Swiss Pantry — Restaurant in Winchester

Love Swiss Pantry! Been visiting for years. They serve deli type sandwiches and soups for lunch as well as having a small but diverse array of fresh grocery items and their delightful baked goods and treats.

It's my understanding this place was started by the Miller family, who have a Swiss and Mennonite background. The folks working at the Swiss Pantry have always been very pleasant and helpful across the span of my many, many visits. Today was no different. One of the younger employees welcomed us, answered our questions, and happily agreed to make us some lunch even though it was a little early (around 10:45).

While we waited for our sandwiches to be made, we took our time perusing all the gorgeous and delectable goods for sale. I squished on some super delicious looking breads of all sorts of flavors (cheddar jalapeño, cinnamon raisin, sourdough, etc), took in the fresh cheeses and meats, and admired the shelves dedicated to baking supplies: all sorts of different flours, baking chocolate, toppings, and more. They also sell corn meal, pancake mix, and grits from the nearby Falls Mill - which you should check out if you're in the area. One cool thing I saw for the first time today was some dip mixes: small containers of different spices and seasonings with instructions to combine them into a delicious dip. Both sweet and savory options were available (eg dill, bacon ranch, lemon cheesecake, caramel apple). Really cool! Would love to try it sometime.

I was trying to keep my lunch light so I just opted for a simple grilled cheese with chips and a can of soda. It was only a shade over $6, which is pretty good for lunch these days, especially when the bread was soooooo good. There was a ton of cheese on the sandwich and it melted to gooey perfection on slightly sour, perfectly chewy sourdough.

This place is definitely worth a road trip if you're not from the area. Combine with a trip to Falls Mill for a lovely afternoon. :) My final tip: one of my favorite items here is their oatmeal cream pie / oatmeal whoopie pie. Two slightly soft, slightly crunchy, perfectly cinnamony oatmeal cookies around creamy, silky filling. ...

Have loved this place for a long time. We go as often as we can because they have things other stores don't. We haven't been in a while and we're kinda shell shocked at how the prices has gone up. They had some new items and stillost of the ones we were used to getting. I was hoping in the jam section I would find some cantaloupe jam or jelly. They had a lot of different flavors but not this one. I have looked everywhere I go for it. I first seen it at the Amish town we went to and got a jar. Wish we had gotten more as it is really good. If you want specialty items and fresh products the Swiss Pantry is where to go. We went for the open house this year on October 1,2022. It was very crowded but we enjoyed looking around and got a couple things. The only thing was there was a line inside the store all the way around for the donuts. So you weren't able to really look at any of the merchandise. Because we always find good stuff there we like the oats, baking items and such. The guys managing the traffic in and out did a very good job. Also the gentlemen that were taking people up to everything and also back to their cars were very nice. We took advantage of this service on the way back to...

This place is amazing. The staff are so sweet and nice and the food selection is awesome. They have the best granola and cinnamon rolls there! I think maybe my favorite thing is their freshly baked sourdough bread. It's just...scrumptious. I also love the seasongs, dips and soup mixes. They have a huge selection of different sweets and their freshly baked desserts are worthy of bringing to any celebration or dinner party. I particularly like the hummingbird cake! I love that they have packages of things like cornmeal, way cheaper than at the grocery and necessary for making pizzas in the pizza oven. These are just a few of my favorite things from here. Stop in for lunch someday and browse around, you...