Dripping Bowl
A vibrant food cart serving 100% wholefoods and organic ingredients, specializing in healthy acai bowls, Buddha bowls, and adaptogenic coffee.
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Dripping Bowl
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A vibrant food cart serving 100% wholefoods and organic ingredients, specializing in healthy acai bowls, Buddha bowls, and adaptogenic coffee.
Weekday vs. Weekend Hours
Visit weekdays for longer hours (7:30 am-4 pm); weekends are 8:30 am-3 pm.
Wholefoods & Organic Focus
Embrace vegan/vegetarian wholefood options, mostly organic and refined sugar-free.
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Cuisine
Health Food
Price
Mid-range
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Vibrant Wholefood Bowls
Fuel your day with delicious and healthy acai, Buddha, and poke bowls bursting with organic ingredients. Add local lamb for a unique twist.
Charming Outdoor Dining
Enjoy your meal in a delightful outdoor setting with shaded seating, offering a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere for a casual bite.
Unique Adaptogenic Lattes
Experience innovative coffee creations like turmeric lattes enhanced with adaptogenic mushroom powder for a healthy boost.
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Weekday vs. Weekend Hours
Visit weekdays for longer hours (7:30 am-4 pm); weekends are 8:30 am-3 pm.
Wholefoods & Organic Focus
Embrace vegan/vegetarian wholefood options, mostly organic and refined sugar-free.
Add Local Lamb
Enhance your vegan or vegetarian bowl with locally sourced lamb for a flavorful addition.
Explore Nearby Options
Discover other food trailers nearby offering vegan soups, raw desserts, and more.
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Weekday vs. Weekend Hours
Visit weekdays for longer hours (7:30 am-4 pm); weekends are 8:30 am-3 pm.
Wholefoods & Organic Focus
Embrace vegan/vegetarian wholefood options, mostly organic and refined sugar-free.
Add Local Lamb
Enhance your vegan or vegetarian bowl with locally sourced lamb for a flavorful addition.
Explore Nearby Options
Discover other food trailers nearby offering vegan soups, raw desserts, and more.
What Travellers Say
Reviews Summary
Diners rave about the delicious and healthy acai and Buddha bowls, praising their vibrant presentation and quick, friendly service. The outdoor seating area is noted as a charming spot to relax. While the food is generally loved, some find certain items, like the 'snickers' smoothie bowl, to be overly rich or not quite as expected for the price. Coffee quality also receives mixed reviews, with some finding it bitter or watery.
"The acai bowls were SO GOOD. And the Buddha bowls were so delicious. They also had really cute coffees but I didn't try any. The staff was really nice and pretty quick service. It's kind of like a permanent food truck, so the seating is all outside, but in the shade which is nice. Overall definitely recommend, super duper cute."
Theo Wiggin
"Great presentation & service really nice coffee. Just slightly underwhelmed with the snickers smoothie bowl as it was just too rich for our liking & was expecting more from it for the price. But was tasty enough!"
Molly Steggles
"OMG the Buddha Bowl with lamb. I cannot begin to express in a simple review how delightful the Buddha bowl is.
When you add the chermoula sauce to the top, it’s a flavor explosion.
I had this while staying in town and then a few days later drove an hour out of my way to have it again!
The owner of the shop was working and you can tell she has a passion for what she does, it’s evident in the flavors in the bowl.
I could continue to wax poetic about the freshness that is the Buddha bowl, but you should just go get one"
Andy Noel
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dripping Bowl is open weekdays from 7:30 am to 4 pm and weekends from 8:30 am to 3 pm.
Yes, the majority of our menu is designed to be vegan or vegetarian, using 100% wholefoods and organic ingredients.
While our bowls are initially vegan or vegetarian, you can add local lamb to certain dishes.
We offer unique coffee creations such as turmeric lattes enhanced with adaptogenic mushroom powder.
Dripping Bowl is a food cart with all seating located outdoors, under shaded areas for comfort.
Yes, we cater to various dietary needs, including gluten-free options.
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Nearby at The Dripping Bowl, you’d be hard pressed to find anything resembling an artificial sweetener. Instead, turmeric lattes are given a boost through the addition of adaptogenic mushroom powder. Everything on the menu designed by the truck’s owners, Jesse Herbert and Andi Throssell, is 100 per cent wholefoods and organic, and each dish starts off as vegan or vegetarian – it’s only at the final step that you could add a little local lamb.
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Located just a few minutes drive from Wanaka centre, Dripping Bowl offers a great selection of yummy organic health food. I love their smoothie bowls and mushroom coffee!
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