• Samba Rock Acai Cafe

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Acai bowls cafe also serving smoothies, yerba mate, baked goods, coffee, espresso, and sometimes organic soups. Items with milk can be made vegan with the substitution of hemp milk at extra charge. Free indoor bike parking. NOTE: Please verify if still fully vegetarian. Open Mon-Sun 8:00am-3:00pm.


12 Reviews

First Review by heybuttercup

NathanielLegg

Points +3222

Vegan
15 Jul 2024

Super good!

Really liked this cafe. The Acai bowls were right good and so was the Yerba Mate. I loved the vibe here, it was super cool!

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-15

Pros: Great options!

prez

Points +874

Vegan
09 Jun 2024

Affordable & delicious!

Açai bowls are usually overpriced, but I found these to be really affordable - the smallest size (child) was enough to fill me up for breakfast.

dhb22

Points +24

Vegan
17 May 2024

Açaí Bowl Capitol of Santa Cruz’s

great choices. always fresh, all organic and a friendly efficient staff. My favorite is the Pele Bowl with peatnut butter. Value is in the quality of each and every ingredient.

andyjng

Points +6076

Vegan
28 Nov 2022

Acai My Life Up!

Samba Rock Acai Cafe is a MUST for any acai enthusiast out there. One of the most refreshing treats I've had and a bit more heart healthy than your typical dairy ice cream or cookie.

I ordered the Carmen Miranda (large - $11) substituting with their passion fruit base. On top, it includes house granola, papaya, mango, and pineapples. My friend had also recommended adding coconut shavings to top to really give it a tropical feel, like if you were drinking a pina colada. SUCH a good decision was made here.

The acai bowl was one of the best I've had in a very long time. It was huge so I had it for two meals, so I think a kid's size would have been more than enough for the visit. Absolutely refreshing fruit blend loaded with fiber and natural sugars. If you're watching the added sugar however, I'd recommend going without the granola, but it was certainly a treat to enjoy with this bowl. It stayed crunchy for a while even after mixing everything together which does not always happen with packed acai bowls.

Everything is made to order which meant our wait time was a bit long (about 20 min), but it was well worth the delicious bowl. Even dropping in an hour before closing, they were still just as busy with phone and walk-in orders.

Pros: Amazing acai bowl options, Funky decor

Kaseyfrench

Points +329

Vegan
13 Jul 2019

Icy bowl, still good

Pretty sure they forgot to blend banana in with the açaí base (pelé bowl), as it was icy rather than creamy. However, the taste was still great and I love the recycling they do!

KirraliSchofield

Points +428

Vegan
23 Dec 2018

Great acai

Delicious, had the peanut butter acai with extra PB on top, super good price like 8 bucks, quick, yummy.

theveganom

Points +703

Vegan
25 Apr 2018

Most excellent!

What an awesome place. The peanut butter açaí bowl was most excellent. Great vibes with the staff and the place. It’ll be my new go to place in Santa Cruz.

AshleyAutumn

Points +126

Vegan
04 Mar 2016

good Acai bowls

The Acai bowls were yummy, not amazing but still really good! Overall, the staff was really nice and the interior was decorated very nicely.

AliyaSchwengler

Points +38

Vegan
29 Sep 2015

refreshingly delicious!

I'm so happy I went to this place, if you want food that will leave you refreshed and feeling good after this is the perfect place. Everything I tried was absolutely amazing, will be coming back when I'm in town again!

JonJon

Points +20966

Vegan
16 Dec 2013

Great acai bowls!

My first tries of acai bowls were in this place, for breakfast. I really appreciated the flavours and their freshness. The place was convenient and nice with a brasilian atmosphere and staff was friendly.

Pros: fresh and plenty of flavours, healthy food, friendly staff, convenient and nice place

LT

Points +66

Vegan
03 Jan 2011

Yum

One of the best smoothies I've ever had. They have a variety of acai smoothies and they can make them vegan. The atmosphere was relaxed like a coffee shop, and the person who took my order was really nice. The place had a good vibe.

heybuttercup

Points +28

Vegan
26 Apr 2010

Acai Bowl Heaven

What a treat to find this Acai paradise on our recent trip to Santa Cruz.
A wonderful diverse menu of Acai bowls and smoothies...we had our traditional Rio bowl and were thrilled! Very generous with the luscious fruit! Thank you!

Pros: Quick service, Great quaility, Delicious




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