I've always wanted to try Refresh, but never had the opportunity to have it until today, when I was…read moremaking a stroll through Downtown Guelph. They use the highest quality organic fruits and vegetables and are most famous for their cold-pressed juices. Instead of getting a cold-pressed juice, I decided to get one of their açai bowls. Here's my rundown: Food There were three açai bowls to choose from - classic, beauty, and soul. I got the beauty açai bowl which had the açai, avocado, coconut oil, and almond milk blend topped with bananas, granola, coconut flakes and fresh strawberries. The açai blend was smooth and rich in flavour while the fresh fruit and oats made for great flavours and textures. It was a very refreshing treat to get and had the perfect balance between all ingredients. Atmosphere Can't really comment on the atmosphere here because the store is quite small and has minimal seating. There were about 4 high chairs to sit but it's more meant to be used while you're waiting for your drinks or bowls. It's small like most downtown cafés and this place is more so for those grab and go type of people. Service Service was really friendly and the employee was helpful in helping me make a decision about the type of bowl to get. No complaints here; they were really inviting and patient with my indecisiveness. Price I paid $10 for the açai bowl! A little pricy but you're paying for quality organic food here so it's worth every dollar. Verdict Refresh is indeed a refreshing experience has they use only the finest organic fruits to make their products. I'm excited to return here to try their juices and other açai bowls. Definitely worth a try if you're roaming around downtown Guelph. A well-deserved 5/5 experience!

Wonderfully refreshing bowls! I went back immediately the next day for another bowl. Smoothies are…read moregreat as well.

The smoothies here are phenomenal. The berry blast one was tremendously good. You get to choose to…read moreadd collagen or protein but we were out of collagen that day. The storefront isn't from the outside of the building but upstairs right after the escalators in the building on the corner of the intersection.

My sister and I came here after seeing Annie at the Stratford. Excellent Bowls and drinks. Highly…read morerecommended.

This restaurant provided the perfect light dinner for my family before we attended a play. We had…read moresalads and found them to be filling and well composed. This restaurant has raised the bar for what I expect now in a dinner salad and we were trying to figure out how we might make these back at home. I enjoyed the Royal Mumbai which had well-balanced flavors and a range of textures (from the soft roasted vegetables to the leafy greens to the firm cashews). I'm still thinking of this salad days later.

Like all pressed juice, it's pricey. Flavors were pretty fresh, and the cold press coffee was also…read morepretty good. The shop itself has a nice aesthetic and the service was good. There are also a few health bowls to choose from.

This place is incredible. Fresh, chic Interior, friendly staff & owner, and lots of variety of…read morepressed juices to choose from. We tried the Beet, Apple, Carrot and Ginger, and it was one of the freshest pressed juices I have ever had. You could taste each of the ingredients, and they all individually had fresh robust flavors. The menu is easy to read. I will be ordering a cleanse in January for sure. Can't wait to try their bowls and smoothies.

Oakberry is the epitome of açai. Currently in my Açai era…read moreand have tried açai bowls from 4 different places around the GTA. NONE of them compare to Oakberry. Oakberry is pure açai, while most other places blend their açai with other fruits and a non-dairy milk. I tell all my friends that their first experience with açai has to be with Oakberry and then they can try the rest lol. There are 3 different sizes here and I usually go with "medium", which is called "The Works". All the bowls are customizable with unlimited toppings which is amazing. I always get, strawberries, bananas, blueberries, peanut butter (a must!), chia pudding and granola. I'm not gonna lie, it's pricy. But a bowl will keep me full for 2-3 hours, so it is a complete meal for me. The one other downside is that it's not an actual "bowl". It's a cup lol. Which makes it hard to eat all the toppings at once. However, it's not that serious and it's still delicious lol. A visit to Oakville (which funny enough "Oakville" is what they call their factory in Brazil) is not complete without a visit to Oakberry! Also there's usually only one person working at a time, sometimes in can take awhile to get your order, so please be patient with them. They cut up all the fruits on the spot, so it takes some time.

Best açai! Perfect sweetness! Love all the toppings. Staff is very welcoming! I would give 5 stars…read moreif they would change the seats, fabric covers are all stained, it's a little ewww! Seems more logical to have seats you can wipe down.

The food was good but I wanted my peanut butter to be layered and they said that they could not add…read moremore!? It was okay so was the service and they mostly don't know how to joke around... Besides that it's good! It's also a little bit messy and there is garbage on the floor and it's nice decor.

I was finally able to try HEAL Wellness in Guelph last week! I love smoothie bowls because they are…read morelight, filling and delicious! I enjoyed the Dragon Bowl which was dragon fruit based. There were oats mixed in and it was topped with a variety of fruit like strawberries, bananas, and kiwi. The portion size was perfect. I frequent another smoothie bowl spot and while they are delicious too, the portions are massive and I'm often leaving them unfinished. As a treat, my friends and I split the Nutella waffle - I'll admit I am actually not a Nutella lover and in fact, I think that may have been the third time I've even had it! It was delicious and a nice treat to finish of a meal. FYI this is a wonderful plant-based spot. Everything here is gluten and dairy free, which I really appreciate.

My meat-eating boyfriend and I dropped by for lunch on a weekday. The staff told us they just…read morereopened after a period of renovations. The interior has been spruced up. It's bright, airy, and modern. We ordered 3 dishes to share: cauliflower wings, broccoli Mac n cheese, and the seitan chick'n sandwich. We also got 2 kombuchas and with tax and tip, the order came to $60. The food was yummy. I can't say it's the best vegan place I have ever been to, but it's definitely quite tasty. My favourite was the cauliflower wings followed by the seitan chick'n sandwich. I'm not crazy about nutritional yeast, so I didn't love the Mac n cheese. Overall, the menu has many options to choose from, which is a big plus in my opinion. Would recommend to both vegan and non-vegan eaters to try :)

3.5 Stars I'm torn…read more I really want to jump on the bandwagon and say that the smoothies here are out of this world, but I can't. Yes, this was refreshing after a day of hiking the falls of Hamilton. Yes, it was very healthy. Yes, service was amazingly friendly and cheerful. Yes, the atmosphere was relaxing and trendy. No, the smoothies were not amazing. Don't get me wrong, they were good, but they didn't exactly taste like what they were supposed to taste like. I think they just need to reformulate the amounts of the ingredients that go into the smoothies. All of their smoothies have a spinach and kale base. I ordered the Sobi-Smoothie "Strawberries and Cream", which had strawberries, bananas, coconut milk, almonds, and cranberries. My cousin ordered the Mumbai Mango, which had mangoes, bananas, and coconut milk. Our other cousin ordered the Chocolate Cherry. While I enjoyed tasting all the smoothies, I felt that they mostly tasted the same; the only smoothie where I could taste all the flavors was the Chocolate Cherry. The use of coconut milk in the other two smoothies was extremely heavy-handed because that was the dominant flavor in both of them. You couldn't even taste the bananas, which are usually a very strong flavor profile. It felt like we were mostly drinking the coconut milk smoothies with a hint of strawberries or a hint of mangoes, not the other way around. That said, you definitely feel good about yourself when you eat here because you know exactly what you're putting into your body. The GSB has a menu of foods, smoothies, and snacks that are all 100% organic and vegan; they are also an extremely green business (no pun intended) and compost all their waste -- even their cups, straws, and food containers are compost friendly. All in all, I'd check this place out again if I ever go back to Hamilton; I'd probably ask for less coconut milk though.

I'm in my açai bowl era and have been trying all the açai bowls that I can in the GTA…read more Honestly, I compare everything to Oakberry cuz she is THAT girl but I believe Heal has stepped in as Oakberry's #1 competitor and they're killin it. I ordered the OC açai cuz I like to keep things simple. I also eliminated the cacao nibs and coconut but added the free peanut butter drizzle. I like to keep it as plain as possible because I actually want to taste the açai. Phew! Thankfully I COULD taste the açai here! The toppings were fresh and plentiful. Speaking of plentiful, I thought there was just a tad too much granola. I don't even like granola with my açai to begin with but kept it to try. Next time I'd just ask for a little less. It is $15 for the bowl but this thing is HUGE. It's so worth it. I actually almost didn't finish it because I was getting super full towards the end. I got this for breakfast around 9:40am and I was still pretty full at 1pm. Everything on their menu looks so good and I can't wait to try more!!

Strictly a wellness bar of smoothies, superfood bowls, and coffee cafe. The strawberry sunrise is…read moreyour typical strawberry banana smoothie at $8 plus tax. Service was slowish and took a while for the drink to be made. Even when there was no customers ahead of me. Ambiance is more of a take out establishment. Bright white building though with tall counters. Clean and had three staff on hand. Overall, a little put off with the lack of transparency with their additional optional add ons. Sources are not provided nor transparent when i inquired about them.

Delicious fruit slushes! I've only had two of their drinks, but so far, so yum…read more I had both the papaya slush with pearls (boba) and the mango diamond slush with pearls, and with both drinks, you can see them use frozen chunks of real fruit with just a touch of water, which I'm guessing is sweetened. I asked for my drink to be "less sweet". Their mango diamond slush even has chunks of fresh mango at the bottom--so good. Their pearls are chewy and sweet, just the way I like 'em. I can't really speak to their other drinks. I know they have teas and smoothies, but I would definitely come here for their fruit slushes, and I would definitely ask for pearls!

Absolutely love their Honey Dee Slush with Tapioca and Diamond Mango Bubble Tea with Lychee jelly!…read moreBoth drinks are flavourful and delicious. The store was very clean, ordering was very easy and wait times were okay. We were lucky that there was no line when we came in but it got pretty busy after a while.

I really wished I could give a good review but I unfortunately wasn't a fan of the açai bowl. The…read moreaçai was way too sweet and didn't really pair well with the matcha. The ratio of açai to matcha was like 85:15 and I would have liked more matcha. I thought the bowl was nicely presented and I especially liked the crunch from the cornflakes (definitely get that as a topping). There's also some frozen strawberries inside the açai itself which was nice (gave the melting açai more texture - the cons of getting it delivered). The fruit on top was pretty fresh too. But the bowl was smaller than I expected and quite pricey.

These are sickeningly sweet. The ingredients listed on the website do not mention that the acai…read morepuree is sweetened and they offer honey or maple syrup as extras (which I did not choose), so I interpreted that to mean there would be no added sugar. I called after it was delivered and was told that it is indeed sweetened with agave syrup. I make these at home when I can with plain acai and the added fruit and granola make it perfectly sweet. I could only make it through a third of the portion and feel as though I've swallowed a bowl of candy.