YAO Modern Cantonese Cuisine 富瑤

I was completely amazed by this Cantonese restaurant! I went there on Sunday with two of my classmates, and the food was absolutely delicious. The interior decoration was also very impressive—I really loved it! After finishing our meal, we went to the bar and ordered three cocktails. Their cocktails were not only beautifully presented but also incredibly tasty. What surprised me the most was that the bartender used to be a professional musician, no wonder he has such a stylish presence. Every music theory point he mentioned amazed all three of us who are music majors.
Honestly, everything about this restaurant—the decor, the food, the staff was just wow. Just like Xiaohongshu said, this is truly the pinnacle of Cantonese cuisine!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was legit. Limited options for vegetarians who don't eat tofu, but the mushroom hot pot was amazing.

Service was OK.
Nice, calm date night or business dinner.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

🤔 Giving this place a mixed review mainly because of the service.

The server kept pushing us to order their recommended mains, even after we had already decided what we wanted. It felt more like a sales pitch than genuine service, which made the experience a bit uncomfortable 😒.

🍽️ As for the food — overall, it was pretty good!
✅ The steamed fish 🐟 was definitely the highlight — super fresh and delicately seasoned.
✅ The plum duck 🦆 had a nice sweet and tangy flavor, very appetizing. It seems like a signature dish since every table had it — though the portion was on the smaller side.

😐 The dim sum platter was forgettable — not bad, just nothing special.

📌 In summary: Good flavors, but the pushy service took away from the overall dining experience. Hope they can work on respecting the customer’s pace when ordering 🙏

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 2

Food was on the greasy side especially the vegetables. Overall pretty average. Not a great place for vegetarian or vegan. Many of the vegetable dishes I closing tofu had meat broth or oyster sauce.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Fancy Cantonese restaurant.
Beautifully decorated modern dining. Very good food and service.
It’s a bit pricy but totally worth it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Short Rib Fried Rice is excellent
Dim Sum excellent
String Beans excellent

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hands down the best Cantonese restaurant in NYC

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

They don’t charge under their restaurant name and used chowbus. Never got resy credit and I’m gonna dispute

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

The cooking here shows real understanding of balance and flavor. The food tastes so good because it's just made. My dining rotation now includes this spot. This restaurant provides interesting options and I'm pleased it exists. I regret all the meals I could have had here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

I expected more based on its price point. However worth a try for people looking decent Chinese food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

A very fancy Chinese restaurant, but the food is good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

You come here for a date. The food is honestly just ok for the price. I am not super impressed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Wait time is ridiculously long

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Very good experience!nice service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I have dined at August Gathering for more than 10 times and today it’s my first time checking out YAO. It reserved a booth seat for our party of two. The service was great as they came change the plates in a speed that sometimes I’m not even aware of. The pickle daikon is as great as usual. I highly recommend the black snail appetizer and lobster chencun noodle. The brown sugar duck thigh was purely sweet and somehow amplified the greasiness.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5