I was away for awhile but Playa Bowls is my go to with my daughter. We feel good after eating here and enjoy their fresh options. I had the Goji-Pitaya Bowl. I enjoyed the Golgi berries. My daughter had the Power-Açaí bowl with strawberries. She also had the payola cold brew which was refreshing. I love sitting at the window and people watching while enjoying our bowls. read more

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Super nice staff and excellent customer service. Came in for the Valentines bowl BOGO. Bowl was delicious!

As I write this review today, Friday, June 18, 2026, I took my two granddaughters to this establishment, Playa Bowls in Denville, NJ. The attitude displayed by a young girl at the counter, likely a high school student, was the most appalling I've encountered in my 75 years of life. As I placed my order first, I instructed my granddaughters to do the same. They both proceeded to order theirs, also Mango smoothies. I paid and left a tip. As this was our first time at this store, I asked questions about their products, but she looked at me as if I were ignorant and refused to answer, or made believe she didn't hear me. When she came back with our order she handed over only 2 smoothies. I reminded her that I had ordered three smoothies, as she had asked me about the size when I had ordered mine. Then, the girls ordered theirs. Where's the confusion? She clearly had no interest in being there working. She didn't even smile or apologize. She was extremely rude and asked me if I wanted to place another order. At that moment, I declined and left the store without retrieving the tip I had left in the jar when I paid. There was another person in the back, whom I assume was the manager. Surprisingly, she neither intervened nor offered an apology. This is not an appropriate way to run a business. Regardless of the quality of your product, the welcoming attitude reflects the overall image of the business. I did not find that at Playa Bowls in Denville, NJ. Therefore, my advice, don't patronize this store if you don't want to be treated as second class citizen. read more

My SO and I visited this Playa Bowls location on a late Sunday morning, expecting a long wait, but we were pleasantly surprised by how quickly we were able to place our orders. The wait time was very reasonable, even with other customers ahead of us. I really appreciate that I could order gluten-free granola with my Nica banana bowl. For two bowls, the total came to about $26, which felt a bit steep, but we both ended up getting 2-3 meals out of it, making it a better value. My bowl was fresh, and I was really pleased with the quality of the ingredients. Playa Bowls is definitely a great spot when you're in the mood to treat yourself. read more

Playa Bowls - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Denville, New Jersey

I placed an online order at 7:30 pm no where did it say you closed at 8 pm and the order was to be picked up by 8 pm I arrived just about 8:09 pm. upon arrival the door was opened I was greeted with we are closed. I replied ok I placed an online order for pick up, I was told oh we just threw that in the trash. After driving 11 miles and 16 minutes I was beside myself pure anger To boot gas prices are high, Just as I was walking out I got a would you like a refund? for real? No please throw away my 35.00 too! Not a phone call or anything to alert me that my order was going to be placed in the trash truly unbelievable and super pissed I will not go back to this location ever. They were in the process of cleaning and could have waited until they left before they actually closed before tossing out peoples food. maybe you shouldn't take any orders at 730 and post a pickup estimated time of 7:58 but 10 minutes later your food will get tossed. Super angry, read more

Quick service, clean facility, and friendly staff. My order came out just as I wanted.

I love there protein shakes and fruit bowls and people are nice I go a least once a week

Ordered: Mixed Chia Tella Bowl (~$9): half chia and half pitaya bases with granola, banana, strawberry, coconut flakes, and Nutella Aya's take: I mean who are we kidding - this is art. I said it before and I'll say it again. I love that Playa Bowls let's you do mixed bowls so you can try their different bases without getting one in the full bowl and potentially not liking it. The chia base was super unique and definitely one of the healthier base options. All the toppings were fresh and accompanied the bowl well. I'll be back soon! read more

Playa Bowls - Mixed Chia Tella Bowl (~$9) - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Denville, New Jersey

Playa bowls is a perfectly fine restaurant. There bowls and soomthes are great but there oatmeal and pudding could use work. The service is friendly but a little slow at times and the ambiance is excellent. All in all a perfectly fine restaurant for hot summer days read more

Very clean and wonderful, attentive staff. I specifically like this location. Delicious açaí and coconut bowls especially. Only negative--I wish they had orange juice for smoothies but not a big deal. I also appreciate their recommendations based on what I like to always try something new. So much too choose from. read more

What can I say? I love Playa Bowls! I've been eating these since they first opened in Manhattan, what, like 10 years ago? Now you can't throw a stone in NJ without hitting at least two locations. Not that I'm complaining! One thing I love about Playa Bowls is that, in my experience, they have been consistent from location to location. I've never gotten a bowl that wasn't great. My forever go-to bowl: Pura Vida - remove honey - add peanut butter - add Nutella No other açaí bowl compares. Two notes for this location: 1.) Don't come to this location if you're in a hurry. Even if you preorder online, you'll still be in for a wait. Last time I ordered in person here, I waited over 40 minutes for my bowl to be ready. 2.) If management is reading this: please turn on the ability to order from Uber Eats to pick up. I loved using my monthly Amex Uber Eats credit here, but can no longer do so (it only shows up for delivery only). Would greatly appreciate this!!! read more

I went outside of my comfort zone for this one. I'm a sandwich for lunch person all day every day, the wife however wanted to try playa bowl. Although not my first choice for lunch these açaí bowls are pretty dang good. Playa Bowl also makes them a very big with lots of fruit, I usually finish my meals and this one I couldn't. I'll be back read more

Playa Bowls - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Denville, New Jersey

Ok, so let me begin by saying a friend has been raving about Playa bowls for a year now and I had yet to try it out. With this new location in denville, my husband and I popped in for an afternoon snack thinking it was healthier than the ice cream shop down the street. Wow. The coconut bowl was delicious, and more food than one person could eat. We shared it, which was perfect. It had a coconut cream base with oats, coconut shreds, fresh bananas, and sliced mangos. The honey drizzle in top was just the icing on the cake. My only dislike was the price since $10 seems a bit high. I guess the healthy factor makes it worthwhile. read more

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The food was very good and met expectations, while the ambiance was clean and organized. The challenges I encountered were specifically related to the service. Ordered a standard bowl and asked to have 1 items eliminated from the order. The customer in front of me received their order, naturally thinking mine is next. Recognized what the employee was making and reminded them that I omitted one fruit from my order. The response was snotty "this is not your order". It was literally the same order I placed and they made it for the person who was behind me in line and called their name next. Why would the person behind me get their order first? Recommend learning some basic customer service skills if you want repeat business from others. I will not be returning. read more

All the staff has long hair and no hair covers. Is that no longer required in the food service business? read more

Tasted terrible the fruit was frozen and not fresh the granola was stale and it was not good. I don't recommend this location the other locations are good just don't waste your money here. read more

I recently visited this healthy food establishment and was thoroughly impressed. with the service that was incredibly fast and efficient. The food was simply outstanding - not only delicious but also prepared with great care. I could tell that the staff paid attention to every detail, from the presentation to the taste. Overall, I had a fantastic experience and would highly recommend this establishment to anyone looking for top-quality, healthy food served in a clean and welcoming environment. read more

awesome!! everyone is so friendly, bowl are great!! quick service, and tasted amazing and fresh! highly recommend

I love playa bowls. Sometimes the line are a bit long but the workers are always working hard to get the order done ASAP. But I feel like the employees are very judge mental. Also, I went in one time and bunch of kids came in. Calling there "friend" fat. That there is no room in the restaurant because of her which was not true. She wasn't what her "friend" was describing her as. They also started trouble by going in the back and getting told if they don't stop they'd be kicked out but preceded to do stupid teenager things. I brought it to the employees attention that they are bulling there "friend". I got told by the employee "what do you want me to do about there nothing I can really do". But they were clearly making everyone in there uncomfortable. read more

Actually never had an acai bowl before this (shocking) but this one changed my perspective on them and made me want to try more. I had the Electric Mermaid. which had pitaya (sweet pink colored acai), granola, mango, kiwi, coconut flakes and honey. The kiwi was my least favorite part of it but everything else was PHENOMENOL. The combination of fruits was perfect and it was actually really filling. The vibe was super beachy-chill, they even have a table made from a surfboard haha. Def recommend and would def be back myself. read more

Playa Bowls - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Denville, New Jersey

Something new and delicious for us! My wife had heard of this place and we stopped in for lunch today. Looks like there are many franchises in NJ, we went to Denville. I had an açaí bowl with Nutella and my wife had a banana bowl. It was definitely something I never had before! Filled with fruit, granola, and other delicious things, we loved it! The bowls are huge and average price of around $10. Can eat in or take out. We stayed in. Worth stopping by to try! read more

Everything is so fresh light and delicious. It's healthy and decadent at the same time. This is my 4 th time trying it and it's just delicious. The photo is of the Jetty bowl that has fresh fruit and chia pudding and granola honey and first time I tried the Goji berries and they are also really good. Just yum. read more

Playa Bowls - Jetty bowl - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Denville, New Jersey

Updated: The manager reached out to apologize and gave a detailed explanation without excuses. I'm hoping this is a one-off thing and with a bunch of great reviews, it probably is. I placed an order ahead of time for an online pickup. I understand that this location is very busy and have ordered from here a bunch of times and always expect it to take longer than usual. My pickup time was 12:50. I arrived and asked the status at 12:45 and was told that it would be out soon. At around 1:10, when it was clear it wasn't coming out any time soon as people who had placed in-person orders were all getting their orders before mine, I checked again. They could not find my order. In other words, it had not been prepared nor was it on the docket to be prepared. I could no longer wait so I asked for a refund. While the one person was getting my refund all set, another worker told me that in the future I should "tell them when I arrive so they know to look for my order." When I told her I had 25 minutes ago, she just shrugged her shoulders and said "Oh." I've regularly visit a few Playa Bowls locations and I am always patient and understanding. But this experience was extremely disappointing and the lack of care is very telling. read more

I love me a good playa bowl. It doesn't make me feel as guilty as when I eat ice cream even though it's still a carb bomb. I always get the Nutella bowl. Its kinda steep at $11 but its worth it every time. I've gotten the Dolce smoothie before, but it was a complete let down. It was super super thick and not in a good way. It was just way too much banana and when you look the straw out there was a string of banana goo sticking from the straw to the smoothie. I couldn't really taste any other ingredient. Only redeeming quality is that it didn't have an overly obvious protein taste and that it wasn't too sweet. Basically, just stick to the bowls. read more

Playa Bowls - Nutella bowl sand coconut flakes because my friend's a punk and doesn't like them. - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Denville, New Jersey

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Just go to the one in Morristown. Denville is always extra messy and I let it slide most of the time but this time my bag was dripping in coffee that I didn't order, it got all over my car, inside of my fruit bowl, etc. I asked for a new bag and they didn't say anything, I asked again in case they didn't hear me and they didn't say anything. I said thank you have a good day to be polite and they looked at me and said nothing. Always rude, always messy, go to Morristown instead. read more

Playa Bowls - Coffee all over order - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Denville, New Jersey

This is one of my favorite places! Great customer service and amazing bowls. They have a variety of choices and you also have the option to make it your own! I usually order the Nutella açaí bowl! read more

Playa Bowls - Nutella Açaí bowl - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Denville, New Jersey

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I would do 0 stars, but I can only do one star. The spoons cut my lips up as well as my daughters. The cut is unexpectedly pretty deep. I would recommended using your own spoon. Also açai express is much better and cheaper try there. read more

I attended this venue for a smoothy at 3:45pm on a Wednesday. There were 7 employees that I could see. 1 on register, 1 on in-store orders and 1 on online orders. The rest were either goofing off or prepping/cleaning. I waited to order with 2 people in front of me for 8-10 minutes. I then waited for my order for 20 minutes. I actually watched as only one person was on blenders while 2 boys were on their phones sipping on smoothies. Only the 3 aforementioned employees helping with orders. After the kid on blenders finished the orders in front of me he finally said, "Has anyone made THIS smoothy," (mine) and I answered, "NOPE." I said, you realize you've been doing these alone the entire time I've been here. Then he had to wait for a clean blender. By the time he made mine it was 30 minutes later when I left with my drink. The 3 kids working could not have been nicer and did check on my order but this was nuts and I was very disappointed. The smoothy was good but not 30 minute wait worth it. read more

Skip everything else w d get the Nutella Açaí Bowl! Fruit, etc is always fresh, staff is always super friendly! Would highly recommend

I absolutely LOVE this place. Granted, I only ever get one menu item so I can't speak much to the other reviews but the Nutella açaí bowl is unmatched. Priced extremely reasonably and made with love. The Nutella can never be enough! Every time I'm in time I make sure to order from here and will continue. If you love açaí bowls and Nutella, this is your place! read more

I love playa bowl. I went in there order my regular Nutella bowl without coconut flakes. One time prier to this they were out of strawberry so they substituted it for pineapple which they asked me about. This time I barley got any strawberries and more base than granola. From my other experience I have always got granola on the bottom, base, then more granola, and the fruit. If I'm paying $13 for a bowl I would expect there to be more fruit. read more

Playa Bowls - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Denville, New Jersey

Playa Bolws. Let me tell you about playa bowls. What an experience, pineapple land is extraordinary. You walk in to be greeted by the very nice staff. There is lots of options to pick from and from the ones I have had they all tend to be very good. The fruit tastes like fruit so I like that as well. The jams are always BUMPIN. I walk into Playa Bowls and I just don't want to leave. The last time I was there I didn't know what to get and the nice young lady at the register, I think her name was Karolina gave me some ideas to pick from. Great service. I love this place. read more

We usually go to Millburn or Montclair but we were not too far away from this one. Surprisingly, on a Saturday night, we found parking almost right in front of the store. Free parking, none the less (unlike my regular locations). PLUS!! The size and feel of the store was real cool. I especially liked the lizard mural on the walk near the back. There's also some hidden away seating back near the bathrooms. The bowls were good as usual. We ordered the Nutaya, minus coconut flakes and the Nutella, subbing the coconut flakes for kiwi. I normally don't mind a little coconut, but only if it's in small size and quantity. The girls working were very friendly and more engaged than I've noticed at the other locations I've been to. I'll definitely be back to this location when it's convenient. Wish it was closer to me. read more

Playa Bowls - Nutella, subbing the coconut flakes for kiwi (rear) Nutaya, minus coconut flakes (front) - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Denville, New Jersey

Worst customer service. Woman behind the counter was extremely rude on 2 occasions. I had to walk out. She needs to learn manners. read more

Meeeh. Made my stomach hurt after i had their stupid Cupid. Not the first bad experience. Mind you, paid a dollar for extra kiwi on a bowl once and got 3 slices. Several times later, i give up. Slow service, poor product. Meh. read more

I mean it is good and what you'd expect but if you want faster service go buy the ingredients yourself at the grocery store, order a blender on Amazon and then make it yourself. I assure you it'll be faster than ordering here and waiting. read more

I ordered a nutelloco and the coconut base was all melted it was basically like soup. I've worked at playa bowls before so I know that it's not supposed to be like that. So disappointed I paid $14 for that. read more

Amazing fresh fruit smoothie bowls packed with favor and beauty. We had the acai, dragon fruit, and greens, and each was terrific. Very unique presentation, and the local honey is exquisite. Staff are considerate of allergies. Highly recommended! read more

Playa Bowls - Mixed greens & dragon fruit (pitaya) bowl, acai bowl, local honey mmmmm - Juice Bars & Smoothies Near Me - Denville, New Jersey

The bowls are amazing but don't try going if you're I a time crunch. Takes forever to make a bowl. I pre-ordered and still waited 20 minutes. read more

My daughter was begging me to take her here so I did. Cool looking place and the nutaya bowl was pretty good. Unfortunately my experience here was not great. When our order was ready my name was called out and someone made fun of it, of course, but what really disappointed me was some of the staff went along with it. I got a little irritated and walked out, even forgot the spoons, had to stop at Denville Dairy to pick up spoons lol. You best believe if my daughter wasn't around I would've gotten real "ignant", real quick, but I didn't want to be that douchebag that gets loud in front of everyone. Even though I was not the one who instigated the situation. I don't care what people think of me but I didn't want to embarrass my teenage daughter. Good thing the Holy Spirit was able to hold my composure because I was ready for Starbucks 2.0. read more