American Restaurants near El Portal

“The food, scenery, and people are all wonderful!“

“Friendly staff!“

“We were pleasantly surprised by the service, hospitality, menu and delicious food. We were returning after a long day in Yosemite that ended with a hike to the top of Vernal Falls that took longer than we expected during a heat wave, 102 degrees. We wanted to get back before the 8:30 PM closing, but a very slow driver in front of us slowed our progress back. We were a couple minutes late and pleaded and the restaurant kindly let us in. Our party included 3 generations. Everyone was happy with their dinner, which included 2 orders of spareribs, chicken Marsala and Ahi on a bed of seaweed. Desserts we ordered were NY raspberry cheesecake, chocolate cake, and boysenberry tart a la mode. Many other choices. Experience exceeded our expectations!“

“We truly enjoyed our Yosemite family getaway here. No TV’s in the room, but you don’t need them with all the family fun activities throughout the resort. The Spa was family friendly, and was one of the favorite things we did as a family (voted by my kids and husband). Resort is super close to the Yosemite Entrance, we experienced no lines getting in. Rooms and overall resort is very well kept, nice and clean. Overall, we’d stay again.“

“This is a very nice restaurant located inside the Wawona hotel. It has a very small menu but the dishes are exquisitely prepared and quite large so there is a very good price to size relationship. For dinner I recommended making a reservation as we waited for about 20 min for a table. You can always wait in the lobby with a beer or wine.“