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490 Ocean St

490 Ocean St.

Hyannis, MA 02601

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Captain's Table at Hyannis Yacht Club

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• 490 Ocean Street Hyannis MA 02601
• (508) 775-9331
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Monday – Saturday 11:30am – 9:00pm Sunday 9:30am - 9:00pm

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Take Exit 6 off Rte 6 onto Rte 132 towards Hyannis. Take 2nd exit off rotary onto Barnstable Rd. Barnstable Rd will become Ocean St. Veterans Beach & HYC on left 1-mi after Hy-Line Ferry Terminal

The Captain’s Table Restaurant at Hyannis Yacht Club In addition to a sensational sailing venue, the Club has a wonderful restaurant featuring seafood and steaks. Our main dining room and bar are open daily for lunch and dinner year round. In season, members enjoy casual dining on our covered deck overlooking the bay. In addition to the full menu, the bar features light fare and is the hub of both social and recreational activities around the Club. Our culinary staff is skilled in creating custom quality foods that are not only appealing to your taste but pleasing to the eye. Quality food, excellent service, elegant atmosphere are all yours when dining at the Captain's Table. Persons may join the club as an Associate Member to enjoy the dining experience and the views of the bay provided at the Captains Table. This membership allow the Associate to participate in dinner dances, lectures and other selective lunch and dinner activities.

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490 Ocean St

Hyannis, MA 02601

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Club itself is wonderful Staff is wonderful Being a former employee, older employees are treated unfairly " age Discrimination "!

Just had dinner there. Best view of Lewis Bay and Hyannis Harbor. The food was delicious, service excellent, friendly bartenders and a fun group hanging around the bar. Perfect night to sit on the deck

Right next door. Try the lobster quesadillas. Awesome Unfortunately, it's not open to the public. You have to be a member.

Once again, a Saturday night with their LOUD, RUDE, inconsiderate staff and guests. They have ZERO cares about their neighbors privacy.

I live in the neighborhood and they have ZERO respect for their loud music, fireworks, etc late night. Have some consideration. The staff answers the phone laughing like prepubescent teenagers as well, super classy place.

It appears no hier-ups at the club pay attention to the reviews, mostly critical/negative with no attention to change. Yes, old, stuffy, poor immediate service--we sat for 15-20 minutes bf anyone came to our table. For the cost of membership, kick up your service and staff. Just deplorable service for cost of membership. To Iris R above, 5 stars for just the view, and all down hill from there ?? We can get great views from other restaurants on the Cape without the member fee. You need to change out to younger and more efficient, attentive staff for starters, or at least more staff to serve us.

The service is going downhill - last couple of visits at the bar were not pleasant. During our last visit two weeks ago the bar was packed as always but the only bartender didn't have any help from the other staff or from the manager who seemed to only make things worst. The bartender was very professional and friendly but it was impossible for him to keep up. Not sure why the manager didn't assist (or instruct other staff hanging around) with clearing tables, taking drink orders, etc. etc. The food was mediocre a trend of this place for the past year.

Last year we were somewhat disappointed in the food and the service. I am sure that new management, chef issues and the change of staff had much to do with issues we experienced. However we have been to the HYC 3 times in the last 4 weeks and we have enjoyed the food, service and attention shown by the entire staff. Great job to all at the HYC. We will be returning throughout the summer and the seasons to come.

Awesome view! It faces the harbour so it is wonderful to watch Yachts floating and water during sunset or sunrise! Right next to it there is a JFK memorial park good to walk after a meal. I would be very careful with mosquitos. There a lot of them and I don't think that repellents work at all, so long sleeve clothing advised.

I stopped here for dinner on a Wednesday night since I was traveling with someone whom is a member here. The view from s excellent but it definitely has that older stuffier feel. The service was a bit weak for a club of this level....we waiting maybe 5 minutes to have someone come up to our table and ask us for drink orders/menus etc. The food was well prepared and tasty. Lobster bisque with some spice was very good. Tuna tacos also did not disappoint...maybe a little more pickled veggies and they would be exceptional.

I invited a group for a graduation celebration (11 people) and again yesterday for a birthday luncheon celebration (5 people) and the food was well below former experiences at HYC. This has been consistent with casual lunches and dinners at the club in the past year or so. Very disappointing. Ambiance and view are remarkable and dining room staff very attentive but food was either overcooked, undercooked or just average. Nothing special. Desserts appeared to be prepared well in advance of serving (frozen?). Dining room staff was excellent and newly designed facility very nice ... view is wonderful. Disappointing since former (a couple of years ago) experiences had been first rate.

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Hyannis Yacht Club

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We were guests of yacht club members and were looking forward to a special dinner based on the menu. Food was mediocre at best. Given the hype about dress code and the fact that the dining area could only be accessed through a code, the... evening was disappointing. More

You must go during sunset for the ceremony. Such an old fashioned tradition. The food and service are good. I wouldn't recommend the scallop dish. It was small and strange. Filet mignon was perfectly prepared and tender.

We enjoyed dining on a round table in the corner overlooking the water. Staff were bright and cheerful. The service was quick and the clam chowder was excellent. Bay scallops and pasta was very good too and we enjoyed various desserts which were delightful. I'm... in my late 50's and enjoyed the piano music - from Frank Sinatra to Elton John - certainly not overbearing. It is a private club, I believe, but we went with friends who made reservations. So it has that club atmosphere - but isn't that why you go to this restaurant. More

We were in town for our anniversary and asked if they, the HYC,) were accepting reservations as a reciprocal from another yacht club. To our delight they were accepting guest, with the virus our yacht club was not. They had a very good menu. We... started with the calamari which was very tender. I had the filet and my wife had the filet with lobster tail. Our steaks were cooked to perfection and the demi glaze was great. The desert was a hazelnut chocolate cake which was unbelievable. I must say the only thing better then the bay and beach view was the staff. I can not say enough about the staff and how they treated us. Thank You Hyannis Yacht Club!!! Doug More

We arrived early and enjoyed a cocktail in the dining room by the window on the harbor. It has to be the best restaurant view in the Town of Barnstable. The waitress was friendly and very efficient. Rolls were served, water glasses filled. We shared... a stuffie and then had fish entrees and another friend had steak and frites. The fish was fresh and well prepared. The steak was done just right. Coffees were served and a crème brûlée shared. It was a relaxed and very enjoyable meal. More

This has to be one of the best restaurants for seaside views. Our table was right by the window with great views of the boats coming in and out. The help is very friendly and attentive. The food is very good quality and quantity.

We are members for ten years and went this week with another couple who are also members.It was our first visit this season. We had reservations. The service was extremely slow. When asked about the ingredients in a particular dish I was told to read... the menu description. No one returned to our table for over 30 minutes after ordering. We finally had to ask the busboy for help. Two of our four dinners were lukewarm - had to be returned- and another meal’s serving size was so small it was ridiculous for the price.Three meals were bland. Meal with no dessert took almost 2 hours. We received an email from manager to all members after our experience explaining changes to be made- staff shortages, etc. Quite frankly, we were made to feel we were at fault. We made a reservation and were told that can’t handle walk-ins. Stop taking reservations at a certain point if you cannot handle the numbers.. The food is NOT inexpensive and we pay dues to eat at the restaurant. There were really no apologies from the staff on duty. No one explained to us at dinner that there were staff issues or that there would be delays. Worst service ever there We hope things turn around quickly there- for years has been top notch. New menu no where as good as old. More

On my daughter's 50th birthday we wanted it to be a special occasion. Her older sister joined the club so that her 2 sisters and I could take her there for her birthday. We made a reservation and arrived on time. Our table was ready... but our waitress we extremely over whelmed. It appears that she was serving 6 other tables plus our table. Needless to say the service was so poor. You cannot fault the waitress because she just had too many tables to service. It appears the restaurant was terribly under staffed as the waitress had to bring the main bartender clean wine glasses as well as carafes. I even saw the bartender walk across the dining room to stock more glasses. Our dinners were cold and one of us had a soiled fork and was never given a clean replacement. Needless to say the whole dinner was a terrible disappointment. More

We use to rate this restaurant as one of the top 4 restaurants on Cape Cod..Since re-opening in Jan they have gone down..Both food upstairs & down stairs has slipped substancially..The prices are that of an 4-5 star restaurant..The buffet downstairs is extremely expensive..Your staff... has trouble refilling guests water glasses..There are many sitdown restaurants on the Cape doing prime rib for substancially lower price..Pasta Buffet is a joke...Seriously $24.95..Olive Garden has better pasta.. We had a salad with Salmon upstairs..Try not to cut your lettuce 2-3 days in advance ends of the lettuce was wilted & browning..+We will try the restaurant one more time in the fall..If still the same will cancel our membership,, More

my husband I compared our experience to “Fawlty Towers”. Sort of experience where incompetence smacks up against incomprehensible. When my husband went looking for salad dressing, our waitress (rather older and cranky) came back to our table and said “you gotta problem?” We had to... stifle our laughs. Music was geriatric, so was staff. Two of us had fish so dry you could have used it as a door knocker. Really a hilarious experience, but at an undeserved price. Skip the dining room, sit outdoors and have a simple burger. More

Unqualified and obviously untrained service staff— wine List poor and it turned out after ordering Stags Leap, the only recognizable Cabernet on the wine list, it was out—— turned out there were only 2 bottles of red wine available from an unknown winery——swordfish overdone and... dried out—- More

HYC is marketing a high end experience, but does not deliver. If you don't know any better, it's excellent. But if you've enjoyed fine dining elsewhere, HYC is disappointing. Living on Cape, I opted for the lamb, and ordered it rare. Now, I understand that... a rare may come out medum rare, and I accept that. The cut came out past medium, and with these prices, that isn't acceptable. Sent it back--something I have never done in my life. Second effort came out barely seared. Basically a hunk of raw meat with grill marks. I almost offered to go back there and cook it myself, but at that point, I accepted that the chef was a novice and everyone else at my table had already finished their entrees. More

For the second consecutive year I had a wonderful experience here. Excellent fare, great service by our waitress, April, and awesome views. Great restaurant area. The dress code made it fun for a visiting reciprocal yacht club member. Would recommend 10/10.

We’ve eaten at the Hyannis Yacht club several times but never rated it. It’s amazing the food the ambience there wait staff all deserve to receive a 10 got of 10 rating.

New menu, new management ~ we love it! Simple and delicious! Great view, very Patriotic! What a great place!

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Omsk: Garrison city on the Irtysh

Omsk. Irtysh River, morning panorama with rainbow. Foreground: K. A. Batiushkin mansion (residence of Admiral Alexander Kolchak in 1919). September 19, 1999

At the beginning of the 20th century, Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky developed a complex process for vivid color photography. His vision of photography as a form of education and enlightenment was demonstrated with special clarity through his images of architectural monuments in the historic sites throughout the Russian heartland.

Yalutorovsk. Construction of Tobol River railroad bridge leading to Omsk. Summer 1912

In June 1912, Prokudin-Gorsky ventured into western Siberia as part of a commission to document the Kama-Tobolsk Waterway, a link between the European and Asian sides of the Ural Mountains. The town of Tyumen served as his launching point for productive journeys that included Shchadrinsk (established in 1662 on the Iset River) and Yalutorovsk (on the Tobol River).

Omsk origins

Omsk. Cossack Cathedral of St. Nicholas, southwest view. September 15, 1999

Founded in 1659 at a former Tatar settlement, Yalutorovsk was the construction site of a massive railroad bridge across the Tobol River, part of the new Tyumen-Omsk rail link that opened on the Trans-Siberian Railway in October 1913 (Before then, the railroad to Siberia went through the southern Urals town of Chelyabinsk ).

Omsk. Cathedral of the Elevation of the Cross, south view. September 15, 1999

Although Prokudin-Gorsky did not travel to Omsk, his photographs of Yalutorovsk show the making of a crucial rail link to the “capital” of western Siberia. I, however, reached Omsk in the late Summer of 1999.

Cathedral of the Elevation of the Cross. Interior view southeast toward icon screen. September 15, 1999

Omsk (current population around 1,110,000) was founded in 1716 as a fort on the middle reaches of the Irtysh River. During the 18th century, its primary purpose was to protect Russia’s southern border and establish authority over the aboriginal steppe tribes.             

Rising regional importance 

Omsk Fortress. Tobolsk Gate (originally built in 1792), the only one of the historic Omsk fortress gates to have survived. September 15, 1999

Although administratively subordinate to Tobolsk throughout the 18th century, Omsk gained increasing power in the 19th century. From 1808 until 1917, Omsk served as the headquarters of all Siberian Cossack troops and, in 1822, a separate Omsk Province was formed.  

Headquarters of Omsk Fortress (Taube Street), originally built in 1810s, modified in 1997. Red brick building on right (1915-17): Staff of Omsk Military District. September 15, 1999

Shortly thereafter, construction began on the Cossack Cathedral of St. Nicholas (1833-1840), based on a plan by the noted Russian architect Vasily Stasov. The St. Nicholas Cathedral was severely disfigured during the Soviet period, but has now been restored. It is, once again, the repository of one of the area’s great relics, the banner of Yermak , the late 16th-century Cossack leader who first established Muscovy’s presence in Siberia.

Siberian Cadet Corps building (Lenin Street 26), built in 1820s. In the prerevolutionary period, the street was known as Chernavin Prospekt, after a popular progressive mayor. September 15, 1999

In 1865-1870, Omsk witnessed the construction of another cathedral, dedicated to the Elevation of the Cross. It, too, survived the devastation of the 1930s and was reopened for worship in November 1943. In addition to its Orthodox churches, Omsk has mosques (the administration of the Iman of Siberia is located in Omsk), a remarkable wooden synagogue and a large Baptist church built in 1907.            

Omsk’s dark history

Residence of Governor-General of Western Siberia (Lenin Street 23), built in 1859-62 by Friedrich Wagner for Governor Gustav Gasford. Now one of the three buildings of Omsk Museum of Art. September 18, 1999

Its pervasive military presence linked Omsk with the Siberian exile system. The most famous of the fortress’ exiles was the writer Fyodor Dostoevsky, condemned in 1849 for associating with intellectual “radicals” in St. Petersburg. In January 1850, Dostoevsky arrived under guard at the Omsk fort and, for the most part of three years (1850-54), he lived the harrowing existence of a convict sentenced to hard labor, which included unloading barges on the Irtysh River. 

City Trade Building (Lenin Street 3), built in 1914 by Andrei Kriachkov. Now the main building of Omsk Museum of Art. September 16, 1999

When his health broke down under the physical and psychological strain, Dostoevsky was hospitalized under the care of a sympathetic medic. It was during his stay in the infirmary that Dostoevsky began the writing of one of his seminal works, ‘Notes from the House of the Dead’. A few buildings still survive from that time, including one of the fortress gates.          

Railroad revolution

"Salamander" Insurance Company building, K. Liebknecht (formerly Gasford) Street 3, built by Nikolai Verevkin in 1913-14. Now one of the three buildings of Omsk Museum of Art. September 15, 1999

During the latter part of the 19th century, Omsk began a period of heady expansion, as the town became a transportation center for Russia’s vast interior. Regular steamboat service along the Irtysh River to Tobolsk began in 1862.  

Omsk Drama Theater, Lenin Street 8A. September 15, 1999

But, it was the railroads that made Omsk a boomtown. In 1894-1895, Omsk was linked by the Trans-Siberian Railroad to Chelyabinsk in the west and Novonikolaevsk (later Novosibirsk) in the east. In 1913, another rail line was completed from Omsk to Tyumen in what would become the new Siberian mainline. By the beginning of the 20th century, the population of Omsk had tripled to over 60,000 inhabitants.

"Rossiya" Hotel (Lenin Street 18). Built by Iliodor Khvorinov in 1905-07; expanded in 1915. September 15, 1999

This development as a transportation nexus led to a surge in the city’s commercial district.  What had formerly been a provincial garrison town consisting primarily of wooden structures punctuated with large churches, now became a preeminent site for banks, educational institutions, industry and retail trade in Siberia.  

International appeal

Brothers Ovsiannikov-Ganshin & Sons building (Lenin Street 12), originally completed in 1906 for a major textile company. Now the Omsk Medical Academy. September 15, 1999

In addition to branch offices for major banks and firms in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Omsk received investment from companies in the United States, Germany and Great Britain. The central part of Omsk had buildings whose design rivaled Moscow’s business district. Many of the new commercial projects were built in styles derived from the Florentine Renaissance.

Russo-Asiatic Bank (Gagarin Street 34), built in 1915-17 by Fyodor Chernomorchenko. Now Omsk City Hall. September 16, 1999

Cultural institutions also took root. In 1901-05, a large theater was built in a florid Beaux Arts style designed by the architect Iliodor Khvorinov. The theater still stands as an object of civic pride. Wooden houses with decorative detailing also grace the city, but their number has steadily decreased under the pressures of urban development and inadequate maintenance.

Soviet era…

"Treugolnik" (Russian-American Rubber Co.) Building, K. Liebknecht (formerly Gasford) Street 4, built by Nikolai Verevkin in 1914-15. September 15, 1999

During World War I, the then strategically located Omsk grew still further and, by 1917, the city’s population had reached 100,000. Following the October Revolution, Bolshevik power was proclaimed almost immediately in Omsk, but, with little local support, the Bolsheviks were driven from the city in June 1918. 

Omsk Railroad Administration (Karl Marx Street 35), de factor headquarters of western Trans-Siberian Railway. Built in 1914-16 by Fyodor Lidval. September 18, 1999

Opposition to the Bolsheviks was fatally divided and, in November 1918, a military coup installed a dictatorship headed by Admiral Alexander Kolchak (1874-1920), a renowned polar explorer and gifted naval commander, but incapable of dealing with the chaos of the Russian civil war (The mansion where Kolchak had his headquarters is a prominent landmark).

Omsk Synagogue (Marshal Zhukov Street 53). Known as "Soldiers Synagogue," built in 1855. September 18, 1999

For almost a year, Omsk could be considered the “capital” of the White forces in the Russian Civil War. In November 1919, Kolchak’s forces were driven from Omsk. In 1921, Omsk became one of the centers of the American Relief Agency during the terrible famine that afflicted vast territories in the Volga basin.

Hodja Akhmed Mosque (Marshal Zhukov Street 97). September 18, 1999

With its economy shattered and the countryside still recovering, Omsk struggled through the 1920s and achieved renewed industrial growth in the 1930s. Like many Siberian cities, it expanded rapidly during World War II as an evacuation haven and as a center of transportation and production. 

…and beyond

Philip Shtumfp house (Valikhanov Street 10), built at turn of 20th century for a prominet agronomist, entrepreneur, civic activist. September 19, 1999

Development of the city’s military-industrial complex continued after the war and, by the end of the 1970s, the population exceeded 1,000,000 – a benchmark of major significance. Omsk also became a center of the oil and gas industry.

Omsk River Station & Hotel "Mayak". Excellent example of "neo-Constructivist architecture, built on site of original Omsk fortress in 1958-64 by Leningrad architect Timofei Sadovsky. September 15, 1999

The city’s major cultural institutions include a leading state university, established in 1974 and, since 2004, named in honor of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Omsk also has one of the largest regional libraries in Siberia and a major art museum--named in honor of painter Mikhail Vrubel, an Omsk native – that now occupies three landmark buildings in the center of the city.            

Omsk Regional Library. Built in 1986-95 by Omsk architects Galina Naritsina & Yury Zakharov. September 18, 1999

In the early 20th century, Russian photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky developed a complex process for color photography. Between 1903 and 1916, he traveled through the Russian Empire and took over 2,000 photographs with the process, which involved three exposures on a glass plate. In August 1918, he left Russia and ultimately resettled in France, where he was reunited with a large part of his collection of glass negatives, as well as 13 albums of contact prints. After his death in Paris in 1944, his heirs sold the collection to the Library of Congress. In the early 21st century, the Library digitized the Prokudin-Gorsky Collection and made it freely available to the global public. A few Russian websites now have versions of the collection. In 1986, the architectural historian and photographer William Brumfield organized the first exhibit of Prokudin-Gorsky photographs at the Library of Congress. Over a period of work in Russia beginning in 1970, Brumfield has photographed most of the sites visited by Prokudin-Gorsky. This series of articles juxtaposes Prokudin-Gorsky’s views of architectural monuments with photographs taken by Brumfield decades later.

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