We especially enjoyed the outdoor seating area. Service was attentive, and there was enough variety on the menu to satisfy different tastes. My husband is still smacking his lips over the potroast, which filled him so completely, he didn't even want dessert. (Not like him at all!) I had the much lighter crab-and-chopped-scallop cakes with Caesar salad and found them... more

Charming outdoor courtyard right accross from the Mission. Wonderful service and and hospitality. Had a hard time deciding the menu was so good. My wife and I had a great time here and sorry we are only passing through because this place would be habit forming. The burgers are great but huge. Salads are fresh and sizable. more

Great food. more

Very dependable and good, but somehow the menu gets old after a few visits. I would love to see some new items added more often than every five years or so.. Marcy's Salad is one of our favorites here. more

Seafood salad and ahi tuna sandwich are musts. more

We used to go to this charming Ceder Creek Inn restaurant for their excellent food and ambiance. Every time we took our friends, relatives, and business colleagues for lunch as well as dinner, we enjoyed the occasion. But, we found out in our latest visit, we found out that it made a turn to really bad. We have ordered pot... more

We have lived in San Juan Capistrano for several years and have tried most of the restaurants in this area. Cedar Creek is consistently good and our first choice when entertaining visitors or wanting a wonderful patio setting. We would rate this the BEST for service, choice, presentation and delicious meals. more

My husband's grown daughter flew down from Seattle to surprise her Dad for Father's Day. She asked for my recommendations so I felt responsible for it being a good memory for us all. Being that we like to take the train up from Oceanside and love th atmosphere in San Juan Capistrano, we picked this location for a restaurant. We... more

I have to echo the other posted reviews -- wonderful patio lunch! We had toured the mission for several hours and were tired and hungry. The guy at the mission info desk suggested Cedar Creek. It couldn't have been lovelier - gorgeous sunshine filtering through the foliage in the patio, seating right by the fireplace and fountain, and the most... more