Magnolia Foods — Restaurant in Lynchburg

Oh Magnolia foods- a cute place with SO much unrealized potential.

Great location, has a patio, and has a nice vibe to it. Then you meet the staff- heads up, it’s run by moody teens with sassy attitudes. I came toward the end of the day so at least the service was fast so they could get me out of there.

I ordered the roast beef sandwich and a drink to-go for about $10 and when I got it home and boy was I disappointed! It was just a boring ol’ sandwich on cold French bread, the lightest smear of horseradish, roast beef still clumped like it was when it came out of the package I guess. So then I began the latest episode of extreme makeover: sandwich edition. Literally all I had to do was lightly toast the bread in the oven , replaced the sad, thin, limp piece of lettuce with some salad mix, unclumped the roast beef and layed it out for full bread coverage, throw some mayo on it (because I didn’t have horseradish) and the boom! A delicious sandwich worth the money I paid for it.

Like my sandwich, Magnolia foods has good ingredients, but poor execution. But with just a little bit of effort (toast your bread... and maybe get the teens out of the kitchen) I know they can turn it around and live up to the quality that they’re...

We visited for the first time Sunday August 28. We enjoyed the variety of foods they offered and it was hard to pick one because all of it sounded delicious. I was excited to try the Curry Chicken sandwich on pumpernickel with a side of potatoe salad and lemon cake. The bread tasted fresh and the chicken was very moist and flavorful. I enjoyed the potato salad as well. The lemon cake wasn't my type of cake and was kind of dry. Overall, the food was good but the service was absolutely awful. I liked the food but the atmosphere that the two young ladies at the front put off was unacceptable. Not only were they rude and acted like we were bugging them to place a order and then get a container to take our food when leaving, they continued to watch us the entire time we ate and everytime we would looked up from eating they would go to whispering in the corner and to the gentleman in the back then look back at us cackling. I would not recommend this place solely on how the 2 young girls...

Sandwich Served with a Side of Snark

If I could leave negative stars, I would. Went for a late lunch carry-out. The business was steady but not at peak. Ordered a lunch of quiche and a #3 with side and dessert. After waiting 35 minutes, and seeing several customers that had arrived after being served, I approached the register to inquire about the sandwich I was waiting on. I calmly stated that I had been waiting and that multiple customers behind me had been served. The cashier looked for the order and called back to the kitchen for the sandwich. NOW, it gets interesting. My friend, lunch for two, began to ask about the nature of the delay. At this point, the cashier said that she was bagging it up. Without explanation or apology, the sandwich bag was tossed onto the counter and with all the southernisms in the world, I was blessed out. So to you I say, with all the contempt and disregard shown toward me ... "Have a...