Guides

The following is a list of restaurants for all southern central California gold mining towns covered in this guide.

Prices are subject to change without notice.

All Phone Numbers unless otherwise noted are in the 209 area code.

ANGELS CAMP

Cruscos Ristorante serves quality Italian cuisine in the heart of Angel’s Camp. Parking (if found) is in front of the restaurant on the street or in a nearby parking lot.

Pasta’s, salads, steaks and several home made desserts. Nice to have an option for Italian food in Gold Country.

COLUMBIA

Christopher’s at City Hotel Restaurant is an excellent restaurant. They serve French food in a fancy restored building. Their prices are in the high 20 dollar range. They are closed Mondays. They are located in Columbia Historic Park. Phone Number (209) 532-1479.
El Jardin serves Mexican food and is located on main street at 22758 Parrotts Ferry Road. Good food and service are found here – its a cozy restaurant with patio dining. Phone: (209) 532-1291
The Nugget Cafe is located across the street from historic Columbia at 22758 Parrotts Ferry Rd. Known for breakfasts but also for their hamburgers. Open Thursday through Sunday from 8 to 2pm. Reasonably priced – makes a nice stop before or after visiting Columbia State Park.

COULTERVILLE

Coulter Cafe is located at 5015 Main Street. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They have been in their present location for as long as Dave can remember – at one point they changed names or owners, but are now back to being called the Coulter Cafe. This also functions as the town’s general store, since the larger general store located at the intersection of Highway 49 and 132 closed a few years back.

The food is above average and the prices are reasonable. Most dinner entrees range from $9 to $13. Good spot for a morning coffee. For more information call Phone Number (209) 878-0100.
Gold Country Bistro Not many options for food in this tiny town, but this is a good one for breakfast. Husband wife owners – a diversity of coffees, croissants and sandwiches. Biscuits & Gravy and soups & salads. Local products. Small, homey. Location: 5010 Main St.
Old Johnny Haigh Saloon Address: 5009 Main Street. Like walking into an old western saloon. Not sure how old it is but it looks old. Live music sometimes – also karaoke for you western crooners.

GREELEY HILL

It is extremely difficult to run a small restaurant in towns of this size. The Greeley Hill Market has basic options. We have seen restaurants come and go over the years including Rosemary’s Cafe and Yosemite Sams.

9 Diamonds BBQ is located just down the street from the Greely Hill store at 6430 Greeley Hill Road, Suite B. Small one story center – also features the region’s real estate office (always a great place to stop in for the local scoop). Small parking lot but ample for the space. This small cafe is surrounded by several other small businesses. 9 Diamonds is a good place to meet the locals. Not from the area and taking the back roads into Yosemite, be sure to stop here 🙂

GROVELAND

Grill @ Pine Mountain Lake – is located at 12765 Mueller Drive. This is in the Pine Mountain Lake neighborhood (a gated and private residential association) located within a few minutes drive of Groveland. This restaurant, however – is open to the public. Their 16,000 foot restaurant overlooks the Pine Mountain Lake Golf Course with views on a clear days of the ‘high’ country beyond. Free wifi and music on most Saturday nights. Breakfast only served on the weekends – rest of the week they serve lunch and dinner. Visit: www.pinemountainlake.com/
Iron Door Saloon is popular with tourists and bikers. Family style dining is available here as well as music. This is a very historic building in the heart of Groveland that was originally built in the early 1850’s and was established as a saloon in 1852.
Pizza Factory – is located at 18583 Main St just west of the center of historic Groveland.

Open 10 to 10pm daily. Order a variety of pizzas at the bar as well as calzones and pasta. Meat, artichoke, chicken, Greek, the diversity of pizza is endless. You can even order a Groveland Special!
Priest Station Cafe – is a great place to enjoy a quiet breakfast especially on their deck overlooking old Priest Grade and the steep canyon. This cafe is run by long time in the area Anker Family (6 generations) – son Conrad is well-known in the mountain climbing world for discovering George Mallory’s body on Mount Everest in 199 and a number of other climbing adventures around the world. He also starred in the epic climbing film Meru (highly recommended). Conrad’s brother works at this cafe. Visit: www.prieststation.com
Two Guys Pizza Pies – is located at 18955 Ferretti Rd about a mile from the center of Groveland. Located just off the highway. Open 11am until 10pm daily.

Salad bar, chicken wings and buffalo wings also available. Focus here is on the hand tossed pizzas. All of their pizzas are named Two Guys except for the one named One Guy! Good for solo visitors. Take away also available. Plenty of parking on site. Phone: (209) 962-4897
Victorian Room in the Groveland Hotel serves good food in a nice atmosphere. The prices of their general dinner entrees are a bit steep. The entrees range from $14 to $19. The specials are a bit more reasonable. They usually are around $13 or $14. Dinner starts at 5:30pm. For more information call Phone Number (209) 962-4000.