Seven Tents Pavilion — Restaurant in Oakhurst

Seven Tents in Yosemite National Park is a prime example of taking advantage of captive customers. Located in the Curry Village food court, this restaurant offers a limited menu of rotisserie chicken, pasta, and salads at high prices (given the poor quality of the food).

The setup is cafeteria-style – you grab a tray, pick your food, pay at the counter, and then find a seat. Utensils are a free-for-all on the wall behind the cashier. Seating is first-come, first-served, and cleanup is entirely on you. Expect leftover food and dirty dishes on tables, especially during peak hours (which, in my case, was a packed summer night at 8:30 pm).

Now, onto the most disappointing part – the food itself. I opted for the white sauce pasta with vegan meatballs, a whopping $15+ for a dish that was a culinary disaster. The pasta was severely undercooked, the sauce was barely a whisper, and the vegan meatballs were dry and flavorless. They offered a red sauce pasta with regular meatballs as well, but considering this experience, I wouldn't risk it.

The only saving grace, and even that's a maybe, is the free wifi – but only if you're staying at Curry Village and have the magical promotion code they neglect to share anywhere.

Overall, Seven Tents is a frustrating experience. Unless you're starving and have absolutely no other options, avoid it. Go to the pizza place right outside. I'd rather wait in line for that than go back to...

I came here with my sons class, and the service was awful. Workers were rude and they were always out of stuff. The soda machine was almost always, broken or out of ice. Forks, you spoons, and knifes were also out a lot They had the same items every night(4 nights) except for one thing that changes, and repeated itself once. A cleaning worker was mad that someone left a mess, and was throwing chairs under tables. We asked why they only had one employee serving food, and they said (sometimes you have to be patients, that’s life). Food was nasty snd almost always cold. A single parfait was almost $9 and they were always out of those and fruit cups. Same food for breakfast each day. Resteraunt was not that bad itself, but tables were almost always dirty. Overpriced, my son and his friend had to share a plate of food because it was 19 dollars, but burnt and cold. Pasta was way to spicy. Gave us bagged lunches because we were going on hikes, and the chips were almost always stale, but the turkey sandwich was good. That was probably my favorite thing I ate the whole trip other than the cheesecake. Do...

I guess we got lucky coming here. I didn’t check the reviews before we arrived, as I didn’t have any phone service, so I had no expectations beyond my initial experience.

After reviewing the place, I felt a bit of relief that we didn’t share the same experiences as some of the other reviewers. Fortunately, when we (five people in total) came to eat after a long hike, it was on a Monday late afternoon! The place was practically empty, so there were no lines for pizza or drinks at the bar. We kept it simple and only ordered one pizza, choosing pepperoni and splitting it between all of us. The pepperonis were a bit crispy too, and had additional seasonings on top. We also grabbed two beers from the bar. I did notice a few people with more festive, extravagant pizza toppings, but the pepperoni was actually really good, and thankfully, none of us got sick! The Vernal Falls hike was much longer than expected, with a Mist Trail detour that made it even longer, so we were all glad to get the food quickly with no issues. I hope your experience is similar to ours and not like some of the others...