Tealightful Cafe

I was pleasantly surprised at how delicious and authentic the bun thit nuong was! For $11 it’s a great deal.

The lychee black tea was solid as well. Great spot to pop in for lunch, I’ll be back!

Parking: Big lot, free parking.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Vermicelli Noodle Bowl

Disappointed with the quality of the tapioca pearls; they were bland, and not cooked correctly so their texture was off.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

The taro boba is terrible. The atmosphere is nice amd the person working there was friendly too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

I asked for a hot tea. They gave me a luke warm tea. I returned it and said it is not even warm. And at that time they added hot water on top. I was like this shouldnt be called brewing tea. And i told the guy that i dont want this tea. Only then he wanted me to do a new one. And then he put previously brewed tea in a cup ( from a thermos) and added on hot Water. I feel like this is an insult for a tea lover. I would never recommend this place. I came here for the first time after looking at the reviews. Now i believe there is a scheme about these reviews and stars.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

I'm disappointed. It was expensive (2 drinks and an order of egg rolls over $22 ) and the boba tasted like burnt plastic. Egg rolls are better at Panda express. I feel bad writing this review but I felt worse wasting so much money and not even finishing it.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Really wanted to like this place especially with it being a small business. Unfortunately it’s just not good. The nem rolls everyone raves about are freshly made but mid tasting, and expensive at $9. Worse was the matcha avocado latte. It’s weak, dull green food-grade matcha over milk with chunky mashed avocado at the bottom. Much better would be a Vietnamese avocado smoothie with
matcha added.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

BEST boba spot in all of san diego 🥲😍 the fruit teas are amazing, always fresh & not too sweet. my favorites are the salted plum & the passionate 😋 also quin the owner is the sweetest, most beautiful human 🥰 if you want fantastic boba & to support a dedicated local biz this is your spot! 🧡✌🏾

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Drinks are fine, service is fine, but get a better lock for your bathroom.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

The food wasn’t all that good and the boba wasn’t either but they gave good service but I got bit up by some bugs . They have a lot of bugs inside their place that loved my legs . Wouldn’t go back here because I’ve had better food and don’t agree with being bit up by bugs .

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 4

Very very good drink and foods Avocado Calm is the best!
We will coming back

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great service and prices!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent place to go

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The taro milk tea tastes nothing like taro. It’s literally a white color I don’t what this is. The food was alright. Wouldn’t come again. The workers were nice though.

The owner is a sweet lady I’ve known who used to volunteer extensively with youth at church.

I’ve tried their drinks when a church friend catered Tealightful’s services for their wedding and it was delicious.

After hearing about their party tray offerings, I decided to give their chicken wings a try for a Vietnamese family party.

I contacted Tealightful through FB and they were very responsive and helpful. When I inquired April 2024, the wings tray was $50 for 45 pieces. Deposit was not required and they confirmed pickup date and time with me.

Pick up on the morning of my party was a breeze and the tray came out piping hot covered in foil.

Here’s the best part: all the Vietnamese parents/aunts and uncles are hard to please, but all of them and my cousins were raving about the wings and asking me where I catered them from. The wings stayed crispy for hours and flavor was delicious. Perfectly seasoned and not too salty.

Highly recommend the party wings and would definitely order again!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Class. Owner-operated. Everything I’ve ever had has been perfect. Again, class. I recommend the banh mi and the Vietnamese papaya salad. The chicken is also delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5