Tan-Cha Gainesville

My drink tasted like soap

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

EDIT: The staff at Tan Cha gave my boyfriend and I free drinks to compensate for the inconvenience! This time, it was much more as I had as expected - our barista was very friendly and understanding, while our drinks were absolutely delicious! I ordered the coffee again, and it was much better this time around! My boyfriend ordered the Mango Creamio, and it may be his new favorite drink there! I changed the review to be what it should!

Normally, my experience with Tan Cha is very positive and great. The staff there are friendly and it is our go to spot every time we crave a nice boba drink. However, my boyfriend and I came in on a Sunday night and had a not too pleasant experience. First, we had a bad experience with another customer. We were standing next to the counter, waiting for our drinks, while this lady sitting next to us says "There are 3 other tables there, you have no reason to be standing so close to me," and pulled the chair we were standing next to closer to her. While this is not on Tan Cha directly, the bigger, curly brown haired lady making our drinks had a very distasteful attitude, as if she was sick and tired of being there and making our drinks. When she was done making our order, my boyfriend's Coffee Creamio spilled over the top as the lid wasn't secured all the way since it was overflowing. He had to clean it up, and she watched him do it, only asking "Do you want that wiped up?" (with a very tired attitude) only after he had already cleaned it up. Not to mention, I've ordered the Vietnamese Coffee from Tan Cha before and it is normally quite delicious, however, this particular time was very strong and almost salty. The same case with my boyfriend's Coffee Creamio - it was way stronger than normal and almost inedible to drink. The coffee was stronger than any other coffee I'd tasted anywhere else. Our boba was also stuck together in a huge chunk and would barely come apart. Overall, we still love going to Tan Cha on a mid afternoon with the other, very friendly staff. We came with our dogs a couple of times and the other ladies are always friendly, even offering them a little cheese foam in a cup and some water. The drinks are normally so delicious and that is why we come so often, it is just unfortunate that this particular visit was sour. It just needed to be shared.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best boba I've had in Gainesville! Everything I've tried has been delicious. I would recommend the black milk teas, they taste absolutely incredible!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

saw this place had good reviews so i decided to try it but i regret it. the drink was mid and the barista seemed like she didn’t want to work there. i got brulee milk tea which comes with boba but they were out of boba so we asked to replace it with pudding instead. she still charged us for the pudding… she handed us the drink and didn’t say a word. probably not coming back lol

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

I had ordered the mocha smoothie with boba. I liked the boba but the drink was just a ok

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Delicious tea. Very nice to get a yummy boba tea drink made with fresh tea! Enjoyed the red jade milk tea ♥️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best boba spot I’ve ever tried.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This establishment is exquisite! Service was served impeccably by a little Asian girl !?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very nice place for good Boba tea. I used to go to a different place before, but now this my go to place.Amazing and helpful staff , specially Erika. She suggested me amazing drinks to try.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love the boba tea options here! crème brûlée boba tea is unique!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Oreo

Easily one of my favorite go to places for boba. The bobaristas are so nice and fun. Although I will say the place would look really cool if at night they used led lights and had a disco ball for like a night clubby feel.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

this is absolutely amazing, I almost cried when i ate it. Recommend the green milk tea with the cheese foam. It's so good and very cheap for what is given to you.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Osmanthus Oolong Tea with Cheese Foam

Amazing staff!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

perfect little place with amazing

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Their boba is nice and chewy.