What are our Dining options while in Yosemite?
One of the days that we are there is our 30th anniversary so I was wondering which our choices are.

2 good places for a special meal are The Ahwahnee dining room or the Mountain Room at the Yosemite Lodge dining area:


http://www.yosemitepark.com/ahwahnee-dining-room.aspx

http://www.yosemitepark.com/mountain...estaurant.aspx

For all other dining options - nothing really remarkable:

http://www.yosemitepark.com/Dining.aspx

Not necessary Anniversary faire - but the Pizza place by the Curry Village market is pretty good.

Is it worth the time to go to The Ahwahnee or The Mountain Room? I mean in terms of doing other activities down by Curry Market

Have a late lunch & a late dinner:

The Mountain Room Lounge is open from noon to 11pm. on Saturday and Sunday and 4:30 to 11pm. Monday through Friday.

Not quite as late at Ahwhanee:
Sunday till 8:30, Monday till 9:00.

MAKE RESERVATIONS! Or at Mountain room you will wait for a table unless you get there pretty late, in June may miss out on Ahwahnee without them.

"Is it worth the time to go to The Ahwahnee or The Mountain Room? I mean in terms of doing other activities down by Curry Market"

Sure it is. You are talking about night time . . .

Go to the Ahwanee It's spectacular and the food is good too. Of course you can always have a romantic picnic somewhere. If you are there on Saturday night in the summer, outside of the valley is the Wawona Hotel. The Wawona has a wonderful outdoor summer barbque on the lawn outside the hotel. google the wawona hotel

For a splurge, the Eldeberry House in Oakhurst, south of Yosemite:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mksfca/...57629150082574

I agree Elderberry house is special. But it would be a 90 minute drive (each way) from Curry Village. Though only about 1/2 an hour from Fish Camp (where they are staying one night)

But it would be a 90 minute drive (each way) from Curry Village.

Why not; there's not much to do in the valley after the sun goes down.

In June it won't get dark until well after 9 PM. If choosing Elderberry House, make it on the first night when you're staying in Fish Camp.

http://www.chateausureau.com/

"Why not; there's not much to do in the valley after the sun goes down."

Because it would be a 3 hour round trip . . .

That is why it really only makes sense from their Fish Camp stopover.

Is there not ranger programs offered in the evening?

Also, if I can get a nicer room for Sunday night, which is our anniversary is it worth changing rooms?

If you believe the Zagat Survey... out of a possible 30 for each category of Food - Decor - Service...

Erna's Elderberry House is a 27-28-27. East of SF, only Chez Panisse has a higher score in cuisine. EEH is first in service and second to the Ahwanee in decor.

Ahwanee is 18-29-21. Still very respectable, and a breathtaking view.

Because it would be a 3 hour round trip . . .

We did it. But it could be at the end of an outing to visit the Wawona grove, which might make the trip more bearable for those who do not see a 90 min. ride and back to what I would consider a destination restaurant.

I found the Sunday brunch at the Ahwanee to be a better value than its dinner.

Why leave beautiful Yo to drive 3 hours rt - to some restaurant? For all you know - the main chef might have the night off.

Tomsd - a restaurant builds its reputation on it's overall cuisine. A restaurant that uses Fred the dishwasher a couple of times a week as chef de cuisine, will fall flat immediately.

Erna's has been receiving rave reviews for many many years

Along with quality, there is consistency. Two main ingredents in building an excellent restaurant. Gunnar Thompson is the Executive chef, and is responsible for both quality and consistency. His job and the restaurant itself depend on that.

"Why leave beautiful Yo to drive 3 hours rt

They don't have to . . . They are staying one night in Fish Camp.

(Where is 'Yo' BTW? Anywhere near 'Cali'?)

New2CA: Either Elderberry House or the Ahwahnee would be a really memorable dinner. Either Elderberry House on your Fish Camp night, or the Ahwahnee on one of your Yosemite Valley nights.

I might opt for the Ahwahnee w/ a lateish sitting so it is still daylight when you arrive and dusk falls. So you could see the views and then have the room in candlelight. Just an amazing space.

the food at Elderberry house is amazing - but I just think the Ahwahnee fits a bit better in your itinerary.

We enjoyed the Sunday Brunch too.

We enjoyed a meal at Wawonna Lodge as well. The pizza place in the valley is very good pizza(maybe because we were just hungry).

Before I drove 3 hours away from Yo(lol), I would pack a sandwich and have a picnic.

It's not 3 hours away--implying one direction--but 3 hrs RT, let's not exaggerate.