Nativos Italian - Yosemite Lakes

Wow!!! Whenever we make the drive to Chukchansi we always dine at Nativo's. Sam, the chef is such an exceptional talent. His dishes are to die for. My husband always orders the lasagna and I like to change it up a bit. We love to sit at the bar and chat with William the bartender. He serves up amazing service and makes the best drinks. Always calm and welcoming, we love his energy! We really cannot say enough of Sam's expertise in the dishes he creates and William ensures you have the best dining experience. We were seated by a man who was from Italy and he said his dish was amazing! Do yourself a favor and make Nativo's a destination stop like we do!!

Nativo 's, Coarsegold: 7 Jun 2023 (3 of 5) We wanted to have a nice dinner to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Since we 've been to Navito 's once and I enjoyed my dish (my other 3 companions didn 't like their dinner), we thought we 'd give it another try. Nativo 's pays homage to Italian cuisine, complimented by views of the mountains. This being a weekday, there were many empty tables. We chose a table by the window, overlooking the mountains. Front of House: The front of house attendant was friendly, and greeted us by wishing us a Happy Anniversary. A little bird must have told her. Busser: Arturo was friendly and professional. Server: Savannah was gracious and attentive. Food: The food was mediocre at best. Shrimp Cocktail: The shrimps were large and had a good chew. The sauce was good. For $17.00, this was a satisfying dish. (4 of 5) Bread Butter: The complimentary sourdough bread had a tangy flavor and a slightly chewy texture and was very well baked. The slightly salty butter complemented the bread. (5 of 5) Chicken Marsala: The chicken should be succulent with mushrooms cooked in a reduced wine sauce. The overall taste should be deep, nutty, with a slightly sweet flavor. This evening 's dish was not the best. The chicken was dry and under seasoned. (2 of 5) Filet of Dover Sole: The presentation looked nice, and I was excited to taste this beautiful dish. Unfortunately, this dish only looked nice but didn 't taste good at all. The description said it comes with oregano and grilled asparagus. I counted 4 pieces of ¼ inch wide asparagus on my plate. The taste left me with disgust. Though the noodles were well managed, the rest of the dish lacked substance. The entire dish was 'bland ' with a capital B. I showed the server the number of asparagus on my plate and she offered to bring me some on the side. As you can see from my photo, I managed to finish the extra asparagus but left three quarters of my dinner on the plate. I felt jibbed, having to pay $29.00 for this mediocre dish. (1 of 5) Atmosphere: Clean but the music was loud. The open concept dining room and the sparse number of people made the place echo more than usual. Overall: Nice, clean establishment, with friendly staff and good drinks.

Everything was wonderful! We sat outside for dinner (it was about 80 degrees at 6:30pm), views for days. Drinks were good, decent amount of alcohol in them, appetizers were great, the meatball was so tender and flavorful. The service was great too! Very attentive, but no always interrupting you. It was a very good choice for our anniversary dinner

Brought my mom here for a light dinner. We shared the meatball appetizer and the Cesar salad. Also drank a martini and margarita. All around amazing and the service was impeccable. They sat us outside with a gorgeous view and we dined while watching the sun set. I should've taken a pic. Can't wait to go for brunch tomorrow.

Supposed to be a classy upscale place. Unfortunately, Horrible service. Food was a disaster, flavorless and bland. Waitress was rude and never came back after saying no to everything we tried to order. Never even brought our wine either. Steak and potatoes was steak and potato wedges, a giant bland meatball sauce was the same, had to use the steak knife to open the ketchup because we were told they could not open it.