So I really like this place, and not just because of the smoothies. The service is solid and fast, the smoothies are very good, but the real shocker about this spot is their wraps, flat breads, etc...I love the Buffalo chicken one myself. And all the meat is fresh white meat, most of then are very low calorie, and they taste delicious. I really recommend getting lunch there, even if you don't want a smoothie. Smoothie wise they are very good, a little healthier than Jamba juice, but they also have a million options to make your smoothie healthier. They also have tons of ad-ins, and you can get them to add whatever ingredient they have to your smoothie whether or not it's in the recipe. I have ONE and only ONE complaint, but it makes a huge difference for me. I need my smoothies to be tart. Razzmatazz was my favorite Jamba juice one...unfortunately, this location or maybe the franchise, does not carry raspberries!!!! They make every smoothie better. A smoothie needs to have some bite into it. They gotta step up their raspberry game. read more

Listen this place is running well and it's doing good, but I have a few tips to make it better. First, the place needs to be cleaned/maintained a bit because they had the broom out, crumbs on the table, napkins weren't restocked, things were a bit unorganized, you know just little stuff like that. And for the food the smoothies were brought out super quick but they tasted very watered down, my chicken quesadilla was delicious tho, the only thing is that we were waiting for our food for quite some time so we went to ask about it and it had been sitting on the counter for the entire time, and no one told us our order was ready. So all I have to say is work on keeping the place a bit more clean, and call the name on the order so it's not just sitting there. read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Chicken Cheese Quesadilla - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

Smoothies are lumpy and the songs that were being played in the store were very inappropriate.

the lady there did do a amazing job! it was really busy today and they handled it amazin. The food and smoothie is always great. there was a older man giving this one girl a lot of trouble and she handed it amazingly read more

I had a very nice short visit here today. I stopped in for something healthy, light, and energizing. I ended up getting the lean machine with Splenda. The place was clean and the girls were very nice that worked there. The shake was delicious and very filling. I would come back to this location again. read more

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I just left Tropical Smoothie Cafe 10 minutes ago, where I stood for approximately 5 minutes before a person asked anything of me. To put it in perspective, i stand 6 foot 2 and about a donut a way from 370. So, my presence should have been felt or acknowledged in some capacity. No hello or welcome to Smoothie King was uttered by any worker while I stood there waiting to be served. Mind you, I counted at least 3 workers who knew I was standing at the counter, which included 1 female to the left of me, yapping it up with two other (females/ non employees). This same worker remained in conversation and not once tried to divert her attention to the only person in my area, which was yours truly. There was another worker who twice ventured into my +vicinity to give a sandwich to a patron who glanced in my direction, but no verbal response or salutation was uttered to me. Another employee came from the back of the establishment to drop a sandwich off to another employee; she briefly made eye contact with me before scrurrying back to whatever she was doing. All this back and forth is occurring while that same employee is indulging in whatever nonsensical converation that millennials have at any given point in time. To say that i'm disappointed would be an understatement, i drove past a Smoothie King, waisting gas, of course, to give Tropical Smoothie Cafe my business. I won't make that mistake again!!! read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - This depicts the customer service at Tropical Smoothie Cafe!!! Time/ date of non service 12:30pm on August 17th. - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

Update review! Yesterday morning went in and order my smoothies and hummus wrap. Everything was fine but the wrap I knew they where new girls working , which they were nice. When I went to eat my wrap for lunch it was mostly full of Lettuce and no spinach or kale... it was really disappointing the manager on duty said I can come back for another one but I didn't feel like eating it no more and probably won't for a while. Hopefully they will train new people better or make sure there's someone with them until they've work there for month or so. (This location is great! The service is always good and they are quick and still take there time! The food and smoothies always taste great.) read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

We ordered delivery from the Tropical Smoothie app. Our food was delivered, but our smoothies were not. I replied to the text that let me know the order was delivered, but I got no reply. I then called the store, but it only lets you leave a message, which I did. After a while, I contacted Tropical Smoothie via their website, but have had no reply from that either. So, I have left another message at the offending store to have a manager call me as we don't have our smoothies, and I have not received a refund in my card. read more

I love tropical smoothie on Hays Lane. I never had a problem with my order until yesterday 04/18/2024. I didn't receive my presto chicken Flatbread. I had the order delivered. It was a busy day for me at the salon. I went to eat something and was advised that no Flatbread was in the bag. My fellow employee walked over to tropical smoothie to see if it was there because it was not received. She was told by an employee that she was not there so she didn't know if we received it or not so she could not give it even though I sent over the receipt. I was charged for it still. Whomsoever was working knows that I didn't get it and still charged me. I have never said that I didn't receive something and really did. read more

As always... loved that "island green smoothie! Staff was pretty friendly here and I even get to take a survey for a .99 cent smoothie 4 next time Feeling like a BOSS A Healthy BOSS read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

No soap in bathroom, I told manager I cant wash my hands and neither can your employees, he informs me that they have a mandatory sink in the food prep area they have to use....great so walk their dirty hands to the food prep area to wash up, he put soap and I realized the hand dryer does mot work, I let staff know they said "Lots of people say that..." sounds like a ongoing problem. Staff is friendly, food was good but please fix the cleanliness. NOTE: The manager did immediately put soap in the bathroom. Very fast response. read more

This is a normal stop for me, clean restaurant, great staff and the food is always cooked to order and fresh. The slaw is fresh, healthy and out of sight good. I typically grab a smoothie to go, they have a wide selection and you can add protein, fat burner or energy to your smoothie. read more

Love the smoothies and the environment!! Good staff (especially Olivia she's my fav!!) my smoothies are always made fast and with the utmost smoothie-ness! The only smoothie place I go to in Wilmington! read more

I went into the store and was cusse out by this lil girl while the so called mgr looked on also was called the n word.. all because of the fact I said my smoothie was watery this place is a joke this kid was sooooooo lucky i was on the clock @ my job read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - .. it's a promise - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

it was ok: about a 10 minute wait from the app but the ladies in there were nice and welcomed us when we walked in but they forgot our chips. food was mediocre would eat again read more

Daughter wanted a smoothie and this place used to be fine but we walked in, 4 girls were there but only one was working. it smelled a bit like a gas station bathroom and we noticed but they didn't. Place was dirty but they did t seem to care. They took our orders and we payed, 5 minutes later we are told that they had no watermelon for my drink so I asked for a refund...was told the manager would be back and could give me one, I refused since I had paid cash and they conceded. I guess I know why they have a manager to watch over this. unfortunately I had to tell my daughter never again.... read more

I really was excited to try this place. I like healthy choices when it comes to eating out. So, the gal who waited on me sneezed and coughed and didn't wash her hands and then she scratched her face as she took my money. Strike One. She made my smoothie but, did not actually touch the items put in the smoothie. Still, you need to teach your workers clean hand hygiene. She was talking to her coworkers about how gross the smoothie preparation area was out loud. It didn't paint the best picture for someone who was about to try their food for the first time. A guy made my wrap and I sat on the side of the pick up counter. You have full view of the meal preparation area as well as into the back. They rolled my wrap on the prep board but, it was so dirty. There was so much random food scraps sitting all over. It seriously made me cringe. While my wrap was being heated up, the workers were on cell phones and it was gross. He did have gloves on thank goodness. Strike Two.... The kale and apple salad I got as a side, sounded so good. To my dismay, it was brown and obviously was made a while ago. It was not fresh and I did not eat it. Strike Three... I am so bummed. $12 later and not impressed. Hygiene and cleanliness is so important to me at restaurants. This is something that can be taught and improved but, as a newer location I would of hoped they would be up to par and take some pride in running a clean business. Positives, nice diverse menu and great smoothie line-up. The Jamaican Jerk wrap was pretty good and a decent portion. I had the Detox Green smoothie and it came in a huge cup and could of been a meal in itself. They struck out with me but, that doesn't mean you won't have a good experience maybe. Give them a try but, a heads up to who is running it that a little clean up is needed on a few ends and remember when your space is open everything is fair game to see from a customer's viewpoint. read more

Avacolada, Mango Magic, and Blimey Limey are our favorite smoothies. They come in one large size only so you can split it. Food is healthy. Order smoothies with no added sugar, they are just fine for me. read more

Wow, so bad. We have been members of tropical smoothie for years in a few states. This is THE WORST location. App doesn't work at all. Spent 20 minutes in their parking lot trying to make it work. You can't go in due to COVID (which I agree with) so we called. She repeated everything. 25 minutes later we call for an update. (No one in parking lot but us). She says she will bring them right out. Yeah... they were sitting. The whole order was wrong. All the chicken (so gross) was cold. My daughter and husband both chucked it right in the trash. We had to drive someplace else to eat and wasted so much time/money. We won't go back to this location. read more

This store sucks. The app sucks. I HATE THIS PLACE. My 17 year old picky eater wants it weekly. So weekly I fight with the app or they don't answer the phone. They need to OPEN THE COUNTER (not dining) OR HIRE MORE PEOPLE OR GET A NEW PHONE LINE OR FIX THEIR SUCKY APP. I told my daughter today that I will never go there again and that if she wants their food, go get it herself. I am done. I will say the shift manager I spoke to when I called to get my refund for the smoothie the app charged me (it worked!) that I never knew it did charge me or put the order through - she was nice as I ranted at her. I have been going here every week for my daughter, since they opened. Since Covid it is one headache after another trying to get an order from this place. I AM SOOOOO DONE! If I could give ZERO stars I would! read more

great location, great food, great service, and great food!! i recommend the santa fe quesadilla

Both times I've come here I have had to wait an hour to get my food please for everyone's sake allow people to come in.

I always come into the location near Hoggard and never have a bad experience! Food is always fresh, delicious and on time. However, I am not going to be coming back to the Porters Neck location. The food was good, and so was my smoothie, but as I was eating I couldn't concentrate because I could hear the workers being screamed at from the back. It was very unprofessional, and I did not like the atmosphere it gave having to listen to the manager yell so loud that everyone in the store can hear. Will continue to eat at the other location instead. read more

Although they have delicious food and smoothies, the workers here do not smile and have a lot of attitude.

Smoothies were good but service was poor. My card number had to be written down because the registers were down and they weren't able to take payment. They also skipped my order and I ended up waiting over 20 minutes although they weren't that busy. Nobody even apologized for the wait or expressed any concern for the fact that my order was skipped several times, causing the long wait. The employees were cursing loudly in front of customers, including small children. Extremely unprofessional and rude. I would not go back again. read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe is a great place to get some food and a smoothie, I love it. All the different smoothies are delicious, I've had the chicken Caesar salad, that tasted very fresh and I had a breakfast wrap one day and that was pretty good too. The staff is very knowledgeable and very quick. They are doing a great job. Ill definitely will always be back! read more

This place hires the rudest people. I've been to here several times and the service has always been lacking. If it wasn't because my daughter likes your smoothies would never come back again. Manager if are reading this, please train your people to greet and thank your customers. And if your employees can somehow find a way to crack a smile here and there it might go a long way towards making your customers feel welcome. read more

Excellent breakfast wraps. I had the Chia Banana smoothie and it rocked! Friendly staff, fast service. My favorite healthy place locally.

Over priced food that you could make yourself for half the price. The employees look miserable and always under staffed and the owners are sickeningly fake. read more

I was so excited they opened this new location!!!! Now so close to home!!! The smoothie bar is so cool to sit at! My two kids beg to go there and just watch!! read more