Natural Blend

A friend recently introduced me to Natural Blend and that’s how the story began. Our first visit was on a Saturday and 2 days later I was paying a second visit for more natural goodness! Is it possible for the Beyond Burger to reshape vegetarian goodness and take it to a whole new level? Drumroll, please!! The answer is positively Yesss! It’s a hearty burger sandwiched between 2 behemoth mega-buns; it’s a crowd-pleaser! I recommend a slice or 2 of the Pumpkin Loaf, it pairs well with a hot cup of tea. The Lemon Snack Cake is calling my attention and will be my cake of choice on my next visit. A shout-out goes to the staff at Natural Blend they’re kind, welcoming and provide great service.

What is to say about this place well let’s get the bad point out first. Loud music in a small place early in the morning is disturbing. I could care less if the music is soft slow rock, jazz, gospel or even reggae. It’s just too much early in the morning. People are waking up from the bed coming for breakfast grumpy angry and some happy but they don’t want to hear the music so loud turn it down a little bit. No one probably told you this because they’re too scared because you’re handling their food but I will be the first to let you know. LOL so you can’t get five star if you have one complaint or two or three. Nonetheless let’s move on . Second reason to minus the star was It was slower than a SLOTH going to the bathroom. We all know sloth are one of the slowest moving animals on this earth. I take it that there were two staff members workin the front. Okay but the line was 4 to 5 people deep. What is the reason for this first thing in the morning? It doesn’t take two people to make one smoothie. Now if per chance 1 if the employees on this day was in fact a brand new employee and needed to be trained then I’ll cut you some slack but not much. There’s no reason for 4 people waiting on line when most of the food is prepared and if you’re talking about a smoothie it only takes approximately 4 minutes to make. All right I got that off my chest let’s move on. When it comes down to the food I have not tried everything of course I don’t think anyone has yet. So let’s talk about what I did have I had to ackee n breadfruit with some callaloo. It came in a nice container no leakage of the juice thank God. Nothing worse than smelling like fish and everybody knows coming from you. LOL The breadfruit was “nice” you hear me this is how we Jamaicans talk. you know what nice mean look it up ? Jamaican patois when we say nice , boi you watch yourself it must mean you’re very very good. So everything was fresh nothing over salty nothing runny nothing too soft everything was perfect. I never ever said that about any other cooking that I’ve experienced. It could have been I was very hungry I doubt that very seriously cuz I’m very particular about my food. Nonetheless the plantain was nice it wasn’t overly sweet. When I finally did receive customer service it was pleasant a joy to talk to the girl ,a joy to talk to the young man. Professionalism is definitely in the house. However I can’t give you five stars or four because there were some things like I just wrote that was a need to be addressed. No reason why five people should be on the line when two people are serving. As far as the ambiance its okay , it’s a cafe so therefore it lives up to its name. As you can see in the pictures a good amount of room for a small crowd. Oh they also got a backyard in case you want to go sit in the back. Very clean very neat even the serving station where they did the juice was very neat. Different sort of paraphernalia on the wall and books even a drum I was a little perplexed about the drum but nonetheless it added some beauty to the place. I like the fact that it’s located in Flatbush on one of the busiest streets which is Church Avenue it helps to bring good , healthy food to the neighborhood. Now if you’re looking for parking it can be a little tricky because once again this is a very very busy neighborhood. So I advise you to check the signs because traffic cops be out here like flies on stink! writing up tickets. And you can’t get mad at them so don’t even skin up your face. You have to be mad at yourself for parking somewhere you’re not supposed to park. Is it well worth getting a ticket to eat here ? NO! so make sure you park properly. LOL I hope you readers will come out and check it. I’m not a vegan by no means but I do eat vegetables so this was the perfect place for me. The cost is not bad for what I had. Will I try the chicken entree yeah I probably will later on. I’m looking forward to it actually. You want a nice place to sit after traveling and shopping on Church Avenue this is it.

Just bought a citrus ribs panini and a Kale Mary shake. Apparently what they advertised on the menu not every chef that works there know how to make the food. The panini was rushed made & looked NOTHING like what I’m used to ordering. The citrus ribs was not even like citrus ribs, it was stale and tough, Totally wasted my money. Owner, please show your chef how to prepare the food properly, it isn’t cheap. Let consumers enjoy what they spend their money on.