Base Camp Eatery

A great spot for families to eat. The food is a bit pricey for what you get, but seeing as there aren’t a ton of options I didn’t expect it to be cheap.

The chicken sandwich was a tad dry but the fries & burger were very good!

It is a pretty large spot to eat so that is great for those with larger groups.

Started our morning at the base of Yosemite Falls so this was the closest place for food. We arrived around 9:30 with the place closing at 10. There were about 15 groups of people behind us still when they closed the line at 10.

Food/Taste/Flavor: 2/5 - So we all ordered the breakfast bundle but received very different amounts of food. The bundle is eggs, protein, potatoes, and a croissant. The first person got a mound of eggs, the second some eggs but mostly the dry shavings of the egg, and we got another pastry since there were no eggs left. We were lucky since the cheese pastry was pretty good but the croissant was dry. The dry shaving of eggs were dry (obviously) and pretty much inedible. They should have given a replacement as well similar to our order. The bacon was pretty good but the sausages were super dry as well

Ambience: 5/5 - cafeteria atmosphere but clean and comfortable

Service: 1/5 - there is only one person per station and at one point the worker walked away and no one knew what was happening. The person we ordered from was short with us and seemed frustrated that he had to deal with us

Value for price: 2/5 - as long as you are here more than an hour before closing and they have sufficient food, should be okay

Great food options. The chicken sandwiches were amazing. We liked the kiosk order system, and the food was ready quickly. The seating was a bit uncomfortable (we had a high top table with benches).

Found this dining gem in Yosemite. I didn’t know it existed. Visited twice. Dined for dinner on a Saturday then grabbed some lunch on a Wednesday. Very different experiences on both days.
Saturday: We we’re on our way back from the Firefall. We decided on ordering here because there tons of people everywhere and we thought it was going to take a long time to get out of the park and we didn’t want to go hungry. The eatery was very crowded. Long lines. There was one person on mask control. Many options on the menu. Warm soups are perfect on a cold night. I waited over an hour before I had my food in my hands. By this time the crowds exiting the park were gone. So I didn’t mind waiting inside a warm eatery. There was one cashier who seemed overwhelmed with the crowd because she was not so friendly. She was bothered that I asked her what number they were on the orders. The lady directing us to move the line was very patient. All the cooks and servers were nice. No one had smiles though. No complaints there. We had pepperoni pizzas. My pizza was over cooked and hard. I was too tired to complain and wait for another pizza.
~Wednesday: We ordered lunch. We had hamburgers and fires. No lines. No crowds. We got our lunch fast. The cashiers were friendly. Cooks and servers were kind. Everyone had a smile. We had our burgers to go so that we could picnic by the El Capitan by the meadow. The burger would have tasted better eating it warm at the eatery but the view was way nicer by the meadow.

I don't know why this place is rated so poorly. Tons of options and vegetarian friendly. I ate here for 3 days and everything I had was good. I preferred hanging out in here more than my room during the rainy days. It gets loud during the morning hours but quiets down around noon. For 2 people for each meal it cost us about $20-$30.

I have been here a couple of times. This trip I tried the lamb meat balls with tahini sauce bowl which came up with quinoa. This was okay. I also tried the chicken and pesto sandwich which was much better. My friends got the falafel salad bowl which was pretty good. My wife took the tuna poke bowl which was pretty good as well and very filling. For dessert I tried the bakhlawa which was a bit of a let down otherwise a pretty good experience.

The food was quite average
Veggie soup was warm and nice, comforting to have in the freezing weather
Grilled teriyaki salmon was quite dry in terms of texture
Overall a place ok to have hot food

I had the Mediterranean bowl - Entrees with 2 sides for $17.5 - Grilled Chicken, with Tomatoe Salad and Quinoa Mix , with Creamy Garlic.
Good portion size, chicken was good, not spicy.
Expensive but better portion size than the chicken sandwich.

Also had the cheese cake which was super good.

ABSOLUTELY AWFUL!

Just take a look at the pictures and see for yourself. $4.25 for a portion of fries and u get half a box. The chicken burger barely had chicken and the all the food was luke warm at a best.

The staff behind the counter feel like they are doing you a favour with such attitude. If you don't want to work then don't as you are ruining the Yosemite experience for everyone coming.

The deck serving pizza is super fresh and the staff are friendly. I guess the lady working at the grocery store next to the deck was right about the food at the base camp eatery.

Don't know why people have to be given such poor food!

Pretty good food @ pretty good prices. It hit the spot after camping for a few days. There are many meat substitutes on the menu as well. We had the Salmon, Chicken, and the tofu curry all were flavorful and satisfying served in large servings. The the dining area is cute too.