Rooster's Crow Coffee Roastery — Restaurant in Huntsville

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Popped in for a coffee post-Bigfoot's little donuts to caffeinate for the rest of the day. I had a spot of trouble finding this place - it's pretty far off and not super easily accessible from the parkway, and even when driving through the south Huntsville neighborhoods it borders, it's not super clear where this place is. There's decent signage for it, but it's basically impossible to access without driving over a road that needs a good bit of work. No matter, I figured it out eventually.

The inside is more spacious than I thought it'd be - there's a great deal of space for several groups of people to scatter about and hang out. It was a bit dim the day I visited, so maybe not the best reading nook, but it would definitely be a cozy place to catch up with a friend or work on the computer. Not super classy or hip like a lot of other coffee places in Huntsville, just a good, homey, comfortable spot with big, cushy furniture.

I wound up with an iced coffee flavored with a chocolate macadamia syrup. It was pretty tasty. Maybe a little strong on the coffee side for me (as one of those annoying people who basically likes their drinks as desserts with a hint of coffee flavoring), but the ratio of ice to drink was perfect and I enjoyed the strong chocolate flavor.

I also picked up a pumpkin cream cheese/cheesecake muffin for later, as it looked too yummy to pass up. It actually wound up being kind of mediocre: the cream cheese topping was good, but the body of the muffin itself was quite dry and didn't have a ton of flavor. I don't really hold that against them, though, as I believe it was actually a Good Company Cafe product that they just offer so their patrons can have some kind of snack.

What I do hold against them is the service, which wasn't necessarily terrible but was rather disappointing. I'm a pretty big coffee neophyte, trying to work my way into "getting it." I walked in with truly little to no idea of what I wanted, except something cold and sweet. I was really hoping a barista would be willing to talk with me briefly about what they offered and how they could make a drink to my liking. I'm not entitled, and I swear I wouldn't take up more than 2-3 minutes of their time; I just wanted to try to figure out what would suit me best. I also made sure no one was behind me in line or walking into the store so I wouldn't hold anyone up with my questions.

However, when I asked the barista what he'd recommend to someone who wants something quite sweet, he growled at me that he wouldn't know because he doesn't like sweet coffee. I was taken aback and didn't know what to say next, and he just sort of stared at me with a flat affect. After several exceedingly awkward seconds, he said, "We have a chocolate macadamia flavor that's really popular, I guess you could try that." I didn't want to feel burdensome for any more time, so I agreed. Thankfully, I did wind up liking it well enough.

I dunno, it wasn't that he was horrible to me or anything, I just didn't feel particularly welcomed or taken care of during my visit. Considering the rarity with which I get coffee, that matters to me. I would come back if this place was a friend's choice, but I'll likely continue my coffee exploration elsewhere for...

Been here a couple times now and this is probably around the time where I need to give a good review. We've been coming here for their roasted coffee beans and they've been delightful to make at home whether as espresso, Aeropress, or a cold brew. I wanted to write a review with my past experience today.

Service was fast today. Compared to the other times I've been here, much of the staff is around the high school age. They're fast, sociable, and pleasant to be around. In other reviews in this restaurant I have not had any of the problems where they get distracted easily while talking to others.

Atmosphere was the same as usual, cute and cozy. Music wasn't playing as loud as usual which is a plus

Today was the first time I ordered an iced drink from the place as I've always gotten hot drinks. I ordered their holiday special "The Grinch" which is a Matcha Latte with Peppermint syrup. Upon receiving the drink, 60-70% of the drink was over stirred Matcha which created foam. This is a $7-$8 drink and I paid for barely any liquid, a ton of Foam and a bunch of ice. I probably won't be ordering an iced drink anymore. Good flavor, but I barely got...

We ordered three lattes, a hot chocolate, and two bagels. We waited an hour to get this. Half of the drinks were lukewarm by the time they were given to us. We noticed someone questioning when they would get their drinks, as they had somewhere to be. They pushed his two drinks to the head of the line, as there were other people who ordered before him still waiting. We witnessed someone asking to get their money back, as they still had not received their order and had been there for an hour (I know this because I heard him talking to the staff). The staff refused to give the money back and said they would work on his drinks next. There were open containers of milk and syrups all over their back counter and absolutely no organization or flow to their ordering and serving of products. Staff would randomly walk around asking who had what as they carried drinks around the area. The coffee was mediocre at best and definitely not worth the hour long wait. I would rather have gas station coffee than step foot in this place again.

Edit to add- we were...