The Villager Deli — Restaurant in Pinehurst

The one star is for ambiance, otherwise, run the other way. We stopped in for breakfast on Saturday. My wife ordered the avocado toast. The avocado was gritty, chunky, and unripe / bitter. When we commented on it to the server he apologized and told the owner. The owner came out and in a bluster started the 'conversation' with 'I know, the avocado is terrible. We've tried slicing it, mashing it, blending it, and grinding it, but it is just horrible.' I suggested to him that since he knew it was terrible perhaps they should not be serving it, or the wait staff should be telling the customers at the time of order to consider something else. He responded with... 'well, it wasn't quite as bad early this morning and this is what they gave us..'. Basically, his response was that he was given bad food so that is what his customers would get. I just can't support a business that cares so little about giving their customers quality food. To add insult to injury, he made a big show of saying I'm not going to charge you for it. When we looked at the bill he had deducted $0.85. Remember, the entry was avocado toast. The avocado was terrible, and the owner new it before serving it. His solution was to deduct the amount of it being added as a side dish. All I can say...

The service here is really good. The waitresses are all fast and friendly. The food itself is not bad. I ordered a club and my wife ordered tuna on a Crossaint. The bread was an upcharge for the Crossaint. And to substitute fries(which are mega ordinary) is a couple dollars. Over all, The food is decent, exactly what you see is what you get. No frills, just a decent sandwich. But for two sandwiches, and one soda, it was 37 dollars.

Kinda steep if you ask me.

Strike two, they charge 4 percent to use a credit card, they encourage cash to avoid the 4 percent fee. Again, steep.

The bathrooms are also behind the cashiers counter, and adjacent to the kitchen, and it is also the size of an RV bathroom from the 1980s.

This is just an honest review. Also, they have dr.pepper on the menu, but they really serve Pibb Extra. Which is a rare find. I would have gotten that had i known, but the menu is mislabeled and i saw it...

Visited this establishment for the first time and I was really expecting a great sandwich plate lunch. I was somewhat dissatisfied. First of all, the chips were stale. That left the sandwich to take up the slack...it had to be awesome. The sandwich, which was a special, turkey with a cheese based sauce and strawberries, yes strawberries on a brioche bun. The sandwich was very good. My reason for three stars is the stale chips and a $35.00 tab w/tip. This was at best a $20.00 dollar lunch for two. Everything is expensive now, I get it, but, this should be the reason you provide high quality meals. Especially when you are located in the heart of Pinehurst and Southern Pines. The young staff that waited on my wife and I get ☆☆☆☆☆! Thanks staff for making this a nice experience! Thank...