Love this place and the adorable couple who work here! This is my #1 place for bubble tea. (The couple knows my order by heart). The tapioca pearls are the perfect amount of chewiness and the Thai tea is never overly sweet or milky. My fiancé loves their passion fruit smoothie with lychee jelly. I've never had them, but they have a small selection of sweet treats as well. They have a frequent buyer card that they'll stamp (with a bubble tea stamp!) where you buy 6 drinks and get one free. Also, make note that they're closed on Mondays. They will also occasionally close early on slow days (mostly during the winter when it's cold) so I would try to avoid going there too close to closing time. You also stand a chance of them running out of tapioca pearls if you go close to closing. read more

Bubble Tea Café - Passion fruit smoothie with lychee jelly and thai tea with bubbles. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Good place for bubble tea. It is a little out of the way. They have a frequent buyer card. They do not have a lot of the frills of other chain places but the quality is great. read more

This place is amazing! The couple who owns the place is nice and they do it fast too for just two people. Great place to come and relax and just talk. The bubbles are always on point too. The best thing for me would have to be that this place is clean which is always a plus especially the bathroom. They give you a stamp card so everytime you purchase 6 bubble teas then the next one is free. read more

Bubble Tea Café - Lychee and mango - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Amazing smoothie and some of the softest boba(s?) I have ever had. Super clean. Good service. Would come back.

The drinks were not as sweet or the same as other tea places like I expected. This place feels more of a...refreshing tea place. I got the Thai tea and it just tasted like tea, without any added sugar. The fruit teas definitely have a better taste to them. My friend got the mango milk tea, but I think they forgot the milk. The staff, however, were very nice people. We were greeted with a smile upon entering. After we sat down with our drinks to chitchat, the lady came and offered us some free snacks. I would come back again to try something different. read more

Bubble Tea Café - Thai tea, vanilla tea, and mango tea. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Hands down, the best boba place in Maryland! Simple and not too sweet -- thereby allowing the flavors to really shine through. Other places pack way too much sugar and not enough milk, but this place hits just the right note. Reminds me a lot of the boba places I used to go to during my college days in NorCal! Whether you're stopping by on your own or with a group of friends, you'll find the ambience here peaceful and serene. There's a nice choice of flavors for the teas and types of bubbles (both the chewy kind and a variety of poppable bubble flavors are available). Prices are also great. They don't short-change you by putting too much ice in your drinks, and their medium size is a good-sized medium. Make sure you get a bubble tea punch card when you're there: they have an ongoing "buy 6, get 1 free" promo. Enjoy! Don't forget to smile :-) read more

No doubt the best bubble tea in this area. I've had the pleasure of coming here several times, and I've never been disappointed. The portions are large, the prices are reasonable, and the tapioca is sweet and chewy. I have sampled many flavors, and you really can't go wrong with any, though my favorite is the almond milk tea. They have plenty of fruity options as well as coffee, coconut, thai tea, etc etc. The list is large and varied. If you're not partial to milk tea, they have regular teas, smoothies, and shakes as well. For food, the options are limited to some pastries, cookies, and potato chips. The visit is only highlighted by the bright, welcoming walls, which go from bright yellow to lime green to electric orange. It's super clean, too, including the bathroom. They even have a few tables and wifi if you want to hang out - coffeeshop studyers rarely come here, so there's always room. Bonus points for the super nice couple running the place, who are always courteous, quick with the drink, and quick with a smile. Extra bonus points for a frequent flyer card that gives you a freebie after only 6! And stamped with a bubble tea shaped stamp. What more could you want? read more

While waiting for my friends to arrive to Matchbox one night, I decided to walk around rockville just for the heck of it. Turning towards Rollins Ave, I noticed in big letters "bubble tea" and immediately headed straight for there. I love love love green tea matcha drink for the past couple of months and never really tried the bubble tea version of it. There are a few times that I'm can be a creature of habit and this was one of them where I always order the original black milk tea. However this time, I decided to live dangerously and ordered myself the green tea matcha smoothie bubble tea - say that 10x fast - haha and it was yummmmmmy!! Plus any bubble tea that have a frequent card is awesome in my book. The place is a bit small though with about 4 small tables, so if you want to bring a big group here, that may be difficult. However for a quick stop of bubble-tea goodness, this is the place to go! Can't wait for my next one in ohh, 24 hrs or so. =D read more

The place was a little hard to find since it's off of Rockville Pike in a commercial building mixed in with a nail salon, a clinic, and a few other random businesses. We arrived right when they opened at 10AM on a Saturday morning...hoping for some freshness! For some reason, I did not get bubble tea. I opted for the chocolate shake with coffee jelly. Don't repeat my mistake. The shake was flavorless and icy. The coffee jelly tasted more like jelly than coffee. read more

So many reviews, such high ratings. I don't know if I agree with it. Slightly overpriced. Tapioca balls are chewy and small. Milk tea is stronger than I would like. Service - slower than I would hope for. Options: I want more choices. FYI - They don't use milk in their drinks, it's non dairy creamer. read more

black milk tea is better at jumbo jumbo thai tea is good here bubbles are small chewy and delicious great service! read more

Bubble Tea Café - Thai tea and black milk tea.. Def recommend the Thai tea.. Black tea is kind of flavorless.. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

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My coffee bubble seems to lack flavor. Its diluted with ice and water. I like it that the place is clean and empty. The lychee flavored milk tea is the same way. Its weak flavor won't make me come back for more. read more

I love bubble tea cafe. I've been known to drive from Arlington to Rockville just to get my bubble tea fix. It's the best place in the DMW in my opinion. We've tried multiple places and they're all OK. Nothing spectacular. However, bubble tea cafe delivers with amazing soft and chevy bubbles, large selection of flavors to choose from and the same great service from the two owners. The tapioca is always cooked perfectly which is what separates this place apart. In addition, their drinks are not too sweet which is a huge issue among most bubble tea places in this area. I don't want to be drinking liquid sugar! You can ask for a loyalty card where if you buy 5, you get one free! Parking is free in the small lot or parking deck too! read more

I have been here multiple times. Great flavor variety and the boba is nice and soft. Very efficient operations during COVID.

after working out I thirst and tartiness is a quality I heart in a drink BTC came to mind since I was on 355 #passionfruit is my fave tart treat and they had it :D medium size was more than enough no boba instead chose lychee jelly there are boba, mixed fruit jelly, or lychee jelly park on the side at the front of the cafe or park at the lot behind the building (across from Qdoba) read more

Bubble Tea Café - medium #passionfruit smoothie (no boba) with lychee I heart tartiness *thumbs up* - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Clean establishment with kind service. The bubble tea is okay here, I was personally disappointed after seeing high reviews. If you order the milk teas it comes from powder but the juice teas come from fresh tea. I had the taro milk tea and my boyfriend had the honeydew green tea with bubbles and egg custard. He wanted the fresh tea over the powdered flavors which was probably the way to go since mine wasn't very flavorful for a taro milk tea. It was refreshing on a hot day and you receive a stamp card for purchases, but not a place I'd come back for to have bubble tea since there are so many good places out there. Decent and average. read more

Bubble Tea Café - Taro milk tea, green tea with bubbles and custard - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

The friendliest shop owners!! They also have a great card stamp offer, 6 visits to the store for a free bubble tea. The large size here is the largest I've seen anywhere in the DMV area, and it's good milk tea. Wall outlets & accessibility - 10/10 there are multiple outlets by the tables to charge your devices Number of tables - 6 tables. Since people stop in here throughout the day, there should always be a place to sit Service - 10/10 the best experience in any store in the last few months, definitely stopping in whenever I am in the area read more

Most awesome Bubble Tea and smoothies in Rockville hands down!! Awesome owners make you feel welcomed at all times! Their selections of flavors are so good and the prices are unbeatable. This will now be my go to bubble cafe since others cant offer the beautiful atmosphere and prices as Bubble Tea Cafe in rockville. Best bubble cafe ever!! read more

Bubble Tea Café - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

This place seems to offer mostly powder mix bubble tea. But it does have good ratings and the tapioca bubbles seem to be good. It's a private owned business, and has that Mom and Pop feel to it, unlike the big chains like KFT. I came here after eating at Bob's Shanghai 66 and Jumbo Jumbo to get some bubble tea for dessert. read more

One of the best bubble tea in town. Refreshing and yummy. Place is easy to find and convenient to my place. read more

Bubble Tea Café - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

I absolutely adore Bubble Tea Cafe! The two owners are the cutest and sweetest couple. You can tell they really care about their customers, I always leave with a smile on my face! The price is actually great value, it's lower than all the other bubble tea places on the pike (kft, tenren, jumbo jumbo, teado, lab cafe, bubbles and tea, etc). Not to mention they have a buy 6 get one free stamp card ( you can also size up and pay the difference for the free one). The large size that they offer is also huge! If you absolutely love bubble tea, the large at Bubble Tea Cafe is definitely the way to go! Their medium is about the same as a standard large at most bubble tea places, and the small is the same as a standard small. I also adore the bubbles they use, which are smaller than the standard size ones at most bubble tea places. Overall, with all the other bubble tea places I could go to, I always choose bubble tea cafe for a quality craving fix. All my friends that I have brought have loved it as well! P.S you would think they're paying me to say this but I'd give them all the money I have for an endless supply of their pineapple green tea! read more

This is the best Bubble Tea in Rockville. A bunch of new places have opened, but this is the original local place and is still the best. Fresh bubbles and great service. Oh! And they have so many great flavors! read more

I am so sad. My Mei and David are gone! This was the one place I could count on for consistently great Bubbletea and excellent service! It was my 'Cheers' where everyone knew my name and drink. And was ALWAYS greeted by a smile and hello from Mei or David. I am at a loss. New menu board. New cups. New prices. New register. New curtains. It's not the same. I miss the my old Bubbletea Cafe read more

My favorite bubble tea spot in the area, definitely recommend making a stop here! There fruity flavors are my personal go to's and they never disappoint. read more

This is my favorite bubble tea place and I've been to over fifty, not only is it very cheap for the size the service is amazing . Highly recommend read more

I love this place! Good tea, good bubbles, great owners, great selection, and a clean interior. I would come here more often but I prefer large boba over small boba - but if I ever am wanting small boba I'd come here 10/10 times over getting it as an option at other stores in the area (if it even is an option). Their stamp card, 6 stamps to one free drink, is unbeatable and I love that they still do a physical card. I normally ask for less ice in my drink at all bubble tea stores but I forgot here, but I don't need to ask because it seems like they give the amount of ice I like normally. If you're checking yelp for recommendations - I'd recommend the peach juice tea with bubbles, and I'll definitely update with more as I re-familiarize myself with this store. read more

Good bubble tea option. There's seating and a couple worked together on the drink and cash register. Not as commercialized as Kung Fu Tea. There are 3 sizes to choose from and a large selection of teas, smoothies and shakes. read more

Small quaint family owned establishment. Love the fact they have a small bakery selection. The owners are super nice and helpful. read more

Bubble Tea Café - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

BEST BUBBLEEEEE TEA EVER. I drive from college park just to get their awesome bubble tea read more

Bubble Tea Café - BEST BUBBLE TEA PLACE HANDS DOWN. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

This is the place to be. They are serving verities of tea that really makes you open your eyes in the morning. This is a little far from where I live, but still I can get home with open eyes and relax for the rest of the day on the weekend and Yelping with you all. The waiting time in line is great that allow you to smell and dream about the next flavors. read more

I definitely trust the many good reviews this place has received. This is what bubble tea should taste like, and if you don't like it, then you probably won't like bubble tea served anywhere else. Literally translated, the Chinese name for this drink is pearl MILK tea. Apart from the bubbles being soft and chewy, you should get a drink that's slightly creamy. If the drink is watery, you aren't getting good bubble tea. That is, unless you're getting one of the fruity, non-milk ones, but I don't like those and can't speak for it. Growing up, tea based bubble drinks mixed with powdered flavourings were the only choice we had. So I don't have any issues with this place using powder - in fact I think it's rare that any bubble tea place in Rockville doesn't, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Never tried the desserts, but this place is called BUBBLE TEA Cafe and that's what I'm after. So far, Bubble Tea Cafe hasn't disappointed. The prices are phenomenal for the size of the drinks. I always order a small but it looks more like a medium. And of course, they have the buy-six-drinks-and-get-the seventh-for-free stamp card, a must for bubble tea places. The husband and wife team that runs this place is ALWAYS all smiles whenever I've been there, another plus. Love it! read more

Pretty good bubbletea! Got the coconut milk tea and the bubbles were slightly sweet (and not bitter), which I like.

Situated in a new building with other stores and apartments, Bubble Tea Cafe is your bubble tea spot if you want to spend some time just lingering around. Seriously, people bring their laptops here, even though there are only 12 seats. They should probably get more seating options, because their space seems quite empty for how large it is. Anyway, I must agree with everyone else - the tapioca is cooked perfectly. They've got that mastered. A medium size will do most people good, but if you need that extra size, the large will last you a day. They have lots of teas, juices, and even baked goods to choose from. I judge bubble tea places on their traditional milk tea, so I got a regular bubble milk tea. Glad to say that it was smooth, not overly sweet, and you could still recognize the tea flavor. This is a good bubble tea option if you need to change it up from the typical Rockville shops. read more

This is a pretty cute cafe I must admit, that has it's own little swag to it. But i'm a foodie and i'm here to tell you how their stuff taste so I have to be honest. I've tried my fair share of boba from all around...but I have never encountered a boba store that I just absolutely disliked. (I'm sorry!) I'm not trying to be mean, but i'm just trying to tell the truth. I ordered a regular milk tea and I also tried the jasmine milk tea. It wasn't too great...as a matter of fact it wasn't sweet at all. I mean I like milk teas that aren't that sweet but this one was just plain bland. I had to ask them to put more into it and even then...BOOM wtf. Did anything just hit my taste buds or was it just water? Must have been water because saliva has a more distinct taste than that. I will have to admit though that their fruity tea drinks are probably better. My friend really likes this place and I could see why. Her drink was 10x better than ours, but honestly...If you are a boba store...get your regular milk tea right. BE ON POINT. read more

The best bubble tea in the area. Although they don't publically offer sugar percentage preferences (0, 25, 50, 70, 100) you can ask them to reduce the sugar, and they will. The boba here are perfectly sized and generously given. The tea is delicious. Way better than competing bubble tea places. read more

This is the best bubble tea in the DMV. I say that with confidence after having searched far and wide to find something that comes close to the boba in Southern California--and while this is no match to the 85 Degrees chain, it is truly delicious. The boba is not too sweet, it is reasonably priced, the tea is fresh, and they use slightly smaller tapioca pearls which helps keep the tea to boba ratio nice the whole way through. The pricepoint is much better than the neighboring bubble tea shops. If you like... TEN REN: The boba at BTC has a more predictable consistency, it's always soft and chewy. The boba at BTC is smaller than Ten Ren, and sweeter. The tea has a less syrupy taste. BTC gives more boba per drink. BTC has a larger menu. JUMBO JUMBO: The tea at BTC is higher quality, has a more brewed tea taste, the boba at BTC is softer, the tea is significantly less syrupy and sweeter. The amount of boba served in each drink is comparable. They have the very large sizes, but they aren't served in that bowl/soup container so they fit in the cup holder. BTC has a smaller menu. Spoon: The boba at BTC is of the same sweetness. The tea is comparable. The price is significantly lower are BTC. The boba is smaller. BTC has a larger menu. Bread Corner: BTC is a cleaner facility, has a better selection of tea, a better overall taste and quality of beverage. They have a variety of juice teas, milk teas, smoothies, hot teas, cookies and cakes. Parking is available on the street, or in a dedicated parking lot near the Kenny's Subs (above the Trader Joe's). read more

I LOVE this place! This is by far the best bubble tea I have tasted in the area. Their large size is 32oz. and is well worth the $5.25 (after tax)! It seems that they run out of bubbles frequently, but that only indicates to me that you will have fresh balls! They have a wide variety of choices on their menu. I like the simple black milk tea. It's awesome! If you want super duper yummy bubble tea, go to the Bubble Tea Cafe!! They have a frequent buyer card so you can get a free 16oz. drink after you buy 6 drinks. read more

The best bubble tea in Rockville? For now, my answer is yes. The bubbles are ALWAYS perfect, small and have a great chewy consistency, though they're not as sweet as I normally like but I'll take the sacrifice! I've only had the Thai tea, and it's deelish and they don't skimp on the bubbles (side eye to other bubble tea places) The owners are always so polite and nice and the cafe itself is clean and tidy. Service + quality = a definite go! read more

Sorry this affects rating but this place is under new ownership looks like as of 3 months ago. Any review prior to that 3 months has nothing to do with the new owners. read more

The bubble tea here is pretty decent, but there's nothing spectacular or mind blowing about it. They use powder mix for their flavored bubble teas, which I am never a fan of. There's no denying that they cook their bubbles nicely though! Just the perfect amount of chewiness. There's also a cold case display of unappetizing slices of cake, helplessly awaiting their inevitable fate in the garbage :( read more