Acai and smoothie cafes founded 2010 in Santa Barbara. Menu also includes oatmeal porridge bowls and toast with avocado or almond butter. Beverages list includes coffee, kombucha, and bottled drinks. Has various vegan options but some of the milks including hemp milk contains honey, as may the granola- ask staff to clarify which ones are vegan friendly. Open Mon-Sun 8:00am-5:00pm.
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1317 7th St Ste A, Santa Monica, California, USA, 90401
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- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
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Last update on 18 Jan 2023 by vtraveller
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11 Reviews
First Review by Womanek
SaraNorlin
Points +3362
Great breakfast - Edit
Amazing healthy filling food friendly people
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Points +19618
Backyard Bowls - Edit
The staff were friendly but the açaí bowl was not great. I had a power bowl without honey.
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vegdave
Points +135
Room for improvement - Edit
Staff were not friendly, food was fairly ordinary and service was really slow. We asked them to cook our egg more and they couldn’t because it wasn’t the recipe. Muesli bowl was tasteless mush.
Read morePros: Vegetarian
Cons: Unfriendly staff, Slow, Bland food
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TaminaN
Points +3040
Bowls good but staff not the friendliest - Edit
Quite rude staff that just seemed annoyed when we wanted to order. We sat down to wait for our food and no one called it out when it was ready. Had to go ask after a long while and turned out they’d just stick the bowls in the fridge instead of calling for us…
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MrBanquet
Points +461
Good bowls - Edit
If you’re looking for tasty healthy food, this is the joint. Very good bowl but be wary of bee pollen and honey. Lovely staff, would prefer more indoors seating.
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KaitlinBaumgarten
Points +760
Very good! - Edit
Definitely post-yoga with the girls and gays type vibe. Lots of vegan options, accommodating staff.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-05-14
Pros: Unusual options
Cons: Pricey
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willowtree84
Points +65
Great breakfast! - Edit
I went there for breakfast almost every day during my trip. Their bowls are really good.
Read moreJust be careful, most reviews mention honey but there IS dairy milk/yogurt in at least one bowl. So if you're vegan, make sure to double-check the ingredient list. (My point is, the "vegetarian" tag isn't ONLY because of the honey, so you still do have to check the ingredients.)
Also, they put the blender parts in water in between orders, but there is always something left on the one they use to crush the ingredients. So there might be a bit of dairy that ends up mixed in your vegan bowl, if they put it in the blender (I'm not sure they do). This is just through what I observed, I don't know if they have different blenders for different things or what ingredients they mix in these, but I thought I should point it out on here just in case it's really important to you.
Updated from previous review on 2019-11-29
Pros: Excellent food, Comfortable
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babyelephant
Points +58
Lovely restaurant and delicious bowls! - Edit
Just ask them to leave out the honey in most of the smoothie bowls! They’re very filling as well.
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alvzor
Points +13
love it! - Edit
the staff is very friendly and the bowls are always incredible. love how they ask if u want honey at the end. it’s nice of them to consider veganism in that sense
Read morePros: lots of vegan options , tasty, cheaper than most!
Cons: not oat milk
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Chia
Points +3635
Nice presentation - Edit
Saw this on happycow and stopped by to give it a try. It's in a nice little space a couple of blocks from the hustle & bustle of downtown Santa Monica. The menu offers a good selection, though many things contain honey so you have to ask them to leave that out if you are vegan. I got a macro bowl (brown rice based) and an acai bowl with banana slice on top. Both tasted fine. However I think the kimchi in the macro bowl made my stomach feel a bit un-easy. Next time I'll try a different bowl.
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Womanek
Points +49
Even better! - Edit
Even better than the place in Santa Barbara (bigger than in SB)😄Very helpful staff and more options in the menu (savoury bowls and toast available). Big servings, good quality food, easy to veganise the vegetarian options. I can't praise Backyard Bowls enough😄After going to LA from Santa Barbara I was delighted to see that my favourite SB spot is available here too :)
Read morePros: extremely helpful staff, great vibe
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