$13
Laurel Court Restaurant, San Francisco CA
This was dry and hardly had any crab in it. Lame! I can’t believe they would make such a horrible version of mac ‘n cheese.
Crab macaroni and cheese gratin – Laurel Court Restaurant
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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Pepperoni pizza – Yosemite Lodge Food Court
$10
Yosemite Lodge Food Court, Yosemite National Park CA
This was greasy, cheesy, and filling. Exactly what I needed after a full day of hiking and biking. Not the best quality, but I’ll take it!
Yosemite Valley.
Sweetbreads Grenobloise – Monsieur Benjamin
Sweet onion, capers, brown butter. $18
Monsieur Benjamin, San Francisco CA
This dish was very tasty and comforting, but I’m not sold on the eighteen dollar price tags especially since it was pretty small. The sweetbreads were cooked perfectly though and the grenobloise preparation was delicious. I also thought that the presentation was simple and attractive.
7×7 Magazine’s Big Eat SF: 100 Things to Try Before You Die
Leffe Blonde. $8
Sunday brunch plate 3 – The Ahwahnee Hotel
Pineapple upside down cake, sticky cake, marble loaf, cheese blintz. Sunday brunch buffet $49
The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park CA
Dessert plate time! None of this was very amazing, but I think the pineapple upside down cake was my favorite. The berry compote on the cheese blintz was also good.
North Dome and Half Dome.
Smoked trout plate – Mountain Room Lounge
Capers, red onion, dilled cream cheese, mini bagels. $12.75
Mountain Room Lounge, Yosemite National Park CA
This wasn’t much better than cafeteria food. The smoked trout was dry and the mini bagels were super hard. So disappointed!
Merced River, Yosemite Valley.
New York Strip – Laurel Court Restaurant
5 oz cut with chimichurri sauce, fingerling potatoes. Prix fix $45
Laurel Court Restaurant, San Francisco CA
The beef was simply prepared and pretty good with the chimichurri sauce. The potatoes were boring and dry though.
Bacon breakfast burrito – Yosemite Lodge Food Court
Egg, bacon, potatoes, cheese. $8
Yosemite Lodge Food Court, Yosemite National Park CA
This burrito was ok. The bacon was too dry and overcooked for my taste, but it was warm and filling before a long day long hike..
Yosemite Valley and Half Dome.
Sea urchin – Monsieur Benjamin
Uni with white verjus. $14
Monsieur Benjamin, San Francisco CA
This was a lot of uni for me. As a sea urchin novice, I’m still trying to appreciate the taste and texture of this delicacy. I’ve had some bad uni in the past, so I’m always hesitant and sometimes scared to try more. I felt like Monsieur Benjamin wouldn’t serve bad quality uni, so I gave it a go. It tasted great, but some of the pieces were on the verge of too slimy for me. I probably would have been happy with just the piece on top.
Sunday brunch plate 2 – The Ahwahnee Hotel
Eggs benedict, smoked mussel, applewood smoked bacon, fried butterflied shrimp, macaroni and cheese. Sunday brunch buffet $49
The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park CA
This was my heavy plate full of greasy, cheesy, and fried food and I quite enjoyed it! They weren’t the best versions of anything (especially the tough mussels), but they were tasty enough and filled me up.
The Ahwahnee Hotel dining room.
The Ahwahnee Hotel.
Grass-fed beef chili bowl – Mountain Room Lounge
Local free range beef simmered with organic pinto and kidney beans, Fiscalini Farms cheddar, sour cream, red onions, and corn muffin. $12.75
Mountain Room Lounge, Yosemite National Park CA
This tasted great, and there was plenty of it to fill you up of a chilly evening. Spoiler alert: I think they sell the same thing at the food court for much cheaper. Wish I would have known, lol! No matter though, it still tasted great!
Yosemite Falls.
Halibut – Laurel Court Restaurant
Shrimp, polenta, cheese. Prix fix $45
Laurel Court Restaurant, San Francisco CA
This halibut was pretty good. I didn’t like the floured and sauteed shrimp though. They were limp, greasy and soggy.
Bbq pork sandwich – Yosemite Lodge Food Court
With housemade coleslaw and tortilla chips. $13
Yosemite Lodge Food Court, Yosemite National Park CA
This bbq pork wasn’t fancy or special, but it tasted great and was super saucy (just how I like it). The tortilla chips were very stale and gross though. They would have done better to serve regular potato chips instead. The coleslaw was an afterthought.
Half Dome.
Yosemite Lodge Food Court.
Vittle Monster 