I have been here 3 days in a row. Every time the staff was so friendly and it truly make our experience wonderful. They are closed at certain hours of the day, but the food is great and I would definitely recommend! read more

I am really surprised this place has so many negative reviews. The prices were reasonable and reflected the limited access to customers in a remote location and expense to get fresh food out into the middle of the mountains. All of my food was hot, fresh, and tasted great especially after hours of hiking in the cold. Everyone who worked there was really friendly and nice to me. It's a national park, not a theme park, so I'm not sure what people are expecting. I was also very pleasantly surprised by the variety of options they had. It's certainly not a high-end foodie creative experience, but I loved being able to go there while I was staying in Yosemite. read more

I got the crispy chicken sandwich and I would recommend it. It was pretty good compared to other food places around. The pizza was also pretty good. Solid 7/10 pizza. No real complaints. read more

Received rude service from cashier Y. PULIDO, twice. She also messed up the order of the customer in front on me and then snapped at him when he asked about it. I asked her about the beer options and instead of answering or greeting me, she snapped at me and asked for ID. I provided the ID and just picked a beer. Walked away thinking maybe she's just having a bad day. Went back for another drink, waited my turn in line. When I got near the front, I went over to the wine selection next to register and picked something out. I then waited for the customer in front of me, when same cashier snapped at me again and said "there's a line" to which I replied that I am next in line and I waited like everybody else. She murmured something to the effect that it's not her job to line monitor. I told her then she shouldn't assume things. All in all, her poor attitude, rudeness, and non-existent customer service skills is a not what expected. She needs to work in the back where she doesn't interact with customers. read more

Love the fact they have veggie/vegan option to go with their standard faire. I am addicted to Beyond a Burger products, so it was great they offer this meatless option. Nice remodel on the restaurant. Dependable. A tad expensive but look at the RE. read more

Breakfast is decent, food fresh and hot. Potatoes lacked flavor. Dinner was almost inedible. I got a curry tofu with vegetables- the tofu was completely absent and the flavor was off - no where near any curry I have ever tasted. We also got the fried chicken, macaroni and cheese - the macaroni cheese was really good - the fried chicken was soggy and flavorless. One server in 4 visits was engaging - the others were going through the motions and completely disinterested in providing friendly or helpful service. read more

I was super hungry so we thought we'd come in. You can order kiosk or regular. Be warned if you order kiosk not all the food is on the menu. So look around first. (Then go somewhere else) Staff wasn't very friendly. They weren't unfriendly; just more robotic, like they hate their jobs. Food was cold. Biscuits were hard and stale. Gravy like warm with no flavor. Pancakes were super thin but tasted, well, like pancakes. They used pizza sausage in the omelette. Gross. And they smothered their home fries with some bizarre attempt at cheese sauce. And then there's the bacon. Who doesn't love bacon??? I sure do. I took one bite. Can't pinpoint it... it just didn't taste right. Skip this place. It is not worth $55 for 2 breakfasts. Yes, that's what I said. $55 for 2 CAFETERIA style breakfasts. Grab a coffee in the Starbucks that's inside and go somewhere else. read more

I was VERY impressed by this place. We didn't have many options, and seeing that it was a Cafeteria, I certainly did not expect it to be affordable, delicious, or easy. But it was actually all of those things! Firstly, they have a variety of food options- Pizza, Stir-fry, American, Diner food. The cashier was very friendly, and asked about our hike. The amount of food that you get for the price was wonderful. Not to mention, it was actually good! I also appreciate that they use actual plates/silverware/cups. Disposable often is bad for the environment, and I am happy to see that the park is consistent with offering environmentally friendly options. The place was packed, but that didn't stop us from getting our food quickly and finding a place to sit immediately. It was all very efficient. Of course, there were rude customers pushing into you, but that is hardly the cafeteria's fault. I completely recommend! read more

This year, they have Tuna Poke Bowl. It was surprisingly decent, due to low expectation. Quantity was sufficient. We also had a bowl of soup of the day. That was also pretty good. Wish they have two servers instead of one to speed up the line. read more

When I entered this giant canteen, I parked myself in a long line of hungry people who couldn't find another place open at the time and were too hungry to worry about what they might be served. Now, quite a few people didn't follow the queue and were served just as well. After a 30 minutes long wait, I reached the first counter serving what seemed to be advertised as Mexican food. I ordered some grilled mushrooms with rice and vegetables and a slice of aple pie for dessert. The mushrooms were over-spiced and unseasoned, the rice was cold and the vegetables were flavourless. As I moved onto my dessert to redeem what seemed to be a waste of $24, the pie filling turned out to be too sweet with almost a raw crust. Underwhelming food, I understand, unseasoned and uncooked food is unacceptable, almost like looking at pictures of food you can't eat. read more

Food was acceptable. The courtesy and good demeanor of the workers gave them an extra star. The place was very clean. read more

After a change of ownership, Base Camp Eatery has declined into food not fit for even starving dogs. We have come here for years previously and had great memories. After this recent trip with 16 people, half of us either returned our burnt dry food or suffered the aftermath of nausea. The only redeeming thing about this place is the view from the windows. Other than that, Yosemite should seriously consider a change of hands for this place. read more

Long lines, bad food. Just bring your own if you can. The extra star is because the space itself is nice and well maintained

Positive : clean place, friendly and efficient staff. Food is what you eat when you need to survive. I think Aramak runs pretty much all the outlets at Yosemite and therefore they don't have any competition. We try to pack food from outside so we can limit the no of meals that we need to eat inside the park. read more

Currently vomiting after eating at this place. Worst case of food poisoning i have had in a long time. I ordered the penne with meat sauce last night and i have been vomiting into the morning and now still. From the first bite it tasted off. Like old dish water. I ate it because i was so hungry, big mistake. If the food tastes off, please don't eat it. read more

All the bad reviews are true, this must be the worst place that Ive dine in. Most of the staffs (there are three but two are bad) are rude, in professional and lack of passion. I don't get it, we as customers are coming here to visit this great Nathinal Park, we are not here for your foods. As we don't have any chocies in the park, I get it that the food doesn't need to be exceptional great to keep your business survive, but at least show some respects to your customers that came all over the world. read more

Service was excellent Food was excellent You have a variety of choices They had fresh orange juice Squeezed every Morning as per employee This was excellent The only bad part and it has nothing to do with the restaurant. There is a bicycle rental close by and kids drive by fast with their bikes This is more dangerous than the people that stand on the off limit boulders to take that once in a life time pic or the pic they will use at their memorial service since it will be a close casket service-- not to mention that the rangers won't find the brain which these people never had. read more

Decent for national park standards. Long lines usually. The cafeteria line is confusing because it merges with the pizza line at the end.

Worst pizza I have ever had. I used to believe the statement that pizza was like sex, never bad, just varying degrees of good. I was proven wrong. I was hungry and still threw out pizza despite my appetite. Maybe other options are alright, but definitely avoid the pizza! read more

This place charged me ridiculous prices for undercooked and tasteless food. They know there's not many other options, so they jack up the prices on mediocre (at best) food. read more

They serve prison food... I've been a frequent traveler to Yosemite and the food at the base camp has plummetted. I could not stomach eating here for more than a day. For starters, there is no longer toast for breakfast, instead, they only serve bisquits which are made out of 90% butter. The scrambled eggs feel like powdered eggs and are dry and held together by cheese. The breakfast potatoes are decent but that is the extent of it. As a pescatarian, I did not eat the breakfast meats. The coffee tastes like charcoal water - I bought it and threw it out. Glad that there is a Starbucks next door though (which says a lot about how terrible the coffee they serve at the cafeteria). The dinner is another disaster. The only fish option they have is catfish, which I cannot eat. The only vegetarian option is tofu with eggplant in an oil broth. Literally, my eggplant was swimming in a soup of oil. The pizza is a tower of dough. The only decent dinner item is the beyond burger - which comes with fries... One would get serious bowel problems due to lack of fiber in the diet provided here... Everything here is overpriced for what you get and designed to give you a heart attack and clogged arteries. C'mon - this is Yosemite where people come to exercise and connect with the wilderness of the park, don't feed them prison food. If you are out of ideas Aramark, here are a few examples of how you can improve the dining options: Salads (loose leaf salad, grain salad, bean salad, roasted vegetable salad etc.), vegetarian soups (bean stew with noodles, lentil soup, roasted tomato soup, corn soup, etc.), real fish (salmon, trout, tuna, bass etc.), vegetarian sandwiches (mushroom cheese, grilled eggplant, caprese, Mediterranean etc.). It is not difficult to serve healthy dining options in a cafeteria style, whoever decides on the menu should go and have lunch at the deer valley's Empire lodge once. Very disappointed in what this place has become... read more

folks are being a bit too harsh with the reviews here...I for one have been grateful there is such good parking by this spot + that it's so time efficient to grab something to eat. in terms of food, I would agree this is basically a cafeteria but on the bright side it is super clean and the service is on the level. one thing I've done to upgrade the situation and which I'd recommend to others is to supplement grub from here w/ starbucks (basically attached to the eatery) + goodies baked or brought from home. they do say no outside food btw but I've never gotten caught... also adding a star for decor...thought it was really cute that they decorated a big xmas tree + wreaths w/climbing gear over the holidays! read more

Nice, modern kitchen area where you order your food at the counter. My daughter and I grabbed a table in the dining hall which had a vaulted ceiling and floor to ceiling window taking up one entire wall with a nice view of the forest. We got pancakes and a breakfast skillet with potatoes, eggs, and chorizo. Everything was delicious, we only wish we had discovered this place sooner. I would have been here every morning for breakfast if I knew about it. read more

The chicken place was incredibly expensive for what you get. The chicken strips were tiny and practically rock hard. I am 75% sure that it wasn't even chicken... VERY GROSS. Do not eat at the chicken place. The chicken sandwich was equally disgusting and also questionable if it should even pass for chicken read more

This was a wonderful cafeteria for many years, replaced now with an unhealthful menu of fried garbage food served in plastic and paper take away containers. Dreadful. Would be better if they just served Clif bars and water. Or soylent green. Workers used to be treated well here, now they are way understaffed, and it isn't right. If you are planning on eating here, bring your own plates (and for that matter, your own food). read more

I don't understand how this place can't make ONE decent plate of food. My stir fry beef bowl was less than adequate. My daughter asked, "why is the meat grey?" I didn't have an answer. My husband had the meatloaf and couldn't finish it. How do you mess up meatloaf? If you have to eat here get the packaged salad. Best of luck. read more

For camping this place was clean and affordable. Food was decent and filling. Veggie burrito was pretty good. Compared to Ahwahnee price wise it was a steal. All other places closed down around Oct 19th. read more

Not a bad presentation, but food was cold and dry from the cafeteria line. Slow service and long line. Thinking way back, it was much better when the Curry Co. operated the place in the 70's. read more

This cafeteria used to be funky but absolutely functional & edible. Now, it looks slick but the food is prison fare. Want bread? It MUST be a dry biscuit. Want eggs? It MUST be a scrambled gob full of cheese. Want just a cup of coffee? Get in line with those ordering 5 course meals. The kiosks were unworkable except for the most basic of single orders & credit cards. How would a family dine here without taking out a loan?! After our 1st breakfast, we NEVER came back. The hard-boiled eggs in the nearby store were more appetizing. [One star for the french toast, which was actually cooked in real time & was edible.] read more

It's my first time at Yosemite and my friends took me to the base camp eatery because they said that it was probably the best place out of all the places to eat at the park. We went in and I noticed that the interior was pretty nice. There were three spots that you can order food from and also a Starbucks. I ended up choosing from the Panda Express like food and I got two entrees. First off I was waiting in line to order and there was no one in front of me but there were three workers in the back just standing around talking to each other and not coming over to greet me or ask what I would like to order. I had to wait there for like five minutes before one of them decides to walk over and serve me. Same thing happened with my boyfriend who ordered at the hamburger spot, they didn't even acknowledge him. When we got our food, my chow mein was hard like it had been sitting there the whole day, the orange chicken tasted really soggy and just not appetizing. The service there was just terrible and the workers seemed like they hated their jobs. If you go to Yosemite and stay the night, I recommend bringing food to eat rather than eating out at their restaurants. Really expensive and bad service! read more

Base Camp Eatery - American Near Me - Yosemite Valley, California

The base camp Eatery is a redo of the old cafeteria. It does have Starbucks next door, and kiosks now to place your order so the cooks can keep cooking and it really does cut down the lines, the staff is friendly and happy and there's choices for breakfast lunch and dinner that change on the TVs overhead. So with a nice selection it's the cheaper of the restaurant choices in Yosemite, and I'm happy to have reasonably good food and a choice, and be in Yosemite National Park, one of the top places on Earth to be. I'm happy I want to go again. read more

Harley is amazing was so fast with our order and paid special attention to our needs. Definitely coming back for his service.

THIS PLACE ROCKS ! Amazing dining experience ! My wife and I just finished up a wonderful vacation in Yosemite NP and were extremely impressed with the meals we enjoyed at Base Camp Eatery. The dinner meals were delicious, as they offered meatloaf, Mexican-themed and Chinese-themed entrees during our stay. We also enjoyed breakfast each morning at Base Camp, offering to pass on over-rated and over-priced Starbucks coffee. Kudos to the chefs and kitchen staff for serving such delicious entrees. The servers and staff are extremely helpful, hard-working and friendly. The place is clean, attracts quite a crowd, which speaks to the charm and success of this place, and does a fantastic job of providing high-quality meals at an affordable price. Sad to read that so many people have such negative views and lack respect in voicing their opinion. I even tipped a few of the workers as I was amazed at their work ethic and willingness to keep the restaurant clean and sparkling. We will return. Thank you Yosemite NP for such a fabulous Valley restaurant! read more

I ate here after hiking the jmt and it was really really good and it's open late which is cool

The people saying that this is fine because Yosemite is in the middle of nowhere apparently haven't been to other national parks. Nobody is as astoundingly bad at everything as Aramark is at running Yosemite dining and loding read more

You are better off bringing a hot plate and your own food. I was being generous with one star.

I give this place 3 stars because it really does satisfy the intended purpose. It's okay food, at tourist prices, served quickly. My pizza actually wasn't so bad, and the pasta dish was pretty good. The bathroom situation is horrific. 2 ladies stalls for an entire banquet hall of tourists? Ridiculous. read more

Good food options. Food is okay, nothing great. The french fries and fried chicken strips were good.

Far cry from the mountain room. They have three options and we tried them all. All were pretty bad. The burger was perhaps the smallest offender. If you can make it to Degan's I'd recommend that. read more

Very pricey for what is served. Slow service even with 3 people in line and 6 behind the counter. For the money better at the Awahane. Food was okay. read more