LOTS to see and buy, good prices kinda like a Bazaar.
lots to look at, bought a few magnets and Christmas ornaments
You’ll find everything plus more here.
Campy camp style and rustic gear, stickers, boots, tshirts, home decor, all high quality
cool stuff inside
Fun stuff!
The young woman behind the register on Oct 22 2022 @ 12:30 pm was very rude to my special needs son. She spoke down to him in a very harsh tone. I had a arm load of items I was going to purchase but put them all back and immediately left the store. We will not return
My wife wanted to purchase this cool vintage motorcycle picture (425) but I said”they wouldn’t even say good morning back to us.” So we left. One star for the cool old building that they are in. We will admire it as we walk by to other businesses.
I just walked in and tried to purchase a ring… the cashier was clarely annoyed even before I had a conversation with her, tapping her nails on the counter, she then stated she was tired of all the tourists. I left the ring, apparently this store doesn’t appreciate the tourist dollars. I Would definitely give less than 1 star if I could!
4. Julian Mercantile
Address: 2111-A Main St, Julian, CA 92036 , Julian , California , United States
Huge store with many little and not so little trinkets. Found a printed pillow that was just what I wanted. Customer services was great. In fact they were the ones that told us about Julians Beer Co.
Very well organized store . It has just expanded with brand new items . I was fascinated by the new light art works they have to buy and little unique gifts for all. Definitely a great store and friendly staff . I recommend stopping there on your trip to Julian.
The employees were very nice here! They gave a huge selection of items and even have a dog section☺️
5. Friends of the Julian Library
Address: 1850 CA-78, Julian, CA 92036 , Julian , California , United States
A bit of a hidden gem and a serene spot to kick back. Solid music choice too! I cant say I was expecting bossa nova classics at a cafe in Julian. Shout out to the employee who let me buckle down and write for a few hours. The wifi went down at my house and you saved me an awkward call with my editor. Thanks for your hospitality
Food is delicious. Big portions! I’ve never been a fan of crepes because I’ve only ever been underwhelmed by the quantity vs the price. But Purple Owl delivers on portion. And it’s good!
The venue is spacious and the staff is friendly.
Hidden in a little nook in a pocket of downtown Julian. Parking is decent here, compared to some other parts of town.
Definitely recommend.
A little off the main drag, BUT totally worth it… Delicious baked goods and gluten free options. Coffee menu is extensive and well priced for CA… A bonus is having heavy cream for all the low carb/keto fans out there. Plenty of parking, seating, and service is outstanding!
Great tasting pumpkin bread, but the Chai latte tea was weak today tasting. The internet said they were closed at 6am but I called and they were open.
Great quiet place.
It took them 40 minutes to make 2 iced coffee, and it wasn’t even busy. After reminding them 30 minutes after ordering, it still took another 15 minutes…. gave a very half-hearted apology when we pointed out it shouldn’t take 45 minutes to make 2 iced coffees…
Spent $90 and we had our lil puppy during our meal after we paid a cook asked us to leave very unprofessional. We felt we got ripped off after spending $90 bucks and then being told to leave. So your the young lady who owns the restaurant? I have a service dog , 20 yrs in the restaurant industry and I would watch what you say online. Let me know when your open to have a professional meeting
7. Julian Cafe
Address: 2112 Main St, Julian, CA 92036 , Julian , California , United States
It’s definitely worth the wait. If you like big portions you get your money’s worth here. If you don’t have a big appetite I recommend sharing
Wow wow WOW! Talk about a great atmosphere and meal!! The service was spectacular, and the PIES!!! Lemme tell you about the pies!! PERFECTLY not too sweet, the crust is tender and delicious and that crumb topping is unlike any I’ve ever had and I’m a baker!! Absolutely SCRUMPTIOUS pies. If that line is 49 people deep, TRUST me and wait for it. You won’t be disappointed. And pay no mind to the crazy store owner next door badgering people in line for loitering. Maybe buy her a pie!! We enjoyed our first pie SO much we came back to dine in and take two more pies for gifts!! Gratitude for the fantastic meal and dessert!!
This place is awesome.
I love their burgers.
Super good ice teas
Ottima torta di mele
Try the Apple Pie! It is so good.
Food not good for the price , very dirty bathrooms and carpet
Ordered fish & chips on a Friday nite- with restaurant about half full. Got our salad and drinks fairly quick but waited over 45 min to get our fish (no fries) which was 3 small pieces on a plate covered with lettuce. Chips came just as we finished our fish. They were pretty good, but too little too late! Won’t be going back.
Update: I have to give the owner credit. They responded to this review quickly and offered a free meal to make it up to us. Thank you.
Very rude customer service pie was not cooked on the bottom
8. Apple Alley Bakery
Address: 2122 Main St, Julian, CA 92036 , Julian , California , United States
Best veggie sandwiches anywhere. Great service. Their soups are incredible. Great lunch specials
My fav apple pie in town! Thank you!
Best Pies in Julian. Their lunch are great. Reasonably priced.
Don’t forget try the cookies.
We Love Apple Alley.
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Great place for vegan, gluten free and sugar free apple pie
The pie was okay. Nothing spectacular. I’d say 6/10. The crust felt dry.
None of that is much of an issue than the last who was working the register. Age just seemed so apathetic to everything. We arrived a little later in the day, so their selection wasn’t much (which is understandable). Instead of saying something like “sorry, we ran out of that pie”, she said abruptly before I even finished talking “WE’RE OUT”. Picked a runner up pie, same thing “WE’RE OUT”. felt like I was being rushed… Even though there was no one in line.
Maybe it was an off day for her, we all have those. Still, the pie itself left me wishing I had tried another place.
Delicious pies!! The gluten free apple and apple berry crumb pies are both fantastic options for the gluten-sensitive types. It can get crowded at times, but just a testament to the delicious product.
You shouldn’t be part of the Julian Mystery Picnic experience. We waited 45 minutes for salad, tarts and cider. I understand that you need to wait for quality but making this the first stop made it an overall negative. You ruined the entire experience.
Just not good at all. The Julian pie apples come from Washington, I think the apples at this place come from a can. 50 cent grocery store pies are better than any pies sold in Julien unfortunately. It’s a tourist place.
The pie crust was too thick and too soft. Their crumb topping is very good. Unfortunately the worker was rude. We bought a whole pie and they didn’t bother mentioning that forks and little paper plates are not included. When we got the pie I asked for some plates and forks and she snapped loudly that we’d “have to pay extra for that.” In a bothered way. I am a tourist so I don’t know the rules. I wish she would have told me when I initially paid at the counter so I could have added it on.
We also got 2 separate slices with ice cream but only one came out with ice cream. She also got annoyed with me for that too.
9. Mom’s Pie House – Julian
Address: 2119 Main St, Julian, CA 92036 , Julian , California , United States
Recommend the apple crumble with the caramel drizzle!
Mom good!
We drove all the way from downtown San Diego just to have mom’s pies. We ordered the apple dumpling and their berry crumble. It was totally worth the trip!
I have been coming here for years and I recently got the cherry apple pie with the ice cream and I could’ve sworn it did not have any flavor. Nothing jumped out flavor-wise. The pie was lukewarm and the ice cream was meh.
They should not have tried to skimp out on the flavoring.
Pays are ok, not that delicious some body tell me, not good enough for the long ride, the best was the ride and the views
Ambiance western. Les tartes sont excellentes.
Picked few couple of pies Sunday 6/21/20. Apple Apple crumb and a blossom. I am an aficionado of apple pies in particular.
The plain apple pie was below par. A 1 star of 5. Crust dull salty and flat no flakiness whatsoever. Apples not quite cooked no flour or sugar mixed with apples dull and unremarkable and rather salty. Bottom dough rather soggy. Pie had rather high dome not properly vented.
I came and bought here based on recommendation however will not again.
For near 20$ pie needs to be superb. Not typical tourist trap fare for captive customers.
Perhaps it was an off day ? Diabetic pie ?
Another place that had a sign for “ best pies “ I ate at on 6/20 had a superb pie with the most flaky crust I have ever had. Great stuffing the small downside was slightly doughy crust at the fold.
I go to moms pies every Thursday for cookies and coffee. Their baked goods are delicious. The young lady working the register in the mornings however is very unpleasant but today she out did her self. Today I bought my first and last pie ever. I placed my order and she continued filling up a coffee pot. So while I waited for her to finish filling the pot my son and I walked over to pick out cookies. Another customer walked up to order coffee. For this customer she immediately stopped filling the coffee pot and rung him up. Not for me. She did not even get my pie. After she rung the customer who walked up after me she then decided to prepare my pie. I told her that she really should take care of her customers in the order she receives them. Especially because it was 7:30am and there was no line. She immediately raised her voice at me saying that none of this was her fault. I had to resort to speaking to another employee who was more professional and simply able to hear my complaint. Ive been told by others she is unpleasant. Her actions today mean that I will not return here by myself, with friends, family, nor will I feel comfortable referring anyone. Not with a staff member like that.
My family have been going to Julian Apple Pie Co. for years. We decided to give a try to this place and we totally regret it, should’ve read reviews first before deciding to come here… They gave us the pie cold, the crust was extremely dry, some apple slices inside of the pie had the skin still like no one bothered to peel them, and the flavor was horrible, very acidic.
If you are looking forward to eating a delicious, tasty and warm slice of pie, this is not the place. Go to Julian Apple Pie Company instead, they have better service, the favor and quality of the pies are better. I’ll give zero stars if I could. We usually eat two pies, we didn’t even finish one.
10. Julian Station
Address: 4470 Julian Rd, Julian, CA 92036 , Julian , California , United States
Popped in to hit up the taco restaurant that used to be in Julian station and found this gem instead. Burgers were amazing!!
This is what it is all about – kind of a community vendor soup, a spot for wine, spot for Meade, spot for craft beer, and a spot for hard cider. Then top notch Mexican food and antiques. Even a play place for little ones.
Spent the weekend at a rb&b above a Mexican restaurant. It was very cozy had a kitchen 2 bedroom 2 pull out sofa beds. Fireplace, ac, heaters, lots of blankets baby fold away crib. Big bbq grill on the terrace. Lots of little shops around. Loved it. With one minor exception the TV did not want to work so we couldn’t watch it. Probably their internet.
Food and drink as well as several unique shops
Cute little store, lots of unique things
Great place to grab a bite and enjoy some cider. Music on the deck and some interesting shops and old school arcade games.
Good service, but when I got burger I realized it wasnt cooked well. Make sure to tell them to cook it right.
Wasn’t impressed. Brought kids to arcade to find 2 machines. Good for adults, beer tasting
Not very nice
11. Golden Apple Restaurant and Bakery
Address: 2018 Main St, Julian, CA 92036 , Julian , California , United States
Honestly they are a great little shop with even better food and out of this world hospitality. The owners seem like they really care and even when they are crazy swamped like we all know julian gets, they continue to try and keep customers happy. Food is out of this world good and the baked goods are definitely the cherry on top. You won’t be disappointed.
Great apple cider jelly. Highly recommend. I will be getting more.
Pretty much the only place we were able to find on Main St in Julian that allowed dogs and served breakfast food like eggs, toast, etc.
Lovely Julian eatery – we ate a yummy breakfast there just before they started serving off the lunch menu at noon.
Cute spot. Food so so with no defining characteristics. There are better spots around. Restroom is a porta potty out back.
Pros: Service is friendly and the apple cider donut was out of this world!!! I loathe donuts but my husband got it and it was melt in your mouth deliciousness! They also have GF and vegan options.
Cons: it’s not so much a restaurant as a order and go. You can eat inside but everything comes In to-go containers. We ordered hash browns and they were tator tots 🙁 tasted like the kind you get in the frozen section of the grocery store. Felt like everything but the baked goods was store-bought and heated.
We’d pop in again for the donut but that’s it.
In a perfect world they would have more staff to help out on a busy weekend. Slow wait times. Ordered a grilled cheese which was small with a generic taste. Also got a biscuit with jam. The jam had the consistency of concrete. Relatively inexpensive, but I would not come here again, nor recommend it.
My wife and I stopped in midafternoon to purchase one of their apple boysenberry pies to go. We stood in the lobby for 15 minutes and were ignored. No waitresses visited the dining room during that time. We finally left w/o the pie.
This place is a rip off. Don’t waste your time or money. Me & my buddy passed through here and stopped for a bite to eat. I asked if they had any type meal deals and the guy said no its all separate so I got a 10 dollar burger that was on the menu and then added a large soda and he said it was 17 dollars? I said how much are your sodas and he paused and then said 6 dollars? My buddy heard this and got a small soda for 4 dollars and I swear they both were the same size about the size of a red solo cup. Then the burgers came and they were all bread and the patties were not seasoned. Food was not worth it.It was a terrible experience and I’ll never go back. Do not reccomend
12. Julian Market & Deli
Address: 2202 Main St, Julian, CA 92036 , Julian , California , United States
A total time capsule country store, Fab instore bakery, pies to die for, aroma of just baked cookies. Yum!
Grocery store, with our neighbors who work there.
Love, Love , Love this place. The deli is great and their Julian Pies are amazing.
Tourist pricing… Except the meat, that was priced fairly
They open early and have great brocalli salad
They have a great selection of canned goods and warm clothing in the upper part of the store if you find yourself cold. Prices are reasonable and service is great.
The women cashiers here were openingly mocking customers.
50 cent charge on credit card for anything under 5 bucks
Sold us a faulty sled.
13. Wynola Junction Antiques & Collectibles
Address: 4326 CA-78, Julian, CA 92036 , Julian , California , United States
Nice roadside antique store. Not the cleanest of places though, but we always seem to find something. Enjoy going there. Say hello to their rescued donkeys
Piled up, with lots of interesting things. Buildings out back with goats and a cat…
Really enjoy the different varieties of antiques.made me feel like I was back in the early 50S at grand parents house.
Nothing but junk, well over priced junk.
Really wanted to come here as they had such cute stuff last year. It says they open at 11:00am, but at 11:15am and no one was there. Sadly, we went back home to San Diego empty handed 🙁 We wanted to stop here on our way out.
14. Romano’s Restaurant
Address: 2718 B St, Julian, CA 92036 , Julian , California , United States
Amazing place! We literally came here randomly and fell in love with the food and staff is great! We come here all the time now.
Delicious.
Good food. Friendly and warm service.
Beautiful ambiance very friendly bottle of rose very tasty. Food was okay.
We had pizza, garlic bread and anti pasta salad all very good. We got it to go, next time we’re eating it there. Actually the cheesy garlic bread was the bomb.
Quaint little Italian place on a side street in the middle of Julian. Red checkered table cloths. Small bar as well with ice cold beers. Friendly staff and tasty pizza that we took to go and eat at the Nickel brewery just outside of town. Our group loved it after a 6 Mile hike in the local mountains! Recommended!
La atención y el lugar es hermoso. Sin embargo tardaron cómo 50 minutos en servirnos nuestros platillos que sinceramente no valieron la pena. El rib eye estuvo seco, sin sabor y caro, no lo recomiendo.
La pasta estuvo rica después de haberle puesto sal.
Lo rescatable fue la atención de todos los meseros, es lo único; pero no lo recomiendo ni vuelvo a ir.
The service was good. Our waitress was friendly and attentive. The ambience was pleasant and the restaurant was clean. The food was very disappointing, especially considering the price. Honestly, I’ve had better fast food for a fraction of the price. I had the calamari steak. The breading was soggy and the wine sauce poured on top tasted bitter. I had to doctor it up quite a bit with lemon juice and another sauce served on the side to make it remotely appetizing. My husband did not like his half meatball sandwich either. The marinara sauce and pasta were watery and it made the sandwich roll soggy. The sandwich was constructed with one very large meatball, which was tasty, but too large to bite. He had to cut it in half to eat it on the roll. We didn’t complain about the quality of the food. We simply paid and left. Sorry to say my husband and I won’t be returning to this restaurant.
Good service poor food
15. West Coast Studio Services
Address: 1052 Venture Valley Rd, Julian, CA 92036 , Julian , California , United States
