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“We stayed at the lodge for 4 days and this was definitely a good place to grab a bite to eat a drink and relax . Callin "I may have chipped his name on and Deron always greeted us and gave great recommendations. In those 4 days we had nachos Soup shrimp cocktail The meat trio Bread pudding chili to name a few and my husband got the blood orange beer each time haha . Cali squeeze. The meat trio or duo are great to share . The soup was another of our favorites. They had a nice fire going on cooler days and made you feel welcome.“
“Love this spot in the village for a quick and relatively inexpensive meal. During breakfast, biscuits & gravy and breakfast sandwiches are great and hearty. Chili during lunch was super hot and tasty. Not so bad food for being in the middle of nowhere.Parking: Parking can be difficult during peak times like weekends, holidays, and the entire summer.“
“Looking at the recent reviews, people are really hating on the temporary buffet-style meals at the Ahwahnee Dining Room, which currently has its kitchen under much-needed renovation. We dined here four times during our recent stay: twice for breakfast and twice for dinner (this was also our first time staying at the Ahwahnee). Our experience was much more positive than many of the other reviews. Maybe it's because we hadn't dined here before and had no preconceived notion of what the food was like pre-construction. For all of our dinners and breakfasts we made reservations in advance on Open Table. Highly recommend doing this well in advance because breakfast and dinner book up fast even if you are staying at the hotel. The main dining room is open again, so the views are spectacular. There is still a little construction going on outside, so you'll definitely see some construction containers and equipment, but as the servers said... just look up! We were excited that every time we were taken to our table, we were seated by a window (we were a part of 2 and most of the window seats are party of 2 tables). The service was excellent, time and time again. There were always 2 servers supporting our table and they were very attentive to making sure our wine and water glasses were full for dinner and that our coffee cups stayed full in the mornings. We brought a few nice bottles of wine with us and their corkage fee is extremely reasonable at $30 (one night they even waived the corkage fee for us). In terms of food - both the breakfast and dinner buffets were good. Would we have preferred to order off a menu? Of course. But given the circumstances of running breakfast and dinner service during a kitchen renovation, they did a pretty great job of serving delicious buffets. For breakfast, we absolutely loved the chicken sausage. It was so moist! And we marveled at the bacon, which they seemed to cook in mass with the perfect crispiness. Honestly we have had terrible bacon at most of the five star hotels we have been to where bacon is being cooked to order. Be sure to order the orange juice too...it is definitely fresh squeezed! For dinner, we took the servers recommendations of starting our meal with soup each night (bowls are brought from the kitchen) - we had a tomato bisque one night and a creamy potato and bacon soup the other. Both were delicious and came with a side of warm bread and butter. From the buffet, we had the caesar salad and dressed it up with some delicious pickled anchovies and croutons. For the mains and sides, they had a full spread - both nights we had slices of prime rib and made sure to cover it in au jus and get a side of both the fresh horseradish and creamed horseradish. Yum! My boyfriend likes meat more well-done, so he asked for the end of the prime rib, not the center cut and the person slicing the meat was able to accommodate. We also tried the shrimp, macaroni and cheese, and vegetable sides each night which were also delicious. Overall we left happy and content. And while some reviews mention that the food is cold or lukewarm, that was not our experience. Everything was warmed properly. We are looking forward to staying at the Ahwahnee again in the future and can't wait to experience their full menu and regular service in the dining room!“
“We had a delicious lunch with well prepared food and excellent service in the bar. The atmosphere was relaxing, quiet and very comfortable. Be sure to visit the public areas of this landmark hotel as well. Definitely recommend as a midday break in your walks around the valley.“
“We have had excellent meals in the past at the Mountain Room. Sadly, last night's was not one of them. The halibut was far overcooked, the saffron rice was a stuck-together mess, the sauce uninspired. Our other entree, a portobello mushroom burger, was more satisfactory. Our server was attentive. The wine (The Pale Rose) was excellent.“