The meals that my party ordered were very good, but I wasn't aware that the cashier automatically adds a tip to the order. They should mention this to customers. It left a bad taste, as it seems sneaky. Yes, they show you a screen, but there was a long line behind me, so I just quickly paid and later realized that the price was about 30% more than it should have been. I would have loved to tip what I wanted, which is usually 20 percent. Also be aware that a server will bring the food to your table after you order at the front, but drinks must be picked up when they call your name. The bathroom was clean, and the atmosphere inside was quaint. Outside are several tables, so dogs are welcome! The cafe's parking lot only has about 5 usable spaces, so I parked and walked a while, although the sidewalks don't continue on all the streets -- and there is a roundabout nearby that can be tricky to cross. Some of the meters by the restaurant require quarters, but you can park across the street and use a credit card at a pay station. Even if the amount of time doesn't seem to increase when pressing the button, pay before pushing the "add time" button again. You can see the amount of minutes you've purchased, and you can add more if needed. read more

This is a charming French restaurant, where you order from the counter. They offer a wide variety of breakfast and lunch options. I got the egg, cheese and bacon croissant and it was flakey, warm and very tasty! My friend was happy with a large bowl of onion soup. There are many coffees offered. I usually get a cappuccino but since we were there for lunch, I decided on wine. There are wine bottles in the cooler, but only a few offered by the glass. I bought a 1/2 bottle of Sancerre for $22, which I think is reasonable. Note the hours: they close at 3:00. There is a large outside patio, if you prefer. On weekends, the patio can get quite crowded during breakfast hours. The entrance to North Beach is a short block away. I highly recommend this place, and I'm lucky that it's a close walk for me! read more

Cashier was making mistakes left and right with customers... customers were coming back about their drinks being wrong... I paid with cash and she wasn't going to give me the change because it was a couple cents... and when she gave me the change, it was the wrong change... If my total was $22.03 do you expect the customer to just pay 22$? read more

Excellent coffee and super fresh food. I like that they have an egg-white only option for the omelette. Their half chicken with salad and fries is so good, too! read more

What a delicious and delightful place to enjoy tasty treats with caring service! We LOVED their specialty pastry, and sipping wonderful mocha and coffee in a pleasant location. Made our day, thank you!! read more

Super accueil à Moulin Saint Clemente avec 'Antoine et toute son équipe un dimanche matin. Il y avait un monde fou. Des sourires, on est tous ravis d'être là, les familles, les enfants, dans la salle où au soleil à l'extérieur. On s'est régalé. Merci à Moulin San Clemente read more

Wonderful French bakery and cafe in San Clemente. Moulin is located in a small, cute building, uphill, so if you seat outside, you get to enjoy beautiful views of the ocean! Great treat for my b-day weekend! It is very close to Metrolink stop (a minute walk at the most) and San Clemente Trail (where it starts) near North Beach. It has a small parking lot next to it. It has indoor seating and a very cute courtyard with tables where you can savor your breakfast or lunch. We stopped here and got some breakfast. 2 nice capuccino-s (you get a couple of squares of dark chocolate each from the house- and it is delicious) and danishes, one with appricots. The food is mouthwatering! The danishes were divine, the custard made to perfection! We could have gotten more food, since everything looked amazing, it was tempting but hopefully some other time. Food looks great in their windows, everyone's sandwiches around us looked mouth watering! Clean restrooms, nice customer service, water from the house, the decor couldn't be cuter and more charming! If you love French authentic food, this is the place in San Clemente. You can enjoy breakfast or lunch here while having the Pacific sprawling in front of you. Sounds tempting, right? read more

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A beautiful quaint little French style Café with all the food and drink offerings of the real thing. I have never been to France, but I feel like I'm in France every time I come here. It has beautiful French decorations and lovely, colorful tables and chairs. It's a very nice environment and the food is absolutely delicious. My favorite part is sitting outside on the chairs next to the shrubbery and looking out people watching while sipping on my coffee. It's totally lovely. read more

Frequently eat here, has always been favorite but today it was pretty bad. My quiche was served luke warm if even that and my friends was piping hot. The half chicken was very dry, could only eat the drumstick. The french onion soup left me super disappointed, all onions, barely any broth. There was such a small amount of cheese and bread on top was burnt black on edges. I've had it sooo many times before, 10x's better! Maybe an off day for them? Not sure if I will be back, much better places around town to spend $80.00 on lunch. read more

Antoine and Sami are two great guys at Moulin in San Clemente. They are very welcoming and cheery and make you feel at home. They work hard but you can see they enjoy their jobs. This is a place I come to often for delicious food and pastries. read more

Wonderful experience today; Sami and Tony were so helpful! Had the Moulin Salad prepared fresh so the chicken was warm and it was delicious!

Still a frequent flyer here, several times a week. Sabine has this place running like a well oiled machine, and the food/service does not disappoint. These are French people running a French bakery. They have French ingredients in what they prepare as well as many items you can purchase from France. I recently purchased some jam, and it was noticeably different in taste. It was delicious! read more

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We eat at Moulin every week as a special treat. My daughter loves the ham and cheese panini and the delicious desserts. If my willpower is strong, I stick to the salads. Otherwise the dessert and coffee is amazing!!Tony and Sammy always go out of their way to make us smile...we love this place! read more

What a gem! Every visit to San Clemente includes at least one or two trips to Moulin. The chocolate/almond croissant is simply spectacular! read more

Our favorite French foods for brunch. The staff is great and polite. Whenever when we are in town, this is the perfect spot for brunch with just steps away from the beach as well. read more

Moulin - Amazing place to have brunch!! - Bakeries Near Me - San Clemente, California

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Food was very good staff are very friendly. It's always a good time when we go there.

Cute spot to have coffee and pastries by the beach. We came on a Saturday morning and it was pretty busy but we found a spot to sit. Not the most delicious omelet I've ever had but it was a nice breakfast in a nice area by the beach :) read more

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I really like this place! Beautiful French cafe. Quick and easy service. Cappuccino tasted great. Vegan sando could have some added flavor to it. Will be back! read more

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This chicken pressed sandwich is awesome. Fast service. Beautifully placed right next to north beach, outside seating is the move. read more

Moulin - chicken sandwich - Bakeries Near Me - San Clemente, California

Service was on an incredible level this day. Wanted hot chocolate, but wanted it specialized. Not too much chocolate or too sweet & was asked all the right questions. Three young men, ready to help & deliver, & make my day!!! Thank you!!! read more

Very fun if you love bakeries. Beautiful pastries. Fresh and tasty. Especially the Almond Croissant and Pear Tart. The Pistachio bread with preserves in the middle. Super fun to go with others and share treats. Very sweet cashiers and helpful in knowing the items. read more

it took 30 minutes for a $10 burnt crepe to come out on a tuesday morning. wont be returning read more

Moulin - nutella crepe - Bakeries Near Me - San Clemente, California

Food was delicious service was fast. They are very nice and welcoming. Will be back again !! read more

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Moulin is tucked into a small corner by the beach with plenty of menu options. It is decorated to match the theme of the french style bakery and I loved every detail so much! I believe the employees also speak the language. The man who helped me explained a couple of menu items to me and was very helpful and patient. There is seating inside or you could sit out on their patio, only as it was a nice day out the patio was full. I had a crepe and a coffee, however the coffee was a bit too bitter for my liking. The crepe was delicious and just the right amount of sweet! I would come back to try a bigger part of their menu. read more

Chocolate croissants are my favorite thing in life. This place sold me a DRY DRY DRY croissant for 6.00! I couldn't eat it. What a scam. Rip off. That's literally their job is French pastries. I should have learned from the other Moulin same Dry croissants. read more

Wrong coffee drink made but barista insisted it was number then barista insisted we know our numbers and was a complete jerk as in not customer friendly ... then got the crepe delivered without what was asked at checkout order and server questioned my desire to have lemon on side . Again not customer friendly at all ... will not go there again even though it is a beautiful location the manager is pompous and it shows! read more

Really really cute and quaint corner location. Much more charming than the Newport or Laguna Beach locations. Food quality just isn't as good for some reason. The first time I went a couple years ago, I thought it was just an off day. My ham and cheese came out looking like it came from a vending machine and the bread tasted like it was yesterday's bread or par-baked bread that was never rebaked, soft and chewy. French onion soup came out lukewarm. Oddly that's what I recalled from the last visit also. Maybe they specialize in the made to order items as the omelette I saw looked really good. $30 for an order- at-the counter soup and sandwich, a bit overpriced for the quality. The tall gentleman working there was very friendly and helpful however and the reason for my 3rd star. read more

Super yummy food and pastries, the atmosphere is amazingly peaceful but the prices are a bit high

Finally back in Scottsdale and I must say that me and my friends already miss coming to Moulin and we are not okay. We went to Moulin for three straight days and bought and ate everything we could from this cafe and now we are spoiled! We loved everything about Moulin. Location by the beach, friendly staff, AMAZING service, DELICIOUS FOOD, fresh orange juice, snacks coming from Europe (me and my besteas almost bought all the Milka chocolates they had), and the ambience. It is everything I dreamt of in a cafe. The manager, Antoine. We absolutely LOVE HIM! This man works so hard and is very efficient and quick. I would love to meet the owner of this place to extend my gratitude in person. The price point is pretty reasonable if you're having a meal with fresh ingredients and so much flavor. If you are someone with plenty of food restrictions, this is not the place for you as the kitchen might be unable to make any changes on your meal. Fortunately, they can give you an option for alternative milk for your coffee. I wish I had taken a photo of everything we ate here to share with you all to give you an idea on what to expect. read more

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I love Moulin. The food is so damn good. The service is pretty quick considering how packed it usually is. The ambiance is also great, the decorations and the french vibe is so fun! Amazing! read more

Breakfast is excellent at this place. This is my 2nd time at this location. There's a walking trail near the beach. Service is great, and the staff are friendly. French decor posters to a Minimum. It's an excellent place for brunch after you walk the walking trail. read more

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Everything, I mean everything is good here. One my most favorite bakeries/ cafes in Southern California. Every time I'm in an area where there is a Moulin I just stop by doesn't matter the time of the day. It was my first time at this location. It's a bit smaller than the rest but has the same delicious food. Great location Great service Great food Great dessert Great drinks Great atmosphere Great times with my family. A must stop when in San Clemente. You won't regret it. read more

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The crepe was delicious, but it's hard to make Nutella not amazing. I had the omelette and it was good. The side salad was a tiny bit acidic on the dressing side and needed a tiny sprinkling of salt. My girlfriend had the quiche and she thought it was fine, but it had way too many sun dried tomatoes and that was all she could taste. The pastries looked incredible and the coffee was good. All in all we enjoyed Moulin and won't hesitate to stop by when in the area again. read more

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Excellent, fresh French breakfast. I had the croissant breakfast sandwich and we also bought almond croissant (perfection) apple tart, madelines (they were huge but just ok). The owner (or manager?) and her daughter appear to be French and they and their staff and friendly and efficient. This place was of course quite busy with a line out the door on a Saturday morning. I will definitely return the next time I visit San Clemente read more

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If you wanna feel like an American in France.. you know, treated unkindly and feeling like you somehow offended the staff by just existing - this is the place. The girl that took our order wasn't very friendly and more importantly - she wasn't very helpful. If you don't want customers asking a handful of questions about your viennoiseries (pastries) .. maybe you should label them. I asked if the loaf available was a coffee loaf and her answer was "no". Is it silly of me to expect a more helpful answer? Maybe letting me know what the loaf is verses just answering "no". If you don't want to serve people or be helpful.. maybe don't get into the service industry. We got the butter sugar thing. Not sure what it's called because we weren't told the name of it. Her description was "butter and sugar"It was pretty good though. Only giving 2 stars because what we ordered was pretty good - but the service was frustrating and that tainted the experience. If you go for breakfast, be prepared to wait in line. Likely due to the fact that none of the pastries are labeled and everyone needing to ask a handful of questions just to know what's what. read more

they ran out of everything but a select few of pastry's at 1pm not even close to their closing hours. the workers had an attitude and did not seem accommodating. they didn't have any flavors for coffee and no orange juice for the mimosas. def do not recommend, wish they kept the ellie's table here instead of this place!! read more

Beautiful location and breakfast was tasty. The deli and bakery area isn't as big as the one in their Newport Beach location. You order at the front counter and a server brings it out. Great experience read more

Cute little cafe with pastries, salads and sandwiches in a display case. Very French! Fresh bread available behind the counter and baked cakes & treats. Little selection of wine and champagne, some jams and olives as well. It's a little pricey, but it fits the quality. I actually am in love with this place! read more

Moulin - Cute little cafe - Bakeries Near Me - San Clemente, California

Bill was very tasty. Very beautiful. The staff were polite. The fish sandwich was delicious. But I think it's expensive. read more

Moulin - Very tasty croissant. - Bakeries Near Me - San Clemente, California

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Love this place Pastries are superb as for regular menu my favorite is pesto chicken salad. Sandwiches are great and let's not forget about crapes read more