I want to start by saying that I was looking forward to coming here for months. We finally arrived in Sweden, got a free morning, and headed down the the Avenyn location. It was so nice inside. The vibe is amazing, the decor is beautiful, everything seemed perfect. I can't read Swedish, so I asked a lot of questions when I ordered. The girl was nice and answered my questions, sort of. I asked what was in one smoothie bowl and she listed a few ingredients: passionfruit, pineapple, then blueberries, coconut, and banana on top. I don't eat bananas, so I asked that it be substituted for kiwi, which she was happy to do. At that point, it would've been a good idea to say, "oh just so you know, a whole banana is in the smoothie". But nope, just got our receipt. They make everything fresh, which is so nice, but it takes a very long time. We waited about 30 minutes for our bowl, which again, I didn't mind. But then it came and tasted completely like bananas. I couldn't eat it. Luckily my husband did. We didn't have much time left in the city, so I didn't want to waste another 30 minutes to order a new bowl. All to say, if you don't like bananas, do not order the caja bowl.
If I hadn't asked for the ingredients, that would be on me. But I did, and at no point did she tell me there were bananas inside. I am so incredibly disappointed because I came from another country so excited to try it, and it was a huge let down. I know it's so insignificant, but at the same time, it was so avoidable.
Besides that, I went to grab silverware and the first three spoons were caked with leftover food. I thought I was grabbing from the dirty pile, but the forks and knives looked freshly cleaned. I finally settled on a fourth spoon that I only had to wipe down a little bit, which is still pretty gross. read more