Samba Juice Coffee & Smoothies

Best coffe and smoothie and good place to just relax.

Smoothies are great!

I think I was trying not to laugh the entire time we were here. So awkward. I ordered a pineapple smoothie. I started looking around because I didn’t see any fresh fruit. It turns out that they make it with ice and this juice that they keep at room temperature that was full of preservatives. If you’re in a jam than the black coffee is safe. I’m so sad because I thought this would be an awesome little gem serving fresh juice brazilian style… not so much!

It was painful.
I watched as two foreigners battled across the language barrier.
My order was simple, it was on both menus, it was a banana protein shake. It was okay.
But my poor girl, she wanted something that was only on one of the two menus.
But no, the girl behind the counter couldn’t figure out how to work the espresso machine.
The barista, at a juice bar/​coffee shop, couldn’t pull a shot. Sad, just sad.
Another fierce language battle commenced, the girl behind the counter just didn’t understand English apparently.
In the end, my girl got the wrong drink. We both wished we had gone to the donut shop instead.

On one cold, cold morning when I was seeking for a hearty hot cup of drink.
Me: May I have a small mint mocha please?
Lady: You want mocha?
Me: Mint mocha.
Lady: (Looks around) …Where does it say mint mocha?
Me: (Point to the menu)
Lady: …Oh… Ok. Cold?
Me: Hot one, please.
While waiting for my mint mocha, I looked around the store. I saw old oranges and browned bananas in the glass case just as the boy ordered banana protein shake. Not so appetizing. Then the lady came back after much fiddling with the machine.
Lady: The espresso machine is broken. Can I get you something else?
Me: Oh. Um… Can you make chai tea?
Lady: Sure. We got original and vanilla.
Me: Original one, please.
Lady: (Grabbing vanilla chai tea container) Really?
Me: …Unless you really recommend vanilla one.
Lady: Ok. (Open the vanilla chai tea container)
Me: Hot one, please.
Lady: (Nods)
Blender noise from the back. …I have a bad feeling about this.
Lady: Here you go. (Hands me the chai tea smoothie)
Me: …Thanks…
Walking out with super cold chai tea smoothie in the middle of cold morning wasn’t the worst part. The chai tea smoothie that tasted like a blend of maple syrup and cinnamon was.