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    Dudley's Bakery

    3.9 (596 reviews)
    Open • 7:30 am - 5:30 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Liceth P.

    We made a quick stop here before going into Julian love this little bakery Café. They make fresh bread and they also have breakfast sandwiches, coffee lattes, and much more. The ladies there seem to be very nice. The ambience is so cute. They have a lot of different vintage merchandise as well. The only thing I would say is their breakfast sandwiches and coffees are a bit expensive but very good as far as their breads they're reasonable we got a San Diego sourdough and a jalapeño cheddar loaf, and those I think were cheaper than our two breakfast sandwiches and coffees; unfortunately, I did not take a picture of our breakfast sandwiches and coffees

    Baja grilled cheese
    Shasta L.

    I absolutely adore this place. Great country town stop with fresh baked breads and bakery delights. If you're hungry and don't want extreme wait for your delicious breakfast or deli style menu.

    Sallie R.

    This bakery is located in Santa Ysabel. We came across it on our way into Julian. Locals highly recommend this spot to visitors. Such a cozy and quaint bakery offering fresh baked breads, desserts, jams, coffees, pastries, and a good lunch menu. My kids had a chocolate eclair and shaped dinosaur cookie while I enjoyed a leek potato croissant. We also bought a loaf of jalapeno cheese bread to go. The sandwiches sounded yummy, but we were saving our appetite for lunch elsewhere. Great selection on the menu and I would like to try a sandwich next time. Also, check out their little gift shop while you wait for your food. The staff is friendly and made my experience worthwhile.

    Hawaiian sweet bread wasn't fresh baked
    Soo H.

    I read that the owner of the French Gourmet bought Dudley's and promised not to make any changes to the baked goods.  That does not appear to be the case.  We showed up at 1pm on Wednesday and it was quiet.  In the past there was a big lunch crowd and the shelves were full of fresh baked breads and pies.   Supposedly, breads are baked every other day now.  I bought a loaf of Hawaiian sweet bread and it was at least a day old.  I suspect more like 2 days old.  The outside was starting to get hard while just the center was soft.  There was an aroma of bread sitting around for a while.  King's Hawaiian bread from Costco has a fresher aroma and has a fresher more vibrant flavor while you get twice as much bread for the price. Maggie misses the fresh baked fruit bars and were soft and full of sweet fruit flavor.  Cashier told us they are only baked on Saturday now.  We touched the fruit bars and they were all hard from sitting around half the week.  It's sad as we loved stopping here after a trip to Julian for fresh baked treats and Doc Brown's Root Beer.  Looks like we will have to buy all our baked treats at one of the Julian bakeries like Apple Alley that bakes their pies every morning.  https://www.hungryones.com/2021/10/apple-alley-bakery/ Staff was nice and efficient.

    Frank R.

    This place always has so many good things to eat. I highly recommend the quiche. The desserts here are my favorite. I definitely like Dudley's the best out of all the places to eat in Julian.

    Club sandwich
    Noah K.

    Love dropping by Dudley's when I'm in the area. They do everything well here. The baked goods are incredible, the sandwiches are delicious, and the coffee bar is pretty solid. There's usually a line here, but it's totally worth the wait. There's a cool little store inside that sells all sorts of little knick knacks which really add to the overall charm. It's a good roadside stop if you happen to be driving by.

    Where it all began
    Larry P.

    Dudley's is always a great stop! It's a little pricey however it's worth the money for these great tasting bakery items.

    Andrea W.

    A must stop when driving up to Julian. They have delicious pies, jams, olive oil, and their famous bread. Great variety of flavors and good price. I always get the jalapeño cheddar and the raisin date. You can always freeze the bread and grab some slices as you go so the bread does not go bad. They also have coffee and breakfast options and a cool house items to buy. :)

    Nell E.

    Dudley's has Sandos and baked goods, delicious macarons with a line out the door. bread for sale too. long line but with it for the experience. some couch seating by the door. very large space but not much seating.

    While loaves of bread, pies, cakes, etc for sale
    Eunice H.

    Such a cute and charming local bakery to get delicious pastries, sandwiches, whole loaves of bread, cafe drinks! We tried their spinach feta pastry, raspberry cheese danish, and spiced apple walnut pastry. They were all tasty, flaky, buttery with the perfect level of sweetness. Their chipotle turkey sandwich was also fresh, flavorful, and filling! All the ingredients complemented each other from the pepper jack cheese to the red onion, tomato, chipotle aoili and jalapeño cheddar bread. They sell whole loaves of all sorts of breads, pies, cookies, muffins, cafe moto coffee, local honey, etc. They offer both indoor and outdoor seating as well and plenty of free parking. A must stop in town! Prices are very fair and reasonable and service is prompt and efficient!

    Barely an inch tall

    So many wrongs. BF ordered egg and cheese croissant . I ordered French Dip. For eat in. Egg and cheese came on a smashed bun with what looked like prefab eggs and very little to no cheese. His remake with croissant was no better and smallest, coldest sandwich I've ever seen. He got a refund. My French Dip was more like a pressed cheese sandwich with maybe two slices of gray beef. The Au Jus was brown water with no flavor. Adding the horseradish cream, salt and pepper out of those little packets didn't help. Never, ever again.

    Pastries
    Haylee M.

    Very cute coffee shop on our trip to Anza borrego and glad we stopped by. Honestly we actually stopped by just use a restroom but this was a really good find. Lovely aesthetic on the inside and quite a nice selection of items for purchase as well. The variety of breads they have was unbelievable! Put the bread lover in me really wanted to go all out. The pastry selection was also really lovely. Husband and I got the Pistachio Stuffed Flaky Brioche and it was really delicious even a few hours later. The pistachio cream was smooth and not too sweet either and when really well with the croissant. Sister-In-Law got the Nutella flaky brioche and that definitely did have quite a lot of Nutella inside! Definitely value for money. Friends also got one of the savory pastries and they said the flavor was really nice but it wasn't really crispy.

    Michael G.

    We come here at Dudleys mostly for their Pies, their bread and other Pastries were good too. My wife can eat a whole pie here in one sitting by herself; that's how much she likes their pies. We mostly eat here at their place and then buy more pies to go. We always purchase their APPLE PEACH PIE and APPLE MANGO PIE. Both pies were really good, have plenty of fruits inside their pies too, and most of all they are not overly sweet. Staff are friendly, and plenty of parking around.

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