Life Alive Organic Cafe Davis Square

I like going to this cafe when working from home. It's on the expensive side, but the atmosphere makes up for it. You can study or work and not buy anything as well. Good for summer days in which your AC is broken. Food is generally healthy too.

I've eaten at this location several (at least 5) times before and, usually, it's good. As others have mentioned, it's Davis Square so it does tend to be busy (especially during peak afternoon hours/on the weekend). The times I have managed to snag a seat have been great -- the vibes are great, the look/style and overall feel are pretty cool (boho look), and the music is hip/chill. As another reviewer noted, though, the smell does stick to your clothes here (ventilation is not great). The last time I dined here I could smell the food on my clothes for hours after.The reason I'm giving this a 3 stars though is because I have been extremely disappointed with my food pick-up experience here. I usually get an acai bowl and when I order dine in, I get a relatively large bowl and the portion size feels worth the money. However, I recently ordered an acai bowl for pick-up and the portion size is NOT the same as the dine in size (which fills a much larger bowl). I got around half, maybe 2/3 the amount of acai for the same price as dine in. Extremely disappointing. Do not order the acai bowls for pick-up--just get them in person.

I love the way they ask me to send them an email after I wrote a bad review, which I do & then they don't even bother getting back to me. What the hell was that about? Simply ridiculous!

Words cannot describe how happy I was to find out that Life Alive has finally expanded to Davis Square (in fact, on its website...they have sooo many locations now.when they only used to be in Central Square / Copley and another place back 4-5 years ago!).I used to frequent Life Alive frequently for a variety of their acai bowls in the morning when I was working in Boston...and certainly do miss having such a great, healthy start from Life Alive every work day!The shop looked very modern and clean. I liked that they did open early! So, guess what I did my first morning I was back in Boston?!?! I walked over from my place to have a proper healthy breakfast there! The food was not only very satisfying, clean and healthy...they also looked good and colorful...totally instagrammable! I also liked that they also had free internet in the cafe as well (although..it wasn't conducive to me because I had to be on a call and there were definitely background noises of people and music playing in the shop!).Overall, I love that Life Alive is finally in Davis Square! I will definitely stop by Life Alive again the next time I find myself back in Boston!

Nice health & wellness cafe that's conveniently located right outside the Davis T Station. There's plenty of seating and free wifi, so it's a good cafe for studying. The Teriyaki Tofu bowl was really nice - they didn't skimp on the veggies and the tofu was deliciously crispy. Everything was drizzled with their yummy teriyaki sauce. The only thing that wasn't a hit was the Vanilla Honey Oat Cold Brew - the honey taste didn't pair well with the bitterness of the coffee, plus the vanilla taste was nonexistent. Wasn't a fan of this combo. Service was fine.

Food: WOW. The Autumn Falafel and butternut spice latte was DELICIOUS! No complaints here, I finished everything, feeling super content, knowing I will be satisfied for the rest of the day. :) Service: Food was fast, the workers were able to help me on which menu items were the most popular but tbh they could've smiled a little more haha, it was a beautiful day at the restaurant.Ambiance: I love this location. Davis Square is such a fun area, and the restaurant has tons of natural light, they maintain it well.

Tried the ramen, and it struggles to have as much umami while remaining vegan. I also personally would have preferred smaller chunks of tofu rather than two large slabs--given the form factor, it really needed to be marinated because it was quite bland. The hot ocean blue latte was like a hug in a cup, and I'd definitely recommend it on a cold day.

I went to Life Alive located on 20-40 Holland St, Somerville, MA with several locations around the Boston area this plant-based cafe serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and smoothies.At my visit, I had the Elvis and Blue Raspberry Acai smoothie.The Elvis smoothie had peanut butter, banana, raw cacao, coconut gelato and coconut milk. The Blue Raspberry Acai had acai, blueberry, raspberry, dragonfruit, lemon and coconut milk. My personal favorite was the Elvis smoothie! The peanut butter and coconut gave it such a rich and creamy flavor.We also tried the blueberry superfood waffles and the breakfast hash. The blueberry waffles with the honey and syrup were a classic breakfast dish! The breakfast hash was beautifully plated with sweet potatoes, quinoa, peppers, onion, rainbow beets, cilantro-lime vinaigrette, and an egg.If you are around the Davis area check out this new Life Alive spot right on the bike pathOverall Rating:Food: 8/10Affordability: 6/10Ambiance: 8/10

We were hungry and this place looked hopping. We made a good choice. The app was easy enough to order from the car, and when we went in, we immediately were given proper attention. We did have to wait longer due to one of the items needing time, but people kept coming by and checking in with us. They were very well coordinated and it showed. The inside was very pleasant and had we had more time we would have eaten there. Once we got the food we took it back to the hotel to eat. We were surprised how tasty everything was. Reading the descriptions, I was worried it would all taste like a mishmash but it actually worked! Good textures and variety. Even my kid was willing to eat the tofu. We got three warm bowls. My favorite was the spicy noodles.What brought the rating down a bit was the smoothies. They were expensive and thinner than I expected. My kid enjoyed it though. I probably wouldnt get them again and stick with the warm bowls.

My friend ordered the honey vanilla oat milk latte and I loved how sweet and flavorful it was so I went to order the same thing. Mine came back as if it was a completely different drink-very bland, tasted nothing like the one my friend received. I'm not one to inconvenience workers to ask for a new drink but it was one of those instances where I really couldn't enjoy the drink, as I was anticipating something sweeter. One worker at the register came up to me and tried to gaslight me into thinking the coffee was made how it was supposed to be. She told me that "it's not supposed to be that sweet" and that "it's not Starbucks." I was taken aback because it's not like I could've forced her to try both my drink and my friends so she could taste the difference, so I just asked for a new one. The new drink was sweeter but definitely not consistent with what my two friends ordered. Overall, whether the drink was supposed to be sweet or not, there should be consistency with how they're supposed to be made. I also didn't appreciate the passive aggressive response of saying "it's not Starbucks". I would've went to Starbucks if I knew this would've been my experience.