Backyard Bowls — Restaurant in Santa Barbara

This place consistently has the worst customer service. The cashiers are so rude and demeaning it makes me not even want to order anything at all. Sometimes, I’ve gone in uncertain about what I want, and left without buying anything because of how I was greeted, addressed or how my questions were answered. Cashiers like Carly will not hide how much of an inconvenience you are while standing there at the register. Honestly, this place has terrible vibes all the way around. Forget the ambience unless you like listening to blaring loud blenders while you try to enjoy conversation with friends. It’s just sad that the people who work here are not friendly despite it being a healthy place to eat. This is a consistent problem. Why hasn’t management corrected this over the last three years? Why can’t management express to their employees the importance of being nice and congenial to customers who are paying almost $15 for a bowl of blended fruit you could easily make...

I absolutely love this place!! It's a small joint with tons of chairs! You can sit inside or outside.

I usually come here for: Breakfast Lunch (if i'm trying to fast) A guilty pleasure dinner

I always get the Berry Bowl because it's just a great mix of everything berries! It's not too sweet and not too sour, a perfect combination of an acai bowl. If you prefer a sweeter bowl you can request for more honey!

I would recommend getting a small if you're sharing between 2 people (and if you don't eat as much as me - it's a huge bowl)! I would order a kids size if I was eating by myself.

Parking is easy to find. The only issue I have with the bowl is finding out how to mix the bowl evenly! Starting off you're eating the fruits on the top, next time i'll have to request another cup to be able to mix the...

Backyard bowls might be named that because a large is basically the size of a backyard. It's huge, healthy, and reasonably priced so there's not much more you can ask for!

I've tried the greens bowl and the Diego "protein bowl." I got large both times and almost regretted it with the Diego. With the greens I'm pretty sure I had a pound of strawberries stop my bowl. The fruit was fresh, the acai was well blended, and everything tasted refreshing and pretty good. Although I could see the kale I didn't really taste it. The protein bowl was a bit heavier- I liked the texture of the hemp crunch but found it to be lacking peanut butter flavor. I wish that they had extra honey since I like adding 1/4 a bottle...