Raining Berries Brandon

"The worst açaí bowl ever… Everything was frozen ( like a rock) most of the topping fell off in the store. The 3 teens that were in there didn’t greet anyone and talked and laughed the entire time….even for a period where I was standing there ( the only one). I will totally agree with everyone else. The amount of açaí barely covers the bottom of the bowl. ( and I didn’t read the reviews first or I wouldn’t have wasted my time and money)… The owner states that the ingredients are proportional; they are not. I had 1/3 bowl of granola…1/3 of toppings and the other 1/3 of Nutella and açaí… the açaí tasted and looked as though it had been thawed and refrozen many many times."

"Being from Maryland, I have never been to a Raining Berries before so I was excited to see what they had to offer. First, the service was great. The berry barista knew we were newbies and helped us navigate the rather extensive menu being sure to let us know the fan favorites. We ended up going with 2 açaí bowls and 2 coffees and shared a cookie to go. Everything was excellent from the coffees to the bowls and the large-enough-to-share chocolate peanut butter cookie. Thanks Raining Berries, we will be back!"

"I've been waiting for Raining Berries to open a new location in Brandon. They have locations in Lutz and St. Pete. This will be the 3rd location to open in the Tampa Bay area. There will be one in Riverview too. Yay! This visit was on a Saturday morning. I got there pretty early and had my choice of seating. I love the décor and clean atmosphere. I was greeted right away. Everyone looked happy to be there. The menu is full of all kinds of healthy options. They had fruit bowls with all different bases such as açaí berry, pitaya, coconut sorbet, and a matcha sorbet. The whole menu was a little overwhelming at first. I actually walked in thinking I would get the avocado toast but I ended up getting the matcha paradise bowl. It was absolutely delicious. It had lots of mango, pineapple, and strawberries. There was granola, but they didn't go overboard with that. Some places give you too much granola, so I was happy for that. The matcha sorbet was actually sweet but with the green tea flavor. I'd totally get this same bowl again. I also decided to get a latte. I initially wanted the white chocolate matcha latte, but I quickly changed my mind after seeing some of their seasonal offerings. They have many unique flavors of all kinds of tea and coffee variations. I got the coconut flute latte with coconut milk. In retrospect, I kind of wish I had chosen a different milk option. It needed one that was more creamy such as oat milk or whole milk. It was still good. There are many milk options. I'll try something else next time. So, they have smoothies (including spirulina blends) and kombucha as well. They have a lavender mojito and goji grape kombucha. Those flavors sound great. The menu also has specialty toasts such as avocado, bananarama, and ciabatta caprese. There are so many choices. I even saw artisan teas served in mason jars. This is a place that I will frequent often. It's in the shopping plaza near Bolay, and next door to F45 Training on Brandon Blvd. They just opened recently. The service is great. You place your order up front and they will bring it to your table. I'm so glad I finally got to try it. I had heard so many good things about it from others who have been to the Lutz location. It's finally here in Brandon."