Love this place! Great vibes! Very hipster and super cute. The employees were doing great with a…read moreconstant influx of customers and online orders. The customers were all a really friendly crowd, as well. Their bakery items looked so yummy, I'll definitely be ordering one next time. I got their seasonal Sakura Sweetheart matcha, which has cherry blossom syrup in it. Literally so yummy and the quality is splendid. They even sell the ceremonial matcha that they use, which has always been a good indicator of quality/premium ingredients. Their seasonal menu looked AMAZING and they even had bouquets that you could send with coffee orders for Valentine's day which was beyond adorable and super unique. I will definitely be coming back to try more of their main menu coffees. The only thing to note is that the place can fill up really fast and their drinks sell out!

I was recently visiting Sanford and stopped by Palate Coffee Brewery. I ordered their gingerbread…read morelatte, and I absolutely loved it, such a cozy, flavorful drink. The location itself is very cute and inviting. It was a little hard to get to because the street is currently under construction, but that's understandable and temporary. Despite that, there were plenty of people inside enjoying their coffee, and it was actually very quiet, which made it even more enjoyable. The prices were typical coffee shop prices, and the staff was very welcoming. They gave us time to look over the menu without feeling rushed, which I really appreciated. Overall, it was a great stop while visiting Sanford.

Came in late morning and there was a bit of a wait, but it moved faster than expected. The energy…read moreinside was upbeat but not overwhelming. Tried one of their vegan-friendly options and it did not disappoint. Portions were solid, and everything tasted fresh. Good spot for a casual brunch with friends.

Stopped in for coffee and a quick breakfast. Ordered two cold brews - Honey Lavender (ok) and…read moreVanilla (good). They had homemade pop tarts from Old Hearth Bread Co in Casselberry, FL, and I decided to go all in on every flavor - Loved them!! We had the Guava (my personal favorite), Apple Cinnamon and Cinnamon Bun. The pastry is much softer than pop tarts with a fresher filling. We also ordered a cheese danish and would not recommend it.

One of my favorite things to do with mom is take her out for afternoon tea…read more I stumbled upon this spite on Groupon. The location is cute, it's an old style house turned into a cafe. The devote is whimsical and adorable! It looked like a proper afternoon tea spot you would find in the UK. The young lady running the cafe was so sweet and welcoming! She brought us a few teas to try during our visit. She had a special menu for the upcoming holiday, which was lovely. The tea started with the scones, which were extremely fluffy, delicious and packed with fresh berries! The tea sandwiches were refreshing and flavorful! The soup was bold and warming. The pastries were a lovely way to end the meal too! I'm already anticipating our next visit!

The food and tea was really good. I liked how a number of teas were shared, meaning the service was…read moregrand. The parking was more than adequate. The ambiance was a little tight, but it was before a holiday. The owner, bought little 4th of July gifts for every child. Nice touch! I am giving a 4 ONLY because of the ambiance. The food and service would get 5 stars from me!

The food truck experience can be fun, and deliver a lot of variety. But never quite so much…read morescenery since you're staring at, well, a boxy truck. Not so with Big Love Pie. Sure it's portable, and sure it shows up at locations convenient to entertainment, just like food trucks. But it's an open trailer with a massive, gorgeous wood-fired pizza oven that's immediately visually appealing. A big part of the fun is watching them precisely control the wood temperature, smoke amount and flow, and tend to the fresh pizza you're about to enjoy. First you'll watch your home-made dough hand-stretched and hand tossed, then topped with items that vary by the visit. The whole process is entertaining and definitely whets the 'tite. And the result... wow! What an amazing crust! Your pie is about 12-ish inches in diameter with the outer 3/4" to 1" left mostly untopped, and for a good reason -- that crust alone might be your favorite part. It's thin, it's crispy, it's chewy, and it's almost flaky, put not quite pastry. It holds up and doesn't crumble, so you can pick up a slice of it just like it's a piece of New York pizza and fold it to hold in one hand. Not that those toppings will disappoint you. There are always a couple of staples, like plain cheese -- a creamy-good mozzarella -- which you can get in a zippy but light tomato or a white bianca sauce. And of course pepperoni in either sauce. They had goat's cheese and I got the impression that's something they offer most or all nights. The special toppings vary, and can be as simple as maple-chicken sausage with basil, or my fave, their super-thick, meaty bacon, diced flavorful tomatoes, topped with arugula. A squirt of balsamic sauce is a staple drizzle option, and perfect with this bacon-tomato number. Oh, and they'll make about anything you want... as long as they have the ingredients there. Owners Tom & Tracy are talkative, so I hung around to watch the process, and learned how much care goes into it -- how they've perfected the recipes. They even bring in special water for the dough so the minerals and pH deliver the right consistency that makes it marvelous. Their yeast is classified secret. The wood used requires a certain amount of seasoning times, and until now i never realized things like flame-rollover (affected by shape of the oven -- they've chosen an igloo configuration) and differences in temperature from oven floor matter so very much in how a pizza bakes. Their igloo-shaped oven is a heavy, concrete and mastik, tiled monster. Not sure any food truck can replicate the size and openness. The owners made it themselves after extensive study about what they theorized would distribute heat and flame ideally. The crust tells me they sure got it right. Some random but useful notes: They're not always at Central28. On Fridays and Saturdays they're currently at Celery City Brewing in Sanford. Beverages are just limited to canned sodas. Sometimes they will fold over that wood-fired dough into a sandwich style -- their salami, which I sampled, is well-chosen and doesn't rely on too much salt. They also have Crucially, there is a limited amount of dough and when they run out all you can do is watch the coals glow and wish you got there earlier. Still a nice view. I really enjoy watching that oven... simple things amuse me perhaps. Finally, I got the impression that the owners weren't yet sure what they have on their hands here -- they seem to have a lot of opportunities but it's clear from many things they do (limited amount per night) they want to keep things special -- they're perfectly with making fewer but better pizzas. That feeling came out in everything they said. So it's a "Craft-Style" Wood-Fired Pizza. It's truly "artesanal," an oft-misused word which should mean small, handmade batches that are never quite uniform, and totally original to the artist. It goes well with your Craft-Brewed Beer from whatever place they're parked outside of. Pricing (menu photo) is so well within reason it's not even a thought. A pizza can fill two light appetites or well-satisfy a hungry solo. I stupidly told them it was too cheap for this level of quality...(Then clamped my mouth shut. I hope that doesn't cost me on my next visit!) The downsides are kinda obvious: limitations on the portable (food truckish) style. I'll mention 'em: There's only a place to sit in the establishments they're near -- they have no tables. They have a VERY limited menu. You'll get wood-fired pizza or sandwiches. Salads or sides are infrequent. They're in different places different nights, so you hafta know where they'll be, but I think they're now posting location and menu specials nightly on Facebook (@biglovepie) which is easy to check. And no, there's no alcohol -- that's the point...these folks do the food right outside where you get your beer. Big Love Pie does one great thing, and does it better than anybody else I've tasted, maybe ever.

Wow what a pleasant surprise for a pizza on wheels. Amazing wood fired Pizza !! Just wow a must try.read more

My husband and I popped by to check it out. Cute place. The young person who helped us was…read moreextremely nice and helpful. I really like that the loaded teas are only 2g of sugar. *The passion fruit tea is tart and refreshing. My husband really enjoyed is chai. The dining area was very clean. Large parking lot.

Haus of Vibes is exactly what Orange City needed! I have been hoping for a healthy spot to open up…read moreand it's finally here! The place is super cute and the lady who works here is so sweet. I ended up getting the Protein Waffles with Nutella and Strawberries. It was pretty good, they make everything fresh in front of you. The whole place smelled amazing when she was making my waffles. I also got the Green Detox drink, it was a bit powdery for me but it's a detox drink. I definitely want to come back and try their Protein Shakes and Refreshers, they look so good!

This is a tough review for me! I was excited to try this place. Healthy deliciousness that looks…read moregood, too- count me in! Unfortunately, this place didn't quite deliver. We arrived and I started to take pictures as normal. We intended to take advantage of the Yelp discount and get a free energy shot. The cashier asked what we were doing. We explained that we were taking pictures for Yelp. The cashier didn't know what Yelp was, so we explained and knew at that point there wasn't a need to request the Yelp promo. The cashier was extremely pleasant and personable, which is why I give it two stars. The drinks were not what I expected at all. They weren't pretty or colorful, and they came In styrofoam cups. We also order soup, which came in a styrafoam cup. The bowl was just as advertised though! If I could give 2.5 stars I would! Overall, over $25.00 for our order that was not presented well. This place certainly has potential but they must work on their presentation and advertisement. If not, they should change their pricing. While we're paying for the food, the prices seem to include their presentation and experience, and presentation was not there.

Great place very helpful and enjoy those shakes and teas. Wonderful place with wonderful peopleread more

I was having a girlfriend over for a doggy play date and I offered to go get us sandwiches from…read morebagel King. I ordered online. It was very simple and easy. I get there with plenty of parking and boy, was this place packed and during the week! I couldn't believe how amazing my sandwich was. I had the turkey BLT on and everything bagel. I'm sorry I didn't take a picture, but it was the best sandwich I've had in so long. The bagels were so fresh. Everything tasted great from the lettuce and tomatoes to the turkey and crispy bacon. I've also bought their everything bagels and veggie cream cheese that is homemade and is absolutely a must try. The staff here are so amazing how they work together during their busy times and so cordial and nice. It's a happy great to that people care about what they do for a living. Please try this place and support your small businesses.

GREAT FOOD AND GREAT SERVICE!! STAFF is always smiling and very kind...they make you feel like…read morefamily!!

This place was fine dining without the price tag! Small and quaint. Unique selections and variety…read more They have specials as well, so every experience can be different! I wanted everything on the menu. This was more than southern comfort. I was very impressed and each dish had the perfect balance of flavor. Portions were perfect and it's always nice to be satisfied without feeling sick after like so many "comfort" foods can. I got the Korean seabass special and it was slightly pan fried with a crisp I the edges and meaty center. The pickled peaches were excellent! The ice cream is house made and very unique. We had the popcorn, buttermilk and brown sugar. I liked the brown sugar the best. :) The drink selections were great. I really enjoyed this orange beer that had over 5 % abv and is a good contender to OBP! We will be back next month because I've got to try the ragu and gnocchi!

I saw this location on Bite30 restaurant week years ago. They're only open Thursday-Sunday and it…read moreis always busy. It's a tiny little spot in Downtown Sanford. Their story and concept is great. You're truly supporting a local business that has been around for a long time and has amazing reviews. The owner is the chef and they have a staff of maybe 5 people total. It's personal and professional. It's fresh food made daily and you can see them working in the kitchen. If you go and eat one thing, it's the ribs appetizer. The salmon was amazing too. But the sauce and those ribs will have me going back!

A delightful experience!…read more As part of my quest to pair coffee houses, with bike trails, I popped into Caffe Di Riverwalk, following a 28 mile ride around Lake Monroe. That was a great decision, on my part. The staff was pleasant, the ambiance was charming, the Eggy Bagel I had was great, but the star of the show was the caramel latte they created for me. I believe the phrase my youngest daughter would use, is "Amazeballs". I'm not exactly sure what metrics are involved in reaching amazeballs status, but I do know it is several rungs above amazing. I'll be back!

Definitely passes the atmospheric vibes check! So lovely to sit on the water front! The indoors…read morearea was also pleasant and cozy. It is very much the type of environment that calls for a sit down-even if a brief one. I noticed most folk sat in with their coffees/food/pastries. The service was friendly but sadly the espresso and steamed milk machines were broken during my visit meaning many coffee items were unavailable. Major bummer as I am an iced latte lover so I settled for a cold brew which was decent. I definitely would have preferred a latte so hopefully next time I'm in Sanford, all systems are go. I also ordered the breakfast croissant sandwich and requested the turkey option instead of regular bacon. I would have assumed the "turkey" option meant turkey bacon. To my surprise it was actually deli sliced turkey. While it wasn't overall unpleasant, I would have preferred turkey bacon given it is a breakfast sandwich. Would have given it that crispy element. But as stated, it was nice and a good size for the price tag. I didn't have room for any pasty, cake or pie but looking forward to trying next time as they all looked really yummy on the display case! If you are looking for a coffee or quick cafe stop in Sanford, this is a notch above the chains and worthy of a stop!

I've been here a few times and purchased coffee in past. Wasn't too excited about the coffee but…read moredecided to try the Soursop smoothie, I love the fruit so thought it would be a great option. The smoothie was okay, it wasn't was I expected, felt like it lacked some flavor.

Tried this coffee spot recently in Henry's Depot in Sanford, and the coffee was to DIE FOR. I love…read morea strong cup of joe and this did not disappoint. I believe I had the pleasure of speaking to the business owner while I was there, and she was so lovely! You can tell every cup is made with care. I would absolutely come back, and I'd highly recommend if you're looking to support a small business and have a delicious cup of coffee that'll be sure to wake you up!