Shake Hands with Superfood!! This is one of the better locations around featuring nice friendly service and Acai, Pitaya, & Coconut Bowls that are sure to satisfy. My order was exactly what I was looking for which consisted of a perfectly prepared "Ocean Ave Green Bowl" = Kale, Pineapple, Coconut Milk, Topped with Granola, Banana, and Honey. Extremely delicious and jam packed full of nutrients that sent my energy level soaring which lasted throughout my entire adventurous day. Gotta say too that I've always been a huge fan of this excellent chain which not only provides a superior product but also maintains a conscious environmental mindset in literally everything that they offer. Any surf town on the planet would be happy to have a Playa Bowls nearby but here in Jersey we're proud to say they're all ours. Come And Get Your Munch On!! read more

Playa Bowls - Shake Hands with Ocean Ave Green Bowl: Kale, Pineapple, Coconut Milk, Granola, Banana, & Honey!! - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - West Caldwell, New Jersey

Stopped in to get their October 25, 2025 deal. Free air freshener with pb&j bowl purchase. Order was quick and employees were friendly. Was on my way quickly and the strawberries are so sweet I could smell them as they handed my bag over. read more

Playa Bowls - a toilet with a sign on the wall - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - West Caldwell, New Jersey

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This is one of the worst Playa Bowls, they hire kids and have no manager Make sure you taste your smoothie before you leave, we just got (3) that literally taste like suntan lotion Look at the picture a kowabunga is supposed to be pink not purple, I honestly wouldn't care if it tasted good..... it fo read more

Playa Bowls - Purple Kowabunga..... they make it different every time - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - West Caldwell, New Jersey

Cute place. Employees are welcoming and explained the menu a bit for me. I ended up getting an Olas Bowl to go. Fruits are fresh and almond butter was smooth. Very yummy and very filling. Will be back again :) thank you for my yummy lunch. read more

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I'm a big Playa Bowls fan. I've been to locations all over NJ, and even Fort Lauderdale. The stores are all beautiful, the staff is consistently great, are bowls that are always fresh and high quality. I've never had a bad experience, but the staff at the West Caldwell location is truly the best. The level of service here is rare. Every person I've interacted with has been welcoming, kind, and genuinely helpful. (Where do you find these people?) Pat went above and beyond to make sure my cold brew to cashew milk ratio was perfect, offering to tweak it a few times until it was just right. I wish I remembered everyone's names, because I've had great interactions with so many people here. Whatever you're doing, keep it up. The service here is a gem! read more

NEVER going back again!! We have tried this place a few times because we live nearby and they just can't get our orders right!! Wrong base and switched toppings. It's just very frustrating! To top it off they SKIMP on the base which probably costs them nothing and they barely give you the toppings requested. Need to train your employees better and be sure they provide the right service and amounts. Everyone - Please drive to the Florham Park location instead which is worth the drive. read more

The help does not know which Playa shake is lowest in sugar or carbs . They told me to search the website ! I asked if they had any printouts of carbs or sugar listings , they said no . Not helpful at all . Rob read more

I've been to Playa Bowls in Denville and loved it. So glad they opened one up in West Caldwell! These types of stores seem to be popping up all over, and to me, Playa Bowl is one of the best. I love it because it tastes amazing and is actually healthy! Today I went with the Oatmeal #1. Steel cut oatmeal with bananas, strawberries, and Nutella. Ok, I don't know how healthy Nutella is, but it does taste great! This is a really convenient location with a huge parking lot. I got take out, but there are a couple of tables and plenty of stools if you prefer dining in. Give Playa a shot, you won't regret it! read more

Playa Bowls - Glad they opened this new location! - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - West Caldwell, New Jersey

New home location for me! It's much smaller then other Playa locations close to this one such as Pompton Lakes but still has the same amount of decor that I love! There is so much detail put into the decor at each location. I got my usual bowl which is Nutella Açaí with no bananas. Highly recommend read more

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I love the product but I will never return to this location. I walked in and the place looked closed I was there a few hours before closing so I was confused . Everyone hiding in the back. And one guy just kept staring at me very uncomfortably. I just walked out. They definitely need to hire some new people before I ever set foot in that place again. What a let down. One star read more

I love their açaí bowls with Nutella.Really recommend this place! Good customer service and also comes with fresh fruit. read more

Ordered from them before, not overly impressed with their place. Ordered delivery this time. They forgot one of the items, they gave me credit. Asked if they could deliver it, and I was told not without delivery charge. What I did get was more watery than before. The smoothie was not up to par. Will order from another Playa Bowls from now on. Have ordered from this one at least 10 times and just always felt like they just come up a little short either time wise, quality or attitude. read more

Girlfriend and I ordered Playa Bowl and the employees were fantastic. The food itself was not that good. The granola was like saw dust and the lack of chocolate sauce was a downer for me. The proportions seemed poor. There wasnt enough fruit on the top and way too much of the terrible granola. We went here because of the positive reviews and how some other places have reviews saying to come here because the portion sizes are bigger and the bowls are better. I would say the coconut base was bland and the bowl was the exact same size as other similar places. Crave City is a much better fruit bowl place in the area. read more

gave me half a banana and half a bowl of açaí. 13$ for what? literally all granola. not coming back to this one. read more

Playa Bowls - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - West Caldwell, New Jersey

I love playa bowl but this particular location needs to change their staff. The blonde haired girl this morning all she did was talk. It took 20 minutes for me to get a bowl. She kept distracting the girl at the register. Then the bowl I received had an overly brown banana and the kale base was not mixed and tasted nasty. read more

Today I decided to do lunch at Playa Bowls in Caldwell. As I walked into the establishment there was one patron waiting for her order and me. The stickers on the floor for 6 feet apart social distancing I was about to stand in the corner where I would have been about 15 feet from her and the counter but one of the employees asked that I wait outside. I verified his request and waited outside. As the customer exited and I entered we must have been about a coupe of feet. That same employee was cold and close to rude when taking my order. Never greeted me or thanked me when he took my credit card. As I sat while a second employee filled my order he began to complain how he hates working there and would rather clean toilets. I would suggest to the owner of this establishment to do a much better job screening potential employees before hiring. I won't be going back. read more

Consistently good whether picked up or delivered via a courier. Ingredients taste fresh, I particularly enjoy their Power Acai Bowl.

I enjoy this playa bowls because it's close to my job and very convenient. The woman that work there are always attentive and very nice. The men (boys) are ridiculous, fooling around with the food, laughing and talking instead of making orders. When the cashier asked one of them to make my drink, his response was " you interrupted my conversation". If they were more attentive to making orders, there wouldn't be a 15 minute wait for one bowl and a drink. read more

Rudest staff of any Playa Bowls I've been to. And to make it even worse there was some sort of nasty and I mean nasty! taste in my bowl, which I think was in their disgusting granola, like a moldy taste. Frutta Bowls is much better. Or Tiki Bowls in Nutley. read more

I have been here many times over the past few months. I like this location because its the closest to me and very convenient. A few times the staff could have been nicer but there have been times I have came and thought the staff were great. The bowls are a great size and always fresh. I enjoy them every time. Compared to other local Playa's this one is smaller and a little darker. read more

Ordered the tropical açaí bowl and the base was so sweet that I ended up tossing it after finishing the toppings. I might just try another location instead of coming back here. read more

First time coming here after hearing the rave reviews of all my friends. This location opened near me, so I was happy to give it a try. I will admit, my pure vida acai bowl was AMAZING. Fruits on top were fresh and delicious. They made my order really quickly. The downside is the cashier apparently doesn't like to give people the proper change back! I gave him $21 for my one order and he gave me back like 40 cents! I let him know that I DEFINITELY was owed more than that and he tried to fix it but still ending up short changing me!! I didn't want to cause a scene and realized we'd never get this right so I just left. Was super annoyed but really enjoyed my bowl. I only wish they would make the bowls in smaller sizes for times that I don't want so much. I tried to put it in the fridge but it melted and the granola turned to mush. read more

I have been to other Playa Bowl locations many times and this location twice. Both times (in the last year) none of the employees were wearing masks which I thought was odd since they are handling fresh food during a pandemic. I chose to order anyway because I was really in the mood for a bowl and didn't want to deal with parking in Montclair. Also on both visits the fruit has not been fresh. The bananas on top of my bowl should have been used for smoothies or even banana bread. The strawberries were also passed fresh. I actually took them off the top and ate the Nutella, granola and base. Very disappointed. read more

I've been here before and it was great. This visit not so much. Old nasty, smelly fruit. They didn't care when I told them. Update: manager apologized for what they served. Gave them another shot and they did much better. They shouldn't have served that fruit but they made it right. So, I'm taking them from 1 star to 4. read more

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Service was friendly & fast. I do enjoy the combos they offer - my only draw back is the older fruit placed on top of a bowl that I spend 12$ on. If everything is Presentation placing the old fruit on top is not what I like to look at. Older fruit should be used for smoothies not a playa bowl. Disappointed for the $$$ will not be returning too soon :( :( read more

the base in my playa bowl was hard like ice, not like usual playa bowl bases. it was hard to eat because it wasn't like usual bowls. it was crunchier than usual. no flavor. my teeth were extremely cold i thought something was wrong with them. the dentist told me that i had good teeth. they do have soup tho. maybe next time i'll get the soup. read more

Playa Bowls - the crunchy base - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - West Caldwell, New Jersey

I've definitely been to far better locations than this one - it's a shame as this one is almost right next to my office. They skimp on the fruit and always forget something. This time it was the honey (in both mine & my coworkers bowls), the last time it was the peanut butter (that I paid extra for), but didnt notice until I got back to the office. The bowls are fairly inconsistent. They barely gave me banana today, maybe 6 small slices? All my bowl is banana & blueberry with granola. Then they've tried to charge me extra for replacing strawberries with blueberries (it's an even swap!). The last two locations I've gone to are the same too, IDK why everything is so inconsistent. For the price you pay, it should be out of this world worth it! read more

This location doesn't even come close to others when it comes to customer service and the quality of the bowls! I've tried it here twice and both times the bowls took FOREVER with barely anyone in the store. They are also very stingy on the "drizzles" ... the second time I even asked for extra Nutella (which they probably charged me for) and there was still barely on there. It seems to be very under staffed as other locations I have been to usually have 5-6 people behind the bar and this one there was only 3 young girls that looked like they were in high school. Definitely would rather drive farther to get to a Playa Bowls with better service!! read more

Today i got a bowl and was disappointed it had these cocoa chips on it and they were hard as rocks the granola was in very small pieces and hard , just was not good read more

Very friendly staff. I've been here 2 times. Smoothies and bowls taste like freezer burn. I thought it was just a bad batch the first time so I tried it again and it was the same. The ingredients don't taste fresh and although the service is super quick I'd rather them take their time and blend the smoothie enough that there are no chunks. read more

I love Playa Bowls, I like to eat there at least twice a week. But the staff at this particular location is SO unbelievably rude. Every time you walk up to the counter they act so hassled. The ONLY reason I continue to go to this location is because it's so close to my work. The food is very fresh and delicious but the staff needs to check their attitude. read more