What started as an inner-city juice bar with a menu crafted by a nutritionist has added to the…read morefamily with this smaller kiosk-style juicery in the middle of the "Fresh Food" area of Indooroopilly Shopping Centre. Its tahini cookies, protein balls and ready-to-go salads are a fresh change and a great energy boost for pre-shopping gusto. I stopped in during a lunch time rush which made everything a little slower. There were only two staff on duty (one making smoothies, the other serving) and with the volume of customers, you could tell they were just getting by. That said, I wouldn't have waited any more than 5-10 minutes for my smoothie. Not wanting lunch, but needing something to tide me over while I ran a few errands in the centre, I opted for a tahini cookie (like a healthier and seed-dense Anzac cookie) and a 'Healthy Start' smoothie of bananas, strawberries, kale and protein powder. Combined, they did the trick and there's the added bonus of feeling nourished, not nauseas after snacking on something full of nutritious ingredients. TL;DR? Order my favourite smoothie, The Destresser (Banana, coconut milk, cacao powder)

Food is good the acai bowls are great (compete with the better ones I have had) a nice healthy food…read moreshop for health conscious people like myself. Customer service was average and it is obviously too much to ask for a smile or a personality from the servers as they did not look happy to be there and had a one tone voice that I find irritating. Basically their main option is health smoothies or juice's, have not tried theirs but have made my own at home with the same ingredients so should be good. The few salads they have look great.

Just the place to meet a friend or relax and sip coffee. It is a hidden away gem…read more Range of food is broad - good gluten free, vegan, and paleo options. Service was fast and friendly. The coffee was good, long black to turmeric lattes - real good. The food was excellent - presentation was beautiful and the taste was just as delicious. All round good.

If you're looking for excellent coffee with organic wholefood that is both paleo and/or vegan, then…read morethis place is for you. They have plenty of milk alternatives including almond, coconut, rice and soy. Their menu is creative and versatile, with options for every kind of dietary restriction. The locale is convenient and decor hip. The staff are friendly and accommodating. The protein balls and paleo slice are well worth a try for a healthy, low GI snack. The apple, beetroot and coriander slaw accompanying the pulled pork burger was simply superb... they should sell it as a stand alone salad! This place could have a 5star rating, if only they offered sweet fries with their burgers.

Coffee here is outstanding and the gluten free banana bread is unquestionably the best I've ever…read morehad. It is basically a meal. Service is always friendly, and while its popularity might means five minute wait, it's worth it.

The coffee is beautiful, the staff are lovely, and the concept of a "text ahead" option is…read morefantastic. The baristas have memorised my order, as well as my colleagues, and considering they are always so popular and run off their feet, they constantly make an effort to smile and be kind and ask how your day is going: they're already my heroes for getting me caffeinated most mornings, but good service really does make the cherry on top :)

An amazing gluten-free find!! The cafe is 100% gluten free so safe for us with coeliac disease or…read moresevere allergies. Food was so fantastic that even my gluten loving fiancé wants to go back again. The coffee was really good and the service was even better. We don't have fur babies of our own, but it's pet-friendly with little treats and water bowls at the front for those who want to bring their pets along. Location was easy to find and it was really nice to sit in the morning sun overlooking the park. Cannot wait to go back and try other items on the menu.

Tried an açaí smoothie here and was pretty disappointed. I got the berry one, and it was just kind…read moreof generic-tasting. I've loved açaí for years, having tried it in Rio long before the açaí bowl trend caught on in other parts of the world. The taste is just so nice, something like in between blueberry and chocolate, but this smoothie seemed really light on the açaí taste and really heavy on the raspberry and strawberry taste, which was a let down. It also seemed overpriced given I could easily have thrown the same ingredients into a blender for way cheaper. But my biggest gripe with it was all the seeds. Yeah, berry smoothies are bound to have seeds -- the raspberry ones especially are annoying because they're so tiny and they just clamp onto your molars like a needy ex-boyfriend. So I expected some seeds, but the amount of seeds in this smoothie was RIDICULOUS. I needed a spittoon like in the Wild West to spit all those puppies into. Made for a really unpleasant smoothie experience. (First world problems, I know.) On the plus side, they have their vegan menu options clearly marked. I'm also guessing their açaí bowls are way nicer than their smoothies, and if I ever went back I'd try a bowl instead, but right now I'm not too inspired to go back. Staff seemed bored and undertrained -- they made a couple of mistakes while I was here.

Kiss the Berry is a very unique pop up shop that's serving a very interesting take on the…read more"superfood" known as the acai berry. Now whether you believe this fruit is really one of those panaceas for everything that irks you (personally I do), let me tell you something - these bowls of fruity goodness are delicious! It's a pop up shop so don't expect any fancy decor but I will say the minimalist set up gave off a very clean and cozy feeling. When you walk in, you'll want to go straight to the back where you can hear the buzzing blenders. So as the store name suggests, this place is all about the berries. The menu has 2 main choices: bowls and smoothies. I haven't tried the smoothies yet but I reckon I will at some stage. The bowls consist of the following: a layer of acai + other fruit puree, granola, banana and strawberry slices topped with a sprinkling of flax seed. That's what they call the Original and the one I've liked the most. I've tried a couple of the others and they seemed to be variations on the same theme. I work out at the Jetts right across the street and a bowl of berry is the best award after coming off an early morning session. The cool tangy puree meshes beautifully with the sweet crunchiness of the granola. I usually get the large ($10) and it's more than enough for a filling hearty breakfast that (gasp!) is actually pretty healthy. The price however is one of the reasons I'm not here every day and probably the only negative I can think of. However, that being said, it's addictive enough that I have been going about 2-3 times each week! I've recommended this place to all of my coworkers and friends to try at least once. It's unique and as a longtime devour-er of acai berries, I'm very happy that there's now a shop that champions its cause!

I never know what to eat for lunch in the city since the options are quite limited, especially on a…read morestudent budget, and it always ends up being sushi rolls. Today, we decided on Vege Rama, a vegetarian place down Adelaide street. They offer a variety of pre-mixed salads, as well as Mexican and Indian vegetarian options. While I'm not much of a salad person, I do enjoy a good salad once in a while, so I went for the chickpea pesto salad and the sesame BBQ. I got a small salad combo (5.5), and while the two salads got mixed up, I'm pretty sure the sesame BBQ was the one that was more flavorful and stood out. I couldn't really taste the pesto salad dressing, possibly because it pooled at the bottom, but the two mixed together wasn't bad! The ingredients taste fresh, and the service is pretty friendly and fast. My only complaint is that they don't have much seating, so be prepared to take-away!

Yum yum yum. I ate here twice while I was working in the Brisbane office, and both times was…read moresuper-impressed by the food. There are a few Vege Rama locations around, but the Post Office Square one is really close to my office so that's where I went both times. Basically, you have your choice of whatever hot food, burgers, salads, or "bakes" (like lasagna, casseroles, etc) they have on rotation. Just pop up to the counter and see what they have in their display case. They also have a few dessert-y type things if you are so inclined. Everything is vegan. (I think some of their other locations have a few non-vegan options with dairy, so just ask to make sure.) Both times I went, I got a combo meal with a bunch of different curries and things like that. Your choice of brown or saffron rice is included. Their Thai curry with pumpkin is one of the best curries I've had in my life, although it's definitely sweet so just be aware if you don't like sweet things, but it's absolutely amazing. This place gets bonus points for being pretty inexpensive as well. A large combo will only set you back $10-12, depending on what you get (bakes vs. curries, etc.) and their burgers are only $8-9. The portion sizes are huge, almost a little too big for lunch, so you definitely get value for your money. The Post Office Square location is reallllllllly small, with no interior seating and only a smattering of tables and chairs outside. This is really a take-away place, and there's always a lunchtime queue. (Like almost everyone else, I got take-away both times.) This place is so good I'm almost glad I don't live in Brisbane because I would seriously spend my money eating at Vege Rama for lunch every day. Every. Single. Day. Go. Whether you're vegan or a devoted carnivore, you will not be disappointed by this place.

"Everything natural is good" opines the proprietor of this happening smoothie bar in the heart of…read moreWest End. As someone with some scientific expertise in what is natural and what is good, I find this is overly simplistic and misleading. Nonetheless, if you drop in, I suspect you'll find that it holds true for everything they have here. I have tried a few local smoothie places, and while this isn't the cheapest one, it seems clearly the best. Of course, anyone can throw some stuff in a blender; I suspect juice bars persist largely because it's difficult for most of us to manage the logistics of keeping fresh fruit at home. But here, they're not just doing the grunt work for you, they're bringing some serious skill to the table. Could I use dragonfruit and coconut and get something that looks and tastes like bubblegum? I'm guessing not. Could I duplicate their wondrous "whipped fruit", a sort of fresh coconut ice cream made right in front of me? Not a chance. Their creations are both delicious and innovative, and I've not found an average one yet (and I've tried quite a few). The proprietor says he's from Brazil, which would explain why he is so good with topical fruits. It's a neighborhood vibe kind of place, and there's a decent chance of free samples. If something is on special, I suggest trying it. Most of what they use is fresh fruit and nut milks and coconut water and they are mostly vegan (save for a few clearly labeled pastries), making this establishment friendly to most customers. Besides their smoothies and bowls, a mouthwatering assortment of salads and baked desserts beckons. I still haven't tried any of those for fear of getting addicted, and if it instead turns out that they're terribly underwhelming in some way, I suppose I'll go back and revise this place's rating down again. Doesn't seem likely.

This is a small açaí bar in the heart of West End. The açaí bowls are delicious and high quality…read more(yet, not cheap). The service is friendly.

Well, there were a couple of things that I liked about this place, one of them being the rather…read morenice garden that they had out the back. The other thing was that they did the tea rather interesting, namely with a beaker of hot water, and the tea in a strainer. That was good, as it meant that I could control how strong the tea was. Still, it wasn't one of the best places that I had been to, however, I will give it points for not assuming that everybody likes their tea strong.

I managed not to get around to this place for a while, more than anything else simply because I'm…read moresaturated on cafes with fancy health food brunches (vegan-friendly and such, but they do have meat). This one came off pretty well though, on first impression. I tried a chai pumpkin waffle, which besides being vegan seemed like a bit of a stretch, but the flavors came together well enough. Having gotten an actual chai to drink on the side, I was reasonably pleased with the flavor and the speed with which it arrived. An eclectic, health-food-y menu promises a few other things I could see trying. What was more notable was the nice deck they had out back, which I wasn't aware was so substantial having viewed the place from the street, as well as the free wi-fi. They had a separate wi-fi just for the back (presumably their router in the front doesn't extend that far), and it was pretty snappy. On a decent weather day (which is a lot of days around here), it certainly would be a good place to spend an extended period of time working or talking. If the rest of their dishes really impress, I might even revisit the rating.