A summertime staple! Stopped by this location a couple times this summer and everytime the acai and coconut power bowls were delish! The girls who work here are so helpful despite it being crazy busy all the time. I've ordered the regular Playa acai bowl and added in on extra PB, strawberry, chia seeds, and cocoa nibs. The acai power is also good and I subbed it with vanilla protein powder. It barely altered the taste of the bowl. My boyfriend loves the coconut power and it definitely holds its frozen consistency better than others I've had. My one comment would be that the poke concept within the shop does change up the smell of the place. It doesn't necessarily leave a bad smell, but I do think the two compete with each other. Would rather the smoothie bowl store smelling sweet instead of savory! read more

Playa Bowls - Acai Bowls Near Me - Lavallette, New Jersey

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Super clean establishment, very friendly employees. Always have fresh fruit. ::::::::::::::::::: read more

An extremely WELCOME new business to Lavallette and the boardwalk at Seaside. Lots and lots of healthy and delicious choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Yes, playa bowls has a TON of smoothie bowl options (I had the "Lola" and it was fantastic), but they also have steel cut oatmeal bowls AND poke bowls. I really, really wanted to go back one morning for breakfast and try an oatmeal bowl, but ran out of time. Ugh! read more

Playa Bowls - Acai Bowls Near Me - Lavallette, New Jersey

Loved my smoothie and bowl. Really fresh and delish. Didn't appreciate a tip automatically being added to my online order. When checking out, the app automatically defers to a 15% tip and you need to select "NO TIP" in order to not be charged. Didn't realize till after I completed my payment. This is an unfair business practice in my opinion! I always tip in cash when I pick up my food. I prefer deciding for myself what my tip will be. read more

I came back here and tried the Nutella coconut bowl! I always find it difficult to find an açaí bowl that is not banana based and this place has my favorite base, a coconut base! The Nutella coconut bowl is incredible! It's a perfect and extremely filling treat on a hot summer day! The Nutella coconut bowl also had strawberries and oats, which were really yummy! This is definitely more than enough for two meals! I highly recommend! Given the size, I think the prices are more than reasonable read more

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This is a great somewhat new addition to Lavallette. We stopped in on a Sunday morning (9:30am) and there was a good crowd but only a few people in line. My only gripe was my order was put in wrong after clarifying twice, luckily I noticed it when I got my receipt and she corrected it quickly. The way they were calling out orders was a little off too, but these kids were hustling on a brutally hot 95 degree morning. The space is brand new and tastefully decorated which is what makes the brand stand out, Playa is everywhere in NJ now. It's an addition to the infamous Crabs Claw Restaurant next door last summer. I think Playa is great instead of a meal for breakfast or for a snack on a hot day. We'll definitely be stopping in again this summer. read more

Playa Bowls - 8th Ave Bowl with Peanut Butter ($9.50) - Acai Bowls Near Me - Lavallette, New Jersey

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10/10. I was in Lavalette, NJ for 5 days from Orange County, CA. (Where I know our poke and juices and bowls are great) and I was so impressed. Salmon avocado poke bowl was amazing. And the bowls and smoothies were very good and they have healthy options. (They are busy and we had a very good experience where the employee apologized for the wait and having so many orders in line. Which is huge these days!) Highly recommend!! read more

Ordered one bowl and saw a nice boy making the base. Then he put it on the topping station, and their was 5 other girls on their phone, not working, eating snacks and it took a good 15 mins before someone helped make the bowls. Sad the work ethic at this location is just lazy. read more

I love all Playa Bowls' locations but what makes Lavalette so amazing is how I believe their salmon and tuna bowls are the most fresh. As this is one of the smaller locations it's still does a phenomenal job every summer. My favorite thing is getting their tuna and salmon poke bowls. read more

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I was pretty disappointed with the three bowls we ordered. All bowls were bland and not as described. The shoyu tuna bowl was supposed to have radishes and sesame seeds and lacked both. The chicken teriyaki bowls were supposed to have crispy noodles and did not. All bowls had minimal flavor. The kids behind the counter seemed sweet but did not seem to know what shoyu sauce was. Definitely not worth the cost and I wish we could have had it the way it was stated in the description. read more

If you're looking for the best poke at the jersey shore, look no further. This is by far the best I've ever had after moving back from Hawaii. The staff is super nice, and the portions of tuna aren't skimpy! The tuna is fresh and eating it outside on a nice summer afternoon is an added bonus. Do yourself a favor and eat here next time you're in town! read more

Playa Bowls - Tuna poke bowl - Acai Bowls Near Me - Lavallette, New Jersey

The staff is always polite, definitely gets the line moving, food is always delicious and there is always a great atmosphere!

Delicious acai bowls! My pup and I love walking there in the morning and sitting outside at one of their high tables to share something! We love the 8th street one with a drizzle of peanut butter added. I am definitely going to have to go one day for lunch and get a poke bowl. read more

If I could give this playa bowls 0 stars I would. My family and I ordered 4 bowls the poke bowl was ready in 5 minutes and the other 3 bowls took 45 minutes. We watched them not wash the strawberries before cutting them so we asked nicely if they do and she said yes. Then to be spiteful they served every single other person in the store who ordered after us and made us wait for ours. After waiting SO long to get our melted bowls, we came home to find they were made so poorly. I regret leaving a tip this staff needs to go! read more

Love Playa Bowls, am a home owner in Lavallette and frequent this location. However, this past Friday morning (5/27), a young woman with a nose ring made a comment to her coworker about us not leaving a tip for handing us our bowls. I believe the young employees at this location need better training and expectations need to be readdressed about what working at a fast causal restaurant entails. read more

Very very light toppings at this one. Granola was non existent and so was the almond butter I paid extra for. Disappointing and underwhelming to all 4 of us eating our açaí bowls. read more

Ordered online. My sister and I walked in a stood there for about 10 minutes in front of 6 workers, none of which acknowledged us. Finally one of them greeted us with not a "hello," but with a "what are you waiting for?" I told her we ordered online, and she responded with "oh well you're supposed to let us know because we keep it in the fridge." -- Well as someone who used to work in retail, you're supposed to greet customers when they come in instead of standing there staring outside & pretending they don't exist. Not the mention the fact that they tried to send us off with only part of what we ordered. Bowls were fine. Definitely appreciate my little family-owned açaí bowl place at home! read more

I am gluten free and this location of Playa Bowls consistently messes up my gluten free granola in my bowl. They do not label and don't give the gf bowl separate - even after asking. At this point I have wasted money on about 4 bowls this summer because I could not confirm they were gluten free after getting home. read more

Absolutely LOVE Playa Bowls! My sister got the Nutella bowl and I got the Pink Flamingo and both were OUTSTANDING. The energy in the location was great, all of the employees were smiling and singing along with the music. Will definitely be returning when back in the area! read more

Great spot for healthy food in lavallette. Very happy to find this spot. The açaí bowl and salmon poke bowls were great. They have organic steel cut oatmeal too so I'll probably be back for breakfast. read more

i love playa bowls with my entire existence. i 10/10 recommend the pura vida bowl with almond butter bc its very good. unpopular opinion:: the acai is the best base. enjoy at ur own taste but i like mine read more

I love the bowls but they are out of things a lot. I always order online first thing in the morning and then go pick it up before they run out of ingredients but multiple times now they call to say they are out of things first thing in the morning too. Seems like whoever is managing ordering and making sure certain bases are made is not doing their job. It's really frustrating when you have already paid for your order and get a call saying you can't have what you ordered and have to pick something else and that a refund isn't an option. read more