This is my go-to lunch place to order from when I don't have time to pack a lunch in the morning. Speedy delivery and tasty sandwiches and smoothies. I've never had any problems with my order, which is more than I can say about some other restaurants in the area. The one thing I will say is that some of the smoothies can be higher in calories than expected--some of them could really be meal-replacement smoothies--so be sure to check the nutrition facts online before you order if that's something you're looking out for. Update: Just ordered again, and my sandwich wasn't cut the whole way, they gave me a spoon instead of a fork for my kale slaw, AND THEY FORGOT MY STRAW. ON MY SMOOTHIE ORDER. Had to eat it with my spoon. read more

I come here about 1 a week for a morning smoothie and today I decided to try some food. Never again! If it was burned, why not just throw it out and tell me to wait for another one. Service is a little slow bc they seem to lack the adequate staff. Tables and chairs for eating if you wish to hang out. read more

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During my visit, I experience good customer service: employees are helpful and kind. I don't know if asking about wanting any sugar addition is protocol though I'm glad about receiving the question. The Tropical Dragon Passion Smoothie does not need a sugar addition beyond any sugar it may already have, in my opinion. The smoothie is over a pound of refreshing flavor. The establishment offers indoor seating though is not a large establishment. The establishment accepts different forms of payment. read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Tropical Dragon Passion Smoothie - Sandwiches Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

Stopped in this morning after workout with my girlfriend. We ordered two smoothies to dine in with. I went with the beach bum with dark chocolate and she went with the detox Island green with pea protein. It took us a while to figure out our order but the person behind the counter was very patient with us. Thankfully there was no one waiting behind us. After placing our order we took a seat and our smoothies were delivered right to our table. The smoothie is a good size. I appreciate the Hardy straw. I recently got a smoothie at another establishment and they gave me the dreaded paper straw. I know they are better for the environment. But you just can't do a paper straw with any type of thick beverage. LOL. My smoothie absolutely hit the spot. It was a good balance of the strawberries and bananas and a nice hint of the dark chocolate. Definitely not overpowering. My friend's detox Island green smoothie with peat protein was very good too. You could taste the pea protein powder but it was still very good. Next time plan to try one of their bowls. read more

This location is a little rough when it comes to food. I ordered the Chipotle Chicken Club that comes with crispy bacon and I was given flappy, almost uncooked, turkey bacon. The sauce tasted different compared to another location I love. Would not recommend, but I hope their smoothies are better than the food read more

The smoothies here are very good. the pricing is a little on the expensive side. other than that this place is good for anyone that eats clean(healthy). read more

smoothies took a long time to come out and were only started once I came in. fruit wasn't mixed well but they still were good

Loveeee the smoothies here , one of the best! Smoothie King has competition, lol . The sandwich was amazing, especially the chicken pesto. I wish they had Apple Pay but other than that, no complains; good customer service, smooth, & easy experience. read more

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I live close to the TSC in the Princeton Shopping Center (Harrison Street) and typically place my order thru the app. On Monday (8/11), I place an order thru the TSC app and when I went to pick it up, they didn't have my order. Turns out I place it for this location. As soon as I realized my error, I called to cancel. I was told by the woman I spoke with that it would be credited, but would take a few days (likely Wed.) b/c it was an online order. I just checked my credit card and have not received the credit. I just called and had an entirely unhelpful conversation with the woman working there. She said it "takes a few days". I said it has been a few days already and could she please check on it and she said "there's nothing she can do" and that "the manager isn't here@. I asked her to take a message and she said "is that all I can do for you"? (Didn't ask for my name, phone number, order number, amount etc). Complete waste of time. I'm just going to dispute with my credit card b/c I shouldn't have to keep calling and chasing after these ppl just to get my money back. read more

I ordered a sangria smoothie on the app and when i got there around 5 mins after it said it would be ready, i still had to wait 15 mins and they still didn't start making it yet. There were only two people working and they seemed to get everyone's orders wrong or were very slow. The smoothie was decent but the service is very bad. read more

This place had a nice selection of smoothies and other items on the menu. We were happy to find it during our time in the Princeton area but it took them FOREVER to make our smoothies. We were just hoping for a quick in and out and to drink our smoothies in the car but we waited over 15 minutes to get our smoothies although there was only one other couple in the establishment. It seemed like they were busy preparing a lot of to go items. read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Add a smoothie to an entree for $3.50 - Sandwiches Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

Very good food, very healthy options as well. Love the Jerk Chicken wrap with a side of kale salad, and the salad was very tasty as well.

Their smoothies are amazing. I don't think you could go wrong with choosing any of them. I ordered the Island Green which is my favorite. I find the fact that I can order online and just pick up my order so smoothly and efficiently is great. read more

Stopped in for a smoothie after picking up an order at Best Buy. Lots of options, ranging from low cal superfood smoothies to those with more decadent ingredients like white chocolate and peanut butter. I got the Detox Island Green which had spinach, kale, mango, pineapple, banana & fresh ginger. It definitely sounded better than it tasted. There were vague hints of mango and pineapple and absolutely no trace of anything else. Very disappointing, I was looking forward to some strong fruit flavor and gingery bite. Overall, a decent smoothie but way too diluted. Too much ice for sure. Wouldn't head back. read more

First times here and the food was excellent and smoothie was awesome I had the buffalo chicken wrap, just the right amount of spicy kick Mango magic was delicious and just the right size Price was $$ will be back read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Buffalo chicken wrap - Sandwiches Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

So my wife and I were going to try a new place that she found Tropical Smoothie Cafe. It's 8pm on a Tuesday night they close at 9 so we have plenty of time. I look at the menu text her my order. I get a call 10 minutes later that they are no longer serving food...it's around 8:20. Well my wife works right around the corner and goes out to lunch all the time and we order Togo a lot. Never going there...you just lost great customers...way to go manager on duty. read more

From the flyer I received, the window poster I saw entering the store and the prominent sign inside I expected the Spicy Mongolian Steak Bowl to be what I wanted. Now if they would tell me the price. I ordered he Spicy Mongolian Steak for $6.99.. It was far from a generous portion. The picture shows a tossed salad with 20 pieces of steak sprinkled with sesame seeds and a few noodles. I got a bowl 2/3rds filled with stuck together noodles, 6 small pieces of meat (which I believe arrived at the location cooked, sliced and frozen) and a few vegetables. Nothing tossed. Everything was covered with a sauce both terribly sweet and very spicy and the featured sesame seeds missing. I should have stood at the counter and asked for a dish like the one in the picture. My beverage came -- the paper wrapped straw had been cut in half -- no longer sanitary. I shared the space with a young man and his laptop who appeared to have settled in for the evening with a beverage. This place needs to make some changes or they will not last very long. read more

Ordered chicken salad off the roll and got a scoop on side with lettuce. Not what I asked for not worth the money 8 fucking dollars for lettuce. read more

We love to come here for a snack or light lunch after church on Sundays. We love the discount on combos sandwich wraps and smoothies. The app is great and gives us 5 dollar discounts after a certain amount and free supplements once in a while. Kids love the tasty not too expensive smoothies. read more

I agree with another review. I too was drawn in by the poster with the Spicy Mongolian Steak noodle bowl. It looked very inviting but then I tried it. Noodles were stuck together, not sure what the sauce was but it did not work well at all. Maybe their smoothies are better but I recommend trying something else other than their noodle bowl. read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - does not look like the poster - Sandwiches Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

I'm obsessed with this place, they have a great selection of smoothies and the staff is always nice. I accidentally spilled a smoothie the second after I got it and felt extremely bad and like an idiot, the staff made me another smoothie at no additional cost and told me not to worry about it at all. They easily could have been aggravated and made it known but they didn't and I really appreciated it! read more

The staff see to be very friendly. This place is affordable because a 24 oz smoothie is around $5. I tried the sunset sunrise smoothie and it was too watery for me. However, I will come back to try their other smoothies. read more

I went here with my husband for lunch today and the food was good but while we were finishing up a woman came in for a take out order that was pre-ordered. She explains that the wraps weren't made how she asked them to be and that the manager of the store said they would be made. The manager, that knows this customer, was not there at the time and was supposed to leave a note for the order to specify what kind of wrap to make it on. The customer asked if they could be remade the way that it was ordered. I have NEVER seen the level of disrespect to the customer and attitude given in the five minutes following this. The worker said no we don't do that. The customer explained that she comes to the tropical smoothie cafe 4 times a week for this order. Still refused to remake it. The employee picks up her phone and calls the manager while it is ringing she is walking away and cursing under her breath "I don't want to deal with this shit" putting on a little show for the 2 other employees with her. Gets the manager on the phone and puts her on speaker. When the customer says what her name is so the manager can hear the employee says to her "ohh no one is talking to you." Then shortly after the customer starts sticking up for herself and they begin to argue. I said my peace to the employee about the horrible customer service I saw and left. I cannot believe this is how an establishment would treat their patrons. These inflammatory and aggressive employees need to be put into food service training. The entire situation could have easily been avoided and handled much differently. I will never visit this location again. read more

I love tropical smoothie cafe! It's perfect for something healthy and delicious for lunch. They have a lot of deals for lunch, weekly specials, and seasonal as well. The employee's don't seem too enthusiastic about being there but I get it. This location is in an odd area but close enough to my work where I can swing by. I usually order the island detox green smoothie and a wrap of some sort. Everything is made to order so you can opt out whatever you need to, which is always nice! However, everything at trop smoothie cafe is sweetened! I think its so strange to me. You can specify your sweet preference with splenda, honey, cane sugar, or none. But, you need to say it when you order you are never presented with the option. I think it's kind of a bizarre that they sweeten it, when it is supposed to be a healthy place because honestly they use fresh ingredients, not purees so it really dwindles down the idea of health conscious when some smoothies are 800 cals. Also a waste of money ordering all the extra sugar right? But overall, you can order anything on the menu and it will be made with real ingredients. Everything is delicious and you can customize it. They have a points redemption service too! I come here a couple times a week, I really recommend it. read more

This place does have pretty good smoothies and the food is OK. Food portions are small for the price they charge. My most recent order was the Island Chicken Quesadilla. Don't expect it to look like what they show on their menu. This tiny thing couldn't fill up a starving child from Ethiopia. The one end only had a tiny piece of pineapple. See the photo attached to this review. What a friggin joke!! read more

Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Island Chicken Quesadilla, minus the chicken & basically everything else. - Sandwiches Near Me - Princeton, New Jersey

This was our first time here at the RT 33 location in Hamilton. My first impression was not good. Garbage overflowing outside the door. Once we got inside the place was very clean and the girl at the register was very nice. We quickly got our smoothies and they tasted like dirty ice is the only way to explain it. Not much flavor to them at all. And for $11 for two I was very disappointed. Don't think we will be back anytime soon. read more

Ordered a Sunrise Sunset and a Bahama Mama. The Bahama Mama was fine but the Sunrise Sunset was a watery mess. Very disappointed in this smoothie which is listed as a fan favorite on the website. The "smoothie" I received tasted like OJ diluted with water. Don't know if I would come here again read more

I have been to this location several times (pre covid) and each time the owner has been very rude and not attentive to the needs of the customer. I felt disrespected and like she didn't care. This is no way to treat paying customers. I will not give them another dime. Ever. read more

I've never regretted getting a smoothie from here and I don't think that I ever will. Quality ingredients with great staff so how could you go wrong ? Their food options are also pretty tasty! read more

I love this store. I often eat here for lunch. I love that it's health food on a budget

Good smoothes made from good ingredients at a decent price 24 oz. for 5.00+tax. I like the wood all over the place, good atmosphere but it's a tiny shop. First time here and I got a muscle blaster with soy protein and I forgot to ask this one question that was on my mind: what brand of protein do they use? Cus everyone knows that any protein worth it's salt is expensive sooo my question is how can they afford to make the shakes with protein only 20 cents more than ones without?? read more

Have been here twice now. Smoothies are really good and the food is also pretty decent. I recommend the chicken salad sandwich and southwest salad. Customer service was excellent! Had a coupon for the Hamilton location and it was still accepted! For those of you who think the smoothies are too sweet just ask for no turbinado. The smoothies can all be customized to your exact liking! I will definitely be going back! read more

My new favorite place to grab my new favorite smoothie: the island green with whey protein and no sugar! It's a meal all by itself.

This new place is great! I tried it out this week for lunch instead of going 2 doors down. It has a lot of options not only for smoothies but also sandwiches and wraps (also taste great) if you need a quick bit to eat. Like most places you go to, not all things on the menu can be completely healthy. If you plan to eat healthy, you should order accordingly (don't get the peanut butter banana smoothie if you don't want something so sweet) ;) They do use natural sugar though. I also learned they also can make any smoothie without sugar or with Splenda (if you really prefer that) so if the other reviewer didn't want a sweet smoothie, should've asked for no sugar or other options. The no sugar option is great for anyone who's diabetic too. It's my new go to place for lunch especially when I'm in a rush. Try it out! read more

This place is great very knowledgeable staff and well made food and smoothies. The staff isn't overly excited to be there but I get it. Not too knowledgeable about their menu, but I can read so it's not a problem lol read more

I have been coming to this location for a while and each time I order something whether it be Sunrise Sunset or Bahama Mama the smoothie comes out blah and does not taste flavorful as some other locations do. Also the people who work here are not that friendly. I order and the girl seemed like she had an attitude when I mentioned that I have the rewards program. Also when your order is done they usually let you know the smoothie is ready but the girl today just sat it on the counter and didn't bother to let me know my order was done or bring it to me like other locations usually do. I'm going to stop spending my money at this place. read more

Took 30 minutes to get a sandwich. the service is terrible & the food is nothing to write home about. Would only go back for a smoothie, since they seem to get those done quicker. read more

Smoothies are good But I come here all the time and each time the service is worse than the last. There are usually 4 people behind the counter and whether the place is full or empty no one takes your order. read more

The food is usually good, but there always seems to be an issue with service. Wether it's waiting too long to be acknowledged or a glitch in the ordering app, it's always something. The constant new faces imply there are management issues. But I'll keep going because the Hamilton one is too far. read more

My wife and I stopped in as we were looking for something to eat in the Home Depot/Sams Club area. We were surprised to find this little cafe wedged in between Subway and a gym and thought to give it a try. The smoothies were awesome. We had the Sunrise Sunset and the Strawberry Kiwi. Great portion size, and there are plenty of options for future visits. The artisan tacos were also very flavorful. We were both surprised at how tasty they were, especially the fish tacos. Good selection and pricing here. All in all we did not expect to have this enjoyable a lunch (food wise) at a smoothie place. And, the smoothies themselves were worth the trip alone. We'll definitely be back when we're in the area. read more