Food wise, breakfast such as breakfast burritos Chilaquiles, breakfast croissants, waffles, and a whole hosts of breakfast. Also have lunch items but the one i enjoyed was the roast beef dip! Good soft bread and potato chips in tow. The place has a small dine in area indoors and table and chairs outdoors too! Verdict - if you are in San Juan and want a quick fix, come over!
Sadly, this will be our last time dining at Ysidora. We love the atmosphere and the Inn - but the food and service was terrible. Our food was cold and not cooked to order. We've dined several times at Ysidora over the last 18 months and the experience and food has gotten progressively worse each time.
SusanB
Our servers could not have been nicer. The only downside to this location is the sound does get louder as more tables fill. The designs are great being so open, and the tile floors. Great look, but that is why it gets loud. Food?, yummy.
Crystal A.
Beautiful little cafe. Food options, fresh gelato and most importantly coffee! Their hours are 6AM-5PM. Ordered the dirty vanilla chai and macadamia latte (seasonal). The chai was better IMO. Bathrooms were nice and clean too.
Vahe Yacoubian
I really enjoyed my time here at Café at the Mission. San Juan Capistrano is a beautiful city and I thought I’d take my grandmother out for a treat touring the city and taking her for a small place for brunch. There are a lot of tasty options to choose from at the café. I ended up getting the breakfast croissant, which was an excellent choice. It’s a small café with nice indoor and outdoor seating. Very festive during the time of year I went. As far as service, it’s an order at the counter, and you get served at your table.Food - 13/20Service - 5/10Atmosphere - 6/10Total - 24/40Food -
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: All American Breakfast, Benedict
Kathryn Urushadze
Cute little café. You're able to get to know a little about the history of the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alix Watson
We ordered the breakfast burritos to go. These were the strangest breakfast burritos we have ever had. There were Parmesan cheese balls inside them. We wondered if they ran out of cheese and were improvising. Fancy a dry powdered egg and fried Parmesan cheese ball burrito? This is your place!The Inn is beautiful and the cafe is cute. We just don’t recommend the breakfast burritos.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Matthew C
Outstanding service from the assistant general manager! Food was excellent. Thank you!
Food: 5
Alicia C.
This restaurant is located right next to the mission and has ample outdoor and indoor seating. There are a variety of tables and a few couches outside with some heat lamps. The food was overpriced and not super tasty. We had the chilaquiles, and bagel but didn't find anything special about either. Would probably not go back for the food but maybe a beverage.
MaggieH
Lovely ambience conducive for an evening of catching up with old friends. Enjoyed the music being played, however it was a bit too loud for having conversation before and during dinner. Again, enjoyed the play list, just a bit lower.
When we arrived, we were told no self parking, valet only. We walked in and went to lounge to have an appetizer and drink before dinner. At least 4 tables were empty but full of dirty dishes and leftover food. We sat down at a table with glasses and thought someone would be by to pick them up. We eventually moved them to another dirty table. We realized there were no servers. One employee did bring a bottle of wine to a table of six. She looked like management. My husband went to bar and the bartender stood in front of him and did not serve him our drinks for15 minutes. The bar wasn't even crowded. 4 people (one party) sitting on the end on our side. Three people on the other side. The party of 4 raised their hand and the bartender left standing in front of my husband and got them a refill. He finally got our drinks - bourbon and a Diet Coke and we ordered a flatbread mushroom and fig and it was delicious. We were seated at our table in the dining room and our server Justin was terrific. Attentive, professional, and friendly. Our food was outstanding. The tables in the dining room looked and felt like cafeteria style tables and there were wooden placemats that were chipped and warped. We were VERY surprised as we were so excited about an upscale hotel and restaurant coming to our town. For the price we paid, we will not come back but our Compliments to the chef.
JoAnneT
We had an excellent experience. It was a wonderful meal for our family Christmas. The food and drinks were amazing. Our server was exceptional. We couldn't have asked for better service from the whole staff.
AniaH
Mediocre food. The restaurant was empty - one other table occupied. It took forever to get our food. Truffle fries came out cold. Entrees-2 out of 4 came out barely warm. Super disappointing dining experience
STEFANIP
My husband and I came for industry night on Monday and we really enjoyed ourselves. We ordered the croquettes de Jamon, charred octopus, and the Spanish chorizo flatbread. All great choices. Very happy with dinner and will definitely be back again.
Hibs
Our server Jeff is so amazing, if you can ask for him. We've had the pleasure of sitting in his section a few times now. Food and cocktails great as always. Recommend the short ribs with mash potatoes...heavenly
Food wise, breakfast such as breakfast burritos Chilaquiles, breakfast croissants, waffles, and a whole hosts of breakfast. Also have lunch items but the one i enjoyed was the roast beef dip! Good soft bread and potato chips in tow. The place has a small dine in area indoors and table and chairs outdoors too! Verdict - if you are in San Juan and want a quick fix, come over!
Sadly, this will be our last time dining at Ysidora. We love the atmosphere and the Inn - but the food and service was terrible. Our food was cold and not cooked to order. We've dined several times at Ysidora over the last 18 months and the experience and food has gotten progressively worse each time.
Our servers could not have been nicer. The only downside to this location is the sound does get louder as more tables fill. The designs are great being so open, and the tile floors. Great look, but that is why it gets loud. Food?, yummy.
Beautiful little cafe. Food options, fresh gelato and most importantly coffee! Their hours are 6AM-5PM. Ordered the dirty vanilla chai and macadamia latte (seasonal). The chai was better IMO. Bathrooms were nice and clean too.
I really enjoyed my time here at Café at the Mission. San Juan Capistrano is a beautiful city and I thought I’d take my grandmother out for a treat touring the city and taking her for a small place for brunch. There are a lot of tasty options to choose from at the café. I ended up getting the breakfast croissant, which was an excellent choice. It’s a small café with nice indoor and outdoor seating. Very festive during the time of year I went. As far as service, it’s an order at the counter, and you get served at your table.Food - 13/20Service - 5/10Atmosphere - 6/10Total - 24/40Food -
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: All American Breakfast, Benedict
Cute little café. You're able to get to know a little about the history of the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We ordered the breakfast burritos to go. These were the strangest breakfast burritos we have ever had. There were Parmesan cheese balls inside them. We wondered if they ran out of cheese and were improvising. Fancy a dry powdered egg and fried Parmesan cheese ball burrito? This is your place!The Inn is beautiful and the cafe is cute. We just don’t recommend the breakfast burritos.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Outstanding service from the assistant general manager! Food was excellent. Thank you!
Food: 5
This restaurant is located right next to the mission and has ample outdoor and indoor seating. There are a variety of tables and a few couches outside with some heat lamps. The food was overpriced and not super tasty. We had the chilaquiles, and bagel but didn't find anything special about either. Would probably not go back for the food but maybe a beverage.
Lovely ambience conducive for an evening of catching up with old friends. Enjoyed the music being played, however it was a bit too loud for having conversation before and during dinner. Again, enjoyed the play list, just a bit lower.
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When we arrived, we were told no self parking, valet only. We walked in and went to lounge to have an appetizer and drink before dinner. At least 4 tables were empty but full of dirty dishes and leftover food. We sat down at a table with glasses and thought someone would be by to pick them up. We eventually moved them to another dirty table. We realized there were no servers. One employee did bring a bottle of wine to a table of six. She looked like management. My husband went to bar and the bartender stood in front of him and did not serve him our drinks for15 minutes. The bar wasn't even crowded. 4 people (one party) sitting on the end on our side. Three people on the other side. The party of 4 raised their hand and the bartender left standing in front of my husband and got them a refill. He finally got our drinks - bourbon and a Diet Coke and we ordered a flatbread mushroom and fig and it was delicious. We were seated at our table in the dining room and our server Justin was terrific. Attentive, professional, and friendly. Our food was outstanding. The tables in the dining room looked and felt like cafeteria style tables and there were wooden placemats that were chipped and warped. We were VERY surprised as we were so excited about an upscale hotel and restaurant coming to our town. For the price we paid, we will not come back but our Compliments to the chef.
We had an excellent experience. It was a wonderful meal for our family Christmas. The food and drinks were amazing. Our server was exceptional. We couldn't have asked for better service from the whole staff.
Mediocre food. The restaurant was empty - one other table occupied. It took forever to get our food. Truffle fries came out cold. Entrees-2 out of 4 came out barely warm. Super disappointing dining experience
My husband and I came for industry night on Monday and we really enjoyed ourselves. We ordered the croquettes de Jamon, charred octopus, and the Spanish chorizo flatbread. All great choices. Very happy with dinner and will definitely be back again.
Our server Jeff is so amazing, if you can ask for him. We've had the pleasure of sitting in his section a few times now. Food and cocktails great as always. Recommend the short ribs with mash potatoes...heavenly