Home Cafe Deli

Reviews

• Daniel G.

  star star star star star_border 5 June 2026

  Sunday's quite simply need a decent brunch. Today a friend and I decided we would see what Home had to offer.
  
  The decoration here is excellent, mismatched furniture gives a really cozy and friendly feel to the restaurant area and a great selection of light background music creates and laid back feel...perfect for Sunday!
  
  I decided to have the scrambled eggs and smoked salmon. The eggs and salmon were excellent but were sadly let down by sliced white bread with no option to change to brown or granary when ordering. My friends sausage and onion sandwich looked excellent....the food envy was very real.
  
  Overall good, just sadly not excellent.

• Caroline C.

  star star star star_border star_border 29 May 2026

  Right next door to Urban Coffee. I've not been here much so will need to update my review at some point.
  The décor is homely( not surprisingly) but fun and quite quirky-brightly coloured and busy!
  They do a reasonable selection of teas coffees, cakes, pastries and sandwiches. I also notice they do an interesting mix of sharing platters, which I think would be great at lunchtime!
  Always fairly busy when I go past, but not too hard to get a seat.

• Rachel M.

  star star star star star_border 22 May 2026

  As soon I walked into this cafe, I immediately fell in love with it. Literally feels like home super cosy with their interior having a mixture of random artwork, plants, mirrors, signs etc! Good range of cakes, pastries on offer (they do probably the best Carrot Cake in all of Brum! It's a-mazing)!

• Squeaky F.

  star star star star_border star_border 19 May 2026

  I'd been meaning to pop into Home Café Deli for a while now and today was the day. I must say, I'm impressed with what I found.
  
  I came in here for lunch and made the mistake of not grabbing a table and looking at the menu before ordering so I was faced with the blackboard over the serving counter which is chock-full of all-day breakfast options, sandwiches and salads. In a slight panic and a bit overwhelmed, I decided on a "croque monsieur (or as we Brummies know it - ham & cheese toastie)" - that is actually what it's called! Although I just said 'croque monsieur' myself. Oh and I ordered an americano too. It all came to under £5 so that in itself was a pleasant surprise.
  
  My order taken, I was told to take a seat and the food would be right over. I took that opportunity to visit the toilet, which was clean if a little basic and unisex, not that I have a problem with that.
  
  That taken care of, I didn't have to wait long for my drink to arrive and my food followed shortly after - it looked delicious! I took a quick snap for Yelp but I couldn't wait to dig in. I wasn't disappointed either - the cheese was nicely melted and the ham tasted like it was good quality. I appreciated the choice of white or brown bread too as I'm a big fan of brown bread.
  
  My americano was also tasty - not bitter and nice and strong, just like it should be. I would definitely come back here for coffee. As I'm sitting here working and Yelp!ing, the smell wafting over is divine - this may be the only down side as I'm getting hungry again!
  
  To top it all off, there's free wifi and power points, the atmosphere is homely and the decor is eclectic. In short, I love it.
  
  [EDIT]
  Unfortunately I've had to remove a star from my review because the Wi-Fi wasn't suitable for Skype meetings. It was servicable for other, less intensive work but stear clear otherwise!

• Vicky O.

  star star star star star_border 16 May 2026

  Now, the end of 2014 bought a bit of a sense of adventure to my working day as I wanted to check out as many places as possible. After checking out Home in Feb 2014 (when it had just opened), I figured it would be worth a revisit to see if it had settled and found it's place in the coffee places of the Colmore Business District...
  
  I am pleased to say it's now another "afternoon office" spot! To give you some insight, I don't have a set office space. As I don't like sitting on my arse at home on the sofa when working, I tend to wander the coffee shops of the City in the afternoon finding a place to lay down my hat and get on with my work. Now, I initially did write this place off (as it's a bit too kitsch for my liking), but I don't know whether my tastes have changed or if it's changed (just a little) to fit most of my needs.
  
  I don't ask for much... Reasonably priced tea/coffee, strong WiFi and a few people around me and Home now delivers on all fronts. Tea isn't as cheap as some of venues around here, but it does come in a proper tea pot and normally provides at least 3 full cups - so I can work on a pot for around 1.5 hours. The WiFi has significantly improved since my last review and is strong and predictable (well, enough for my needs). I do wish there were more powerpoints (I normally end up on a table by the door), but at least there ARE places to plug in which are suitable for gigantic Mac chargers.
  
  There has been a few changes to the decor since it first opened... I love the picture frame nearest the tills. I spotted on my last visit that this was actually a TV and they sometimes show a film in the background. The cakes have gotten better too! The muffin I enjoyed on my last visit was moist, fresh and very tasty.
  
  Unlike some venues, I've never had trouble finding a seat here. The service is warm, welcoming and cheery too. Now, this isn't a regular hangout for me (as I'm all over the City on any given day), but I will tend to gravitate to Home if I'm ever this neck of the woods and in need of a place to grab a warm drink and strong WiFi. Recommended!