Good milk tea and tasty dinner! It's really nice they serve food here and it is fairly cheap! The curry was good, and a little spicy. It wasn't super hot, unfortunately. read more

Bubble Cafe - House bubble tea and Thai curry chicken - Bubble Tea Near Me - Athens, Georgia

I haven't tried many of the drinks here yet (will eventually tho), but I really love the food here !!

I absolutely love this adorable and conveniently placed bubble tea shop. The staff is so friendly, and they serve up some amazing tea. I haven't had the food, but a friend did and said that it was tasty. I would highly recommend Bubble Cafe for all of your bubble tea needs. read more

I go here a lot and thought it warranted a review. Definitely a must-go if you're a high schooler in Athens and has great study vibes if you're a student. The boba is good and never is stale the times I have gone here and there's a lot of flavors. I think the katsu curry really shines and always get it as a meal. The poke is the second best in Athens and honestly you can't go wrong with the menu. The interior design is amazing and wifi works great and honestly is a great place to hang with your friends or just study. read more

i didn't favor the drinks very much (they were kind of watery and the flavors weren't strong) but i haven't tried their foods yet, so i will be coming back for that. it's so cute and cozy in here though, probably my favorite to spend time in out of all the boba shops and cafes i've been to. read more

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A little hole in the wall shop - literally. You have to enter through a tiny doorway and head down the stairs but Bubble cafe is a cute little place with great vibes! The boba is super chewy and the portions are a bit smaller than other bubble tea places but the menu is extensive and the owner is super nice :) Tip: Shake your drink before popping in your straw to make sure everything is blended enough! read more

Bubble Cafe - Thai tea (left) and Honey Jasmine Milk Tea (right) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Bubble Cafe is a cute little bubble tea shop in Athens! It is located underground, so don't miss it! The space is filled with cutesy decor in colors of teal and orange. They've updated their menu from a chalkboard to a real menu board. There is a board with pictures of various extra foods and drinks that aren't on the menu. The seating is limited since the place is often filled with busy college students. The owners are very nice & sweet so definitely try out this new place! They've really picked up the pace so they've hired a couple college students. It can get backed up sometimes since there aren't a lot of workers. Food is always made fresh-to-order. For the price, you always get a really decent amount of food. The salt & pepper chicken nuggets are typical Taiwanese style & is highly recommended. The bubble tea is fairly priced (compared to other boba shops) & really good. The boba is always chewy & they give you a good amount included in the drink. The Thai tea is really authentic & brewed fresh with cream added on top (but I did get an order of thai tea once, where it was mixed together and watered down). Taro milk tea & green tea milk tea are also good drinks to try. read more

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Amazing food, great ambiance. The service was awesome, the cashier was able to educate me on menu items and make great recommendations. 11/10 read more

The ingredients are rarely fresh and the quality is inconsistent at best. Ordered sesame chicken bowl and it was way too sweet and the sauce pooled at the bottom of the bowl like a soup. Poke bowl ingredients taste stale and low quality. Honeydew bubble tea is a different color every time not sure what that's about. Gross and overpriced food. Only good to study inside. read more

The door is a little small; don't miss it! The place is to the left of the cobbler, and you go down the stairs and to your left! The atmosphere was interesting. My sister described it as if "someone just went inside their house and took a bunch of random things." the service was good-- I am so glad I asked what the 3.Q. milk tea was! It has boba, grass jelly, AND custard. I'm not sure what the tea flavor was but it was floral tasting, and I liked it. The custard and jellies had a distinct flavor to them too, which is something I haven't experienced anywhere else! read more

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Don't go to this place for poke bowls. I've been twice, its overpriced and they've gotten my order wrong both times. Go to Ahi for poke bowls instead, it's right down the road and much better. read more

Update: I'm in love with the Thai Milk Tea & the Pomegranate Green Tea which is perfect and refreshing for a hot summer day (or any day tbh)! read more

This place caught my eye after trying another tea place in athens that was pretty underwhelming. I got the brown sugar milk tea and it was GREAT, if anything some of the boba could be a little less hard but ive had much worse and the drinks flavor made up for it. I also got two food items, the cheese wontons and the chicken katsu curry rice bowl. The wontons were exactly how i was wanting them to be, crunchy with a creamy inside filling and i scoffed all 6 down in a matter of 30 minutes. Unfortunately the only thing i wasnt very impressed with was the katsu curry rice dish. It wasnt bad, but i was left wishing there was more to it. the chicken is good, basic katsu chicken. The curry was okay, but i was hoping it to have a good bit of spice to it to help flavor the rice and chicken, but it had no spiciness to it at all. it mainly just tasted like 5 spice which hey, not bad, but pretty underwhelming compared to other curry dishes ive had. Though, for the price it was a pretty good deal, as i was able to get about two meals out of it. I definitely intend on returning next time i make the commute to Athens, but im not sure if ill get anything more than a tea and wontons next time. or maybe i just wont get the curry. who knows lol read more

I loveee this place! I came here on a random craving for boba one day, and now I come just about every week. The teas are refreshing and the food is so good! It's a nice quick lunch for me before class. Service is always fast and the people here are friendly read more

Great customer service even when they're completely slammed and line is up the stairs and out the door. It's a literal hole in the wall place but it's so worth it! I wouldn't say it's cheap but very reasonable prices and sizes. The teas can be a bit larger for the prices but the quality was amazing. The braised pork belly wasn't salty at all and great flavor. Beef noodle soup was loaded with meat and noodles not just all soup. The mango slush wasn't too tart or too sweet. Just right! The Chicken nuggets are most flavorful with the spicy seasoning. Mild nuggets didn't have much flavor. It was pretty bland. Overall I loved it and the atmosphere! Great quality food for not a whole lot. We also don't have to travel to Duluth for read more

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The food was good, but I'm disappointed in this business's lack of sustainability. EVERYTHING was single-use. I mean everything. Food was in a styrofoam tray (which hot products should never come into contact with styrofoam). Plastic forks (of course, in a plastic wrapper). Plastic cups. Plastic straws (also in plastic wrappers). That is deeply disappointing read more

Wasn't really good. The noodles were somewhat bland and the curry was a a weird green yellow color and tasted weird so I threw it away. The mini snacks however were good. read more

Gr8 bath room gr8 service and gr8drinks and food. My whole family likes the drinks. The Vietnamese coffee is my favorite.

Strawberry milk tea with kiwi popping, braised pork, and the beef noodle soup. My dream stop. Their first topping is free for the Milk teas! read more

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Hey this is the spot, love their teas and love their food options! If you haven't yet try either the dumplings or Takoyaki!

Traveling this weekend and as usual, nosing around for comfort food of different varieties. Boba tea is something that always reminds me of home and family (California Bay Area) so I had to give this place a try. It's in a basement with narrow stairs, which is unfortunately inaccessible (for folks in wheelchairs or otherwise mobility limited), but hip for college kids and travelers looking for an offbeat hangout. The menu is abbreviated and varied at the same time - often a good sign in my eyes that they can do many things well. I ordered the large Thai milk tea with boba (my favorite) and asked the cashier which he'd choose between the braised beef and salt and pepper chicken dishes. He decidedly recommended the braised beef and I'm glad he did! You get a lot of food for your money and it was warm and comforting on a winter day. Just what I wanted. Only complaint is that the dish itself was just a little one-note and lacked some of the deeper flavors from other braised beef dishes I've had in other places. Also, a soft boiled egg made to order would have been preferred over a cold hard boiled season egg. I'd still recommend it though, for sure. read more

Bubble Cafe - Large Thai tea with boba and the Braised Beef Shank Rice Bowl with egg (not veggie spring roll). - Bubble Tea Near Me - Athens, Georgia

There are only a couple bubble tea places in Athens, but this one is by far the best one! I am never disappointed with the drinks or food. However, there is not much seating, but there is a lot of outside seating in downtown Athens. Overall - 10/10 read more

Best boba place in Athens! The boba is amazing and they make the best spring rolls. Their new location is so spacious and absolutely beautiful. The staff is also super friendly. read more

This place has good bubble tea, which makes it easily the best in Athens, since there's not much competition. It also has plenty of flavors for both slush and tea, and I haven't been disappointed with any of them I've tried so far. My favorite is the pink lychee. Also, definitely try out their food. Their sesame balls are hot, fresh, and delicious, and the braised beef and beef soup are surprisingly very good. Also, if you like funnel cake, you should try the fried buns. read more

very hidden little shop.. but the bubble tea is great! I always get the rose milk tea with lychee jelly and it always hits the spot. I'm not a fan of tapioca but they have so many options to choose from and it's so convenient. The $4 card minimum can be a bummer sometimes but the bubble tea is awesome. I really want to try their food one day too. read more

I went with my friends and didn't expect to get anything because I'm not a fan of boba. But I decided to try a chocolate snow and it's so good! It tastes like the homemade milkshakes my dad made for me as a kid! read more

Got the crunchy chicken bites last night, I had to throw it away after a few bites because it tasted like rancid chicken that they just decided to fry up anyway. Now it's the next morning and my stomach is very upset from the pieces I ate. This stomach bug is 100% due to the bites because I had nothing else to eat that day. The boba tea was also very subpar because there was condensed milk fragments at the bottom of my tea, I'm assuming it's from the powder they use to mix up the teas. This place deserves a health violation. Will not be going back. read more

So glad I found this place! Bubble tea was great, and the people working were very nice. I'll be back next time I'm in Athens. read more

Ordered the classic Bubble Milk Tea with Boba of course! No complaints, nice to find some Boba Goodness in the heart of Downtown Athens. read more

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Walked in with a small group looking for a midday drink and snack, and this place hit the spot! We all got Boba, the unique Horchata flavored milk tea was a highlight. As for the food, we got both the Chicken and Tofu Bites with fries, both were great, and the Spicy Yum Yum Sauce was phenomenal. We got some of the Fried Buns and Sesame Bites for dessert, which were tasty as well! Total for 5 people with drinks and food was under 50 dollars, the prices were very reasonable for the amount of food we got. I'd recommend Bubble Cafe for anyone in Downtown Athens looking for something quick and delicious! read more

It's like a small Asian Narnia tucked away in an otherwise normal alleyway in downtown Athens. The interior brings back memories of childhood asian places I went to, fluorescent lights, white tile floors, Chinese ornaments everywhere. I don't like tapioca so I can't tell you how the quality was, but the passion fruit green tea with jelly I got was great, not too overpoweringly sweet. This isn't your Quickly's or KFT, but a solid place to stop by if you need a quick boba fix in Athens. read more

This place is awesome the salt and pepper chicken is awesome, but don't get it if you aren't familiar with 5 spice you may not like it. I loved it. Jasmin slightly sweet milk tea with boba was really good. There was a guy drinking apple green tea with grass jelly and I really want to try that! I have been thinking of getting it ever since I saw it. The only reason I know what he was drinking is cause I asked him lol, I looked up grass jelly and it's supposed to have a ton of health benefits and is pretty popular but I had never heard of it till going here. I love that they have all kinds of options to get into you tea like chia seeds and basil seed both get jelly like in liquid. The chicken curry is way better than Thai spoon, that place sucks so bad. read more

Great service and love that you can customize your drink's sweetness level.

This bubble tea is great they have tons of flavor options and the snow is amazing too. The prices are good for bubble tea. the service is very good they are so helpful and kind. read more

Do not get the tuna in your poke. I just ate the toughest, most stringy, and off tasting tuna I have ever had. Straight up disgusting. Everything else I've had here is good though. read more

Would have loved to give them 5 stars but they removed me and my friends only drink we would go their for which was the MOCHA SNOW BUBBLE :( please bring that flavor back so we can bring our service back!! read more

I usually love this place, but the last couple times i've gone, the boba have tasted old and too hard. They used to have a much better texture. read more

amazing boba!! the music is inviting and i love the brightness of the atmosphere. definitely will be coming back

I decided to come here for a bubble tea fix. It's a cute little café that is past walkers and it's pretty hard to spot. You do have to go down some stairs in order to get inside. I believe it's the only bubble tea shop in Athens. I came around 12:30 on a week day and it was packed. There were barely any booths left. I considered that a good sign. I was planning on taking the tea with me and walk around downtown and campus, so I wasn't bothered by the lack of seats. They also have food, but I haven't tried it so I can't comment. I read the yelp reviews and say that someone mentioned the grapefruit green tea. It sounded like a good option because it was made fresh and it had grapefruit pulp. I decided to get the grapefruit tea and it was around $5 for one size. They ask if you would like a topping with your tea and I just ordered tapioca. Tapioca is free compared to other toppings! Since it's fresh, I didn't mind paying a bit extra because I know some of these drinks come straight from powder! It took some time to make because a) it was busy and b) this tea is made fresh. For some reason, the tea did not agree with me and I had food poisoning 30 minutes later. I have come here before and had the taro snow, which was just ok. I probably should have just ordered the taro milk tea instead. I'm not sure if I would come back again because of the food poisoning. read more

Bubble Cafe - Fresh Grapefruit Green Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Athens, Georgia

The boba tea is super tasty and orders are always made very quickly. The location is cute and super convenient. The brown sugar milk tea with boba is my personal favorite. Can't wait to try their appetizers and treats! read more