Raining Berries - St. Pete — Restaurant in Saint Petersburg

Raining Berries: Central Ave’s Healthiest Food Coma

Downtown St. Pete, meet your new obsession: Raining Berries where the menu is so packed with smoothie bowls, matcha lattes, and Instagram-worthy toasts that I’m convinced their mission is to make you question whether you’ve been eating wrong your entire life.

I came in for the Banana Cream Matcha, ordered a 16 oz, got a 12 oz… but let’s be real, I have the memory of a goldfish, so I just assumed I ordered the smaller size to save room for dessert (spoiler: I didn’t). Flavor-wise, it leaned heavy on the matcha, light on the banana cream — basically “green tea but make it fancy.”

Then I spotted the Bananarama Toast — Nutella, banana, chia seeds, almond slices, and honey — and my inner child said “YES” while my inner adult said “You’ll need a nap.” Both were correct. The Eggocado Toast? Absolute power move. Avocado, lemon, red pepper flakes, hard-boiled egg, arugula, tomato, and sriracha — it’s like brunch on steroids.

If you’re into bowls, the Feelin’ Nutty will make you question your relationship with peanut butter — granola, bananas, strawberries, almond slices, coconut flakes, chocolate nibs, and honey. And if you want to feel like you’re on vacation while sitting on Central Ave, On Island Time (mango, pineapple, kiwi, coconut flakes, honey) is your ticket.

Oh, and don’t get me started on the smoothies. Wanna Date? has spinach, kale, banana, dates, and almond milk — basically, it’s a green drink that tastes like dessert. The Dragon Blast is pure tropical chaos (pitaya, pineapple, strawberries, banana, coconut water) and the Berry Bomb will convince you spinach belongs in smoothies.

This place is dangerous in the best possible way. You’ll walk in thinking, “I’ll just grab a latte,” and walk out with a smoothie, a toast, a protein bowl, and possibly a second mortgage.

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I've lived next to this location for almost two years now and typically stop in once or twice a month. The staff are usually pleasant, and the space is clean and welcoming. I also appreciate that it's dog-friendly.

Where I’m more mixed is the food quality. I keep coming back because the combination of bowl bases and toppings really hits a specific craving—but once I sit down to eat, it’s rarely satisfying. The bases are almost always frozen to the point of being inedible, and the bowls (both dine-in and to-go) are too small for the portion sizes. It turns into a frustrating experience: you’re trying to chip away at a rock-solid base while your toppings spill out.

There have been a few visits—mostly early on after they opened—where this wasn’t the case. That keeps me hopeful, and honestly, the convenience is a big part of why I keep giving it another try.

There’s another acai spot just 5–10 minutes away on Beach Drive that consistently serves a better product, but their parking situation is rough. Sometimes I’ll still go out of my way to eat there just to avoid rolling the dice here and getting another block of ice.

If the management or owners haven’t already, I’d strongly suggest trying a competitor’s bowl firsthand to see the difference (the difference in coconut bases and the granola used is world's apart). The potential is here—they’re just missing the mark...

Very bummed by our experience. Complete lack of quality.

The smoothies my husband and I received were extremely watered down. The consistency was like milk, not even close to a smoothie. We expressed this to the gentlemen working and politely asked if they could remake the smoothies. He acted very strange about this and his body language seemed to imply it was an issue. I suggested maybe just throwing a few frozen berries to thicken up the smoothie. He seemed confused by this, shrugged his shoulders, and wandered into the back where then we saw that everything comes in pre-packaged, frozen cups and he was just adding way too much liquid.

There were no other customers in the store and it took him 15+ minutes to remake our 2 smoothies, begrudgingly. It was very uncomfortable. No smiles, no “sorry about that! hope this is better!”, nothing. He seemed annoyed.

Its not only a lack of passion, it’s a lack of competency or caring at all.

From the dust on the fake plants in the bathroom, to the “made in china” sticker on the faux floral wall next to the register they never tore off, to the huge chips in the paint from chairs scratching the walls no one ever bothered to touch up, to the nearly non-verbal awkward staff…this place screams “we don’t really give a sh*% and your smoothie will taste...