Little G Market • Bar • Eatery

Little G is our favorite spot in the North Shore! We're there at least once a week and it always feels like a warm hug <3 The staff treat each other like family, and in turn treat their customers the same. Chef Gregg, the staff -- Arley, Lauren, Maria, Franny, Lindsey (and more!)-- are all absolutely phenomenal. If I could give it 1000/5 stars, I would. And that doesn't even include the food! Everything there is done from scratch -- and if you're a Ranch lover, its top notch. My husband literally asks for extra in our to-go boxes. We've gotten nearly everything off the menu and have never once had anything less than an excellent meal in an excellent atmosphere. They're always trying and testing something new, ever evolving -- yet keeping the classics (if you haven't tried their nachos -- you're missing out!). We sometimes even order the pizza as gluten free (even though we're not GF sensitive), because its just that good! I had my Bridal Shower next door at their sister & original restaurant, G Bar, and my entire family and friends were so impressed! The people, the food, the vibe -- fantastic. Swampscott is a small town with a lot of love, and you can feel exactly that when you enter Little G / G Bar. Whether you're headed there solo, or with your significant other, or more family/friends -- Little G is the spot to go for a great night and great conversation <3 There's no better spot.

Two weeks ago, my wife and I stopped at Little G Market Bar Eatery for dinner and a glass of wine. Having been to the G Bar and Kitchen, we expected a similar experience of good food and wine on the lighter side. It turned out to be nothing but—a hastily put-together variation of airport nachos with sprayed-on substance and a gluten-free 1/4” sole that was meant to pass for a pizza arranged at the table with “Enjoy!” Everything was chewy and unfresh. Service was rushed, and we were asked 4-5 times whether we’d like things wrapped to go. All this, while we tried desperately to have a conversation and finish our wine in the very loud, badly sound-insulated room. There was a lot of wait staff buzzing around in an annoyingly rushed, random manner. Every one of them stopped by to ask to wrap up our food, one after the other! Finally, we had enough and voiced our displeasure. The third person who came to ask what was wrong, repeated the well-rehearsed phrase, yet again: “Would you like this to go?” When the manager came, she apologized explaining that the staff was mostly trainees. I observed that this was not a fast food joint and we shouldn’t be timed once we stop chewing. Also, if this were the way the new staff is being trained, it was clear where the problem was. The incompetence and the impersonal, go-by-the-manual treatment were insulting to any kind of intelligence. We paid and left, never to come back again.