The Rafters - MAMMOTH LAKES

We had a wonderful time with terrific food and wine. Loved it and will go back after the Corona virus threat ends.

Dreadful. We will never eat there again. The only one who knew what he was doing was the water guy. He should be promoted to manager. Really, it was astonishingly bad.

Ouch! The food didn’t match what was described on the menu. And I’m not sure what the problem was with getting the food. But once we ordered, nothing came and when it did, It was all at once salads, soups, main dishes it couldn’t fit on the table. Never got the cream I asked for with the coffee.

I hate to have to write this and it was during the holidays, yet it was a horrible evening. When we arrived, I heard the manager offering apologies and a round of drinks to a group of 8. Already, I had a bad feeling. We sat in a back room (why it was so quiet) and were immediately notified by the neighbor table that they had been waiting over 1 hour for dinner. I had to walk through the restaurant to locate a server to take a drink/food order. Drinks came 20 min. later; food arrived 50 min later and this was after I walked back through the restaurant to find the manager who told me that they were down a cook and that everyone was sick including himself. Dinner immediately became less appetizing. When dinner finally did arrive, it was completely inedible. The food was just plain gross. None of our foursome ate anything. We paid, left and ordered a pizza on our way home. On the way out, we made the suggestion to the hostess stand to at least set expectations for their diners that due to the holidays/low staffing, that the wait is much longer than usual.

It was the worst Macaroni Cheese I have ever eaten. Possibly the worst Macaroni Cheese in the world.