Mather Lodge Restaurant

My husband and I had not been to the lodge or restaurant since the renovations.  We camped at the park this past weekend and decided to go to breakfast on Saturday at the restaurant.  We were pleasantly surprised with the renovations, the food and the service.  I am not a big buffet fan, but the waitress mentioned that they had an omelet station so I went to investigate.  They had a fair selection of choices for the ingredients.  When we saw the size, my husband and I split one.  It was excellent.  The buffet had a great selection of fresh fruit- all perfectly in season.  We were in breakfast nirvana!  It's a huge improvement over what we've seen done there in the past and well worth the reasonable price.  (I think it was $8.99) My only complaint at all was that they could have probably made myself and others happy by walking around with a coffee pot and refilling coffee.  Mornings are a tough time to leave the caffeine-deprived sitting around like drooling zombies.  

Cudos on the improvements!  Keep it up.

My wife and I were staying the park for a week and decided instead of cooking we wanted to stop at the Mather Lodge for a late lunch. Since the last time we stayed in the park the lodge had gone through a complete renovation and expansion. The new addition to the lodge is amazing. They did an incredible job on it.

The new restaurant has breath-taking views of the vistas from the top of Petit Jean Mountain. Our food today was okay. My wife had a hamburger and I had the shrimp plate. My wife enjoyed her burger but not the fries. She doesn't like "coated" fries. My shrimp plate (10 shrimp) plus two sides was good but nothing to write home about. The shrimp were a bit greasy for my taste.

Overall we had a very nice experience and will definitely dine again at the lodge next time we stay in the park.

Excellent atmosphere. Our service was very good. The food was good with generous portions. Would recommend it for the experience, ambiance and especially the great view!