In the midst of busy Waialae is this place...Heading up Waialae just before the weird triangular intersection with McDonald's, Kaimuki Shopping Center, and Sacred Heart Teapresso Bar on the left in an older structure.With that it's super spacious inside with lots of seating which I'd have pics but friends of the staff were there as it was completely slow and empty granted but took up the banquette seating and didn't really want a pic of that besides them staring at me taking some pics was a bit annoying.Well ordering my drink I got my usual and it was made fast and efficient I was just a bit annoyed with the staff taking my order in between having the convo with their friends instead of just finishing up my order then continuing I found it quite rude.I do love the spacious decor though there were no outlet to keep your electronics charged is probably one reason it's empty versus the competitor across the street but the drink is yummy as usual and there are a few free parking stalls right beside the building...oh and don't forget the 10% off with Yelp check in!Thank you!
Amy J.
My friends and I came here after seeing the good reviews on Yelp, and were very disappointed in both the service and the drinks. We ordered a crème brulee milk tea, a Hong Kong tea, and a fruit tea. But couldn't differentiate the difference between the crème brûlées and the hongkong. We even added an additional topping the crème brulee but we didn't taste or see it in the drinks. The crème brûlées tasted almost identical to the hong Kong milk tea, and we can't help but feel confused. On top of all this, I was surprised by the rude service. When we first got our order, they messed up our drinks and got our order wrong. We brought the drinks back to the store to ask if there was a mistake. We assumed that maybe we got someone else's order, but instead the server hinted at us taking a drink before returning it. Surprised at the rude service and the quality of these drinks. Wouldn't come back.
Peter N.
Located on Waialae Avenue, it's easy to get your boba fix when you're in the area. Easy parking in the private lot. They're really quick and very friendly.Strawberry milk with boba and strawberry popping boba
S J
Great tea and boba❤️, but the location needs a face-lift. Broken door, discolored walls, lacks ambiance, etc. Also, be aware that the macaroons arrive on a Tuesday each week, so on Sunday/Monday, they might not be great. I took a risk on 2 despite them kindly giving a heads up that they were older... one was hard and tasted of freezer ? but the other still tasted pretty fresh ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Nicole
I was given less-than-stellar customer service at a different Teapresso and wanted to try another location.Kaimuki - specifically the barista, Ha - was awesome! She mentioned that “no ice” with my Thai Coffee and Vietnamese Coffee would be at the line shown in the sample and if I was OK with that. Yes, I am good with the sample line!Both drinks met my expectations and were awesome. I really appreciate this business being upfront and meeting customer expectations (i.e. telling me coffees only come in a large & if I was still ok with purchasing it). I would definitely come back to this location the next time I’m in the area. Thanks, Ha!
Lele Y.
Side of the shop offers a couple parking spacesTeapresso Milk Tea - good, a bit subtle in terms of tea and sugar level so might just take it up a notch next time with the sugar levelPlenty of other drinks I want to try on the menuKuya orders from here a lot and has nothing but positive things to say about them, so A++ customer service thereThanks for being so great to my brotherCan't wait to be back !
Nicole O.
I was given less-than-stellar customer service at a different Teapresso and wanted to try another location.Kaimuki - specifically the barista, Ha - was awesome! She mentioned that "no ice" with my Thai Coffee and Vietnamese Coffee would be at the line shown in the sample and if I was OK with that. Yes, I am good with the sample line! Both drinks met my expectations and were awesome. I really appreciate this business being upfront and meeting customer expectations (i.e. telling me coffees only come in a large & if I was still ok with purchasing it). I would definitely come back to this location the next time I'm in the area. Thanks, Ha!
Talisa D.
They always make good milk tea boba but today I tried their ube latte boba and it did not disappoint! It was the right amount of sweet and creamy, and the boba was cooked just right.
Robert E
Great tea shop. Good flavor variety, good taste, and decent price. Consistent with other Teaspresso locations.
Barb Coles
Very slow. Hot as heck. Ac not working and took over 30 min to get our drinks. Had to go outside to cool off and it was nearly 90 degrees outside.
An all around great place to go for a quick, delicious, boba drink, or anything of the sort, they also recently added boba pops which are... DELICIOUS I have honestly never gone to any other milk tea/boba place that has topped their delicious varieties of tasty flavors and I strongly recommend visiting them
Pauline S.
This is not only my favorite boba place but also my favorite Teapresso location to go to out of all the locations in town. The service is great!! The young lady (her name is Ha) is so awesome! I also love the boba and blended drinks here. The blended Thai tea and green tea Kit Kat are delicious. The boba is not too hard or too soft like other places in town. They also provide an option to sub for almond milk unlike a lot of boba places and it still tastes good.
Rie Yukihiro
Staff are always friendly and they make good tea
Service: 5
Vanessa O.
I was last in Oahu pre-covid, and was ecstatic to find that Teapresso now has locations all over the island! However, after getting my regular boba drink (either Teapresso MT or oolong MT w/boba) at 3 different locations, I was sad to find that the quality just isn't there anymore. So disappointing! Perhaps it's being franchised now. The Teapresso MT here tasted a bit watered down, even drinking it right away and ordering it with light ice. The boba was soft without much flavor, despite my ordering in early afternoon, which is typically a prime time for soft sweet boba since presumably it would have been marinating in honey/sugar for a couple hours. I had higher hopes for this location since it was one of their originals that had closed for a while (while it was changed into a cat cafe), but was reopened to my delight. Same 4 designated parking spots and 1 long bench table seating inside (other tables not available due to covid). Service was friendly. But my drink was standard, nothing special. Overall not horrible if you're craving boba, but I'd look for another spot in the future.
John J.
Great spot. Authentic teas. You can actually taste the tea in their milk teas. Easy parking.
In the midst of busy Waialae is this place...Heading up Waialae just before the weird triangular intersection with McDonald's, Kaimuki Shopping Center, and Sacred Heart Teapresso Bar on the left in an older structure.With that it's super spacious inside with lots of seating which I'd have pics but friends of the staff were there as it was completely slow and empty granted but took up the banquette seating and didn't really want a pic of that besides them staring at me taking some pics was a bit annoying.Well ordering my drink I got my usual and it was made fast and efficient I was just a bit annoyed with the staff taking my order in between having the convo with their friends instead of just finishing up my order then continuing I found it quite rude.I do love the spacious decor though there were no outlet to keep your electronics charged is probably one reason it's empty versus the competitor across the street but the drink is yummy as usual and there are a few free parking stalls right beside the building...oh and don't forget the 10% off with Yelp check in!Thank you!
My friends and I came here after seeing the good reviews on Yelp, and were very disappointed in both the service and the drinks. We ordered a crème brulee milk tea, a Hong Kong tea, and a fruit tea. But couldn't differentiate the difference between the crème brûlées and the hongkong. We even added an additional topping the crème brulee but we didn't taste or see it in the drinks. The crème brûlées tasted almost identical to the hong Kong milk tea, and we can't help but feel confused. On top of all this, I was surprised by the rude service. When we first got our order, they messed up our drinks and got our order wrong. We brought the drinks back to the store to ask if there was a mistake. We assumed that maybe we got someone else's order, but instead the server hinted at us taking a drink before returning it. Surprised at the rude service and the quality of these drinks. Wouldn't come back.
Located on Waialae Avenue, it's easy to get your boba fix when you're in the area. Easy parking in the private lot. They're really quick and very friendly.Strawberry milk with boba and strawberry popping boba
Great tea and boba❤️, but the location needs a face-lift. Broken door, discolored walls, lacks ambiance, etc. Also, be aware that the macaroons arrive on a Tuesday each week, so on Sunday/Monday, they might not be great. I took a risk on 2 despite them kindly giving a heads up that they were older... one was hard and tasted of freezer ? but the other still tasted pretty fresh ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
I was given less-than-stellar customer service at a different Teapresso and wanted to try another location.Kaimuki - specifically the barista, Ha - was awesome! She mentioned that “no ice” with my Thai Coffee and Vietnamese Coffee would be at the line shown in the sample and if I was OK with that. Yes, I am good with the sample line!Both drinks met my expectations and were awesome. I really appreciate this business being upfront and meeting customer expectations (i.e. telling me coffees only come in a large & if I was still ok with purchasing it). I would definitely come back to this location the next time I’m in the area. Thanks, Ha!
Side of the shop offers a couple parking spacesTeapresso Milk Tea - good, a bit subtle in terms of tea and sugar level so might just take it up a notch next time with the sugar levelPlenty of other drinks I want to try on the menuKuya orders from here a lot and has nothing but positive things to say about them, so A++ customer service thereThanks for being so great to my brotherCan't wait to be back !
I was given less-than-stellar customer service at a different Teapresso and wanted to try another location.Kaimuki - specifically the barista, Ha - was awesome! She mentioned that "no ice" with my Thai Coffee and Vietnamese Coffee would be at the line shown in the sample and if I was OK with that. Yes, I am good with the sample line! Both drinks met my expectations and were awesome. I really appreciate this business being upfront and meeting customer expectations (i.e. telling me coffees only come in a large & if I was still ok with purchasing it). I would definitely come back to this location the next time I'm in the area. Thanks, Ha!
They always make good milk tea boba but today I tried their ube latte boba and it did not disappoint! It was the right amount of sweet and creamy, and the boba was cooked just right.
Great tea shop. Good flavor variety, good taste, and decent price. Consistent with other Teaspresso locations.
Very slow. Hot as heck. Ac not working and took over 30 min to get our drinks. Had to go outside to cool off and it was nearly 90 degrees outside.
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An all around great place to go for a quick, delicious, boba drink, or anything of the sort, they also recently added boba pops which are... DELICIOUS I have honestly never gone to any other milk tea/boba place that has topped their delicious varieties of tasty flavors and I strongly recommend visiting them
This is not only my favorite boba place but also my favorite Teapresso location to go to out of all the locations in town. The service is great!! The young lady (her name is Ha) is so awesome! I also love the boba and blended drinks here. The blended Thai tea and green tea Kit Kat are delicious. The boba is not too hard or too soft like other places in town. They also provide an option to sub for almond milk unlike a lot of boba places and it still tastes good.
Staff are always friendly and they make good tea
Service: 5
I was last in Oahu pre-covid, and was ecstatic to find that Teapresso now has locations all over the island! However, after getting my regular boba drink (either Teapresso MT or oolong MT w/boba) at 3 different locations, I was sad to find that the quality just isn't there anymore. So disappointing! Perhaps it's being franchised now. The Teapresso MT here tasted a bit watered down, even drinking it right away and ordering it with light ice. The boba was soft without much flavor, despite my ordering in early afternoon, which is typically a prime time for soft sweet boba since presumably it would have been marinating in honey/sugar for a couple hours. I had higher hopes for this location since it was one of their originals that had closed for a while (while it was changed into a cat cafe), but was reopened to my delight. Same 4 designated parking spots and 1 long bench table seating inside (other tables not available due to covid). Service was friendly. But my drink was standard, nothing special. Overall not horrible if you're craving boba, but I'd look for another spot in the future.
Great spot. Authentic teas. You can actually taste the tea in their milk teas. Easy parking.