Terra Cafe — Restaurant in Monroe

First time visitor today. OMGOSH, don't know why it took me so long! LOL...

First, my olfactory senses were engaged the moment I stepped thru the door. Visually stimulating as well. A cozy, welcoming atmosphere draws you in.

Next, I took a few moments to let my eyes feast on every little display. It felt like "home" with family - lively conversations going on. If I didn't have my husband waiting in the car, I would have spent a good hour soaking in the great energy, good vibe. Nicely set up cafe, liked the community type feel.

Second, the young lady who helped me was refreshingly exuberant. I came here for coffee and walked out with a meal. My eyes told my stomach we needed to try a variety of things...Organic mocha coffee was delicious.

We were actually looking for coffee & carrot cake muffins. We had just missed our regular Java Joint stop (closed early 12:20pm???). Terra Cafe popped into my head and so glad my hubby was in the mood to drive across town. To my surprise, carrot cake muffins were front and center on the counter. Now, I'm hungry. Hmmm, soup of the day was "chicken & vegetable with turmeric. OKAY...that's it!

Food is fresh, displayed artistically, melded together to blend unique with wholesome, original flavors. I was not in a hurry to leave.

I will definitely revisit. Bring an open mind and clean slate for a palette to build as you go. I appreciate great food in a bright, lively environment with warm undertones. Terra Cafe is truly something to savor.

Thank you for making me feel...

I keep trying this place hoping to love it, but each time I’m underwhelmed. Twice I have ordered beverages & the lids popped off. Once at the counter, once in my car - tea EVERYWHERE. Not a big deal to most people I’m sure but I travel for work & a secured lid is important to me. So I won’t order drinks here anymore. The açaí bowls are pre-made so what I ended up with was a big frozen chunk of smoothie & nothing that looks like the pictures online. I will say though that the sandwiches are pretty good & made to order with fresh ingredients. They get super busy around lunch time so prepare to wait. So busy that they forget to take the produce stickers off the food & then slice them into your sandwich 😂 (see pic). I have tried a couple of the baked goods as well. You can’t go...

Disappointed in this cafe. The place itself was adorable, small but cute. I ordered 2 iced chai tea lattes. The woman at the register must've been new because she was very confused. I waited a while for my order. The cashier kept coming over to me to ask for my order again. Not sure what was so complicated about it. It appeared that someone else came to the front to help out the confused worker. Finally we got our drinks and they were awful. It tastes like cinnamon water. I'm down for supporting local businesses and I understand new staff may be overwhelmed, but with prices increasing for everything it's hard to return to a cafe that makes disappointing drinks. I wish the cafe all the best, but I will not...