Sue M
Google
I ordered "sacred cacao," emerald keto forest "cold pressed organic juice" and an all day breakfast. I'm giving this order a one star rating because, although the main was great, the other two items were not as advertised. I have been consuming ceremonial cacao for many years, and what Cafe Vida is calling "sacred cacao" is cheap cacao powder in a plastic bag, which is what I was shown when I asked about it. So using the term "sacred" is extremely misleading. The drink was also meant to include reishi, lions mane and cordyceps in it… but I wasn't convinced that they were included.
Secondly, the juice is advertised as "cold press." However, it was clear that a centrifugal juicer was used, it was running near the till / coffee machine, not a cold press juicer. A centrifugal juicer has a high-pitched sound and you can hear the RPMs are much faster than a slow juicer, which tends to be more quiet and when using a hard vegetables you can hear the crunching sound not a high whizzing whirring sound. The high foam on top of the juice is also an indicator of a centrifugal juicer. I don't mind paying a high price for quality food and for paying what is advertised, but this just didn't quite seem right.
The salt and pepper were provided in open bowls without a little spoon. The little bowls look funky but are not hygienic. My fork and knife were already used, so when I when wanted to add salt all that was left was my hands. This is unhygienic as I don't know who has touched it before me. So salt and pepper in a sealed container would be ideal, but worst case scenario providing a little spoon to dispense the salt and pepper would be better.
I had wanted to order a coffee after my meal and I asked for the menu to be left on the table, but the waitress insisted on taking them with her and said if I needed it again, I could just ask. There were three people total in the cafe, so it wasn't as if they were needed to give to others.
I don't enjoy leaving a one star review, but there were multiple factors that contributed to this as itemised above.
