HARD HARD PASS. Not once but 2x in a row the manager has greeted us, told us nothing to eat, no pizza, sandwiches, etec. not serving this or this and basically suggested we leave. If you aren't open. then put up a closed sign. if you no longer serve food, put up a sign !! Don't waste your thyme!!! read more

Date of visit: December 12, 2020 Honestly glad we didn't read the reviews before going or we probably wouldn't have gone and funny thing is I always turn to Yelp first before we explore a new restaurant! Anyway, we strolled up and down Davis Street weighing all our options. We went in this Market twice and decided it indeed was the place for us and only if we could sit in the Alley! Well, we did...what a charming place to eat. Made us feel like we were back in Europe. I already knew what my hubby was going to order when we walked in and saw the the Saturday special was freshly carved suckling pig! It is served by the pound. He ordered 1/2 lb with a side of mashed potatoes and a cucumber salad. And he had a wonderful Malbec for $5 because it was happy hour! All came to about $18! He loved it !! I ordered the puff pastry with chicken chipotle and bacon and a smoked gouda cheese sauce on top! It was accompanied by a side salad with mixed greens and a light champagne vinaigrette. It was wonderful! It was a wonderful meal and we will be back for sure. read more

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In a cute beautiful town and exactly at the charming historical downtown Culpepper! There are Thyme market , The Copper Fish , It's all about Thyme and the Thyme inn! A Cafe, Seafood restaurant,fine dine restaurant and a small beautiful inn!! In 3 buildings and an alley between them you find all that charm and goodness!! One building has the Seafood place (The Copper Fish) , another building has the café (Thyme market) and the inn (Thyme inn) then the other building has the restaurant (It's all about Thyme!) I tried the café (Thyme market) which has sandwiches, wraps, paninis , hot food items and fresh wood fire pizza! Also they have pastries, wonderful desserts and hot & cold drinks! I'll repeat that WONDERFUL homemade desserts!! It's not the time for your low sugar , low calories or low-whatever diet!! Lol The variety is amazing and you will take a long time to decide which one you can get specially if you live far from there like me! :) Staff was friendly and welcoming! Excellent service!! 5 STARS You can enjoy the Copper Fish menu and the Thyme market menu at the magical Alley!! I loved that Alley which is covered (so it's good for rainy weather) , has beautiful lights and fans for the summer, heaters for winter! Small speakers for music .. I only wished if they were playing French music, Jazz or Tango !! It would've been great with that atmosphere! I'd definitely go back and try more items! I live an hour away 55 miles but I'll come back specially for that charming place!! Conclusion: It's the best thing in this town! Go try it! :) read more

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A great find with some good food and atmosphere. Even in a chilly day the alley is a spot less crowded. Crab nachos and crab pizza for the win. Deliciousness. Friendly staff all around. read more

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We loved their restaurant last night, so decided to try their market for lunch. They forgot our order and when I enquired ten minutes later about it's getting lost they said "he's got it" but then they had to confessed that they couldn't remember my order and so I told them the turkey wrap. When it came I loved it but it didn't taste like turkey. Guess what? It was a chicken wrap. But, tasty with walnuts and apricots, but not what I ordered. What a miserable experience...just to get a sandwich! read more

"The Green Goddess" Wood Oven Pizza----- Fresh Pesto sauce / Goat cheese was perfectly melted / Crust with a crunch / Fresh Arugula served piping hot. Felt like Lady who made this was passionate about this pizza. Everyone Should Try once in Lifetime ! ---No Regerts :) read more

Update tried this place again and got under cooked bottom of pizza. Come on man !! Also all the pies were under done on the bottom and one had some sort of burnt debris under it. Yuck ! read more

Thyme Market - Also the other one had something burnt no idea what that crap is - Specialty Food Near Me - Culpeper, Virginia

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The Thyme Market has been around since '07 and is owned by the Yarnall family. The restaurant (located next door) relocated from Philly and opened its location in Culpeper back in '95, offering European fare. This market offers take-out sandwiches, entrees, breads, desserts, seasonings, sauces, marinades, and other various spreads and such to add to your meals. I tried the Culpeper Crack at a friend's dinner get-together, and I knew I had to get my hands on some tubs! This spread is ridiculously addicting - thick, creamy, chive-y, salty, cheddar-y - super delicious!!! They have their housemade thin crispy flat breads with some house seasonings that pair greatly with it, but I prefer it with the Triscuits. Super yummy and great as appetizers or as snacks! They have 3 tub sizes, and while it's a little pricey, it's worth the trek over to Culpeper to stock up on these (just get the Party Size - it's still not enough!). Besides stocking up on the spread, I'd love to go back and try out their wood-fried pizzas. Staff are super friendly here! +Culpeper Crack! :D +housemade flatbreads +friendly staff +located next to It's About Thyme +ample street parking read more

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The Thyme market is a great lunch spot. We ate there today before beginning the Holiday House Tour. Our group ordered a wood fired pizza, lump crab nachos, and an open face crap pretzel. Everything was delicious. If you've never had it, the Better Cheddar is a must. It's also known as "Culpeper crack." On Mondays, they run a pizza special. They do have heaters outside if it's a little chilly as several of the tables are outdoors in between the market and the cafe. read more

Thyme Market - the front of the store - Specialty Food Near Me - Culpeper, Virginia

This review is about the dining in the adjacent alley which used to be a fun, quirky setting for all the glorious food the Market offers. Not anymore. The server was the best part of my experience. Personable, helpful and going out of her way to help all her customers. Well done. My $15 Chicken Caesar Salad was without a doubt, the worst salad entree I've ever had hands down. The bagged lettuce was brown at the edges. Looks like they rinsed it to 'perk it up' but didn't bother to dry it. Plate swimming in watery dressing. Chicken light pink I could not eat it. I've never sent anything back but had to, with apologies. Not easy to do. Parmesan cheese was the bagged kind you get at Food Lion. Like many I'm trying to support these businesses, but if they aren't even trying? They deserve to go under and it won't be the fault of a virus but their own lazy negligence. read more

We got takeout on our way out of town. The crab nachos were really good and came with homemade salsa and sauces. They substituted goat cheese for me since my daughter is allergic to cows milk. Their homemade crackers and cheese dip are to die for. Really friendly staff too! read more

I have literally ordered a pizza from them 5 times now hoping for different results. It's WRONG every single time. The disappointment for my $25 small pizzas... is real. I don't understand. Tonight I ordered my last pizza from them; they're good but y'all can't get them right. Ever. I don't really understand. read more

Fantastic service. I love the fresh flowers! Cozy atmosphere. The food was absolutely delicious. I highly recommend Thyme Market.

We ordered a variety of sandwiches for 20 guest as well as cucumber tomato salad and spanakopita. Everything was delicious and we received many complements at the rehearsal luncheon from our guests at The Old House Winery. Everything worked out thanks to Connie - our contact at Thyme Market. She suggested I pick up the plates, serving tray and bowl, napkins and flatware as well as serving spoons. I was able to find good options at Target. Many thanks for providing a quality lunch! We were also able to pull-up to the front door at Thyme Market and park in the delivery lane while we loaded the food in our car. read more

We enjoyed lunch at Thyme Market. We were able to sit in the outdoor heated seating area. The food was prompt and good. It was nice meal before walking around town during the Holiday House Tour. While we didn't have dessert, the dessert case looked well stocked. Nice lunch stop when in town. read more

Good food and great setting but the service was lacking today. When I inquired the server said they share tables. Well, today that didn't work since we had to repeat our order three times to two different servers. I would have been more understanding with the wait since it was busy but no one even acknowledged that we waited 45 minutes for our food and two of us just ordered sandwiches from the deli counter! Won't go back anytime soon even though I like their food. read more

This is a really cool market serving some great food and also has a lot of interesting jams/sauces/salsas that you can buy for enjoying later! This place was recommended to us by the folks at Old House Vineyards and we were so glad that they did! Their pizzas are a steal on the $5 mondays and we got a couple salads to go along with their margherita pizza to share among the 4 of us! Overall, this place is great for grabbing some delicious pizza and sipping a cold one on their outdoor seating area :) read more

Thyme Market - Specialty Food Near Me - Culpeper, Virginia

Best focaccia bread to be found in town, and maybe to be found anywhere. I will drive from Richmond just to get this bread. The "better cheddar" cheese spread and flatbread are also a winning combination, I find myself craving that often. Overall, this is a nifty little prepared-foods shop that always smells divine and offers up insanely delectable treats. read more

Relisted review from my visit on the afternoon of Saturday, June 14, 2014. This location seems to be the sister location to "It's About Thyme" restaurant... as seen by the reply I received from Bonnie C. (see below) "It's About Thyme" "I have a feeling that you were not dining at the "It's About Thyme" restaurant, as they do not have ANY refrigerated display cases whatsoever. However, their sister spot next door, which is the "It's About Thyme Market" DOES have refrigerated display cases, as it's more of a "dining/deli" setup. The "Market" has it's own separate listing here on Yelp." My original review: Saturday, June 14, 2014 I MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY HUNGRY! Because I ate all. The food is pre-made in a refrigerated display case (which typically makes me suspicious). The only suckling thing about the suckling pig is that it sucked. It's was DRY & TASTELESS, which required dipping into the tomato (salty) bisk soup. A dollop of miracle whip would not have saved it, but no worries, no condiments were offered, let alone a menu which the next group managed to procure. Our waiter was not forthcoming with assistance or available entrees. There certainly was nothing Mediterranean about the lamb as it was "b-a-a-a-d". I really hope that their sister restaurant "It's About Thyme" is a better establishment. read more

In quaint Culpeper, Virginia, there are some rather attractive specialty shops (or should I say shoppes) and businesses. Thyme Market, a convenience-store of sorts, is next door to the very nice (but sadly closed when we were in the area on Monday) restaurant "It's About Thyme". After our dinner up the road, we popped into Thyme Market for a post-dinner coffee to fuel us for the 1.5 hour drive back to the District. The reason the market is getting 3 stars instead of 2 is because this store offers a lot of great local flavor treats, including jams and pastries and cheeses, etc etc. They even have a glowing brick oven! Very nice, very authentic, and very fresh options. My complaint was with the coffee. A SMALL latte, plain and simple, nothing added, was $5.22. Yes. My man questioned, "What?! Is it made of gold?!" (in case you're wondering, it wasn't) Not bad coffee, but certainly not worth anywhere near the price. Kind of a shock for little ol' Culpeper. read more

My girlfriends and I grabbed lunch today in the Thyme Market in Culpepper. It was dismal. Veggie wraps soggy, no taste with canned mushrooms ugh. Had to ask for mayo to make some taste acceptable. Ginger cucumber salad was all vinegar and overpowering. Had to add sweetner to even eat a bite. Nice servers waited 1/2 hour for wraps that were already made in a not crowded space. Not worth the money left totally unsatisfied. read more

"better cheddar" spread! Love it, a bit pricy but a little goes a long way and I never go to Culpeper without stopping in and picking up a party tub. Add the flat bread and you will be hooked. I have tried to make the flatbread at home and still haven't gotten the technique down...but still trying. Think it has something to do with the open fire it is cooked on. Yes, there is what looks like a open fire oven behind the counter. Fun! Many times we will eat at Thai Culpeper and then stop in here for a "to go" dessert. Some lovely pastries, cheescakes, creme brulee's...a nice ever changing assortment. Wide variety of gourmet foods, perpared foods and what not. Not your ordinary market and by no means a deli...it is it's own unique entity. There is a parking lot behind the store, you walk up the incline and through the alleyway to the store. read more

Totally perfect experience. Lisa our server was pure heaven, they even surprised our dog with a plate of fresh lamb. I love love love this place! read more

Thyme Market - Everything was delicious. Best stumble-upon spot we've had in years! - Specialty Food Near Me - Culpeper, Virginia

The website looked inviting and they advertise a brick oven for pizzas and European feel. To my disappointment the pizza was not what a brick oven pizza crust should be or taste; and the European feel was Je ne sais pa. We ordered a Caesar salad and it was drowned out with dressing; and we ordered the tomato basil soup. The soup was decent but too thick, almost like a cream. This will be our only visit and three stars would be too generous. Au re voir, there will be no next Thyme. Update: 30 mins after leaving I am on the toilet with diarrhea. Thanks but no thanks! read more

An eclectic adventure for the mouth. From excellent presentation, to friendly staff, to a myriad of tastes and smells, this place has it all. This is a place that greats you will smells, colors, and a lot of things to take in when you open the door. After walking up to the deli bar and placing your order, you can go into the alley if weather and preference permit. The food is heavenly and worth the short time and medium price you pay for it. It is owned (or so I heard) by the same guy as Fogli's down the street (an extreme recommend if you are a foodie and willing to spend a little more time). Take time to visit the shops in the area if you have time and like browsing, this is a nice casual place to stop for a bite to eat. read more

The manager of Thyme Market, (Connie, I believe?) is one of the friendliest, most helpful individuals I've encountered in a long while. Good selection of delicious foods too! read more

I love this restaurant!!! It's my favorite in all culpeper! The staff treat you like family and the owner Connie remembers us whenever we come in. It's beautiful clean and the foods absolutely delicious! read more

I'm in here about once a month. Their wraps are excellent and I love their marinated mushroom salad. The wood fired pizza is great. The desserts are delicious. My favorite though is their Better Cheddar dip. I buy a container of it almost every time. Seriously. Try the Better Cheddar. read more

Stopped here while on vacation. Interesting place, in a good way! We were able to taste test food before ordering. Staff was very helpful and attentive. Had the fresh lemonade which was delish! My husband got 2 meat choices, loaded mashed potatoes, and garbanzo bean salad. Warning!! One meat dish is enough!! I got lemon berry cake to-go, which was nearly to die for. Yum. Worth the visit read more

Love their selection of fine foods. The Greek Salad is to die for. The friendly staff makes your time spent in the atmosphere refreshing. Wether you are eating there or having your meal to go they are very helpful with your selections. I like to order my food to go and take it to a local winery. This is the best menu for wine food. Don't forget all the goodies in the back of the market. From meats to jellies. It's a great touch of class right here in Culpeper. read more

Love the pizza! Toppings are superb and different which I like. Definitely a good choice for people who like more trendy styles of food. Mac and cheese is great, burgers are tasty, and like the outside seating area. Great salad variety also. read more

Very tasty and quick lunch. Place is clean, staff very friendly. Loved the chicken salad and the French onion soup is one of the best I have ever had. read more

This is my favorite quick food stop in downtown Culpeper. The $5 pizza Mondays are a major value, I have no problem paying full price but Monday's are for over indulging here. Incredibly sweet staff as well, family friendly and great atmosphere in general. read more

This place is incredible. Local everything, and it's all fresh. They have everything from coffee to pork sandwiches that they will literally shave off of the pig in front of you. I want to spend all of my time in here. read more

My husband and I were passing through Culpeper and wanted to grab some dinner at a place with an outdoor patio. The patio of this place caught our eye. It's in the alley of two buildings with outdoor lights strung between. The market was very nice and you can go in and order anything from behind the glass counter or order a custom pizza. They have several wines to choose from and if you want a great draft, you can order that as well. (They are connected to a bar next door.) Anyway, the staff was extremely helpful and nice and very accommodating. We had a great evening. I'm glad we stopped and gave this place a shot! read more

I love the woodfired pizza, especially on Monday when it's only $5. The service is always spot on and most of the food is fresh. Been coming here as long as its been open and have had only 1 or 2 minor issues, which the staff has eagerly and in an excellent manner resolved. I leave more than satisfied every time. read more

A great little gem in downtown Culpeper, Va! The staff was warm and welcoming as soon as we stepped in the door. They gave us the lay of the land with ordering and what was offered. The food was tremendous! I had a creamy coconut chicken served over rice. It was as advertised with huge pieces of chicken in a creamy coconut curry. My wife had a roast beef dish that was great, too. The meat was tender and delicious. We chose to eat outside in the alley which is a cool little space. The staff served us and came by to chat several times. They were friendly, knowledgeable about their food (my wife has food allergies) and so willing to accommodate. The food and staff made this meal a wonderful experience! We will definitely be back soon! read more

Yummy lunch on a drizzly day. Our favorite part was the lemon cheesecake. It was the perfect texture and flavor. I have a feeling I will be craving it. We enjoyed seeing Spreckers Rootbeer too. We have eaten at "It's About Thyme" several times and we're pleased with this next door gem. We live in Fredericksburg and every-time we have come to Culpepper to eat we are incredibly impressed. Culpepper is definitely a gem. read more

A bit pricy but good gourmet main dishes, sandwiches and salads. Outdoor seating for nice days.

Love everything they have. The better cheddar is amazing and they make their flat bread daily. They have daily specials and a variety of panini and sandwiches to choose from. If you want to create a personal gift basket full of European goodies, this is the place to go! They have sauces and spices that are not available in your regular grocery stores. read more