Island Root Jensen Beach

Joe is the best!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Island Root Kava Bar is an absolute gem! The atmosphere is laid-back and welcoming, making it the perfect spot to unwind and connect with others. The staff is incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and always eager to help you find the perfect drink to suit your mood.

The kava and kratom offerings are top-notch, with a variety of flavors and blends to choose from. You can tell they take pride in the quality of their drinks. Whether you’re a seasoned kava drinker or trying it for the first time, this place makes you feel right at home.

The vibe is enhanced by the cozy decor, great music, and a strong sense of community. It’s a fantastic place to relax, meet new people, or even get some work done. I can’t recommend Island Root Kava Bar enough—this is a must-visit spot in Jensen Beach! 5 stars all the way!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Green Bullet, Mozzarella Sticks, 16 Oz Mason Jar

Came to downtown Jensen to go fishing and found this little gem. I had never been to a kava bar before and had no idea what kava was. The people and the vibe is outstanding. I have met so many genuinely excellent people here. Would definitely recommend everybody comes by to try a shell and enjoy the environment.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Peach Mango Green Large, Kava Super Volcano

I love coming to Island root. It is a chill environment and the atmosphere is nice. I like that you can sit outside and enjoy the weather. The staff is knowledgeable.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Let me start this off by saying, i was not expecting much on a Monday night, but boy was a wrong. I walked in and was immediately welcomed by joe the bartender.
The music was perfect, and the lights were just dim enough to set a pleasant atmosphere.
Joe was incredibly helpful for my entire stay, and glen the barback made sure my space was perfectly clean.
I would definitely recommend stopping by, and saying hi to the two of them.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wow, Borneo-Red

Love the atmosphere here. Entire staff is amazing. Joe and Glenn are very attentive the nights they work. Joe always greets me with a smile and has my drink ready before I ask for them. He always engages me in conversation. There have been many nights where I stay till closing just talking about life. Glenn also is a great conversationalist very quick to clean up and check in. The new nightcrawler, is pretty damn good. Love coming on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights when Joe is here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tonight, Joe introduced me to the Night Crawler kava, and it’s my new fav. 🐚 Thanks Joe! You’re the best ♥️

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

The Kava shop is right next door to a Smoke shop where me and my friend bought CBD. Upon stepping outside and leaving the Smoke shop we were met with a heavy down pour of rain. We noticed that directly in front of the Smoke shop there was a row of outside patio tables with shade on each side of the entrances. We noticed multiple ashtrays on the tables so we sat down to the closest one to have a smoke. Not even 3 minutes go by before we are met with an employee from the Kava Shop. She comes up to us and sternly complains about us smoking. I pointed out we had just left the Smoke shop and were trying to escape the rain. Not even being able to finish my statement mid-sentence I was cut off by the employee stating that smoking was not allowed at their establishment and that the seating was not apart of the smoke shop, they were for paying customers at the Kava Shop only. I then offered to compensate her for letting us sit at one of her outside table with a tip. Just some cash for her to at least allow us to sit there and escape the rain. She shook her head no and declined my offer for gratuity and she then repeated that there was no smoking. I just decided to stand up from the chair and remove myself from the table and continue smoking but she didn’t leave us alone or walk away. She repeated you can’t smoke here. I let her know that was a public sidewalk outside and I then pointed out there were ashtrays on the tables outside and to that statement she made no comment. I then offered to make a purchase from the Kava Shop to allow us to sit down but even then she refused service to us. I believe her actions were based on a prejudice against me and my friend because none of what transpired made any common sense. We were not breaking any laws or bothering anyone but I believe that our presence was what was bothering her. It had nothing to do with us smoking outside she just didn’t want to see two black women sitting in front of the establishment smoking. And after trying to be understanding and considerate we were just met with indifference and hostility. Even after offering to compensate her or make a purchase to the shop in order to sit down at one of the empty outside tables to escape the rain she refused. She would rather us remove ourselves completely than for her company to make a profit or for her to make a tip. Instead of deescalating the situation with alternative solutions she instead chose to be completely dismissive and in all honesty just plain rude. She didn’t care about us offering to reconcile the situation or accommodate her by purchasing from the establishment but she would rather just refuse service to us entirely instead. Just to see us leave from in front of the place and step out into the rain. The treatment me and my friend received was blatantly racially motivated. She made us feel like we were unwanted, unwelcome and unfit to be there. It really sucks because my friend and I are here on our vacation and she is already a huge Kava lover and it was already in our plans to visit the Kava shop before the beach. Unfortunately it obvious that our presence is not welcomed there. It was like having an experience of what Jim Crow laws must’ve felt like during that time.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Joe recommended a Night crawler kava shell and I have to say I really enjoyed it. Nice and smooth and tasty. Will be ordering it again in the future for sure

Thought this place was a gay bar cause the colorful lights… it’s not… but needless to say Joe came thru. 😉. They also have kava. 👌

(But seriously, really nice team members and the quality is great) 😊

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hash Browns, Ice Cream Sammy

Alyssa was the absolute best and went above and beyond for me couldn't ask for more

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good people and Kava.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 5

Love this kavabar! Mackenzie was fantastic, looking forward to the next visit.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Peach Mango Green Large, White

We come here every year on vacation and we love it. The guy named Daniel that works there is great.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Great vibe, great staff, and its a nice place to meet some good people, there's an awesome crowd that comes here it's easy to loose track of time during ur visit. I really like this location.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5