Stopped by Boba Bay while visiting the beach and it was an alright experience. I will say the shop is cute and cozy with very minimal seating. Customer service was so-so, the staff person at the cashier was indifferent and apathetic, but the person making the drinks was quick and efficient. The drink menu prices were okay, although I spent $20 (including tip) for two mango boba drinks. I think they charge a little too much for toppings. The flavor of the mango passion boba was underwhelming, and I would agree with another reviewer, that the quality of the drinks needs to be improved. Honestly, I didn't really notice much mango flavor, and the drink seemed more watered down. However, I did like the texture of the actual boba and it helped improve the overall drink. Possibly worth visiting if you're nearby & really craving boba. Although, it may be best to visit another boba spot in Santa Cruz if you want a solid drink. read more

Server didn't seem like they wanted to be there. A quick smile and happy energy cheered them up. Overall good spot for a quick yummy boba, would recommend the peach oolong with boba. Personally wasnt a fan of the rainbow jelly. Small seating area with open windows, benches outside, and the beach a block away. read more

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I was walking around town, just exploring the city and came across this very cute Boba place. I was craving for Boba and saw this very cute logo of an otter. Upon walking in, you see this gigantic cat in front of you. Super cute and there's a lot of swags that you can buy on your left and right. There's a class that you can order Self Service, or a staff member to help you order. She was super nice and very welcoming and explained one of the drink that I had a question about. I ordered their tiger milk tea with Boba. There's no ice level or sugar level like in the Bay area, so it's just your order and it's by default. The sugar level was about 75%, which is great. I don't like lots of sugar in my drink. I also felt that there wasn't much ice in my drink, which many people appreciate less ice for more liquids. I think I taste more of the brown sugar than the tea itself. Overall, the milk tea is pretty good out here. I would recommend to try this place and give it a try. They also make the food fresh so it does take time and they had a sign for it as well. read more

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Just an average boba store. They sell lot of cute boba related stuffs. Jasmine green tea with strawberry was pretty bland. Mango refresher was great but a bit too sweet even with 50% sugar. read more

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So good! All 3 of us got jasmine milk tea (mine has cheese foam). It was all so delicious! Also the hair clips and plushies were super cute. Will definitely go back. read more

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Must have shoes, but located at the beach. Irony, I think not. Unfortunately, if you don't have shoes you have to order outside with the QR code and somehow yell in to the staff that you ordered. I had a challenging experience learning this first hand. Not to mention that I was informed this by a snaky cashier. The folks in front of us in line were clearly from out of town and walked out because of the service and refused to return. They must know they have the best boba in the county according to my kids. Despite that I have avoided going back with the weird experience I had last time. I came back today to give it another chance. Surprisingly the same snarky cashier was still there. Another lady was also working and she was super nice. I'm not ready to rehash the experience with the cashier again. Needless to say, it wasn't pleasant and it will be a long time if never before I return again. read more

I can't get enough of the Tiger Milk!! The caramelized brown sugar swirls are beautiful, and the chewy boba pairs perfectly with the sweet milk! Honestly, one sip and I'm hooked every time. read more

Cute little boba shop! the top is matcha strawberry and bottom is mango peach smoothie. the mango peach smoothie was super thick and I'm not sure what chunks were in there but I had to chew them. read more

Boba Bay - 24 oz. Mango Peach Smoothie & 24 oz. Matcha Strawberry Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Capitola, California

Barista was nice but... drinks are meh, tastes like koolaid. there's only 3 seats inside but nothing you could do with that since it's a small store so mostly it's for to go. read more

The only authentic boba I've found in Santa Cruz/Capitola. It's a very small store so it gets packed easily, but the employees handle it well and still manage to pump out good drinks. read more

Customer service here is not the best. Young lady that service my family and I had attitude when we can in to order. The drinks we ordered tasted okay. read more

This place is a modern quaint boba shop with lots of yummy toppings and they also serve snacks!! The service was nice and it's very clean inside so I feel confident in ordering from this location again. My go to is always brown sugar boba since I have a sweet tooth and the boba did not disappoint! It was gummy the way boba should taste. It had a perfect texture. If you like matcha, this combo is really good. I would recommend this place as there isn't any other great boba shops nearby!!! They have some cute gifts you can buy as well for your fellow boba fans who make it at home. read more

The stingiest boba shop I've been to yet. They charge $8.50 for a small glass of boba and they only fill it to 3/4 of the way when you don't want ice... Terrible! read more

Pretty disappointed by this boba shop. It's locally owned and operated, so I wanted to like it... but it was honestly just not great quality. The Jasmine Milk Tea was standard. Weak tea quality. Not very floral. Very milky and 50% sweetness was fine to me. Not bad, but the boba wasn't the best. It tasted like the boba wasn't fresh and lacked sweetness a lot. The texture of the boba wasn't very QQ either. This is the only boba shop in Capitola, so I'll give it 3 stars for effort... UPDATE: The owner kindly reached out to me and offered a refund for the unsatisfactory drink. Since this is a local small business, I really do appreciate the customer management. Thank you, Cheryl! I look forward to giving this place a second chance someday. I hope to see good quality boba in Capitola soon :) read more

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Boba bay was nice inside but when I went to order they didn't have any Boba neither mago which was weird. But the service was fast they didn't pretty quickly maybe five minutes.but the drink wasn't that good I have had better.but they had a decor. But I wouldn't go there again read more

It was delicious boba and was prepared very quickly. I got the tiger milk boba with pearls it was very good. I instantly needed to give it 5 stars! read more

Boba Bay - Tiger milk boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Capitola, California

Came here and ordered a peach mango smoothie as it was a hot day and I was craving a smoothie. I paid with my card and received a number. However, after I placed my order the worker told me their blender was broken. I was a bit disappointed as there should've been a sign outside the door saying that it was broken before I ordered. I was kind of disappointed in the service and lack of communication as I didn't get to try the drink. read more

Popped in for a after lunch treat. The shop inside is cute and well decorated but my drink was disappointing. I ordered the brown sugar milk tea and my drink had no ice. After walking around and getting hot on the beach a refreshing drink sounded amazing so I was disappointed. I couldn't even finish my drink and honestly I should've asked for a refund. Maybe I caught them on an off day but doesn't ice come with these drinks?!?! read more

Boba Bay - Bubble Tea Near Me - Capitola, California

Such a cute place!! Very clean!! And the drinks were soooo good we had the taro And it was great! read more

Boba Bay - Great! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Capitola, California

Stuck in what feels like a never ending chaotic rabbit hole tumbling down deeper and deeper into disappointment. As an Asian girl who loves her tea and boba drinks, i took a leap of faith and gave this place, " Boba Bay" a try. I ordered two drinks for delivery which i had tried to cancel after finding out that the cafe was all the way in Capitola. I called the middle man delivery company, "GrubHub" and unfortunately the order was already confirmed so there was nothing i could do and no accommodation given to me. The two drinks i ordered were the strawberry smoothie bowl, Oreo drink with oat milk, and the Strawberry Guava tea. The Oreo drink had to be the most disappointing boba style drink that i have ever had. The drink tasted like watered down oat milk from a gutter. Unfortunately not even the toppings of Oreo crumbles and whipped cream couldn't even save this drink. I asked for EZ boba because im in the process of becoming that girl during hot summer, but was unpleasantly surprised to have what seemed as even more boba than a regular serving. The boba wasn't sweet and there wasn't enough brown sugar and honey syrup. The strawberry Guava drink was the star of the show as the sweet, acidic, and refreshing essence of strawberries went along well with the guava nectar. The only complaint i have for this drink was that after drinking more and more there was this bitter taste that showed up uninvited to the party. At last all the pressure was on for this smoothie bowl to save my opinion of this attempt of a boba shop. Packed with lots of fresh and crunchy granola. Chia seeds, fresh strawberries and bananas i was pleasantly surprised. The smoothie part itself could have used more flavor as there wasn't much of a fruity essence given off while eating. That, and a drizzle of honey would have pulled this bowl all together. Overall this wasn't my cup of tea, but I'm also someone that's hard to please especially when it comes to boba drinks. Anything with fruit from here is fine, just don't order anything that's suppose to be milky and sweet and you could leave happy. read more

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Oh baby baby, I'm so glad there's finally another good boba shop that has finally opened in the Santa Cruz area. Boba Bay is a new, adorable shop that has opened up to appease all of us Asians that have wanted more tea shops in the area. Their aesthetic is super cute - loved the logo and the wall decor they have inside as well. They offer a variety of standard milk and fruit tea drinks, many of which you'll find in other places. They offer almond milk as an alternative but most milk teas already utilize a non-dairy creamer. I ordered a Jasmine Green Tea with boba, and it was a solid beverage as you'd expect from a boba shop. Prices here were quite steep (over $7 a drink) but it's likely a product of them being in Capitola Village. Regardless, I'm so happy to have another boba option available to me whenever I have a craving. Looking forward to returning again Boba Bay! read more

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We ordered a Oreo Okinawa Boba tea and it was delicious! The boba was so fresh and once you get to the cookie crumbles in the drink they are delicious! We will definitely be back when visiting. The location was super clean and they had really cute items for sale! The service was quick and the employee was friendly! read more

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Please make sure your employees are not high as a kite during work hours. Very unprofessional. Blender was also not working :(

Thai tea was 5/10. No boba toping which is fine dasher tried calling to substitute. But the 50-60% ice is ridiculous! First and last time buying form here. Got three different drinks and they all have the same amount of ice or more. Not even Starbucks would have done that. read more

Boba Bay - Thai tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Capitola, California

Ordered 3 Strawberry Fruit Bowls ($50). Waited 15 min for order. When our order was up, the staff told us that the strawberries were rotten so she didn't put in our "strawberry bowl". Then continued to help the next customer. We should have been offered refunds as the bowl represented nothing we ordered. Completely disappointed, we were in a rush as our parking meter ran out waiting. The bowl tasted completely like peanut butter with no refreshing fruit whatsoever. I suggest saving your money and find another establishment to treat the family. Very disappointed! Day After: Owner did rectify situation with refund. read more

Boba Bay - Strawberry fruit bowl - Bubble Tea Near Me - Capitola, California

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soooo i got a strawberry matcha, didn't think its a super hard drink to make.... ended up spending almost 20$ for drinks we ended up throwing away. customer service was fine, i just think the quality of the drinks should be improved. i took a sip and literally the powder from the matcha ends up leaving a bitter and nasty taste in my mouth. don't recommend!! there is a cafe close by that sells boba drinks, bit mid, but truly better than this. read more

We stopped by after walking around Capitola because it was too hot to stay in one spot. This little shop is located right at the entrance of the beach. There's only standing room and 3 window bar seats inside. We were unlucky as our order was behind this large order of 12 drinks, and they were severely understaffed due their employees being stuck in Labor Day traffic. So the wait for our drinks were quite a while, but understandable. I ordered the Lychee Refresher at half sweet because I prefer my drinks to be not too sweet. It was very good and indeed refreshing. I saw on the menu, they also offer fresh Açaí bowls which was interesting. We saw some people order that too. It's a good boba stop shop, highly recommended! read more

Boba Bay - Outside - Bubble Tea Near Me - Capitola, California

This boba place is small but so cute- tiny but powerful. I didn't expect to see a boba shop in Capitola but here it is! They just opened on Fri 8/5/2022 and they have a decent menu filled with milk tea options, fruit teas, a couple smoothies and a couple acai bowls. We came here with kids and they really wanted the strawberry passion fruit tea so I asked if they can make that without caffeine and they said "absolutely!". They can replace the tea with water and they did. I also asked if they can split the cup for the the two so they can share and they did just that and more- so very kind! 5 star service! Also for their opening, they have these cute reusable bags (limited time only). On top of that, I haven't seen sugar cane juice other than Asia and they offered it here. My sister ordered it and it was very good. If you like sugar cane, I highly recommend it! I would totally get myself next time. I will say that the drinks are on the more expensive side, $7 but it was good. I like that they use real frozen fruit for their purees as well. I personally got the mango passion and it was very delicious as well. If you're in the area, I would definitely recommend stopping by for a yummy drink. read more

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The best boba shop that serves a good matcha latte. Maggie made my strawberry matcha, which I asked for extra strawberry since I am a strawberry lover. Came out quickly and was hands down the BEST strawberry matcha latte I've ever ordered from a shop, even beating some matcha cafes. I crave it all the time but unfortunately I live 3 hours away from Capitola. That being said, next time I return I am definitely coming back for the matcha latte. read more

Boba Bay - Strawberry matcha latte - Bubble Tea Near Me - Capitola, California

No joke. This boba is legit! The boba's are so delicious and well brewed. It's on par with authentic Asian boba places like T4, Bober, and Teaspoon. The staff is incredibly friendly and the location is primo! read more

The service was okay and the overall store is really cute! The brown sugar milk tea is delicious, i wish i had order one myself. The strawberry milk tea however was a bit of a let down. It was very milky and had a faint strawberry taste with a lack of sweetness. I came in about 40 minutes before closing. read more

Boba Bay - Bubble Tea Near Me - Capitola, California

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We were in the area to see the capitola village houses. We enjoyed the walk and came across this boba shop. With the heat wave going on, a cold drink was called for. Son got his flavor strawberry milk with boba. Daughter got her lychee punch with boba. For me, one who doesn't like like milk as a drink of choice decided a sugar cane drink. They actually imported the sugar cane and no sugar added on the drinks. It sounds impressive than how it is tasted. But I appreciate the freshness. Definitely quenched my thirst. Ladies are very nice. Wish there is one in NYC. read more

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We were pretty excited to try this boba shop as they have options on milk. It's located in Capitola Village so finding parking can be tricky. The shop is small and cute with tons of boba decorations and squishmellows. Good sized menu as well. We ordered the strawberry milk tea with oat milk and boba + the oreo Okinawa milk tea with boba. I'm he strawberry tasted like a milkshake with some boba hut not as much. The strawberry's were a super nice touch. As for the orea drink, it initially look nice but it tasted very watered down. It was hard to drink the boba with the amount of ice they added. In general, it was nice to try but considering my partners experience with his Oreo milk tea we probably wouldn't give it a try again. read more

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Best boba place in town for sure :3 I always make sure to grab a sweet drink when i'm in the area. Everyone I've recommended to come here tells me how much they love it! read more

I came here with my son and we had our best boba tiger sugar ever. Can highly recommend it read more

Boba Bay - Bubble Tea Near Me - Capitola, California

I hadn't noticed this place until the other day when I was shopping across the street. I always want milky tea but I don't always want sugar or caffeine. I went for the Jasmine milk tea (with almond milk to make it dairy-free) and added pearls. It was such a delightful treat. I'm not sure if they add sweetener but next time I'll be sure to ask. This place seems popular and I can now understand why. Yum! read more

Boba Bay - Jasmine milk tea with almond milk. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Capitola, California

Def overpriced for boba. It's def like one of the few options in Capitola, but for the price, I just expected it to be better than it was. It was like $8 for one boba drink. I liked the thai iced tea boba I ordered alright, but it was warm, and def needed to be cold to be yummy. It just tasted pretty bland overall. I'll try it again, but I just think that for the price, they should step up their game. I can get a boba for less a couple miles away that's probz beats their current quality. read more

Boba Bay - Thai iced boba tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Capitola, California

Celebrating our daughters bday in Capitola and brought her and friends here. They've just opened. Very clean inside, love the fly screen preventing the flies from coming in, the staff was really helpful, the menu diverse yet not overwhelming. The girls ordered everything from tarro milk tea, lychee tea, matcha strawberry..... I forgot the others as no one ordered the same. Everyone was really happy with their drinks. Pleasing 7 teenagers isn't always easy so hats off to Boba Bay!!! read more

Boba Bay - Bubble Tea Near Me - Capitola, California

This place just opened in aug and it's an exquisite little place for boba tea. I ordered the mango refresher with lychee jelly. I ordered less sweet and it definitely hit the spot with the prefect amount of sweetness and tartness. read more

Boba Bay - Mango refresher with lychee boba. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Capitola, California

It's such a great little boba shop on the beach! The customer service is impeccable and were fast with the drink orders. I came here on a busy weekend and they were very clean and orderly. I liked that that had a sign to let you know they're training someone. They have really cute merchandise, I got a tote! read more