Seeds Coffee Co. - Homewood

Food was ok, but service was slow. Would choose somewhere else if you were really hungry.

Love going here!

I feel like there is a need for me to update my last review which was about 4 years ago. I personally knew the previous manager and I believe he was also part owner of the shop. During that time I feel the drinks were the best, and much better atmosphere. Now they modernized the shop and make it more hipster, which in the process the quality of coffee is not the same. Feel like there isn’t enough effort to make creative latte flavors. Am I saying this place is bad? No, not at all, but I do reminisce how it used to be.

OMG! They have some of the best coffee! Today was my first time trying SEEDS. I will be returning.

I really liked the cozy vibes and my brown sugar rosemary latte was perfect! However, my food took ~20 minutes which was odd but the everything avocado toast was really good! This cafe is probably one of my favorite spots in Birmingham!

Seeds has some top tier coffee. Best roasters in Bham?? Great staff! The manager is maybe the most incredible person I’ve ever met!

This place has gone downhill so badly since I got here 7 yrs ago. It used to be this friendly Cheers kinda spot (well, as much as you could get this close to Bham) and, although the place was always pretty packed, they had overflow parking in the back. Now, you have to pay for the parking in back (I'm sure a ploy to get people in and out so others can sit and dine in, too, but still...). The parking up front has potholes all over you have to dodge. I realize this is out of Seeds' control but their patrons truly are the worst. They're these Bham elitists who work at Samford and UAB usually and there's always this aura of "I'm better than you" when you walk in and people look at you. Speaking of which... Their staff used to be pretty decent (never great like other specialty coffee places but better). They're now as equally condescending as the patrons. There were six kids just standing around all sort of recapping their weekends and it took 20 mins to get this measly meal while they aimlessly stood there gabbing ($10 for some eggs, bread, a banana, and out of season blackberries, btw). I guess you pay for parts and labor since they had to slice the banana and bread. They tried opening a 2nd location in Lakeview years ago and it tanked. Wasn't even during COVID at all, so I think that speaks volumes. I just think what could've been such a great cafe and branched out into more locations, like others have done out of Hoover, has just plateaued due to the way management has chosen to take it. Oh, well... Parking: Don't expect to find free parking. It exists, but it's never available.

Seeds Coffee Co. in Homewood offers a delightful selection of artisanal coffee and a cozy ambiance perfect for unwinding or catching up with friends.

I only got coffee, but it’s a nice place.