Food was really good. Nice portions for the price, got served quickly. You order at the counter and they brought it to our table. I "took one for the team " and tried a few cookies, really great ginger cookies and butter cookies with chocolate drop. All kinds of fresh pastries and breads . Daily lunch specials and discounts on Tuesdays for seniors. The employees were very friendly and helpful. The ambiance is small town charm and eclectic. Lots of cute kitchen decor and items for sale. The downtown of Exeter is so beautiful and business friendly. It's worth the drive. read more

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They always do a fabulous job with my sons birthday cakes for years. No matter what my son tells us what he wants on his cake, they always deliver. 100%. Highly recommend. read more

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Went and had a breakfast birthday at Hometown Emporium. Everything was delicious. Two of the girls had omelettes toast, strawberry jelly my friend Andrea had a sandwich. I had a half of a BLT and it was huge. I'm sure it was made on homemade bread. I got a cookie and a pickle and a drink. Great service cute restaurant. Lots of homemade goodies. I will definitely be going back. read more

Once again Hometown has made my life easier and delicious, and without breaking my budget. This month alone, they not only made me the best iced Chai lattes, consistently perfect over and over again but they catered my twins' graduation party, AND they made my twins birthday cupcakes (every year- this year is year 18!). Hometown has always been there for me, even when I am hangery and have an off day, they make me feel welcomed and just for those few precious moments while I'm there, I'm a part of their big loving family because that is how they treat me. thank you Hometown. read more

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Im always on the hunt for new places and try to support small business. Im sad to say this place was a bust for me. I spent almost $20 for a side salad and sandwich which if they were good I wouldn't mind paying the price. The salad bar selection wasn't great but the toppings that were there weren't fresh. The croutons were old tasting, the lettuce mix brown, and the tomatoes mushy. I got the chicken focaccia bread sandwich and it was very underwhelming and grossed me out. You could hardly taste the pesto flavor and the chicken was cold and tasted like the precooked cold chicken you get in the freezer/fridge section. I thought it was going to be a hot sandwich with fresh chicken but it wasn't. I guess I should have clarified about what kinda of chicken. The cookie that it came with was as thin as paper and also tasted old. I feel bad leaving this review, hopefully they improve. read more

Very friendly place with great cookies! I can also recommend that sandwiches, I get one every time I'm in the area.

Bummed to write this because this shop used to blow my mind. The menu honestly reads for homey but upscale food, but good lord the prices are CRAZY now(not the biggest concern). Usually, I collect the hot pastrami and have them toast/press the sandwich but decided to try their chicken focaccia because it was on their "Grilled Sandwich" selection. I asked to have the chicken microwaved and assumed the bread would have been toasted. Unfortunately, the meat was cold, and the bread did not have lick of a crunch, and I couldn't even taste the aioli or whatever was supposed to be spread on the bread?... I had to drive back to the shop to get mustard because the sandwich was SO DOUGHY. Almost seemed like the bread may not have been cooked fully?.. the staff was helpful and the cookie was great but for an 18$ sandwich and no drink, please consider warning customers that the sandwiches are not going to be toasted/grilled especially if they order from the "Grilled" section.. Very misleading and being given a cold sandwiches after ordering a "grilled"? I would have been better off paying less at subway. read more

Hometown Emporium - Focaccia bread generally contains more air bubbles, no spread and all soft doughy bread with some well refrigerated chicken. - Bakeries Near Me - Exeter, California

Love this bakery, the chocolate drop cookies are my favorite! It's quick and easy to stop by and grab them! They never miss! See some familiar faces and grab a quick dessert! They are usually busy with a little line but it's worth the wait! I love to look at their little selection of local business merchandise while I wait! read more

Amazing service, great small town atmosphere, food is delicious and so are all of the treats! My favorite is the chocolate chip pecan cookies! read more

Hometown Emporium - Cali Chicken Salad - Bakeries Near Me - Exeter, California

Great place to stop for a lovely sandwich or wrap, cup of soup, or treat. They have so many delicious homemade goodies too. I highly suggest getting a side of their artichoke rice with your order. It's simple, homey, and delicious! Each meal comes with a cookie surprise too that never disappoints! You can even get a coffee fix if needed. It's a must stop when visiting Exeter. The service is great and the food is done right, homemade and comforting. read more

It's a great spot to have lunch .. I've had several of their sandwiches and their soups are good too . Atmosphere of restaurant is good not too noisy so you can chat read more

You ran out of turkey at noon on a Saturday. That seems like a rookie mistake. Half your menu is turkey. The staff was very apologetic and offered to sub chicken. But who runs out of turkey at a sandwich shop? read more

Friendly little bakery and sandwich shop. Greeted all around with smiles and welcome. We were getting a snack before deciding what our evening dinner plans would be. Shared a tasty grilled bologna sandwich on their house made bread with a side of potato salad and a cookie. Everything was very good, and clearly made to please. Snickerdoodle cookie was great. We will go back for more yumminess on our next trip to town read more

Hometown Emporium - Hello Grilled Bologna. Yum - Bakeries Near Me - Exeter, California

Hometown Emporium is nice little place to enjoy a good fresh sandwich and maybe a cookie or two. It's a cute little place that has been in this quaint little town for many years. I really enjoyed my lunch time with my former kindergarten colleagues. Service is good and fast. read more

Delicious baked goods and always friendly people. They open early enough I can pick up goodies to share at work.

Signs do not touch need to be added! instead of owner getting upset LOL, but service by worker amazing!

I've never had anything but the best experiences here. I've had breakfast, lunch (delivered if you're local), birthday treats, holiday meals, and they even catered the luncheon for my dad's funeral. Small town charm and family friendly, you can't go wrong with Hometown! read more

Love this place. Everything I've had from here is delicious and well worth the money. Love getting greeted everytime I walk through the door. My favorite is the poncho villa sassy style I could eat it every day. Cookies are fantastic and atmosphere is so welcoming. Fully recommend if you are passing through or live near by! read more

Thank you so much for delivering to the local school! It's very much appreciated it's especially hard to get delivery without paying an arm and a leg! Thank you again read more

Terrible service and substandard food. i expected the breakfast to be better because it's a privately owned spot. Coffee was watery.

Huge sandwich! Wow! Really good food reasonably priced. Cute little place with lots of seating. Would definitely come back

Food was above average but nothing to be excited about. Service was rather icy, woman that took our order was sharp and curt. Could have been pleasant but wasn't. Loved Johnny and regular it seemed , he made the atmosphere in the place joyful. read more

We came here for a work lunch. I had a sandwich (can't remember exactly what it was) but I just remembered that it was so flavorful and yummy!!! We even came back a second time!!!! read more

The food was amazing. Everything was homemade.. the place was cute..the service was very friendly and amazing

We were hungry after antique shopping. Most sandwiches are made with the fresh in house baked bread. Sourdough was amazing! My pastrami was so so good. We then proceeded to purchase every (well almost) baked treat they offer. Be sure to tell them what kind of cookie you prefer when you order or you get what they give you....not that it matters. It was all delicious. Thank you for a lovely lunch with my daughter and aunt. read more

Awesome food, great prices and friendly staff. Give it a try, Chinese chicken salad and chicken sandwich are my favorite. Also their cookies taste very good. read more

I love Hometown Emporium. They have a large variety of breakfast foods. They have a good variety of lunch foods. Also every morning they make their soups for winter along with salads everything homemade they have a bakery with cookies and cakes. Everything is delicious. read more

Exeter is a gem of a town in Central California. They are famous for the Exeter Murals which are EXCELLENT and super fun (think Where's Waldo!) Lunchtime rolls around and it is HOT. Hometown was just the place to refuel and cool down. The sandwiches are hearty, service is awesome and they have a ton of baked goodies to take home! I got the Pub Burger Special of the Day and gobbled it up in a couple minutes lol. Try the Artichoke Rice side, its yummy! read more

My family and I dined at Hometown Emporium just before Thanksgiving, and we rather enjoyed the sandwiches. I had a grilled vegetable sandwich on focaccia, if memory serves. It was really good. To balance this, I went there today for lunch, and had the hot open faced turkey sandwich. Two bites was all I could manage. There wasn't much flavor to speak of; while it was clearly not rancid or spoiled or anything like that, there was an unusual odor emanating from it. The "mashed potatoes" were very lumpy; they were more like simply crushed potatoes. There wasn't a lot of flavor in the gravy. As noted before, I managed two bites of each, and that was it. While I can heartily recommend the grilled sandwiches, stay as far away from the open faced turkey as you possibly can. My star rating averages the very good and the very bad. read more

From the really nice people that work there to the home mad sandwiches, cookies, and pastries. This place is worth the trip. It is in the little town of Exeter CA. Great people great food!!! read more

Hometown is a go-to spot for lunch in Exeter. They make their own bread and when they originally opened they made their own lunch meat as well. While those were the best darn sandwiches I think I ever had, making all your own lunch meat along with your own bread, cookies, fudge and various other sweets is not sustainable. Their sandwiches are still great with their homemade bread, good quality lunch meat and they are served with a pickle spear and a homemade cookie. At Christmas time I always buy cookies and fudge from here to put in goodie bags for my co-workers. read more

Best cookies cupcakes cakes !! The wedding cookies here are absolutely amazing ! It's the only reason ! Yo stop by Yummy yummy read more

My family loves this place. We don't come here a lot since we live in Visalia but decided to go out there today for lunch. I was super disappointed to see a long blonde hair wrapped about my daughters cake pop. Then she starts to eat her sandwich when she finds another long blonde hair sticking out. Poor girl got so grossed out she almost threw up. We just left and didn't say anything but maybe the workers can wear hair nets or something?! Hair in the food is super gross! read more

We picked up two great sandwiches. Macaroni salad was good too. Thank you Hometown for a great lunch.

Very disappointed ... entered restaurant getting stickers ... getting desserts .. then placing orders for food .. they say we are done taking orders at 130 it was 133, they state the bread is tossed .. well I have seen it sold the next day on the top shelf near the desserts. Very disappointed in the CUSTOMER SERVICE for a local restaurant Not like EXETER read more

Wow! Just had a quick bite (fried bologna sandwich) & it was Perfect. Not only does it smell like "goodness" in there, but the employees radiate it. Thank you for making my morning so pleasant! read more

Was in Exeter for the day and everyone I asked said this was the BEST place in town for lunch. The woman at the counter said the build your own sandwiches were their most popular item and I could see why - the wheat walnut bread was soft like a cloud, the shredded turkey was just the right texture, and the sandwich as-is was just perfect. I ordered a half but wished I had gotten a full to save for work the next day! Also had a chocolate cupcake (the icing was some of the best I've ever had!) and a gingersnap cookie. Everyone at the store was super friendly and didn't mind giving recommendations. My boyfriend ordered one of their specialty sandwiches on ciabatta and found it a little dense, so I would definitely recommend the build your own to get the best experience. They make all their sandwich bread in house and it's just the right consistency - not too fluffy or too dry or too moist. Goldilocks would love this place. Iced tea was also wonderful, as a nice bonus. I'd come back in a heartbeat for the cupcakes next time I'm in town and the sandwich is a wonderful pick me up during lunch time. read more

This place does lunch and cookies and all things good, but oh my goodness, there cakes are over the top, out of this world Amazing!

The food is always consistent and so yummy. I love the turkey sandwich on walnut wheat bread, and they have so many sweet treats

The rudeness of the staff, ("Liz," in particular) ruined what should have been a pleasant experience. She shouldn't talk negatively about customers while they're earshot. "Thank you," to the kind girl who waited on us. This place needs to hire more like you. read more