Sweet Lemon Kitchen
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- Dinner is served Wednesday through Saturday only, 4:30-8:30pm; breakfast and lunch run Tuesday through Sunday, closed Mondays
- Private tea parties are Saturdays 3:30-5:30pm, up to 35 guests, food and tea served on fine china; sparkling wine, mimosas and specialty coffee available as add-ons
- Also runs The Little Lemon, a grab-and-go cafe inside the Georgetown Public Library
- Housed in a converted historic home with a large outdoor patio on the town square
- Local partners include Summer Moon Coffee, 22 Beans Dark Roast Coffee, and New World Bakery
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About Sweet Lemon Kitchen
Rachel Cummins made her first pie crust at four years old, learning from her Scottish mother and grandmother, both accomplished bakers. She spent five years as a self-taught cottage baker before enrolling at the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Austin. In 2014, she and her husband Kevin converted a historic home at 812 S Church St in downtown Georgetown into an inn, and by 2016 the ground floor had become Sweet Lemon Kitchen. The inn closed in 2019 to make room for growth, dinner service was added in 2020, and the kitchen moved to full table-side dining in 2022, expanding into the home's upstairs rooms.
Breakfast and lunch run Tuesday through Sunday, with dinner added Wednesday through Saturday from 4:30 to 8:30pm. The kitchen bakes from scratch daily: cinnamon rolls, kolaches, scones and quiche share the pastry case, and lunch brings gourmet sandwiches like the turkey club croissant and the chipotle chicken, plus salads such as the turkey Cobb and a house salad topped with candied pecans and Texas goat cheese. Chef Darwer Ozuna's Sweet Lemon "Pepito," a riff on a Venezuelan street sandwich, sits alongside dinner entrees like beef bourguignon and chicken pot pie in puff pastry. The cafe pours a signature cream latte finished with honey, lavender, maple or raspberry white chocolate syrup, and the bar pours a house Sweet Lemon Shandy made with Rentsch Hefeweizen and their own lemonade.
The restaurant occupies a converted historic house on Georgetown's town square, with a large outdoor patio that became a neighborhood fixture during the pandemic and remains one of the most requested seats in the dining room. On Saturday afternoons, Sweet Lemon books private English-inspired tea parties for up to 35 guests, complete with fine china service. The Cummins family has since opened The Little Lemon, a grab-and-go sister cafe inside the Georgetown Public Library. Georgetown voters have named Sweet Lemon among the city's best for eight years running, including a Gold Award for Best Lunch Spot six years running.
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What is the best lunch spot in Georgetown, TX?
Sweet Lemon Kitchen, set inside a converted historic home at 812 S Church St in downtown Georgetown, has been voted one of Georgetown's best for eight years running, including a Gold Award for Best Lunch Spot six years running. The lunch menu features gourmet sandwiches like the turkey club croissant and chipotle chicken, fresh salads such as the turkey Cobb and a house salad with candied pecans and goat cheese, and scratch-made soups. Most sandwiches come with a choice of fruit, chips, or a side salad.
Does Sweet Lemon Kitchen host tea parties in Georgetown?
Yes. Sweet Lemon Kitchen books private English-inspired tea parties on Saturday afternoons from 3:30 to 5:30pm, hosting up to 35 guests. The package includes space rental, food, and tea served on fine china, with sparkling wine, mimosas, and specialty coffees available as an add-on.
Who owns Sweet Lemon Kitchen in Georgetown?
Rachel Cummins owns Sweet Lemon Kitchen, which she opened in 2016 after converting a historic home at 812 S Church St into a cafe, having first run it as an inn starting in 2014. She began baking as a child, taught herself to make cakes from scratch, and later trained at the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Austin before opening the restaurant with her husband, Kevin.
What's on the dinner menu at Sweet Lemon Kitchen?
Sweet Lemon Kitchen serves dinner Wednesday through Saturday from 4:30 to 8:30pm. Family-favorite entrees include beef bourguignon, meatloaf with BBQ mushroom sauce, pork ribeye with red peppercorn demi-glace, chicken pot pie in a puff pastry crust, and a Mediterranean salmon plate. Starters range from baked brie to queso compuesto, and the wine list includes both red and white options by the glass.
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