We were greeted at the door by a guy that looked like he was just hanging out, unprofessional and confusing to customers. No host sign, no sign in here, and he didnt greet us until we climbed the stairs and tried for the door. It was bizarre?! As a restaurant owner I can tell you the employees were nice, but had no idea what they were doing. The waitress was very sweet but had no server training and if she did she should find a new trainer. She never brought us silverware after asking for it twice. She was in over her head but didnt need to be. Heard many other tables asking for things that she should have brought already. The food was over priced and atrocious, Julian doesn't have any great restaurants, but this was by far the worst. Plastic utensils, frozen burger patties, poor service and $20 for a burger and fries? Portions were small and food was just bad! Too bad because the place could be great, the location and history of the property are amazing. Get a restaurant consultant because you have no idea what you are doing and you could be making a fortune!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
kianoush karimzadeh
Miner’s Diner in Julian is a cozy, classic spot with great comfort food and a welcoming vibe. Our waitress Kaylen was friendly, attentive, and made the experience even better. The apple pie with ice cream was amazing,a perfect ending and absolutely worth the stop. 🍎🥧🍨
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Prudence Hoffman
Step back in time ...green stamps, old tins and a live miniature train to watch. Excellent service and yummy food. Chocolate malt was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
RussellM
Service is quick, friendly & attentive. We had breakfast & we enjoyed it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
William N
Good food and a great place to eat and plan
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
H P
I went to Miners today because my son really wanted to try a soda. Upon approaching the door, a lady came out and asked us hpw many in our party. I said 2 and we just wanted to sit at the soda bar. She said she'd have someone clean it off and then told us we could sit down. We sat down and a lady came and asked us if we'd been helped. We said not yet and that we just wanted a soda and ice cream. She said ok and that she'd let our server know. No one ever came back and despite us sitting in front of the soda bar with 4 people working directly in front of us, no one asked us what we wanted. We ended up walking out with nothing. Can't recommend. The Julian cafe and Bakery is pretty darn good though.
Service: 1
Nnc Contreras
I went with my family to celebrate my birthday 🎂 love how's the restaurant is decorated with a lot old things. The food was good 😊 and excellent service, I'll definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Vita \u0026 Vox
Very American-style restaurant with an absolutely beautiful design. The place almost invites you in — the ambiance is warm, cozy, and very well done. Unfortunately, the food didn’t live up to the setting. The burger was disappointing: the bun was noticeably sweet, which felt odd for a hamburger, and the burger itself arrived only slightly warm. Overall, I enjoyed the atmosphere much more than the food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Rose Pullaro
Ordered the grilled cheese veggie sandwich.3 types of cheese, cucumber, tomato, and avocado. Cheeses were cheap square peices with no flavor and not melted, and a smudge of avocado. Barely toasted. No flavor. Thankful that the fries were good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Nicholas Head
Came here with my family (four of us) mid-day on a Wednesday, as I had memories of coming here as a Boy Scout. We got seated pretty quickly and eventually someone came to take our drink order. Then after that took our main orders. Service seemed slow in general— it took a while to get our food. Myself and my kids ordered burgers, and my wife ordered a miners melt. When we got our food it was room temperature, including our fries. Our waiter never came back to check on us. My wife’s melt was congealed and gross. My BBQ burger was okay but very well done, almost overcooked. Fries were okay (just not hot). My wife ate only a few bites of her melt before she couldn’t continue. When they finally came back to our table (someone clearing it who wasn’t our waiter) my wife started to explain how her melt wasn’t good. And the person clearing our table was like “well I’m not your waiter”. So eventually our waiter came and asked if we wanted something else, and we said no (everyone has already ate). They took it off the bill as expected and we left. Overall not great food or staffing experience here. We will not be back.
The restaurant was very busy, and we waited about 30 minutes on a waitlist before being seated. The menu is straightforward, with a clear focus on burgers. Overall, our meal was positive: the bread was soft, the meat well-seasoned, and the vegetables were notably fresh. However, we ordered two bison burgers that unfortunately arrived cold. On a brighter note, the fries were exceptional, perfectly crispy and not at all oily. The non-alcoholic hot cider was also a highlight and extremely good. The staff was friendly and attentive, even kindly moving us to a preferred table upon request. While the service was a bit slow, their helpfulness made up for the wait.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Mortuarymami
It was a nice place to go for lunch but the food was just ok, the ambience was nice and it was a cute spot to people watch. The server only came to our table twice and we had to flag down a busser for our check. Theres other places in the area with better food options, this one just isnt worth the amount we paid.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Mammamasters
Make sure you server isn't Krista and you will probably have a nice lunch. Diner food was good and place is cute, but if your server seems like she hates her job, it will ruin your experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Mali Renee Cardenas
Delicious food, wonderful service, the waitress knew spanish! That's so nice, wonderful place to eat 💘
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Audra Lillo
Food was ok . Sandwich bread not fresh or toasted and fell apart first bite. Waitress was pretty good, nice. Bus boy took a $5 bill that I had sitting in front of me to pay for the kids candy. Just reached down and snatched it up even though I had signed the bill tipped and set the check to the side of the table. I thought that was strange.. Otherwise it's a cute place with lots of cool stuff to look at !
We were greeted at the door by a guy that looked like he was just hanging out, unprofessional and confusing to customers. No host sign, no sign in here, and he didnt greet us until we climbed the stairs and tried for the door. It was bizarre?!
As a restaurant owner I can tell you the employees were nice, but had no idea what they were doing. The waitress was very sweet but had no server training and if she did she should find a new trainer. She never brought us silverware after asking for it twice. She was in over her head but didnt need to be. Heard many other tables asking for things that she should have brought already.
The food was over priced and atrocious, Julian doesn't have any great restaurants, but this was by far the worst. Plastic utensils, frozen burger patties, poor service and $20 for a burger and fries? Portions were small and food was just bad! Too bad because the place could be great, the location and history of the property are amazing.
Get a restaurant consultant because you have no idea what you are doing and you could be making a fortune!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Miner’s Diner in Julian is a cozy, classic spot with great comfort food and a welcoming vibe. Our waitress Kaylen was friendly, attentive, and made the experience even better. The apple pie with ice cream was amazing,a perfect ending and absolutely worth the stop. 🍎🥧🍨
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Step back in time ...green stamps, old tins and a live miniature train to watch. Excellent service and yummy food. Chocolate malt was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service is quick, friendly & attentive. We had breakfast & we enjoyed it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Good food and a great place to eat and plan
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
I went to Miners today because my son really wanted to try a soda. Upon approaching the door, a lady came out and asked us hpw many in our party. I said 2 and we just wanted to sit at the soda bar. She said she'd have someone clean it off and then told us we could sit down. We sat down and a lady came and asked us if we'd been helped. We said not yet and that we just wanted a soda and ice cream. She said ok and that she'd let our server know. No one ever came back and despite us sitting in front of the soda bar with 4 people working directly in front of us, no one asked us what we wanted. We ended up walking out with nothing. Can't recommend. The Julian cafe and Bakery is pretty darn good though.
Service: 1
I went with my family to celebrate my birthday 🎂 love how's the restaurant is decorated with a lot old things. The food was good 😊 and excellent service, I'll definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Very American-style restaurant with an absolutely beautiful design. The place almost invites you in — the ambiance is warm, cozy, and very well done. Unfortunately, the food didn’t live up to the setting. The burger was disappointing: the bun was noticeably sweet, which felt odd for a hamburger, and the burger itself arrived only slightly warm. Overall, I enjoyed the atmosphere much more than the food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Ordered the grilled cheese veggie sandwich.3 types of cheese, cucumber, tomato, and avocado. Cheeses were cheap square peices with no flavor and not melted, and a smudge of avocado. Barely toasted. No flavor. Thankful that the fries were good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Came here with my family (four of us) mid-day on a Wednesday, as I had memories of coming here as a Boy Scout. We got seated pretty quickly and eventually someone came to take our drink order. Then after that took our main orders. Service seemed slow in general— it took a while to get our food. Myself and my kids ordered burgers, and my wife ordered a miners melt. When we got our food it was room temperature, including our fries. Our waiter never came back to check on us. My wife’s melt was congealed and gross. My BBQ burger was okay but very well done, almost overcooked. Fries were okay (just not hot). My wife ate only a few bites of her melt before she couldn’t continue. When they finally came back to our table (someone clearing it who wasn’t our waiter) my wife started to explain how her melt wasn’t good. And the person clearing our table was like “well I’m not your waiter”. So eventually our waiter came and asked if we wanted something else, and we said no (everyone has already ate). They took it off the bill as expected and we left. Overall not great food or staffing experience here. We will not be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
The restaurant was very busy, and we waited about 30 minutes on a waitlist before being seated. The menu is straightforward, with a clear focus on burgers.
Overall, our meal was positive: the bread was soft, the meat well-seasoned, and the vegetables were notably fresh. However, we ordered two bison burgers that unfortunately arrived cold. On a brighter note, the fries were exceptional, perfectly crispy and not at all oily. The non-alcoholic hot cider was also a highlight and extremely good.
The staff was friendly and attentive, even kindly moving us to a preferred table upon request. While the service was a bit slow, their helpfulness made up for the wait.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
It was a nice place to go for lunch but the food was just ok, the ambience was nice and it was a cute spot to people watch. The server only came to our table twice and we had to flag down a busser for our check. Theres other places in the area with better food options, this one just isnt worth the amount we paid.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Make sure you server isn't Krista and you will probably have a nice lunch. Diner food was good and place is cute, but if your server seems like she hates her job, it will ruin your experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Delicious food, wonderful service, the waitress knew spanish! That's so nice, wonderful place to eat 💘
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was ok . Sandwich bread not fresh or toasted and fell apart first bite. Waitress was pretty good, nice. Bus boy took a $5 bill that I had sitting in front of me to pay for the kids candy. Just reached down and snatched it up even though I had signed the bill tipped and set the check to the side of the table. I thought that was strange.. Otherwise it's a cute place with lots of cool stuff to look at !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
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