Love this place! I've been coming here for as long as I can remember. The owners are so welcoming and very personable! My favorite drinks are definitely the Royal Milk tea, ice cream milk tea (green tea ice cream flavor), and the avocado green tea smoothie. I would like to consider myself a boba connoisseur. I pretty much judge boba spots based on how good the classic milk tea tastes. So with that in mind, I've made Cafe Tapioca as one of my highly recommended boba spots! If you're in Dublin, you must try this place....you're in for a treat! read more

I just got two drinks from here and the experience wasnt so delight. They messed up 1 drink(gave us the wrong drink) and in the other drink that they got correct, there was hair. There were two workers, when I came back to see if they could redo the drinks, one worker was clearly apologetic while the other showed unhappy attitude. There was no compensation drink but thats okay. When I got the two correct drinks, there was a clear different in sweetness and ice in both of the drinks. The drinks were less sweet and they were very thick due to the heavy amount of ice. It kindof sucks to regret getting the drinks redone when the messed up drink and drink with hair wouldve been better. read more

Cafe Tapioca - Honeydew - Taiwanese Near Me - Dublin, California

Growing up with only a Quicklys around me for boba (which I'm not a fan of), it was always a treat to get boba at Cafe Tapioca after going to the optometrist. It looks like your typical Asian boba place, but the drinks here are really good. All the drinks are really affordable too. It's 3.50 for a regular size fruit tea ($3.00+ .50 for boba). The boba is always fresh and both the fruit teas and smoothies are very tasty and refreshing. Their lychee green tea and mango or strawberry smoothie are my favorite drinks here. I used to get hamburger gummies here too. **The only downside is that it's CASH ONLY. I recently saw that they remodeled the place and I love the new set up. It's very modern; I love their decor of succulents and wood furniture. The space used to feel small and tight, but the way they arranged everything makes it look very spacious. It's also in a plaza where you can get all your shopping done- one stop shopping. You can get some lunch, then have boba, cake or pastries for dessert. read more

Cafe Tapioca - Taiwanese Near Me - Dublin, California

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It's been a year since I've been here last and they have renovate/update the place and it looks a lot better. The place is still small but the way they moved the counter made it looks like the space is much bigger than it used to be. There's 3 tables and a bar space facing the windows, therefore there's not a lot of sitting since the tables are huge. Over all, it's much cuter and a space where people would sit and hang out. read more

Love this place. Best smoothies I've ever had, by far. Try the mango! The snacks are reliably good as well. They just remodeled and the place is cute and clean. Great service too. And when I've ordered delivery, it arrives fast. Highly recommend! read more

Yum teas - they use brown sugar which really made a difference on how sweet they were - it was perfect! There was no line when we went in, so I can't speak to how they operate under stress, but we received great customer service and our drinks were made promptly. read more

New menus and cute hip decor. They use fresh fruit for the smoothies. They can take orders online and do promo codes and 5 start discount program. Tv playing music videos and enough for 20 people to sit and relax. I got a rose green tea with creama with boba and aloe. Large cup for $5 and change. You can customize your ice and sweetness level. Not a fan of the aloe in my drink but it had real rose petals and perfect balls! Drinks take a while so order ahead of time if your in a hurry. They sell gum and ice cream. Illy coffee served with a diverse and easy to read menus. I decided to come here after buying pastries at the bakery next door. Great place to hang out! read more

This is my favorite boba place in the area!! If not to crazy expensive like other near by places and always has good consistent boba and drinks!! A must have! read more

As a resident of San Ramon, there aren't that many options for Bobba. My wife and I were having serious withdrawals (we lived in Milpitas which has at least 4 places). We went to this location right after eating at Amakara. My wife had a Thai Ice Tea and I had a Kiwi Snow. The Thai Ice Tea was standard fare but the Kiwi was different from the one I get at Quickly. If someone opens a Quickly around here, then this place may be in trouble, but otherwise, Cafe Tapioca (and the one in Pleasanton) have a lock on the local Tapioca market read more

I got milk tea with tapioca here, as well as some ice cream. The tea flavor in the milk tea is stronger than at other places (like Quickly). The ice cream was your average ice cream, nothing special, but it hits the spot if that's what you're in the mood for. There's free wifi, but it's not the best place to study because it's pretty small (only 3-4 tables and 1 futon-like thing), so if anyone else is in there, they're going to be right next to you & it's hard to block out their chatter. read more

Very good . Drinks are the best n good breakfast . They are open early and have good beverages to start your morning . I recommend this place to anyone . 10 out of 10 . read more

I love the Rea shop & the customer service is great! I love the sauce in their fried tofu & they have non-dairy options other than non-dairy creamer. Thansk! read more

Good place for some a little above average tapioca. Parking was not a problem because of the large plaza parking lot. Store it self can sometimes be a little musty/humid like many other boba places. I came here and ordered a peach black tea with lychee jelly which was pretty good. Many asian drinks such as this and milk tea give me headaches or stomaches because of the high amounts of sugar, but this one did not. Service is the same as any other asian run tapioca store. My drink came out quickly and overall I don't have much to complain about. I would probably come back here if I was craving a boba drink and was in the area. read more

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Fun Fact: Cafe Tapioca was one of the original if not the first boba place in Tri-Valley area, I'm guessing this was around 15 years ago. I remember when I grew up no one even knew what boba was at the time and my mom told me that she found a fun cafe right next to Payless (which is now Paris Baguette). She took my sister and me and my first boba drink was their pina colada slush! OMFG so good! I kept coming back here for years since it was the only one open. They eventually opened a boba spot at Le Asia Grocery store (now it's Walmart Grocery) and since then they popped up everywhere. I love the cute film lids that Cafe Tapioca has on their drinks, there's usually cute cartoons on them LOL They also sell adorable Asian toys and goodies here. Anywho, y'all know that I have been living in San Diego for the last few years and I recently came back to Norcal. I don't really hang out in the Dublin area anymore but I came here yesterday with my cousin and we ordered like 5 drinks total. Anywhere I go I usually order coffee milk tea, but I thought since I was at my original boba place I had to get pina colada! It's still the same recipe they use from several years ago! I love it!!! Super delicious! I wish they had a Cafe Tapioca closer to where I live now. read more

Quality ingredients, not a chain and very friendly owners, and recently remodeled too! Been going here since 2003 or 2004, and will continue to come here for my boba fix for as long as they are around. Support your local tapioca shop, support Cafe Tapioca. Quality just tastes better read more

Come for the boba, stay for the atmosphere! The ONLY boba spot I trust entirely. And I've been to many boba spots across the nation. I'm a pretty vanilla boba-goer (just milk tea boba for me, not too into the extra fun stuff). Flavors you cannot sleep on: taro, honeydew melon, & thai tea. Tapioca consistency is on point here; I've never had hard/not-thoroughly-cooked tapioca here, it's always soft & chewy. They also recently went through a makeover. I'm a big fan of their Peanuts fascination, not to mention the constant K-pop streaming on the tv, games such as Uno & Monopoly, and the unbeatable service. The owners are always warm & friendly. If you're in the area and craving some quality boba, or just looking for a spot to chill, give Cafe Tapioca a shot! You won't be disappointed read more

Garbage 1st off, why would you do training on a friday night? I could see the fustration on her (owners) face. Guess, what you didnt even repeat my order thats why both my drinks were WRONG!!! 2nd, I had ordered a Honeydew Smoothie with white boba and got it with the dark colored boba. Fine, whatever I still drank it and really I didnt want to deal with bad customer service again. As I'm drinking it, I suck up honeydew powder. I just saw them training girls holding fresh cut fruit. Guess, their smoothies not only come with fruit powder they also come with a golf sized glob of boba pearls stuck together uncooked of course. 3rd, my husband ordered a milk tea with no boba. They made him a honeydew milk tea with boba. No, glob this time. STILL DISGUSTING!! Much rather hit up T4 instead. PLEASE gtfo out this mall your drinks are garbage, decor is cheap IKEA crap and DIY bullshit. read more

Great Watermelon Icy. Their interior furnishing is great. Looks like an authentic boba shop from Taipei. They forgot our popcorn chicken order or else five stars. read more

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Bring cash! Cash only! Your Visa isn't good here! They have cheap lunch specials here! For a Royal Milk tea and Popcorn chicken, it is only $5! This is the only bobas place in the area that I know of, and I'm very happy with them. Now I just need to find one in Mill Valley... They also sell cute CD holders, too. And other Asian snacks. I love being Asian! read more

If i am craving boba or milk tea in the east bay i always always come here. Have been comming here since they opened years ago and have become very good friends with the owner Ed he is awsome and the staff. He is very open to ideas and open to what customers think and i have seen some ideas go into effect. Very comfortable seats but usually very hard to find seats when the place is busy. The drinks a tad bit more than crappy quicklys but they actually use real ingredients not powder and the drinks DONT taste like water which is why i would pay more to come here. quick tip: Dont come early when they open if you expect to get tapioca cause its not ready yet Its cash only there are ATM's located all around the place read more

Stopped by here after the A's game. Cute atmosphere. The girl who helped us was extremely sweet even though we came in right before closing. Avocado smoothie is we've got a bunch of boba joints in Elk Grove...but we need a cafe tapioca read more

Cafe Tapioca - Avocado Smoothie - Taiwanese Near Me - Dublin, California

SNOOPY :] In general, I am a fan of boba places. The drinks are cheap and good. They use good quality tea and ingredients in their drinks. The milk tea and flavored teas have the taste of green or black tea with milk or syrup/ powder. So far I have tried their almond milk tea, royal milk tea, regular milk tea, and thai tea with boba. Sweet and yummy. Good drinks, opens late, and quick to go service! read more

The food and drinks are good and the staff is nice just not the most organized/ in sync. Whenever i go I always get the extra spicy for my food. If its the young girls working they do the perfect amount, if its the older baldish man working he puts way more on than the girls. They will run out of a food item but not update the online menu so you can still order what they dont have in stock which is annoying. And when your food or drink is ready they call out the name of the item not the person who bought it so if its busy youre likely to mistake your drink for someone elses UNLESS you order online in which they tape the receipt to it. And if you order online itll automatically say your order is ready at the scheduled time without it actually being ready. This place definitely needs more adequate management. read more

I love that they use REAL fruit in some of their smooties ( it's the only ones we get). Other places you can taste the gritty powder. Also it's the only place in SR that makes the popcorn chicken PLAIN for small kids. The other place says it's mild, but the white pepper is always too much for my 8 year old. read more

Love this place! Don't get to visit this spot that often, but when I do I cherish it every time! Ever since my friend brought me to this boba shop several years ago, I fell in love. I thought Oakland had the best boba the Bay had to offer, but Cafe Tapioca is pretty up there. They're also one of the first ones (well, the first shop I've seen) to have the mini tapioca, and nowadays you can find it at every boba shop. I can't really say anything about their food, because I pretty much just get my staple drink. Passion fruit icy with boba. Magnifique. read more

We love that this restaurant is open til 10pm and great attitudes. Super mango/tapioca drink.

on drive bys in the evenings, there's little activity here. menu: milk teas, smoothies, double rainbow ice cream, fried snacks, teas. sampling: honey green tea(2.25) skipped tapoica, empty calories.... -tea was a squirt of honey, a squirt of ?, and filled up with prepped jasmine tea and tea. -better than places using powdered tea -jasmine tea a little bitter, not unusual. tea leaves: -prompt, friendly, efficient service. -a smile too. :) -better than average. read more

YES! Finally! An awesome boba place near Danville, Dublin area. No more driving 45 minutes to Fantasia. I've been disappointed many times by Ulferts Plaza's Quickly so I was delighted to discover this little place. First of all, parking is far easier than Ulferts Center's... and second, the boba is WAYYYY better. Call me picky but I like my boba a certain texture. It can't be too hard and it can't be too soft (that's what she said). It's gotta be JUST right. And Cafe Tapioca's got it down. Sounds horrible, but I could chew on these pearls all day long. The Royal Milk tea is delicious. I don't like it when it's overly creamy and they've got the mixture just right. I also ordered crispy chicken over rice for a late lunch, and it was delicious. I have to go back to try other things, but I might not pry myself away from their Royal Milk Tea. read more

This is the first time I came here, so this review is based on my first impression. The cafe itself is a very relaxing and comfy place. I really like the arrangement of the cafe however, it is a bit small. There are not a lot of sitting areas from what I see. The cafe isn't busy when I got there, so I don't think there is going to be a long line when you get there. I looked around and one thing that I thought was cool was that they sell key chains, macaroons (I think it is with another company or something), candies, and some Snoopy items. I then got a hot Oolong milk tea. It was a bit sweet for my taste but it's still good. The size for a regular is a reasonable size. The next time I order, I will probably get less sugar. One thing that I thought was out of the ordinary was that they deliver the food and/or drink to the table you are at. You might think that is normal, but for a boba place, it is not. They just usually call your name or number out and you pick it up. Some of the items they sell are milk tea, regular tea, smoothies, ice creams, and food (ex: popcorn chicken (comes in different flavors), fried tofu/mushrooms/pot stickers, and fries). It is a good cafe in general, but there isn't anything that wow me yet. But I will definitely come back and update my reviews when I have a good sense of this place. I don't have any tips or info yet but hopefully, this is helpful and have fun eating (or drinking)! read more

Cafe Tapioca - Regular Hot Oolong Milk Tea - Taiwanese Near Me - Dublin, California

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Chill spot next to 580/880 interchange in Dublin , Ca. I got my standard milk tea with boba and it was decent. The boba however didn't taste very fresh which is always a concern for me when I visit smaller venues since they don't have as much turnover as the bigger chains. If you don't catch them at the right "window" so to speak sometimes their boba isn't as fresh. So my rating is a 5/4 for milk tea taste /boba taste which amounts to (average /a lil below average). This place Cafe Tapioca in Tier 3 of my Bay Area Boba rankings/tiers shown below. The owner (i believe) was very nice as were the employees. 88 boba spots and counting in the Bay Area (100 + if you count multiple locations of same chain..) Rod's Boba Tiers: This is based on my milk tea taste/ boba taste rating scale with 10/10 being the absolute best. I have actual ranked lists for the South 880 corridor and San Francisco in case you're wondering. Tier 1 (Alphabetized) "Elite Eight" aka " I'll get some even if I shouldn't..." Asha Tea House, Bubbly, Caffee Central, Cool Tea, Factory Tea Bar, I-Tea, Puppy Bobar , Pekoe Tier 2 : (Alphabetized) "The Almost..but not quite" aka " They are still good" 85 Degree, Bobapia, Cha Express, Che-Lo, Gong Cha, Good Earth Café, Hanlin Tea, Keep it, Passion T Snacks and Desserts, T4, Tastea, Tata Tea, Tea Station, Teaspoon, Teatime, The Boba Shop, The Ramen Bar, T-Lab, Tpumps, Wonder Tea, Tier 3 : (Alphabetized) "The Average spots" aka " Only if you want to go" 99% Tea House, Bambu, Boba Bar, Boba Fitt, Boba Guys, Boba Pub, Bobo Drinks & Pho, CaFace, Café Tapioca, Comebuy Drinks, Ding Tea, E Tea, Mandro Tea House, One Tea, Pop Tea Bar, Qcup, Qt Monster, Royal Tea, Samovar Tea, Sharetea, Sinceretea, Sno Crave Tea House, Steap (not Steep), Steep (not Steap), Sweet Gelato Tea Lounge, T&T Café, Tanca, Tea Hut, The Tea Zone & Fruit Bar Tier 4: (Alphabetized) " The I'll Pass " aka " Here is your parting gift..." Belly Good Café & Crepes, Boba Queen, Coco Café, Elixiria, Fusion Mix, Honeycreme, I Café, Jenjon's Café, Joy 4 Tea, Maggies Café, Mi tea, Mints & Honey, Mr. Green Bubble, Out the Door, Plentea, Pup up Tea, Coffee & Snacks, Quickly, Quickly , Sharetea, Shincha, Sweet Heart Café, Tapioca Express , Teasociety, Teco Tea and Coffee Bar, Ten Ren Tea, Westea, Wonderful Foods/Dessert & Café read more

Basil popcorn chicken and royal milktea is a must! Ive been going here for 7 years and its amazing everytime! I love the new setup the cafe has and they offer free wifi. A good place to study and get things done! read more

The place is small, but decorated pretty cute. From looking at the menu they serve a variety of drinks here and they're all really inexpensive. We came here since we saw that they had a lot of reviews + four stars. We went ahead and both ordered the iced royal milk tea with boba (since according to the reviews that's what most people raved about). I guess if I hadn't been spoiled with non-instant milk tea I would have liked this a lot. But unfortunately I can't go back so I wasn't that fond of it. The only plus is that it came out super quick, which I ain't used to anymore! The S.O. liked it a lot though...but then again his taste buds haven't been converted yet :P read more

The drinks here are a lot better tasting than the drinks at Quickly (at Ulferts Center) and its because they don't use powder to flavor their drinks here. Edward the manager is really friendly and nice, and they serve ice cream here as well. I don't crave boba or milk tea as much as I used to, but a nice hot cup of milk tea with boba really hits the spot during this freezing winter! read more

They ONLY accept CASH ! I went here and there was only one lady working behind the counter , they were not busy however the one lady working behind the counter was taking the orders and making the orders , so it was time consuming . After waiting around for 15 minutes I placed my order to find out it is CASH only , and she was rude about it as well. I was going to use the coupon from Your Town Monthly - sandjadvertising.com however I guess you have to have the printed coupon , which was annoying as well . Anyways sadly I didn't have the cash to try the place. My two stars is because the lady was rude, they had a long wait , someone who ordered something before me took it back to the lady and she was upset that the customer complained. The place looked clean , and the prices seemed reasonable. I wanted to try the place. I won't go back . Also we live in a world of digital / smart phone frenzy , doesn't make sense that the place won't accept the coupon via smart phone. It's a great coupon too , buy two drinks get one free however I didn't get a drink because I didn't have cash and the person with me didn't have cash either . Should have read the yelp tips about "cash only" read more

"I'll have a large milk tea boba with extra boba and a side of extra boba, only add it to the drink please. Thanks." Love the choices here and I am near close to calling this little cafe of boba wonders, home. They have a ton of smoothie, icy, and milk tea choices. I should be more open minded and try something different but the classic milk tea goodness has me jiving and you know the saying, "if something ain't broke..." **There is a certain boba drink etiquette if you don't want to be left with a cup full of boba at the bottom of your cup so here's the deets: 1. Take your straw and bring it up above the surface of the liquid and sip from the top the first couple of sips/gulps. 2. Dip your straw all the way to the bottom of cup and gulp up liquid with a few boba pearls. After about halfway repeating steps 1 and 2, you should be able to have enough boba to drink ratio to enjoy. Too many times I've gone boba greedy and sipped and sipped from the bottom, only to finish my drink first and left with cold, lonely boba to dwell in my cup of ice in a matter of minutes.** Longevity with the boba, people. Sip with care. read more

Totally watery tea - they are also syrup based vs fresh. I would not come here again. Too many flees all around. Weird dirty coolers all around. read more

Are you flippin kidding me?!!?! 4 danky pieces of fried octopus for 5 bucks?? Might as well go rob a damn bank. If I can give it 0 star I would. Dublin, u never fail to amaze me. read more

Been coming here since my kids were little and still enjoying the tapioca pearl drinks. The grapefruit icy was good and would recommend it if you like grapefruit. read more

UPDATE 1/28/08 Plus one star for their yummy tasting tapioca pearls. After so many pearl drinks with substandard tapioca pearls, one has to reward the places that serve up the good stuff! I had the lychee milk tea... YUM those pearls! ----------------------------------- After doing a drive-by to check on the progress of Ranch 99 across the street, I spotted the Cafe Tapioca sign on my way home. I knew this place was around here somewhere but have never seen or looked for it before. Well! Thank God I finally stopped here! I got the lychee milk tea w/ tapioca... Refreshingly perfect for a nice summer day! Now that I know where Cafe Tapioca is, I look forward to going back for their yummy drinks and trying a snackie snack! read more

Their service is always fast, and the quality of their drinks is very good. Their popcorn chicken is also very good. I've been to Tapioca places all over California. I'm kind of a tapioca drink addict, but shh. Some of my favorites from them: Passion Fruit Milk Tea (This is the only place i can get this drink without getting sick =) ) Royal Milk Tea Cookies & Creme smoothie (might have been the ice cream one?) Taro Milk Tea Mango Milk Tea Watermelon smoothie (fresh watermelon, so mouthwatering!) I've tried many others, but those are the ones that stick out in my mind. read more