That restaurant can't be very good.
No, it's always empty.
If the second phrase is an agreement, why is there "no", but not "yes"? I'm thinking it's possible to use both, but "yes" seems more correct.
I didn't find enough examples to understand it.
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Likely a duplicate of https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/71446/how-to-answer-a-negative-question-in-english. Also (on ELU): https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/281663/a-confusion-about-answer-yes-and-no-to-some-complicated-question – mplungjan Dec 15 '17 at 09:36
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1"Yes you are right, it can't be very good" vs "No it is not good" – mplungjan Dec 15 '17 at 09:38
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Also related: [Answering questions with Yes or No](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/149991). – J.R. Dec 15 '17 at 11:44