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Yodler Bar & Pub

3 star rating
based on 10 reviews

Categories: American (Traditional), Pubs

1 Minaret Rd
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
(760) 934-2581
Price Range:
$$
Accepts Credit Cards:
Yes
Parking:
Street
Attire:
Casual
Good for Groups:
Yes
Good for Kids:
Yes
Takes Reservations:
No
Delivery:
No
Take-out:
Yes
Waiter Service:
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes
Outdoor Seating:
Yes
Best Nights:
Fri, Sat, Sun
Happy Hour:
Yes
Alcohol:
Full Bar
Smoking:
Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
Coat Check:
No

10 reviews for Yodler Bar & Pub

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Elite '10

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Debbie E.

Hermosa Beach, CA

3 star rating
1/27/2010

Crowded apres ski place where people have already changed out of their boots and heavy gear.  I like the little enclave section with a seating area near the fireplace in the bar area.  

The food is overpriced ($14 for a burger) and isn't even really that great.  Drinks are normal $5-$6 for a beer.  

There is an upstairs (and that is where the bathrooms are - so far away).  The wait staff at the tables is OK.  The bartenders really need to be nicer and smile more.  There is a Mug Club for those frequent drinkers which is pretty cool.

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Lowell H.

Sylmar, CA

4 star rating
1/29/2010

It's back to pub food and bye bye to the upscale food.  Once again you can get brautwurst, fish and chips, burgers and hot wings..  They removed two of the TV's for some reason.  But for a bit more than you pay at the main lodge you sit down, have someone bring your order and bus your table giving you a bit more rest to get ready to ride the afternoon.  The bathroom are still down stairs down slippery stairs for some stupid reason.

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Ally M.

Riverside, CA

4 star rating
12/29/2009

Amazing sunshine and incredible powder: great skiing conditions.  Since we were staying at the Mammoth Mountain Inn (again), decided to give this place a try  for dinner.  The place was bustling but were seated relatively quickly.  Tried tab beers - Mammoth Pale Ale & Mammoth Brown something.  Both were excellent!  Ordered the rigatoni : yum!  The BBQ chicken pizza was goooood - my 11 y.o. said it was better than Cheesecake Factory's.  Husband ordered the fish tacos, which were good too!  Overall, a good place to eat around here - since this is the only place around here.  (Other than the Grill, which is more formal and not as good.)  The service was slow but friendly.

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Sue Z.

Los Angeles, CA

2 star rating
7/11/2009 2 photos

meh.

i've been eyeballing the yodler for about 3-4 years now. it's literally right next to the gondolas, and very hard to miss. too bad it's also very hard not to miss the quality of food here, which is average at best.

we came here at 3pm, and they had some strange pseudo 3-6 pm ONLY appetizers only menu?  though some of these appetizers were angue steak salad and chicken wrap. there were only a handful of items on the menu. we ordered their 'famous' fish tacos, (one with veggie chili and the other with coleslaw). We also ordered the soup of the day which was chicken vegetable.

The food took almost 25 minutes to come out. (what's with the slow service in mammoth?), though the wait staff was extremely nice, it's not exactly rush hour dinner or lunch. we were ravenously hungry, as we always are after bombing downhill. the soup came in a very shallow, long plate. er?

i dove in. GALSKDFJDSLFKJ!!!?????  SALT! SALLLLLTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!

would you like some veggies and chicken with your SALT??!!

i don't even know how my boyfriend finished it, and to top it all off, it was TEN bucks. blah.

the fish tacos were decent. decent meaning, the tortillas it came in were COLD, there was some thousand island slop on top of some sparse slabs of cabbage- no other veggies were in sight. the fish seemed fried to the max. it was ok, and it tasted good, but i was starving. and when i'm starving, and i'm STILL noticing things like this....well...you know.

all is all, it was OK. my friend's chicken caesar wrap was good, but it was 15 bucks....

i might come back next year to try out their full menu, but then again, i might just save that money...i have enough sodium in my diet.

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stephanie i.

San Francisco, CA

4 star rating
8/18/2008

Dropped in for lunch on a warm summer day while checking out the Adventure Center.

I wasn't expecting much from their grill, but I have to say that they served up a very hearty, not to mention tasty and juicy burger.  The warm potato salad was good too. The outdoor seating was nice for those looking to bask in the sun and watch people scale a man made rock climbing structure.  I especially liked the table cloth covered tables, very nice touch.

Like pretty much everything else in Mammoth, the decor  and design of this restaurant lends itself well to a wintry ski resort vibe, sunken fireplace seating and all.

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Pamela S.

Simi Valley, CA

3 star rating
8/15/2008

My son makes us go here every time we are in Mammoth.  The hot wings are crazy hot, but oh so good.  I am a big fan of the fish tacos.  

If you are staying at the Mammoth Mountain Inn, it's a nice spot to walk over to if the roads are rough out there and you don't feel like eating "in" the hotel.

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Ari C.

Brentwood, CA

3 star rating
1/24/2007

Yodler has, for years, been the bar of choice for Main Lodge apres-ski drinks. For years this bar, imported piece by piece from Austria, hosted tons of partiers each day, finding each other for a drink or snack before tackling the drive back down the road to town.

But times have changed. For one thing that drive, which used to take minutes, can now take an hour if you're stuck in traffic caused by the new village. Secondly, many people have shifted their drinking to the Tusk Bar in the lodge itself, where live music takes place.

Part of the reason for the shift is that management at Yodler took out many of the tables and added a fooseball table, and - word is - has the attitude that they don't care if the regulars come back there this season. It's a weird shift in attitude, and one that has many swearing off this local watering hole.

The bar itself is nice; there's a sunken area next to a fireplace, several tables against the wall and an old wooden bar. When crowded it's a scene - mostly with the above-30 crowd as many of the youngsters have shifted down to the village and places like Lakanuki, Hennessey's Tavern etc.

You'll find this pub (hof?) next to the Inn and the new gondola station.

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Inga B.

Portland, OR

5 star rating
9/6/2007

This is a great place for a quick bite to eat in between runs.

Loved the fish taco's.  The pulled pork sandwhich was really good as well.  

I couldn't stop eating those taco's though,  when I like something I will order it until I get sick of it.

Not too pricey, nice little break point and a friendly staff.

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Nat G.

Valencia, CA

1 star rating
1/2/2008

I have only been here once, but if you are like most, you come a long way to get to Mammoth.  When you go out to eat, you want food that rocks and drinks that are stiff, this place has neither....

This trip I was in a party of five, it took forever to even get water.  Over an hour or so to get our crappy food....

What bartender doesn't know that a Vodka Tonic always comes with lime?  What waiter is so lost he can't remember to bring you one, even when you ask him three times?

and when a Bacon Cheese burger is $14 and you ask for it "Rare" why would someone bring you a burnt piece of ground beef on a crispy bun?

The only saving grace - the manager did correct the tab, to take off the drink we didn't order and he also took off the "automatic" 18% gratuity charge (which we did not know about until we got the check, a party of five gets an auto gratuity?)

i am not the picky whiny type when it comes to restaurants.....but i couldn't help myself at this place.

do yourself a favor and skip this joint....but before you do, take a look at the wood carving out to the left of the front door....then ask yourself this question...what is that guy holding down there?

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Evann G.

Philadelphia, PA

2 star rating
4/27/2007

The Yodler is okay for apres-ski drinks and appetizers, but really not the best. I suppose the most appealing thing about it is how close it is to the slopes. The food is typical bar stuff and not very well done at that. I'd recommend just heading down to the Village, unless you're stuck on the mountain because of snow and can't drive down there.

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