Brentwood Country Mart

Very good plaza. I’ve been here for the post office many years ago, Farmshop, and Sweet Rose Creamery. I also like going to the Chase Bank across the street. A great place to get a meal, coffee, dessert, or shop. Parking isn’t abundant, but it didn’t take me long. I wish it was closer to me.

Cool place but it’s a weird parking structure. I love to go to pressed juicery delicious

Not sure why they have elected not to celebrate the holidays this year, but perhaps the management does not want to spend money on creating the holiday spirit. This place used to have the holiday spirit but lacking seriously this year. Bah humbug.

I was lucky to pull in and there was a parking spot! Staff and attendants were very helpful everywhere in the complex. Very interestng place, lots to see and do. Had lunch with my Italian friends in some restaurant off the lower patio –our group got bumped out of the upper patio by a book signing group.
The eatery that we visited seemed busy, and our group ended up getting spread out all over the place. The food service was slow, but there was a self serve deli area off to one side where I just grabbed an Italian sandwich which was delicious. It reminded me of the delicious Italian sandwiches I have had at Bay City Deli! You could go up to the bar as well instead of waiting for a waiter.
Good casual hangout.

Local boutiques on the high end of the market seems to be the norm at Brentwood Country Mart. There is plenty of parking here as it is nestled in the middle of a busy suburb and the small boutiques definitely have style.
Lounge around in the food court or at my favorite spot — the FarmShop.
Farmshop is an all in one bakery, deli and market where the atmosphere is light and plenty of seating is available.
No matter what shop you go to, don’t forget Brentwood Country Mart offers activities such as Monday night movies in the summer and more to keep everyone entertained.
Make sure you validate your parking before you leave!

I love coming here for lunch! This place is so adorable! You could have a proper sit down at Farm Shop, or eat in the courtyard that offers a variety of places– I personally love Frida. There are a ton of cute shops and it’s a pretty private hidden gem.

I simply adore this country Mart. They have a great mix of shopping, most of it being higher end with stores like Christian Louboutin, intermix, a great make up store, Calypso, and Broken English for jewelry and a Diesel bookstore. There is also the Farmshop restaurant which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.
Parking in the here can be an absolute nightmare. It’s the only reason I’m giving this place four stars instead of five.
Great place to come if looking for a gift, a new outfit or something to eat. Be prepared to find loads of crowds on the weekends.

I love this place for lunch or early supper before the deli closes. They have great salads, sandwiches and yummy dishes that they serve a la carte. Great for families and single ladies who want great fresh gourmet food but don’t want to wait for it.
I’ve also had dinner here which was quite lovely but a bit pricey. Presentation and taste were top notch.

I’m going to start by saying that this review is more biased than my other Unilocal reviews, so please take it with a grain of salt! I do not mean to offend but this is my opinion —
Ok, so I had really high expectations for this place. I was thinking that it would be like the grove, but less tourist-​y and with more celebrities (Jennifer Garner! Reese Witherspoon!). But it’s not. At all.
The stores are all really small boutiques and there is no outdoor plaza or farmer’s market. There are a few food places that people on Unilocal seem to really like — like caffe luxx, sweet rose creamery and farm shop — but when I went to these places, I was very underwhelmed. First of all, caffe luxx is no different from any other coffee shop that you find in hipster-​ish LA areas (think larchmont village, silver lake, little tokyo). What’s special about it? $ 4.25 for an iced coffee doesn’t set you apart from lamill. Sweet rose creamery… ehh. I’ve tasted better. The kids who work there are friendly and let you try a lot of flavors and they have a great horchata sorbet but it’s not that special. Finally, farm shop is supposed to be modeled after some rustic/​barnyard style/​martha stewart-​hamptons style cafeteria but it misses the mark. There’s no sandwiches on the menu! I expected things to be overpriced but at least they could have a diverse selection.
My personal beef with this place is that there are too many rich people. This neighborhood — brentwood — embodies everything that I dislike about los angeles. I am a bay area native and I know that socioeconomic diversity is also lacking in the bay area (e.g. east bay/​sf divide — berkeley does NOT count), but the exclusivity of the privileged classes is more blatantly obvious in brentwood country mart than it is in other areas of LA — including beverly hills and mid-​wilshire/​hancock park. There’s a certain ann taylor blandness to this place; the stores and set up cater to hedge fund managers and corporate lawyers. I think I was expecting more color but all I found was a market for the country club set… maybe that’s why it’s called «country mart.» Ahhh it all makes sense now.

Just luv, LUV this cute, chic, posh, local, quaint retail shopping mart. They just opened the new Christian Louboutin boutique here last month!$$$$$ Country chic barn like building structure, with an awesome Helmut Lang & Theory Boutique next door. :-)
Luv Caffe Luxxe, Sweet Rose, Intermix, Calypso, (Helmut Lang — next door) and of course, the new Christian Louboutin boutique are my personal favorites!
Remember to get your parking validation from the stores while making your purchases, from dining or retail shopping!
Always celebrity infested, due to convenient location, and casual, edgy flare.

My experience at the Brentwood Country Mart today was absolutely frustrating. I am a frequent visitor that really enjoy this place, and my shopping experience is always so amazing until I met this parking attendant named Jose who was beyond rude with no sense of customer service. My friend and I was mortified at the level of attitude this guy had displayed. I clearly had lots of shopping bags in my vehicle as well as receipts from our dining experience. So the fact that he insisted that we pay for parking for a forgotten validation was a slap in the face.
I offered to run quickly inside to get validation but Jose said «Thats not my problem and there’s another car behind you so you need to hurry up and pay.» Its the principal of his ridiculousness that really upsets me. His annoyance with the day or his position should not be projected onto patrons of the Country Mart. I am VERY ANGRY because the tone and experience was off-​putting and not to mention not the expectation when we spend so much money at this establishment.

I have been coming to the Mart since I was a child and it was changed a lot. These days it much more upscale and fancy, but there are still some great store here. I still love redi chick with their chicken baskets and seasoned French fries. I also like picking up staples and pastries from Farmshop and an ice cream cone at Rose Creamery. They no longer have open parking like they used to — you need to get your ticket validated to park in the lot, but it’s still a nice place to hang out, have a coffee and people watch. For kids, in the weekends they sometimes bring in a petting zoo.

I love the country mart. It has a bunch of little shops and restaurants to go to. It has high end clothing boutiques, coffee shop, ice cream parlor, a post office, the cutest toy shop, little food kiosks, and other things too. Parking is free for an hour or two with validation. It’s a great place to walk around and enjoy a morning or afternoon. It gets crowded on the weekends and at night sometimes, but parking is valet (only) so you don’t have to worry about finding a spot to park.

I came here on a Sunday evening after a hike in the Palisades and the entire experience was an amazing breeze. We found parking in about 5 minutes which is unheard of — apparently lots of people just valet park as there aren’t too many self parking spots available. We parked right next to an ice cream shop which looked pretty amazing, and walked around a few shops. They shops were quite nice and the things looked pretty expensive, and not really my taste in clothes. But if you are into boutique clothing shops for kids and adults this is the place to be. There is a small food court with a few restaurants — fried chicken, tacos, ice cream etc. The courtyard is nicely decorated — freshly painted picnic tables etc…
We came into the Farmshop and noticed they were having a nice little open house — apparently the celebration of the 3^rd year. There were nice little booths within this grocery store which were offering nice little wine samples — along with a generous offering of cheese and prosciutto. The staff was very generous with the samples and offered really good information about the type of food which was being served. We came in dressed like we came from a hike a bit different from the clientele in the Farm Shop — but hey it was an open house and we felt very welcome. At the end they offered us some lemon meringues to go.

I have been coming here most of my life and this is a great place to come eat, shop and relax. I have been eating reddi chick forever and truly love the spots here. Farmshop is also awesome. There is a post office, ice cream shop whatever you can think of. There are huge parking lots and you will be in good hands here. There is even a toy store for the kids if you want. Enjoy!

Community hub since 1948, The Brentwood Country Mart is home to both original businesses — Barber Shop, Post Office, Shoe Repair, Reddi Chick — as well as, a host of new dining, retail establishments and ongoing, charity and entertainment events. *
Currently, the Mart is «being renovated and restored by James S. Rosenfield and Daniel I. Bercu of JS Rosenfield & Co. JS Rosenfield & Co specializes in the preservations of unique Los Angeles environments. The firm is also responsible for the preservation of the historical Aero Theatre in Santa Monica on Montana Avenue.» **
Come soon to experience the «before». Look forward to the «after».
Free self-​parking or valet in Mart’s private lot, metered street or residential (read restriction signs carefully).
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Unilocal 365 CHALLENGE — 2014: ³⁷⁄₃₆₅
This place is a magnet for healthy eaters all around…
They have so many choices from a deli to a full on restaurant service.
They even have an outdoor area where you can order food at a few various stand.
The outdoor area is perfect to sit and find extra seating.
I even got to shop around in the area for jewelry, bags, make-​up, clothes, sweets, and toys for the kids!

Rich white people… everywhere…
Brentwood Country Mart is trying to be an old timey barny farm town well, um, country mart. Except… this is Brentwood… so…nice try but nope.
Most of the shops were way out of our price range. The eateries were yummy (Reddi Chick!), but the food court is a little crowded.
The post office is really cute and a fun novelty to check out. It sells board games and other old-​timey weird stuff (well…this is Brentwood trying to be quaint.)
I liked the bookstore the best (big surprise.) Good selection, kid friendly, and it’s hard to find a nice independent bookstore these days!
TIPS:
If it’s a weekend afternoon, do not try and park in the full lot of Hummers, Escalades, and luxury sedans. Park in the residential area a block up. Saves a lot of hassle and stress.
Sweet Rose Creamery is delicious and probably the only reason to come here. Sorry, not for me.

Well, yeah. I was just sitting here, eating my muffin, drinking my coffee, when I had what alcoholics refer to as a moment of clarity. — Jules in Pulp Fiction
My moment of clarity at Brentwood Country Mart was clear … this small shopping center is alright.
Since 1948, the Brentwood Country Mart has been were country kitsch meets Brentwood bling as an alternative to mega mall madness. The mix of small shops and eateries mesh to create a peaceful vibe I call «cozy comfort.»
Here’s a quick way to spend a couple hours:
1. Start at Caffe Luxxe for an Espresso or Organic Tea.
2. Try on some new dresses at Calypso St. Barth and Intermix.
3. Pick up something for the little ones at Toy Crazy or the Poppy Store.
4. Relax with an artisan lunch at Farm Shop or a quick bite from Barney’s Burger.
5. Window shop at Diesel Bookstore and Selima et Benjamin Optique.
6. Get a haircut at Mart Barbers Shop,
7. Cool off with a Salted Caramel or Bacon Sundae from Sweet Rose Ice Cream.
Parking is available, but limited in the lot around the Mart. There is also metered-​street parking and valet options, too.

Yes, I could totally see myself living in Brentwood and coming here to shop and eat ice cream.
They have a bit of everything from gifts to clothing, home accents and food.
All the bases are covered with quality and simple but high end items.
Love walking through here to get inspired and enjoy a day in West LA.