this place has so much potential being in the source and all, but the workers are always super rude. they care more about their own conversations than their customers. i think it's incredibly unprofessional. they also wait until you're physically there to make your drinks so there is no point in ordering ahead of time. probably why they always have such a long wait time and never answer the phone. read more

Horrible customer service!!!!! I ordered through Yelp 7 drinks for pick up. Please don't order through Yelp for this place! Their order machine that takes yelp order is not working... they told me that when I arrived there ( of course, there were no updats from Yelp on my order status). I wasted 30 minutes waiting to get the drinks correctly. The drinks tasted weird, too. And the staff were rude and unprofessional. I'm NEVER going to order from this store again. read more

The boba tea is all right. Nothing spectacular, but tasty enough. The wait is super long, so order ahead! read more

Ding Tea - Monster boba - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Very cute store at the source OC. Service was top notch and the drinks were great. However, there is only limited seating at the store.

The drink was all ice and water. I ordered a strawberry yakult and not only was the boba old and the drink was nasty, the worker was extremely rude. The entire time he stared at me and my friend, giving us dirty looks. When we initially came in, he rolled his eyes. Don't work if you don't want customers... And even an hour later, as we walked by the store after shopping, he was still giving us dirty looks through the window while assisting someone. I've never been this uncomfortable at a boba shop. read more

The interior is trendy but very small. I really like ding tea's boba because it's always the same in different locations so my low rating is specifically for the taro smoothie. The regular size was pretty small and not worth the six bucks. The taro flavor was lacking and the drink it self was icy like I had to chew a bit before swallowing (get your mind out of the gutter). I'll definitely stick with the usual iced milk tea next time. read more

Ding Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

So excited that they opened a Ding Tea close to me!! First had it in Gardena and loved the boba itself as well as the drinks I got. Today I got a Jasmine Green Milk Tea, one of the popular drinks, with 1/2 sweet and I love it!! I can taste the tea better, being less sweet, and it's so refreshing for a milk tea! My sister got the wintermelon green tea with 70% sweet and she approves (she usually gets wintermelon at boba places). Baristas were also very nice and made the drinks pretty fast, granted there wasn't a line. Also, as part of their grand opening, they are having a promotional free topping (like boba)!! read more

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Whenever I go to the source to buy some k pop goodies, I grab some boba here while I shop & walk around ! Ding tea Buena Park is consistently good , from the friendly staff to the tasty drinks that are made pretty quickly . My favorite drinks to get here are Honey Milk tea, & Matcha marble! If you love matcha like I do, please give that a try, I highly recommend !! :) read more

Ding Tea - Matcha marble - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

When in Buena Park - this should be your go to for boba. Covid precautions: 4/5 Hand sanitizer available. Plexiglass installed. Staff wearing masks. Contactless payments. Minus one because the 6ft markers are placed BUT it's hard to navigate which ones are next in line and those waiting for their drinks so it looks like a bunch of people just standing close to each other. Granted, the space inside is a bit small so they did the best they can given the circumstance with covid and protocols. Food: 5/5 I mean, I don't need to say it because if you love boba, you know this is a legit place. If you haven't been here, just look at the board at the top drinks and choose one, you can't go wrong or go with their most popular/classic milk tea. read more

Ding Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

No consistency. None of the drinks look like their photos. Drink taste is okay, not sure if it's worth the wait. Always super busy, since they are located in a mall. Might try again one more time when they're not so busy to make sure it's not just a fluke. read more

Very disappointed in the "Monster Boba Latte" because the cup it was advertised in on the pictures was not the cup I received & the drink was literally just milk and tapioca. It didn't taste great. Another disappointment was the fact that there were flies (fruit flies or knatts(?) idk) everywhere. LITERALLY, EVERYWHERE on the counter and outside by the door. Then there was no urgency to clean them up. The employees kinda just looked at them & didn't know what to do... It kinda grossed me out but I still ordered drinks anyway because I was already there & already felt committed. The two reasons why they didn't get a 1 Star review is because I also ordered the Taro Milk Tea with grass jelly & that drink saved the day. It was good! Also the flower wall was amazing & a good picture to take. The rest of the place was dirty and the chairs looked old for it being a newly opened "restaurant." read more

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If you can, order ahead. I've been here twice and both times, the orders took forever..almost like a 20-30 minute wait. It felt a bit ridiculous, but ding tea is one of the best boba shops out there and wanted to treat the fam out. I will usually order the lychee with boba or the Aloe Vera or the grapefruit with boba all at 25% sweetened because the ding tea in our area doesn't serve grapefruit. They're both really refreshing and would give it a try if you're unsure what to get. read more

My drink was almost 7 dollars. I don't have an issue because I usually enjoy the thai tea. My tea is peach colored with no flavor. I'm basically drinking milk. For 7 dollars this is a waste. 4+ people with me states that their drinks weren't up to their usual expectations. read more

Ding Tea - Thai Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Store was nice. Boba was tough and not appetizing. Taro milk tea had no taro flavor or sweetness, so I had to toss it out. Tasted like taro water. They did bring out my drinks fast though. read more

I was thirsty after stopped by to get some original Japanese cheesecake nearby. I spotted Jasmine Milk Tea with Boba and ordered. It was made right for this green tea milk mix. Light and not losing all the favor of the ingredients. Will return to try other drink if I am in the area. read more

Ding Tea - Front counter - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Cool location considering it's new to the source. Def had a modern vibe to it with marble tables. It was also busy at the time I went as well but my drink came out really fast. My girlfriend and I ordered Jasmine Milk Tea! I liked the fact that we were able to choose a certain percentage of sweetness. If you aren't a fan of sugar but still want the subtle taste with tea, 70 % is the go to. More tea based then sugar which was perfect for us. The boba was really good, consistent and chewy! The only downfall is it was almost $10 for two jasmine milk teas. A little bit pricey then average boba places. I would not mind coming back here for the milk tea and I'm open to trying something else as well! read more

Ding Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Rude workers, I told them normal normal honey boba and they gave me these nasty clear ones "golden boba" We asked if they had normal black and they said no, but then she went and made another drink with it?? So rude, and drink is whatever. read more

Very busy when I visited today, likely due to the buy one get one 1/2 off promotion they had this weekend. It's on the first floor of The Source OC near the 2 beauty shops - small cafe space with comfortable cushioned chairs, a flower wall with the cafe name on it in gold, and cute flower arrangements on a bar that can be placed on any table you sit at. The staff were friendly and took their time with making the drinks - if you're in a hurry, probably not ideal to go here. I was in no rush but it's nice to see them mixing the ingredients together in front of you. I went with the signature milk tea in a small cup with half ice and half sweetness and added boba. It took maybe 3-4 minutes which was good. The tea was lightly sweet - I think I tasted more tea than sweetener which isn't bad, but I'd almost consider my drink a slightly sweet than a half sweet. Boba was a bit firm but not hard to chew. There were a lot of people snapping pictures of their drinks in front of the flower wall or selfies in front of the flower wall - good way to promote the space and pretty for social media. I do wonder how well they'll continue to do, seeing as the space they're in has been rumored to be filing for bankruptcy soon. I hope things work out so they can continue to thrive. read more

I normally get ding tea, but today there were solid, sticky chunks in my tea. Not sure what happened :/ read more

Ding Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

I think there tea is so good! It's light and not overly sweet. Currently with Covid, they are also on Doordash for delivery to your steps! Super convenient and so good. The Brown sugar sweet tea is really sweet but I like the jasmine green tea. Yum! read more

Ding Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Place is really cute inside this huge shopping mall. We ordered the monster boba latte without Bobba and added egg pudding and my hubbys ordered the Aloe Vera Kiwi Juice. Both choices were delish. We came to charge our Tesla and while we waited we did some window shopping and ordered some yummy teas. Would definitely come again to try other flavors, maybe not since I really enjoyed my drink lol. read more

Ding Tea - Aloe Vera Kiwi Juice & Monster Boba Latte with Egg Pudding a must. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

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Drink Quality: wouldn't know. They took over 20 min to make one drink. Plain iced coffee. Put ice in a cup. Pour. Voila. Time and order management: To be fair, the geniuses behind the counter had to make seven drinks for the customer in front of me. However, I would have knocked out the easy single order before starting on the seven, more complicated drinks. Ambiance: who cares? The world class baristas moved with no sense of urgency. I can understand the nature of part-time jobs but this was next level laziness. Last note - the credit card POS asks what tip you'd like to leave. If you decide to go to this place despite the warnings not to, I recommend not tipping before you get your service. Asking for tips on the front end is so annoying and shameful. read more

Probably one of the few boba places that wasnt good to me around here. Its still very good in terms of boba freshness and milk tea freshness as well. But it just had an off taste and quality over all. The boba wasnt as chewy and rich tasting as most of these places here are. Which really threw me off because i was expecting the "Taiwanese" quality boba to be mind blowing since thats where boba originated. One thing too that always throws me off is when they give you thw choice of how sweet you want your milk tea. I mean, sure i know how i like my milk tea but i could not for the life of me TELL you how sweet thats supposed to be! Youre supposed to figure that out already! Lol When i ordered, i just said the normal phrase of "boba milk tea" to which they clarified as "classic". So they mixed in what they defined as classic amount of sweetness. I also dont like the taste of newly shaken sweetener in tea. They are pretty successful as a company so obviously theyre doing something right. Its just not for me i guess. read more

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Tea houses are always a great place to meet up with friends. Located at the source on the third level. This location is on the small side. Especially if you come in a group, which most people do. You order at the counter then listen for your name. It's no lie, I'm more of a coffee drinker than a tea girl. The limited coffee drinks are not made with espresso but instant coffee. I went with Thai iced tea. It tasted like most Thai iced teas taste like. The Mister had a iced mocha. It was very strong and not as sweet as he is used too. I agree after taking a sip. This place was very busy. Service is very friendly. Prices are reasonable. read more

Great service despite the pandemic. Wait time is as quick as ever and the drinks are still well put together. Can't really go wrong with boba during a global pandemic. Give the place a visit! read more

Ding Tea - black Brown Sugar Milk Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

This Ding Tea is located on the ground floor level of the Source Mall. This place has always been solid, the flavors are always great and despite there being long lines during the weekends, the baristas are always super fast and make the drinks quickly. This place is super cute and they have a bunch of flavors the other ding tea locations around this area don't really have, which is really nice! Try something new every time you go, the menu is extensive, but all the drinks I've tried were always spot on flavor wise. read more

This place gets packed during the day, but the line goes by pretty quick and the service is fast so don't walk away! It's located inside The Source shopping mall that you can walk around. Interior of Ding Tea has a cute flower wall that's nice background to take a picture of your drink so here it is! Most importantly, how are the drinks? It's great! Try this place out! read more

Ding Tea - Coffee Milk Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

Upon walking in we did get greeted but didn't have enough time to actually look at the Menu. So we did order 2 Mango Slushies 1Strawberry Milk Slusher . The cashier was not friendly, he needs to be approachable. This is how I determine if a tip is even needed. We waited about 7minutes or so. Customer Service **(2) Drinks****(4) Atmosphere*****(4) if it where packed, but it was lonely read more

You see, I've been to many different Ding Tea locations and have almost lost hope. I came here a week ago with a friend to prove to me that the Ding Tea franchise has potential and I believed, just enough to try it after it has failed me three or four times. This was my first time back at The Source since they opened up all the stores on the bottom floor and I was also surprised how busy it was on a Saturday late afternoon. Anyways, I got their Hazelnut Milk Tea (50% sweet) with boba. I should've thought better because hazelnut isn't too sweet to begin with, so that was my mistake on that, however, the drink wasn't too bad even after I screwed myself up beforehand. The actual shop is pretty small, but VERY VERY BUSY. The line moved very quickly in an orderly fashion and the drinks came out pretty fast as well. Great quality, great service, and very quick as well. I prefer Gong Cha over this place, but this place is right below the main competitor. read more

03/25/2020 they are open today! I got my jasmin green milk tea with crystal boba. Variety of milkteas and tastes also great! I highly recommend jasmin milktea and Taro milktea here. You can adjust the sweatness! read more

Ding Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

I was not expecting to wait 30+ minutes for my drink. It was a Sunday afternoon and I strongly believe that they should be better prepared. They definitely need more staff behind the counter to keep up with demand. They lost an order for a person waiting before us, continued to chat while the rest of their colleagues looked so overwhelmed, and at one point they stopped taking orders because they were that swamped. One star for the experience, two stars because my milk tea was yummy. read more

I have tried many other Ding Tea locations and this is truly the worst one. The tea tastes watered down and the boba tastes soapy. Very disappointed- I had to throw away my drink immediately. Do not come here! read more

Horrible experience. I have been to several Ding Teas and have had a pleasant experience with their friendly staff. My friend and myself were sitting in the venue, waiting to order after we completed our waters. The girl was giving us a hard time from our entry. She kept asking us when we would order, and finally approached us and told us to leave if we didn't that moment. This was the most disrespectful treatment I have ever received. I ended up giving this girl some cash to shut her cheap self up, and told my friend we should leave. The staff was extremely rude and petty. Relax with your 3 dollar boba and learn to respect your patrons. They treated their own people with kindness but don't seem to be open to diversity. Will be following up with another complaint until this gets resolved. read more

I ordered the honeydew smoothie and it tasted like nothing, all i tasted was ice so i asked the girl in the front if I can change it to strawberry smoothie. She looked annoyed as well. then the strawberry smoothie didn't even taste like anything either & it was even blend fully so there was a lot of ice chunks. I didn't want to bother the girl since she already looked annoyed so i just threw it away read more

I knew I abandoned coming to any Dingtea location for years now for a reason. I was sadly reminded of that reason this past weekend. It was an hour before closing and since they are the only boba shop still opened my friends and I decided to go with our only option. I ordered the taro smash with boba. When we were walking back to our group one of my friend tried her drink and she said it tasted super watered down and flavorless almost like straight up water. Another friend who ordered a wintermelon tea drink said hers was the same and that she can't even taste the jasmine tea inside. I waited until we reach my group to try mine and before I tried mine I notice that my first friend's drink looked eerily similar to mine so I asked what she ordered and she said taro smash. OMG. Dread filled over me as I poke my boba straw into my drink and what do you know? The same ill-fated flavorless, super watered down taste and what's even worse is that the picture in their promo described it as fresh taro with condense milk puree so I was hoping for some semblance of slightly sweet creaminess. My friend was not capping, this shit literally taste like water with grainy powder inside. It was such an unpleasant taste and texture. We passed our drinks around to 4 other people in the group and everyone came to the same conclusion that they fucked up these drinks. Either that or the quality like we've known before still holds, which is complete and utter garbage. I can't fathom how a business has the audacity to produce this kind of quality and charge people for it. We were desperate for a late night drink before the shops closed and we paid dearly for it lol. Lesson learned. Never coming to any Dingtea location no matter how badly we crave boba and definitely not stepping foot inside this particular location. read more

Located within outdoor shopping plaza. This location has lactose-free dairy as three milk tea!!! SD location does not have that option. Tasty, and very sweet so remember to tell them how sweet you want it. Store is packed on a Saturday early afternoon. But the plaza has lots of seating. Across this shop includes a Korean skin care, and make up store if you want to browse while waiting for your drink. read more

Review #084 - 2019 This place was kind of hard to find so it took us a bit of effort to get here. We showed up around 8:45 PM & ordered 3 different drinks. Sadly, they don't make any fresh fruit drinks. They only have fruit syrup so I opted for the green tea cheese foam, which was just ok. It was too sweet for my liking. My niece ordered the honey milk tea, which she also complained was too sweet. My son had the brown sugar milk tea, which he said was ok. Overall, it was kind of disappointing that the drinks weren't that good since we went out of our way to find this place. read more

Ding Tea - 04/03/2019: Drinks were just ok, but on the sweet side... - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

I LOVEEEE Ding Tea but I had to take off one star due to confusing advertising. I loved the brown sugar milk teas thats I've tried in asia and wanted to see if Ding tea had an equivalent. On their menu, they had both monster boba and brown sugar milk tea. the monster boba looked exactly like a brown sugar milk tea so I don't understand why they don't just take off one of these items?‍‍ I had to clarify with the server working there and she confirmed my confusion! Their milk teas are on the sweeter side so beware. I got a 50% sweetness level and it felt like I was drinking syrup. I could have gone to 30% and it might be just right, but that's just me. I love their boba! It has the right amount of texture and chewiness as compared to many other bobas!! I'm looking forward to trying their regular tea options!! read more

Ding Tea - Monster boba - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

A cozy place to catchup with friends we ordered wintermelom milk tea, and the monster latte milk tea. I can say, that if you try monster latte should 50 percent sugar :) and an extra ice ,,, But over all , we love ding tea read more

Ding Tea - tea party - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Buena Park, California

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It was busy so there was a bit of a wait but it is understandable because it was a Friday night. I ordered the mango slush with star fruit jelly because it is my favorite drink. I know it can be a hassle to make but I can't help but ordering it. The drink tasted too syrupy but it was still good. I love the decor. I also like ordering their other drinks like passion fruit milk tea, winter melon milk tea, top fruit tea, and many more. read more