First time coming here this afternoon and was unsure what to get. The barista Nate was super helpful and knowledgeable about the menu. I ended up trying their Vietnamese coffee which was super good! I will definitely come back again! read more

Just dropping by my fav boba spot! Delicious as always. Quick service, beautiful design, delicious drinks what more could I ask for read more

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For my first experience boba/tea spot in Chula Vista, it felt like this place was lacking compared to a place like Seven Leaves in Santa Ana The macaroons were okay but nothing to write home about. I probably wouldn't choose this place to try out again and will be looking for other places in the area to try. read more

Vanitea Café - Macaroons - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chula Vista, California

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All the working employees said "bless you" to me after I sneezed. It's a small gesture but it shows the workers aren't just coasting through life, and they actually care about customers. Oh yeah, my drink was pretty good too. read more

My go to place for sweet delicious boba ! The atmosphere is very nice as it is glooming with high LED lighting with European style angels. It has a nice modern feel inside the shop. I absolutely LOVE their wintermelon black tea with boba. Its a sweet and refreshing drink. I also ordered the chai vanilla milk tea. This option if perfect for those who do not drink boba often and just want a refreshing sweet drink. The service is exceptional as staff always welcome you with warm greetings. Make sure to make use of their vanitea rewards program as you can earn free toppings to eventually free boba ! Overall this is one of my top boba places in all of San Diego ! read more

Vanitea Café - Wintermelon Black Tea & Vanilla Chai Milk Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Cashier was extremely nice, made my drink so quickly and efficiently. The area was kept well maintained, not a hair in site. read more

Vanitea Café - Taro Coconut Snow - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chula Vista, California

We live around the corner from this place. The milk teas are great! Love that you can customize sweetness levels. It took a few minutes for me to be next in line with just two people who were ordering together ahead of me. After I ordered two drinks it took less than five minutes to get them! The place is cute. Trying to be a bit trendy/up to date. Cute things around the place for the holidays. read more

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Got some Boba Thai milk tea the ambience is really nice the boba is just perfect . The exterior is clean & interior is clean super plus .Everybody's really friendly , customer service great, drink delicious they made it in warp speed :) I appreciate that . Lots of drink options on their really big cool WALL MENU .I liked the tree wall painting the panda, dolphin, whale is a nice addition to the tree . 5 stars In my book #boba#smoothie#chulavista#drinks#summer#smothie#thaitea#YELP#ELITE#yelpelite read more

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Your run of the mill local boba shop. Nothing super fancy, but all the drinks we've ordered from here has been perfectly fine.

Ngl vanitea café has never let me down good recommendations great boba flavors, cool spot, but today let me down I won't take away from how great their boba is and everything but today was a bit different, I ordered my drink it came out pretty quick, I quickly realized that it was missing boba so I just let them know they put boba in it problem solved, I left happy drink tasted great but towards the bottom I got not one but two pieces of plastic that cut the back of my throat and almost choked on it twice, the first piece I was I but upset but I understand accidents happen, so I decided it was also fine but the second time I got the shard of plastic that I almost swallowed I had to come on here. Great place, great boba, good service, but I got cut. Thank you. read more

Vanitea Café - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Average boba shop. I saw this place on Instagram and it looked so good with all the taro and egg pudding and colorful boba. They have milk alternatives for their milk teas!!! I got the wintermelon milk tea with boba and my friend got the cookies and cream one. All the drinks were alright but nothing really stood out about it. read more

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I've been coming to Vanitea for a while now, and it's about time I finally write a review because this place consistently delivers. First off, the ambiance is super cute--think chic with a modern twist. Somehow, they've mixed various design elements together, and it just works. There are tables perfect for small groups, and if you're in the mood for a more relaxed vibe, there's a comfy couch that feels like a cozy living room setup. The drinks here are customizable, which I love. You can adjust the sweetness level anywhere from 25% to 100%. I usually go for 25%, and it's the perfect balance--never watered down. There are tons of options, from slushies (with or without dairy) to teas and iced drinks. And for anyone with dietary restrictions, they offer great dairy-free options like soy, coconut, almond, and oat milk. Vanitea also has a fantastic dessert selection. Their macaroons are not only gorgeous but super flavorful, and they even offer Sanrio character macaroons that are almost too cute to eat. They recently added brick toast to the menu, and I'm excited to try it--I've loved it at other spots, so I'm sure it'll be great here too. The only downside, and this has been an issue for a while, is the bathroom situation. It's been out of order for what feels like a year now, and having to go to Starbucks or elsewhere is pretty inconvenient. Also, there's no trashcan inside, which is odd--you have to throw your trash outside. The servers are kind, not overly chatty but just right for the vibe of the place. Overall, Vanitea remains a favorite spot, especially for mommy-daughter dates. And now that they have a loyalty rewards program, we'll definitely keep coming back! *** Just because it is so basic, once they fix their bathroom and trash situation I will edit my star reading to five stars :) read more

Vanitea Café - Oreo snow bubble - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chula Vista, California

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Pretty good spot for some late night boba. Inside has a small area for sitting. Service was quick and efficient. The tea was pretty good. No complaints here. Would recommend to others if near Chula Vista. read more

Vanitea Café - Mango smoothie - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chula Vista, California

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I usually come late at night after visiting family in the area and before a long drive home. It's usually not too busy when I go and staff is pretty quick getting out drinks. The light decorations make the vibe fun and nice for a photo-op with your drink. My favorite drink to get is the green tea Kit Kat snow bubble. It tastes just like a green tea Kit Kat and it's very yummy! read more

Very clean location with beautiful decor. I got a Cookies and Cream Snow Bubble, which was recommended to me by the baristas. The barista Lulu was very helpful and patient when I was unsure about what I wanted. Highly recommend to come here for a quick drink. read more

We visited the one in El Cajon and i love this area! They keep the door open and the cool breeze just blows and refreshes you as their Boba Teas refreshed us! My Husband loves the Mango Milk Tea. I prefer the Strawberry/Banana Slushie. Service was great! Very attentive to our orders. Will come back again! read more

Vanitea Café - Mango Milk Tea, Strawberry/Banana Slushie and an unknown cold tea! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Cool vibes and the strawberry banana bubble was so good! 10/10 recommend and staff very friendly. read more

Vanitea Café - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Really some of the best boba/bubble tea around here! They have a great balance of sweetness and the crystal boba is always really soft and chewy not hard or gummy! read more

I went yesterday while my son was getting his eyes checked (230ish) and the gentleman who helped me was sooo nice. Very helpful. My son loved his macaroon (sp?) And the shop itself was adorable. So food, service, and ambiance was awesome read more

This part of Chula Vista needs a better boba spot, because Vanitea is not cutting it. The already pricier milk tea lacked taste (very watered down and minimal matcha flavor), texture (house pearls were not bouncy or chewy at all and not creamy/milky at all), and aesthetic (compare advertised to actual drink, mind you I DID NOT shake the drink). The two workers were more invested in chatting than fulfilling orders. Only bright side, open late haha. Edit: owner reached out and claims my drink was something else, so workers made the wrong drink. Glad the boba shop values customer satisfaction. read more

Vanitea Café - Expectations vs... - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chula Vista, California

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I'm a teacher and I brought 24 of my 2nd & 3rd Graders, plus several parent volunteers to the Chula Vista location. It was for a classroom reward. We received EXCELLENT customer service from Amick, Hannah & Nate. They were friendly, courteous and efficient. We gave them our orders ahead of time, so we received our delicious drinks & treats as quickly as possible. The seating and decor of the interior, including the restroom, were all very neat and clean. So were the tables and chairs outside. The ambiance and music was upbeat and hip. My students, parents and I will definitely be repeat customers. Thank you, Amick, Hannah & Nate. We'll see you again very soon and very often!!! read more

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Beware one of their default tip setting is 37 %. This is what how they explained why my 19 dollar order came up to 29.94. I asked them why they had a ridiculous default tip amount they said it was a 37 % tip. I asked then to refund the tip portion since all I saw when I tapped my cc was the actual total but they said it was not possible to just refund that amount. I would drive back to the store reoreder every thing. And that they did not want to lose out on 2 orders of macarons a snowbubble and a slusy. Also made me feel bad about questioning their tip settings. Edit: 50 % that's just over board read more

My friend told me about this place and we decided to get some dessert after eating pho (a couple of doors down from this place). My friend mentioned they renovated the place and that it seems to be under new management. Seems like good decisions were made as the place is cute and serves some delicious drinks. Thanks to person taking out order as we had a lot of questions lol. He was patient to go through the menu with me in regards to which drinks can be made dairy free (sun out for an alternative milk option). Based on the options I ordered a Match'ata' drink with no boba. So this is a combo of horchata and matcha. It was sooooo good! I've had this drink at other places and my fav so far is the yhe one from Vanitea cafe. It means more on the horchata flavor,but you can still taste the matcha. Both flavors compliment each other and make for a delicious drink. Highly recommend this drink if you have not tried it already. Cute Instagram pictures were taken besides enjoying my drink. Definitely coming back to satisfy my Match'ata cravings! read more

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Came in on Friday, ordered 4 drinks, 3 with boba (which you pay extra for), 1 without. Paid over $30, got home and when passing out drinks, realized 2 were mislabeled and still wrong! I asked for CapnCrunch with boba, got it with the Chocolate label. Asked for Chocolate NO boba, got it with CapnCrunch label WITH boba. So my daughter is younger and hates boba. She didn't want her chocolate anymore. I drank my capncrunch without boba. Called in and was told I could return for them to remake my drinks correctly, SORRY BUT I DONT HAVE THAT TIME OR ENERGY on Friday night. She said come back any other day and we'll make your drink. Came back in Sunday; manager came over and said "No, had to be same day." Ummmmm, wtf?! You think I'm playing, or live next door?! Please, keep your boba and lose my business. Here's a pic of my CapnCrunch mislabeled and without boba. read more

Vanitea Café - Capncrunch, not Chocolate, and without the boba I paid extra for - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Stopped by after grabbing pizza next door. Tried the peach mango snow bubble milk tea with strawberry popping boba. And an Apple jasmine tea with lychee jelly! Macaroons of all kinds of flavors. Cute angel and city themed decorations. I love that they have Vietnamese coffee here! Will have to try this next time. Had no issues here... good quick service! read more

Vanitea Café - Cheese foam, jasmin green tea with lychee jelly.... cute cup - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Went to Vanitea Cafe and I enjoyed myself there with their diverse menu. Parking: it's located within a shopping plaza with a good amount of food restaurants but parking was easy and I was close to the store. Service: with it being my first time there the servers were very patient with me as I took a look at the menu. Food: My wife ordered a coffee drink but i Don't remember the name of it but I ordered the Capn Crunch snow bubble with almond milk and boba. We also ordered some macaroons, there was one seasonal one but the one I personally ordered was the Blueberry Lavender. The snow bubble was very tasty and the boba complimented it a lot (to me) With it being hot recently this helped out a lot! The macaroons were alright, The blueberry lavender, didn't have much of a taste to it and I wasn't a fan of it. When looking at the line up of macaroons I realized there was still a lot left but I figured because people have their favorites. Ambiance: the store itself is very welcoming with plenty of seating. The music was nice as well, mainly hip hop lo-fi music which I am a fan of. There's also a couch under a neon light to where you can take some good photos at. It's a great place to go for a cool drink or hang out with friends as well. Overall: I enjoyed myself here. The snow bubble was the star of the show but the macaroons didn't cut it for me sadly. It won't stop the fact that I would come back and try something else that they have on their menu. read more

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Great service! kaitlyn was so nice and got my drinks done super fast and delicious! will def be coming back!!

This place is amazing! The drinks are always on point, very flavorful and not too sweet. I always get the avocado snow bubble since they use Hass avo to make this drink :) . You can tell it's quality stuff when drinking it. The boba was fresh and chewy too. The vibe here is super chill, they recently did a remodel with a more warm and welcoming look. Great place to hang out with friends, study or grab a quick drink. Plus, the staff is really friendly and actually took time to make sure you get exactly what you want. If you love boba and live in the South Bay, check this place out. read more

Ordered a strawberry matcha ($6.00) with almond milk ($.075) , boba ($1.00) , egg pudding ($0.75) = totaled to $8.50 I was looking forward to the drink looking like what is advertised on their Instagram, nonetheless , drink still came out yummy. read more

My go-to place for tea over the years. Being located right by the freeway entrance, it's a perfect spot to grab a treat whenever I've been out and about. Though I usually only get the same drink every single time (I could never get enough of winter-melon tea), I consider the quality to be the best in the area, and my friends who also come to Vanitea agree that this spot offers the best drinks in comparison to other places. The employees are very kind as well; I've gone here for years without interacting much at all at the establishment--I get my drink and leave almost immediately every single time. But the manager Becca has gone out of her way to remember me and my order over the years, treating me as a valued regular. Something I also appreciate about Vanitea is that it's small, yet cozy little space where I will often see people spending their time hanging out or doing remote work on their laptops. The few times that I do stay sit down at the cafe, I like to sit outside and take in the breeze, contemplating while drinking my tea. The only thing I can really say against Vanitea is that when it gets cold outside, the heating inside gets suffocating--but that's mostly just me. Either way, Vanitea's pretty great. I recommend it to my friends at any opportunity whenever we're craving boba tea. read more

Drink here was super bland. And the boba was very over cooked. I ordered a honeydew milk tea. It was not creamy at all. The drink does not come with boba you would have to add additional with a small fee. I probably wouldn't come back here, they ran out of regular boba, but had their white boba. The staffs were pretty kind read more

I ordered this cotton candy drink from a worker named Janzler and he was really kind! He suggested something that fit the criteria of what I wanted and it was a great choice. I will be coming back again to order more drinks from this establishment read more

Vanitea Café - Cotton Candy, Mango Green Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Such yummy drinks! We got the pistachio snow bubble and mango iced tea. The staff was very friendly too! My boyfriend and I came to study, but the Wi-Fi was hard to connect to. Other than that, great experience! Oh, there was a cute wings decor to take pics in front of too! read more

Vanitea Café - Pistachio Snow Bubble and Mango Iced Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chula Vista, California

I placed an online order this afternoon and when my husband went to pick up our order was COMPLETELY ignored. He was the only customer in the store and was not acknowledged or even greeted. He was waiting on the pick up side and they were still ignoring him when he asked if our order was ready. I am a frequent customer and to hear that this is the way the establishment treats their customers is sad. Maybe customer service training would be helpful so maybe customers don't walk this establishment feeling so upset. read more

the place that started my boba/milktea addiction! Price and quality is the best, the boba pearls always taste perfect & every drink is delicious. Service is friendly & employees are always nice. Always my go-to boba spot read more

Went to get a couple for drinks here for the 1st. Time I ordered a Horchata with lychee jelly And a kiwi & mango yougart combo no boba They weren't to busy and very friendly It was 11$ for 2 drinks I like it here Vanitea Cafe is close by so that a plus read more

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Many interesting flavors like green tea Kit Kat. 6.50 for a snow ice, 0.75 extra for swapping out milk for dairy alternative. Tried the honeydew snow ice because it said fresh (expected blended chunks of honeydew, but it appears they use honeydew juice for the flavor). Good, respectable place, just may not justify driving down from Clairemont solely for this. read more

Came in on friday after work with my daughters and loved it, very welcoming and cozy. It was our first time coming they have a wide variety of drinks on the menu, the cashier a young Hispanic girl unsure of her name was so polite and helpful with the menu suggestions, helping the customers in front of me who spoke spoke Spanish love to see the inclusivity! She immediately greeted us as we walked in the door and was patient with us choosing our drinks answering our questions working fast on all of the drinks. The customer service was fast/efficient and great my daughter loved the blueberry lavender macaroon. Not an avid boba tea drinker but the experience was enjoyable I will be coming again :) read more

Vanitea Café - Menu - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Chula Vista, California

Looked for a bubble tea spot after chowing down on some carne asada fries and this was the first thing to pop up. I stayed in the car while my cousins ordered. I wanted the taro and ferraro rocher mix. My cousins told me the staff was a bit confused with my order. 2 drinks, taro and ferrero rocher?, to which they said, no, mix it up please. So the staff did so and ended up liking the combo :) They made my drink really good, whats not to love about taro and hazelnut chocolate. And combined? Good stuff :) If you're a fan of those flavors, try it :) read more

Not many boba places were open today 1/1/24 but vanitea cafe was! Only two guys working at the Time i went and it was pretty busy. Ordered and waited about 10 minutes for our 3 drinks, which is pretty good with how busy it was. The guy who took our order was really nice and helpful answering the questions we had. I ordered a tiger milk tea and it was delicious! So happy i found a Boba place close to home... definitely coming back. read more