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    Bubble & Butter

    4.7 (56 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    Strawberry matcha with cheezo...THE BEST!
    Ana N.

    A new place that puts a smile on my face. We came to eat the Luscious Dumplings and saw this place was having its soft opening, and out of the gate, my kids and I were super excited to try the pastries and I was excited to try the tea. Sofi helped us and she was super sweet and helpful. She answered my questions about what some of the menu items were and she made some recommendations. I wanted to try something with cheezo and her recommendation did not disappoint. I got a matcha with oat milk, strawberry, and cheezo on top (half sweetness) and it was one of the most delicious things I've ever tried. We also got the tiramisu and another pastry. Super rich and good. This will be my new dessert place and tea place 100%. I will now have my new routine: eat at the dumpling place, enjoy deliciousness at Bubble and Butter!

    Megan D.

    This place is beautiful. And Elisha has amazing customer service. She explained the menu to us. The drinks and pastries taste delicious too! We will be back!!

    Iced mango sago pomelo
    Linda H.

    This drink was amazing and refreshing, Jeremy and Anika were so nice to us! The place it's so cute and there's sitting outside

    Tiramisu tart and butter caramel tart along with the free swag.
    Kristine C.

    So happy that Eastlake has a place that carries egg tarts. We ordered the butter caramel and tiramisu tarts and the strawberry matcha drink. The tarts were a good size compared to other egg tarts from other places. We preferred the butter caramel flavor. The egg tarts were sitting in the display case so it's kind of cold when eating it. The matcha drink was fine according to my daughter. Customer service was nice. The ambience of the place looked like a soft opening as the worker said not everything on the menu was available and only saw a pistachio pastry on display. Also wanted to give a shout out to the workers, Gilbert and Elisha in exchange for the cute Bubble and Butter tote bags. Nevertheless, it's good to have good dessert places in Eastlake and glad we have the addition of B&B.

    Iced mango sago pomelo
    Cassandra P.

    Loved the iced mango sago pomelo! Super tasty! Also Sophia was so sweet and so kind! Her hospitality really stood out to my mom and I.

    Strawberry matcha latte and what was supposed to be a mango matcha but please tell me where was my matcha?
    Milani L.

    I do understand that this business is new and they're in their soft opening, but I just don't have anything good to say so I hope if they see this review they can learn from it. We went on a Friday afternoon and surprisingly the lot wasn't too busy. It's located in the same lot as Trader Joe's and those who know, understand that this lot is terrible, but luckily we didn't struggle to find parking. That might be the only good thing I have to say. The place is located in the Old Donut Bar spot. There's no indoor seating but you can use the shared outdoor tables with all the other businesses. The place wasn't extraordinary. It was a simple walk up counter. I wasn't thoroughly impressed with service. The cashier was nice but just doing her job nice, but definitely can tell she was still learning. What I didn't enjoy was how they handled getting my drink wrong. I ordered a mango matcha latte and when it came out I was throughly confused for two reasons. My drink had less amount then my friends matcha,, and two why was her matcha green and mine wasn't? I was trying to give the benefit of the doubt and was like okay maybe there's a special cream or something, but when I tried it I tasted zero matcha, just straight milk. I had my friend try it just to see and she agreed and said no matcha in there. So I went back inside and let the staff know about they forgot the matcha and they all just looked at me dumbfounded. I was just as dumbfounded how a drink place can forget matcha, like the big label on my cup said MATCHA, clearly my drink wasn't green. Eventually the staff was like "Okay we'll make you a new one." And at first I was like cool. But then as I watched, it was not new. Also wasn't impressed with the management/coach who was there either. He did not help them, nor apologize to me. The more I reflect on it, the more I should have asked for my money back. I also grew concerned with how sanitary they are. My straw was in there. They didn't make me a new drink because I see them pouring their premade matcha into the same cup. And let alone my USED straw is going into their SHARED bottle of PREMADE matcha. I threw my straw away immediately. I also ordered a pastry, and they were dumbfounded when I asked for it. The cashier at the time was like "Oh you ordered a pastry?" And I said yes. But I really wanted to say "I didn't pay $14 for you guys to forget my matcha, be pretty unsanitary when you're supposedly making me a new matcha when I can clearly see that you're not and then my pastry that in all honesty doesn't look fresh like you guys say?" Very unimpressed. Then to the actually taste. Both my friend and I agreed, matcha extremely grainy. And it continued to separate as time passed and even after we mixed it??? Also it was not a good green color. It was really light. Also, it just did not taste good at all. We both said the thing saving it was probably just the puree at the bottom and for her the cheese foam. But we both agreed we probably won't ever get this matcha again. It's honestly on the bottom of my list and I get matcha a lot. I can't speak for their boba but I saw a video where they said they thought their boba was too sweet. I had to force myself to drink it all to convince my money wasn't wasted but in the end I didn't and I threw it away. And the pastry, I really did not enjoy it, while it was better than the drink it wasn't anything special. We got the matcha horn danish and I didn't taste matcha. The chocolate filling wasn't anything great. My dad literally said "I'll eat it all so that way your money isn't wasted." Like I said, I understand that this spot is EXTREMELY new. I hope that this spot can learn from this and the other negative reviews I see and hear. Because I don't see myself coming back. This is a hard spot to maintain and I've lived here my whole life and see businesses come and go here. I hope for improvement but I don't wanna waste my money on it.

    Mango Matcha, Brown Sugar Dirty Boba Milk Tea, Strawberry Peach Cheezo Tea
    Ryokun B.

    New boba tea shop in a popular plaza with lots of fun, flavorful drinks! I think recipes need some tweaking (the Dirty Brown Sugar Milk Tea was not very flavorful, but the tapioca was good; Mango Matcha was just okay, the Strawberry Peach Cheezo Tea was good but missing an oomph factor), but I hope to give them another try soon! On my second visit, I tried their Honeydew Coconut Bliss which was very yummy! The coconut flavor is stronger than the mango, but it was very refreshing and the jelly that comes with the drink was a nice addition.

    Strawberry peach tea and coconut mango-GREAT!
    C C.

    Delish!! First time here. We've tried lots of boba teas and frozen drinks. Bubble and Butter offer a delicious twist on the flavors and textures. We got the Chunky Strawberry Peach Tea and Coconut Mango Bliss. Both were great. I was expecting a watery drink for the tea but it's thick and has chunks of strawberry at the bottom. Very refreshing. The Coconut Mango is bursting with great flavors. We'll be back!

    Ilieza G.

    Long wait times for drinks, which was understandable since it was their soft opening. We originally ordered two drinks, but they ended up running out of ingredients for one of them, making the wait even longer. My boyfriend decided to cancel one of the drinks because we didn't want to keep waiting. Instead of refunding the full $7.89 for the canceled drink, we were only refunded $5. When we brought it up to management, he insisted that the entire order had been refunded and even pointed to the receipt, saying the "$0.00" at the bottom meant we received a full refund. However, "$0.00 Amount Due" simply means there was no remaining balance to pay. It does not mean the order was refunded. The receipt clearly shows we were still charged - $11.28, and we even checked our bank account afterward to confirm that we were still charged. If I was only supposed to be paying for the one drink we kept ($7.49 plus tax), the total should have been somewhere around $8.10-$8.30, not $11.28. That math simply doesn't add up. Boba drinks are already expensive as it is, so being charged that much after canceling a drink is absurd. It seemed like the employee at the front wasn't familiar with how to use the POS system, which only made the situation more frustrating. I understand that mistakes happen during a soft opening, but it's hard to be understanding when you're overcharged for one drink you specifically asked to cancel and then told the receipt proves you were fully refunded when it doesn't. Unfortunately, because of the overall experience, we won't be returning anytime soon.

    Chunky Strawberry Peach Tea (no cream) & Floral Quartet Oolong Milk Tea.
    Riley Z.

    Really nice place. Their boba is really soft and sweet. Definitely the best boba around here. The employees are also super nice. I just wish they had more milk tea variety!

    Iced mago sago pomelo and chunky strawberry peach tea

    I got the chunky strawberry peach tea and it was very good! Nice blend of both ingredients Shout out to my boys Jesse and Jeremy for making such a banger drink

    Isabelle E.

    Warm and welcoming staff, a very clean shop, and absolutely delicious drinks! We'll definitely be coming back for more.

    Payton R.

    Super cute shop! Excited for the grand opening, try the strawberry matcha latte and the pastries!

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    Amazing tiramisu, would definitely recommend! It's very close to me so not a far drive

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    The butter caramel tart was really good and the staff was very friendly. We also had the honeydew coconut bliss that was delicious!

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    I came here after I got my hair done and I haven't had anything to eat. I ordered two Roasted Brown…read moreSugar Matchas. They didn't have any alternative milk, only low fat and whole milk options. I also ordered half sweet but it tasted like full sweetness to me. Drink was powdery, I had a grainy feel in my mouth after every sip. Also the drink was warm, so it wasn't as cold as I would like it and most of the ice was melted. Not sure what was supposed to be roasted but didn't detect any roasted flavor at all. Boba was soft and chewy though. There's so many great boba options out there, I was disappointed with this experience. The cute little ear lid is a nice touch but I'd rather have a smooth matcha drink than cute packaging to be honest. Also, with so many matcha places in SD, this drink really falls short. Service was okay, the cashier seemed confused when I asked for alternate drink options and I had to repeat my order a few times, because he was getting the two matchas confused. Unfortunately, not one of my top choices for boba shops

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