I dropped by Bubbilicity Tea Shop for a bubble tea. It's co-located with Dumpling Bowl. Overall, my drink was good. I got a regular-sized coconut milk tea ($4.99) and added tapioca pearls (an additional $0.75). I forgot to say half sweet, so it was full strength sweetness, which was way too sweet for me, but that was on me for forgetting. The drink itself had a nice potent coconut flavour, but the tea flavour was very subtle. It was smooth and not gritty, and was rich and creamy. The tapioca pearls were soft and chewy, how I like them, but they could have been more generous with the amount as I finished the pearls way before I finished my drink, so was just drinking milk tea with no toppings for most of my drink. Overall 3.5 stars, but I am being generous and rounding up. Hopefully next time they will follow my example of generosity and give me more tapioca, lol. Service was friendly and efficient. The inside is small. They have 4 regular tables of 4 and a high table for 2. Street parking only. read more

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Went to this place on a hot July afternoon because they had ice cream posted. One scoop for $2 or twice scoops for $4. The young female working the cash could barely speak English and literally all we were ordering was a BBT and three ice creams. I asked for one scoop of chocolate with whip cream. Kids had two scoops each, one strawberry, one chocolate. You would think they would serve the ice cream first, then make the BBT. We sat and waited for probably ten minutes before anything showed up and everything was wrong. My one scoop of chocolate came with sprinkles and the sprinkles were hard like rocks. The scoop of ice cream was tiny, like an inch and a half in diameter and tasted like store bought ice cream. The two kids only got one bowl with two scoops, one chocolate and the other strawberry. The BBT came out fine. We had to get her to make another bowl of ice cream for the second child. We were also the only customers in there. The cost came out to over $25 and I think we were charged twice for one of the two scoops. Basically five scoops of ice cream and an $8 BBT. I had been here before the pandemic and it was good, but something changed and I think it was a language barrier. If you're going to have someone facing customers, at least make sure they can understand their own menu! After that debacle, I will never go there again! read more

I was at the Ottawa Oriental Festival. Went to many of the street vendors. But what I was missing was bubble tea. Stop in for classic, black tea, bubble tea with pearls. It hit the spot. read more

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Wandering Chinatown Ottawa, I decided to stop in here and bought some dumplings as they sounded good (from reading the description) and the place looked promising. I was going to get a bubble tea (however when asked) but the young girl working the counter told me it was powder. I try not to do powder boba as it's artificially flavoured and sugar hyped drinks. When I returned home and tried out the dumplings they were really tasty! So much better than the Gilly frozen ones or other Asian supermarket ones I purchase in Montreal. On this visit I purchased two kinds: pork with Chinese cabbage and pork with shrimp. They were $14.95 for a bag of 30. Double more than the $6.99 per bag I pay in the grocery store however the quality and taste is much better. Size is a bit smaller but I'll come back to try some other versions when back in Ottawa. Finding inexpensive Chinese home made dumplings in bulk is on my hunt down list. My brother has a solid place in Calgary however I'm rarely there. The search continues! read more

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Welcome to the world of fantastic and fresh hand-made dumplings! We stumbled on this place about a month ago. It's well worth the walk. The prices are amazing: 7$ for 10 dumplings or a little bit more for even more dumplings. My husband eats 26 dumplings in a sitting. They come in flavours like pork and cabbage, pork and shrimp, pork, shrimp and green onion (my fave). You can order ahead adn pick them up or you can take home frozen ones and make them yourself. We prefer to eat in because we love their bubble tea and the fresh taste of the dumplings. You can see the staff making them in front of you. They're almost always open, which is also handy. My husband lived in Beijing for a couple years and said these remind him of the dumplings he ate many times a week during his stay. read more

Normally they do a great job but today they dropped the ball. Friends ordered the dumplings fried, but they were pan fried (burnt at the bottom) and at room temperature. Frozen bubble teas were all fine except for one that had tapioca balls frozen solid. The staff said it was okay and didn't offer a new drink even though we've never experienced it that way before - we didn't eat them. All in all, it'll be tough convincing my friends to go back there next time, we're taking our chances elsewhere. read more

Bubblicity Tea Shop - Suck the balls! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

This is the first time I've ever been to a Bubblicity location. The second we walked in, my brother and I, having lived in Mississauga, both realized that it reminded us a lot of a place named Bubble Republic. The walls were a soft yellow, and several local paintings of young Asian women were hung up. There were signs reading "Cash Only", "No Outside Food or Drinks", and "Please Wait to be Seated". We were greeted by a young lady and asked if we wanted take out or if we wanted to sit down. We decided to stay awhile, and were seated at the little booth behind the cash. It seated about four people, which was perfect. We realized that the young lady and the man making the bubble tea were both seated at a table near the bubble tea bar. Mostly dance and Top 40 music was playing from an iPod, and pretty loudly. How do I know it was from an iPod, you ask? Because I saw it connected, and I saw the woman change the songs, who later told me it was her music. It wouldn't be so bad, except that my boyfriend said it was giving him a headache, along with the hot temperature of the shop. Even the guy making the bubble tea had to turn down the heat. All the blasting pot lights probably didn't help, either. They have a pretty extensive menu, and it took awhile for us to order, but the server didn't seem to mind. They even offer dim sum, chocolate fondue, and the very popular brick toast, with about 10 different kinds of cream spreads, including condensed milk. I wanted a hot bubble tea, but since I didn't see anything on the menu, I asked if they offered anything like that, and she told me that all the bubble tea lattes could be made hot. You can also choose whether you want black or green tea as the base. When we were finally ready, my brother ordered a kiwi black, with no tapioca for some reason, my cousin ordered a coconut green with tapioca, and I ordered a hot almond black, with tapioca and lychee jelly, as per the server's suggestion. My cousin described her drink as a virgin pina colada, but watery, and couldn't finish it. I, on the other hand, was very satisfied with my order. It tasted like a hot liquid form of the almond jello with lychee fruit you get at dim sum. They only charged me half jelly, half tapioca, too, so I only paid 50 cents altogether for both, whereas tapioca alone already costs 50 cents. The total bill was about $14 - pretty much what you would expect at just under $5 each with tax. read more

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There's a pretty large selection of flavors here and with different ways to make it: slushie, iced tea, and latte. With the last two, you can choose either a green or black tea base. Latte has a milkier taste. Anyways, I stopped here to order a strawberry iced tea with a green tea base. I thought it was decent, but there was a taste to it, probably the green tea,but it was a bit too strong to my liking. Overall, I'd drop by here if you're in a fix for green tea. It's a tad pricier than what I'm used to though. Also, there's a book at the front that you can write it, which I thought was a nice addition to the place. read more

Place to go for bubble tea. They have two locations, one on Somerset and one off of Dalhousie in the market. I enjoy this branch better than the one on Dalhousie because it displayed really cool artwork, and it feels more snug/secluded. The Dalhousie branch in the summertime is like an inferno. I once, key word, once, went there for bubble tea and was dying to get out! I don't think they turn on their air conditioners. I usually get the Lychee Bubble Iced Tea, with a Black Tea base. Bubble Iced Tea is the way to go if you want to drink something light and refreshing. Good after a meal in Chinatown, or during the summertime. I find the Latte, Slush, and Sherbet to be a bit heavy. Would only drink this if I haven't eaten recently. They also give you a card that gets hole punched with each purchase. If you purchase a certain amount, you can redeem a free bubble tea. Awesome! read more

Its bubble tea. And its particularly good bubble tea as well. And well... its good bubble tea. Need I say more? I recommend Honey Melon. read more

We ordered lattes with tapioca pearls. Delicious and quick. Busy shop. Very good products. $4.99 for tea. $5.99 for slush.

Best bubble tea in Ottawa!!! Love this place =) I grew up in Toronto with a lot of similar places and this definitely has an impressive menu. read more

I'm not a bubble tea connoisseur by any means, but I think this place makes the best I've had. My favorite so far has been the taro flavored one, but every other one I've tried was good too. Last night I kind of had a crappy experience but I won't let it annoy me too much... I ordered a large guava bubble tea with their new exploding bubbles and got a medium mango bubble tea with jelly. I think the jelly is disgusting, but I thought maybe the exploding bubbles looked different or something. I don't know if they handed me the wrong drink or thought I just wouldn't know the difference. I'll be back, it's too good not to go back. read more

Visited Ottawa for the weekend and friends wanted bubble tea. This place is inside The Dumpling Bowl restaurant so it reeks of deep fried dumplings. We got a peach green tea, apple black tea and taro sherbet. All of the drinks were overly sweet, I would recommend asking for less syrup unless you prefer it that way. The Taro tasted very powdery and the consistency of the slush/sherbet was pretty poor. Both the peach and apple tasted very artificial and the tapioca had a weird texture. All of us were pretty disappointed. I'd stay away from this place if you're used to drinking decent bubble tea. read more

I was craving for bubble tea that night, so searched Yelp reviews for a good bubble tea place in Ottawa, and this place seems to have the highest reputation. But I was so disappointed, comparing the bubble tea I had in New York, this one tasted like water. The serve wasn't that great either, no greetings, and I had to tell the kitchen that I didnt want ice tubes in it even tho I already told the cashier in the first place. read more

Really good stuff. A little on the pricey side, but I would come back again. Open late!

Great ambience, customer service is friendly and good. And of course amazing tea!!

My sister and I would always have a great time at Bubblicity. Although I haven't tried any of their dishes, the bubble tea is delicious. I usually get a black tea bubble tea, raspberry flavoured, with extra bubbles. I love the cheerful ambiance of this tea shop (the decor helps), but the servers are a tad distant and seemingly bored. This establishment would be perfectly paired with flamboyant servers... fun personalities to match a fun beverage. This is a trivial detail, however, since the nonchalance of the servers won't stop me from returning. read more

never try such a watery "bubble tea" ever in my life. It had no taste and it was so watery. The worst part was the service and attitude! I asked them to help me change my bubble tea or add some sugar, but instead of just saying yes... they upright said that they won't serve me because they weren't happy that day and they were so rude. I was talking politely to them about it and all of a sudden an employee says that if we don't leave they will call the police. The young girl that worked at the counter started yelling and threw sugar everywhere and poured the bubble tea we bought all over the place and started screaming. We only asked them to help us fix our order, but instead they didn't want to serve us because they didn't feel like it. I recommend "My Sweet Tea" is WAY better and their ingredients are all natural. read more

Worst service ever! Bad and I mans bad attitude! I asked them to add sugar to my bubble tea and instead they said they won't serve me because they didn't want to serve me! And they wanted to call the police on me for asking them to change my order. read more