Yosemite National Park Restaurant Tips by karenincalifornia

Restaurant Name: Ahwahnee Restaurant

The Ahwahnee's Sunday brunch provides the most delicious and varied spread of food. There is something for everyone -- fruits, pastries, salads, cheese, omelets, shellfish, trout, salmon, prime rib, scrumptious desserts. The shellfish stand comes complete with ice sculpture. Not for Yosemite visitors on a diet!

What better place to feast than in such a beautiful setting! The brunch is served in the Ahwahnee's famous dining room -- with its floor to ceiling windows providing an unparalleled view of the Yosemite canyon walls.

The Persnickety Teens love this brunch because they can eat all they want and whatever they want.

Favorite Dish: Vegetarian (not too much vegan) - an outstanding assortment of cheese - this is what brought me back over and over. Salad bar, grilled veggies, some fruits (could have been more). The cold salads weren't clearly marked vegetarian or non-vegetarian, so I didn't try any of those (other than the greens, which were obvious).

Non-vegetarian - the carnivorous Persnickity Teens gorged themselves on the shellfish, prime rib, poached salmon and trout almondine.

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Theme: American
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$21-30  » Currency Converter
Phone: (209) 372-1489
Address: Located inside the Ahwahnee Hotel
Directions: In Yosemite Valley, follow the signs to Yosemite Village and then the signs to the Ahwahnee Hotel.

Restaurant Name: Ahwahnee Restaurant

The Awhawhnee serves three meals each day in the most gorgeous setting. The enormous windows provide the perfect backdrop to a delicious meal.

The service is always impeccable. The wait staff is professional and friendly, with lots of good tips about Yosemite. We even met the piano player who is also the Yosemite postmaster!

Menu is pricey.

Favorite Dish: Lunch - several vegetarian dishes (e.g., a portobello mushroom sandwich), salads. The menu has many meat items, too.

Dinner - Menu is heavy on meat, fish, game and fowl entrees. The Persnickity Teens scarfed down these entrees in no time. Too light on the vegetarian dishes - only one to choose from, which was a pasta primavera - ok.

Dessert - Favorite was the Ahwahnee S'Mores!

Wine list - Excellent. Lots of good California wines, along with European wines.

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Theme: American
Comparison: most expensive
Prices: US$31-40  » Currency Converter
Phone: (209) 372-1489
Address: Located inside the Ahwahnee Hotel
Directions: In Yosemite Valley, follow the signs to Yosemite Village and then the signs to the Ahwahnee Hotel.