For a first time experience I was impressed with the whole ambiance.
Was amazed with the cups and saucers our drinks were served in.
Saddened that our drinks were cold.
Had to remind them to give us our little treats, the dark chocolate.
Had to call for service.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Other
Food: 3
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 4
What a poor show! We waited 45 minutes to be served cold food. A Cheese hamburger with one piece of wilted lettuce, rubbery cheese that one could not cut through. Half of my toasted bacon and egg had no bacon on plus cold chips! No condiments on the table. A very poor effort. I would hate to know how long one would wait if you were actually busy!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
R 150–200
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Once again. Double standards. Food was awesome and fresh. Place is clean and tidy. Lovely play area for kids. However, when i went to place an order, one of the ladies was eating her breakfast right where i am looking to order, and the worst part..... no one helped beside the lady taking my order. And with a mouth full of eggs and bacon. Seriously. Eat in the back. Not in front of customers.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
R 350–400
Food: 5
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 3
Recommended dishes
Caramel Carrot Cake
What happened to Vida Cafe in Vanderbijlpark? It has always been such a treat to have lunch there or just a coffee and a slice of cake, but lately the service cannot be rated because there is no service. The staff were not friendly, the lady at the till looked irritated, like she was doing us a big favour. We waited 20 minutes for the staff to take our order, it was not a busy evening, we were six people in the restaurant. When I received my food the salad leaves looked like it was 2 weeks old, it was brown and wilted, definitely not freshly made and the same can be said for the wraps. Sorry Vida it was not the first time that we received bad service, I gave you the benefit of the doubt but you disappointed me again…
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
R 150–200
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Lovely place! I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the coffee was good, would definitely recommend.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Other
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
This Vida e cafe's service is getting worse by the day. No owner or manager ever in sight. Don't even bother to do drive-through. I waited more than 15 minutes for a very easy order. 1 coffee, 2 almond danish and a toasted cheese sandwich. After this long wait only 1 almond danish was given to me. Not cold , but still frozen. When I complained, the lady took forever to go and fetch another one and told me the chef went off duty. That's why the first danish, was still frozen. Most ridiculous excuss even. The coffee and products of this coffee shop is great , but the service horrific and getting worse by the day.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Country style in surburb..
..coffee was delicious and smelled good. Food served still warm not cold. Motsamai our Waiter was patient with us,, Thank You
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
This place has all the stuff one would need to work, but the staff has no respect for people working.
They will shout over the customers, and scream to the kitchen staff with no thought of people being on calls, prompting people to leave. In my time spent working here I saw around ten people walk out due to not being able to hear the people on their phone calls.
It is a public coffee shop, and the atmosphere from the clients great, no client being overly loud, It is just the staff that seem hell bent on screaming in a very confined space.
This is not acceptable service, I would recommend getting your coffee and leaving. This is not a work friendly place.
This place will not be seeing me again.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
R 150–200
Food: 3
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Ideally located, delicious coffee, friendly staff, wide variety, sinful desserts, vegan food and plant-based milk (which I am so happy about!!) offerings are just some of the great things Vida Vanderbijlpark offer. There is also lots of parking available and if you can't find a spot, they also have a drive-thru option you can take advantage of. There is an outside play area for the young ones and inside they even have a cool lounge area upstairs for you to catch-up with your family and friends or even to go and do some work, with your laptop in hand. You have to download the Vida app, as every time you buy a coffee, you earn money for your next one!! They also have a cool unisex bathroom, but no baby-changing area for those that might need one. The only downside I have found is that their food offerings are overpriced for what you get... So go for the coffee and desserts and stay for the friendly service and ambience. Once their food offering improves, I will add an extra star to make it a 5-star establishment!!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
R 100–150
