Marketplace Cafe - Spokane: Cozy Nordstrom Dining with Delicious Comfort Food & Friendly Service

If you’re a Nordstrom regular (at any location), this is much like the other Nordstrom cafes. Slightly overpriced (but everything feels that way nowadays), a bit unconventional in how the service works, but if you know this going in, you won’t be disappointed. I got there at noon on a Thursday with my toddler and baby. Ordered the kids Mac n cheese. It came with milk and a fruit cup. The pasta was a generous portion and tasty. I ended up eating half while my toddler ate a third and baby had a sixth of it. It was $12. I paid with cash at the start so was never asked about a tip and didn’t see a tip cup but left a buck behind. (Not totally sure on the tip etiquette here. Wanted to leave something but we also didn’t make a mess and I stacked our serving ware, as is always do.) Very clean, quick, efficient. A fun little date with my kids and best spot in the mall.

I order from this place so frequently, I wonder if the staff worry about me when I go more than a week without ordering. My go to orders are the tomato soup, the French dip, grilled skirt steak, heirloom tomatoes with burrata, and the three egg breakfast. Also, the cookies are fantastic. I'm addicted to the Royal cookie, but the Lemon Ricotta is a close second.

Amazing service. We arrived somewhat late, and were about to close, not only did they take our order, but after I realized my daughter had a intolerance to the food I had ordered, Hayley was so helpful that she re opened the kitchen, to cook my daughter some chicken tenders to go. Love this place.

The service is unconventional but I love it. It makes the process quick and easy so I can relax at my table. The food is rich and delicious. Servers are on point, I'm really glad I gave this small Cafe a shot. The only downside is they only serve coffee not espresso. I could really see this little market Cafe becoming extremely popular with that addition. It's also very difficult to find, you wouldn't expect it to be IN Nordstrom but it is on 3rd floor. Very much worth the find though. I hope they branch out, if they haven't already.

I dined at Nordstrom Cafe while in Spokane on a business trip. It was lunch time, but since it was a weekday, the restaurant was pretty empty. But I liked the space, it was very clean and spacious. I ordered Wild Salmon W/ Roasted Vegetables & Saffron Couscous and asked hot water w slice of lemon. The couscous salad was a little sweet for me, but the combination with the sockeye salmon was good. I would like to stop by here next time I come to Spokane.