The Marketplace at Guilford Food Center — Restaurant in Guilford

We were looking for a unique but special place to host our wedding rehearsal dinner, and after seeing The Marketplace featured as a reception venue on a wedding blog, we decided to look into it.

The Marketplace catering staff was honest and reliable throughout the process. I never felt like they were trying to take advantage of us as happened so often with other "seasoned" wedding vendors. The price they quoted was the actual price (no surprise up-charges after the fact), and the planning process was simple.

On the night of the dinner, the Marketplace staff was friendly and relaxed, and we were pleasantly surprised that all of their house wine tasted great (in fact, much better than the wine our wedding caterer included for the open bar). We had dropped off centerpieces earlier in the day, and the staff was kind enough to arrange them and the tables as we requested in advance, so it looked really nice when we arrived.

Even though our wedding reception was lovely, I actually had a better time at the rehearsal dinner. If you're looking for a venue filled with character and want to avoid the "Wedding Industrial Complex," The Marketplace is the...

My wife and I held our rehearsal dinner for our wedding at the Marketplace in July of 2022. Her family has lived in Guilford for almost 20 years, and the Marketplace has always been a special place for them (and more recently for me as well).

We were very particular about the creating the menu such that it met the type of cuisine we were looking for -- one that captured the feeling of summer as well as our love for Connecticut and my home state, Maryland. We also had a number of guests with specific food preferences and allergies that we wanted to ensure were accommodated.

We worked with Brita who was amazing. Not only did she help us put together a completely customized menu for the event (including batch cocktails and several other dishes that were outside of their standard catering menu), but she also helped us figure out all of the seating arrangements, rentals, ambience, etc.

The event itself was a huge success and greatly exceeded our expectations. The food, of course, was excellent, and really captured everything we wanted from the menu. I would highly recommend the Marketplace for anybody planning this...

Our favorite spot in Guilford! This place has it all. You can get breakfast, lunch, or dinner. For prepared food, they have breakfast sandwiches, egg plates, burgers, fries, giant salads, chicken nuggets, kids meals, and more. There’s also a pastry cooler with crossaints, muffins, donuts, cookies, cupcakes, etc. Finally, there are really good soups that change daily.

At the drink bar you will find coffee creations, smoothies made with real fruit not those weird mixes some places have, hot chocolate drinks, teas, and milkshakes.

For easy dinner, there are prepared meals to go in the cooler. The butcher has delicious cuts of meat and seafood. There are frozen crab cakes and other delights. Plus a cheese and meat cooler and a small selection of non-perishable items like pasta and crackers.

The staff is always helpful and friendly. There are plenty of tables indoors and outside.

This place is...