The Yarmouth House - West Yarmouth

To preface this visit, it was Saturday night and it was pretty busy (seemed to also be some kind of event on one end of the place). After reserving a spot, we were seated within a few minutes right by their water mill and we noticed right away that the decor was very warm and inviting. Typically when you sit down, water is brought to you as a baseline. We didn't receive water at all, but it wasn't a huge deal. Our waiter was an older gentleman, who seemed nice and knowledgeable of the menu. Took about 20 or so minutes to get our drink orders in, and by that time we were pretty hungry and got our dinner order in. Understandably that took another 30 minutes, as we ordered the lobster and salmon. Our sodas were a little on the flat side of things, but it wasn't bad. We got the food and visibly they looked great. My salmon came with a goat-cheese risotto and I swapped the other side for mashed potatoes. The salmon was really good, nice subtle seasoning and texture was great. The mashed potatoes however were a bit too salty, and the choice of goat-cheese for the risotto was interesting but not in a way that would keep me eating it. My GF's lobster needed more seasoning/salt for sure, it wasn't bad though overall. Her mashed was also salty, and her veggies were pretty sad and flavorless. We also received bread just after we got our food, which was a bit odd since that typically comes out first. The bread might've been the best thing we had that night. We wished our waiter was a bit more attentive since he didn't check on us once during the entire evening and we had to call him over each time. Overall the food was decent at best, possibly a bit pricey for the lack of balanced flavorings but I digress. Would give it another shot though in the future.

Had dinner on a weeknight and the place was humming. 530 pm and the place was pretty full. I was accompanied by two adults with disabilities and the waiter Matthew was incredible. HE made sure the kitchen could accommodate our dietary needs and he came through. Food was great, highly recommended.

Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $50–100 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

I don't understand why this place has been here so long, and does so well. It IS a lovely setting. But at a recent special family dinner, the service was mediocre, the host/management uninterested, the drinks not good, and the food truly bus tour level of the Cape scene. So many better places to go.

Amazing service and amazing food. You must try Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5