Curry Village Pavillion

Reviews

• Jessica S.

  star star star star star_border 12 October 2026

  The touristy Yosemite Valley has quite the array of dining options and comes in handy especially when you need a quick refuel or are just too lazy and hurried to cook. The Curry Village Pavilion offers traditional home-style cooking in what is apparently known as Mother Curry's Kitchen. This dining hall in a cafeteria-like setting is located behind the mountaineer store and Meadow Grill and is just past the Pizza Parlor decks.
  
  The meal options here seem specialized, so it helps to have variety. The food actually was not terrible, but the pricing is definitely a bit up there. We opted for the *Chef's Special Dinner*. There were 4 options for the main entree/ protein that night some of which included cod and fried chicken. I opted for the cod which was nestled in a creamy, lemony sauce. The dinner also included 1 grain and a veggie. I had a healthy dinner that night with the selection of cod, rice pilaf, and roasted zucchini. The meal was ~$15 if I remember correctly. While the cod and creamy sauce were a bit bland they did slap on two filets which made for an immense meal. The dining area was large and kept exceptionally clean. They have two cutlery stations and they both include a spout for filtered water. Lots of people fill up their bladders and water bottles at these spouts so the flow was a bit slow. Otherwise, this was a solid meal option especially since we were pressed for time (and needed to go to bed!).

• Shalini G.

  star star star star star 9 October 2026

  OMG best vacation ever!!!
  i know i keep saying that every time i come to Yosemite...but i think i mean it this time!
  3rd trip to Yosemite in 12 months...
  trip #1...stayed at the Lodge at the Falls (december 2014)
  trip #2...camped in lower pines for 7 days (june 2015)
  trip #3....cabin in Curry village (december 2015)...and yes there was snow...lots of it!
  Curry village has a variety of lodging
  1) unheated tents
  2) heated tents (we originally booked this but changed when a cabin cancellation popped up)
  3) heated cabins w/o bathroom (this is what we had)
  4) heated cabins with bathroom
  5) "motel" rooms with bathroom
  
  why is this my favorite? well we got to enjoy the nature and outdoors of Yosemite but had a modest escape from it to have a good, quality nights sleep!
  -no need to mess with bear boxes (you can keep everything in your cabin!)
  -comfy beds (2 double beds)
  -heated (yay!)
  - couldn't hear the baby crying in the tent adjacent to us (except when we opened the door)
  -showers are included in the cost of staying at curry village
  -way easier to book that the campsites.
  
  -the only negative would be that you can't cook in curry village...if you want to BBQ then you need to trek to the picnic sites (i don't think they are anywhere close)...but you can bring all the food that fit's in your bear box/cabin. we did yogurt/fruit/oatmeal for breakfast (you can get hot water at the restaurant), we did sandwiches/salad's for lunch and went to the dining hall for a hot dinner...
  
  rooms seemed to be clean...we personally brought our own bedding...because i'm like that. They provide 2 pillows per bed, sheets and a wool blanket...i brought my own pillows....a fleece blanket to throw over the existing bedding and my own blanket to cover me...your choice...why not if you're driving!
  
  we still had to trek through the snow to get to the bathrooms (which were also heated and had showers that were good enough...there are multiple bathrooms so no matter where you are staying in curry village, there is one close to you)
  if you're staying at the campsites...it's $5 per person for access to the shower houses...that can get pricey for a family!
  
  love love love camping at the sites...but this made it soo much easier!
  
  as far as facilities go...
  -there is a lounge with wifi (included with curry village lodging...additional fee if you're not staying here...can't remember how much but it wasn't outrageous)
  -there is a sports shop with apparel, hiking gear etc..-
  -there is a market with souvenirs, food, wine, beer, snacks, etc...
  -there is a dining hall with a coffee shop, cafeteria, pizza place, bar...(availability is different in the winter)...the coffee shop & pizza deck and bar are closed in the winter BUT the "cafeteria" has specialty coffee's in the morning hours and coffee/tea/hot cocoa all day. They serve breakfast during breakfast hours, pizza during the day and a dinner menu after 4:30 ish. Wine and beer are available all day too (no cocktails during these months). so not bad...you still have food options and nothing is ridiculously expensive. Makes me happy that they don't try to rip you off financially (even though they have a monopoly here). free coffee/hot cocoa refills are available all day too! that was great in this wintery weather!
  
  if you want more dining options...there is free shuttle that goes to the hotels and to yosemite village. Everything is extremely close by bicycle (i wouldn't bother with shuttle unless you have some sort of disability or are beyond exhausted). We walked everywhere since it was winter...summer is all about biking

• Glen N.

  star star star star star 5 October 2026

  Cafeteria food in Yosemite.  It's like junior high, except the bear-proof receptacles thankfully keep me from being trash canned.
  
  Open roughly St. Patrick's Day thru Columbus Day, get there between 5-10am for breakfast or 530-830 for dinner, or else you might be stuck eating gorp.  Used to be buffet style.  No complaining, people: you don't go to Yosemite for the food.

• John O.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 2 October 2026

  Dorm food at Curry Village is what you will get.  The quality is just what you would expect for an institutional type of kitchen.  It's not terrible and the price is fair considering you are in the amazing Yosemite Valley.  I liked the pizza place much better.

• Mike T.

  star star star star_border star_border 27 September 2026

  Cafeteria style food in the Yosemite Village.  The food is hit or miss here (and leaning towards the miss-side).  During holidays some of the workers are pretty mean and short-fused (and understandably so, it's extremely crowded).  Also during holidays it gets to crowded tables aren't bussed, so you'll have to bus it yourself to sit down.
  
  The breakfast is decent while dinner was pretty awful.  
  
  For breakfast I'd recommend the  pre-made stuff is pretty good (parfait-yogurt, bagels, fruits).  The bacon is also really good.
  
  Stuff that's somewhat OK - the breakfast is decent (eggs, French toast, etc.)  
  
  Stuff that's bad - is the stuff they have to cook.  Pasta, chicken, meatloaf, hash browns.
  
  As noted above, a lot of stuff is hit or miss.  You'll probably eat here eventually tho as food options are limited.