903 Mills Market — Restaurant in Orlando

Finally found the neighborhood spot that feels like everyone's living room! Tucked into the charming Mills 50 district, 903 Mills Market is that rare gem where the food matches the incredible community vibe.

Let me tell you about their lox bagel - it's a masterpiece of simplicity done right. The bagel hits that sweet spot between chewy and soft, generously schmeared with cream cheese and layered with silky-smooth Nova lox. The red onions are sliced paper-thin, and the capers add just the right briny pop. It's the kind of breakfast that makes you want to linger over your coffee and watch the neighborhood come alive.

Speaking of coffee - they brew Lineage Roasting beans, and it shows. My cold brew was smooth as silk with none of that bitter afterbite you get at chain cafes. Perfect strength, and they keep it coming if you're camping out at one of their cozy tables.

What really sets this place apart is how it serves as the neighborhood's unofficial town hall. During my visit, I watched locals pop in for their morning ritual, dogs and owners meeting up on the patio, and friends catching up over sandwiches. The staff knows their regulars by name, and even as a first-timer, they made me feel like I belonged.

The market section is thoughtfully curated with local goods and essentials - perfect for when you need to grab a quick dinner ingredient or a special treat. Love that they support other local businesses this way.

Prices are exactly what you'd expect for quality ingredients in a neighborhood spot - fair and reasonable. The portion sizes won't leave you hungry, and the quality justifies every penny.

903 Mills Market isn't trying to be trendy or reinvent the wheel - it's simply being what every neighborhood wishes it had: a welcoming spot with great food, solid coffee, and the kind of atmosphere that makes you want to become a regular. Mission...

For folks living around Lake Davis, there is a place where neighbors dash over in their pajamas for a bottle of milk and stop for a sandwich while walking their dogs. 903 Mills Market fits right into the area, perched on an intersection across from the lake, comfortably worn like a favorite shirt, a decades-old grocery store that through serendipity and happenstance has survived in this residential area. The sandwich shop consists of a counter for ordering sandwiches, salads and soups, a bank of coolers for 100+ craft beers and shelves of small vineyard wines. Aside from a few indoor tables, most seating is outside on the wrap-around patio. I was able to find a relatively uncommon bottle of organic cider from Samuel Smith’s Brewery in Yorkshire, England, which made me as happy as the Market Wrap, an enormous sweet pillow of a sandwich stuffed with chicken, mango, papaya, pineapple and blue cheese. Unlike the pressed and reformed bits passed off as chicken in many places, the bird here is baked every day on premises, as is roast beef and corned beef. They must pick through the salad greens with a magnifying glass, because the mass of leaves that made up the Lake Lurna Thai peanut salad were immaculate and fresh, not a brown spot or wither among them. And the slightly spicy peanut dressing was a joy. Each salad is named after a local lake — Weldona (mozzarella, tomato and olives), Copeland (Caesar), Como (chef’s salad) — and makes for an interesting intellectual exercise while you eat. Where is Lake Olive exactly, and what does it have to do with roast beef? Neighbors make up 80% of the customers, and most show up for the weeknight dinner specials. Sit outside, watch the traffic and strolling local residents go by, and enjoy some refreshingly...

MENU: 3 stars. Honestly, I didn’t enjoy my meal. I ordered the Italian with pressed bread and even now, I’m not sure if the server brought out the right sandwich. What I ate was unlike any Italian I’ve ever had. It was far too mayonnaise-y, even though I asked for very light mayo. The taste wasn’t bad, but for such high ratings and the “Best Brunch Spots” designation, I expected far more. Bit of a letdown.

MOOD: 3 stars. This is a pretty hipster joint, which is fine if it’s part of the package. It looks like a large house was turned into a makeshift restaurant. Again, all good, no qualms with that whatsoever. But what I didn’t like was the minuscule amount of parking. If a home is turned into a restaurant, the owner must allot some space for adequate parking. There’s a sign that says “additional parking at the lake” but it wasn’t sufficient, as I couldn’t find the lake at first glance so I circled the restaurant several times until someone left. That was a little frustrating.

STAFF: 4 stars. The cashier/server seemed pretty nice. I’d describe my experience as “neutral,” which is better than “bad” I suppose.

VERDICT: 3 stars. I’d definitely eat here again, but only to see what all the fuss is about. I can’t imagine a restaurant having such high ratings without good food. Perhaps I caught them on a blah day. I don’t give too many places extra chances, no matter how good the reviews are, but something tells me there’s something I can find enjoyable on the menu at...