The Sidewalk Cafe

What an amazing experience! My friend & I visited Main Street Sumter & by accident saw The Sidewalk Cafe! Dr.Tracey came outside and invited us in! She is a fabulous baker of macaroons! Owen ( owner of Carolina Eat ) is getting the cafe ready for opening 7/3. Owen willingly cooked us this formerly ch & Sat and talked to us! Private 5* lunch and local tour info!!! Definitely a return for meals and to get macaroons “Dr.Macaroon’s Bakery—- I believe will be the business name!!! Great food and gracious business owners!!

Completely by accident came across this historic building and Dr. Tracey’s macaroons. Bought every flavor and hands down the best I have eaten. The Chef 👨‍🍳 made us a meal that was so healthy and delicious. I can’t wait to come back when the restaurant is officially open. What a gem in Sumter of all places. I will be back for sure. Highly recommend this establishment.

Place was a little tough to find and parking is limited. Restaurant is very nice, clean and looks to be going for a trendy vibe. My wife and I went for lunch and the menu was very limited. You had a choice of three entrees, three appetizers, three sandwiches, three salads and three desserts. I ordered the "shrimp" and grits and my wife ordered the burger which came with sweet potato fries, not her favorite, but they don't appear to allow substitutions. The shrimp was tiny and the sweet potato fries weren't crispy at all. The shrimp and grits had a lot more pepper than my liking, to the point that it was the only flavor that really came through. Servings were small, which wouldn't be a bad thing if the food was better. Once we finished dinner, we asked to order coffee from the attached coffee shop. The point of sale system apparently isn't attached so we had to pay and go upstairs to order. The layout of the coffee shop was nice and really is something that downtown needs. Options were, again, limited. The coffee was much better than the food. If I was just grading the coffee shop, I would give it a solid four stars. We may return to try the dinner menu and I will probably go back to the coffee shop, but I don't see me taking a return trip for lunch.