Marketplace Café

My sister and I came here on a whim a few Saturday’s ago. The place was packed for 11 am! We ordered the roasted vegetable salad and the lemon artichoke and chicken pasta. The staff is friendly, ambience is great and the menu, while simple, covers a good variety of brunch, sandwich, and entrée options. The food was delicious — wonderfully seasoned, rich with goat cheese, and delightfully savory. Definitely coming back!

Have not been in a while, but must remember to come back. It was just after lunch on saturday and no line. One decides what to eat on the menu and orders and pays. This gets the kitchen working and still time to have a drink before the food, never feeling rushed, but not feeling like we had been sitting waiting for food. It is light and airy with big windows. We looked south but no sun to contend with today.
The coffee was hot and tasty and the water requested had lemons — not something I appreciate.
The two salads both came with salmon, hot and cooked to our liking. The Niçoise and Caesar were not over dressed. The coffee came consistently.

I came in looking to study and maybe drink some coffee, because after all, this is a *Café.* The server was incredibly nasty to me because I wasn’t planning on eating. I have never felt so unwelcomed.

The service was just okay since it’s so busy during lunch. Ordered the cranberry turkey sandwich with a side salad. The sandwich was great. The bread was toasted just right and the turkey mixed well with the cranberry sauce and sprouts (think thanksgiving dinner). The side salad was okay but the ginger sesame dressing made up for the veggies.
A little different than your usual sit down restaurant because you order your food at the cash register at the front, then you sit and wait for a waiter to bring you your food.

This place is relatively inexpensive for the high quality food they serve. Today I had a black bean burger. The side salad had lime cilantro sauce for salad. I dipped my burger in the sauce and chowed it down.

Service is horrid, and the portion is stupid. I got one lettuce for my «salad» and wasn’t satisfied with the service. Oh my waitress doesn’t know how to talk like she’s special Ed

My boyfriend and I went there for a dinner date and I don’t think we will be returning. The food was subpar/​average. I ordered the cilantro lime salad and some tomato soup. He ordered a turkey mozzarella panini. The best thing that I ate was the soup. That was good. The salad was nasty. It was too much for my taste. The one thing that ruined my entire experience was when I found a hair in my salad. After that happens I am done eating. It was not mine and it was embedded through a piece of chicken. I don’t even know how that happens. My boyfriend didn’t really like his sandwich. It was sort of a blah experience for the both of us. It is rather pricey too and for as much money as you are spending the quality of food should be reflected through the amount. The waitress was okay. She took 30 minutes to get to us which wasn’t a big deal because we weren’t rushing but that’s still a long wait time in regards to this type of restaurant. The idea of this café is great but the food is near average. The hair thing was a game over for me.

Went here for lunch today with some coworkers, we sometimes do the Somerset food court so this was definitely a step up.
I used to go here with my mom and I remembered the food as being good. It’s a bit overpriced, IMO, but the food is great. I had the Chicken Mozzarella Ciabatta and you could choose a small serving of chips or salad with it. I opted for the salad (especially since we all split a red velvet cupcake too — $ 3.50 but delicious) and I got the dark cherry vinaigrette dressing on it, which was thick rather than runny and tasted great.
You order and pay up front at the cash register, then a waiter comes and check out your receipt (s) and brings you your food. It’s a little confusing because there were double copies of each receipt, so we all took one copy, then the waiter asked for them back … I wasn’t sure if you were supposed to tip afterwards, too, though I assumed you were (ie, places like Noodles don’t require tips, but they tell you that — but here people were bringing you your food, refilling water glasses, etc). I wish you could have added a tip on your credit card bill but perhaps you had to ask, so we left cash.
I’ll be back here at some point though when I want something more gourmet for lunch :) very good food.

This place is nothing like other Nordstrom restaurants. The menu is not inclusive or expansive, the service is subpar, and the food was just plain disgusting. I ordered a turkey club grill which was more like a turkey melt. The textures in the sandwich were disgusting, slimy, wet, and did not mix well. The turkey was dry and flavorless, and the «garlic aioli» taste like mayo with garlic powder mixed in. Yuck. Our sandwiches came out before we received water, napkins, or silverware, and our server never came back to check on us. It wasn’t any busier than usual so there was no excuse for the poor service. The next time I want tomato basil soup I’ll stick with Nordstrom Bistro at twelve oaks.

As someone else put it, it is an «upscale cafeteria», except you have to tip… I ordered the shrimp and arugula salad, it was excellent with 6 tasty good size shrimp, however for being a whole meal that ended up costing almost $ 20, I think the portions were small. The service was fast and everything was pretty good. Just pricey.

Spacious and casual enough to be a good spot to take young kids. Not so busy on most evenings.

I love this spot. Nice regular changes to the menu. Good service — except our server didn’t bring water today. Surprisingly nice wine selection. The atmosphere is decent and it’s priced reasonably. It’s sort of a combo order in line but still have table service place. I’ve not had a bad experience yet. The only reason I’m giving it 4 stars is the rough paper napkins and the fact that you can’t add your tip on your card when you stand and order/​pay. That’s odd. Highly recommend.

It never occurred to me to eat at this Café inside of Norstrom’s department store. I went with a couple friends who had been before and was very pleasantly surprised. I agree with the comment of «upscale cafeteria». You order at the counter when you first come in, but the food is brought by a waiter to the table. All four of us enjoyed the food. They have a good salad selection and I had the nicoise salad with salmon. I like salads that have a lot of items (as long as they complement each other) not just a pile of lettuce with a small piece of protein on the top. I was more than happy with the salad. One of my friends had the steak and said it was better than average. I tried a bite of another other friend’s turkey cranberry croissant sandwich and was also impressed by this. The service was excellent, though I will say we were not at the Café during a remotely busy time.
They also have wine and dessert (in clear view when you are ordering just to temp you).

Their food is always delicious and cooked to order! I eat there a minimum of 3 times a month. I’m a big food critic and if it wasn’t good, I would tell you!
Try their tomato basil soup! Yum!
They have an outstanding Chicken Mozzarella Ciabata sandwich.
Great Service!
Just try the café and you won’t be disappointed!

I actually really like this café and go there often. The menu has a little bit of everything so will accomodate any time of day/​meal. It is upscale cafeteria style in my opinion. You order and pick you own seat but then have a waiter bring food/​drinks. Unless you have cash, remember to put tip on the bill when you order your food because they cash you out when you place your order. I usually get a salad and have enjoyed them all. I have actually copied a few at home;)