The Juice Barrel — Restaurant in Kerala

A place to try Fruit pulps in their purest form. Fruit Juices are not mixed with water or any additives. Ice and sugar are optional and should be informed in advance. Apart from Juices, smoothies have a base of yoghurt and are pretty thick in consistency. Ice coffee and cocktails too gild on the menu beautifully. Coladas are yet another surprise segment. Milkshakes and Lemonades, the seemingly usual scene, comes with a twist at the outlet. Customized ice-creams are present in limited mixures. Nimble snacks too, like sandwich and salads for instance, are on the menu.

To one’s great surprise, the outlet that serves such a limited segment has a detailed menu covering 8 to 10 pages and more than 150 items. They have combinations and fruits and vegetables that form some interesting mishmash of mixes.

They’ve got indoor seating for about 20 people and an outdoor darling garden pocket for 10 people. The garden is adorable, except that it is facing the street and the noise from through-traffic is a damper on the fun.

I have been recharging on their juices for the past year and it has never been disappointing. Recently I tried the Exotic Smoothie (containing yoghurt banana, orange, mango and honey) and the Berry Magic Juice (Containing Strawberry, Black grapes and Pomegranate). Both were...

Positives :

1. Gem of a place if u like juices & shakes - great variety & good quality. Probably the best juice outlet in the city.
2. Neat & clean, open kitchen, hygenic
3. Menu card is detailed regarding the ingredients.
4. Waiters are pleasant & patient
5. The manager/owner & waiters truly understand if you are health conscious, & patiently answer queries regarding sugar content, etc.
6. The eats like sandwiches/pasta etc are also decent.

Negatives :

1. A big negative is that there is no washroom/toilet - This particularly can be an issue if u r taking kids along & they want to use the toilet after relishing a heavy milk shake . It can be challenging :). With the increase in customers, this is one facility they need to look at, on priority.

2. Parking can be an issue during rush hours, but we managed to find parking at a walk-able distance whenever we visited - usually late...

We had Jalapeno Twist (A drink made of Lemon & Jalapeno in a Spicy Combination) and Passion Fruit Mojito from here. The Jalapeno Twist was really amazing and it was really Spicy. The person at the counter, while ordering asked us whether we wanted it spicy or not and we opted spicy, and we really enjoyed it. The Passion Fruit Mojito was a bit bitter and we personally didn't find it to our liking, but it probably was us and not The Juice Barrel who is at fault here as mojitos are usually like that. The ambience is good and the staff were super friendly. The place was clean and they do wipe the tables with sanitizer dipped foams from time to time. It was not crowded at all, actually it was just us there. Overall we loved the place and will visit again. We also had Kiwi Splash, which was really good, tasted of rich kiwi fruit along with a little bit of mint. We...