Seven Seeds

Not many days go past when I don't wish I was at seven seeds. My perfect cafe.

I'm a big fan of Brother Baba Budan and it's always the highlight of my trips to Melbourne- but is unfortunately shut on Sunday's. I discovered that their roastery Seven Seed's is just out of the city and is open on Sunday's- score.
I like the way there is minimal signage and it's situated on a quiet street and was surprised when I walked in that it was full of people and was a nice open space.
My piccolo was exceptional, tried a clover which was awesome then had a takeaway which was also amazing.
Food is good too, highly recommend this place.

Gotta say, these fancy coffee shops popping up everywhere are great for Melbourne. Seven seeds isn't really near, or on the way to anything. But if your just on a coffee mission and you want one of the best in Melbourne try it, try it now.

AWESOME coffee and COOL fitout... The only thing letting them down - The staff's attitude - Having aweome coffee does not justify making customer's feel uncomfortable. It is not just about the coffee; friendly staff awesome coffee chilled atmosphere = A great coffee experience. Hopefully I come across a place that has all of the three elemets mentioned above :) Happy Coffee drinking!

Not bad. Great look, but the whole 'too cool for you' attitude put me off. Great coffee, bad attitude. But maybe it was an off day.

I finally got to head out to 7 Seeds which is renown in Melbourne by the coffee community as a place that makes awesome coffee. It’s an odd place to find like most good places in Melbourne, its hidden in an old factory area and displays very little signage. Luckily I had some better navigated company with me that found it less of a challenge to locate 7 Seeds. Luckily the search did not require me to be a ninja turtle and go in any sewers.

When we entered inside 7 Seeds it was extremely busy but the open feeling of the place made it feel natural and warm with a lot of people inside. Luckily this establishment had polite and efficient ninjas that were able to organize us some seats within five minutes of waiting.

Once we ordered our food and coffee the wait was a while, as it was pretty busy, it was my day off so I didn’t mind the wait. But if I was on a work break for lunch I would probably just get a takeaway coffee during peak times.

The first coffees that were served with our food were a skinny mocha for my friend and a piccolo with the house blend for me. My piccolo turned out smooth with a sweetish aftertaste. Personally I would like it a little stronger and would probably order a strong piccolo next time I go back. My friend loved her mocha and commented that it was pretty good in comparison to what she has tasted elsewhere. I tried her mocha and liked the mellow blend with chocolate; although it’s not my type of beverage, it’s definitely nice for people that don’t like strong coffee.

My final drink ended with a double ristretto of Rwanda single origin. This was recommended by the waiter as I was originally going to get the house blend. The waiter told me they where changing over beans and this would be the better choice. Such friendly advice and informed staff is great to have on board. The double ristretto turned out well extracted with a very sweet buttery flavor and aftertaste of crushed almonds. Very typical but nice flavors that I have tasted from Rwanda single origins in this current month.

I would definitely go back to 7 Seeds as I love the atmosphere as its unpretentious, wait staff are chilled and offer basic polite service. I can imagine that this place will be a gem to go to in the winter as the place has a very warm snugly feeling to it. With so many nice places to have coffee in Melbourne we have the opportunity to start looking for places that not only make good coffee but also have an overall good package that marry good service, atmosphere and nibbles to go with our coffee.

My weekly visit never disappoints! A good honest coffee. I really like this place. Staff are friendly and fitout is hot!

Consistency is the winner here. Every time whether it's a quiet time during the week or a busy Sunday, coffee is always spot on for me. Can feel the coffee culture in the atmosphere. Superb

Found the latte to be on the weak side to my taste. Food is ok, not great, just ok. Service and atmospere are great though. Staffs are quite friendly.

I've been to SS twice and while I'm not a big coffee drinker, every friend I brought along has said that SS has pretty much the best coffee they have ever had - anywhere in the world.

So why am I bothering to write this review? 'cos I'm a real foodie and I love the brioche with pear. A vegan/environmentally friendly alternative (tofu ricotta and egg replacer maybe) would be great though!