Edgar’s Bakery

OMG! I am a cinnamon rolls fan! Apparently, when you live in Birmingham, AL an Edgar’s bag is a sign of something good inside! You have to have the cinnamon rolls!!. We went here for baked goods to go and didn’t try anything else. Service was great! If there were parking we would have sat down to have breakfast. Because there wasn’t my teammate had to wait in the care. Unfortunately, the fact that there isn’t parking makes another visit highly unlikely. I can only imagine how much business they are losing.

This is my second favorite lunch spot to Brick and Tin. All of their food is great, but get there by 11:30 if you want a seat. Their desserts are even better, so be prepared to get fat. Try their strawberry cake and their honey buns!

First of all, let me say I’ve been going over in my mind what type of shindig I could plan just to use this new location. I think it’s so posh and adorable! And the patio is quaint and intimate. I’m sure you already know how famous and delicious their strawberry cake is, so I’ll review something else. I’ve tried their quesadilla here, and it’s rather yummy. It’s a nice serving size and it comes with your choice of a side, which I always select the fruit salad. That’s the pro side.
The con: I’ve ordered a strawberry floral birthday cake from this location on two separate occasions. The first time I got what I ordered. The 2^nd time, I did not. The 2^nd time I received only a strawberry cake with white writing on it. Huge difference as you can see in the pictures. I wasn’t able to pick the cake up personally, so a friend did it for me. After I checked it out and saw that it wasn’t correct, I immediately called them. To make this short, after being asked to drive to PELHAM just so that store could fix the problem (downtown location was getting ready to close) and after telling the lady on the phone I wasn’t doing that, she offered a $ 10 gift card or a $ 10 refund on the wrong cake. While I do truly appreciate the lady trying to help, a $ 10 gift card was not going to fix my cake. Sorry. The cake was delicious, as it always is, but I was still disappointed in not getting what I paid for. See pictures for a comparison of the cakes.

Perfect addition to downtown! I’ve always loved Edgar’s beautiful and delicious desserts but was hesitant about trying their lunch as I thought it would be dainty and not filling. I was wrong. The Edgar’s chicken melt is impeccable and a must try as well as the variety of sticky buns that are served warm. SO DELICIOUS!
This location is a fresh, airy café that boasts a beautiful patio. The staff are very courteous and feel like family once you’ve been there a few times. Don’t let the long line scare you away — they get people through very quickly.

This place is very uneven. I’ve had some food that wasn’t so good and some food that was decent here. However, that’s where it stops — I don’t really think I’d go so far as to say I have had anything good here.
I’ll start with the positive. The lines can get long and they do a great job of serving people quickly. They also have killer outdoor patio which is perfect for dining outside on some of these lovely spring days we’ve been having here in town.
I’m not a sweets person. There, I said it, so I won’t hold that against them. I’ll just say the strawberry cake and the chocolate chip cookies taste like something you’d make from a prepared mix or get out a of a frozen food section to cook yourself.
The veggie sandwich was very bland. Salt helped a little, but it was still lacking flavor. The Cranapple Turkey sandwich was just disappointing. I suppose the roasted turkey lacked flavor — a smoked turkey may have helped. The cranberry walnut bread was dense and cold. The bacon lacked flavor. The apple butter was a star but somehow the sandwich still manged to be bland.
This fact that mediocrity just won’t do downtown is exacerbated by the existence of «Brick and Tin» a few blocks away. They do a smoked turkey sandwich on a light airy wheat bread with a cranberry mayo sauce that kicks this sandwiches ass. It’s not even close.
I’ve also tried the egg salad here. The egg salad was dry. I’m talking arid — It’s literally almost like they mashed up a hard boiled egg with a fork and forgot to add anything to bind it together.
On a bright note my boss reported that she really enjoyed a ham and turkey sandwich from this location. However with Brick and Tin in the area — along with two other sandwich shops — I just don’t see myself going back to verify this claim.