the cafe

the soup was the highlight of my day. i work within walking distance of the café. i had the queen anne sandwich (benedictine+) and it was very nice. personally i thought it had maybe a little too much bacon on it for me, buy i also really love benedictine. with it i had the pastasaladand considering it was to go, it was a very full cup, considering its size about standard fare for pasta salad.
the highlight though was the tomato dill soup. it had just a little texture and the flavor was excellent. it was nice and savory and just a little creamy. they sell soup by the quart for takeout and i'm pondering getting some to take home the next time i get something.
their order prep time was very quick. i placed my order once i got there during a packed lunch hour and it was perhaps 5 minutes from the time i placed my order to when they had it ready.
i found the pricing to be comparable to restaurants like mccallister's or jason's deli.
very pleasant experience, i look forward to returning and trying the hot brown or the french provencial.

really disappointed. i went here for lunch with co-workers as it came very highly recommended. my first (and last) time here there were about 12 of us and all but 4 (including me) got their entire meal. the rest of the group got their meals about 15 minutes after everyone else. all i ordered was a housesaladand a cup of soup. we even had the manager come to the table and ask what we had ordered to see if he would be able to bring it out. after about 5 minutes they did bring the rest of the meals out with no apologies and no offer to discount our bill.

i was very disappointed in the lack of the customer service and the overall experience here. it is safe to say i will not be back. which is sad, as i had originally planned on attending the fundraiser there tomorrow.

glad it's close to the office. we go here for lunch regularly and they cater some of our events. first of all, the beansaladis amazing and we consistently get requests for the recipe. second, the sandwiches are well done, but nothing special. last, i rarely order asaladat a restaurant (waste of money to me), but i saw someone get the naturalist and had to try it. thatsaladis a work of art- it comes out looking beautiful. it has tons of fruit and it's what elaine would call a big salad. it was very tasty. and their bread is always nice and fresh.


-----17 nov, 2013-----

the bomb. i've tasted their restaurant menu and their catering menu. it's all good. amazing bean salad, roasted veggie sandwich, benedictine, pimento cheese, yada yada yada. it's all good. great atmosphere, and close to my office. they do no wrong.

great food. their chickensaladis amazing! i get it everytime :)

great lunch. i've made this a regular saturday & sunday lunch destination since it's opening. i simply love the empire chefsaladand the homemade chili. service is always prompt and friendly too. not all that happy with the decor but the food always makes up for that. great place to eat lunch while hitting local antique shops in the area.