Java Time

5 Stars (but honestly, make it 10)…read more My beautiful wife Alysa and I stumbled across Fallbrook Coffee Company during our honeymoon, and what an incredible surprise it was. Tucked away like a hidden gem, this place has the kind of atmosphere that makes you want to slow down, enjoy life, and order one more cup of coffee just because. The coffee was absolutely fantastic, the vibes were perfect, and the hospitality was something you don't find every day anymore. A special thank you to Mr. Charles and the boss lady Shannon for making us feel so welcome. You can tell they genuinely care about their customers and take pride in what they do. Great coffee, great people, and the kind of place that reminds you that small-town charm is still alive and well. We came in as travelers and left feeling like friends. If you're anywhere near Fallbrook, do yourself a favor and stop by. We planned on a quick coffee break and ended up making one of our favorite honeymoon memories. 10 stars from us. God bless you all, and we'll definitely be back. Wow!

Food was great, people are awesome and the vibe was great. Recommend you go and visitread more

Front counter

Patio/Garden view: Oat Mocha & Maple Bacon Scone

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Bathroom

Kettle On Main

3.6(36 reviews)

0.8 mi

Great service and great coffee! Love having these neighbors in town! Nikki and Christy helped make…read moreus want to come back!

Wow. Just had a terrible interaction with a worker (the owner?) at this place. We walked in the…read moredoor at 2:15pm. We rang the bell at the counter, only to be met by a women saying, "uh, we're closed. How did you get in?" We pointed to the side door. Her response? "Well, I can escort you out". (Wow, rude). We then asked, "do you know of another coffee house open?" Her response, "I wouldn't know" (w/ a look and tone that MORE than implied "you can go now"). Then, as we're walking out, my brother comments to her, "I like the (vintage) stereo (in the side room) where an older couple was sitting. My brother asked if they were the owners. The woman curtly replied, "That's my Dad" (with a tone that MORE than implied "what's it to you?) and with a look at the door that was so cold and rude it's hard to relay on this post. The irony? The have a HUGE mural inside that says: SERVING EVERY SIP WITH A SMILE (or something to that affect). But, maybe that's only during hours of operation. Definitely NOT the customer service that would entice anyone to come back. So sad.

The perfect coffee room

Good vibes in the morning

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Nostalgic Coffee SD

4.7(42 reviews)

1.5 mi

Stopped by to check out Nostalgic Coffee while housesitting for a friend and they did not…read moredisappoint! I ordered the Vietnamese coffee and the bacon, egg and cheese breakfast sandwich and added the chipotle sauce. The drink was the perfect amount of sweetness and coffee! The chipotle flavor was delicious on the sandwich. Sometimes these types of sauces can overpower the other flavors, but it complemented the whole sandwich so well!

Stopped by today on my morning walk. Super friendly and welcoming staff…read more My sandwich was delicious and hot coffee was just right-- I had the Mexican Coffee.

Cold brew

Iced Vanilla Latte @ Lake Rancho Viejo spot

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Vietnamese iced coffee

Starbucks

2.7(136 reviews)

0.1 mi

Five stars here at Starbucks Fallbrook! The service was impeccable very quick and accurate, the…read morestore was extremely clean. Wife and I are sitting on the back patio. Everything is clean. Smells good. Clean bathrooms and the coffee was absolutely delicious. Did have a bento box. Not much can go wrong with a bento box but it was very delicious! I have been in many Starbucks where they were not clean. Fallbrook Starbucks is not one of them. It's very very clean.

I've been a client at this location for 5 years and have always had great experiences and drinks…read moreuntil recently. I'm not sure what's going on, but the last couple of times I've ordered a dirty chai, it just tastes like warm milk and espresso. It's my only Starbucks order no matter the location that I rarely switch up during the year. Even during the holidays, I just get a dirty chai with the seasonal flavors. Chai is supposed to be robust with flavor and usually is. It sucks to have a warm milk/espresso drink for the price I'm paying that is essentially flavor-less.

Aerocano

Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso

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Pecan Cortado

Starbucks

3.1(22 reviews)

0.2 mi

Bad service. All the time Just talk together and don't…read moreput a tension. In you order

This Starbucks is housed in an Albertson's. We were coming home from Julian and right before…read moreFallbrook my BF asked me to look and see where the nearest Starbucks was. This was the one. This was a fail. If you are driving up the 15 freeway like we were, STAY ON THE FREEWAY and wait til you get to Temecula. If you decide to go to this Starbucks, you will exit the freeway and then drive for what seems like an eternity down a windy, dark road (well, it was night) just to find out you are being led to an Albertson's. Don't do it!!! Okay, their location and the fact they are in a grocery store aren't reasons to knock them. But these reasons are: The employees are beyond slow. I asked the cashier for a hot chocolate and he said "is that the kind without coffee?" Wow. My BF's drink was "disgusting," he said the coffee tasted old, and we ended up going to a drive through Starbucks in Lake Elsinore and throwing his Fallbrook drink away. I'm sure if you are local, this place makes sense, but it is totally not worth stopping if you are looking for caffeine on a long drive home.

Aerocano

Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso

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Pecan Cortado

Fauna Coffee

5.0(3 reviews)

1.5 mi

Most early Monday mornings at St Peter's Apostolic Church…read more Vanilla Latte with sweet cream foam is my order and it's so delicious. Thank you Fauna!

If you haven't tried it - you must!!!! The owners are so charming! Their trailer has a beautiful…read moredesign! And the coffee - absolutely delicious! I had a rose latte and a special pistachio latte - hands down the BEST!

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Fauna Coffee Mobile Coffee Trailer.

McDonald's

1.7(131 reviews)

0.1 mi

I had driven to Fallbrook for a Book Event, but was extremely early. I thought instead of just…read moreparking around for an hour I would just have some dinner before. It was a Monday afternoon, there was plenty of parking so I went in and absorbed their central air. The team here were nice and said hello, I placed my order through their kiosk and just waited for my food. Food came out hot and in good time but my drink was really flat, a little disappointing because you want nothing more than an ice cold bubbly bevvy. The restaurant itself was spacious and clean, just like their bathroom. It was good to be able to unwind after driving for more than hour.

I don't expect much when I come to McDonald's but boy have things gone downhill. No greetings , no…read moregoodbyes, no one is smiling or providing any customer service. 2 lively and nice employees mixed in with Just a few zombies looking depressed and unhappy. The food is expensive $$ and prepared with zero love. My big Mac was sloppily thrown together. A blob of sauce in the corner, two pickles and the other corner a blob of lettuce, prepared with zero care zero standard zero love. Everything lopsided, falling off the bun. A plain pale unhealthy looking burger with zero life of vibrancy, reminded me of the zombies serving it to me. At this point, I was so hungry. I just ate it.. McDonald's. You need to get your act together. This Location is lucky, there's no In-N-Out close by or that's where all these people would be. Super disappointing experience.. management in this location needs to step it up. Have a meeting with the employees and get standards up. Inside is nice, music playing and modern looking. Everything else needs serious improvement. Also the constant beeping must be so annoying to work around.

Ice cold stinky fries

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Dunkin'

2.0(4 reviews)

6.1 mi

Food is always delicious and fast service. Every experience I have had here has been pleasant.read more

drinks are never fully filled and don't taste up to standard compared to outside Dunkin's.read more

7-Eleven

2.3(27 reviews)

0.5 mi

This was my first trip into Fallbrook from San Diego, I know it's not too much a drive but I was so…read morehappy to finally get off of that windy road. There was an event for an author I really admired in town so I thought it would be a fun mini trip! After an hour our so of driving, I really needed a little pick me up, aka caffeine and I picked up a coke. The cashier was super friendly when I got in, this 7-11 was pretty spacious, had lots of parking in the front and plenty of options for snacks too. I bought my items without any issue and made my way to the venue.

Why far the worst 7-Eleven I've ever been in. Just started working in the area, stopped by to get…read moremy usual hotdog and couple of gatorade for the day. They have very small selection of flavors and only a few of what they have. The shelves are empty, hardly any selection of anything There's never any hotdogs or hot food ready, usually only a couple on the grill that aren't done. Harley any monster drinks or no Starbucks double energy or coffee drinks. One positive thing, the staff is very friendly. Picture shows I'm a loyal shopper with points

Winner!

They ran out of large iced coffee cups!

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Monica G.

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10

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6 years ago

AMAZING! my go to place, super close to home, super quick, and super sweet workers!! 110% recommended for a good pick me up:)

Devin R.

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11

5 years ago

Best people and coffee in town, hands down. I don't know how they do it, but they are all awesome and friendly.

Grease F.

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46

21

9 years ago

I'm comparing it to my local coffee shop which I LOVE but you might like it..

Danielle G.

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7

14 years ago

Fast and yummy

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