If we go for dinner, what time should we make reservations?

What time do you like to eat? Or do you mean how far in advance?

Both questions, actually.
What is the best time to eat in terms of the view?

Well in June it stays light pretty late so you kind of have your pick. What about 7:30-8:00? Is this for Sunday night? They are only open until 8:30. The rest only till 9.

I'd make reservations as soon as you decide on a date and time. Easier to cancel reservations than to get them if you've waited too long.

It would be a Monday night . So I will make it for 7:30pm

Or am I better off having dinner there Monday night as we will be in Fish Camp?

If you are staying in Fish Camp Sunday night you should have dinner there or in nearby Oakhurst or Bass Lake.

Monday you can have dinner at the Ahwahnee.

<i>Or am I better off having dinner there Monday night as we will be in Fish Camp?</i>

If "there" refers to the Ahwanee, be aware that the drive from Fish Camp is about one hour according to Google map:

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

Just enter Fish Camp, Yosemite, CA for one destination and Yosemite Valley, CA for the other.

Thanks Then I will make reservations for Ahwanee for Monday night at 7:30pm

Enjoy a nice dinner at the Ahwanee. It's world class in setting - and also - has pretty fair chow.

And as for how to get around the area, driving, etc - be sure to have some good maps with you. I have sent you a few map links - here and on your other threads, but there is no substitute for doing your own homework. :)

It's really not that complicated, but some posters (nitpickers really) here seem to think you have to file a precise flight plan if you make any suggestions.

And Spiro. My MV reference to Mill Valley was meant as a joke, but don't tell some people that. As for the current Park Service names - great. Glad to know that. Now I will sleep more soundly.

Thanks everyone

New2CA,
I was up there for 2.5 days in mid March (and also in October) and did have LUNCH at Ahwahnee.

People don't mention prices, but for a great lunch (including dessert), it cost two of us $100+. Dinner is more expensive though. Dress is more casual at lunch too.

Our later Dinner at Mountain Room totaled $100 too. We are both small women.

As for what we did while there for 2 days (we are older folks), we took the valley tram (a bus in March) on both days that we were there because the sites we stop at look different on different days, depending on the weather. It was a GREAT ride both times. And the guide, Herb, was REALLY informative and fun to hear.

Also, the free shuttle "in town" or in Yosemite proper is one you can get on and off from, at the regular stopping and boarding points. I loved just going to Cook's Meadow where I could drink in the sights of Yosemite waterfalls, Half Dome, Sentinel Rock and a bit of Glacier Pt rock.

Going back to San Francisco (I live in that area) takes a good while -- observing speed limits, it's about 4 hours.

I have photo sets with some captions of the trips in March and also for Fall colors in October. They're at:

http://www.pbase.com/andrys/yosemitetrips

The one in March will pretty much show you what the tour stops look like. In October we had prettier colors though.

Good report andrys. I forgot that at the Yosemite Lodge is it - they have a nice restaurant and you can look out the two story high picture window - right up at Upper Yosemite Falls. And walking along the trail to the parking lot for these Falls - there is a gap in the trees a block or so before you get to the parking lot/rest rooms (coming from the Visitor's Center) - that has a beautiful view of Lower Yo falls. :)

It was the Mountain Room with the great view - and hopefully you can get away for under $100 if you order lightly. :)

Have some good H'or D'oeuvres before you go, or see if they have an early bird type special.

http://yosemitepark.com/mountain-room-restaurant.aspx

Yes tom, the Mountain Room has been mentioned/recommended several times - and linked in the very first response as a matter of fact. . . .

A short post asking for Yosemite Dining options. How did we ever get 75 posts out of this. lol

Tomsd, yes, the Mountain Room is at Yosemite Lodge, and re the high picture window looking up at Upper Yosemite Falls, I was sitting at that very table for dinner and took a picture from it as night was falling, which captured a large photograph in the Mountain Room also.

That plus the leisurely walk to Lower Yosemite Falls (although in light rain) and the beautiful view of these falls that can be seen at a detour in the path, that you recommend, are also seen in the photo set. Here's a direct link to just that March 2012 gallery.
http://www.pbase.com/andrys/yosemite2

UNforgettable trip. But so was October's. It's just an unforgettable place and you're lucky to have been there for so long.

As for ordering lightly, I'm afraid that's not my style :-) LOVE FOOD. The food was not as delicious as it was at Ahwanee but it was very relaxing there, the big photos in glass on the walls are fantastic and the waiters were really helpful with information on the photos, and on the special times for unusual sights in Yosemite.

Ahwahnee staff was also very pleasant/helpful. People who work in Yosemite seem to really enjoy their jobs or maybe the locale of their jobs.

I saw that the Mountain Room looked very nice but they do not take reservations. How long a wait for dinner is what I am wondering?

Melissa

Melissa,
The wait wasn't long at all. We went in about 6:45pm and that table by the window was open. There were no lines. The place got fairly full after awhile but it wasn't bad. On the other hand, this was in mid-March. It'll be different in May and probably crowded in June-July.

You can call and ask them though.