The Market Place

The food is good and I love the spiced iced tea. I am giving it a 2 because the staff is more often than not, not that nice and rush you when ordering. It’s also overpriced for the small portions you get.

Place is so nice with lovely outdoor seating. However the service is awful and and not very friendly The food is ok but not worth the bad service

I used to frequent this restaurant at it’s old location, next to Carolina Eye, and always loved it.
They had the best soups and sandwiches. This new location is just to far now, but I happened to be in that area and decided to check it out. That was my mistake. It isn’t what it used to be. Smaller portions, higher prices, ruder staff. At least now I won’t miss it any more.

Cute place but that’s all it has going for it. We ordered the egg sandwich. It was dry tiny with pre-​fab bacon. Oh well, we don’t need to come back again. Too bad.

Great Food, Great Atmosphere and Great People! I recommend the roast beef and brie or the chicken salad.

Absolutely terrible service! Waited 10 minutes before we were even acknowledged, had to grab our own menu, and after our food was delivered the waitress never came back to check on us. NEVER. Food was ok, but it’s at a high price point for what you get. Will not be coming back.

Nice, quiet little place off the beaten path. Good consistent food and a neat outdoor patio. Perfect for friends to meet for a chatty lunch, groups often meet there and they do catering.

Sandwiches were good. Enjoyed the large roast beef with melted brie. Staff was inattentive eventhough the restaurant was virtually empty. Suggest to go orders. $ 2.75 for a dixie cup sized side order of fruit seemed a bit of a reach as well.

I’m surprised at all the reviews of bad service. I thought the service was actually the best part of our lunch. We happened upon this place after a brief grocery stop at Lowes Foods. Both of us had a ½ sandwich and soup. Yes the portions were on the small side for $ 8.50 but it really hit the spot. I had the Wisconsin cheese soup and tuna salad sandwich with chips. My friend had the roasted red pepper soup special and pimento cheese sandwich, both were tasty. Place is really cute. Lots of good dessert and coffee options. We got a free cookie with Unilocal checkin and they were nice enough to let me upgrade to a different cookie.
The service was awesome. Our tea never got below ²⁄₃ full, constantly refilled. Asked if we needed anything multiple times. Server asked how we had happened to come in and was genuinely interested in our response. Owner apologized for charging me too much for the free cookie and handed me $ 1 which was slightly more than I was owed. Very good service.

Several co-​workers were ordering take out for lunch, I ordered the Mediterranean Salad. For $ 8.50 I expected a great salad, but it was nothing special. Skimpy on the lettuce and cucumber, small amount of sliced tomato, unseasoned small piece of chicken sitting on top, dressing heavy on the vinegar. It was disappointing, and I was hungry again an hour later. Only one star for the big price and small portions with little flavor. Everyone who saw it agreed it wasn’t worth the price.

See pic of to go salad and soup for $ 8.50…pretty sure none of the 10 people that ordered will be going back.

Great lunch spot… I was skeptical b/​c of previous reviwers saying staff was rude and that is a huge turnoff for me, however… there were no signs of anyone being rude anywehere. The space is clean and the menu is well versed and delicious! I had the quiche of the day with side salad, it was a great item and all the sandwiches passing by looked amazing.

Food is good, Virginia baked ham croissant is great… servers and cashier can be rude and short at times. Overall I like it

Uninspired food is mediocre at best. The portions are skimpy. Service is rushed. The new location is nicer. But no improvement on food or service.

It’s disappointing that such great food comes with such a bad attitude! The owner/​manager that «runs» the place needs to take a course in customer service. Her rude attitude towed both customers and staff is ridiculous. You can be busy and take care of business without being flat out rude to people. What happened to southern hospitality? Food is great… but served with a side of mean makes it hard to swallow.

Small portions, generic ingredients, awkward service and the cashier was just plain rude. I’m not a fan. One star for the outdoor seating, however it would be nice to dust the cobwebs from the tables and chairs.

Had lunch here in my continuous search for great places to eat in the sand hills and I regretfully say it won’t make my FAVORITES list. It was just an ok place, with ok food. We arrived at the tail of lunch hours, so that may explain the dismissive attitude of our server… or maybe not. I figure each customer should receive the same treatment regardless if they dine at the beginning or at the end of the server’s shift. The other staff seemed nicer though. So it could have been just that one waitress. The restaurant has a small shop up front giving u the impression that they make and sell homemade old fashion goods, although disappointingly, the products are not made in house but purchased and not even hand crafted… with the exception of mustard which is kept hidden in the fridge to avoid spoilage and IS made at the restaurant.

Very quaint place to grab lunch with a friend. Simple but fresh food, nice staff, delicious, flaky croissants – what more could you want?