Julian’s Cafe Restaurant & Lounge

The restaurant is in the HolidayInn, very convenient for hotel guests. I had the Philly Cheese Steak and it was pretty tasty. The french fries were crispy and yummy. I asked for a salad as appetizer and it was no problem even it was not on the regular menu. The waiter was very attentive and pleasant. I can recommend this place all round.

I have eaten at this restaurant many times. I am basically living at this hotel due do work and its location makes it a no brainer. Service and food here is hit or miss. Some nights you get good food quick and some nights you get ok food slowly. For the most part the food is pretty good. The bar has the typical hotel bar selection and the prices are decent. I have not had a mixed drink here so I’m unsure of the prices they charge for them but, I have heard they are nice and strong.

Service is pretty slow for breakfast. There are hardly many people down in the small restaurant.
It seems the manager and her waitresses have a strange relationship too; instead of calling them waitresses or even waiters, she referred to them as servants??? What?
Food is not good enough to merit the prices.
They don’t own a microwave. It took three white middle aged ladies to figure out how to reheat someone’s oatmeal. They «put it in a baby bottle full of hot water» and gave it back to the customer maybe three minutes later. The astonished customer proceeded to ask if they could use a stove/​cooktop to heat it and they shook their heads adamantly… Is practical cooking illegal in Carteret?
Mostly it is the hostile, racist manager who docks this otherwise charming restaurant to a 3.