11 Best Bubble Tea in Waterloo

“Really nice that this place is open until 1am. I was out and craving boba at 11pm, and also enjoyed that they had many non-caffeinated options for night time drinking.

It's cool that they have changing daily specials! Got a large Thai milk tea for only $4.50. It was good the next day too, and must be really strong because the caffeine hit HARD, haha. Did 50% sweet but I'd do 80% next time

I'm used to all the other boba chains being overly sweet, so I always get half sweet, but I feel like you don't need to do that at this location. I would recommend not adjusting sugar for the Avocado smoothie, because 80% is not really sweet at all. He did tell me that, but for some reason, I didn't believe him, lol. I would just get it normally next time. Texture was yummy though!

As for the Mango smoothie (they have milk and non-milk option, which is good because my mom is lactose intolerant), 50% sugar was perfect. Not sure if it's made with real mangoes or mango puree, but it was thick and delicious.

Tapioca is pretty good here too! Nice and chewy, not too soft. Overall would recommend this place, but the only thing is that it took 20 min to make 3 drinks.“

“Have been a long time fan, from the delicious drinks and treats to the adorable decor and merchandise. Today was my first time back post Covid. Staff was friendly and cheerful but the wait time was actually really bad. Had I known it would take 25 minutes to receive one bubble tea, I would have gotten my drink before my lunch. Unfortunately couples coming in after me were receiving their drinks before I did. Love the new straws and can overlook that they do break easily, because they’re much better than paper!“

“Tapioca: ★★★★★Drink: ★★★★★Overall: ★★★★★Expensive, especially if you need to change the milk option, but they say they use all natural ingredients and local, organic milk, so I'm sure that's factored into the price. I love that their tapioca are smaller! The tea was also lovely. The lady who took our order was super friendly and fluent in both English and Mandarin. She made us feel very welcome.“

“très bon bubble tea, j'ai été a celui de Montréal et ils ont su très bien nous conseiller.“

“My favourite bubble tea spot, we used to always drive in from Stratford specifically for their drinks. Tapioca is always spot on, one of the best out of all the bubble tea shops I’ve had drinks from. Can’t beat their drink prices as well. The milk tea trio, crannyberry green tea & grapefruit are my favourite.“

“The atmosphere and the food/drinks are really good, theres comfy seats, little table with a couch and board games to play with friends.
The only thing is that there is no public wifi so we can’t come here and study/do work on laptops unfortunately :(
It would be a great place for study imo“

“Best bubble tea in KW by a long shot (and I’ve tried every single bubble tea shop in the region because I’m an addict). I’m shocked that it’s so underrated. They put actual strawberry pieces in my strawberry green tea. It was so sweet and refreshing!Price was reasonable and the large size was perfect. The tapioca was perfect too. Will definitely be ordering from here more often.“

“Best Bubble Tea we've ever had, HANDS DOWN!! My boyfriend and I go here regularly when we are craving something sweet! A+ service and drinks!!“

“I don’t know if it’s just this location but the tea tastes so watered down. It tasted like a teabag was soaked in water instead of milk. I also ordered a cheese tart which was warmed up but still served half-cold. The bathrooms had no paper towel. Wouldn’t come back here. Go to nowtea if you can.

EDIT: I want to edit this review because I had chosen “fresh milk” which the employee let me know is not the regular milk and is more watery. She remade my drink with the normal milk and gave me another tart heated all the way through. Everything was great the second time. I’m really surprised they saw my review while I was in there Haha, most places are not usually so attentive. The workers name who helped me started with a J (Im not sure how to spell it) and I really appreciate her help. Bottom line: If anything ever is not right, just let them know and I’m sure they’ll be more than happy to remedy it for you. Thank you for the great service (:“

“There are a lot of bubble tea spots around campus but The Alley has the most creative, non-standard drinks out there. There’s always a series of limited-time drinks that you haven’t even thought of. I just tried the lime lychee oolong with lychee jelly and it hits“

“The Bingsu , this is place is so cosy and has a diversity of great desserts and drinks.One of my favourite icecream with strawberries cheesecake and was pretty delicious! Yummy ! Will definetely go again to try other desserts flavours. It is a bit pricey , but it tastes good !“