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   Sandra VIP

   New York City87 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 2 February 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   WOnderful waiter answered all of our questions, was friendly and accommodating. We ordered the right amount of food for our group and it was all very good
   

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   sanj VIP

   New York City19 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 9 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent Lebanese food and great value on the lunch special. Ambience and decor is very nice and upscale. It was quiet when I went for a business lunch. I recommend it and would return.
   

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   Elie

   San Diego1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 4 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Real Lebanese authentic cuisine! The Kebbe nayi was amazing and the kids loved the lamb fasoulia definitely a great spot for families or date night
   

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   Lloyd

   New York City4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 13 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Yara is a Lebanese restaurant, we are Lebanese-Americans, we know really good Lebanese food, and we have to say, surprisingly, that every single dish was excellent. This is a one in a hundred find.
   

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   Parth

   Greater Boston1 review

   1.0

   Dined on 13 December 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   We got there 5 mins before our reservation and were told that it’s a 20 minute wait. Then someone came after us and got seated. We left. What’s the point of keeping a reservation if you can’t honor it.
   

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   JUAN VIP

   New York City12 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 11 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   An excellent choice for Lebanese food. The kibbeh are delicious.
   

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   Drew

   Atlanta40 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 8 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The best tabouli salad in the country. Everything is terrific. Prices are moderate for NYC. The service is attentive and friendly. Our must visit when in town.
   

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    sheryl VIP

    New York City36 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 8 December 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1

    We've been to Yara before - it's high noise level, very good food. We chose it again for dinner with another couple, looking forward to the lively vibe. While diners sat on the upper level (it's a split-level venue) an engagement party was on the lower floor. An open stairway separates the spaces. A band or DJ was there. The noise level was worse than any experience we had had at a wedding or bar mitzvah at a table in same room as the band/dance floor. We asked the waitress -who was very good but seemingly a novice - to address the noise level. At first she couldn't hear us because of the noise! She said she totally understood, another table asked the same. But, no improvement. No manager or host acknowledged us or the noise. We finished our entrees, couldn't handle the noise anymore. Spoke directly with the manager who said there's nothing he can do; it's holiday season. No apology, no recognition of our situation. Nothing. Soon after, our waitress came over and asked if all ok - we told her we appreciate her, the food was good but the noise level was untenable, we wished they'd contacted us via OpenTable to tell us there was a party but they weren't preemptive, nor did they do anything once we were there, committed to food and wine while asking for decrease in party noise. As we assured our waitress we had no qualms with her, the manager walked by waving his hands at us, told her to 'give them a coffee or dessert" and kept walking. We had no desire to stay any longer; told waitress we didn't want any coffee or dessert because of the noise. We asked for the bill, nothing was comped (no effort to make things right, not even a free mezze we ordered for $15). We paid, tipped her 20%. While leaving, the hostess apologized, said this is the first time a party came with their own music/sound system, she agreed the noise was bad, but "there was nothing they could do". Well... the manager could have done something but chose not to. Speaks volumes.
    

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