Cedar House Restaurant

9968 CA-140, El Portal
(209) 379-2316

Recent Reviews

Kenny S

Stayed at the Yosemite view lodge about 10 minutes away and food is pretty limited in the area. We decided to try out this restaurant which is located at another hotel, and the food was great for the price. Our bartender Sandy was wonderful! You can learn all about the history of the area and the restaurant.We had the california melt and chicken tenders with onion rings. Please check them out if you’re in the area and hungry!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Elmer Hernandez

Food is 100 times better than what the park has to offer during winter.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

cris manu

Canyon Bar and Grill and Cedar House Restaurant are the same thing.They just changed the name to look a little better.The cashier was hostile, VERY UNPROFESSIONAL, and rude. All because what I wanted was not available and I asked what else was out. She took it wrong or was having a terrible say. But it does not change my experience.The food was just average but TOO expensive for the quality.If you can avoid this place due it. 10 minutes away you have much better options and amazing service.

Danielle Meyer

Great little spot - burgers were great, they even gave us gluten free bread for our buns! Others loved the fries and onion rings too. Quick service, fresh ingredients and kind staff.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lucas Heinen

Absolutely acceptable restaurant with a good price-performance ratio. There was even a salad bar with soup. Very tasty and definitely recommended, as there isn't much else in the area. The food was OK too.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Peter de Vrijer

The food was delicious.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

E G.

Only place to eat at this lodge. Service was good. Salads and soup bar good. Had rib eye steak and a little tough. Good mashed potatoes. Vegetables appeared to have been frozen.

Christian Finzel

Fries were crispy. Hamburger was delicious. Salad was fresh and a good choice of sauces. The waitress was very polite and corrected a wrong order immediately without any discussion. It was a good value for the canyon burger platter including salad and soup. The only thing you can discuss about is, if the soup fits for anyone.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

italianfoodie63

This is owned by the same entity that owns The River Lodge, which is about 7 miles up the road. All available info states it is open for dinner. Well, it isn't.

Margaret Lung

Good food at reasonable price.Quality of burger, fries, onion rings etc exceeded our expectations. They’ve a bar with proper TV and you can enjoy some live sports.

Rodrigo V

Pretty good variety in the bar, nice atmosphere on the place, unmemorable food that was expensive for what it was.

Owl90

Skip this place. Tried twice, and was more than disappointed both times. Menu is meh. SOme items OK - but some were HORRIBLE. Place smelled like bleach

2BEis2SKI

Spent 4 days in the area back in October. Ate at a couple of other places and this was the best but food is not the highlight of the area. Had a chicken sandwich. Fries were fantastic. The rest ho hum. They do have some TVs for sporting events as well as booths and tables and a bar you can eat at.

Misha F.

We just got a simple burger here, but it was like the best burger I've had since making burgers at home on the grill years ago. They work a lot of flavor into the meat, seasoning it well, and it tasted like it was grilled over a charcoal or wood fire. It was amazing. Two thumbs up from us!

Sara G.

My husband and I came here for breakfast while we were staying at Cedar Lodge next door. The breakfast is buffet style around $18/person. It is defiantly not worth the $18. The breakfast reminded me of something you would get for free at a Best Western or a Holiday Inn. The breakfast consists of pancakes, eggs, oatmeal, sausage, cereal, milk, and fruit. The pancakes were not that good- pretty hard overall. Everything else was pretty medioocre. Some of the pans were empty so I don't even know all the breakfast options that they have available. Only plus is our server was very nice as she was really quick to refill our coffees and waters several times throughout our meal. Only eat here if you have no other options. We were lucky to have had only one breakfast here as we had our own breakfast in our hotel room all the other mornings.

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