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They are not serving food at the bar at this time. Debby was a fun server. She'll get what you need. They should really consider opening at 3:00pm. People arrive early before check in, so it would be nice if they could grab a drink while they wait for their room.

Forrest “The Nordic Reviewer” Bloxham

Drinks and food are top-notch. The ambience and old feel make us want to talk for hours as we enjoy our beverages and delicious treats. Definitely a must do if you visit the valley floor. You won't be disappointed

Scott Weitzenkamp

We had lunch here today. Host Neil was very friendly and helpful. We sat at bar and Sean our bartender was great too. The restaurant is short staffed, but they all hustled. Menu is smallish but our food was DELICIOUS!!! My wife had the chicken salad sandwich and I had the carnitas verde sandwich, both came with yummy homemade potato chips. What a great meal!!!

Ashley Bellis

Amazing service! Amazing food! And amazing drinks! We enjoyed it there! I had the turkey chili and my boyfriend had the short ribs. He had some of the local beers and I had the delicious blackberry bourbon smash!

Amlu Natesan

Expensive but beautiful hotel restaurant / bar to grab a bite / drink after a hike day! Service was phenomenal!

Limited food menu but this is a proper (if traditional, not innovative) cocktail bar--they have Chartreuse (both colors) and creme de violette on the backbar, and serve in Nick & Nora glasses.

Valet rules. Bellperson crushed it. Management went above and beyond. Place is wicked awesome. You're in one of the sickest parts of the world... Chill, enjoy, explore...

Employees are awesome, venue & location = priceless. Food is classic NP food - Sysco, Average at best. Nobody is coming to Yosemite for food. However, when your Ahwahnee hotel room is $800 a night - you'd think someone in management would say let's up our game in the food department & our customers will also spend $ in our bar/restaurants!?!?

Jason Kodat

Limited food menu but this is a proper (if traditional, not innovative) cocktail bar--they have Chartreuse (both colors) and creme de violette on the backbar, and serve in Nick & Nora glasses.

Steve Springer

Employees are awesome, venue & location = priceless. Food is classic NP food - Sysco, Average at best. Nobody is coming to Yosemite for food. However, when your Ahwahnee hotel room is $800 a night - you'd think someone in management would say let's up our game in the food department & our customers will also spend $ in our bar/restaurants!?!?

Very busy, but most customers wanted a drink for outside the patio. We were seated at the bar immediately. Bartenders were extremely busy, but took care of us shortly. We had a shrimp cocktail, meatballs, blond ale and a cocktail. Wonderful stop before the ride home!

Short rib melt was delicious. The tomato shallot jam was a great addition. The pretzels were great too. Also, try the vegetarian chili - a little bit of a kick, and flavorful too. Incredible old fashioned; they really know how to make it! Patricia was our server. Kind and attentive. We really appreciate her.

As a connoisseur of high-end spirits, nothing makes me more disappointed than going to a super high-end place and having a selection of just mediocre spirits. This is a great bar with great food. Rather small menu, the drinks they did make were great. Unfortunately, the selection of alcohol is just mediocre. All they have to do is get a few things that are slightly out of reach for most people. And that would satisfy any decent connoisseur. Amazing view,great service. Great place to be just get better spirits. Please, including one that's so far out of reach that Most people wouldn't buy it. side note. Everybody has the Louie, It has to be something other than a congac. Still a must stop destination for a nice hot drink.

The Ahwahnee Bar was a fantastic find! I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of good food on the menu, especially since it wasn’t just the usual burger fare. Every dish I tried was delicious, with great flavors and quality ingredients. The drinks were equally impressive, perfectly complementing the meal. What really stood out was the cozy atmosphere—comfortable seating in a relaxed setting that made it easy to unwind and enjoy the experience. The prices were quite reasonable, too, especially considering the quality of both the food and service. I’ll definitely be coming back the next time I’m in the area.

Located at the heart of Yosemite Valley, the restaurant is part of the hotel. The food menu was limited with a charcuterie board, and a few sandwiches. The menu offered a couple of vegetarian options (soup of the day and a salad). We customized the charcuterie board to leave the meat out. Good selection of drinks. Slightly pricey but with the limited options within the park, this was a welcome break from the usual greasy fare.

Edmund Lee

Very busy, but most customers wanted a drink for outside the patio. We were seated at the bar immediately. Bartenders were extremely busy, but took care of us shortly. We had a shrimp cocktail, meatballs, blond ale and a cocktail. Wonderful stop before the ride home!

Richard P

Short rib melt was delicious. The tomato shallot jam was a great addition. The pretzels were great too. Also, try the vegetarian chili - a little bit of a kick, and flavorful too. Incredible old fashioned; they really know how to make it! Patricia was our server. Kind and attentive. We really appreciate her.

Joseph Sutorus

The Ahwahnee Bar was a fantastic find! I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of good food on the menu, especially since it wasn’t just the usual burger fare. Every dish I tried was delicious, with great flavors and quality ingredients. The drinks were equally impressive, perfectly complementing the meal. What really stood out was the cozy atmosphere—comfortable seating in a relaxed setting that made it easy to unwind and enjoy the experience. The prices were quite reasonable, too, especially considering the quality of both the food and service. I’ll definitely be coming back the next time I’m in the area.

Roman Rios

As a connoisseur of high-end spirits, nothing makes me more disappointed than going to a super high-end place and having a selection of just mediocre spirits. This is a great bar with great food. Rather small menu, the drinks they did make were great. Unfortunately, the selection of alcohol is just mediocre. All they have to do is get a few things that are slightly out of reach for most people. And that would satisfy any decent connoisseur. Amazing view,great service. Great place to be just get better spirits. Please, including one that's so far out of reach that Most people wouldn't buy it. side note. Everybody has the Louie, It has to be something other than a congac. Still a must stop destination for a nice hot drink.

Asha Raman

Located at the heart of Yosemite Valley, the restaurant is part of the hotel. The food menu was limited with a charcuterie board, and a few sandwiches. The menu offered a couple of vegetarian options (soup of the day and a salad). We customized the charcuterie board to leave the meat out. Good selection of drinks. Slightly pricey but with the limited options within the park, this was a welcome break from the usual greasy fare.

Shikha

Quick service with fresh food and some nice cocktails. Their menu is limited but the quality makes up for it. Some highlights from the menu: Roasted quinoa bowl, Yosemite sour.

My wife and I came here for lunch yesterday and had the soup of the day, which was a tomato basil bisque, the chilled noodles, the shrimp cocktail, and the short rib melt I think it was. Little bit pricey, but the food was pretty good Day pass parking for the valet ONLY is $10.

Peter Morgan

My wife and I came here for lunch yesterday and had the soup of the day, which was a tomato basil bisque, the chilled noodles, the shrimp cocktail, and the short rib melt I think it was. Little bit pricey, but the food was pretty good Day pass parking for the valet ONLY is $10.

Myself and my husband recently visited the Ahwahnee to eat lunch in the dining room, however it was already closed by the time we arrived. We instead opted to grab lunch at the bar, which was still open. Our server was great, a young woman with long black hair. The food was acceptable. However, one of the employees, a man named Tim, was horrific. We couldn’t find our server so we tried to flag him down for some water since he was stood near one of the computers, not doing anything. He attempted to pretend he didn’t hear us, until we finally loudly said “EXCUSE ME”. He finally came over then, and told us that our server would bring us water. We told him that we couldn’t see her and asked again, to which he begrudgingly brought over a pitcher to fill our waters. He then returned to the computer to loudly complain about “entitled guests” to another server. When our server did return we asked for his name and she apologized for his behavior, which she shouldn’t have to do as it wasn’t her fault for his poor attitude. She is the only reason for this review being anything more than 1 star. For a place as nice (and expensive) as the Ahwahnee I am SHOCKED they would allow such behavior from their staff.

Joan Rosenberg

Myself and my husband recently visited the Ahwahnee to eat lunch in the dining room, however it was already closed by the time we arrived. We instead opted to grab lunch at the bar, which was still open. Our server was great, a young woman with long black hair. The food was acceptable. However, one of the employees, a man named Tim, was horrific. We couldn’t find our server so we tried to flag him down for some water since he was stood near one of the computers, not doing anything. He attempted to pretend he didn’t hear us, until we finally loudly said “EXCUSE ME”. He finally came over then, and told us that our server would bring us water. We told him that we couldn’t see her and asked again, to which he begrudgingly brought over a pitcher to fill our waters. He then returned to the computer to loudly complain about “entitled guests” to another server. When our server did return we asked for his name and she apologized for his behavior, which she shouldn’t have to do as it wasn’t her fault for his poor attitude. She is the only reason for this review being anything more than 1 star. For a place as nice (and expensive) as the Ahwahnee I am SHOCKED they would allow such behavior from their staff.

This place is a disaster. Line out the door only because the Ahwahnee dining room is sold out. Absolutely minimal menu. Seating is minimal. Food is bad other than the giant pretzel. The nicest thing they sell is a prime rib sandwich that's COLD. Literally comes in saran wrap straight out of the fridge like you're buying it at a gas station mini mart. And because seating is minimal, they stuff it any which way in a togo bag. The mustard for our pretzel leaked all over the inside of the bag. Cocktails were OK but don't even think about 2nd rounds because you'll have to stand in line again for 20 minutes.

I have been going to Yosemite for 54 years. Only stayed at the Ahwahnee Hotel a few times, but we’d almost always go to the Ahwahnee Bar. Ever since The Ahwahnee changed hands in 2016, the magic has faded. We just went at the end of December and it was awful. The food and service were terrible. It’s sad. Maybe things will get better after the current renovations. I’m willing to give it another try. Picture of chili is from 2015.

Houdini

This place is a disaster. Line out the door only because the Ahwahnee dining room is sold out. Absolutely minimal menu. Seating is minimal. Food is bad other than the giant pretzel. The nicest thing they sell is a prime rib sandwich that's COLD. Literally comes in saran wrap straight out of the fridge like you're buying it at a gas station mini mart. And because seating is minimal, they stuff it any which way in a togo bag. The mustard for our pretzel leaked all over the inside of the bag. Cocktails were OK but don't even think about 2nd rounds because you'll have to stand in line again for 20 minutes.

Justin Gies

I have been going to Yosemite for 54 years. Only stayed at the Ahwahnee Hotel a few times, but we’d almost always go to the Ahwahnee Bar. Ever since The Ahwahnee changed hands in 2016, the magic has faded. We just went at the end of December and it was awful. The food and service were terrible. It’s sad. Maybe things will get better after the current renovations. I’m willing to give it another try. Picture of chili is from 2015.

After a long day, we came to the bar to get some food and drinks because the dining room is reservation only for overpriced food. The host, Garrett said that we can only get drinks, and cannot order to go food, and did not mention a waitlist. He suggested that we go to the village store or eat at the sweet shop because there would be NO way we would be eating at the bar tonight. Then we overheard Garrett tell the man directly behind us that he would put him on the waitlist because he “seemed cool”. A few moments later, a black man asked if there is a waitlist which Garrett replied no. As people continued to come in, he picked and chose which people he wanted to put on the waitlist, which the pattern I saw was white people on the waitlist and people of color - no waitlist. As we were getting our drinks, we saw 2 white ladies get seated at the bar. I asked Garrett why he sat those two ladies and not us? He replied that he didn’t see the seats open (there was a total of 6 seats open at bar). Isn’t that the job of the host, to see if there is open seating? He did not tell us open bar seating. He started apologizing and acknowledged he overlooked us and then put us on this magic waitlist and said it was 1.5 hour wait. He said he was only doing it for us and told everybody else no. He also rejected a family with 3 children, didn’t offer waitlist or to-go orders. We waited outside the bar for our name to be called. After several people didn’t show up for their reservation, we were seated after 20 minutes. We saw multiple white people leave with to-go food orders after we were told there were no to-go orders allowed. After we were finally called and seated, we noticed that half of the bar had empty tables and empty seats at the bar, and the “cool guy” had already been seated and got their food. After I got seated, I went to the restroom and Garrett happened to be walking in front of me. He walked over to the dining area to tell his friends that he was off in 10 minutes. He proceeded to leave the host area several other times, called somebody on the rotary phone. He seemed to be doing everything BUT his job to seat people (unless you are white and cool). The bartenders were great, if it was service based on bartenders they would get 5/5 but Garrett’s service was based on how cool you are and made up this waitlist whenever he wanted to get people on it. We faced discrimination and only apologized for it when I confronted him about it. This was the tip of the iceberg, there were several other things that happened at the Awahnee during our time here that were very odd, like an employee carrying romaine lettuce against her clothes from dining room to bar, uncovered. We shared our experience with the manager at front desk, which he proceeded to do nothing about and told us that we can write a review online and somehow the dining manager will see it.