***3.5 Stars*** Ding Tea has been open for about 5 months now and the location is great since it's right next to a high school and is a corner lot. Parking is in the back of the establishment and you have to walk to the front to enter. Their interior is clean and bright, with a nice wallpaper for photos of your drink. I want to start off by saying that the girls that helped me with my order today were really helpful and friendly! Being that it was my first time, they gave me suggestions on customer favorites and offered to give samples. The Oolong Milk Tea is their #1 drink here, however after sampling it, I thought it was just average. I compared it with Share Tea's and I have to say it wasn't up to par with their Oolong. After a couple other samples, I decided to go with the Taro and Jasmine Milk Tea. Both were also average, my eyes didn't widen and I didn't fall in love or anything but it wasn't terrible either. I like that they offer split cups, it's always nice when you can get two flavors instead of just one. Because I checked in on yelp, they granted me my free boba topping and the total came out to be $4.89, not bad! Overall, I think Ding Tea is just your average boba place. I wouldn't mind getting it from time to time since I live close by, but it's definitely not a favorite. 3.5 stars because of the exceptional service I received today! read more

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Went here for the first time, ordered Jasmine milk tea. It was just ok. Tasted kinda of water down, not to strong.

First time trying this new establishment and it wasn't too bad! Cute place with some nice decor. They're currently having a "Buy 5, Get 1 free" deal! Located in a small plaza right next to Subway and in front of Andrew Hill High School. Totally wished this was here when I was in high school! Parking may be a little difficult since the parking lot is pretty small. I ordered the Oolong Milk Tea w/ pearls and my brother had the Aloe Vera Kiwi Juice w/ pearls. If you're not a fan of sweetness, I highly recommend lowering the sweetness level to at least 75%. I regret not doing that because my oolong was super sweet compared to other places I've been to. It was hard to finish. Although, the oolong milk tea was good and tasted authentic. As for the kiwi juice, also overly too sweet for me. My brother likes it but I didn't find anything special about it. Literally just tasted like straight up juice. I wouldn't want to order this. Pearls on the other hand wasn't bad. It was chewy & not too sweet just the way I like it! Service wasn't bad for a place that hasn't been opened for long! The order numbers seemed a little unorganized but in terms of speed, it wasn't super slow. Overall, decent. Definitely not one of my go-to boba tea places but it isn't bad. read more

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Not too bad tbh for a new place that just opened up. Tea flavor was there, priced reasonably and they have a good selection of teas to choose from ranging from milk to fruity. Only thing is service is way too slow. I know that they're currently in their soft opening but wished they could be faster. They have quite a few employees so you kinda expect them to roll the drinks out quick. Waited more than 30 minutes. read more

Ding Tea House - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

The service has gotten better recently, but unfortunately that is not the case for the drinks. The drinks lack consistency; at sometimes there isn't enough flavor, sometimes the boba is hard, etc. One day my boba was crumbly as if it was straight from the freezer, another they completely forgot it. Or the texture would be fine, but the taste was off. One time a friend of mine found a leaf in her cup. Also, the popcorn chicken is flavorless. There is a buy two get one free offer that makes it a good option for a larger crowd. Overall, it's an okay option for those who crave boba and are with friends, but there are definitely better shops. read more

Ding Tea seems to be a pretty established place in Taiwan and a few other countries, and today at 1pm, they finally opened their doors for a soft opening in San Jose! I came here literally seconds before the high school/middle school invasion (literally andrew hill high school and sylvandale middle school are across the street!!!!)! They are doing a special buy 2 get 1 drink free or buy 2 and get 1 small gift which is a small emoji plush (refer to photos). I like the inside of the place. It's simple and comfy, definitely a place to hangout for all the high schoolers. Why wasn't this place around when I went to high school!??! The cashier was super nice and helped with all my questions. We ordered the matcha latte, peach green tea w/ egg pudding, and the jasmine green tea mousse w/ boba. All regular sweetness and ice levels, which you could adjust if you wanted to. Peach green tea w/ egg pudding: Way too sweet for my liking, but underneath the sweetness it tasted good! Your standard peach green tea, definitely will get it less sweet next time and I will probably enjoy it better. Matcha latte: This one is my favorite so far because the matcha flavor is so good! It definitely tastes authentic and strong. I would also get this with a little less sweetness as well, but still a winner in my book! Jasmine green tea: This one was my least favorite. The mousse on top is basically their version of creama except the texture is fluffy (mousse-like, duh). I really really liked the mousse! It isn't salty like other creamas, just slightly sweet. The jasmine green tea however was very bitter (even though I normally like unsweetened green tea) and even after shaking it together, wasn't so great. For some reason it didn't mix well with the mousse. I would definitely try the mousse again on a different tea base (probably would taste awesome on the matcha latte!) Overall, for a soft opening, this place is pretty decent, not amazing, but will probably be much better by the time their grand opening comes around. read more

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Omg.... Tonight was my first visit and I liked it so far until this moment. I'm so indifferent because well, as I'm finishing up my oolong milk tea with egg pudding, I immediately felt a hair in my mouth. I spit out the piece of pudding I was eating. Definitely not my hair because 1) my hair is tied up in a bun right now 2) my hair isn't black and 3) the hair is intwined in the pudding meaning it was mixed in the pudding batch when they made it. This is why people are required to wear hair nets when handling food. Please do so! Yuuuuckkk ughhh. read more

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Honestly I am sorry that I even have to rate this place 1 star. Understandably this place is new, but my experience today will keep me from coming back. The venue was definitely nice, good place to chill. Considering that it just opened, I expected the employees to be more enthusiastic, but no smiles were seen. Also , as I ordered my drink (buy 2 get 1 free promo) I told her I wanted the panda milk tea with egg pudding , and a jasmine milk tea with boba. For my free drink a oolong milk tea. She than asks , " so you want two panda milk tea?" (Wait.. What? O.o did she not hear my Jasmine milk tea order?) but I repeat my order for her. Another girl pushes my three drinks towards me , knocking one over as she did this but I caught it . I asked for a bag so she puts the two remaining drinks in the bag and knocks one over . (Really ?? -.- ) but I was whatever about it . *leaves and goes home* My drink tasted okay.. Had a weird aftertaste. My cousin for a Jasmine milk tea and she said it was too sweet and tastes like water n syrup. And my second cousin said that it was overwhelming how sweet it was so she tossed her drink after two sips! Honestly it was such a shame to waste all that. I figured it's fine , I'll still drink mine. And guess what? There was a piece of HAIR in my drink. Made me regret even trying to give this place a chance , overall due to this whole experience I will definitely not be back. read more

Ding Tea House - .. It was in my drink.. - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Decided to try out this boba place since it's near my friends old high school. I got the # Hokkaido grass jelly milk tea. It was a very good blend of milk tea, not too strong like oolong but not watered down either. The grass jelly was also very tasty and always my favorite! I also got 50% ice and 75% sweet so it's not too sweet. My girlfriend got the oolong milk tea with boba, the boba was very chewy and not hard at all, while the tea was very strong and tasted very intense but still good. Be sure to check this local boba place the interior is very cozy and chill! read more

Ding Tea House - Grass jelly milk tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

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I tried the jasmine milk tea, oolong milk tea and regular jasmine green tea! All of them were pretty good, love that there is strong tea flavor. The pearls were also nice and soft and not super sweet!! I will come back to try more drinks :) read more

Looks like they've been newly remodeled! Good hangout spot with a loungey vibe. Comfortable cushioned seating. I would recommend the winter melon oolong salted cheese($4.50), but beware the drinks here are extremely sweet. Get 50% sweetness or even less! They have green tea boba here(texture is similar to the crystal boba). The salted cheese here is a lot thicker than other places, which is nice because it doesn't easily mix all the way with the tea. The panda milk tea( comes with black and crystal boba) is good as well. Apparently it is their most popular drink on the menu. They are currently having a promotion (buy 2 get 1 free) so take advantage of the deal! I didn't get a chance to try their snacks but they had some tasty options such as crab fries. Would definitely recommend this place! read more

I live down the street from here and haven't been in a while. I decided to stop by and get my favorite Hokkaido milk tea. I've stopped twice on different days and they are closed when they should be open according to their business hours posted at the door. I've stopped at 12:15 and their hours are from 11am-10pm. Not trying again! read more

As I'm writing this review it is 9:50 pm on Thursday November 08, 2018. This is my second time that I ordered a Taro milk tea with egg pudding from this place and I got my around 9 pm. Barely drank more than 1/5 of my cup and I found a long strain of hair from my drink. UNACCEPTABLE ! What kind of an establishment are you that this is allow this to happen?!?!? Note that I am a guy and don't have long hair. So there's no way I can fake this. As far as I can say, I won't be coming back and neither should anyone else if you want hair in your drinks. read more

Ding Tea House - This was in my drink. - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

I ordered the Mousse (Crema) Oolong milk tea with regular sugar & black and white pearls. It was a sweet drink with a bitter/slight herbaly-tea/taste after taste. It's not uber sweet like Cool Tea Bar or Tea Society. It actually tastes like a tea rather than a sugary milk. Definitely would come back to try the rest of the flavors that they offer. I also like how they have paper menus as the screen board is recessed in the back where they make drinks. You have to walk to the register and get the paper menus though. They should have it like by the door or somewhere more easily accessible for the people in line Fyi- you have to walk around the bldng to the front to get inside. read more

Ding Tea House - Mousse/ crema Oolong milk tea with black & white pearls. Oh so yum!! - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

I like their Jasmine milk tea and the Honeydew Milk tea. The Boba they had was sweet and chewy. read more

Ding Tea House - These are Honeydew Milk tea with black pearls, Peach Milk tea, and Jasmin Milk yea with black pearls - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

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The tea here is mediocre, nothing special. Tons of places taste exactly like it. It has a weird aftertaste, and there's a weird residue left over (I think they use milk powder). I also had a to wait 20 minutes for two drinks even though they were even busy. They did apologize for the wait though so I appreciated that. Overall would not recommend and would not come again. read more

Ding Tea House - Nasty residue - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

After gorging on roast duck and dim sum at Tai Pan down the street, we decided to try out this new boba place. Service and drinks were A+. Drinks had strong tea flavor and delicious fresh tasting toppings. You can customize the sweetness and ice level to your liking. The girl who took our order was super helpful. She didn't get annoyed by our endless questions and gladly offered to remake our drinks if we didn't like them. Fortunately that wasn't necessary because we all loved the 4 drinks we got. Pro tip: If you haven't tried Yakult teas before, I highly recommend you give them a try. Be sure to ask for 70% sugar unless you have a really sweet tooth. My Yakult green tea tasted just like the ones I had in Taiwan, the land of boba teas, where I first got hooked on this drink. Will definitely be back to get my fix! read more

Ding Tea House - Yakult green tea with grass jelly. My crack! Lol - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

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Drinks aren't the best, but not the worst. Not worth like $7-8 though. Ordered 2 drinks and it came out to $15?!

Thought it was the famous Ding Tea but IT'S NOT (My fault for not noticing "house") They kept the original Ding Tea sign outside & just added the word "house" - probs to mislead people like me lmao. Drinks were sweet even at 50% & 75%. I wouldn't come back considering there are so many other better places in sj read more

I just came by and got 3 strawberry yakult drinks because I missed it so much from my times visiting So'Cal. This was an absolute abomination. All the drinks were SO sugary, I felt like I was drinking pure strawberry syrup. This was not like anything like I had before and I regret coming. Waste of money! read more

So my wife and I order two Panda milk tea on the menu from the TV display for $4 each. when we had to pay the total was $9.50. I asked her if the panda milk tea is $4 and she said yes it is but you're getting the toppings which is additional $0.75 each. So then I asked what is a panda milk tea listed for $4 and she said it is just milk tea without the toppings. Makes no sense. I still paid for it but this is very misleading. The last boss was very ride thinking u didn't know what I ordered. Like hello I'm the Boba Boss. As if!!! Will be my last time going here. I was planning to give them some business since they are local but you know what I will take my business somewhere else. read more

I have came here for 3 years it's the best boba ever especially the boba milk tea I get it ever time I go I might go today at night or burning the week like Monday i can't wait to drink boba I haven't drank boba in one month and I love there service there kind but the price is pretty pricy I would say it should be 6.78 not 8.20 but it's ok it's worth it the boba there is amazing and yummy you guys should get it Ding tea boba and gong cha at Eastridge mall are the best boba ever You should go my brother gets Honeydew Boba the green one read more

The wait time is the issue here. I ordered eggrolls and 1 drink. Drink took 15 minutes. The food took 20 minutes. Needless to say, I didn't make it back to work from my lunch break on time. 2 stars because the drink was good though. Matcha with matcha pearls. read more

Usually I either get their Jasmine MT or their Brown sugar fresh milk with either boba or egg pudding. Both drinks and toppings are pretty good! I have gotten their taro smoothie here once and it was soooo amazing. The cup size is bigger than their cup for teas but I'm not complaining!! If you love taro, you should definitely check it out. Considering that I love sweet drinks, the brown sugar fresh milk had me in awe!! Definitely recommend for anyone who loves their drinks sweet. Their store is so cute and the workers are always so kind to me whenever i come. I've only gotten to try their spicy crab fries and it's decent, not the best I have had but I dont mind it! read more

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This place has so many different selections. The workers were friendly and patient. The music and vibe was fun. They also offer different types of fries to much on. I will definitely go back and would recommend this tea place to others. read more

Jasmine milk tea didn't taste like it had even a drop of tea in it. Even ordered at the lightest sugar level, it tasted like 100% sugar water with milk. read more

First of all, their sample teas were at 100% sweetness, which I do not recommend if you don't like your teas to taste like 70% sugar, 30% tea. The girl at the cashier was very nice and accommodating. She offered to make up samples of whatever tea we wanted to try. The lychee milk tea we sampled was very sugary and didn't taste much like tea. My friend and I ended up getting a Mousse Jasmine green tea (with pearls) and a Lychee milk tea (with lychee jelly). Both were ordered at 75% sweetness. Their mousse is like a "crème" or "milk foam" but once shaken into the drink, it doesn't add an extra creaminess or frothiness that usual milk foam teas have. Their boba is NOT HONEY BOBA, which isn't a criticism, but it was a surprise, so if you are expecting sweet boba, it will not be sweet. The consistency is chewy but the Jasmine tea is lacking in a good tea flavor - or any tea flavor for that matter. At about $4 a cup (.50 for toppings), it was not worth the price. The store layout is very strange. While there is nice decor, the cash register is located on the left when you enter, where they inconveniently placed black line dividers. The menu is hard to see unless you're standing right at the cash register. Their customer service is great. The two workers I encountered were very nice, but this doesn't make up for their disappointing drinks. Their workers and the nice casual setting would be the only reason to come back. read more

Ding Tea House - Mousse Jasmine Green tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

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Ding tea is my go-to tea place and it will always feel like my second home and the tea there is just great. And the deals are amazing!

Would recommend their top 10 my favorite is the jasmine green tea. They also have buy2 get 1 free!!

As a warning to those looking for the SoCal boba chain Ding Tea, this ain't it. I believe they used to be part of Ding Tea the chain but have since decided to become independent and operate under the same/ very similar name. In my opinion that was very misleading to me and my friends. Drink/ food order: Passion fruit milk tea w boba (1/5), and Oolong milk tea w boba(2/5). Crab fries (4/5) and Takoyaki fries (4/5) First the drinks! This is probably one of the worst milk tea drinks I have ever tasted. The passion fruit milk tea was just wrong tasting. Maybe the recipe just wasn't good or the boba baristas were inexperienced but the milk tea was extremely sour and extremely sweet to the point I winced when I took my first sip. The syrup was really unbalanced and there was no tea taste whatsoever. As for the oolong milk tea it was weird tasting. It had a strong nutty taste which did not resemble oolong at all. Oolong is my go to drink and I have had a lot of it. This oolong was like a bad imitation of what oolong is supposed to be. Both drinks were definitely made with milk powder as well. We ended up throwing away the drinks while they were still very full because they weren't drinkable the flavor was too overpowering. On top of this the milk teas were $4 and boba is an additional 75¢!!! I know that boba is generally this price around San Jose but honestly this was some true low quality completely overpriced boba milk tea! When I pay $5 for a cup of boba I expect it to taste good and be of good quality tea at least decent tea. Overall drinks were wrongfully high priced, bad quality and not at all worth. Food: the fries were quite good although the pictures make it look bigger than it actually is. Only redeeming thing about this place is the fries which we got the crab and Takoyaki ones. The price was around 5.50 and it was pretty fair. One thing I noticed though is that the original chain Ding Tea also had a similar food and drink menu and it makes me think they are trying to pass this place off as the chain to draw people in which is sketchy. Also, the reviews on Yelp are merged with the old ding tea which seems like it was better rated. So on top of this, the rating of the Yelp reviews for the stars are misrepresented. Staff: when we walked in it was near empty maybe two other people were there. The orders took a while and when I got up to get them I didn't see the receipt taped to the cup because it was facing the other side and I asked the barista as she handed it to me, which tea was which to which she snapped at me, " its on the cup! " In a tone like I was stupid or something. I dont think it's that hard to verify even with the tags on which is which esp since there were only two cups. TLDR: The lady was very rude and made the drinks very poorly. Overall, save your money and your time boba or lychee jelly or ANY topping is never worth 0.75 and their milk tea is utter garbage. Food is good but not worth dealing with the people who work there when they are so rude. read more

Drinks are ok, always super hot in there and they take long. They also need to clean inside there as it's always messy and floors are dirty. Also the 2 for 1 drink isn't really two for 1. They jack up the prices so ends up being over $15 each time. There's definitely better spots out there. read more

Back then, when I attended Andrew P. Hill High School, I wasn't so impressed with the drinks but it was acceptable with great customer service. I've been drinking the tea here for quite some time until the customer service went spiraling downhill as time passed by. Today was an unsatisfying experience. I bought two Passion Fruit Black Tea at regular sugar, my usual. However, today the drink was extremely sweet. How to describe how sweet: it was sweet like tasting pure fructose. I could not taste the black tea. I went up to the cashier and asked if they could remake it, knowing that the drinks and fructose were shook altogether. They informed me that they could not remake the drinks because they already made it. I never understood their policy on this because one of the employees gladly remade my drink because of the same reason in the past. The employee who declined remaking my drink also had a tone that sounds like they did not enjoy speaking with me about this matter. All in all, I will not be coming back after this situation. read more

Ding Tea House - Passion Fruit Black Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

I have been their loyal customer for almost two years. My family and I like their honeydew milk tea drinks because of how it was made. However I'm giving this place two stars because of BAD customer service. This time I went when they were busy. After I placed in my order, I waited outside. However, I noticed there were two people waiting inside for their orders. After I waited for the two people to get their orders and left, I came inside to wait for my order since I knew that it will be next. Then I looked to the side and saw the two ladies there looking at me. One of the girls ( the fat one) asked me with an attitude to wait outside without letting me explain why I was there. Then I went outside and waited .. and there was my order ! I understand that they wanted to practice social distancing, but they could have asked the other customers who were previously waiting inside for their orders as well. I was so disappointed about how they have dealt with the situation since there were only myself and the other two customers waiting inside and we also practiced social distancing ... Besides, I was wondering how you would wait outside and know when their orders are ready since you cannot here anything from the outside when the doors are closed?.. I wish I did not give them the tips in the first place.. They did not deserve it .. Anyway, I think they should train their staff again on how to be professional to their customers without making them feel disappointed. My family and I will not come here again. read more

Drinks here are disgusting. Had to go back twice to get something else. Super watery; waste of $6.

Friendly staff and one of the best boba I've ever tried. The store could be crowded around 2-4 cuz it's right across from Andrew Hill but that is understandable. Overall would come back for more later. read more

Ding Tea House - Salted Cream Jasmine Green Tea is great :3 - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

The drinks and toppings are expensive! $4.75 for most drinks and $.75 for toppings. I wouldn't mind paying that much of they were good. One of the worst milk tea in San Jose! I should've listened to the other reviews. Don't waste your money here. There are many other good tea places in SJ. read more

This is my favorite milk tea store. Their drinks and foods are delicious and cheap. Nice view. Good service. Friendly employees. read more

Ding Tea House - Winter Melon Green Tea with Grass Jelly - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Came here a little late on a Sunday night, after 10pm. Was recommended this place from a friend and it was on the way home so I gave it a try. It was pretty empty since it was so late but the service was super fast. I ordered a honey green tea with boba and it was alright. Since there's honey I expected it to be sweet so I asked for 75% sugar/sweetness but when I got the drink it ended up tasting very bitter. I could barely even taste the honey, the tea tasted very strong and overpowering. I'd like to come back and try other drinks but maybe wouldn't adjust the sweetness since the taste of tea seems very strong. But I probably wouldn't go out of my way to get a drink here. read more

I came yesterday got a coffee and strawberry yogurt drink. The young lady that took my order wasn't very happy and her constant shit face through out my order was aggravating. I got my coffee lacked flavor tasted bitter and ended up not drinking it. My husbands was ok so that's why I gave three stars. Hopefully the manager could talk to the employees and let them know that without customers they have no jobs. Customer services is the key read more

Ding Tea House - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Jose, California

Oh man where do I start. First of all this review is only for the (Who im assuming is) manager lady because she was extremely rude and nasty, like she owned the place so she probably does lol. Ok so the 1 star is because I can only put one star and not negatives but let me say the one good experience was the nice worker girl who took my order, she was the sweetest and makeup was on point! Ok so I ordered a drink and the manager made it wrong, when I asked her to remake it how I initially asked for it she got extremely upset and tried fighting with me and angrily pointing at me, I kept my composure and reiterated that I specified what I wanted and she was in the wrong so please remake it. She angrily grabbed the cup from the poor worker girl and went to the back to what I assume to spit and whatever else in my drink. But what can you do? Some people just have ugly hearts, but they def shouldn't be working in food/customer service. While I was waiting for my food another customer came in and order two drinks and the worker girl got a bag to put his orders in and the manager lady came trotting over to huff and puff and say "get the small bag!" So the girl was trying to shove two drinks in this tiny ass bag and the other customer couldn't even hold the bag handles because it was busting out, just gross, you should reevaluate how you treat your customers and if you're having that bad of a day STAY HOME!!!! Super spreading bad vibes read more