The Apple Country Restaurant

"Excellent slice of Americana -- ticky tacky apple decor... Exhausted  older waitress in a tank top with a dirty wrapping on her wrist cast ... S L O W to get food in nearly empty place...exasperated eye-rolling  cook, kitschy lunch counter .. Mediocre food :-) (Not a foodie paradise, Julian.)  'Bout as 'Merican as it gets though... :-o  Go in with *that* expectation and enjoy the experience!   :-)

This adorable country cafe is as good as I heard from friends/family. We stopped by for dinner and our waitress, Kristine, I believe, was incredibly friendly and very attentive. There were nine of us including 3 kids and a baby, and she was great with them; asking them questions, making jokes, and being patient. There weren't that many people inside so I thought that was nice because I personally do not like being in crowded restaurants.

I ordered the chicken sandwich and it was nothing overly special but it was pretty good. One of my kids ordered chicken tenders and mashed potatoes, the potatoes were delicious. They claim their BBQ sauce is made in-house and I don't know if it is but it. was. amazing. I asked if I could buy some to take home and they don't sell it but she came back with a 16oz cup of the sauce for me to take home and I hadn't even asked for it. ((Hope no one gets in trouble for that)).

There is no internet connection though and I don't mean that they themselves don't offer wi-fi, it's almost impossible to get internet connection anywhere in Santa Ysabel. But I consider it a good thing; forces people to pay attention to each other rather than have their faces stuck to their phones throughout their meal.

Anyways, I have always heard mixed reviews, more better than bad though, but I loved this restaurant and will definitely be back again!

Sadly dissapointed!! Stopped her on our way to Julian, never again!! Had the  grilled teriyaki chicken breast, steamed veggies and mashed potatoes with country gravy.  My mother had the same and my husband and son had the burger. For my mom and I the chicken was not grilled, but was more like the "grilled chicken" breasts that you buy in the bag at costco.  Our veggies were close to being obviously spoiled when served. The tops of the califlower were brown and obviously tried to be cleaned up by cutting off the very brown spots, and the mashed potatoes were yuck! My hubby and sons burger was nothing special either... Oh and the cup of "homemade" chili... Umm hormel would be more like it!  Didn't chance dessert here... The $52.00 was a HUGE ouch with the nasty food! WON'T be back that is for sure!!