The Ahwahnee Hotel

The Ahwahnee Hotel reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Ruth VIP

   Austin24 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We loved our daily breakfasts in the dining room. The buffet was great and the service was the best. Alec made our mornings and gave great tips.
   

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   Jennifer

   San Francisco1 review

   3.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Our server was almost non existent but our busser Ivan was very attentive and friendly. Less good choices than our previous visits.
   

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   Jerome VIP

   St. Louis4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food for a buffet made necessary by renovating
   

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   Ken

   Las Vegas2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   prime rib excellent. salads a vinia grette and Caesar were not goodl no flavor. shrimp excellent. desserts just ok. bklsva a little dry and v=cakes no flavor. asparagus good.
   

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   Robert VIP

   San Diego4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful room, but as per usual, the food and service very mediocre. If you truly want to run a first rate restaurant and hotel, you need to find a vendor that is not primarily contracted to run correctional facilities.
   

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   Robby

   San Francisco7 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Overpriced buffet dinner was the only offering during remodeling
   

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   Steve

   San Francisco20 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Buffet food "service" is getting old, as are some of the items in the not-so-warm serving displays. We found the prime rib, medium rare and rare to be wonderful and tender. Some of the side dishes were cold, luke-warm and even dried out.
   

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   Barbara

   San Francisco3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Breakfast Buffet. The Ahwahne is a beautiful location to dine in and great ambiance, history and views out the windows. Breakfast offerings we good, especially the biscuits and gravy. Scrambled eggs were good as was the plain yogurt ( thick and not sweetened!) and raspberry topping. Did not try other options so no opinion there. Coffee and orange juice were acceptable .
   

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   Mark

   San Francisco10 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   We've been coming here for years. Disappointed to see how far it's fallen. The buffet was mediocre at best, service was weak, and the price tag sky high. Very disappointing.
   

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    Barbara

    San Francisco3 reviews

    3.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5

    Dinner at the Ahwahne is a buffet and buffets have their challenges. On a positive note, the prime rib was great and it was served with two types of horseradish and au jus. It was great. The soup, tomato florentine, was good as were both types of salads. But from there, the food sort of goes down hill. The vegetables were not good....over cooked, cold and just didn't taste good. The potatoes (sort of chunky smashed potatoes) were okay but cold. The shrimp was over cooked. The bass was overcooked and dry. Did not try most starches so no opinion there. Desserts were pretty good, especially the baklava and lemon bars. All in all, a sort of so so meal.....nothing to write home about but the dining room is fantastic and the ambiance is great. Wait staff was good.
    

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