Café At City Market - Savannah

Our family of four went here for dinner while on vacation in Savannah. We are patient with slow service bc we know there is a shortage of workers. What we can’t tolerate is lazy service, which is what we got. The restaurant was not overly busy, so there was no excuse for poor service. We waited forever to be greeted, then waited forever to get our drinks and place our order. Our food was delivered quickly. It was average food, but we did get it quickly. I asked for a refill of my tea, which never arrived. Our waiter never checked on us. We then waited forever for our bill. While waiting, I went to the restroom. While walking to the restroom, I saw our waiter sitting on a bench, vaping while looking at his phone. I went back to our table, told my husband, who went back there and asked for our bill and a tea. He finally brought us the items. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

The food is amazing and the drinks is great I will definitely go again I got me the grilled cheese ribeye with potatoes salad it’s was so good..

We got an alcoholic beverage to go from this place. No need to join the queue to wait for a table just go inside to the bar and order your drink! We got a lovely refreshing peach cocktail which we were able to wonder around the market with. Perfect!

I was really turning in my head about getting the spinach stuffed chicken pesto pasta given the $22 price tag vs a sandwich which would’ve been much less. Despite the objectively high price, it sounded delicious, so I got the chicken pasta. It was definitely not stuffed… rather, it had 2 or 3 cooked spinach leaves hidden underneath the thin, almost dry chicken. I mean, it was a solid chicken pesto dish, but not for the price tag and the way it’s described on the menu. The peppers weren’t included, either. I think what I got on the plate instead was two sundried tomatoes. My husband’s shrimp and grits (keep in mind I’ve had MANY plates of that dish and have identified a particular style as my favorite) weren’t the best I’ve ever tried. I don’t know if it’s intended to be a bar at lunch time, and I know it’s not necessarily something management can control, but it was incredibly loud in the dining area at lunchtime when we went. I think this restaurant could use a bit of branding clarity; I personally imagine a “café” to be much more serene than what we experienced that day, but of course, everyone has their own ideas of what a café is. I personally got more of a low-country bar vibe while we were there.

Let 's see ordered the Hot ham cheese ....thought I 'd mix it up by ordering it on a croissant. Light, flaky, delicious, right? No. Stale bread (didn 't know that it was physically possible for croissants to be hard enough to successfully skip across a lake or be used for hockey practice), ham was cold, and the handmade roumelade came in a micro cup that looked suspiciously like mayo. How do you f up a ham cheese? Ask Cafe at City Market. Kids ordered Margherita Pizza again, how do you screw this up? All the cheese slid off, sauce was cold, and kids are now crying. Should 've gone to Mellow Mushroom or, basically, ANYWHERE else. Plenty of great dining options in Savannah this is not one of them.