Tea Era

Reviews

• Orlando Dao

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 20 May 2026

  Thought it would be a good idea to come here while we had a 35 minute wait for our train. Drinks are okay. Service was poor and slow. People who ordered after us received their drinks before us and even after our drink was finally ready it sat while the cashier took several more orders even though the person who completed the drink could’ve easily given it to us but for whatever reason they left the responsibility of leaving the completed drinks on the counter to the cashier. We missed our train.

• Angela Choquette

  star star star star_border star_border 12 May 2026

  Quintessential tea spot in downtown Mountain View. I was last here in 2014 and I remember it being amazing back then (especially the roasted barley milk tea), but when I visited earlier this month I was rather unimpressed. The tea flavor is not very strong and the drinks taste primarily of sugar. I went here twice and tried two different drinks but had the same impression both times. The boba had a good texture/level of sweetness though. Note that this store is also cash only.

• Jonathan Wong

  star star star star star 9 May 2026

  Voted best of Mountain View, multiple years in a row! Reasonable prices, toppings not included in the pricing, you can add even chia seeds now. Cash only, some drinks are only 50% sugar. Almost always a line out the door, quick service, but know it will cost extra for an extra cup! Bathroom available all the way in the back of the store

• Dhara Shah

  star star star star star 8 May 2026

  My definition of a boba is formed at this place, and rarely there is a shop that measures up-to my expectations anymore. However, asking for half sweet is still sweet enough. This place is cash only, with average rate of $3.75 per cup. ATMs are a bit hard to locate around :)

• S.A. Shivram

  star star star star star_border 4 May 2026

  They still live in cash-only world. They should start accepting some kind of electronic payments. The cold milk tea was really good. There are lot of tea options (both hot and cold) and there are also lot of add-on options (type of boba). They do ask for sugar level and ice level. Even with mild sugar level which I specified, the tea was pretty sweet actually. Next time I will probably order without added sugar altogether. Served in a sealed cup which makes it easy to carry and go. Prep time was just about 3 minutes making it worthy of a stop. Get the large size, you can sip it slowly and finish it!