The Ahwahnee Hotel

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

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   Fiona VIP

   Hertfordshire2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined today

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

   Overpriced and little choice with a waiter than complained
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined today

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

   Yes it's expensive and it's not the greatest food you'll ever eat, but you can't find a more beautiful dining room, and if you're lucky, Tonatiuh will be at the piano and then you get to hear some everything from Chopin to Elton John played by a superstar!
   

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   Robert

   New York City13 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Terrific service, excellent food, great views all around.
   

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   Larry

   Orange County3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Overpriced and underwhelming. They even blew the desserts. Sorry Awahnee, your reputation allows you to overcharge for a buffet that basically was worse than. Home Town Buffet. Save your money and go anywhere else inn the valley. Better yet make your own.
   

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   Yvonne

   Palm Springs1 review

   1.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Terrible! So disappointed . We were there for breakfast. Due to construction they were only serving a buffet that was ok. However it was so cold in the dining room we never took our coats off. The plates at the buffet were ice cold, so by the time you got to your table you food was so cold was inedible. While the hotel is beautiful, the experience was awful On the plus side the staff was nice.
   

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   Robert

   New York City13 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Terrific service, great buffet breakfast, and excellent views.
   

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   Kyle

   Yosemite1 review

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Reasonably pricey but well worth it for the experience. Fantastic service and food, great atmosphere.
   

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   Tim VIP

   San Francisco18 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   WOW. What an embarrassment. Food👎 Service👎 Location👍That pretty much sums it up. If your renovations make the dining experience this bad don’t. I can give this bad review because I have had many good experiences in the past. My parents 50 wedding anniversary is just one of them. My honeymoon is another. Get it right for $700 a night.
   

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   Michele

   Orange County5 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Extensive renovations to the kitchen has reduced the food to a good buffet and the view outside has been impaired. The service and elegance is still amazing. Still worth a visit especially since the price for breakfast was reasonable for the many options including lox. The chorizo gravy for the biscuits was very good and spicy. Our waiter was fantastic including providing interesting info about the hotel.
   

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    Andrew

    San Francisco2 reviews

    3.0

    Dined 4 days ago

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

    Understandably, you don’t go to Yosemite for the food. But that’s no excuse for the sub-par dining experience delivered at the beautiful and historic Ahwahnee Hotel. Weirdly amateurish service and an average dinner buffet for the princely sum of $63 aren’t a disaster, but the stunning setting — and Yosemite visitors with few alternatives — calls for better.
    

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