little seed COFFEE ROASTERS — Restaurant in Middlebury

In my opinion, this is a perfect coffee shop. It feels like a community the moment you walk in the door. The staff is friendly but still efficient; and the coffees are delicious as are the tasty baked goods. I love how Little Seed draws on its community in so many ways - local artists’ work displayed on the walls, small ‘seminars’ about coffee production, and meeting space for local groups. It’s such a warm and welcoming place that I found myself wanting to bring the sense of community back home with me. I signed up for a monthly subscription of their whole beans. I have been delighted with the timely delivery, including advanced notice of its arrival. The coffee beans are fresh, sustainably sourced, make great cup of coffee, and are excellent value. I can’t say enough good about Little Seed...

Used to love this place, but recently the service and coffee has gone downhill. Not a coffee house for coffee fans, their coffees are so light they taste more like tea. Lattes are always citrusy, not any interesting selection. Lattes/speciality drinks are weak, all I can taste is the milk, can’t taste any flavor or coffee. To be fair I’m a dark/ medium roast fan and love to taste my coffee. I want expresso, dark and rich in my lattes, not light roast coffee. If you enjoy a little coffee with your cream this might be the place for you. No customizing drinks and the staff is very unhelpful. Not sure what changed, but they can no longer keep up with the local...

We moved back to Middlebury right around the same time as little seed opened and I now can’t imagine town without it anymore. Their coffee is phenomenal! The shop layout divided over two levels provides ample space for socializing upstairs and quiet study and work downstairs. Their staff is wonderful! I don’t know how the owners have managed to maintain such a great staff year after year with so many of them graduating and moving on but kudos and thank you to them. Thank you little seed for putting in the effort to not only consistently put out phenomenal coffee but also to become a new pillar of the community! Support small businesses...