Fresh Juice reviews · Nekter Juice Bar - Irvine

I visited Nékter Juice Bar on August 6, 2026, at around 11:00 AM. The employee who helped me, Lisa (a blonde employee), told me my order would take about 5 minutes. After waiting 20 minutes, I asked about my order again. It appeared that she had not even started making it until I asked, despite telling me it would only take 5 minutes. Instead of apologizing for the delay, she acted rudely throughout the interaction. When my order was finally ready, she threw the food onto the counter in an angry and disrespectful manner. The entire experience made me feel unwelcome as a customer. This level of customer service is completely unacceptable. I won’t be returning to this location, and I will be sharing my experience with others. I hope management addresses this issue so future customers are treated with the respect they deserve.

Love their protein cup of juice and bowl. Great price for one meal.

This is the worst I went to necktar juice twice, called 3 times still got the wrong juices. I will never ever use necktar again. Your staff has no clue what they are doing it’s a joke, pressed juicery is way more professional.

I'm a regular here, come in multiple times a month, so today was honestly disappointing. I walked in and was immediately met with a sharp, irritated *"We aren't open yet"* from the guy behind the counter. No greeting, no smile, just an annoyed tone that felt completely unnecessary. Here's the thing though; I had placed an **online order**. Nektar accepted it. And when I glanced at my watch? **9:59 AM.** One minute. If the system is taking orders, the door is unlocked, and a customer walks in at 9:59, that's not the customer's fault; that's a communication gap on the business side. A little grace goes a long way, especially toward regulars. I love the juices here, but that interaction left a bad taste that had nothing to do with whats in my cup

I tried to order a freshly pressed an orange juice with apples, I was told by an Indian looking guy that I cannot because they don’t make it. Ive been getting it from here for a while. He looked at me and asked “from this location?” Like if I don’t belong in this location, city or area just because I’m Hispanic! Why hired people that are prejudice or racist??? I felt so discriminated!!! Unfortunately, for him I do live here and I enjoy my juice very often!!!

Wow! I have never been to a Nekter before and I’m so glad my first experience was at this location. The staff was SO kind and took the time to give recommendations that really paid off—I loved my smoothie! She was right, the pink flamingo with an apple juice base? Incredible. I’ll definitely be back.

Overall, it wasn’t a bad experience, but for improvement: The staff could be more attentive, especially by being present at the cashier sooner and acknowledging customers when they arrive. Also, the juice (carrot and orange) tasted like ginger, which suggests the machine may not have been properly cleaned.

Extremely disappointed with this place. The service was unbelievably slow — I waited over 40 minutes for just two cups of orange juice. That is completely unacceptable. On top of that, I wasn’t even allowed to cancel my order after waiting that long. There was only one person handling orders, which clearly shows poor management and lack of proper staffing. This was a very frustrating and unpleasant experience. I will definitely not be coming back.

The juices are perfection, and the acai bowl was delicious. Thank you!

nadia was absolutely incredible during my visit to Nekter Juice Bar. she greeted me with such a warm smile and positive energy that immediately brightened my day. she took the time to recommend the perfect drink based on what I liked and made it quickly and perfectly. her attention to detail and friendliness really stood out it is so clear she cares about giving every customer a great experience. The store was clean, welcoming, and my smoothie tasted amazing. Thanks to NADIA, I'll definitely be coming back!

I had a disappointing experience at Nectar Juice on 9/29/25 due to the rude and unprofessional behavior of one of the staff members. I don’t have her name, but she’s the only girl who was working that morning. When I arrived to pick up my order, she came out from the back and, without any greeting, abruptly said it wasn’t ready because she had been “doing other stuff” in the back. She added that, per “order placement policy,” she still had until 8:33 to prepare it (note: I placed the order few minutes before 8am) The tone was unnecessarily rude, and there was no apology or effort to be courteous. When I asked for her name to share feedback, she replied, “I’m not required to give it to you.” Actually, when you work at a customer-facing establishment, professionalism and accountability are expected. The juices may be good, but poor customer service like this ruins the experience. I hope management addresses this issue — customers deserve to be treated with basic respect.

It was great - my juice was ready when I arrived!

OMG - puke - this is not fresh real juice. This is over priced garbage like you could buy in the grocery store if you want real fresh juice, especially pineapple and other things that are actually fresh cut and fresh juice unfortunately you’re gonna have to go to mother’s market’s, which used to be great when it was only one market in Costa Mesa 25 years ago and now it’s just a corporate/profit focused nothing special business or Whole Foods which is more than corporate. It is the devil’s restaurant, but this place sucks too - so buy American made juice machines and just make your own at home - have a great day everybody 😊

Over 45 minutes for 1 juice, 1 smoothie, and 1 bowl, maybe hire more staff to work there

Great juices!