Juicafe in Lancaster

The best coffee on Lancaster Campus. Brilliant staff, always quick and friendly. Reasonable prices and huge range of customizable drinks, along with delicious soups

We literally came across this little gem of a place on our way through a shopping centre. My other half loves a veggie cooked breakfast, so when I spotted one on the window menu, we just had to go in to see if it was possible to get one, even though it was past noon. As it was his birthday, they said "yes", and he thoroughly enjoyed it. I chose to create a "Hot Box". There was a wide variety of items to choose from and when it arrived it was fresh and very tasty. The member of staff was friendly and informative, a vegan gluten free diet didn't cause even the slightest hesitation in her chat. Highly recommended. We will pop in again next time we are in Lancaster.

Got a my first waffle a few weeks back and was amazing i came back for a second time a few days later at 12:30 to be told they are deep cleaning the waffle machine and it will take about 1hr 30 mins (who deep cleans during potentially the busiest time of day?). We didn't have enough time to wait as it was our lunch hour so we had food from somewhere else. We came back 2 days after at the same time and they was deep cleaning the waffle machine again. So we left and again got food from somewhere else. Went today to try and get another waffle. Luckily no one was deep cleaning it today but the batter wasn't ready as someone was making it. at 12:45 we ordered our waffles and was told they would be with us in 15 mins. 35 mins later i receive mine and it was clearly rushed and the batter wasn't cooked properly. Another 10 mins later the other order comes out and was just the same rushed and undercooked. Really poor effort, used to like eating here before the menu change.

The milkshakes and cakes are exceptional. To walk into a café with extremely friendly waiters/waitresses is just a major part of the experience of having a once-in-a-lifetime juicafe milkshake. The tastes are amazing and I would thoroughly recommend it but I give it four star because of the slowness of the service. other than that it was AMAZING!

I’m pretty shocked at the way a staff member spoke to me today. They’ve put their prices up significantly and clearly did not like me asking a question about their exhorbitant prices! Avoid.

Used to be great here, now prices have gone up and quality has gone down. Don’t order the chocolate flake shake.... it’s not a flake shake anymore. The decor is a bit tired and not that tasteful.... what is the brick wall wallpaper?

I reviewed this cafe several months ago and bucked the trend of complaints -not this time! A long wait for drinks served by clearly disinterested and bored young people. I was very disappointed and shall not return a third time.

Love this place, the smoothies are great and always enjoyable, albeit a little overpriced. Overall, love coming to this place and definitely will return!

I often get coffee from here or stop by for a soup at lunch time.The staff are always friendly and the soup is very nice. They also cater well for people will allergies and intorerances and the soups are always labelled clearly. Its good to know that there is somewhere close by that offers these options. The coffee is good quality, I'd rather buy from here than somewhere like Costa or Starbucks. I've had some of their smoothies a few times too and they're also very refreshing.

I assumed that they only served smoothies and other drinks so was pleased with their excellent soup on a cold winter's day. Decent prices and friendly staff too - and they've branched out into a good range of sandwiches, toasties etc. Recommended

I called in for a quick lunch whilst shopping. My ham, pineapple and cheese toastie was delicious with a fresh crispy side salad. It only took 10 minutes and was served with a smile. Had i read recent reviews i may not have visited but i was impressed with both the food and service, particularly as i had the last free table.

Filled my loyalty card and went to claim my free drink was advised I couldn’t have my usual drink and would have to pay another 40p as a matter of principal I didn’t and advised them it wasn’t good customer service as they had no problem taking my money for me to fill the card in the first instance!

Passing through Lancaster last week and I saw this place and thought I'd stop off for a smoothie. Upon reading the menu my first thought was of how expensive the drinks were, but I assumed that was because they were made fresh and to order. I ordered my smoothie which took a while due to the fact the girl on the till clearly had no idea on what she was doing, I was then told to take a seat while they made my drink. The cafe was freezing cold, there were empty mugs and smoothie cups all over the tables, the staff looked like they had no clue on what they were doing, rushing around like headless chickens. I finally got my smoothie which was watery and was clearly more juice than fruit. I left feeling like I had wasted my money and will not be returning.

Looks really nice and a bit different. Menu board outside had interesting looking sandwiches. Went in. Selected from the menu on the table. Ordered, only to be told they'd stopped serving food. Fair enough but it would be better to take the sandwich menu board down from outside and the menu cards off the tables before they stop taking orders

It was a busy sunny day, and there were only 2 members of staff on. I waited for 30 mins for my drink, and as I had to return to work after my lunch break, had to ask how long my drink may be. The response was that they had 'lost' my order and it wouldn't be able to be made within the next 5 minutes at all. I was offered a refund but no drink. Any normal business would surely suggest that they could make it there and then and apologise.

Located in the Lancaster town center this little cafe brings a joyful vibe. Whether it's Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter they have cold and hot drinks to suit your needs, including some amazing milkshakes and smoothies!

The staff at Juicafe are always extremely polite and are willing to the extra mile for their customers, this and their wide range of drinks makes for an enjoyable visit. However I have been coming for some time now and recently the music has changed and I am unfortunately not a fan as the previous music was far more edgy.

Was on a regular jaunt through town and stopped in for a coffee (and a Hot Choc for partner). Coffee was very tasty, and the Hot chocolate looked good and tasted good too.

We visit Juicafe often. There's a wide range of smoothies, juices, milkshakes and hot drinks. Snacks wise, there's a small hot food menu (soup, toasties) plus sandwiches, tray bakes, muffins and chocolate. The staff are always friendly and always seem happy to accommodate adaptations to the menu.

great wide choice of juices and even vegan soups available with free bread rolls! Will definitely be revisiting soon.

good place to stop for a bit of a breather, smoothies are always refreshing and the choice is good, staff are always friendly, helpful and accomodating, toilet has needed some TLC a few times ive been in and the cafe can be cold sometimes but its a plesant place and a nice change from the dozens of chain coffee shops that lancaster seems to be littered with

I love this place, especially if I am looking for a healthy snack / meal or pick me up. the choices are fab and creative but taste sooo good!

Wonderful place, I'm a big fan after going in yesterday! The milkshakes were great. Toilet could do with a refurb but such a great atmosphere, wifi and charging and chilling.

Great smoothie bar with lots of choice and nice coffees if you need an extra kick.

To the two young ladies who gave me a very good service, a small request for my almonds not to be blended too much, i like my brain fuel to be a bit chunky and thats how they made it... Friendly service from two lovely girls.. Keep it up...

Juicafe does some fantastic smoothies, milkshakes and hot chocolates and with a very wide range of flavours to choose from. I would recommend this place to anyone who likes smoothies, fruit juices, hot chocolates and milkshakes.

Went here as it is my 18 year old sons favourite place, prices on a par with most coffee shop chains but a more intimate service, seems a young persons place, would definately return

I go here quite a lot, either on my own or with my daughter. The drinks are always awesome - I'd definitely recommend the Oreo Milkshake. The atmosphere has always been good - nice and relaxed. The owners are lovely too!

I love this place, they have a sit-in cafe in Lancaster city centre and a bar on the Lancaster University campus. There is so much choice from smoothies to milkshakes and hot drinks. They have so many ingredients and you can mix and match whatever you like - they won't judge!

Juicafe have Just updated their menu- adding watermelon slim and trim which is my new fave. The place is looking brilliant and staff always friendly and attentive!

We regularly go when we are back in Lancaster and need to pop into town.

After the terrible weather, Juicafe is back and better than ever. The decor in the place is fresh and fitting with this unique fixture on Lancaster's high street. Their fantastic new espresso machine (the only pressed espresso in the area!) is fantastic and has to be tasted to believed!

Having grown up in the area, I used to come to this place a lot in my sixth form days. I liked the milkshakes even though they are quite expensive. Went back in there today and the staff were very pleasant and helpful. Ordered some soup to take away which was homemade and delicious. Not only was it yummy, but all proceeds for the soup go to charity. Buy soup

I can see this place being a hit with the students of the town. chilled seating, great selection of drinks with something for everyone. My friend had a lovely creamy cappuccino, not to overpowering in her words & I had a luxury hot chocolate with a Cadbury's caramel bar blended into it which was so much better than most & really very nice (I'd almost say perfect but I've been spoilt with probably the worlds best hot chocolate when with family in the lakes). We didn't feel rushed in anyway either, even though it was lunch time & getting busier.

I called in today to have a catch up with my girlfriend. It's a chilled out cafe with nice couches to sit on, With free WIFI and a lot of plugs and USB chargers on the walls so you could quite easily give your mobile phone a quick boost of juice.

Tastes good and was a relaxing space for me to sit with my 1 year old - (changing facilities are better than expected). Its never packed out so can usually get a seat without feeling squished in which when with a pram on a Saturday is unusual. Had a vanilla milkshake which was tasty and a toastie which was all it needed to be. But I've been a few times and service has always seemed a bit slow especially as - as previously mentioned - its not exactly packed. Also host a Friday Night Magic Competition which I'm tempted to try out at some point.

I stopped in at this cafe for a bit of a break from walking around. The menu is extensive so there is a bit to choose from. However there was only one person working so it was a good 15 minute for my juice.

Lovely smoothies and milkshakes can be made with soya milk delicious lovely treat whilst in town shopping also do gf snacks

I have been to juicafe many times and I keep going back, due to the lovely and helpful staff, brilliant tasting healthy smoothies and juices and also because they have smoothies that cater for those like me who are unable to have cows milk. It's a really relaxing atmosphere, the staff are professional but also friendly and I do highly recommend it to my friends.

Dropped into this cafe when I discovered my train was delayed..... What a wonderful surprise! Staff were friendly and eased my apprehension for it was my first time in a juice bar. Had a really pleasant half hour and left hoping more of my trains could get delayed. Thank you juicafe.

Called in for coffee today. The table that we sat at was filthy. I had to ask a member of staff to clean the table. When she did, it didn't look much better. It's so scruffy that I said to my wife "I feel like I need a shower when I go out of here". There were splashes from drinks down the wall, dust and grime on the notices. The inside of the door looked manky. £5 for two lattes is ridiculous for the state of those premises.

I've moved here from Glasgow and I used to love grabbing a smoothie before work! This place definitely gives me a feel from home. Minus the Scottish accent of course. The staff are friendly, attentive and always smiling! The range of smoothies are speaking and taste good also. You won't be disappointed!

a friendly, welcoming atmosphere with lots of delicious choices to choose from on the kinda hidden menu boards.

Nice atmosphere in here. Staff are very welcoming. Smoothies at every nice too! I recommend the Passionfruit Skinny Shake :)

I highly recommend the fresh raspberry ripple milkshakes, quite a few seeds from the raspberries, but it's well worth it for the taste! yum : )

The smoothies and juices are amazing! There's a huge variety of freshly made smoothies and juices available and you can even request them to take certain ingredients out of some smoothies and replace them with others if you don't like them. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable when it comes to mixing up the recipes. I have yet to try one I don't like! I would definitely recommend a visit!

Used this several mornings in a row before heading up to the Castle for Jury Service. By the second morning the guy had remembered our order and the other regulars were greeting us like old friends. Coffee was great - didn't try anything else but definitely a friendly place to go.

Cafe Nero was heaving and unpleasant so i carried my heavy bike bags down the street looking for space to plug in my laptop and have lunch till the rain stopped. Juicafe was nearly empty (a bad sign i thought?) but i decided to go in anyway. They had:

We came here as it was advertised on the tastecard. When I went in and asked what was available on the tastecard, the staff were unaware what a tastecard was and were equally unaware this café used it. I showed them the website which proved that the café was on the tastecard to which the order was adhered too. When we asked what paninis were available we were shown an old and battered piece of paper which showed the menu. Unfortunately, you couldn't read half of the options.

Always good quality smoothies and juices at the juice cafe. Friendly service and a nice atmosphere. And good value. Great if you need something filling in a hurry.

I had limited time left on my car park and needed to grab something cold and refreshing to go. Juicafe hit all the buttons. Unfortunately as time was limited I did not have enough time to peruse the menu so grabbed a banana milkshake. Good choice though as it was lovely. When I am in Lancaster again I will endeavour to work my way through the entire menu.....oh and I cannot be alone in my thoughts as it was pretty busy with very few seats left.

Lovely banana milkshake, tastes really fresh so perfect for a hot Summers day. Also have free wi-fi which was really helpful. The staff were nice and friendly.

Great smoothies and Milkshakes! My favourite is the flake shake! If you haven't been get yourself there.

Sometimes you just need a nice drink and Juicafe is a great place t get it. It's really friendly, the drinks range from healthy to indulgent and there's a box of toys to entertain the kids too. Plus there's wifi, which is vital these days.

I always pop into here to grab a milkshake or a smoothie on my way to the train station.

Title says it all really. Our smoothies were excellent. Service was excellent. Prices pretty reasonable. The interior could be a bit nicer, but didn't detract in any way from the experience.

Having seen Juicafe on twitter - and walking past it each morning, with my Starbucks in hand, I decided to give it a try. It's great.

I meet a group of friends in Juicafe twice sometimes three times a week, I cannot comment on the smoothies as I have never tried them, but I can comment on the coffee and I can honestly say I have never had a bad cup in this cafe, at the price of £2.15 I do not find this any dearer than any other cafe, they do tea and toast for £2.25 which is a bargain. The staff are all very helpful and go out of their way to make you welcome. We are all pensioners lol, and tend to sit longer than our drinks last but we are never made to feel that we should leave. I cannot recommend this little place enough, they had a bit of an overhaul last year and changed the tables round, which some of it didn't really suit us as we sit in a group lol, so they moved some back to we could still sit in a group, now if that isn't good customer service I don't know what is :)

I have visited Juicafe a few times now and I have always left feeling disappointed. Experiences have included a toastie on supermarket smartprice bread, the door being left open and rude, slow staff who will suddenly talk to each other as I am ordering. Very slow service and almost always out of food ingredients.

Had a great milkshake from here, a really nice chocolate one... However I'm a bit confused .... Why on earth is this classed as a restaurant?? Pretty sure you can't buy any substantial food here .... And a jacket spud stall is Lancasters no.1 restaurant apparently.... SORT IT OUT TRIP ADVISOR!!!! However thanks for the tasty milkshake.

Popped in for the first time yesterday. I fancied a smoothie. I was not rushed in to ordering so I could take my time to read the choices. I was served by a very friendly guy. Service was quick and it was all made fresh. Smoothie tasted very yummy and I can't wait to go back and try the other flavours

Also introduced by ex-student son, he and I both use it whenever we can. I always go when visiting but wish there was one nearer in Leeds - I would be there regularly! Healthy and scrumptious food, variety, veggie-friendly, solo-friendly (e.g. for woman in mid-60s). Could be a little warmer sometimes :)

We were introduced to Juicafe by my uni-student son, and we love it. The coffee is lovely, the food delicious (paninis - yum!!!) and the service friendly and timely. We are never hassled by staff or rushed out when we've finished. Having a spacious disabled loo is handy too (and a babychange, although we didn't need that!). We have no hesitation in recommending Juicafe as probably the best small eatery in Lancaster!

A family run business, the smoothies and juices are delicious! The have a relaxed atmosphere and service is always quick and with a smile! Keep up the good work! ;-)

I love this place. Friendly staff... unless he starts talking about politics, then you just gotta just nod and smile.

Be patient, these things take a while to come. But when they do, they're magnificent. Delicious and scrummy.

Sometimes smoothie makers are just cashing in on a trend but Juicafe has turned it into a real art. By now having sampled a large part of the menu, you'd expect one drink to stand out but the quality across the board is astonishing. You can be confident that whatever you choose, you will be satisfied.

Loved this place, every kind of smoothie, hot choc, milkshakes etc you would want.

I love it here, by far the best little cafe in town for coffees, other hot drinks, smoothies, juices and shakes.

As I'm a student at the University and a lover of smoothies I have been to the Juicafe quite a few times and the variety they offer of smoothies, hot drinks and most importantly smoothies amazes me everytime. Whilst personally only having had smoothies, I would definetly recommend the fresh, fruity taste which provides a much needed kick and just brightens the day! The sunshine smoothie in particular is beautiful! Can be a little pricey, but smoothies generally are so £3 for a small is a price I don't mind paying. Deffo worth a visit!

Went in to have something to drink, huge variety of different things, with very healthy juices and smoothies or indulgent milkshakes. For the milkshakes you just pick one of the chocolate bars on offer and get them turned into a milkshake whilst you wait. Slightly more expensive than other milkshake places I've been to, but nice inside with comfy seats and good service so can't complain. If it was cheaper would consider going back regularly, rather than visiting for a treat.

A friendly cafe in the centre of Lancaster, serving delicious hot chocolates made as you like them ... you can have a variety of different chocolate bars in them! Yum. The milkshakes are made with real fruit or chocolate or cereal or cakes. The owner is always very friendly and has a positive outlook on life, ready to cheer you up on a bleak and rainy Lancaster day! They also serve snacks... the crosissants are delicious.