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The Mercantile Cafe / Sweet Simplicity Bakery / Ice Cream Shop

★★★★½ 4.7/5 (100 reviews)
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210 N Irwin St, Manchester, TN 37355 (931) 723-2491 Website
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Reviews (100)

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Di McGee
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Nice cafeteria style great fish on fridays...

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Mary Feryan
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

They don't skimp on serving! My husband raved about their banana pudding! The food was delicious! Highly recommend a visit!

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Todd Lake
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Amazing, especially the desserts. Super friendly staff cute environment! A must if you are in Manchester.

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Karen N
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

What a sweet little find. Homemade goodies sprinkled with small town hospitality. Fresh hot meals prepared daily for patrons, delish and enticing bakery goods, and a gift shop. I ordered 2 cinnamon rolls, and they were so good. This place is a must if you are in the neighborhood.

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Matthew Tyndall
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

They were friendly and welcoming from the start and made me feel valued the whole time. The staff greeted my dogs and brought me a bowl of water to take on the road. The chicken tender plate with fries was delicious. By coincidence I met a man who said his daughter owned the place. He was very nice and friendly. There’s also a shopping opportunity with some unique snacks and dog & cat treats.

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Lisa Leech
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

It was 4:15, they said the rush started at 5. Food that was served off line wasn't hot.

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Mark Johnson
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Nice place. Good food. Cool little mercantile store. Visit downtown Manchester.

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Randy Cummins (MrChevy3)
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

You just can't beat a Friday night shrimp boil, so delicious we had enough for tomorrow's lunch as well

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Eddie Smallwood
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Absolutely love this place! Great food, great folks! Gotta try it!

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Phillip Davis
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Awesome food and great people! Love this place!

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Jason Lee Wilson & James County
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

They have a very good meat and three lunch. I highly recommend.

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Brandy Jo Baker (BJ)
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Some of the best down home cooking! The ladies were super friendly and the food was awesome.

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Belden Menkus
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Still great! Had a welcome opportunity to return to The Mercantile. Same great food (or maybe even better). Same wonderful warm welcome. Fudge pie was a-mazing. Only wish I had my whole family with me so we could have tasted more of the pies and cakes.

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Edie Snyder
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

The oriental chicken salad is wonderful. It was enough for 2 meals for me. They make their own sweet dressing for the salad - delicious ! The banana pudding is very good! There are lots of kitchen-related items for sale as well as a more gift items in their Pop Up Shop at ground level, facing the block behind the restaurant.

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Sarah F
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Really good comfort food and baked goodies.

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Jennifer Garrett
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Lots of goodies , friendly staff and great chicken and waffles 🧇

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Elizabeth Moore
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Cutest meat and 3 place! They have specials too. Good fruit tea!

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Bruce Bonk
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Stop by for some cake and fried pies. Definitely worth it

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Heh Heh
★☆☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

I had lipstick on my glass which was pretty nasty. The food wasn't all that good either and the server was pretty rude. Something that would be on kitchen nightmares.

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Carol VanHook
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Word of mouth led us here! And are we glad!!! We've recently moved to Manchester and want to support local businesses! This Cafe is amazing! We wandered in, nearing the end of their lunch hours. But we got to eat anyway! The cafeteria style food was hot and cooked to perfection... We had tender and juicy roast beef and gravy and Southern style fried chicken! The sides were great, too...mashed potatoes, macroni and tomatoes, creamed corn, and broccoli salad - all delicious! The staff was really nice and the decor is clean and fun! Loved the gift shop!!! Best of all, we took a chess pie with us. Highly recommend this pie! We'll be back!