My boyfriend introduced this place to me. I love it! It's my favorite go-to tea place. Don't forget to check in with yelp to get your 10% discount. Hurry before it ends :) read more

"Go Where Everybody Knows Your Name!" I hope that will happen with coffee or tea because I love hip local coffee shops more than anything! Although Starbucks has been good to me over the years, it lacks the personality that comes with a local coffee shop. Located in the Pearl Kai Shopping Center across from Pearlridge Mall (Close to the powerhouse gym), Coffee or Tea provides not only the standard bubble tea concoctions here in Hawaii, but they also have REAL LIVE COFFEE!!!! heeeeyyyyyyyyyyyy They let you try all sorts of different drinks before buying, which is really great for the suspicious milk tea drinkers like myself. However, why the one star you ask? I reserve it for when they take cards, not just cash. They at least need a nearby ATM. With $4 in hand, the hubs and I shared (one sip for him, 5 for me) our hazelnut iced tea, which by the way, tasted like real hazelnuts, not the syrup kind. read more

Went here because I was in the area after eating at the Curry House. The interior is very clean and still new looking inside. There's a ton of selection. Plus if you check in on Yelp, you get 10% off. Got the milk tea and it was super sweet. The boba was soft but not too soft...just right. Wish I could say how sweet I would want it because I felt like they put a lot of sugar, but hey if you like sugar, then this is the place for you. They also have a small selection of desserts in their little showcase. read more

I love coming to this location because it's so convenient for me. This location has really friendly staff and because I come here so much they already know what I want when I come in. I usually get the black milk tea or jasmine milk tea. Their milk teas are always on point. Their tapioca is the best I've had. Some places either have hard or uncooked tapioca. Theirs is always perfect. I also like their egg pudding! Yum! read more

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The best milk tea and shave ice on the west side. I come here at lease once a week. My faves are the almond milk tea, regular milk tea and the #1 shave ice which comes with azuki beans, boba, condensed milk and a scoop of green tea ice cream. Btw, their green tea ice cream is the bomb!! Also try their green tea smoothie with boba. Gosh I love everything on their menu actually!! read more

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I love bubble tea! Not just a little, but a lot. I'll order it wherever I see it. Sometimes it is a win and sometimes it is a nope. Coffee or Tea? is a win definitely. Their menu is extensive from teas, coffees, shave ice, and pastries. read more

Coffee or Tea? - Hazelnut, Pudding, and Irish Cream milk tea with tapioca balls. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

Favorite place for milk tea! Esp that it's not too far! My favorite is milk tea with tea jelly. Literally airways going to pearl kai shopping center just for that. Awesome customer service. Very friendly. Its also very fast. It will only take max 3 min. Depending if it's busy tho. Just remember that is cash only!! read more

Jasmine Milk Green Tea. Green Jasmine Tea Milk. Either way, you get the point. I used to get their Milk Tea - LOVE! But then I got hooked on their Jasmine Green Milk Tea with custard. Not a huge fan of the Boba, but the custard I love! Check in on Yelp and you get 10% off! By the way, they're cash only. The McCully location and the Pearl Kai location both have ample parking - no need to worry about that! ATMs are nearby in case you forget that I just told you that it's cash only. Drinks usually run around $5-8 dollars, depending on the size you want. Enjoy! read more

Coffee or tea makes a solid milk tea with pretty consistent high quality boba. Although I can't say it's my favorite boba/milk tea place on the island, it's a convenient place near my home to get my fix. I like how the boba is always consistently chewy, not old or too soft tasting. If you're particular on sweetness level, unfortunately there isn't an option to select % sweetness which is a con, as well as the options for milk tea aren't that vast in my opinion. They do have a variety of regular teas, but I'm more of a milk tea person. read more

I was so excited when I had heard that a Coffee or Tea? was opening up here on the west side, I know a lot if milk tea/boba places have been popping up on this dude if the island but nothing compares to the milk tea that they serve here. The staff is very friendly and always suggest for you to try different things when you come in if you haven't been there before! What I love most about this place is that they will walk over to wherever you are standing in the establishment and hand you your drinks instead of just calling your name out loud. The prices are kind of pricey. But I'm willing to splurge a couple extra bucks for their heavenly milk tea. I like getting the milk tea with custard pudding in it instead of the traditional tapioca balls. read more

Service was quick. Basically I ordered my Milk Tea and by the time I paid, I was being handed my drink by the other worker. It was delicious. I havent tried other places in Hawaii but it does live up to all the boba places in California that Ive been too and even better (less sweet) than the ones I had in China! There were abundance of flavors that it took me a while to choose which flavor I wanted to try, so I decided to go with the classic. I definitely want to try much more of their flavors - green tea and taro, mostly. They also serve shaved ice with lots of different toppings, milk toast, etc. Its a smaller shop, but big enough to cruise with friends, so it was a little hard when I was looking for it in the Pearl Kai shopping center the first time but its right next to Tadashi restaurant. read more

If you like the McCully location of Coffee or Tea? and live on the Leeward side, then you'll be pleased to know that this place is pretty much the same thing, even down to the layout. If you haven't tried Coffee or Tea at either location, I'd definitely recommend that you give it a shot if you like cold drinks. The milk tea is good and their tapioca balls are especially tasty and well prepared. Friendly service as well. My only real complaint is that they don't have a restroom inside and you have to use the ghetto bathrooms located quite a distance from the store. (Maybe this could change if they have a bathroom for their employees that they'd like to open to their customers.) I like the Almond Milk Tea and the Irish Cream Milk Tea is pretty good, too. read more

Definitely the best milk tea in Hawaii! I've been a regular at the McCully location for a few years now as I would make my way there after class gets out. But having a shop closer to home is awesome and convenient! I see no discrepancy between this location and the McCully location. The staff are always extremely warm and friendly and the atmosphere is welcoming. I always get a jumbo milk tea with boba and pudding. There boba beats out tea time, taste tea, mr. Tea, etc and is probably comparable to dragon teas boba. But this place is still my go to for boba and always will be! read more

Love it here. It's awesome that they opened a shop closer to home!!! The drinks are delicious as always. read more

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Heard from friends about this place. I was looking for a delicious drink with tapioca balls. the one that caught my attention was the black sesame milk tea. great tasting tea as expected! and they use the sweet flavored tapioca balls. Must be a chinese owned shop, I hear a lot of Cantonese in their convetsation. the inside has that wood design interior like most coffee and tea places. very spacious. read more

Coffee or Tea? - Bubble Tea Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

I am a regular at Coffee or Tea -- I've tried other boba shops but none will ever compare to Coffee or Tea. Hands down.... they have THE BEST milk tea. I ALWAYS get the pudding milk tea with tapioca balls. The pudding and tapioca balls are semi-sweet which makes it taste soooooooo good :) The service here is great -- they're always so friendly. read more

Coffee or Tea? - Pudding milk tea with tapioca :) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

I have been looking for pudding milk tea ever since I had it in Japan. I was so happy to find it here. It was delicious! The store was clean and the person who helped me was very helpful and nice. read more

Same milk tea, different location! When some places open up a second location it can either fail to replicate the success of the first location or it can surpass it. However, I feel that both coffee or tea locations are exactly the same in terms of drinks as well as service. Like the McCully location, the milk tea is probably my favorite and the best on the island in my personal opinion. However, they do lack a little in customer service. They aren't rude or obnoxious but they aren't exactly welcoming or friendly either. It's more like a "be happy with your drink and don't expect glamourous service" kind of place. Parking here is a lot better than the McCully location. The McCully location parking stalls give me anxiety and if there's no parking I'll leave feeling defeated. This is a definite improvement for the new location. You don't have to have a melt down just to get some drinks. Overall, I'm very happy with a new boba place opening up out on this side. read more

The wintermelon milk tea w/ boba was pretty good. Went on a weekday, and it's pretty empty in the afternoon except when people come right after school around 3. Update: Coconut is my new fave - try it, it's so yummy! read more

THIRD TIMES THE CHARM! I have been to coffee or tea three times, the first time was at their Mcully Location, and second two were at their new location in Aiea. That saying third times the charm surely expresses how I feel about this place. The first item I had ordered was their Jasmine Milk Tea with grass jelly, I could hardly taste the Jasmine tea because it was watered down by all the milk they put it, so that first experience I hated it. The second time I came I ordered their Honeydew milk tea, and this was the worst I have ever tasted, it was like drinking powdered artificial honeydew with milk! After I drank it my stomach was upset and I was scarred after that drink. I finally got another chance to come back to the Aiea location and hesitantly ordered their Green tea shake with pudding. Once I received my drink it was the contrast of green and pale yellow was quite inviting. I drank it and I didn't know how to make of it, I couldn't really taste the green tea, but it was surely better than the first two I ordered before. The taste was calming in a sense of a hot day and sipping on this would make you feel calm and relaxed. From the three drinks I have frank this green tea shake was the winner! I finished the whole thing in moderation, because it was a little to sweet! overall judge after a third time unless the place is just to awful for you! read more

Coffee or Tea? - Lychee tea and green tea shake with pudding. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

Yep, yep, I liked it! My daughter has been here a couple of times and has asked me a few times this week to visit the new Coffee or Tea? location. Honestly, we've never been to the other location but I read their reviews just for fun. I've even wanted to go there just to see if they're as mean as some of the reviews suggest. Anywho, I can't personally speak for the other location but this location is A-OK! The ladies who took, made, and delivered our drinks order were nice and polite. The shop is new and is a pleasant place to sip your drink. My daughter loved her Honeydew Milk Tea and I enjoyed my refreshing pineapple/honey tea/tapioca bubble creation. I'd definitely return :) read more

This place is open late and a good option for bubble tea for Leeward residents. When I get bubble tea, I always get the same flavor-- milk tea. Coffee or Tea's mix is a tasty sweet concoction that always hits the spot, especially post fatty meal. The bubbles are slightly chewy, warm, and sweet and the milk tea is a home run. Every time they I have come, I was greeted with friendly service and received my beverage promptly. I am never in there for more than 2 minutes. read more

Love this shave ice! Its actually healthy!;-) Fresh taro-chunks of it!! Great service, too! They have free wifi, too! read more

Coffee or Tea? - Shave ice comes with 5 toppings. Fresh taro!! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

The best milk tea on this island!!! Always delish!!!! Love it! ... Great service too!

Best boba place on the island! The tapioca pearls are the perfect consistency, nice and chewy. I like the sweetness of the honey green tea. Definitely my go-to boba place! read more

You don't even know how HAPPY I was when I found out they opened up a new location on the west side! THANK GOODNESS! I have been going to the mccully location for years and treat myself at least 2x a month! They are indeed thee best MILK TEA in Hawaii! It's CASH ONLY but I really think they should consider accepting major credit cards. Which is why I'm still holding back on that 1 star Milk tea w/ pudding & pearl Taro milk tea w/ pudding & pearl Almond milk tea w/ pudding & pearl are my Top 3 picks! read more

My favorite boba place in the Leeward area! So far, I've had the chocolate, black sesame, almond, and taro. My favorite is the almond (if you love almond cookies, you'll love it too!). The service here is quick and courteous. Make sure you bring cash because they don't take cards! Parking can be a hassle during dinner hours so bring your patience as well. read more

Nice place to drink you smoothie, coffee, bubble drinks, whatever they have and sit in a very cozy place..awesome!!

This is one of my top three bubble tea places. I've been here multiple times and they are consistently good. I also like how they have fresh watermelon juice and smoothies when it is in season. Their coffee jelly is also really good. The only drawback for me is they only accept cash. I don't always carry cash on me, so I need to make sure to stop by an ATM before stopping by. read more

Coffee or Tea? - Watermelon Smoothie - Bubble Tea Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

One of the best places to get milk tea on Oahu, especially since it's not in town! Heads up! CASH ONLY! But it's definitely worth it. read more

First time at Coffee or Tea and was greeted right away! I ordered a Green Tea Shake w/pearls (Grande) and Milk Tea w/pearls (Super Grande). Both drinks were quickly made within minutes & were very good! The Green Tea Shake was my favorite! It was just perfect! I also used a 10% off coupon for checking in on Yelp. Paid about $11 for both drinks. They also have Happy Hour M-F 9am-12pm & 4-6pm 10% off all drinks. Location & parking easy to find. read more

Coffee or Tea? - Green Tea Shake w/Pearls (left) Super Jumbo Milk Tea w/pearls (right) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

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This place is great!! My fiancé and I came here based on yelp reviews, because he woke up this morning craving bubble tea. First let me say how adorable this place is. We've been to other places that served bubble tea and the atmosphere was aimed more toward a much younger crowd. Coffee or Tea is like the Starbucks of the bubble tea world. As we walked in we were pleasantly greeted and we were offered samples! He ordered the Hazelnut and I got the original. Both were DELICIOUS. Can't wait to try more flavors. We both ordered the jumbo size and as I stand outside the shop writing this review, my fiancé is contemplating ordering another! They're offering 10% off until July 31st. In summary, I loved this place. :) read more

Coffee or Tea? - Hazelnut for him. Original for me. Happy taste buds for us both! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

Love the flavor at the very first sip!!!! The milk tea is not super sweet, and you can taste the real TEA AND MILK! Also you can choose cold, hot, or even Not so hot! Great milk tea! And the lady is very nice too. She told me where to find a ATM machine at a lower transaction fee cost. :) definitely will visit again! (I only tried 3 milk tea places in Honolulu, this one is the best. I lived in California and I'm picky on Asian flavor drinks. LOL) read more

I am kind of a boba whore... I go wherever it is and whenever I need it I have a wide variety of tea shops to choose from. I've started coming to coffee or tea only when they finally opened their pearl Kai location. Since black milk tea is the most common and safest thing to try, that's my normal to order especially when I am not used to the shop. If you screw up that simple order then normally everything else there is a bust. This place has got it down alright! And since i recently started to give up meat and dairy, I asked if there was a dairy alternative. The server informed me that they actually use non dairy milk in their milk teas due to allergies and i guess a higher amount of customers wanting dairy alternatives. So high five to them for listening to the needs of the crowd. Another thing I really appreciate is that when I come twice a week, same days, same time, they remember my name and the same thing I get every week. Really sweet read more

Coffee or Tea? - Jumbo sizes make me happy! Milk tea with boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

Awesome customer service. I very munch enjoyed the crystal lemon, this makes me want to return and try more. There are more drinks than I can try in a year which makes it nice to have something new every time we return. Hot coffee was different, not bad good well roasted. Maybe the kind coffee drinkers love. The atmosphere was 10x more comfortable than Starbucks. Plus 10x cheaper. read more

Another location in Aiea. The first time I ever tried it was at the one in Mcully. I recommended the Milk pudding tea to my friend. I sipped a sample from her, the egg custard was hard. Isn't it suppose to be smooth? Not fresh egg pudding apparently. The milk tea tasted alright. read more

Coffee or tea is one of my favorite places to get milk tea!!! I will drive from Mililani just to get some except when I know they are working on Kam Highway. I always get the taro milk tea with bubbles. The bubbles can be hit or miss. Sometimes they're overcooked, sometimes they're undercooked & sometimes they are just right! There are 3 sizes to choose from. I always get the grande & instantly regret it when I start drinking. I enjoy this location a lot more than the town location because of the parking situation. It's so much easier to find parking here during non peak hours. The workers are very friendly & I enjoy catching up with my friends here. The shave ice looks delicious & they have a few different choices to choose from. Enjoy picking out your beverage of choice! read more

Cash only, free parking and samples but only for a few items. My favorite drink here is the herbal tea but it's quite a bit sweeter than making it at home. The jasmine green milk tea, no-milk green teas, or regular milk tea sans pearls are refreshing choices too. A-OK but some observations on McCully vs this location-- --this one seems to run out of things a lot quicker (jellies, drinks..) --no restroom , even McCully has a key (lots of drinks and tables means restrooms are pretty important! although for a business owner I can see why not offering a restroom to the public is easier) --do check Yelp for a check-in discount! --well this is the same as the McCully location: cash only w the nearest ATM not too close Since these are not major considerations and I'm constantly close by, this place will remain on my regular drink-venture rotation ! read more

I have been a fan of the McCully location for a long time and was so happy when the Aiea location opened. The shop is clean and service is very quick and friendly. This location is more relaxed than McCully location. Other boba shops in the area do not compare. I have to recommend the pudding milk tea. The pudding is sweet, texture is soft and the pudding pieces are big. The flavor of milk tea is divine- thank you for getting it right every time and using actual brewed tea (not powder). Flavor, boba texture and sweetness (I get 50%) are consistent. read more

Big fan of the Assam milk tea. Reminded me of having a different flavored Thai iced tea. They have a wide range of drinks you could order from. You'll be spoiled for choices. Very limited food options though including garlic bread and some toast. If you're in the area and are a tea/coffee/smoothie person, you must visit! read more