Quaint cafe with a gothic vibe. Staff were very friendly but the afternoon tea was pretty terrible…read more Most items were cold, including the scones. Some of the cakes were extremely dry and the teas are made with half the leaves they should have, which makes them super mild. I wanted to love it, but didn't.

To start off when I went it was extremely busy there was four large parties so my friend and I got…read morethe smallest table in the corner I feel very uncomfortable and very tight in such a small space. If you come here looking for the high tea tower it's about $45 and includes some scones and little pastry items with a pot of tea however for $45 you're really not getting much. I found the prices here extremely high for the amount of food that you are getting. I ordered myself a brunch dish with purple cauliflower a slab of smoked tofu and a cauliflower crust however I found the entire dish extremely unflavourful and quite disappointing. Unfortunately this place left a little to desire that day as they didn't have AC so everyone who was there was just boiling the entire time. Couldn't really enjoy the tea experience because it was just so hot. Giving it 3 stars because the decor was beautiful and the servers were kind.

Deerioca Fever is delicious. Just the right amount of brown sugar boba and custard. Texture of boba…read moreis just right. Cute corner location. Great seasonal options too. Don't miss out on this place when you're in the

I've given this place two chances: once in Las Vegas in the US and then again here in Canada. The…read moreAlley is consistently mediocre at making boba drinks. Unfortunately I brought a first timer to try a boba drink and they were disappointed as well. If I get a brown sugar boba, it better have enough brown sugar syrup. Both times I've gotten them here, they just tasted like milk. I had to tell my friend afterwards to erase this first boba experience from their head (I'll bring them somewhere else). Definitely don't get the brown sugar boba drinks here :(

I've enjoyed my visits to the tea store. The ladies are friendly and they let you smell all the…read moreteas in store before you buy them. They also have cute individual tea pots for in store drinking with flames to keep the pot warm underneath. I do wish the point system was better and was per purchase vs per item type. I've made several purchases getting nowhere because of how they collect points which makes it extremely slow.

I first visited this chill and pretty tea house in 2019. I came to Ottawa with my daughters for…read moretheir birthdays and when I saw the Tea Shop, I told them to enjoy themselves, while I enjoyed myself drinking tea. Both then and this visit, this shop had a relaxing atmosphere, an inviting and colorful wall of tea and tisane options in glass jars, and very friendly and helpful staff. We ordered three pots of tea and one was a blend of a lime ginger tisane mixed with a sencha cherry rose tea. My household loves this tea and we brought a bag home to enjoy of both the blend and the tisane all by itself. We look forward to returning. We cannot imagine visiting Ottawa without coming here!

I really enjoy coming to this bubble tea spot. It used to be very close to my work so I could just…read morecross the street for my lunch break. I enjoy there milk teas the best, i like how each drink can be customizable for your standards.

My daughter is always treating me to bubble tea so I treated her to bubble tea this time. We went…read moreto Kung Fu Tea. I love taro so I got a taro pearl latte. My daughter convinced me to get less sugar so I went with 50% and it wasn't sweet enough, haha. I should have gone with full sugar or 70%. Actually, they use honey instead of sugar. The pearls were still hot and so soft and chewy. I loved the pearls. The drink had real taro puree. It was so good. My daughter got a yakult green tea with Aloe Vera. She went with 30% sugar and said it was too sweet, haha. She liked it though. The drinks are pretty expensive. Mine was $7 and hers was $6.80. Oh, I wanted to add red beans to my drink, but it's not available as a topping :( The guy working there was nice and he made our drinks quickly.

Modern but comfortable. Upscale cafe vibe, jazz and blues music made it relaxing. There are high…read moretops, tables and charging spots. Strong, good coffees. They have Nutella for special coffee blends it's not just powdered chocolate here. Craving a whiskey or Irish coffee? Beer? They are also a small bar! A few desserts- I recommend the apple one. Just wish it had pillows to make it cozier.

Great location in the heart of Westboro, open late, indoor and outdoor seating, partitions between…read moretables for COVID protection. And above all awesome coffee.. the only thing missing is some good treats, or snacks. The options are limited and they are mostly vegan!

Decent bubble tea spot that is open late in Ottawa. The pearl milk tea had hit the spot. Ample…read moreseating. Nice spot to hang out with friends.

Before my friend and I were about to part ways after a fun day hanging out, she let me know that…read morethere was a BOGO deal on Uber Eats for sparkling tea at Tealive. It was so sweet that she remembered that I am a sparkling drink fan. I walked over to my car and opened my Uber Eats app on my phone. Yep, I saw the BOGO deal and immediately added it. I also needed to fetch dinner. It was great that Tealive had egg sandwiches called toasteas. Such a cute name! I got a hash brown and egg toastea. My order was perfect, as I was more thirsty than hungry. One-stop shopping is also extremely convenient! My friend said to head east along Richmond Road that becomes Somerset Street West and keep on driving till I saw this place in Chinatown. It was the easiest set of directions for this tourist. Tealive is by the arch in Chinatown. I turned left into a parking lot. It generally is one that you have to pay. However, I had arrived after the pay-up parking period, so I parked for free and walked over. This store has a single step to get in and out of the store. It may be an accessibility issue to some folks. It's a deep store. There were plenty of places to sit down and enjoy dining in. I went to the back third of the store. There's a counter on the left for pickup orders. I had a nice man helping me. I showed him my Uber Eats order. He fetched my paper bag with my order. I thanked him and happily headed to my car. I safely secured my order in my car and then drove back to my hotel room to enjoy my food and drinks. Toronto has similar places that sell egg sandwiches. What they lack is offering bubble tea. This place has everything that I love, especially with sparkling tea. The hash brown and egg toastea was incredible! The egg was in omelette form. It wasn't overdone. It was fluffy and enjoyable. You also get a rectangular hash brown. I loved how crispy it was on the outside. It was seasoned nicely and was perfect. Perhaps to make you feel like you're eating something healthy, it had a tomato slice and romaine lettuce. They were fresh and complimented the hash brown and egg perfectly. The bread was toasted. You saw horizontal marks on the bread, which made me think that they use a sandwich press of some sort. The bread provided the perfect crunch, while still being soft. It held the entire sandwich together without wearing what you were eating. The toasted bread sets this toastea egg sandwich apart from similar egg sandwiches in the GTA. Here, you get a lot of bread that isn't toasted to the same extent. It's also so dry that you end up consuming a bunch of fluid to wash it down. My sandwich came with a couple of sauces. You can certainly enjoy the sandwich without them. One was cheese. The other one was a cross between mayo and tartar. They were perfect with the sandwich. The toastea tastes better with them. I was so thirst after having consumed a ton of sodium at lunch that I actually had both 3Q sparkling mango green teas that evening. It was a first for me. I normally have one immediately and the other the following day. Both drinks had no sugar and half ice. I didn't have the option to go less ice, but it didn't matter all that much. It was such a hot day that half ice sounded inviting! The drinks were divine. I loved the carbonation in them. Bubbles rule! They feel fancy when you drink them. Sparkling drinks are more enjoyable if the option is there. The 3Q toppings were pearls, coconut jelly, and sago. They were the perfect trifecta in these drinks. You got chewiness, a bit of sweetness, and different textures to devour while sipping on the perfect combination of mango flavour with perfectly brewed green tea. I loved this place so much that on my final full day in Ottawa, I ordered takeout from Tealive again for dinner. My order was the same, except that I tossed in Japanese strawberry shortcake. It did feel like a carbon copy of my visit. Even my order the second time felt like my first visit. The same sandwich and sparking bubble teas were yummy and consistent. I was impressed. The Japanese strawberry shortcake was delicious. It was the perfect portion, with layers of cake, whipped cream, and strawberry puree. I am normally not a huge fan of whipped cream, but I enjoyed how subtle it was. The strawberry flavour was spot on. I loved that it tasted like real strawberries. The strawberry slice on top was a nice touch. The cake was moist and fluffy. This dessert hit the spot. My sweet tooth was happy. This place was awesome! I long to return to try more toasteas, drinks, and desserts. This place had macarons. I'll need to get some next time. Toronto and its surrounding area need at least one Tealive. Please come here! I am thrilled that I can return here for excellent food and bubble teas. I just need to do another vacation. (304)

5 out of 5 for: - the ambiance inside (the T&Co tea / café…read moreroom) and outside (the grounds of the estate like during Fall Rhapsody - entrance to the estate is free but there is paid parking - try the Montreal Sandwich lunch with salad - made to order; very fresh; I had it with green tea for warmth - and top with dessert - try their Queen Elizabeth cake (yum!)

Made a little trip to the mackenzie king estate to check out the grounds and the ruins. We then…read morestopped at the tea room for high tea. We ordered the mackenzie blend tea which was very good and the scone. My bf said the scone was delicious and I had a bit of the cream and jam that came with it and I agree... it was real cream and homemade jam.... Amazing!!! As for the creme caramel, it was plan, and the sauce tasted super strong, almost alcoholic?! I didn't care for the sauce, the desert itself was bland and needed maybe some vanilla or something to make it pop. The wait staff were nice and the team room itself was nice. We sat outside on the veranda and enjoyed the view. For 2 teas, 1 dessert and 1 scone it came out to about $18. Not cheap, but it was something new and I enjoyed the scenery.

I've been going to Presotea for many years. The only locations they had in Quebec used to be in the…read morecity of Montreal, they have since expanded a lot. Gatineau has multiple locations. This one is insided the Promenade Mall. As far as bubble tea chains go, this is the best one that I know of. The sizes are generous and the variety of flavours is great. They use real tea, and real fruit. My recommended drink is a peach black tea with pearls.

So as of February 1, 2023 there was no external signage to the store, so you can easily walk by and…read morenot even know that the business exists. I'm pretty sure they started out as a ghost kitchen business only taking orders from Doordash and Fantuan (neither of which I use) but then I saw them pop up on UberEats so I decided to give them a try. When I went for pickup, I asked if you can also order in-store and the girl working there said "yes." I also asked her if they plan to be a regular bubble tea shop with seating and all, and she said "eventually." This is great! I guess they are just slowly ramping up business. I got the Strawberry Trupioca ($8.35) which only comes in large, and is strawberry puree on top of milk with "trupioca" which is their version of agar bubbles. I ordered no sugar, but the drink was still really sweet, lol. I still liked it though. The puree is made of real strawberries. The trupioca were light and springy and popped a bit in my mouth. Agar bubbles are my favourite topping so I really liked it. I just wish they gave me more, haha. Pickup was quick and efficient. It's in a converted old house and is where Bite This used to be and before that, Kelly's Liquidation. I love that Westboro is getting more bubble tea shops. Street parking only, which is a pain in the area, especially in the winter with snowbanks everywhere.

My daughter surprised me with a bubble tea from Tru Tea a couple of times and it was great. The…read morefirst time, the drink had purple yam, taro, tapioca, barley and creamy foam on top. She said it was called Deluxe Purple Yam drink or something like that. It was so tasty. The drink was creamy and thick. It had real taro paste and the tapioca was soft and chewy, but not enough tapioca, haha. The second time she got me a Taro milk tea with sweet purple rice. I loved the generous amount of real taro. The rice was interesting in the drink, I liked it. The milk tea was creamy. These were better than the bubble tea I can get in Orleans, haha. But at least I can get bubble tea in Orleans now, when I first moved here there were no bubble tea stores here, but that's a different story.

TLDR: Acceptable bubble tea, but in my opinion, it was rather generic. However, decor and ambiance…read moreis great and staff are pleasant. I've pretty much been to all the bubble tea shops in Ottawa, so I wanted to try something new, which led me to Gatineau. Bulles et Creme is one of the few independently-owned, non-chains selling bubble tea in Gatineau, so I had to check it out. Admittedly, I found the name funny, as it translates to "balls and cream" lol. I got the small Lychee green tea ($5.50) and added tapioca (an additional $1). I asked for less sugar. The tea itself was fine, but no pieces of real fruit, so I think it's just syrup. And tapioca were chewy but some balls stuck together in clumps. It was also really difficult to pierce the plastic sealed lid with the paper straw. I kind of made a mess, lol. The decor is beautiful. They have an outdoor seating area towards the back. And some indoor seating as well. I think it's a really cute place for a date or to hang out with friends. Staff were very friendly and pleasant. They even gave me a points card. I'm not sure what the reward system is, but I'll definitely bring my points card if I return. The store is in the Canevas Shopping Centre, so there's lots of free parking in the mall parking lot. (109)

L'accueil est incroyablement chaleureux, et le personnel souriant, ce qui rend l'expérience encore…read moreplus agréable. L'ambiance thématique est vraiment charmante, et j'adore la section "bean bags" et banquettes qui offrent un espace confortable pour s'asseoir, que ce soit en privé ou en groupe. J'ai reçu d'excellents conseils pour ma commande, et le thé litchi avec des perles à la noix de coco était parfaitement équilibré, pas trop sucré. En résumé, c'était MAGNIFIQUE ! Je recommande vivement cet endroit à tous ceux qui cherchent à se détendre tout en savourant de délicieuses créations.