Mariposa belongs on the California Board, so perhaps the monitors will move this part there...., but assuming you are heading up 140 to go to Yosemite, the big question is: you do know it is a 4.5 to five plus hour drive SF - Yosemite via 140 each way, big emphasis on the plus if you go either way during rush hour....and that 120 is faster (only four plus hours depending on traffic)? Well, assuming you know all this and have never been to Yosemite so are determined to get there (which I can understand), and are going to take 140 instead of 120 (which I only recommend if you are a scared of heights and/or a very nervous driver in the mountains, as 120 has some steep drop offs in places), well, then yes, Savoury's is the right choice for upscale if you stay in Mariposa. If you are staying in El Portal further up 140 you probably won't want to back track to Mariposa for dinner. (Mariposa to El Portal is a 45 minute drive, not counting the five to fifteen minute wait at the point where traffic is one way at a time due to a rock slide that will probably never get a permanent fix...)
Personally, I would only follow your Yosemite schedule if I had never been, and even then I would try hard to stay in Yosemite proper (where the food will be totally besides the point) .There have been openings every night the past month at one of the in-Valley locations; so I'd check daily if there wasn't anything when you first looked; and right now the Yosemite lodge site does show availability at the Yosemite Lodge for a week from Monday).
There is a large grocery store in Yosemite Valley, and plenty of picnic areas, so if you have limited time in the park, consider a picnic dinner. I recommend the El Capitan picnic area for its views of the rock climbers....or Cathedral for just being beautiful and by the Merced River...
In short, you won't have time to see much of Yosemite given your schedule, and you will spend most of your time in cars and shuttle buses once in the park; keeping in mind also that summer is a very, very, very busy time in Yosemite for day visitors like yourself, and parking is a hassle, best solved by parking the car in one place, preferably the Yosemite Lodge if you are staying there, and using the park shuttles to see the sites..... If you do go, I wouldn't plan dinner at NOPA, unless your reservation is ten pm or later. After driving four to five hours or more the day before to get there, are you really going to want to leave Yosemite mid afternoon to make a dinner reservation back in the City?
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