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El Tovar Dining Room Grand Canyon Reviews
Ambiance was great.
With Grand Canyon right outside, how could it not be? Service great. Food was subpar. I got the pasta pesto dish. Very processed with no flavor. Pretty sure it was dumped out of a box and heated poorly and tossed onto a plate.
First, I had requested a canyon view table in the dining
First, I had requested a canyon view table in the dining room at 530 for our 82 yo father. Guess notes on reservations aren't considered since they put us 3 rows back. 30 feet away from the window could be considered a table with a view?! We
Love everything about this place! Good food, elegant
Love everything about this place! Good food, elegant decor and top-notch service. I will keep going there forever!
Good American food and great service
This place has very rustic and original detail, decorations. You feel like you belong at the Grand Canyon in this restaurant. The servers were very professional, kind and attentive. The place settings had real cloth, napkins sets, and coffee sets. We
Dirty, poor service, disgusting food
Restaurant and utensils were dirty. The odor was foul. Servers had no manners or training. The food seemed it was all frozen with no flavor. Kind of like hospital food. Restaurant is advertised as classy attire- definitely not the case.
“What we have here is failure to communicate”
The first impression of any restaurant is their host/hostess, while you may hope your experience at their stand is personable; you should expect your situation is handled with attention, and professionalism. Unfortunately my experience lacked any of
Very nice restaurant
We dined here twice last week, and enjoyed both meals. I admit that I’m a fan-boy of old, historic hotels & restaurants, and you can’t get much more historic than this place. The restaurant is beautiful (right on the South Rim). The service
Amazing restaurants with amazing view
Absolutely amazing lunch with amazing views. We had a server named Guy and he was absolutely wonderful. All the staff was outstanding and the food was delicious. Would 100% recommend. 10/10
Quite a lot of history in this beautiful restaurant and
Quite a lot of history in this beautiful restaurant and hotel. The service was spectacular. We were lucky as we went at lunch time around 2 pm and it was not busy. I recommend making a reservation . They turned away many walk ins. It is on the upscal
The food was incredible and our waiter Robert was very kind.
The view of the canyon is amazing as well.
Dinner in a noisy, outdated dark room.
Food was just ok. Totally overpriced. Better have dinner at the Bright Angel steakhouse next door, it is great!
The hostess lied to us about why she would not seat us at an empty table next to a window overlooking the Grand Canyon
We had breakfast there in a nearly empty dining room on a Tuesday morning. Our party of two asked if we could sit at an empty table next to the window overlooking the Grand Canyon. We were told that table would be for a party of four who was about to
sqeek sqeek
We saw a mouse running around the tables in the dining room. A waiter definitely saw it and said nothing. I ordered the fillet mignon, it was amazing. Two stars.
Great Breakfast
My family and I ate breakfast and lunch here. The breakfast food was excellent, we all were extremely pleased with our food. My wife had eggs Benedict and loved it. One daughter had the Harvey House breakfast and the other had French toast, both wer
Food was 4.
3,service 4.3,restaurant 4.4 no better view ,very pleased I am. Glad I went ,btw not michelin star quality but definitely worth the price and for a park restaurant it was fantastic
Best cosmopolitan I've ever had.
Wonderful ambience and of course the service was excellent. I wouldn't miss eating here if you're at the Grand Canyon
Great and affordable for breakfast.
Very expensive and good (just good) for dinner. You're mainly paying for the fantastic ambiance. Our servers were fantastic. The local fare includes local color such as prickly pear condiments, elk-based entrees and Arizona Gunslinger hot sau
Most upscale restaurant in the Grand Canyon Village.
We started in the cocktail lounge for a glass of wine and the nice view. Our server in the lounge was polite and attentive. When we transitioned to the dining room, they accommodated us with a great table near the window. My expectations for the di
Beautiful Dining Room
We had a lovely lunch here. Steak Sandwich and Southwest Chicken sandwich was good. It of course a lovely National Park hotel dining room. The staff was friendly and attentive. A bit pricey but it’s in the Park so I think I worth it. It’s about t
What you would expect at a National Park
Salads and bread were the best part. Both the Chicken and Chef’s Special, Pork Chop, were way overcooked and therefore disappointing dry. They ended up not charging us for one entry.
If you want to sit down and have a meal, this is a good stop
This is a historic hotel with an old fashioned dining room. You can see the canyon from the dining room a little bit. The lobby and the restaurant are dark and dated. (It is a historical place but has not been updated at all). We did get a reserva
Good Quality Food & Service
We were very impressed with the quality of both food & service at the El Tovar dining room. We loved the historic ambiance of the old hotel. The quality of the food was much better than I have experienced at most other National Park dining facili
No idea what dinner was like since they could not seat me for any of our three nights staying at the hotel.
Managed to eat breakfast here. Tried three times to get a dinner reservation, even three weeks in advance. No preferential treatment for hotel guests so never managed to get dinner here. Last night we were told that they were fully booked but later h
Excellent lunch at El Tovar
My family and I enjoyed a great lunch at El Tovar. The service was fantastic, starting with a text saying our table was ready before our reservation. We were seated immediately and the staff was very attentive. Our server Ernesto brought kids menus,
Arizona Exploring
The meal itself and the menu choices were average. Prices were what you would expect. The waitress was very nice. Be sure to ask for a table with a view. I had to book a month in advance online. There are not a lot of choices at the South Rim.
Historic Location
El Tovar is another wonderful example of a National Park historic hotel. In this case it was built by the Santa Fe railroad. The actual dining room was closed when we arrived so we sat in the bar attached to the dining area. It is dark and rich in th
Extremely rude staff
One of the worst customer service experiences I’ve ever had. I cannot speak to the quality of food or drink because we didn’t make it that far. After waiting 10 minutes outside the lounge, we still had not been acknowledged. I walked up to the ba
A magical place with delicious food
My husband and I have enjoyed many special breakfasts and dinners at El Tovar over the years, with the restaurant's stunning views, warm wood decor and sometimes a crackling fire. We just love this beautiful and historic place. This was our first l
We liked our lunch here, and it was the ONLY meal in the
We liked our lunch here, and it was the ONLY meal in the Grand Canyon that was edible. In fact, it was a relief to eat good food! Thank you, El Tovar!
This place reminds me of places my Dad loved and took me to
This place reminds me of places my Dad loved and took me to as a kid. Big logs and a fireplace in the dining room. We both had the ham, mushroom and Gruyère omelet with fruit and toast. The food was tasty and the coffee was tasty. The service was pe
We were able to get a reservation for lunch for our 15 yr
We were able to get a reservation for lunch for our 15 yr anniversary. They sat us by the canyon and it was so beautiful. I got the Quiche and Soup of the Day which was delicious. My husband got the Chicken Club sandwich. Everything tasted really
Scenic popular higher end eatery
Have to book reservations 2 weeks in advance at least, very popular place to eat. We ate lunch here twice, had nice tables near the fire and windows overlooking the canyon. Excellent service. We loved our waiter “Jordan” and our busboy “John”
Our expectations were high for this iconic restaurant but
Our expectations were high for this iconic restaurant but we were very disappointed. Our breakfast was poor. The acai bowls served were like soup with very little substance. My Benedict egg was disgustingly underdone. I returned it and waited over
Ambiance, Service, and Views were great.
Would recommend the French Onion Soup.The kids loved their 4 dollar spaghetti. The adult meals were a solid just ok. We learned that 2 Presents and a Beatle have eaten here. We rate it it one Ringo Starr.
This is the most American classic you can possibly ask for.
A real slice of Americana wrapped up in one of the most spectacular place G-d ever made in this country. Impeccable service, food and libations... A must do at least once in your life...like no other restaurant I've been to anywhere else. We were tr
Good food and great views but slow service
Easily the best food offerings in the park and you can't beat the view. We had breakfast here (reservations are not required for breakfast). We were seated promptly and received water immediately but waited about 45 minutes before our order was tak
Very memorable dinner overlooking the Canyon!
We had an A+ dinner at El Tovar! The service was fantastic, the dining room is historic and beautiful, with amazing views of the Canyon, and the food was great! We had the cheese board and meat to start, and the pork chop, which was delicious. Our
Jordan and Chris were our serving team for a late lunch
Jordan and Chris were our serving team for a late lunch here. The already rustic and cozy feel was amplified by the spates of hail hitting the roof in early March. The food ranged from excellent to awesome, with only one peril...I doubt any other
Service was good we had a large group.
Food was average, under seasoned, someone's chicken at our table was reported dry. Server had an issue with splitting the check and five ways with credit cards.Earlier in the day the bar at the next hotel over complained to a coworker that every time
Just bad
I knew it wouldn’t be good once I tried the bread. Everything tasted old, previously frozen, and cheap. Nothing was fresh. We ordered the crab stack, ribeye, and chicken. The crab stack had avocado that looked like it had sat out all day. The rib
Food was good and well prepared.
Not a large menu but definitely adequate. Service was excellent. Prices are slightly high but then you have to realize where you are. Biggest complaint is the vacuuming that started shortly after 9pm. It kind of killed the fine dining experience.
Good food but lackluster response to special occasion
The food was good in the restaurant, but we were surprised that even though they asked if it was a special occasion when making reservation, they did nothing, but say "happy birthday."
Beautiful view
Had a wonderful view of the canyon ridge and lovely service. The food was fine, though unimpressing. Nice Apple cider mule cocktail. French onion soup was delicious. Salmon almondaise was mediocre with crunchy rice and soggy zucchini. Flourless choco
First let me start by saying this is a pricey place.
The staff were awesome and engaging. They seamed happy to be able to serve you. The food was awesome. I had the Salmon, my wife had the ribeye. Both were awesome. My wife especially like the carrots. The room was quite but not dead, you know what I m
Amazing place, amazing food.
.. Good service... Loved the ambiance...One of my favorite places...
Ashley has to make your drinks ! Ashley is the GOAT of
Ashley has to make your drinks ! Ashley is the GOAT of drinks here . I hope you get a chance to get a cocktail made by her. She's a seasonal employee but I I hope you catch her. She's made me some of the best cocktails and I've worked in the bar indu
It was our second visit to the Grand Canyon, but we had
It was our second visit to the Grand Canyon, but we had never eaten in the El Tovar dining room, mainly because of its atmosphere. We made reservations earlier in the day, or maybe the day before, for a specific time. After spending some time in the
A perfect one of a kind experience!
The staff are just amazing…like our waitress who came to the park 12 years ago and stayed! She was just fantastic. As was Joe at our dinner. Lots of pride and pure joy from all of them. And the food was delicious!
Glad I treated myself to a dinner at El Tovar
This was a solo visit to the Canyon and the first time that I wasn’t here camping. I decided to treat myself to a really good meal this time around and made a reservation at El Tovar. Overall, I was extremely pleased with the experience. I loved
Beautiful view and lovely lunch
During a recent stay at Grand Canyon Village, we tried the El Tovar dining room for lunch, and we were not disappointed. The lunch menu was limited however there was something for everyone. I chose the soup and quiche of the day which was a crab bi
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