Life Alive Organic Cafe Legacy Place

I ordered the Rainbow Harvest with a Hard Boiled Egg and a Blue Breeze. My order took a bit, maybe like 10 minutes, my friend that had an Acai came within 5 minutes. Service was good and Nice interior.

However after eating the food my stomach was quesy. I started to feel gasy. I started to throw up and feel sick. The next day my nose was congested. I'm still sick 3 days later! I usually get over getting sick quickly, but I clearly got something from their food. Maybe one of the cooks were sick or something, cause I've never had food poisoning last this long for me.

Not my first time but stopped by this morning and was reminded of how kind and accommodating everyone is here, and the food is so good!

I just had one of the most satisfying and flavorful meals I’ve had in a long time. Every element in the bowl was thoughtfully prepared and packed with taste. The crispy tofu bites were perfectly seasoned and paired beautifully with the fresh avocado and creamy feta. The roasted beets and vegetables added a natural sweetness that balanced out the dish, and the quinoa gave it that hearty, wholesome touch. The egg on top—perfectly cooked with a golden runny yolk—tied everything together. It was not just a meal, it was an experience. Fresh, colorful, nourishing, and absolutely delicious. I’ll definitely be back for more!

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Portions are much, much smaller at this location than in Cambridge. Bowl was 1/2 empty.

Makes me want to throw up. Are they serving humans or cows? They changed the recipes and ingredients so now we don’t get their traditional sauces anymore . Chunks of beets and broccoli stalks that taste bland. Undercooked carrots, overcooked broccoli, bland tofu. This is not what their traditional salad bowls used to be and not what they should be

Had a very nice dinner here. I had the spicy peanut noodles and my friend had the glazed miso tofu- we both also had a hot drink from their extensive cafe menu! Hers was the blue spirulina and I had the lemon ginger tea. Everything was very tasty, the staff were great, and they also compost leftovers😄 Updated from previous review on 2025-01-25

I was such a huge fan of Life Alive when I lived in Cambridge and was thrilled when one opened near my new home in Dedham. Unfortunately, my experiences have been so different at the locations, especially the food and service.

I've been in several times and the service has been okay - not good, but passable. This last visit, we waited a long time to even place our order while the cashier wiped down empty tables, despite me making eye contact and signalling that we were ready. Since they didn't respond, I thought that I needed to find someone else, so I went back to the kitchen to try to find an employee, and they called the cashier wiping tables over. Once we ordered our three items, we waited for 20 minutes. That's totally understandable in a rush, but the restaurant had 4 other people there, all of whom had their food already, and one to go order came up the whole time we were there. There was no communication about a wait or a check in with us as we waited.

The food at this location also leaves a lot to be desired. I haven't been blown away any of the times I've visited, but the noodle bowl I got most recently was gummy and flavorless. The only flavor was from raw jalapenos. I could only eat a few bites. It's so far from the incredible flavor at the Cambridge location a few years back, and I'm disappointed that this won't be the go-to I thought it would be.

Food: 3

Service: 2

Great store team at the Legacy Place location! Amazing space to work out of and be nourished all day long.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Slow and disorganized kitchen. No ability to prioritize orders - seems haphazard.

I ordered the Autumn Falafel bowl and a smoothie for takeout, but unfortunately, both were disappointing. The smoothie tasted like plain coconut milk with no flavor at all, and the bowl was extremely dry. I couldn’t drink the smoothie or eat the bowl. I feel like I wasted $35 for nothing.

Food: 1

Life Alive ever since it opened in Dedham,MA has been a great place to enjoy fresh food with a modern outlook. I have always enjoyed visiting the place for its ambience and their ever interesting menu. However, during my last few visits, although the food was great, the staff taking the orders seemed very hasty/ inattentive, therefore my order ended up being incomplete/wrong order. This has led me to request my order to be made as requested to which the serving staff has been accommodative. I would hope the staff taking the food order could be more attentive and place the correct order as asked, which would make the experience much better.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 2

The setting is so pretty and comfy. The food is so delicious that I would definitely come back to try more.

Nicole at the front register is amazing!!!! She was so friendly and welcoming. I already love this place so much and dine at most of the locations, but I will definitely be coming back to this one more often. Thank you Nicole for being so accommodating and friendly! She definitely made my already good day even better.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is so elegant and the food is very much what I love and miss about working near Cambridge!

I used to get “The Rebel.” The menu has changed, but this Rainbow Harvest is nearly the same thing.

It’s so nutrient-dense and delicious, the bowls are biodegradable, and the ambiance of the place is so relaxing and yet tasteful.

Fully accessible.

Handicapped parking nearly directly out front.

Wheelchair accessibility: Fully accessible.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Rainbow Harvest