Wow. The Ten Ren(s) I am used to in NYC is nothing compared to this Ten Ren's Tea in this location. I come often to the Markham area from NYC since all my cousins live there but this was the first time I felt a need to try this Ten Ren after seeing it was open fairly late. So my brother, sister-in-law, friend and I walk in and BOOM this place is a restaurant! I was very impressed. Lots of different combos, they have green tea self serve (delicious) and lots of different toppings and such. We came twice in one day that is how delicious it was. Note there is a minimum per person for table service and although it says wifi does not work 6pm after on weekends, it totally does. Fridays open until 3am, Sats until 1AM. read more

Ten Ren's Tea - Tea Rooms Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

My family came about an hour we were seated right away. Due to covid we were told to sit at separate tables. We made our order and it came quite slow since there wasn't many people. I ordered something from their top 10- Black sugar milk tea w tapioca. I was expecting it to have the brown sugar taste. However. They ran out of tapioca and asked to exchange it to another topping so I went with coconut/lychee jelly. It altered the taste in the whole drink. I also did add pudding (was not a fan). The milk tea didn't taste as expected I didn't like it and just gave it to my sibling. I would come back to chill at the place and possibly order something that is more commonly ordered. Kind of pricey for bubble tea compared to other bubble tea shops. read more

Famous for varieties of tea whether you want bubble tea, soybean tea, or even shake, its a good place to hangout. Clean and nice, The hot food is good... tasted like your in Hongkong, while the cheesecake dessert is not good, I don't recommend that. read more

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I didn't know Ten Ren also operates restaurants until I stumbled upon it on Yelp, so I decided to give it a try. Environment: So the restaurant is located at a plaza that's opposite of First Markham Place. I made the mistake of skimming through Google Map and drove right into FMP until I realized my mistake. The plaza Ten Ren is in is not the most recognizable, and the entrance is actually at a side road, even though it borders HWY 7. The interior of the restaurant is nicely renovated, but the tables are a little too disburse in my opinion, which makes the place seem cold. There is a Ten Ren retail tea shop sharing the same space. Food: I noticed that the prices here are on the more expensive side for casual Taiwanese style restaurant. The bubble teas can cost around $6-7. They have combo deals for lunch and dinner, but I find those to be a little pricy as well. The items do get below $10 once you flip to the end of the menu, however. I ordered the waffle and the Wuxi ribs with noodles. The waffles were pretty good. I like the presentation, good for photos. I do which they have syrup for the waffles. The Wuxi ribs weren't authentic. They were still nice and tender, but it doesn't have the authentic sweet and sour taste. Service: The restaurant was under staffed when I was there. It was difficult to find the server sometimes. They don't always speak Mandarin and/or Cantonese either. I probably won't be making another visit. The food didn't wow me too much and I think it's a little over priced. read more

Ten Ren's Tea - Tea Rooms Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

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Great service! Food is not bad. The Matcha Latte Red Bean is great! I'd get that again next time!

*REVIEW FOR THE TAKEOUT ONLY* Greeted upon the entrance, not bad. Lots of light, big windows, and 10% off for takeout. Got a bubble tea, mango with tapioca. I was given a bag with a straw and the bubble tea. Surprised they gave me a plastic bag, but that's cool. It was very quiet, especially around noon, which was strange. Not sure why... but everything seemed on the up and up, so I wasn't sketched ou The girl told me they don't take AMEX but they do take VISA, I was a little disappointed at that fact. But, it's all good, I got my bubble tea ^_^. Very quick, she literally quickly went to the back for a minute and another girl came with my order and I was out. 4/5 Would recommend to a friend and would return again :) read more

Working close to Ten Ren's it is my go to for their take out bento boxes. I usually order the fried spiced chicken, but some of the other choices include: King's Tea Pork Ribs, Green Tea Ginseng Chicken, Fish Fillet, Deep Fried Pork Cutlet, and Tea Flavoured Sausages. For $9.49, you can choose from a main course with rice, three side dishes, and milk black tea with tapioca. My co-workers have mentioned that something in the fried chicken makes them burp, but I have never encountered this problem. If you order take out, there is a 10% off discount (excluding the bento). Overall, I really enjoy the selection of drinks and dishes that they have available. read more

Ten Ren's Tea - Fried chicken lunch bento - Tea Rooms Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

I just had the most rude dining service I've ever experienced in Toronto and I've lived here for 40 years! We sat down early in the evening, ordered drinks and a snack. Then we order dinner and about 30 minutes later a waiter comes over and asks if we will order anything else. I say we're good and he says there's people waiting so he'll bring the bill. I ask him is there a time limit, he says no and I tell him we're not done. 5 minutes later another waitress comes over and rudely says we need to leave because there's a long line. I tell her take a look at the table, we are not even halfway done our dinner and tell her to stop harassing us! I thought maybe it was really late, I look at my phone and it's 7:30pm... I don't know wtf they're thinking but asking customers to leave while they're still eating and after just 30 minutes from ordering is absolutely ridiculous. I don't care that there's a long line, that's why you make reservations or come early. You DO NOT ask customers to leave because others are waiting! I will never go back again... read more

Cockroach found in Spicy Beef Noodle. Sep 1, 2019, group of friends went to this Ten Ren's location to grab dinner. One of my friend decided to get the spicy beef noodle. The food came out fairly quickly and we began eating. But she saw a black bean-looking figure with long hair and found out that it was a cockroach inside the soup base of the noodle. We notified the waitress and she quickly took away the dish so that we cannot take the picture. She didn't apologize and went straight to the kitchen. Funny enough, my friend was fast enough to take a snapshot of it (see attached). Soon after the manager came and apologized and told us: 1) the noodles will be taken off our bill (as it should) 2) he'll give a 20% discount on the total amount (not the entire bill) 3) he claimed that it was from the soup base which is supplied from a separate factory (diverted responsibility) I'm usually lenient with hair ending up on my food but I'm pretty sure that majority of people will be disgusted with cockroaches inside their food. Needless to say, I would avoid this place at all costs. Hope this helps others stay away from this restaurant / location. read more

Ten Ren's Tea - Tea Rooms Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

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This review is based on my lunch experience at Ten Ren's Teatime. Lunch menu starts from $8.99 that includes salad, apetitizers, main and a choice of soup or hot or cold drink. I ordered the Stired Fried Rice Noodle Set for $8.99. The food arrives quickly... and it is quite tasty... and the iced grapefruit tea is really nice and refreshing on a hot sunny day! I think the lunch set menu is excellent value for the money! However, the Strawberry and Pineapple slush ($7.29)!! It does look delicious and have good presentation. But for $7.29 that is quite pricey!! I really enjoy having my lunch with my friend at the patio.. It was shady, has a nice breeze and quiet.. No one wants to sit outside, they all stayed inside hiding with the Air Conditioning! The service is nice and friendly, since the place was not busy at all when we arrived! I would definitely be back for lunch! But not other time when there are no specials. I really think the price is really too expensive! BTW, free wifi access during business hours except Friday and Saturday and public Holidays after 6 pm. They accepts Visa and Mastercard! read more

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The drinks here are a bit pricy especially after conversion when compared to Boston Chinatown, but we were in a vacation mood. For take-out though, they seem to offer a slight discount when you pay cash. The taro slush (minus the tea) I had was good. We also came here for lunch once. They have these super-filling Tea Meal Sets for $15.49 where you select a Main Course (King's Tea Pork Ribs with rice for me!), you get a Salad, your choice of 3 Vegetable Sides (Alluring Jasmine Tofu), a Soup (Tea Flavoured Wonton Soup), a dessert (Green Tea Mango Mousse), and a Drink (if you order a different drink that what's offered, you pay 1/2 the price of the selected drink - Lychee Yogurt Slush $6.99 reg price). That's what we all went for. The salad okay but a bit drenched with dressing. The wonton soup was nice and hot. The pork was great! Tender and tasty and plentiful (for me anyhow). I tried all three veggies, and I must say I liked my tofu much more than the turnip or the cabbage (both steamed). The slush was okay, but I was up for trying something else next time. And the dessert was tiny at perhaps 2 inches square, but was perfect since I hadn't been able to finish the rest of my meal. In fact, I had to recruit help to clean up on the pork and tofu. For me it was a tie between the mango cake and the coffee flavored frozen Twister Freeze Cake with the Green Tea Snow Cake with it's too soft a texture and lack of flavor at a distant third. read more

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The service here for starters is non existent. They are courteous but every time I'm here I don't think much of the service. They aren't rude or anything, they are just hard to find. The food is okay. There's nothing much too special but I do enjoy the pur eh beef noodles :) the broth is good and the noodles are a nice texture. The bubble tea is of course, really good. :) so I'd say go for the bubble tea! The hot taro milk tea is really really good!!! The place is fairly spacious and clean so it's a nice place to just sit with friends and chat over some tea. read more

Service was unattentive. It took forever to get someone's attention but they are respectful and courteous when taking down orders at the very least! Oolong tea is my go-to! I ordered the 913 Ginseng Milk Tea (Hot) to change it up, and I didn't taste any strong ginseng flavour but it still tasted relatively smooth, but not creamy Pork floss on toast - extremely dry and toast wasn't toasted Taiwanese fried pork - delish! Mango shaved ice - flavour is spot on if you don't mind frozen mango chunks! It's alright even though the ice isn't shaved as fine as some other places Fried popcorn chicken = comes with a delicious mayo. I like the pork better though! There's a large variety of options to choose from, though I'd stick with the fried food and milky drinks read more

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I had been to this location a few years ago, returning this time with my boyfriend. Neither of us were super hungry and it was already 3pm so we opted for their tea time items. We got their Pou Chong crispy chicken and the Osmanthus pork cutlet. Neither of these tea time items included a drink, which I was disappointed about :( I suspect it's because they have such an extensive drink menu on the back side of their menu. I will say that their chicken is BOMB - crispy, chicken isn't dry and seasoned well. The pork cutlet was also good and satisfied my craving for fried foods. Service was prompt and friendly, always a plus. They accept card, including credit and parking is ample. Price is on the higher side so expect to pay $20 for a meal, more if getting a drink. There is also a tea shop with traditional leaf teas from Taiwan and other parts of Asia, perfect for spoiling your family on special occasions or impressing your significant other's mom lol. read more

Food decent. Drinks good. Friendly staff. Plus is for families. Nice and spacious especially for strollers.

Ten Ren has many different options for drinks. They have bubble tea, fruit tea and cool galaxy ones too . I love their variety and it's a great spot to chill and grab a drink to go. This has been my new destiny's read more

Ten Ren's Tea - Tea Rooms Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

Was in the area, and just wanted a quick bite for brunch. It was around 11am, and I think they just opened. A girl walked over us at the door, I gestured 2 with my 2 fingers, but she didn't seem like she was awake. She took 2 menus and walked us to a table. But I liked the booth more, so we asked if we can sit there. She didn't say anything just walked us over to the booth and took away 2 place settings. I still thanked her nicely, but no response. We wanted to place our order, but there was no one in sight. I had to peek over the counter to look for someone. I saw a guy I gestured to him, he said ok. But we waited and still no one came..waited another 5 mins..I peeked around again and saw the girl that sat us down. I gestured n said excuse we would like to place an order. She looked up and nodded. Ordered a few snack items: Beef Wraps Thin rolls of Chinese Flaky Flat Bread with small pieces of Soy Bean Braised Beef Brisket. It was tasty but the portion was really tiny. Pi Lo Fried Chicken Cutlet It was tasty but the seasoning was really strong. Also quite pricey for a few pieces of chicken. Oyster Omelette The oysters were decent size. But the batter inside the omelette lacked flavour. I saw chinese chives all bunched up on 1 side on the omelette. The only thing that had flavour was the sauce that was drizzled outside of the omelette. Chicken Wings Same batter as the chicken cutlet. Same seasoning as well. The chicken wings were fried well and the meat was really moist inside. I really like the atmosphere of the restaurant. The wait staff was a bit better after awhile. Perhaps she really wasn't awake yet. Lol read more

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The only thing negative I have to say is that I wished this place wasn't next to a Popeye's...because I LOVE POPEYE's!! I love any place that has fried chicken though! And it basically means when I go to Ten Ren's I'm skipping the Popeye's. Fortunately, they have fried chicken too! OK, that aside: I love going to this place when I'm in the area. The menu is so much more extensive here than the one closer to downtown or in downtown. This time I tried their spicy beef noodle. I'd have to say, it's definitely my favorite place for spicy beef noodle so far. The broth is flavorsome. The spice level isn't high, but it's a nice addition. The beef could be a bit more tender, but I wouldn't kick it out of my mouth and belly. Did I also get fried chicken? Yes, yes I did. I actually really like the chicken here. I might have also gotten maybe 3 other dishes. I didn't leave downtown not to stuff my face silly. read more

I came with my parents and we all really enjoyed it! I thought the combos were quite worth it as it came with a variety of stuff. I got the steamed fish combo and it came with a salad, soup, side order (tofu), rice, dessert and drink. Everything was pretty good and I thought the steamed fish was really flavorful with the rice! At first it tastes bland but it has this tofu below it that brought out its flavor. For dessert we also got the shaved ice with red beans, taro, grass jelly, and tapioca. It was really good! Service was pretty efficient and fast, and seating is wide with a nice atmosphere. read more

Ten Ren's Tea - Tea Rooms Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

I love love Ten Ren's tea. It has to be me all time fav tea place. I used to like tea 168, share tea and chai time but I noticed Ten Ren brews their tea fresh and it has the green tea taste. My go to item on the menu is lichee green tea with double Tapico. I usually get a large since it's only a dollar more. Also $.80 extra for extra tapioca. When you do take out you get 10% discount on your order! This location is large in size. If you're looking to hang out this is the perfect location to go to. Sign up for a Ten Rens loyalty card to earn point and get a free drink after 10 purchase. read more

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Ten Ren is one of my favourite places for bubble tea in town. Although the prices are slightly higher than Destiny's and Go 4 Tea, I think the drinks here are higher in quality. I almost always order the taro milk black tea! It's just so yummy and comforting. For cold drinks, I like their fruit yogurt slushes a lot. I've tried the kiwi and peach flavoured ones and they're both very delicious. I've never actually ordered the food here, but I've tried some of the desserts. The freeze cakes are quite interesting and I'd say they're worth a try. Once, I had a green tea red bean donut, and that wasn't remarkable. But I think that was only a limited time offering. All in all, despite the higher price, Ten Ren is still my go to place for bubble tea. read more

Wow what an expansive menu of classic Chinese dishes with a tea twist! The lunch combos are a fairly good deal, and there are a number of options to choose from. The prices of the combos vary depending on the number of items in the deal - soup, salad, and side dish are the variables. I believe all combos come with a drink and dessert and of course the main entree. The beef noodle soup had tender pieces of beef and tendon in a dark soy sauce broth. The broth isn't super multi-dimensional but the perfectly chewy alkaline noodles make the dish a winner. The stewed pork ribs were very tender and had a sweet/salty taste. A bit of rice and pork with a sip of milk tea... mmm yum! The fried pork cutlet is always a crowd pleaser with fresh veggie sides - baby bok choi or the steamed mushrooms. Lastly I can't forget the wonton soup ... surprisingly very tasty with meaty wontons in a light clear broth. The desserts are quite small and not very interesting but served their purpose in rounding out the meal! read more

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Here's a list of the following dishes that my friend and I got to try + thoughts : Green Tea Ginseng Chicken: . *Moist & Flavourful in Chicken flavor A Must Get! . . Osmanthus Steamed Fish: *Soft and Moist with no bones with a hint of herbal flavor. . . Okonomiyaki Japanese Pancake: . *Could use more Okonomiyaki sauce . . Ten Lu Beef Wrap *Could be more crispy and flaky in texture . . Dragon Well Strimp & Pork Shu Mai *Similar to Shanghai steamed soup dumpling except the exterior skin was thicker . Overall I enjoyed Ten Ren's food and teas a lot. With its extensive well-put menu everyone is bound to find something that will impress their taste buds. . To my surprise my favourite dish was actually the Green Tea Ginseng Chicken. The ingredients that was combined together to complete this dish really brought out a really strong flavourful chicken flavor. It's so good that I would actually poor the leftover sauce/soup into a bowl of white rice to eat. I ate so much that I almost forgot to leave some pieces for my friend. It's unfortunate though that not many people take advantage of the healthy benefits of Ginseng because of its bitterness. However, if I could somehow incorporate Ginseng like the way they did into what I eat, I wouldn't mind having Ginseng in my foods at all. The second item I would recommend getting is their Pu-Er Tea Beef Noodles which is not pictured here. The noodles and soup was Maybe I should start pouring Pu-Er Tea into my noodles to get the same slurpy texture. I really appreciate that they ensure the quality of their food standards are set high. I found that they use less oil, salt, and sugar in their foods but is still able to maintain the delicious natural taste in their foods, which is a huge plus for me. read more

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went here for my birthday. Free drink or waffle for the birthday present/ promo. Very clean place. Nice and fast service. Amazing and pretty dishes read more

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I'm a fan of this location - it's roomy, not too noisy, and the booths are ideal for just working or having private conversations. Although the bubble tea and drinks are more steep than you can get at around Yonge and Finch area, it is really fresh and the food is worthwhile to try! I would personally recommend the Minced Pork Rice with Sausages or the pu-erh tea beef noodle (my personal fave)! read more

Ten Ren's Tea - Regular cucumber apple green tea with tapioca - Tea Rooms Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

Pros: Large seating area Large assortment of items Cons: Prices are on the higher side Ten Ren's is one of my wife's favourite places to go. This location is there flagship one so it's easily the biggest and has the most amount of items to choose from. There are plenty of seats that can accommodate all sorts of groups here. I've attended birthday groups of 20+ people here without much problem as long as you call ahead so they can prepare. Ten Ren's has a lot of drinks to choose from. From herbal to milk, there's a huge amount of different teas to choose from. If you love tea as much as my wife does, you'll love this place. They have a lot of food to choose from as well. Most of it is "tea flavoured" to some extent. They have combos to choose from which include an entree, drink, side dish and dessert. My biggest gripe about this place is the prices. They are definitely on the higher side. You're paying a premium for the Ten Ren's name I guess. The side dishes prices irk me the most. Some of the side dishes are as expensive as an entree. I've ordered two entrees before instead of an entree and a side dish because I think that's what gets me the biggest bang for my buck. If the prices were a little better, this would be a 5 star for me. The service here has always been good every time I come. They hire enough staff to service the large amount of tables they have here. On weekends the place is very busy but I've never had trouble getting service on weekends. If you love tea and don't mind paying a premium, Ten Ren's is a good place to check out. If you plan to eat and drink, then plan to spend about $20. read more

Ten Ren's Tea - King's rib noodle - Tea Rooms Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

Never thought I would have dinner at Ten Ren's but I was told thier dinner combo for $16.99 is good value and taste.good so I thought I would give it a try. You can choose which appetizer, main, dessert and drink from the list. I got the salad and wonton soup as appetizer. Tofu with mushroom plus fried pork chop as main with qhite rice. Finally I got egg pudding as dessert and black milk tea as drink. All this for $16.99. Everything tasted great. Service was really fast even though it was super busy on Friday night. read more

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Parking can be a little difficult in the evening when it's dinner time, or after dinner time, when everyone comes out for a late night chat with friends. It's a bit on the expensive side, but Ten Ren's Tea is one of the first bubble tea chains that came to Toronto area. Once you walk into Ten Ren's, they have an area where you can purchase there tea, or you can wait for a seat. Usually, the person is pretty fast to come by to serve you, but sometimes, they take a little longer. They have quite a few options and a lot of drink options as well, though definitely on the pricier side. The seats are very comfortable though, and they don't kick you out or give you a time limit, which also explains why sometimes the drinks might be a little more expensive. Out of all the appetizers, I actually like the popcorn chicken here. Everything else to me is mediocre, and I feel like I'm paying for a nice environment. read more

3.5/5~ This location is so much better than the one in Richmond Hill (Bayview/Major Mac). I can't believe it took me this long to finally come try this location! Kinda embarrassing, I know, but I've had bad experiences at the other one so I never thought to go to another Ten Ren's ever again. Service was good and food came pretty quick. Food/drinks are a bit more on the pricey side though. I ordered the minced pork and sausage on rice which was alright but I was disappointed that there was only one sad piece of broccoli. Then I ordered the snow ice with red beans and soft serve green tea ice cream dessert to share with my 5 other friends. The portion was surprisingly fairly large as it was enough to share among all of us! Presentation was nice and it tasted yummy, especially the green tea ice cream. The interior is nicely decorated and has plenty of seating. It's pretty spacious for the most part. Definitely a nice place to go with friends and chat. Will be coming back. read more

Ten Ren's Tea - Snow ice with red beans and soft serve green tea ice cream - Tea Rooms Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

Great atmosphere, bubble tea is delicious!! The creamy chicken soup was tastier than the pork soup. The chicken wings were a decent size, nice and juicy. Would come back to tried a rice dish or something fried! Great place to come for a quick meal, inexpensive too. Kitchen was closing around 11 pm, we were there on a Friday night. read more

Ten Ren's Tea - Tea flavour minced pork soup with noodles - Tea Rooms Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

After coming here for the Elite event, I brought a client who worked in the area here for lunch and it was a wonderful experience. Beautiful atmosphere and attentive staff. Always willing to explain the menu to people like me who don't know what anything is (haha). I love a good bubble tea so I got the maple black tea and wow..it was good!! I love all things maple and this made the list. We started with the fried shrimp and they were crispy and delicious. They were so hot that I kept burning my mouth but I couldn't help but want to eat them since they were so good! I had the chicken cutlet noodle dish and it was massive. I couldn't even finish half the noodles and the chicken was about 90% great 10% tough/weird parts. Can't complain though, it was tasty. I will definitely be coming back again! Much more that I want to try. read more

Man, I used to come here so often that at one point, I think I'd actually tried almost everything on the menu (I don't know why, so let's just leave it alone! Lol). Nowadays, the menu has changed, but the overall experience has not. Its an okay place to hang out friends, but there a couple things lacking. Overall a pricier location for 'bubble tea', but you do get some better ingredients (or so they say). Had the Popcorn Chicken here today, and it wasn't as good as I remembered it. It was a bit bland and didn't have much of a punch to it, and the sauce it came with was too sweet to match. They also added a Chocolate Lava Cake (which doesn't go with the theme of a 'tea' place), but it takes 20min of waiting time, and wasn't all that great. Drinks were alright, but its paying almost $10 or more for 1 drink, so either pace yourself or you'll end up thirsty again before you leave. Service here isn't terrible, but does leave something to be desired. Seems kind of difficult to wave down any hostess/server, and when you do, they don't really seem like they understand... My friend also said one time she waited almost 2 hrs for food & drinks, whereas I needed to explain in excruciating detail what cake was in order to get some that was supposed to come with a meal. Ambiance is a bit louder, so not a place to have a heart-to-heart with your bestie. At the same time, people around us seemed to be giving us dirty looks for speaking a bit louder ourselves... Now I remember why I haven't been here in a while! Will I ever come back? Probably, but it definitely wont be any time soon. read more

Ten Ren's Tea - Popcorn Chicken (a bit bland) - Tea Rooms Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

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This is super close to my place. Sometimes, I will get take out from here. Their minced pork rice and bubble tea is my order. This place also has a set menu and great snacks. If you are looking for a place to chill with friends and have a drink (milk tea, bubble tea, milkshakes are available). The price depends on what you order, some items might be overpriced. read more

Visited a TenRen for the first time today. I had heard that they had some of the best bubble tea. I ordered the Longan Ginger Tea and my friend ordered a hot Taro Milk Tea sans Tapioca. I really liked my Longan Ginger Tea. It had a generous amount of Longan flesh in it and real pieces of Ginger. Definitely good quality.... Taro Milk Tea was actually made from real taro, not the powdered stuff. We also ordered the Twister Freeze Cake and it was so unimpressive and so weird tasting. Would definitely come back for the teas but not for dessert. read more

Ten Ren's Tea - Twister Freeze Cake - Tea Rooms Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

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I'm sorry... I don't dig the layout. The in-restaurant store or in-store restaurant... I'm not lovin it. There's too much going on. If the wall that divides the restaurant was moved (or duplicated) to divide the store from the restaurant, I think I might give this place another star. Otherwise, lunchtime take-out is good. They are quick & the food is plenty filling. Honestly, Ten Ren's tea seems pretty chalky to me. It's not my bubble tea of choice, but it gets the job done. read more

Ten Ren's Tea - Tea Rooms Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

There's just something about Ten Ren's which makes it appealing and keeps people coming back, because if you simply looked at their prices, you'd just walk right away! Yes it's expensive but their tea's and BBT's are just different than anywhere else (where else can you get Apple and High Mountain Oolong bubble tea?) and I keep coming back to try all the teas they offer! And yes they offer A LOT of tea. They have a good 10 page menu that ONLY lists different types of teas (BBT's, Fruit Teas, hot teas, cold teas, etc, etc). And they also have a large section where you can buy your own loose leaf teas and tea pots and the such. They also do offer some food but that's not why I would come here (although I've never tried any dishes yet!) read more

Ten Ren is quite a unique experience. They carry a wide variety of hot and cold teas and tea-based beverages. The space is divided into a dining area and a premium tea shop. Some of the items on their food menu is inspired by tea. The Tea Egg for instance is an interesting take on the hard boiled egg and makes for a decent snack. The Fried Rice with Tapioca is less palatable than one would expect. Both the food and the teas cost substantially more than neighbouring locales. I would recommend this place only to highly discriminating tea drinkers. As a casual enthusiast, I do not like paying the premium on what tastes pretty ordinary to me. read more

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Getting my usual tea, well one of them. Grape 913 tea with aloe no ice. However, the more I come here, the less I like. Even if they have the best teas in town for me, the layout of the restaurant is lousy. The back side has little coverage for the waiter staff and they have no call buttons. The sink at the men's toilet after so many years of going there still does not provide any hot water. The food is a rip-off at their prices, considering the amount and quality. If you're in the area and would want a better experience with food, you should Go For Tea. However, if you're just there for drinks then this is still the place to get the most variety of teas. Just don't get them take-out because their cups are not sealed. read more

There's a fob in me and I have an affinity for all nicely decorated bubbletea places that would let me catch up with friends in peace with small noms. Ten Ren's in Thornhill is a gem :O The somewhat fancy decor aside, I thought the food was delicious. The fried squid balls were coated with a really distinct seasoning and made me hungrier after I ate'em. The oolong milk tea was delicious and not too sweet; the taro milk tea, though, tasted powdery and it could be because I ordered that one hot. The pu'er beef noodles were deliciously chewy (green in color, never had them before) and the beef was seasoned well - better than mains at Destiny's. The selection for food is also much greater than the other bubbletea places you would go to in Toronto. Of course, for dessert we got the mixed fruit green tea waffles. The waffle were okay - could have used more chocolate, and I didn't touch the green tea whipped cream but had the ice cream instead. You have a choice of 2 out of 5 fruits - but be warned the peaches are canned. Still really enjoyed this place and would definitely go back to try more things on their menu. Only catch is the prices are definitely higher than Chatime or Destiny's. read more

Ten Ren's Tea - Mixed Fruits Green Tea Waffles - Tea Rooms Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

Pros: Ten Ren's Taro Milk Tea is pretty decent. You can actually taste the green tea with the Taro. Their service seemed to have improved from the last time I was here; it became more evident when they gave out the customer service questionnaire at the end. I'm guessing that Ten Ren is feeling the pinch from the recent Taiwanese competitors. Cons: The price for the drink is on the high side. I ended up paying around $8.00 for my drink. I've would of given Ten Ren 4 stars but the store hygiene was a turn off. The washrooms smelled like they never been cleaned and not to mention what I saw inside - since its not appropriate for a food review. The tables were sticky and my chair had bits of rice on it- I didn't know they served rice until I actually sat on my chair. Conclusion: The drink and service was decent but the hygiene level definitely needs improvements. All-in-all, I would still choose Ten Ren over Gong Cha anytime. read more

Ten Ren's Tea - Taro Milk Tea - Tea Rooms Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario