Love Blue Willow the space is very calming and the tea is amazing !
UrbanGirl
AMAZING, quaint, quiet, authentic tea house🫖🍵☕️ This place is the real deal. Open 8 years (as of ‘25) the owner apparently travels throughout Asia each year exploring new teas and forming bonds with farmer-suppliers. Wow. Who does that? Vibe is cozy and special. Tea cup price is same as Starbucks venti latte ($7)..worth it because most teas are served clear, w/o milk, but because they’re so sophisticated that allows you to taste so many flavors in the layered profile teas actually have. (I’m a morning Pg Tips with Oatly kind of girl ;) It’s like a wine bar but aromatic teas. They have milks and sugar if you want, but most won’t once you take a sip😉
What a sweet little special place🥰🏡🧡✨
Oneill Mclean
This place is a charming spot that truly captures the essence of a cozy tea experience. During my recent visit, I had the pleasure of trying the oolong tea flight, which was a delightful journey through various oolong flavors. Each tea was distinct, showcasing the rich, complex profiles that oolong is known for. I also enjoyed a cup of Summer Down tea, which was refreshing and light. Its floral notes and subtleat fist but the bold flavor came towards the bottom of the cup. Overall, a fantastic place to unwind and explore a variety of teas.
Victoria Chen
Bamboo lies splintered, Hope wrapped in plastic deceit. Taste? Like empty fog.
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Don’t order their $12 chashoku online. It arrived in a cheap plastic envelope and looks like it cost 2 cents to make in a factory. The back side is uneven throughout and is already splintering inside the bag. Honestly, it looks worse than the scoops you get in basic matcha kits on Amazon.
The matcha was also tasteless and heavily marked up for what it is.
Ursula K
I really really liked this place. They celebrate and respect tea. 🫖 every tea is carefully prepared as it must be. they have a great and large selection of different teas in great quality. The place exudes a sense of calmness. Perfect for a break and me-time or a chat with a good friend.
Jen Dimov
Seating is pretty uncomfortable but the whole tea experience was so lovely it nearly made up for it, I had a tasting flight and a sweet potato muffin and both were excellent.
Jess Liu
Pretty good tea place in Berkeley. The tea is a bit pricey but the experience is worth it.
Barbara Rion
I am a huge tea aficionado, and Blue Willow is one of my favorite tea spots in the US. They have a great atmosphere - truly relaxing - and an impressive collection of teaware. I bought my favorite yixing teapot here. They do tea flights which is so fun and unique! It allows you to try more than one type and compare flushes of the same tea side-by-side if you want. Overall, I'd recommend the gaba oolong and the sticky rice pu-erh. For herbal, the soba cha is delicious!
Krystal Gragg
Blue Willow feels like soft warmth wrapped in crisp serenity. A must visit tea shop!
My partner & I really enjoyed the tea room experience! 🍵
Jade
nearby store was out of matcha tins so i decided to check this place out. whoever answered my phone call was very attentive, patient, and kind to my questions. when i went in store the service was equally as good.
the store brand matcha itself is fine as a substitute, and the price is normal and within range of other matcha brands and stores. will come here if my go-to is ever sold out again!
Liz Lerman
I had the same experience that so many others have mentioned. The two people working the front counter were so rude! The place was gorgeous, but they got my order wrong because they could not be bothered to actually pay attention to me. They were just gabbing with each other and made me feel like I was a nuisance. Then some hot guy who I guess is a regular came in and they talked to him for a while, all while making the wrong drink for me. When they finally gave me my drink and I told them it wasn’t what I ordered they just couldn’t care less. Really wanted this to be a new spot I take friends to hang out and catch up! I hope you hire new staff that cares about quality service.
Yared Negussie
This is a lovely and cozy place. The service is excellent. The employees are friendly. There is a wide range of tea selections. I would have liked some instructions since I clearly stated that I was never there, but I figured it out.
Jon Rapp
Teaheads, perk up!
Prompt, speedy, kind, solid stash. Resupplied for home as well. Worth the pilgrimage whether near or far.
For tea lovers, by tea lovers.
Love Blue Willow the space is very calming and the tea is amazing !
AMAZING, quaint, quiet, authentic tea house🫖🍵☕️ This place is the real deal. Open 8 years (as of ‘25) the owner apparently travels throughout Asia each year exploring new teas and forming bonds with farmer-suppliers. Wow. Who does that?
Vibe is cozy and special. Tea cup price is same as Starbucks venti latte ($7)..worth it because most teas are served clear, w/o milk, but because they’re so sophisticated that allows you to taste so many flavors in the layered profile teas actually have. (I’m a morning Pg Tips with Oatly kind of girl ;) It’s like a wine bar but aromatic teas. They have milks and sugar if you want, but most won’t once you take a sip😉
What a sweet little special place🥰🏡🧡✨
This place is a charming spot that truly captures the essence of a cozy tea experience. During my recent visit, I had the pleasure of trying the oolong tea flight, which was a delightful journey through various oolong flavors. Each tea was distinct, showcasing the rich, complex profiles that oolong is known for. I also enjoyed a cup of Summer Down tea, which was refreshing and light. Its floral notes and subtleat fist but the bold flavor came towards the bottom of the cup. Overall, a fantastic place to unwind and explore a variety of teas.
Bamboo lies splintered,
Hope wrapped in plastic deceit.
Taste? Like empty fog.
—
Don’t order their $12 chashoku online. It arrived in a cheap plastic envelope and looks like it cost 2 cents to make in a factory. The back side is uneven throughout and is already splintering inside the bag. Honestly, it looks worse than the scoops you get in basic matcha kits on Amazon.
The matcha was also tasteless and heavily marked up for what it is.
I really really liked this place. They celebrate and respect tea. 🫖 every tea is carefully prepared as it must be. they have a great and large selection of different teas in great quality. The place exudes a sense of calmness. Perfect for a break and me-time or a chat with a good friend.
Seating is pretty uncomfortable but the whole tea experience was so lovely it nearly made up for it, I had a tasting flight and a sweet potato muffin and both were excellent.
Pretty good tea place in Berkeley. The tea is a bit pricey but the experience is worth it.
I am a huge tea aficionado, and Blue Willow is one of my favorite tea spots in the US. They have a great atmosphere - truly relaxing - and an impressive collection of teaware. I bought my favorite yixing teapot here. They do tea flights which is so fun and unique! It allows you to try more than one type and compare flushes of the same tea side-by-side if you want. Overall, I'd recommend the gaba oolong and the sticky rice pu-erh. For herbal, the soba cha is delicious!
Blue Willow feels like soft warmth wrapped in crisp serenity. A must visit tea shop!
Restaurantji Recommends
My partner & I really enjoyed the tea room experience! 🍵
nearby store was out of matcha tins so i decided to check this place out. whoever answered my phone call was very attentive, patient, and kind to my questions. when i went in store the service was equally as good.
the store brand matcha itself is fine as a substitute, and the price is normal and within range of other matcha brands and stores. will come here if my go-to is ever sold out again!
I had the same experience that so many others have mentioned. The two people working the front counter were so rude! The place was gorgeous, but they got my order wrong because they could not be bothered to actually pay attention to me. They were just gabbing with each other and made me feel like I was a nuisance. Then some hot guy who I guess is a regular came in and they talked to him for a while, all while making the wrong drink for me. When they finally gave me my drink and I told them it wasn’t what I ordered they just couldn’t care less. Really wanted this to be a new spot I take friends to hang out and catch up! I hope you hire new staff that cares about quality service.
This is a lovely and cozy place. The service is excellent. The employees are friendly. There is a wide range of tea selections. I would have liked some instructions since I clearly stated that I was never there, but I figured it out.
Teaheads, perk up!
Prompt, speedy, kind, solid stash.
Resupplied for home as well.
Worth the pilgrimage whether near or far.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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