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Yellow Brick Bank: Restaurant Reviews

201 West German Street, Shepherdstown, WV 25443
304 876 2208
3.5 of 5 stars 41 Reviews
Cuisines: American
Dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Reservations
Most recent review
- Dec 6, 2011
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Shepherdstown
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Lights Out in Shepherdstown”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 6, 2011
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One of Shepherdstown's many charms is its small but superb number of restaurants, where I have been pleased to share in many a fine meal over the past year or so. Perhaps, however, none finer than that which I shared a few days ago at the Yellow Brick Bank. While a creature of habit, I bucked my usual menu selection there (bourbon salmon) and opted for the Vegetarian Butternut Squash Raviloi. I am no food critic, but the scene in Rattatouille at the end of the movie comes to mind when the snippy old food critic takes one bite of his meal and is promptly transported back to his childhood days when his Mother made Rattatouille for him. Okay, Mom never made Butternut Squash Raviloi, but if she had, it would never ever have been this good (sorry Mom). Succulent pasta pockets with a light center of perfectly cooked Butternut Squash, all covered in what I think must have been a light (very light) dusting of nutmeg, all in a sauce you could taste but not feel going down.

Coupled with the Cream of Broccoli and Eggplant soup, and folks, it was simply LIGHTS OUT.

To the chef at Yellow Brick, well done.

  • Visited December 2011
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Food
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baltimore
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
“restaurant”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 23, 2011

This restaurant had a superior staff and excellent food! The atmosphere was romantic and sudued which we totally appreciated during our time there.

Visited October 2011
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Fairmont, West Virginia
1 review
“Great Friends,Great Food, & Great Times,”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 23, 2011

Being a person that rarely steps outside of my comfort zone when dining out, I was forced to while dining at the Yellow Brick Bank. Not one to order seafood on a regular basis, I decided to order the Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes and was not disappointed. I would order this entree time and time again. From the outside looking in, the price does appear high but after eating you will realize the price is right! Don't over look this GEM.

  • Visited August 2011
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Food
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Chicago, Illinois
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20 reviews 20 reviews
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37 helpful votes 37 helpful votes
“Extraordinary Food in a Quite Little Berg”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 10, 2011

If you ever find yourself anywhere near Shepardstown and desiring a meal, don't miss the Yellow Brick Bank. We were a group of four and each of us thought each item and in each course was extraordinary, and way beyond our expectations, particularly in such a small town. This is a "don't miss"!

  • Visited August 2011
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Food
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Washington DC, District of Columbia
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Unbelievably atrocious”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed June 26, 2011
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Having stayed at the YBB when it was an Inn many years ago we were very much looking forward to having a dinner there after a wondrous hike along the Appalachian Trail and visiting Harpers Ferry. The menu's prices kind of threw us off - given the lack of adequate table preparation - no table cloths and bent silverware - but we persevered and ordered some basic, but very expensive dishes. The watercress salad was very nice and after being told that our first selection of wine was "sold out" ordered an acceptable 2nd choice. The mussels - granted NOT recommended by our waiter ("the line chef doesn't quite have it down yet") - were inedible (frozen and the brine tasted like dishwasher soap); the stuffed shrimp tasted liked they had been defrosted earlier in the day; the hanger steak was 'acceptable'; and the accompanying broccoli to the salmon was worse than Birds Eye from my childhood. And ALL were overpriced. The owner, Mary, is pleasant, but when told about the distastefulness of the mussels took NO responsibility and simply said, "please tell your server". This ranked as one of the most horrible dining experiences we have ever experienced. Avoid this restaurant.

  • Visited June 2011
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Food
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