I made my way over to Southie Coffee Seminole for the Yelp Elite event on its final day, which…read moresnuck up on me. I haven't spent much time in Seminole since moving to St. Pete, so it was nice to venture out.
First impressions were good. The cafe itself is nice and welcoming. There's also plenty of parking in the surrounding area and adjacent lot. The staff was super friendly.
I stopped by on a Sunday around 10:30 am, so it was understandably busy. Service was definitely on the slower side, and quite a few people seemed to be waiting a while for their orders.
For my drink, I ordered the brown sugar miso latte. Overall, it was a really well made latte, and I enjoyed it. My only criticism is that the advertised flavors weren't noticeable. I couldn't really taste the brown sugar at all, and the miso was maybe slightly present, but it mostly tasted like a really good traditional latte. I actually appreciated that it wasn't overly sweet. I just wish they had leaned a bit more into the flavors that make the drink unique.
For the food portion of the Yelp Elite event, I was offered a choice of a guava turnover, or a bacon breakfast burrito. I went with the burrito.
The burrito itself tasted pretty good, but there were a few things worth mentioning. It was noticeably smaller than I expected, especially considering its regular menu price. Since it was complimentary as part of the event, that wasn't a big deal to me.
The other issue was that my bacon breakfast burrito didn't actually have any bacon in it! Not a single piece. I thought I had found some in one half of the burrito, but it was just salsa after trying it, haha. The potatoes were also a little undercooked for my preference, almost on the raw side, although there weren't many of them.
I didn't bring any of this up to the staff because I wasn't too concerned about the bacon, and everyone working there had been so nice. I'm sure they would have tried to make things right if I had said something.
From reading some other reviews, it sounds like the burritos may be prepared ahead of time and reheated, so perhaps that contributed to the experience.
All that being said, I really enjoyed the Yelp Elite event. It was well organized, there were options to choose from, and the team there was nice.
I do want to be fair with my feedback though. If I had visited as a regular paying customer and received the same food and drink, I probably would have walked away a little disappointed, particularly with the burrito.
Overall, I had a good experience at the event, and I'd absolutely consider stopping by again when I'm in the Seminole area.