Reviews Cafe Blackbird

Delicious food but pricey. Brunch bowl is my favourite menu item. Staff are always friendly. We love to come here on Sunday mornings. One of the best cafes in the Glenora Crestwood area.

This is my first visit to this west end café. I had a lunch which was a vegetarian panini and coffee. It was so nice to hear that you get one free refill if you order a meal. I wish more places did that. I just had the drip coffee but they have a selection for the most discriminating coffee drinker. My panini was good and the service was very friendly. Overall it was a very satisfying lunch.

Overall a very nice experience. I quite enjoyed café blackbird, the location was in a trendy little strip mall in a trendy little space with a very homie yet sophisticated feel. It kind of felt like a marriage between a wine bar and a community café. The drinks were fantastic, I went with my girl and we tried each others drinks so I got to have a taste of 4 different drink items, and they all blew my socks off. my standout favourite was the espresso martini which they have been making specially for Edmonton coffee week, but the maple whiskey hot chocolate was great to. They use iconoclast coffee, a local roaster who does pretty good work.
Prices were a bit steep though. Even excluding the specialty coffees (liquor is always expensive) it was still a little more than the going rate on drinks. And though I thought the service was fine all-in all (the owner and the barista were both very friendly) I can see what some of the other commenters are referring to when they say it was bad. See, In terms of service, Blackbird doesn't seem to have it all figured out, they push you to take a seat and wait for table service like its a sit down restaurant, that's fine, we intended on staying a while, but a walk-up counter implies a different arrangement, and on top of that hey missed out on the accompanying trappings that make the sit-down arrangement good, like asking how everything was or asking if we want anything else which they were only patchy at at best. It was like a weird hybrid between a sit-down experience and your standard café arrangement, it didn't make it unbearable but it was certainly awkward.
I feel like I would have really enjoyed this place on one of its live music nights, it has a good setup for that and the above average drink price but high quality drinks would have seemed very appropriate with a nice jazz show or a folk set.

Situated right in the Groot Dermatology strip mall, you're greeted by delicious savory smells and the aromatic scent of coffee when you walk in.  Regulars make a beeline for "their" tables, while the rest of us meander to find a table with the winter sunlight filtering in through the front windows, brightening up the warm neutral tones of of the café. We warmed up with a Chai Latte  - nicely made with Cally's tea, a bit of creamy froth and tasting of cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and maybe cloves in there.. mmmm. My fiancé had the London Fog (no pic cuz I think my phone ate it) which had nice vanilla-y notes and warmed us up. Our accountant beat us to the cafe and was sipping away at a diet coke. We got the munchies, so I ordered a gigantic  Croque Monsieur , which we asked to cut up into four small pieces (its basically the size of 2 sandwiches in one).  Its a simple toasted sandwich of Cob's bread, cheese and ham.. and it totally hits the spot with savory ooey gooey cheesey happiness. It could have used a bit more tiem getting toasted so all the cheese melts, but not complaining!

Pleasant surroundings, good quality and well flavoured food. Enjoyed a lovely lunch here. Original art for sale as a bonus.

I tell everyone I can about this place. The price point is definitely a bit high which has turned off others I've brought with me but honestly, the quality of everything you get from here is WORTH IT. It's not an everyday thing unless you can afford it but if you're a student (like myself) looking for some great, brain-fueling food this is where to find it. I've never once left unsatisfied. When anyone I bring shows me discomfort with the prices I happily grab their bill so they can focus on the fantastic food they had instead. I should also mention I've been working in the industry well over five years, so truthfully it can be difficult to consistently impress me with something like this but they seriously hit the nail on the head everytime. I also hate hollandaise sauce normally but the first time I came in the chef personally came to me to mention that they'd missed the note of no hollandaise/on the side and I didn't even know it was on there. They offered to make it right but I was happy with it the way they intended it and now I get the hollandaise everytime! Keep up the great work! ♡ I'll keep coming whenever I need a benny or want to bring someone special to a nice brunch :)

Exclusively delicious local food experience! The staff are patient and friendly at the busiest hour as well. The warm and cozy atmosphere in cafe will make you visit them often for sure!!

Friendly staff. Strong americano worked well with avocado benny. Outside patio surrounded by trees. Clean. Pleasant music. Friendly fellow patrons. A hidden gem.