Sarah’s Market & Cafe

The staff here could not be nicer! They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week. They have a solid beer and wine selection in their convenience store. What more could I possibly want from a neighborhood café/​convenience store?
I live about a 1 minute walk away and I’m in and out of here more often than I’d like to admit. I left my umbrella there once and they returned it to me before I even knew it was missing! They also gave me a free salad wrap as a Christmas gift.
Lovely people, great place!

Love Sarah’s breakfast and their sandwiches, scrambled eggs and sausage in the morning, blt and fries for lunch, you can’t go wrong

This was a great find. The menu items are well put together and include a variety of full and continental breakfast options.
One fascinating quirk is the access route to/​from the restroom — a facility which I suspect is mandated in sit-​down establishments (but, I’m no lawyer — only the husband of one — so I may be wrong here). To head to the head, go through the active galley kitchen and descend downstairs. Here, the rustic nature of Sarah’s truly comes alive. Note, in particular, the century + old rough hewn support cross beams as well as the dry and walkin pantries.
Unquestionably eclectic and common all at once, Sarah’s is surely a comforting destination for the quirky, salty and/​or «Everyman“personalities of the area.
Next time I’m in Cambridge, I’ll surely stop by!

Love this place for breakfast. Reasonable prices (Bagel and lox only $ 6.50 :-) Sad that I’m not in the neighborhood anymore, but def recommend checking this place out!

I absolutely love this place!
Their food is great, not exceptional but amazing for just being a small diner/​market eating location. Love the local atmosphere it has (Big supporter of small businesses here) and the variety of dishes they have to offer. My personal favorite would have to be The Irish Flag (Grilled Corn Beef, Sauerkraut and melted Swiss Cheese), it’s the absolute deliciousness. Also, their breakfast burrito is amazing as well! No matter what you order, you’ll be served with kindness, comfort, and, most importantly, with a plate of taste-​bud quenching food!

I have such a soft spot for Sarah’s!
My guilty pleasure is the kids’ menu grilled cheese with French fries. It’s always perfectly toasted, and the American cheese is a total hit of nostalgia. I’ll even get it for breakfast, although sometimes in the AM the fryer isn’t warmed up yet, so they sub chips for the fries. :(
The other breakfast options are tasty, too. I’m partial to the corned beef hash with eggs and toast ($ 7.50). If you’re not in the mood for the excellent coffee/​espresso, a steamed milk with a pump of almond syrup is super comforting. As for lunch, all the sandwiches, wraps, and salads are made to order with fresh ingredients, so you really can’t go wrong. And for dessert, the cakes in the case by the register look pretty awesome.
The guys that work here are super nice and welcoming. Ordering is always a pleasure!
The market is pretty cool, too – they have a great selection of candy and beverages (the important things in life). If I lived around here I would definitely pop in for snacks and emergency grocery items, though it could turn into an expensive habit.

Restaurant and convenience store hybrid. Excellent local joint for breakfast, lunch or dinner. My recommendation: curry chicken with rice.

Didn’t try the scrumptious looking, Boar’s Head branded deli/​café side. But the market is worth a look-​see on its own. Don’t let the convenience store front fool you, because it is, in fact, a convenience store. What’s on the shelves separates Sarah’s from its everycorner counterparts.
Craft sodas, international candies a la Cardullo’s, small batch chips or flavors from mainstreamers you’ve never seen before (Crazy Hot Popchips? Okay), and a fairly fine selection of beer and wine. Maybe it’s the traffic from frequent customer invasions, or high-​demand items that can’t stay stocked, but there’s definitely an inordinate number of boxes stacked around the aisles. Watch your step.
Prices are Cantabrigian, but lower than Harvard Square, so if you’re zipping through Huron Village and have a hankering for ostrich jerky and a Caleb’s cola, yump in to Yarah’s, yo.

Wanted a breakfast spot near Alewife but that didn’t require getting in the thick of traffic. This fit the bill. There are tables in the deli area, and a range of breakfast choices (eggs and hash, egg white sandwich with avocado, omelettes, etc.) There lunchtime deli sandwiches sound good too.

This place makes my ultimate, traditional BLT. Light toast, crispy bacon, just the right amount of tomatoes… Beyond that, lots of good solid food. Good burgers, excellent steak and cheese, average fries, a variety of salads.

Delicious egg sandwich. Really nice staff. Very casual and not for those who want a served/​sit-​down experience.

The café portion of this establishment has some top notch breakfast choices. The hot and ice coffees are good enough for me to opt not to make it myself at home (at which I am pretty talented).
The sandwiches are, in two words, big and awesome. Their breakfast burrito is great (for breakfast) ;), and I have had both the BLT and a Reuben for lunch. Their menu is large and the items are very reasonably priced.
Their market is also good. Do NOT come here for fresh produce, but DO come here for beer, wine, and cheese. I love their selection. As for their normal foods and groceries, if you’re in a pinch, you’ll end up paying a premium for the items, but I rarely find myself having to buy my peanut butter or pasta here. Usually my 6-​packs of beer or 750ml of wine is the reason.
Enjoy!

It is a good deli, the caser salad is great. But if you are not fancy a big mac, DO NOT try their panini.

Sarah’s Market & Café has very good food for a reasonable price. Their omelets are their best item in my mind. I especially recommend the french omelet and the bacon cheddar wrap which both were cooked perfectly cost well under 10 dollars. It’s hard to go wrong with anything on the menu. Sarah’s carbonara pasta and grilled muffins are also quite good. I have to give this place 5 stars because it has everything I would want from a cheap café. Sometimes large groups of kids come and it can get quite noisy so make sure you don’t come around noon on a weekend. If you go early in the morning it is quite quiet. Even when it is popular, people will respect you if you are trying to get work done. Overall, I love Sarah’s Market & Café and I will continue to come in the future.

Market is good. They have good selection in drinks and chips. The rest is functional. The restaurant is very good, but is not good for allergies. I can’t eat the food without getting sick at least some of the time (severe lactose intolerance). The cross-​contamination is bad.

I recently had Sarah’s Market & Café cater a breakfast event for my organization. I worked with Raj on the order, and he was more than cordial and professional during each of our conversations. I placed a large order (that later had to be adjusted) for breakfast sandwiches that were vegetarian and non-​vegetarian friendly. The sandwiches arrived on time and individually wrapped, as requested. Everyone commented on how tasty the sandwiches were and inquired as to where they were from.
Another thing to note: my order was supposed to include paper products (napkins & plates), but when it arrived, plates were not included. Raj apologized, and I assured him it was not a big deal. About 10 minutes after the delivery had arrived, I got a call – Raj had returned with plates. Now THAT is customer service.
I have never dined at Sarah’s but based on my experience with their catering service, I will certainly be enjoying a meal there soon.

I lived a block away from here for several years. When I first moved in (maybe 2012), my girlfriend and I walked over to check out the place. We arrived maybe 30 – 40 minutes before closing on a Friday night. After about 5 minutes of looking around, the cashier told us, «Hey, if you’re not going to buy anything please get out!» What?! We didn’t look sketchy and were genuinely checking out our new corner market.
I eventually came back to try out the restaurant and they are pretty good. The guys work hard there and are very nice. The food is alright and a nice down-​scale alternative to Hi-​rise across the street.

They make a pretty good cup of iced coffee (made with an espresso machine). I hear their regular coffee isn’t great though. There’s a reasonable amount of seating, which helps if you’re waiting for food as well. The place is also half supermarket, so there’s that.

I had been hearing great things about Sarah’s so I decided to check it out. What I found is that people were spot on with this place!
It is both a market and a café. The market has a fairly good selection (including wine and beer) and the café is really cute. While at the café, I ordered a chicken ceasar wrap and it was delicious! The menu itself includes a lot of other unique sandwiches and wraps and a pretty extensive breakfast selection.
I live in the area so I definitely see myself grabbing lunch or takeout from here more often.

I work right down the street from Sarah’s but I also travel quite a bit. While away, the one meal I always crave is Sarah’s chicken curry. I don’t care if I’ve just landed from a red-​eye, I will be at Sarah’s that day, ordering this miraculous yellow curry with peppers, onions, broccoli, cucumbers, mushrooms, and of course, a huge amount of grilled chicken. I sometimes have to ask them for LESS chicken because they are so generous with it. Served with saffron rice that cannot be replicated anywhere. It’s $ 11.95. It will last you two meals. Or if you eat it in one sitting, you won’t want to eat for the rest of the day…
Other go-to’s are the Chicken Caesar Wrap, South of the Border wrap, Portobello wrap, or any of the salads. Or breakfast. Or anything with grilled chicken… obviously, I could go on and on.
The best part is, the staff is so friendly (mainly from South America). Some of the guys are a bit shy but if you strike up a conversation, they’ll open right up. They’re always willing to make accommodations, or whip up some random sandwich for you if you don’t see anything you like on the menu. Never had an even remotely bad experience with the staff here.
Notes:
–It gets busy at lunch and there’s limited seating. It takes ~10−15 min for the hot food to come out at peak times so it may be better to go on the early/​late side of lunch or order to go.
–It’s generally quiet in the afternoons/​evenings so a good time/​place for girl-​talk over coffee.
–Right next to the hot food service is a café, complete with a fantastic beer selection. Maybe a few bucks more than your average liquor store but it’s just a small convenience store.
I can’t say enough good things. Just do yourself a favor and go. I’ve lived here for 8 years, and I can tell you there is no place like it in Cambridge.