The Market Place "Not Just a Sandwich" 246 Olmsted Boulevard, Pinehurst, NC 28374

"Great atmosphere and nice place to meet for lunch. The food is mediocre, had the southwest salad and it was a huge disappointment for a $15 salad, looked more like a side salad you would get with your main meal. The bacan sandwich was nice, just a little. Expensive for what you are getting. And the ordering system is bizarre, they clearly don't want you interacting with the staff."

"First time going to the market place and I’ll say right off the bat they do a lot of things right here — The restaurant itself is very nice and “homey” if you will… Good ambience, very spacious inside. There’s a lot of nice decorations, and paintings for sale from (I assume) local artists. In the lady’s bathroom there’s a lot of religious art work and scripture related things, which I really liked. The outdoor seating is great as well. Over all “The Market Place” has a lot of personality My husband and I ordered 2 smoothies, the bacon and brei sandwhich, the roast beef sandwhich, the chicken salad croissant, and lastly a piece of cheesecake and chocolate cake (we were hungry in our defense haha) Upon checking in on yelp, we were also awarded with a free chocolate chip cookie! The sandwiches here are a definite 5 stars, and personally I highly recommend the bacon and brei. My husband and I were definitely more than satisfied. The wait staff here is also 5 stars. We were attended by nearly all the servers, as they do a shared tip/order system. Quick story - My husband ordered the monkeys breakfast smoothie, to which they informed us they didn’t have anymore bananas so he would just be getting peanut butter, milk, and oats. He decided to order it anyway and the staff went out of their way to make sure he knew what he was ordering. They even made it, and let him sample it so he could decided if he liked it or not free or charge. In the spirit of full transparency IF I had to say ONE thing that wasn’t 5 star about this restaurant, it would be how long it took to get our sandwiches…. There weren’t too many people when we arrived, and we noticed that a table that sat down about 10 minutes after us, got their meal before we did. Since this was our first time and I like to air towards the positive, I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume there was good reason for this, but because everything else was so great I’m going to give them the 5 stars. Overall good experience and great service ☺️"

"We just moved to the area and after looking around we settled in this super cute place, especially when I saw the croissants!!! Immediately the curb appeal was AMAZING. Then to walk in and see a bustling, cute cafe with lots of smiling faces was a huge deal to me. We were greeted with a "hi y'all"!!! We were treated kindly and sat promptly. They were short staffed, so it did take awhile to place and receive our order, and the sandwich portion was a bit small, but everything tasted good and the sweet tea with clove was the BEST. The soups were delicious, and piping hot. So good. While we waited for our meal we had delicious apple pie, that the guy said his grandma baked from scratch. It was delicious. All the desserts looked great. Overall, I was pleased, I will be back and a regular customer. I'm so happy to have found such a great place. I didn't mind the pro- America flag, or decorations either;)"

"Friendly wait staff & nice atmosphere! The half sweet tea & half unsweetened tea with clove, iced, was just right, not too sweet with a hint of clove aftertaste I ordered the Mediterranean chicken salad. I was disappointed with the portion size. I also did not like the chicken, instead of fresh grilled chicken it had a taste of frozen chicken with a fatty texture. I look forward to returning to try a different menu item."