Bora Bora Smoothie Cafe - Astoria Queens — Restaurant in New York

Bora Bora Smoothie Café, a juice bar chain that originated from Kuwait, opened their sixth NYC location in Astoria yesterday. It is located on busy Steinway St next to the M/R train station. The interior is spacious, bright and clean with plenty of seating. You can place your order at the counter or at the kiosk located near the entrance. The menu is pretty extensive for a juice bar. Along with the usual smoothies, juices, and energy drinks, the menu also boasts acai, pitaya, matcha and coconut bowls, milkshakes, croffles, crepes, ice cream, pastries, sandwiches and more. I honestly was overwhelmed with the choices but ended up ordering the Boratella bowl ($10.99) and a Nutella Custard Croffle ($5.99). Can you tell how much I like Nutella?

The Boratella bowl has acai, granola, strawberries, bananas and topped with Nutella, peanut butter and coca nibs. The acai was refreshing and slightly tangy and the fruits were perfectly ripe. They were not stingy with the toppings which I really liked. Would definitely order this again.

The Nutella Custard Croffle has Nutella, cream cheese, strawberries sandwiched between two croffles (croissant baked in a waffle iron). This was an okay dessert. I think I actually would have preferred it without the cream cheese, but others might disagree. Also, it’s a little bit messy to eat, as soon as you bite down the filling of cream cheese, Nutella and strawberries comes oozing out in every direction.

Yes, I would go back again. I haven’t made even a dent in trying out their menu. Next time, I plan on dining in Instead of getting my order to go. The pictures on the menu looked amazing and dining in allows you to experience the full...

🚩 BE VERY CAREFUL BEFORE ENTERING THIS PLACE

I received a $75 gift card purchased at Bora Bora. The last 2 times I visited this establishment, I had a terrible experience. I came as a regular customer and always tipped 20%, yet I left feeling robbed. They charged the gift card, but the staff insisted it wasn’t processed and did not provide me with my food and then blamed me for the issue.

It was a horrible experience. This business clearly has no problem stealing from its customers. I will never go back. And if you care about supporting honest local businesses, you shouldn’t go either — because you could be their next victim.

The last time I went, I was with my friend. He ordered a custom açaí bowl and specifically did not ask for bananas because he is severely allergic. When the bowl was brought to our table, it had bananas — luckily, it was visible and he didn’t eat it.

After he made them aware of the issue, the employee went in the back to make a new açaí bowl and started speaking badly about my friend to a co-worker. They spoke so loudly they he heard everything that they said. After waiting several minutes the employee came back to the table to let him know that they had no more açaí and would not be able to help him. It was extremely unprofessional and humiliating.

I was foolish to give this place a second chance. Terrible. Just terrible. I truly regret...

This place is awesome!

I have come here so many times I lost count, from the menu to the service, everything is so great. My favorite drink on the menu that I’ve tried (so far) is the candy crush mixed with 7up. I also LOVE the Olive Halloumi Delight as well as the açaí bowls. Both are enriched with flavorful ingredients that make them totally irresistible. So many different options to choose from, all of which have their own unique presentation.

The ambience is calm and relaxing; the sun shines through the doors during the day and the lights illuminate the seating area as well. The tables are clean and the chairs are comfortable. Overall, the seating is very aesthetically pleasing. Also, the staff is very welcoming and friendly, and they always do their best to perfectly curate your order.

You know I will be returning to Bora Bora every time I have a sweet tooth, there is so much I have yet to try! Thanks so much to the staff who have made every...