The Lemon Tree

Adorable addition to downtown Wake Forest! I had a friend in town and while shopping we stopped by Lemon Tree after reading such good reviews! We each had a grilled sandwich, soup and side. Perfect amount, soup tasted fresh and I loved my kale, blue cheese salad with grapes! Will definitely return, if for nothing more than those yummy lemon squares :)

Great place to get healthy and delicious salads!

So thankful to have The Lemon Tree in downtown Wake Forest. Delicious, healthy food made fresh by Stacey and her culinary experts. I could eat here everyday!

For a healthy, fresh innovative meal made from local ingredients you can’t beat this place. The choices are wonderful, changing daily, and always so fresh you expect to find the garden out back! Being in a gift shop, Mimosa, the ambience is wonderful and even possible to eat outside on one of the covered tables and enjoy being in downtown historic Wake Forest.
Stacy, the owner, takes great pride in what she presents to the customer and it shows. You can’t find a better early, late lunch place to eat. She combines traditional ingredients with the nouveau items to produce constantly changing meals.
Only regret is wish had more seats. Worth a visit.
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Simple, home made, good wholesome ingredients. Excellent hospitality.
She even threw in an extra lemon bar on the house! And accommodated special orders, going out of her way to make sure everyone was happy.

Comfortable, Cute Café (minus a Gift Shop) — (the Gift shop is still there, now «Mimosa», Gifts and Home Décor though No Walls between Businesses) !
Gazpacho in the Summer time… I LOVE Gazpacho Year round! This one is Nice! Lemon Bars are Perfekt!!! The Lady working here Saturday was very Friendly!

My first time in downtown wake forest did not disappoint. I had a salad trio and everything was tasty (especially the chicken salad)! The place is smaller than anticipated for eating but was an intimate and lovely lunch spot. The attached shopping was cute and quaint. I will be back. :)

First visit! Here’s what we had! Rosemary Chicken Wrap in a Spinach Tortilla, Lemon Orzo w/​Sun Dried Tomatoes, Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Bisque … Everything was delicious!!! Cute gift shop with great gift ideas. We will definitely go back~~

Another great spot in Downtown Wake Forest for unique items. I love their homemade scarves and belts, as well as their decorative wine glasses.
The best part of the Lemon Tree, in my humble opinion, is the food! They have awesome soups, salads, and sandwiches, and everything is fresh and homemade. I love me some homemade chicken salad, and The Lemon Tree has a fantastic recipe. Great spot for a quick but very yummy lunch!

Brooke and The Lemon Tree are what make me love living in the South. When I hear the term Southern Hospitality, Brooke and her store embody that!
Cute little store that sells handmade products made my local artists. Ya’ll know how I love to support our local businesses!
And the Café! You have to try their food and especially their lemonades! Holy cow. Just pure goodness! Their food is homemade with love and super yummy!
I agree with Shannon! Brooke organizes events like the Snowball crawl that allows all the residents a night out, taking turns in each downtown store and ending up at the Twisted Vine for the raffle!
Brooke and The Lemon Tree really show what it is like to live in a small town. She gets to know your name, knows what you like, and always, always greets you with a smile, as does the whole staff!

How do I love The Lemon Tree? Let me count the ways…
1. They sell unique gifts that you will not find anywhere else. I have shopped at LT for almost every event (wedding, birthday, graduation, etc) over the last year and the recipients have not been disappointed.
2. Brooke, the owner, does monogramming/​embroidery. I have purchased items from her or brought items in for her to monogram. I have not found anyone who does as great of a job, has a quick turnaround time, and is more affordable! Who doesn’t love gifts that are personalized?!
3. The LT also has a café!!! This café is one of the best things to hit WF since I have lived here over the last 6 years. The café has homemade strawberry lemonade or mint (depending on the day) and has scrumptious bites such as chicken salad, orzo pasta salads, wraps… my fave: Turkey & Provolone w/​Raspberry Honey Mustard on Rosemary Focaccia Bread and their Roasted Red Pepper hummus. YUM YUM!!!
4. The LT is in a building that is 100 years old with noisy hardwood floors and beadboard ceiling… that’s what makes it so charming!
5. The owner, Brooke, takes pride in downtown Wake Forest. She often puts together events that will promote downtown such as the Snowball Crawl in the winter and the upcoming, Midsummer Night Stroll– both of which allow folks to form teams and register to stroll downtown shops with private shopping times for participating businesses and ending at the Twisted Vine where each team can win prizes! Fun times!

The Lemon Tree in Downtown Wake Forest has a great selection of items! The merchandising of the room is cheerful and bright.
I sampled some items from their café today that were awesome. The atmosphere in the café is great and the service is friendly and accommodating. It is a new place for my list of lunch visits!

This place is admittedly not the kind of retail items I would normally be interested in but I was present with my wife while she browsed looking for some gifts. The selection is diverse, containing many unique items, and the associates are very friendly. My wife loves birds and asked how much a specific item was. The associate remarked that it was really for display and was not intended for sale but quickly stated that she would be willing to sell it if we were truly interested (we ended up purchasing it). We also inquired about the availability of some dog collars and were jokingly told that a shipment should be arriving any moment and would most likely arrive as soon as we left. We also struck up a conversation during checkout and were informed that once permits were obtained that hopefully construction on a small café would begin soon. The café would include prepared items such as sandwiches, drinks, and more importantly lemon bars and lemonade.
There is also a hallway allowing you to walk through from this store to Sprig. After making our purchase we headed into Sprig and the associate followed us in about 5 minutes later laughing and informing us that the dog collars had indeed arrived. My wife went back and made a selection for our older dog.
All in all a quaint store with a nice selection and friendly staff. Highly recommend this for anybody looking for a unique treasure or special gift.

Think all lemons are tart? Think again!
Stopped by to check out the newest retail store in DT WF this past weekend. I entered and was greeted by two friendly associates who were working to get some new merchandise up in the windows. I took my time to browse all of their merchandise and take it all in.
This new store has a wide assortment of home décor items, jewelry, candles, lotions, purses, lamps, pottery, frames, and embroidery items. Everything was modern with a unique twist and I found the perfect gift for my baby sister’s upcoming b-​day. Their lamps are fantastic, and I have one I am seriously considering for my bedroom make-​over.
They say they will have a café in the spring that will have light food and drinks. Can’t wait for that to roll into town!
Cutest thing about it is that they have lemon drop candies at the register! Nice touch! This place is full of lemony goodness! Sweet!