River Rock Inn and Deli Garden Cafe

Quite old BB in Mariposa, new owner obv tried to brush the thing up, very nice folks working there, very good customer service, very clean rooms.
BUT: a/​c is old and deafening loud, the ventilator over the bed only works when the light is switched on, it’s really hot in the room at nicht and the heat doesn’t go out properly, the bed… Well let’s say it should be replaced. Walls are paper thin so everything said on the terrasse can be heard in the room and vice versa. I would give the place 1 – 2 stars max were it not for the charming owner. Good healthy breakfast.
Deli closes at 3 pm.

There are a few quaint places you may come across in your life when traveling and this is one of them! The rooms are spacious, clean and comfortable. The friendly owner makes you feel welcome with her warm and genuine smile. Sat out on the peaceful patio and watched the sun set behind the mountains… I had a great night sleep, just wish I was staying here longer!

After a week of jumping from hotel to hotel throughout Northern California
This was by far our favorite
It felt like I was staying at a dear aunties house. Even had freshly baked cookies waiting for us on the dresser.
It was very homie and the staff was very friendly. We sat talking to Adam after breakfast for a while and we really enjoyed his company. Continental breakfast was fresh and coffee was great. Rad location
A+ I highly suggest

If you’re looking for a modern day hotel/​motel then this is not the place for you. The room has imperfections on the wall and throughout but never any molds. You’ll see chipped paint and dinged up furniture but everything is in working condition. The bed was comfortable for me but beds are very subjective piece due to people’s body type and such. This place is very charming and comfortable. The shampoo and body wash smell very good. I didn’t really like the deli they had set-​up. I would certainly go to the diner next door for breakfast and across the street for dinner. I would certainly come back to this place and I would even recommend it. By the way, the customer service was very good. They’re very friendly and easy to work with.

The deli/​café serves fresh, delicious sandwiches by a friendly, helpful staff. You have your choice to eat in one of several indoor nooks, or outside in a peaceful, garden, patio setting. It’s a great place to enjoy a leisurely visit with friends.

This review is for the lodging.
Jill, the owner, is so friendly and welcoming that it just stands out. Most lodging staff are so impersonal, or worse, negative or hostile. Running across someone who takes the time to put a personal touch on things is so refreshing. She runs the place more like a bed and breakfast than a little motor-​court.
The room was clean and had a welcoming feel to it. The bed was comfortable. There were tasty cookies waiting for us and muffins for breakfast. The coffee was good and there were two different kinds of creamer. The shampoo and conditioner were top-​notch.
Outside is a lovely deck and patio, with tables to sit at.
And dog friendly to boot!
I will be staying here whenever I am in the area.

Knowledgeable staff in the deli and a dog friendly establishment. I was jones-​ing for a carb and stopped in. When I said I was taking it to-​go because my dog was thirsty, the woman behind the counter said they had a dog trough out back. And sure enough, there was! Beautiful outside seating area, and I wish I could have stayed longer.

Every single time i come back to posa i stop here and get an amazing sandwich made, its becoming a tradition :-D

I really don’t understand the four and five star reviews here. This is easily the worst motel in the area, the worst dump I’ve ever stayed at, fortunately only one night. First, let’s get one thing straight, this has no deli or wine bar, just a few bottles of wine and some bread and cold cuts in the extremely sloppy lobby staffed by teenagers. The room was tiny, furnished with junk that some thrift store had thrown out, no screens on the windows, no door on the bathroom, no towel racks just a bunch of old, worn out towels stacked next to the TV. I have never seen a smaller TV, bare minimum cable service and no place to sit if you want to watch it. Ants were all over the room. The bed and linens were totally worn out and uncomfortable. There are nice hotels in Mariposa, this is not one of them. Stay anywhere but this shithole.

Very cute café with good healthy food and great a/​c in the middle of the August heat! Well appointed, clean and tidy, with friendly staff. Recommended.

I have been to Mariposa five times over the last three years and there is one thing that is consistent, River Rock café. Vicky and Adam are great hosts and they make killer sandwiches salads pastries and they have amazing coffee.

Stayed here for 4 days while visiting Yosemite. Great little spot in the middle of town but on a quiet street. Very easy to deal with place. The rooms are simple, no frills. Beds are way to soft though, won’t be comfortable for people who need a firmer bed and pillow. They have wifi also. The café makes great sandwiches which u can pack for a long day of hiking. Nice outdoor patio where u can enjoy a beer or glass of wine. I would recommend this place.

Fantastic place to stay while visiting Yosemite! Staff is welcoming and friendly, rooms are nice and spacious and the sandwiches are unforgettable — best lunch after climbing Yosemite falls :). Mariposa itself is pretty charming and has everything you could possibly need for a good days’ hike. Safe the money for the overpriced accommodation closer to the park and enjoy relaxing River Rock Inn instead!

Great and quiet place to stay a few nights while visiting Yosemite national park.
Try their sandwiches! They are amazing!

Nice little spot to stop for a deli sandwich. Mostly organic things which some people really like and I can definitely handle for a lunch but no regular sodas or sides of potato salad but there chips and teas. My ham and cheese sandwich on ciabatta had a great portion of meat and cheese and was really tasty.

I stayed in Suite B (the one with the two futon couches on their website) and I have to say it was fantastic. If you’re looking for a 5 star resort this is obviously not the place as it’s older and not brand new. There were a few things that confused me like the AC units in the windows that don’t work but then there’s central AC? I was a little hesitant to get dressed where the AC units were because there were cracks in between them and the window.
Other than that the room was perfect for me and my boyfriend. There are full size ORGANIC shampoos and soap and conditioners that smelled amazing like peach and tea. The shower pressure was nice too. There’s a mini fridge that we stored all of our drinks to take with us to yosemite each day.
Also the nicest lady runs the place. She would make me tea and sandwiches to take into the park each day and fresh baked goods for breakfast. I love her! Everything was natural and organic which is why i picked this place. I’m a vegetarian so it was easy. Each day i picked the STEED sandwich which had a sun dried tomato pesto on it that made my tastebuds sing. I also tried it on chibatta and the «rockin rye». Both were amazing.
I will forever remember eating this amazing sandwich along the Merced river with the mist in my face. :)
To summarize it all up it was a great experience and Mariposa is the cutest little town and so close to yosemite. Stay at the River Rock Inn and Deli Garden Café you won’t regret it!

This review is for the lodging. I didn’t eat in the restaurant. I picked RRI kind of at random for the right balance of price ($ 109 midweek) to park proximity. As always, my review is written in the context of comparing it to other inns in this price range.
First of all, everyone was exceedingly nice and friendly, which was a big change from the place I stayed in the previous night in Lee Vining! They even upgraded me to a suite for free (due to a clerical error on their end, but still!). As a result, my room had a separate living room area with seating.
The rooms were clean, pleasant, and very quiet. RRI benefits from being centrally-​located in Mariposa, but off on a little side street, so there wasn’t any highway noise.
The place is independently-​owned and dog-​friendly, and the little café is charmingly-​decorated. Parking is easy. There is free wifi throughout. The (included) breakfast is the best I’ve had in a while — high-​quality granola and yogurt, fresh fruit salad with delicious summer berries, and a variety of creative breakfast breads.
My only complaints are: (1) This isn’t the hotel’s fault, but it’s farther away from the Yosemite entrance than I expected, because the road is two-​lane and windy the whole way. Depending on how many slow drivers you get behind, it takes 1 – 2 hours to get to the Curry Village parking lot, even though its only about 40 miles. Just plan accordingly (I didn’t, and had to bag a particularly long planned hike.) (2) Apparently it’s the policy that rooms are not made up each night. I don’t expect clean sheets and towels every day, but making up the bed and taking the trash out would have been nice.
I didn’t try the restaurant, but looking at their menu I see veg-​friendly and even vegan items. There is also a Subway across the street, and Happy Burger has a surprisingly delicious black bean burger (see my separate review).
Whether you are going to Yosemite, or just want to spend a day relaxing in their lovely little outdoor patio/​garden, I would definitely recommend RRI.

I hadn’t been to Yosemite since I was a child, so it’s fair to say that on my recent California trip, spending time there with my fiancé was high on the list. Of course, back then I actually lived in the Central Valley, so Yosemite was always a day trip. But this time around, we had to find a place to stay. And as much as I would love to kick it at the Ahwahnee for a couple nights, I don’t have that kind of budget.
So I did some scouring and came across River Rock Inn. Mariposa seems to have a lot of little privately-​owned inns, and we wanted more of that rustic charm feel and not the corporate chain ick. But with rustic charm can come undesirable things, like bed bugs. So I put my fate in the hands of fellow Unilocalers, and was not disappointed.
We made our reservations in advance by a few months and the replies to our emails were all super prompt. A credit card number was required but no hold was put on it — this is more for the case of people violating the cancelation policy. When we realized that we would pull into town way past check-​in hours, a quick email to Vicky and she informed us where to find our key. So when we did roll up at 3 a.m. after driving from Los Angeles, we were able to get in our room and go to sleep without any hassle.
The room itself was purple, decently sized, with a little electric fireplace, and a bathroom (although no separate door). It had the home-​y kind of lived-​in feel but was still clean, which is good.
In the mornings, there was coffee, water, juice, a variety of fresh fruits, homemade treats, and granola to eat. It’s not an all-​out buffet, but it was better than your standard danish continental breakfast by far. We ate our food out in the sun at our leisure, and were greeted by friendly employees walking by in addition to being subjected to the occasional disinterested glance from the resident Bernese Mountain Dog snoozing by the BBQ.
As for the deli, pretty top-​notch. I was impressed to find vegan and vegetarian sandwiches available, and they weren’t boring either. We only got one for our day and split it along with our various other road trip snacks, but it was delicious nonetheless. Like others have said, it was also pricey for Mariposa, but just having the option is progressive enough for me.
All in all, we enjoyed our time spent here (as well as its proximity to Prospectors across the street), and if we end up staying in Mariposa again, this is probably where it will be.

We got this tip via Unilocaland were positivly surprised. Felt extremly welcome from the first second. Amazing food (sandwich denmark is amust), clean rooms, nice interior, comfortable beds and extremly friendly people. If you are close we can just simply recommend you to stay and feel home for a day or two on your trip.

Deli Garden Café
Mariposa, California
1pm Friday 20 April 2012
Four and Half Stars
Passing up the corporate sandwich establishment down the street, we decided to eat a sandwich from the River Rock Inn’s Deli Garden Café. This delightful place was uncrowded and had a great casual vibe. I ordered the Rocktrami ($ 7) and the Sandwich Goddess behind the counter combined Rye Bread, Pastrami, Sour Kraut, Swiss, and Honey Bacon Mustard into a delicious handheld meal. The sandwich itself was a little small but nevertheless filling plus the $ 7 price included a green apple or a bag chips. I also tried a 25 cent Noah Oxygenated Water, Spoiler Alert: it tasted just like water. Overall, I loved this little sandwich dispensary.

Had lunch here today.
I had the Catstroville, a pesto chicken sandwich on their bread and it was excellent.
My partner had The Grove sandwich which was also very good.
Everyone from our server to the cook to the bartender was very friendly and made sure we were happy.
I’d visit again without a doubt.