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Bashful Banana Bakery & Cafe

Restaurant Cafe Vegan restaurant Health food restaurant Juice shop Gluten free restaurant

Health-conscious cafe meals & frozen yogurt–style banana whip are served at this cheerful outpost. People often mention good, time, delicious, options, vegan, whip,


Address

946 Boardwalk, Ocean City, NJ 08226, United States

Website

www.mybashfulbanana.com

Contact

+1 609-398-9677

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (238 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 8 am to 7 pm
  • Sunday: 8 am to 6 pm
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: Closed
  • Friday: Closed

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (11) time (9) delicious (6) options (6) vegan (6) whip (6)
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  • 4/5 Elizabeth M. 2 years ago on Google • 134 reviews
    First time here this morning and had such a wonderful experience. The food was delicious, and there are so many different options on the menu, I’d be surprised if you couldn’t find something you liked. Nice amount of outdoor seating too. Our waitress, Lindsey, was so courteous and kind. I’ll definitely be back here to try some of their other foods!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Junie B. 10 months ago on Google
    Honestly I feel advantage of. $17 for an entree that was small, and not even good. I got the spicy orange tofu rice entree and my boyfriend got the peanut sauce noodles. I couldn’t even finish mine as it was drenched in sauce and way to sweet. I felt like they heated it up in the microwave. Such a shame as I’m a vegan and like to support places like this. I won’t be back
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Whitney 2 years ago on Google • 123 reviews
    We found this place while we were on vacation in Ocean City. Due to me not being able to have dairy products this place was one of the options for food during our trip. I am so glad we found it. We ended up going back several times throughout our time there. Highly recommend. Our waitress was amazing, informative, and the food was great. The Banana whip is AMAZING. Hands down the best. My daughters vegetarian quesadilla was huge and she said it was delicious. The kids grilled cheese was the best according to my youngest. The bagels and smoothies were also amazing. The only thing we didn't care for was the "to-go items" such as the cupcakes and muffins,they were super dry and hard. But, we will try them again next time as it might have been a one-off situation. The only thing I was kind of bummed about was I waited 10 minutes inside to he acknowledged by a staff member when trying to buy some pastries because two of the staff members were chatting about some friend drama😂 Other than that, we enjoyed it and will be back!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Christa H. 1 year ago on Google
    Went twice in one day, it's so nice to have gluten free and vegan options. First visit was lunchtime-ish, ordered take out, a couple smoothies and a banana whip. Everything was great. Went back around dinner time and got the last outdoor seat. Lots of entree options, food tasted great! Prices are reasonable however the entree serving sizes are small. Unfortunately the staff was swamped so our service was not great; long wait just for silverware, entree missing condiments etc. I'll definitely stop in again, maybe just try to avoid peak hours.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 David L. 2 years ago on Google • 271 reviews
    Once again, an Ocean City staple gets plenty of nostalgia points from me. I remember when this place opened a couple decades ago and entirely forgot that it existed until this past Labor Day weekend when my girlfriend and I were walking by. I can remember my mom getting muffins here (which she always raved about) and I needed to stop in. I was pleased to see that it is exactly the same inside as I remembered, which means that it could probably use a refresh. They appear to be using the same banana creamers that they were 20 years ago and the girls behind the counter were working hard to churn out orders. The kitchen is in the back and out of sight. We got one of their proprietary "duffins" - a donut/muffin hybrid that really seemed to be a muffin in the shape of a donut. I *guess* that counts. We got a blueberry one, which was good but would have been better hot. We also got a banana whip (the standard here) with chocolate chips. It was really good. We got a kiddie size which looked bigger than a small! It's a shame that this place is not on the main part of the boardwalk. You really have to know what you are looking for to find it. However, they offer something completely unique to the sweet treat scene here. If you want something that's not ice cream or water ice, check this place out!

  • 5/5 Brynn M. 1 year ago on Google
    Super busy Saturday morning. The food took some time, but since each whip is made to order, we were fine waiting. Everything was delicious. Our server worked her tail off. One angry customer berated the server, manager, and actually shoulder checked me on his way out the door. If you don’t have patience on a busy summer morning, make your own breakfast, sir. We come back every year, and it is always worth it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bonita K. 8 months ago on Google
    Dinner was delicious! Shrimp scampi was amazing, and our server was very personable. We really like eating outside, but it does tend to be loud and crowded. Fun place to eat when in OCNJ.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Heinrich B. 2 years ago on Google
    Great selection of healthy food and beverages including green smoothies. Friendly staff. The mural below is just across from their front door...I liked it!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Peter F. 10 months ago on Google • 212 reviews
    We wish we lived here so we can go every day! This place is awesome. So delicious. Make sure you stop here if you're anywhere near Ocean City, NJ.

  • 5/5 Drew E. 2 years ago on Google • 113 reviews
    Had one of their waffle bowls with whipped topping and it was amazing. The waffle was among the best I've ever had- and I eat a lot of breakfast foods. Their coffee is also quite good. They have several gluten free and vegan options as well for those with dietary restrictions.

  • 2/5 Theresa S. 8 months ago on Google • 80 reviews
    We wanted to love this place for all the vegan options. The service was non existent and the food was -they told us to sit and they'd come to us, but after waiting (and there was only one other table who was having a similar experience) for some time, we got our own menus. Then waited longer and finally got up to ask to order at the front. The beyond burger was raw in the middle and didn't have any side with it (we were so hungry and didn't want to wait any longer so my husband just ate it), acai bowl was thinner than a smoothie and came out before everyone else's food, mac n cheese was flavorless. The table next to us tried to speak to a manager, who was dismissive with an attitude and did not seem interested in trying to make anything right.

  • 5/5 David F. 10 months ago on Google • 46 reviews
    Love coming here for the banana whip. It’s become a must go every time we’re at the shore. Highly recommend trying their breakfast too, but the whip is my favorite

  • 1/5 A. A. 8 months ago on Google • 15 reviews
    It sad to go and spend money on your vacation on bad food. People making money in the food business should be ashamed of themselves serving paying costumers bad, tasteless and to overpriced food. This place should maybe consider only serving 5-10 dishes the whole day and make them good and edible. We unfortunately stopped by there last night and ordered 3 things to try and let me tell you how disappointed we were. It didn’t have taste nor was it made with some sense of knowing how to cook the most simple dishes ever. The homemade focaccia bread was a piece of sponge and tasteless veggies. The “vegan” pulled pork was the one dish that good have been good yet, again disappointment. How can you overlook spaghetti and make a peanut sauce that doesn’t taste like peanuts but just lime/lemon?? It was 1000% reheated and it was meant for someone else that didn’t want it and it was served to us. Just get a good cook to make your food and again serve only couple of simple dishes that way you don’t have to throw out all the food that no one ate at the tables around us or us. It’s sad that people starve for food yet this place makes horrible food and as a customer you pay and are sad at the same time because it has to be thrown away, because it’s not enjoyable. I wouldn’t eat here again even if they offered everything for free. Get your grip together and make better food and don’t make customers enjoying their vacation come to your place and make them have that bad memory while dining with you guys.

  • 2/5 Misha V. 8 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    I had the peanut noodles with tofu. Not bad, not great, somewhere in a very bland middle. 3/5 But the "lentil meatballs" my vegan kid got turned out to be real meat, and she got a tummy ache. Boo!!! My partner also had the "lentil meatballs", and her's were the real deal, so if that's what you want, make sure you double check with the server when ordering. Also, why serve the food in single-use plastic bowls, but ON TOP of regular, reusable plates? To create mountains of avoidable garbage?? I guess it must be easier to throw it away than put another dish in the dishwasher. . .

  • 5/5 John N. 2 years ago on Google
    Went here for breakfast after the places closest to my hotel were crowded. This is a bit out of the way if you're going by Maps. Had the banana walnut pancakes with homefries on the side, with a mango tango smoothie. Lightest breakfast I ever had if I wasn't planning to not eat in the morning. Do note it was raining when I went, so the available seats at that time were cut in half.

  • 4/5 Anna B. 1 year ago on Google
    Super delicious! My boyfriend and I eat way too much unhealthy food when we come to the beach so we decided to try this place. We got take out. I got the Mediterranean salad and he got the fish tacos. The salad was really good I probably would’ve just taken the red peppers out they weren’t very good. I got the balsamic dressing and garlic and mixed it 100% recommend doing tasted so good! He liked his tacos a lot as well.

  • 5/5 Autumn K. 2 years ago on Google • 1 review
    best service. our waitress was beyond kind. the food was absolutely amazing along with the smoothies. affordable healthy food. highly recommend if you wanna get away from the fried food.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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