Aloha Waffle Bar

Best cafe in town!! An absolute must if you are in Jacksonville Fla! Service is top notch and the food is like nothing else!!

Great service. Employees seemed happy! Greeted everyone with a smile.
And the food…….WOW!!

This place is AMAZING!!! Their staff knows us by how much we come and are always super sweet and if they get something wrong they'll fix it right away no trouble, the food is delicious and they have so many choices of drinks and waffles (breakfast lunch and dessert) The seating is brightly lit with the glass door and they have outdoor seating as well, cute little games for while you wait and always fresh food it's a great place for the whole family or even just your self!

Absolutely love the waffle bar. Every time I come I’m treated like family. The “Da Flo ridian” is my go to and never disappoints. Tried the Chai Latte and it taste like Christmas. Highly recommend both! Your taste buds won’t be disappointed.

Our experience was not well worth it. I felt it was overpriced for what we had. We were excited to come to the Northside but unfortunately when we served our food, the Breakfast Waffle came out cold and the Monkey Business Waffle was all whipped cream. Very disappointing and it was not worth the hype or the level of service. Will not be returning. We got a total of three items and it costed us $33.00 plus tip. I couldn’t buy myself a drink because it was already too expensive. That is unbelievable.

Delicious! I've never had a waffle sandwich, I had the breakfast waffle and OMG. It really was delicious, I was not expecting that but I am definitely returning to try the rest of the menu!

Creative and delicious absolutely love it!!
Also great boba

LOVE the atmosphere of this place 🌴, there's even a love little lake that it opens up to in the back so you can sit outside away from the traffic of river city. We were waiting for months for Aloha to open up, after being avid Boba-goers in our previous city. Definitely better than what we expected! I loved the Boba. I got the Thai tea and my husband got the taro. Both were good and the pearls were perfect. Only thing I have a thought on-when I first was introduced to Boba tea, my small town self had no idea what I was looking at. Now, even with all of my experience, I still need a total child-friendly completely easy menu. Now that's just me, but I was a bit disappointed when I saw that the sweetness level was changeable but was not described as such on the menu. Maybe if it was a bit more in depth or as simple as the waffle menu side, and also printed out near the front door or on the counter so I didn't have to stand there in anyones way while I decided on my perfect treat, this place would get 5 stars!

Okay, I'm giving this a five-star review but also need to say that I doubt that we're going to return. Now with that said, here's the review.

We recently learned that both this restaurant and the Mexican restaurant next door have a patio in back and since we often like to take our dogs for a ride and live in the area we were quite excited to find both a place that we could dine outside with our puppies as well as go for dessert. This drink and dessert shop is located in a strip mall next to the aloft hotel and almost immediately behind the MayDay Ice Cream kiosk. Half of the space in the strip mall is still on occupied, but parking is already a nightmare even in the middle of the week. I do realize this isn't within the control of the tenant so much, but it's a huge hassle as a customer and it's only going to get worse because they are building out the other spaces. So, this lack of easy access is one reason why we wouldn't be so likely to return, but not the main one.

We entered the location during what I believe was probably a little bit of a rush. Regardless, the inside was very clean and everyone was busy working and helping customers and there was just a good vibe overall. Because we had our dogs we had checked out their menu online and that allowed me to order while my husband stayed outside with the dogs.

The cashier that assisted me was very friendly and patient. They can have quite a few different options, so while you're waiting in line please try to decide what you want to be respectful of customers behind you. I was pretty excited to see the inclusion of whipped cream on many of their items, but this quickly turned into a representation of one of my pet peeves because it ends up that they don't use whipped cream at all, but instead use some kind of whipped topping that similar to Cool Whip (which I've always found disgusting). However, knowing that it just meant that their menu item with berries and whipped cream was no longer something that I would enjoy. We ended up choosing two of what are essentially cones in a cup. I believe mine was called The Floridian and it had vanilla ice cream (or whipped topping if you prefer) with fresh sliced strawberries and a cookie butter drizzle. Normally it would also have the whipped topping on top, which I declined. Are other item was the peanut butter with chocolate ice cream, chocolate drizzle, Reese's pieces, and Reese's peanut butter cup. We got chocolate ice cream with this one and it seems like you pretty much get the choice between chocolate or vanilla rice cream or whipped topping, with pretty much any of the dessert items.

And when my name was called both desserts looked wonderful. We did really enjoy the bubble waffle, and all of the flavors and toppings were delicious. We both agreed that we would have enjoyed a little bit more moisture because it almost seemed like there was too much waffle, so for me I think if they had real whipped cream, that would have made both of ours pretty much perfect.

However, beyond the difficulty parking, we just really struggled with the price. We had already eaten dinner, so it's not like we were ravenously hungry. We do go out for ice cream all the time, all over town, and never have an issue with being satiated. Unfortunately, for approximately $14 for a single scoop waffle cone with a couple toppings, it just seems crazy. I do realize that things are kind of challenging right now for businesses from many different perspectives, but when I can get I gotta have it for $7 from Cold Stone creamery, I just have some difficulty with paying the price of a dessert at a fine dining restaurant at a little cafe and walking away not feeling satiated. This is really why we won't likely be back. It was almost $30 for two waffle cones that left us wanting more.

The Monte Cristo style sandwich was excellent. But those desert are something else. Da Flo Ridian was huge and a nice change from typical ice cream. It was a nice pairing of ice cream, cookie butter and waffles.