Well Tea

Went here with some friends, and found faults in every drink!
You couldn’t tell what the flavors were-​all either too sickly sweet or not sweet at all
with sugar clumps everywhere!
The snacks are meh, not bad, but not great
the seating’s alright tho
however being at UBC there really isn’t any choice-I’ve still been here countless times

Yes, a probably exaggerated rating but that just shows there aren’t enough of this high-​quality overall packadge of what a bubble tea should be like, almost like in Asia.
It’s located in the village, quite a happening area, w/​Mcdonalds, Staples, CIBC and a bunch of other stuff there, but what stands out to me is the store layout – almost like a loft! No need to go to Rmd or DT.
So you order downstairs, with a few tables but go up to the 2^nd level, and there’s another entire whole floor of 30 seats, fresh, bright décor, and obviously lots of students buzzing away. Just feels good to have that DT feel but not in DT, u know?
Ordered their pork chop box, nicely crispy done, noodles were good, and w/​a bubble tea under $ 10, what a deal. Friendly staff too.
What’s cool is they display their popular items on the wall on the left but there’s a lot more if u actually read their menu book.
and as mentioned, there isn’t anything like this on campus or even in this area!

I don’t mind the bubble tea here. They have a ton of flavours (I always order the lychee green tea with pearls so I can’t speak to their other flavours). They also have a lovely hot rose tea with floating rose petals in it. All the drinks are super sweet (although you can order them «half sweet»).
The food is sub par (it’s Taiwanese fast food). The only thing I’ve tried so far that I liked is the Japanese Fried Udon.
They do have a decent seating area upstairs. They don’t take Visa.
Not the worst place to go on campus, but not the best.

I was quite disappointed when they told me that they couldn’t mix any flavours such as mango with strawberry. So that one definitely did annoy me, and I agree… the lack of real fruit did irritate me. After all their bubble tea isn’t exactly the cheapest.
I did have the satay noodle on a Sunday afternoon after going up to UBC to do some consulting work, and I was pleasantly quite surprised, it was hot fresh, and though it wasn’t a restaurant style presentation, the quality wasn’t bad for that dish. Most places make the satay too dry, and this one though had a little bit more sauce was just right for me.
If I was still back at UBC, I would go there for a snack here and there, but I probably wouldn’t be a regular every week. But in my opinion it’s worth checking out at least once.

Had a blueberry slush with pearls. Apparently that = a blueberry slurpee with pearls. No real blueberry bits in it and the consistency was exactly like a ⁷⁄₁₁ slurpee.
I would have gone to Pearl Fever but I walked in and saw groups of elementary school kids just getting out, so I walked out and settled for this Well Slurpee. Boo. And it was so disappointing i had to redeem my bubble tea craving later that evening with a blueberry slush with pearls at Bubble World.

Ok, I finally got back and tried the food. Let me sum it up with a «stick to the tea.» I really do enjoy the tea here — the variety they have is nice, the pearls are well prepared, and the servings are generous (although priced on the higher side). So I’d give 4 stars for the tea.
The food, well, not so much. I’d give it 2 stars. Had the Taiwanese chicken nuggets, which comes with rice, and 3 side dishes. The nuggets were a bit overfried — so the meat became past tender. The rice was a little bit too mushy (as if it had been oversteamed), and the side dishes were below average. They were chili tofu, marinated cabbage, and marinated fried tofu. Really nothing to repeat.
So stick to the tea! (and the free wifi!)

Grossest bubble tea in the city! Everything is made from syrup with pearls, not really bubble tea, more like a slushy… And what’s with the paper cups? You can’t even see what you’re drinking. Don’t even bother with this place, go to Pearl Fever around the corner.