This was one of my favorite parts of Akron. Boyfriend and I both had the breakfast tacos which were soo good and huge. I just had potato, egg, and cheese and he added chorizo. So much food I couldn't finish even though I wanted to. Coffee was really good, orange juice was good. Only negative I have is how they cut their lemons because you can't easily squeeze them into your water lol. The place is super nice with nice views. I look forward to coming back and sitting on the patio one day. read more

Just moved back to Akron so we tried this place again. Service was so slow this evening. Waited almost 2 hours for our dinners. When we asked the staff the server was so rude to our group. Then half of the table got their food, the other half of our group waited another 30 minutes... read more

Very good food! The line to order can be long, and it's very informal. Service is good and the menu offers plenty of different options. Hours are not typical. Check them out before you head out read more

Joël Johnson is a cook at this restaurant and the only reason im giving it 5 stars! He takes his time with every order I place & if I say No Onions you best believe there will be NO onions..the other chefs will put extra onions..the chicken be over cooked the veggies be too hard with no seasoning. So if you want to taste every bit of seasoning & you want to eat your food just right then i would advise to ask if Joël is the cook for that day! read more

Great experience at the Mustard Seed Market & Cafe in Highland Square today. The food had many modern gastropub options with a healthy flare. The food is completely organic - NON GMO. The prices are very moderate for the quality of the food you are receiving. They also have a great beer / wine bar you can sit out, or you can enjoy the traditional dining tables. At this location they do not serve you, you walk up and order your food. I will definitely be back. read more

Fabulous place, mixing style and design with friendly ambiance. I was hesitant to give it 5 because my food huevos rancheros, was somewhat tasteless. But, what the heck! Everything else including my juice was awesome. Clean, friendly staff, lots of sitting. I will come more often! Review after several months. I come here very often. Love the ambiance as much as I did the first day. Took one of the stars though only because the food is kind of tasteless. Always looks good but doesn't taste as well. read more

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Best milkshakes around! Love the new cafe menu in Montrose .. chicken and cilantro potstickers are amazing ... all the new choices and keto friendly items are a great addition! read more

I enjoyed the juice bar, so many different options and friendly service. It's truly amazing to see the community embrace healthier eating. read more

Mustard Seed Cafe - Nacho ! - Cafes Near Me - Akron, Ohio

LOVE this little market. We were hungry for lunch and the deli/cafe had something for each of us. Sushi plates were fresh and delicious. And the cold salads from the deli were fresh and tasty. Highlights include the orecchiette and broccoli pasta and macaroni salad. Aisles are spaced really well considering covid. Loved finding this little gem on our road trip. read more

This is the Holy Grail of Health Food stores. There is everything from great organic fruits and vegetables, to prepared foods to go, cruelty-free make-up, a huge selection of Vegan food options, Soaps, Shampoos, Books, Magazines, Cooking Classes and a fabulous Restaurant. Plan to spend time shopping and enjoying every moment. If you are considering becoming a Vegan, or living a healthier lifestyle, this market might be the best inspiration on your path. read more

Love the Highland Square location; great for Sunday morning mimosas and breakfast! The staff is great but I wish they'd fix their wobbly tables! read more

The food is top quality. Amazingly fresh with vibrant flavors and dishes. The casual environment is great for lunch or a quick dinner. Plus that outdoor space is awesome in the summer. Having the option to grab beer from the grocery downstairs and drink it upstairs just puts this place over the top. An Akron must stop for sure. read more

The patio here is everything!! Love sitting out with the view of Highland Square. I had the quinoa nachos...delicious! Bought bottles of wine down in the store, brought them up to the cafe, we grabbed glasses from the bar...so easy! A great girls night. read more

A little pricey, but they have the best variety in town. So many products I simple can't find elsewhere.

The worst service on two different occasions. I went to the Mustard Seed a few weeks ago and after being served a cappuccino, the server ignored me for the next hour....and while it was busy....he had time to chat to some younger patrons. Today, after taking a walk with my partner... we went to the Mustard Seed. We ordered a bottle of champagne and a side of BBQ cauliflower. They brought us the champagne and the cauliflower and we were promptly ignored after that. During the next hour . . . none of the servers asked us how our appetizer was or whether we needed anything else. We asked the server if we could settle our bill and were promptly ignored. Finally, we went to the cashier and asked them if we should pay up or just leave. They finally brought us our bill. Needlessly to say we will be spending our money elsewhere. Personally, I think this is a case of discrimination against senior citizens. read more

Great grocery store for moderate health freaks, plenty of options but not exclusively health food. cafe upstairs was great and i recommend the Golden milk smoothie. read more

very rude they do not come and check on your table very confusing

My biggest problem with the Café is consistency. Will I get the cashier that talks over me when I order or one that doesn't? Will the same sandwich I get be perfect or will it be inedibly salty? Will the food runner ever come back after I asked for something? These are the thoughts that plague me as I decide whether it's worth it to come here or not. When it's good, it's awesome. But when it's bad, it's BAD. read more

Mustard Seed Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Akron, Ohio

This is a lovely place to grab fresh food and eat a delicious organic meal from the cafe on their gorgeous rooftop patio. I've thoroughly enjoyed every time I've dined here. Great service, delicious food, fantastic location. read more

This is a review for the cafe/bar as well as somewhat of a response to other reviews. Wow... the food is damn good. Similar menu to the fairlawn location. Anyone who complained regarding the prices should probably stick with McDonalds because for the quality the prices are quite reasonable. Akron is a great city, underrated as place to live, work, or hang out. The people are smart, interesting, and forward thinking and this place is tailor made as a place for them to enjoy. Especially those who share Akron's best neighborhood, Highland Square, with the store/cafe. Akron is however very close to little towns that are terrible for living, working, or hanging out. I guess my point is if you are coming up from Cuyahoga Falls and you are a stereotypical resident of CF you will not like this place. There are some problems namely the set up of the restaurant, it makes no sense. Instead of getting a waiter/waitress you order from a register without time to browse the menu. It is better than the fairlwan location as unlike at that location you receive your food in a timely manner. This place should certainly consider a more traditional set up. Also, while the bar is open till midnight the kitchen inexplicably closes at 9pm. Like the set up this is frustrating and makes no sense. Especially because it seems like it is going to be a great place to hang out. My brother and I stopped in on a nice friday night and was very impressed with the relatively large crowd of good looking, smartly dressed, 20 and 30 somethings. Don't get me wrong I will still spend most of my time at Highland Square's excellent dive bars but I can see this as great way to change up an evening from the same ole' and if you are in the market to hook up it seems like it might be a decent spot to try your luck. read more

A stunning jewel of a grocery store which should make some national buzz in the industry and breathe life into both Highland Square and Akron in general. I am so excited. The owner went all-in with this place, combining a modern aesthetic with a neighborhoody ambience and shelling out the dough for incredible bonus features such as a beautiful patio, a green roof, an indoor fireplace, and a stage for live music. This is the kind of urban market-slash-neighborhood anchor point you'd expect to find on a hip street in Minneapolis or Portland, not in the Rust Belt. Mustard Seed will always be pricy, but today's shoppers and conscientious consumers have shown time and time again that they will spend the extra money to support local businesses and the ideals they believe in such as sustainability, chemical and hormone-free meat and produce, and a scaled-down, clutter-free shopping experience. The centralized location also means that Akronites can dream of a life with fewer trips to wretched, soul-sucking Fairlawn/Montrose for their healthy grocery runs. Great, great job to these owners, I salute you! read more

I went to Mustard Seed for a BumbleBizz meetup! I thought the environment here was fresh and lively. I wanted our meeting to be professional but also in a comfortable environment. It ended up being PERFECT & definitely a place I will go again! The food was delicious & the staff was kind and helpful! The meeting went great & plan to do meetings there again in the future. My BumbleBizz meetup had never been & they enjoyed themselves and plan to come back as well! HIGHLY recommend! read more

I was just going down the street and saw this store so I pulled in and went shopping. Great small store. Lots of fresh produce and everything was really clean. Thanks! read more

* amended After one bad experience, MS has contacted me and "made good" on what happened. This (obviously) shows that they care and has remedied a sour experience. The food is excellent and I recommend the truffle fries. Also enjoy the soup and salad bar in the market downstairs. (Will add more to this later) read more

Visited twice in three nights while in town on business! Fantastic options for lunch or dinner. Connected to a health market / grocery store for all essentials whole in town. While most everything on the menu was tempting...the vegetable coconut curry soup is a MUST!!! read more

First time I was here and I was impressed for being a grocery store restaurant. The menu was huge and more choices than what I thought would be on there. I had the stir fry bowl, the one with salmon. It was delicious with the curry sauce. The spinach was a little to buttery and salty but still good. I had the blue moon smoothie. The tasty was easy and drinkable. The banana in the drink was over powering but okay with me because I like bananas. I would definitely come here again and try the patio with ordering a drink or wine which I was surprised to see on the menu. Prices were really reasonable and I would rather go here than Panera. Come and try this place, you won't be disappointed. read more

9/21/18 Hands down the worst meal I have had in a long time. Ordered the Ruben. It had a pungent, fishy taste. I could only eat half of it. The jalapeño margarita is not nearly as good as I've had in other locations. The Long Island iced tea was fair. I did like the live band and the atmosphere itself was cool and contemporary. read more

Mustard Seed advertises themselves as vegan but they support every type of healthy lifestyle including Paleo and Keto. I'm on a Keto diet and in today's hyper anti-fat belief system it's hard to find restaurants that support Keto and Paleo diets. I had a stir fry with cauliflower rice, kale and broccoli greens and salmon it was AMAZING! I went back this morning for their Bonanza bulletproof coffee I loved every this place! Can I take it with me? Please! read more

I only had a couple beers on the upstairs patio, but it was very nice. Decent prices and one of the best outdoor patios in the Akron area. Can't speak to the food or store yet. Update: I still stand by the above comment, but I finally had their food. I got a house salad, beef burger, and side of coleslaw. The salad was okay, a lot of spinach and other dark green "healthy" stuff (gimme that iceburg lettuce), but I expect that at a pro-organic place like the Mustard Seed (would get the salad again). Same thing for the coleslaw, it was filled with huge pieces of peppers, onions, cabbage, etc. They need to cut that stuff up a bit more (wouldn't get the coleslaw again). Finally, the burger was okay. Nothing great nothing bad. I've been to other places like B-Spot's where the taste of the meat was noticeably a better cut, didn't really get that at the Mustard Seed. Overall, still pretty good and will go back. read more

Stopped in last Saturday afternoon with some friends for a quick bite. I've got to tell you, I was impressed! The restaurant is upstairs, accessed by either stairs or the elevator. I had heard we could purchase things from the store and take them into the restaurant so we went directly upstairs to secure a table and check out the menu. There were quite a few people in the restaurant but the place is big so there was no trouble grabbing a table. We all decided to return to the lower level and try the self service food. I helped myself to a large cup of hot potato soup ($3.49) and a slice of pizza ($2.49). Upstairs I ordered something I almost never have, a 12 ounce milkshake (for $4.50). For less than $11.00 I had a very satisfying meal. The potato soup was above average, very flavorful and containing actual chunks of bacon. The pizza was also above average. It wasn't dried out like happens so often with by-the-slice. And It had a very nice taste to it. The shake, served in a tall, thin glass was also good. So all in all, It was very filling. None of us had eaten there before. So, any questions we had going in were answered by the staff in a friendly and helpful manner, almost like they were giving advice from their personal point of view. The menu items are a little bit pricier than the self-serve options, and literally anything in the store can be taken upstairs to be eaten. Single serve chilled bottles or cans, a bottle of wine, a salad or soup bar, cheeses, food plates, you name it, are among your choices. A microwave provides the ability to heat things if it isn't warm enough for you. The outdoor patio or the lit inside fireplace, depending on the weather, will be the most popular spots. Not sure if they offer mixed drinks. read more

One of my favorite restaurants. I had a Beyond burger with mushrooms and Swiss cheese and it was delicious. A great place to eat before a movie at the Highland Theater. Party of 5 and we all left happy. read more

My family brought me to Mustard Seed Cafe for brunch on my birthday. It was the largest buffet I ever went to. Such a huge variety of delicious food which is all so fresh. I especially enjoyed so much that there were so many vegan choices since I eat a plant based diet. The waiters and waitresses continually fulled up the dishes at the buffet. Our waitress came to our table often filling up our drinks and asking if everything was ok and if we needed anything. All the waitresses and waiters were so friendly and cheerful. The live band adds to a the relaxed atmosphere which we all experienced. I highly recommend going to the cafe for absolutely delicious food and atmosphere. read more

We had the Sunday Brunch buffet-it was delicious, lots of options.We had 4 kids under the age of 8 with us-they probably ate their weight in Hot Chocolate Pancakes.The roasted beets are great. The live music was a bit loud but the singers were talented and it does create a pleasant atmosphere. I am giving a 5 but really mean 4.5 because while the food was good, most of it was luke warm at best, I found myself looking around for a microwave. Our sever was attentive and kept the Bloody Mary's coming! Will definitely keep this on our brunch rotation. read more

I have both shopped here and eaten upstairs in their cafe. The store itself is small, but carries all the the organic products you need. The upstairs cafe is almost the size of the store itself, and it has a great patio. I thought the food was good and great quality, but a little pricy - It was $22 for a chicken caesar salad, small coconut thai soup, and a juice/ veggie combination drink. The staff upstairs was friendly, but extremely unknowledgeable about the menu and food. I get this place is new and may be hiring new staff (so they get a little pass), but every time someone asked a question the answer was "sorry I don't know" and no effort to go get an answer. For a place that's based around quality of food and sourcing the staff should at least be trained and knowledgeable on each menu item. I think Mustard Seed has more potential once they get running smoothly. I'd give 3.5 stars but they get 4 since their food and quality was good. read more

new to the area, this market quickly became one of my favs.... the organic wine is fair priced and delicious. read more

Amazing healthy delicious food and fresh juices and smoothies. Try the salmon masala stir fry. Any of their veggie or fruit juices and smoothies, too. And their milkshakes are to die for. Also, come on a Friday or Saturday night for live music. The owners and people who work here are great people as well! Sometimes to save money i get something readymade from the grocery store downstairs and bring it up to the cafe which they encourage. read more

Absolutely amazing food at the cafe'! We were surprised to see how much of the menu was vegan! Oh be still my heart-our new favorite place to eat. Thank you for accommodating EVERYONES choices in food. read more

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Went to the cafe today. Had brunch/lunch. Service was sort of slow but I think they were understaffed. Food good but

Their salmon salad is awesome. All of their juices are great too. My favorite is the turmeric glow. Service is always A+. read more

The juices and smoothies are top notch - food is good and they have so many gluten free choices!!