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    Serendipity Catering and Cafe

    3.4 (12 reviews)
    ModerateSoul Food
    Open 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Mike G.

    This place is a fantastic hidden gem right in downtown Sumter. I don't know how I didn't stumble on it sooner, but I'm very thankful that I did because it was just delicious. With the soul food variety in the area, this was something a bit more "upscale" in appearance, without being upscale in price. The menu items are changing, or have limited availability, which was the only confusing part for us. What you may want to order from the menu, may not be available... but your server can help you more specifically with that. I decided to pick a classic that is hard to get perfect (to dry, to plain, etc)... the fried chicken. With it I took on the fried okra, green beans, and rice with gravy. Their rice with gravy is very good because it's not soaked on there, it's lightly blended into it for that flavor, without overpowering the rice. Very nice indeed! The okra was crispy, tasty, and not too salty. And the green beans didn't taste canned, but weren't anything overly amazing either. Thankfully they were not soaked in water, which tends to be a turn off for me in those types of vegetables. And the fried chicken... Delicious! It had enough breading on it to give you that fried chicken taste and crunch that you look for, without dominating the chicken it coats. The chicken itself was tender and juicy and the seasoning was in every bite which was nice. Definitely enough good to fill you up, but I couldn't leave without a slice of cake (from their many delicious sounding/looking options). So I had to grab one to-go, and went basic with the yellow cake and chocolate icing. VERY yummy moist cake with, I'm pretty sure, homemade icing that isn't to gritty. This was a great experience, and great food, that I look forward to repeating over... and over... and over again! Be sure to check it out! :)

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    Great meat(s) (alone or as a sandwich), great sides, and delicious sweets!!! The service is a…read morelittle slow when they're busy, but when they're not busy, the service is great!

    I finally stopped by a couple weeks ago & got my mother some brisket, she'd been wanting to try it…read more I don't think I've ever seen brisket sliced that thin, it was like deli sandwich ham. Taste was low mid. Yesterday, I decided to stop by after work & try their chicken wings. There was one car in front of to me & nobody inside. Only had to wait about 4 minutes & ordered 6 wings, fries, Mac & cheese, & 2 drinks for $27! I sat there for 38 minutes before I got my order! No apology, no excuse, just here's your order, have a nice day. The whole time I was there (Friday evening), I only saw 4 other customers in line or inside & there was at least 4 people working, so it's not like they were swamped with orders or shorthanded. That long & for that much money, it had better be a 5 star meal. I get home & see there's 2 sandwich style clamshell styrofoam containers & a single 4 ounce styrofoam ramekin. I opened the ramekin & the Mac & cheese did not look appealing at all. I tasted it & there was pretty much zero flavor. I can't tell you when I've had Mac that bland. I opened the side of fries & there might've been about 20 fries. The serving wasn't much more than a McDonald's small fry for comparison. I opened the wings & they were average size & looked pretty decent (by now I'd fully anticipated the little parakeet wings like Zaxby's). I tried them but was definitely not impressed. The sauce, Sweet & Hot, was mildly sweet but no spice or heat at all & it tasted like basic Kraft sauce off the grocery shelf. For the cost & time I could have spent another 10 minutes & driven to Florence & gotten better food & bigger servings for much less $$. I really hate that it was such a bad experience, especially after the previous less than stellar experience. I love small businesses & really had high hopes for something new for Sumter.

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