Loved it. Got a special (mac nut syrup cap with soy/oat), soy cap, and banana bread. Was a little slow to come out but was deeply enjoyed! Love that it’s all vegan the prices were not insane.
Seth Thomas
I really want to like this place, and I think it has potential but...
Things that I enjoy about it: The patio is cute, and the interior is hip. The coffee is solid, and the music has been great during my visits. And it's vegan so bonus points for that, especially on an island that basically has Beyond Burgers as their only vegan option. Finally, the staff is very sweet.
Things that are frustrating: The staff is also inexperienced and seemingly unable to multi-task. I waited ten minutes the other day for a drip coffee because the couple in front of me in line ordered coffee drinks and food. On another afternoon, I also saw a line of 12 people, and the mayhem that followed.
They are also out of things constantly/perpetually. I've tried to buy a piece of chocolate banana bread every day for six days because the person in front of me bought the last piece during my first visit, but they have been out every day since (I show up every day at around seven in the morning so they don't sell out before I arrive.) They have also been out of the "lox" all week, and they're completely aware of it--the owner was there yesterday and said ,"That's the second person who tried to order it. I guess I should make some more." Do I even need to comment on how maddening it is when you're out still the next day and you know? Create a menu that you can maintain (I owned a French bakery/cafe for five years so trust me on this. You will irritate customers if you are always out of menu items. It's better to revamp it if you can't keep up.)
Things that are unspeakable: There's been a recent trend everywhere to combine vegan and gluten free diets, despite the fact that it does great disservice to both diets and is probably relevant to only .001 of the population. Gluten baked goods need dairy and eggs for moisture, flavor, and body to be enjoyable. Vegan baked goods need gluten and all the help that they can get. This is an unholy arranged business marriage that hopes to capitalize on desperation and is lose-lose for everyone. The results are a bagel shaped thing that imitates cardboard pretending to be bagel.
I really wish this place nothing but success. And if I visit Kauai again, I will stop in again and again, probably to find that they're still out of chocolate banana bread and "lox". Godspeed, my vegan brethren.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
Shannon Wallingford
This was some of the best coffee I’ve had in Hawaii. The espresso was smooth and delicious, not burnt. All the vegan milks were creamy, not watery. The shop is small, with a sweet little patio seating area. I’ll definitely go back!
Vegetarian options: The entire shop is vegan.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brew, Milk Options
S Dave
Very watery coffee !! I got their Holy Cacao Mocha with coconut milk and could not taste the chocolate, coffee or the coconut milk!! ? I ordered a small size and the lady gave us a medium and charged for it too! When I said I ordered a small she said it only comes in medium size and later unapologetically said she misunderstood my order! If you are a coffee connoisseur and know what good coffee tastes like then this is not the place for you.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jade Kwan
dairy-free! 😋
Z Z
dairy-free! 😋
VeggieClara717
Friendly staff, great coffee & the best vegan banana bread i’ve ever had!!! the lox bagel was also divine. Completely vegan coffee shop except for honey
Rick Rentler
For us, this place is forgettable. Only 1 type of brew available at 8a. The pastry bin was empty except for chocolate bread. The staff seemed preoccupied with other things.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Cody B
I stopped in this morning around 9:30am for some coffee with my friend. When we walked in there was one other customer inside and two employees.
It was cute inside and it looked like there was some seating in the back. They had clothing for sale that I thought was well done, especially the pink tank top. I ordered a Monkey Mocha and my friend ordered an Early Riser, both iced with no modifications. The cashier was courteous and the drinks were made promptly. The other employee was very friendly and they were playing some good music there.
When we drove away with our drinks we were very surprised. For two very different orders they were both equally yet uniquely disappointing. I tried both of the drinks and so did my friend and we were dissatisfied with both of them. Another time I would have driven back and asked for a refund but we had a schedule to keep.
I noticed a lot of replies from the owner about the coffee, service, milk options (haha who complains about no cow milk from a vegan coffee shop), etc and it's great to stand by your people and product. Regardless, some of the experiences in the comments seem like genuine concerns and were almost always responded to dismissively or as if it's the customer's fault.
I'd like to go here again and try the coffee by itself but I would not recommend the iced coffee/espresso drinks based on this experience. I'll update this rating tomorrow when I give it a second try.
// Updated 10/13/2024 - I went back at 8am today and got a cup of the Mexican Chiapas (medium roast), nothing added. No complaints on the coffee, The service was solid just as the day before. Nice place
Delicious food and coffee. The two ladies working were extremely nice. We ordered the breakfast sandwich with the bruddah taro patty and a house special coffee. 10/10. They had lots of vegan sweets to but we didn't try them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
C L
Best roasted coffee in Kapaa area with a shaded patio to hang out in the morning. All food offered is vegan! Tried the surfer bowl and chia pudding, but the GF banana bread will make you return all week!
Kid-friendliness: enclosed patio
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Walnut Banana Bread, Plain Banana Bread, Surfer's Fuel, Pour Over, Ya Quddus Organic Bagels
Jer Man
Coffee was weak and tasteless! No excuse for this in Hi. Cost $5 is OK if it was drinkable. Worse than
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Josh Limasa
Great spot for a quick coffee and breakfast. The Papaya boat was so delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Papaya Boat
Tashi Castro
Place is nice and Customer service it good. Coffee is not good at all! Taste like diet coffee
Loved it. Got a special (mac nut syrup cap with soy/oat), soy cap, and banana bread. Was a little slow to come out but was deeply enjoyed! Love that it’s all vegan the prices were not insane.
I really want to like this place, and I think it has potential but...
Things that I enjoy about it: The patio is cute, and the interior is hip. The coffee is solid, and the music has been great during my visits. And it's vegan so bonus points for that, especially on an island that basically has Beyond Burgers as their only vegan option. Finally, the staff is very sweet.
Things that are frustrating: The staff is also inexperienced and seemingly unable to multi-task. I waited ten minutes the other day for a drip coffee because the couple in front of me in line ordered coffee drinks and food. On another afternoon, I also saw a line of 12 people, and the mayhem that followed.
They are also out of things constantly/perpetually. I've tried to buy a piece of chocolate banana bread every day for six days because the person in front of me bought the last piece during my first visit, but they have been out every day since (I show up every day at around seven in the morning so they don't sell out before I arrive.) They have also been out of the "lox" all week, and they're completely aware of it--the owner was there yesterday and said ,"That's the second person who tried to order it. I guess I should make some more." Do I even need to comment on how maddening it is when you're out still the next day and you know? Create a menu that you can maintain (I owned a French bakery/cafe for five years so trust me on this. You will irritate customers if you are always out of menu items. It's better to revamp it if you can't keep up.)
Things that are unspeakable: There's been a recent trend everywhere to combine vegan and gluten free diets, despite the fact that it does great disservice to both diets and is probably relevant to only .001 of the population. Gluten baked goods need dairy and eggs for moisture, flavor, and body to be enjoyable. Vegan baked goods need gluten and all the help that they can get. This is an unholy arranged business marriage that hopes to capitalize on desperation and is lose-lose for everyone. The results are a bagel shaped thing that imitates cardboard pretending to be bagel.
I really wish this place nothing but success. And if I visit Kauai again, I will stop in again and again, probably to find that they're still out of chocolate banana bread and "lox". Godspeed, my vegan brethren.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
This was some of the best coffee I’ve had in Hawaii. The espresso was smooth and delicious, not burnt. All the vegan milks were creamy, not watery. The shop is small, with a sweet little patio seating area. I’ll definitely go back!
Vegetarian options: The entire shop is vegan.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brew, Milk Options
Very watery coffee !! I got their Holy Cacao Mocha with coconut milk and could not taste the chocolate, coffee or the coconut milk!! ? I ordered a small size and the lady gave us a medium and charged for it too! When I said I ordered a small she said it only comes in medium size and later unapologetically said she misunderstood my order! If you are a coffee connoisseur and know what good coffee tastes like then this is not the place for you.
Food: 1
Service: 1
dairy-free! 😋
dairy-free! 😋
Friendly staff, great coffee & the best vegan banana bread i’ve ever had!!! the lox bagel was also divine. Completely vegan coffee shop except for honey
For us, this place is forgettable. Only 1 type of brew available at 8a. The pastry bin was empty except for chocolate bread. The staff seemed preoccupied with other things.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
I stopped in this morning around 9:30am for some coffee with my friend. When we walked in there was one other customer inside and two employees.
It was cute inside and it looked like there was some seating in the back. They had clothing for sale that I thought was well done, especially the pink tank top. I ordered a Monkey Mocha and my friend ordered an Early Riser, both iced with no modifications. The cashier was courteous and the drinks were made promptly. The other employee was very friendly and they were playing some good music there.
When we drove away with our drinks we were very surprised. For two very different orders they were both equally yet uniquely disappointing. I tried both of the drinks and so did my friend and we were dissatisfied with both of them. Another time I would have driven back and asked for a refund but we had a schedule to keep.
I noticed a lot of replies from the owner about the coffee, service, milk options (haha who complains about no cow milk from a vegan coffee shop), etc and it's great to stand by your people and product. Regardless, some of the experiences in the comments seem like genuine concerns and were almost always responded to dismissively or as if it's the customer's fault.
I'd like to go here again and try the coffee by itself but I would not recommend the iced coffee/espresso drinks based on this experience. I'll update this rating tomorrow when I give it a second try.
// Updated 10/13/2024 - I went back at 8am today and got a cup of the Mexican Chiapas (medium roast), nothing added. No complaints on the coffee, The service was solid just as the day before. Nice place
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Delicious coffee
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Delicious food and coffee. The two ladies working were extremely nice. We ordered the breakfast sandwich with the bruddah taro patty and a house special coffee. 10/10. They had lots of vegan sweets to but we didn't try them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best roasted coffee in Kapaa area with a shaded patio to hang out in the morning. All food offered is vegan! Tried the surfer bowl and chia pudding, but the GF banana bread will make you return all week!
Kid-friendliness: enclosed patio
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Walnut Banana Bread, Plain Banana Bread, Surfer's Fuel, Pour Over, Ya Quddus Organic Bagels
Coffee was weak and tasteless! No excuse for this in Hi. Cost $5 is OK if it was drinkable. Worse than
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Great spot for a quick coffee and breakfast. The Papaya boat was so delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Papaya Boat
Place is nice and Customer service it good. Coffee is not good at all! Taste like diet coffee
Service: 4
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