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    Chafinity Tea House

    4.2 (50 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Angie K.

    Love Chafinity Tea House!! Located At The Camp, Costa Mesa!! Cute Japanese Tea House Brings Traditional Matcha & Tea Experience!! Relaxing, Calm Ambiance!! Menu Includes Traditional Matcha, Lattes, Sparkling, Teas & Sweets!! Recent Visits, Ordered The Iced Matcha Latte Paired With Strawberry Daifuku Mochi, Hot Matcha Latte, Hojicha Latte & Sourdough Cinnamon Bun!! Good Matcha Drinks, Clean, Creamy & Rich With Flavors!! Another Visit, Enjoyed The Hojicha Tea Pot Service & Sweets!!My Visits Are Earlier Hours & Will Get Busy Later On!! Line & Service Always Courteous!! Love Chafinity Tea House!! Will Return Again!! ThankU

    Celine C.

    Drinks itself are on the pricier side (6~10). Parking here is also a pain in the butt since it's located in the camp Costa Mesa. Drinks come unsweetened so you have to sweeten it yourself. They have plenty of outdoor seating so it's a perfect place to catch up. The matcha itself is honestly subpar but the hojicha was good. I would be back but only for a nicer occasion.

    Iced matcha latte with walnut milk
    Rose H.

    This place is definitely an experience for the matcha lovers (only)! It's hidden inside The Camp next to the seed's market but you can easily find it because it's the one place that feels so green and tropical. The wait can be VERY long and there's not a lot of seating for the kind of masses that The Camp lures in so you'll have to go on a weekday in the morning if you want the full experience. Staff is very kind and educated so they can answer all your matcha questions! I got the iced matcha latte with walnut milk and I could tell the matcha was quality but the walnut milk flavor overpowered everything else. I will have to come back to try it with a different milk because all I tasted was walnut lol.

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    Emily K.

    This new pop-up is super popular and the line goes crazy! Given that the wait was long and it was gonna take a while for me to get my order, I didn't expect much until I waited 40 minutes till I didn't get my Matcha latte. Mind you, I got the matcha tin that was $60 with the matcha latte so I was getting confused why my drink wasn't coming out after so many people who ordered after me already had their drink and left. After we asked for the order, finally, they remade the drink, but I'm not sure if they use the correct Matcha powder to make my Matcha latte since they had different types. I did ask for the house made almond milk. The seating is plenty, but there's too many people here so we got a corner spot at the big table. Frustrated and sad by the drink order being missed. Super aesthetic and pretty otherwise.

    Kat C.

    Weekday matcha date with my siblings! Serene natural atmosphere with sunlight filtering through the vines. Such a cute vibe. Luckily we all got parking and there was a very short line. Seating was a minor challenge but eventually we all got seats and tables next to each other. The matcha is really good and the mochi was too!! What I ordered: -iced matcha latte with oat and maple syrup *don't get the coconut milk it changes the taste -black sesame mochi (toasted black sesame with roasted sweet potato, wrapped in delicate butterfly pea flower mochi) (V) (GF) -strawberry daifuku mochi (soft and pillowy mochi filled with house-made anko (Japanese red bean), topped with a strawberry) (V) (GF) Not sure about restrooms or how easy it is to work with laptops or whatever but I did see some people doing that. The staff was very kind. Don't forget to return your trays at the same place you pick up your order.

    Stephanie C.

    Tried Chafinity Tea House after spotting a new matcha spot and figured we'd give it a shot. Overall, it was an okay experience. We ordered the hojicha latte and the matcha picollo. Both drinks were decent, but nothing particularly memorable. One thing I did like was the option to customize your sweetener--they offer choices like maple syrup and honey, and the maple syrup was a nice, unique touch. We initially went with half sweetener, but ended up adding more since the drinks tasted a bit bland and needed that extra boost of sweetness to really come together. We visited on a weekday, so the wait wasn't bad at all, which was a plus. All in all, not a bad place to try if you're curious, but it didn't quite stand out enough for me to go out of my way to return.

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    Lisa T.

    Highly recommend checking out Chafinity at The Lab. It's definitely on the pricier side, but the quality and overall experience make it worth it. I got the traditional premium matcha and it was excellent. Smooth, rich, and very clean tasting without any bitterness. You can really tell they're using high quality matcha and taking the time to prepare it properly. The space is calm and thoughtfully designed, and the staff were incredibly kind and welcoming. It honestly felt like we were transported to Japan. This isn't a quick grab and go spot. It's more of a slow down and enjoy the moment type of place. So happy to have something like this in Costa Mesa. Will definitely be back.

    Cinnamon roll and daifuku
    Vincent N.

    4.5 stars but I'll round up! Located at the camp, and it could get pretty crowded and seats can fill up so you would may need to find seats in other areas of the camp or just take it to go. Love the ambiance, makes me feel like I'm in Japan! Tried their matcha, Hojitcha, cinnamon roll, and daifuku. - Matcha with walnut milk, delicious! You could really taste the quality in the matcha! - Hojitcha was also good with nice Hojitcha flavor! The only thing is that it was pretty milky, and it would probably taste better with a little more sweetener or a soy or walnut milk. - The mochi daifuku was really tasty, highly recommend! - Sourdough cinnamon roll had good flavor but was a little too dry. I think heating it up would taste much better! It is a little pricey! You are paying for the location and quality, but I definitely recommend to try!

    Matcha latte
    Sandy G.

    Their house matcha latte is definitely made from great ceremonial matcha powder. It tastes light and fragrant, and I prefer matcha latte that is sweetened by the matcha itself rather than sweetener. They have multiple milk options but I prefer whole milk to keep it basic in order to taste the matcha better. I got it less sweet, which was good enough. For matcha latte, there was only one option for matcha powder while there were two choices for usucha and I don't mind it because their matcha latte were similar to what I got in Japan or made at home. I came two times, one on a weekday morning and the place was empty, parking was easy to find, and the order took about 5 minutes. One later on a weekday afternoon before they closed, which were packed. The parking could easily get horrible. The ambiance was cute, they have a few tables for dine-in. The only downside is the price was pricey. It's almost $10 after tax for a matcha latte with whole milk.

    Matcha Latte, Strawberry Daifuku, Sesame Mochi
    Karen L.

    Chafinity Tea House is located at The Camp, where they are providing a traditional matcha tea house experience. The design of the shop provides a vibe that is calm, cozy, and relaxing. It does get busy pretty quickly so make sure that if you go that you are not in a hurry to go somewhere else. Depending on when and what day, The Camp can get pretty packed; so parking could be an issue. Ordered: - Matcha Latte with their house special almond milk - Strawberry Daifuku - Sesame Mochi Depending on what kind of matcha you like, the experience can vary. The matcha they offer is more on the traditional side with less sweetness. However it is a very good experience to try! They offer various diary and non-diary options and I opted to try their house made almond milk with their Matcha Latte. Depending on the day (and what they have left) they offer various desserts. I tried both the Strawberry Daifuku and Sesame Mochi which were good paired with the drink! Overall this was good for the experience.

    Nina W.

    Located inside The Camp Personally, I did not enjoy the matcha latte with oat, koji rice. I think the taste is a bit milky and the rice flavor is a bit overwhelming. I got it full sweet as well. Maybe I should've tried it with one of their house made milks but it is an extra $3 surcharge. My husband got the hojicha latte with milk and I liked it way better. It has a roasted taste but he did say it is also pretty milky. We came grand opening day and waited about 45 mins. Prices are also kind of high. They ran of daifuku like 2 hours before closing. Dog friendly location! :)

    Mary M.

    I saw this tea house on Instagram and looked very popular so thought I would check it out! It is a very small cute authentic Japanese teahouse. not really much seating The Matcha is basic in terms of just Matcha and milk. The only sweeteners they have are a maple syrup and honey. There are no fruit flavors. The milks our homemade, but the oat milk is rice based so I ordered the almond which I didn't care for. My only downfall with this place is after I ordered and paid, the girl told me it would be a 30 minute wait which would've been nice to know prior to ordering. It is a bit on the expensive side, but it has great quality. Not sure I would visit again, but it is authentic and made in front of you, which is kind of cute!

    Matcha Latte Matcha Piccolo Miso Soup
    Ky-Anh H.

    Chafinity is like a neat, hidden little matcha spot in the Camp. It's in the middle and it threw me off seeing it at first since I wondered where it could be. Since it's in the Camp, parking is going to be a bit tougher during busy hours. If parking is bad, seating is about the same or worse as it's in a crowded area, so it's a bit tough if you want the full experience. The wait wasn't too bad going at around 12 pm on a week day, but a line did form eventually. It took probably 5-10 minutes getting everything out, but to be honest, I kind of get the feeling of paying for the aesthetic. To address the elephant in the room, most people are coming for the matcha. The biggest issue for me is how milky the default matcha latte is. We used the koji oat milk for both, and it was basically just milk with a hint of matcha, which I ended up having to douse with their maple syrup and honey as it wasn't exactly my cup of tea to have by itself. It didn't exactly bring out the flavor much more, but it made it better to drink. On the opposite side of spectrum, the matcha piccolo was basically just a small double matcha shot. Way stronger, less milky obviously, but we also had to put in syrup to bring out the flavor more. I will say that this was better once doing so and I'd probably get that instead, but it's a bit tough to justify for how small it is (given the matcha shortage it makes sense but still hurts ). The miso soup was honestly really good though, way more rich and flavorful than your average miso soup so props to that. The strawberry daifuku mochi was okay, but the black sesame mochi was really good. Heavily taxed but I did enjoy this as a dessert. Overall just feel like Chafinity is aesthetics forward, which is good for an experience, but going through their menu wasn't as good in my opinion.

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    Amazing iced matcha latte- I chose the ceremonial matcha 2nd down instead of house matcha and tried their walnut milk.

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