Wawona Hotel Dining Room — Restaurant in Oakhurst

I am copying this from my review of the hotel: This is the only restaurant withing a 40 minute drive, and for the two nights we stayed here (over the week, not even the weekend at peak times), we had to wait an hour for dinner. The food here is highly rated by critics, I expected none other than a delicious high quality meal, especially at the insanely high prices they charge. For example the pot roast is $22 and when I got it, it was a lump of meat with different consistencies, some parts were overcooked, other squishy and inedible. The second night, I had fettuccini which was fine except for the fact that they decided to throw some piece of baked cheese on it that is literally inedible (photo below). The honey chicken should have been good, but the outside was cooked to the consistency of a stone. It was rock hard when hit by a fork, and their was by comparison a small amount chicken in this cooked shell. They advertise it as coming with mashed potatoes, gravy, and vegetables but as you can see by the photo the chicken is actually sitting on top of a thin sliver of mashed potatoes coated with gravy, and a tiny portion of veggies on the side. Below I have attached photos of the food we ordered, the ridiculous prices they charge on the receipt, and the menu. The food on the second night made us both feel sick in our stomachs, so much so that on both days we woke up early and drove elsewhere for breakfast (the general store is quickest and has some quick bites). I was really disappointed by this and this ruined the whole "hotel"...

We were checking into the hotel and asked to make a dinner reservation after checking the menu and seeing that there were several things we might enjoy and the pricing seemed fair. We were looking forward to the staying and enjoying a meal here at this historic hotel. Unfortunately things went south...as we arrived for our reservation, we noticed that they had changed the dinner service from ordering off the menu to a buffet and instead of the meals averaging $23-29 the buffet was $34. I felt like that was out of line. The salad was good and that's where "good" ended. Everything else was cold, over cooked or just down right bland. My husband loves pasta (avail on the menu) and the buffet didn't have any, just over cooked shriveled red potatoes. The wait staff was apologetic and very polite, but that hardly makes up for the horrible experience. So disappointing. Reading other reviews I feel like I missed out on what could have been a great experience. I would recommend skipping the dinner if they switch it to a buffet. As there is no where else to eat for miles, they sort of have you trapped. Instead go down to the small store and find something to eat, order a glass of wine and enjoy it on...

I had a very disappointing experience at this restaurant. The most glaring issue was the complete lack of urgency from the staff. Despite arriving before two other tables, we were consistently overlooked. It was frustrating to watch those other tables get served before us.

To make matters worse, I requested milk for my coffee on three separate occasions, and each time it was blatantly ignored. As a result, my coffee got cold due to the staff's negligence.

The quality of the food was equally disappointing. My French toast had a strange onion-like taste, which makes me suspect it might have been placed on the same grill as other ingredients. Overall, this was far from a restaurant experience I would recommend. It left me with a feeling of frustration and disappointment, and I would advise others to steer clear

Doing this review while waiting for my family to finish eating. I'm still at the table impressed with this experience. I better go hiking quick to forget about this place. 😤 never let bad experiences to...