Let’s talk about it! Provisions Coffee & Kitchen! I have been seeing there cups throughout the city and some beautiful cold beverages. I finally made it over! And let me tell you it was worth the wait.
Let’s start with the food; Their gluten free options are a wonderful plus, as most coffee shops do not offer those. BUT ON TOP OF THAT! Fresh baked!!! I had the pop-tart, this month flavor was pumpkin cheesecake cake! And I’m pretty sure that was maple on top. It was a perfect level of sweetness to the desired pumpkin taste. And let me be clear, I don’t eat pumpkin, BUT THAT POP-TART WAS ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING!!
The lemon loaf, that was delicious as well. (I ate that too fast to grab a pic, my apologies) Now I will say it was a tad bit sweet for me, but it was great without having frosting. again in comparison to other lemon loafs. It’s a traditional staple at coffee shops. I will say I would rank it as a top favorite amongst all the other coffee shops I have been to. It was moist and did not lack any flavor at all. BUT AGAIN, fresh made!!
The beverages- I have the Frankenstein Matcha, and my wife had the pumpkin marshmallow!
The matcha was a perfect balance of lavender and green tea! The size was definitely wonderful for the price, and it was perfectly iced without being watered down. The best part was the matcha was well blended without any sipping chunks!
The pumpkin marshmallow took a 15min ride home! Let just say their cups are a hit! They hold heat well and the temperature was perfect. I sipped it, the roast of the coffee was rich, the balance was perfect with pumpkin flavor and the sweetness did not over power. You really get to enjoy the roast of the bean. No my wife drinks coffee just about daily from 2 spots, and she has stated Provisions flavor profile and balance will be her coffee of choice.
Now let’s talk about the service!!! I believe in shopping/eating local, small business owners. I can tell you, Provisions is at the top of my list! The server and cashier were the same person, but she had the perfect balance to call out the orders to the kitchen, ring up the customers, and make the drinks. I stopped by after a morning run, the air was on in the restaurant and I was soaked! She had remembered my name, statuses me on my drinks and food while ringing the line behind me. I saw she was able to do that with all those who were dinning in and those behind me. I hung out a few minutes after receiving my order. I was in and serviced with my food and drinks in hand in about 7 mins. It may have even been shorter because I was chatting with the customer behind me as she saw the decorations on my matcha!
This experience hands down has been the best small business coffee shop I have experienced in Tampa so far. I have tried the three surrounding coffee shops, and I see why Provisions stand out!!
No burnt coffee taste, and gluten free options, to eat without the guilt. I highly recommend stopping by. THANK YOU TO THE STAFF here...
Read moreSo we went in last night Tuesday March 25 , when we went in the girl informed us that we can’t order any food we couldn’t order any smoothies or smoothie bowls now not to be rude but the only thing other than that is coffee or maybe tea and we didn’t go in there for the coffee or tea if we want coffee we can easily go to Starbucks but we wanted some smoothies and food, Now we find it kind of weird that this girl cannot simply do her job, it’s very weird that you guys are gonna be open and not have someone there to make the food make the drinks make all that stuff if you’re open and you have someone working she should be able to do everything if you’re not hiring a legit cook then she should be able to know how to make the food she should be able to know how to make the smoothies she should be able to know how to make the smoothie bowls it’s very lazy and unprofessional that she couldn’t do any of those things the only thing she allowed was coffee? I’m sorry but I didn’t want coffee & a lot of people that are gonna come in there. Don’t only just want coffee. You guys sell other things and if you’re gonna be open and you’re not gonna have somebody to make those things therefore the person working should know how to make those. It’s very simple. It’s not like you have a big coffee shop with a bunch of Different foods that are crazy to make. They’re actually very simple and easy. You have a very small menu therefore you should know how to make the menu and she should not be left alone until she can do so and that put a very bad look on this café. We came here once and got a nice smoothie & so we came back and was met with this so all due respect we will not be back. I like going to places where they will properly train their workers and properly make sure their workers can do their jobs correctly and not limit people to a very small selection of the menu when you should be able to order Anything...
Read moreI am so disappointed with my interaction with an employee today. I came in this morning to join a couple of friends for coffee. I ordered a Cortado and a quiche. The quiche was completely burnt on the top and tasted very bitter, and the eggs were very wet. I tried to eat it, but just could not stomach it and went back up to the front too gently expressed my concern and asked if I could either switch out the dish or something else or get my refund. The employee at the front said she could only make me a new quiche and would not exchange it for something else or give me a refund. I expressed to her that I did not want the quiche as I did not like it, I opened up the box to show her that it was burnt, and it was wet And had not been fully eaten. I told her that this was a waste of food and not fair, especially if they could not help me out in someway. Not to mention, part of my order was also a pop tart that I never received until we were leaving as I had to bring it up to the employees. Thinking about it, I should have made them refund me for that since they never gave it to me to begin with. This is horrible customer service. I’m not saying the customer is always right, however, I have been coming here for several years now And I have never been at a place where they don’t try to meet you in the middle and at least correct their mistake especially if a customer is dissatisfied with the food. I am not picky at all That this was honestly shocking that they absolutely wanted nothing to do with trying to help me here. This will be the last time I...
Read more