Love this local gem! Home town diner with ambiance ... comfortable seating with tables and wicker chairs ... so great place to eat or just sip coffee. Western Omelet was delicious, grits cooked perfectly and bacon was delicious. Definitely a place to visit when in Lillington. read more

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Loooove their Triple Salad platter with chicken salad, strawberry pretzel salad, and grape salad. They close at 2 pm.

Horrible. Not good food, bad service... had burnt home fries and last the whole time without a drink, asked for water 5 times and never got it and they had the nerve to ask if we would like to tip. Cute inside though read more

I was not that impressed by this restaurant and have never been back but I will give it another shot. Went here for lunch one day. Service was okay. Food wasn't really anything to write home about. We got the BLT and the Chicken Salad on croissants as the waitress recommended. There was a lot of hype around the chicken salad and it was definitely good and worth trying. The BLT on the other hand was not the greatest BLT, it was kind of weak to be honest and I didn't like it on the croissant. The fries were plain crinkle cut, definitely nothing made in house. The broccoli salad was good and I would say is better than the fries. Its vibe is small town diner in an old building. Parking is only on the street. I really don't like that they use styrofoam plates...it's 2025 can we please stop with it? read more

Sweet Magnolias - Croissant sandwich - American Near Me - Lillington, North Carolina

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What an AWESOME find on a drive out and about as we went through Lillington. Pay attention to their hours and make sure you come there during business hours as it will be worth your attention. Amara (I pray I've spelled that properly) was an absolute ROCKSTAR on menu recommendations. You could just tell that she cared that you got exactly what you wanted. In the past I've had less than desirable with results on grits, but she recommended theirs HIGHLY. She was totally SPOT ON!!!! The Western Omelet I had was the MOISTEST omelet I've ever eaten in my 72 years on this planet! All of our roads to Raleigh will definitely lead through this fine establishment. I can hardly wait to sample lunch and their Chef Salad. read more

I paid $19.39 for this 4 sample plate, a coffee and a hot dog. The hot dog was the best part and reasonably priced. I would not recommend the grape salad. Took 20 minutes for food to come out, That's without the coffee. I didn't even mention it because I was being impatient. Overall service could have been handled better. read more

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Amazing food! Awesome service! Cannot wait to go back! My daughter and I were driving through and decided to give SWEET MAGNOLIAS a shot. They did not disappoint. read more

You gotta hear it from someone else to really know about this place. went to go get a custom fishing rod, the guy there recommended here, gotta say it's amazing, I had the stuffed pepper soup and it was like no other, 9/10 would come back read more

Breakfast was great. Kind of hard to mess up breakfast, pancakes , bacon , eggs and grits are worth a try if you happened to be in this neighborhood . I haven't tried lunch yet. You can only get breakfast I believe Friday and Saturday. read more

Just tried Sweet Magnolias for the first time. I had the Boom Book Chicken Melt and it was delicious. This is a great small town locally owned restaurant. The service was great. read more

Yummy. The Coconut cake was so good. Try the citrus chicken salad amazing . We don't live in Lillington but plan to come back to just eat at Sweet Magnolias. read more

Traditional American sandwiches with a fresh none corporate flair. Homemade chips and an abundant choice of house made sides. Daily fresh soup specials. House mag chips and strawberry pretzel salad are must try items. read more

Sweet Magnolias - Dining area and kitchen counter. - American Near Me - Lillington, North Carolina

Great for an old school Saturday morning breakfast with dad :) I love to meet my dad for a cup of coffee and country breakfast. We loved this place . read more

Best burger ever and friendly staff. We love the salads too. Family owned and is a great local spot in Lillington.

A very popular place! Staff are attentive and polite! Coffee is great! Food is amazing. Definitely, worth trying! read more

Sweet Magnolias - Menu cover - American Near Me - Lillington, North Carolina

Great food, friendly staff, in a quaint downtown location. Pricey but food is high quality.

Suhweeeeeet Magnolias will tantalize your taste buds in a family friendly cafe style diner. Great food after a hot day at the Aloha Safari rescue Zoo. Service was responsive and super kind. We all had burgers that filled us up and did not bust our wallets. The in house Mag chips are truly "Mag"nificent. This is casual country cafe well worth the stop! read more

Sweet Magnolias - Specials the week of May12th - American Near Me - Lillington, North Carolina

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A friend surprised me this week by bringing me lunch to work. She is all about supporting local business during this time, so she decided on Sweet Magnolia's which neither of us had ever had. We both tried the chicken salad on croissant with sweet fries. The chicken salad had a significant amount of mayonnaise with mayo also lathered on the croissant and it was supposed to have pecans and grapes but there were none. The sweet fries were soggy and some were burnt. After reading the other reviews, I'd love to try a burger once things open back up but otherwise the food left much to be desired. read more

I came for lunch and ordered a half Reuben and half salad. The sandwich was very tasty and nice and hot, the way I like it. Service was fast and friendly. read more

What a terrible experience! My family decided to give this a try today and were disappointed. From the time we walked in, our waitress seemed annoyed. Once we tried to place an order, she wouldn't listen from trying to talk over us and ended up getting the order wrong. Also two of the staff seemed to be having some type of argument at the time and did not attempt to hide it from the customers. Add that to the fact we did not get checked on our entire meal by our waitress and it just created a terrible experience. The food itself was not terrible, but the experience as a whole will make this place a hard pass in the future. NOT RECOMMENDED. read more

Excellent food and service. Always busy so get there early. The sandwiches are fresh and really good. Breakfast here is also a treat. Try it out, you won't be disappointed. read more

Nice little place. Very limited seating. Service is very friendly and fast. Food was very good and priced right. Except for the appetizers, they were to high. Has a hometown feeling when you walk in. Will go again. read more

Sweet Magnolias - Ham and pimento cheese sandwich and mag chips. - American Near Me - Lillington, North Carolina

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The food and service are always a great experience! The only thing that sucks is the limited hours.

Wow I've lived here for almost three years , and I recently visited sweet Magnolias and it's so delicious Love the atmosphere , the exposed brick and the seating at the front window is awesome I got the croissant chicken salad sandwich which was delicious but I really favor the burgers! read more

Just getting ready to leave after having lunch and had to make sure to write a review. The only reason I gave it two stars was because the rueben sandwich was wonderful. The service was a whole other story. First, they nickle and dime you (that's management). You want to split a sandwich? It's a $1 for the extra plate. You want it grilled, add .50 cents You didn't get enough thousand island dressing on your sandwich? That will be .50 cents. And you then you get the person who cooked said sandwich to come to the table and confrontationally say, "I heard something was wrong with the sandwich. I made that sandwich. What's wrong with it?". Umm, it was great, just didn't see or taste any dressing. We were abruptly told that dressing had definitely been put on the sandwich. This is how you treat customers??? On top of that, chips that were supposed to come with the meal were never brought even after asked for twice. Napkins had to be asked for and still not enough were brought. I was really hoping that this would be a great place to stop in and grab lunch, but I don't care how good the food is, I'm not paying someone to treat me like I am a serious inconvenience. Maybe there was an up charge for hospitality that they didn't tell us about? read more

So confusing! When you walk in the place is charming and clean. The staff is friendly. We went for breakfast and ordered water to drink. It arrived in a Styrofoam cup. Ok, it's water. Moving on. We both ordered the Old Fashioned Breakfast. Mine with home fries and a croissant. His with grits and a biscuit. We both had bacon. This meal costs around $7 each. We waited about15 minutes to get our food. According to the decor im looking forward to it. The meals arrived on Styrofoam plate as with plastic silverware. What?!?! The only compliment that I can give in regards to the food is that the eggs and bacon were good. The biscuit was flat. We're in the south for heaven's sake. Biscuits are not flat. The croissant seemed to have been served fresh from the fridge still cold. I'm almost certain the potatoes were frozen and had no real flavor. So what was taking so long to cook our meal? It is sad really. A few minor tweaks and this place could be really good. We don't have that many restaurants in Lillington. We need a good breakfast place. read more

Sweet Magnolias - Plastic and styrofoam does not belong in a restaurant unless you are at a fast food chain. - American Near Me - Lillington, North Carolina

Yeah, switching to real service ware would add a little class, but we came here to eat and the food was great! Sandwiches on croissants, bread, grilled or panini style. All were creative and very good. Homemade potato soup with cheese and bacon. Great. Homemade chips. Great. Homemade desserts. Great. Old building nicely remodeled with an artist's eye. Clean. Polite attentive service. After less than stellar service at the County Seat the last couple of visits, we gave this place a try and are glad we did. We wish them the best of luck! read more

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The staff at Sweet Magnolias are indeed very sweet :) Our waitress gave great suggestions and was a pleasure to have at the table. The interior of the restaurant is homey and has alot of unique wall pieces. There's various kinds of seating as well, including a few one-seater couches and some high chairs by the store front windows. The menu prices are very reasonable. I ordered the half soup/half sandwich combo for $7 with the chicken salad sandwich and tomato-basil tortellini soup. The chicken salad sandwich did not have as much chicken salad on it as I had hoped, but was still tasty. I loved the tomato-basil tortellini soup and definitely recommend! The rest of my group ordered the burgers which start at $3.50 for a single patty. At a price like that, the burgers here are incredible and delicious! You can also add condiments to them, some for free and others for $0.50. For sides we tried the Mag chips and Strawberry Pretzel Salad. The Mag chips are great and are served with ranch. This was my first time trying a strawberry pretzel salad and I really liked the pretzel crust. Unfortunately, the strawberry jello(?) on top was a miss for me. Finally, we also got dessert! Sadly, many of their desserts were sold out by the time we arrived, but I did get to try the No-Bake Chocolate Peanut-Butter cookies and Glazed Cinnamon Chip cookie slice. Both were yummy and I definitely want to come back to try the other desserts on the menu! read more

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Excellent staff very friendly and attentive. Menu was varied but not overwhelming. Nice small town restaurant.

Great food! Great service! The cheeseburgers are amazing one of the best burgers around townBright Leaf hotdogs...yumm! The staff is friendly and helpful, the food is great! Fun and clean environment! I'd recommend Sweet Magnolia to anyone looking for a great meal! read more

Must try the mag chips!! Very clean, great food, reasonable prices and fantastic staff.

Great food. Great service. Great times. Fun diner tucked in the village of Lillington.

Food: This is hands down the best cheeseburger in a 30 mile radius. So crispy and juicy and all the things I want in a quick burger especially considering that it's only $4.50 for a cheeseburger, it exceeds all of my expectations. For sides, I usually get the mag chips or the strawberry pretzel salad, both of which are delicious. I have tried their cookie slices before and thoroughly enjoyed them, but be warned that they sell out of dessert on busy days so if you go for dinner there may be a limited selection. Service: I have been here about 4-5 times and have never had anything short of friendly, attentive service. Atmosphere: Cute, tables but a little small however; I've never been there when the place is packed so it's never been an issue. Overall: if there were more places like Sweet Magnolia's in Lillington, it would be a better place. read more

Terrible service!! Waited 15 minutes before waitress even showed up, then she tried to take order before even giving us a menu. Gave us a menu and then said all they had for breakfast was eggs. She said they had no grits,home fries, country ham or link sausage! What has happened to this place? It is a sad joke!!!! read more

Adorable small down restaurant. Friendly staff and excellent food. Lots of unique side dishes. The strawberry pretzel salad is great (more of a dessert). read more

Small little restaurant with big flavor. Traveling as I usually do and wanted to try this out. Not a lot of people for a Thursday night at 5:30 so I was happy. The waitress was very nice and made sure the food was good. I did a custom burger which is always a favorite of mine. Should have ordered a double but glad I didn't (we'll come back to that). Fresh off the grill and the crinkle fries were PERFECT! Really crispy and the waitress asked if I wanted ranch instead of ketchup. Who does that? This place and that's why they got 4 of these stars. The 5th star is because of the dessert. I had the chocolate eclair. Bless the person who makes this! (Robin much love!!) The eclair is NOT a pastry. It's more like a pudding and hot damn it's amazing. I didn't mind the styrofoam cups or bowls because it gives this place character. Complaining about the flatware food is served on is like complaining ice isn't cold enough. Can't wait to return here again and try something new! read more

All bread, no meat. I can't believe I spent 13 bucks before tip and left hungry. How can you charge 50 cents more for grilling a sandwich? Did I help pay your electric bill? The onion rings were cooked way too long. I'm very disappointed in Yelp and TripAdvisor. read more

Sweet Magnolias - Gross. Look at the amount of mayo. Just don't. - American Near Me - Lillington, North Carolina

Friendly service. Awesome fried okra. Our dessert was a strawberry salad. They seem to have a fly problem though. We had 5-6 buzzing our table. Otherwise, this would be a great place. read more

Sweet Magnolias - American Near Me - Lillington, North Carolina

Courthouse burger is the absolute BEST! They also make homemade ranch and most of there food is made from scratch!

Local spot alert and everything made fresh. I got the chili burger and it was excellent. Homemade ranch dressing for the fries and homemade chili for the burger. Very very good. read more