Why didn't I try Ding Tea earlier? This might be one of my new favorite boba spots now. My friend told me to try it out, since there was a new location in Fountain Valley. I heard that their milk tea was good, so that's what I got. Winter Melon Milk Tea - You can adjust the level of sweetness and ice. For sweetness, I got 100% and for ice, I got 50% for my drink. This might be too sweet for you, so go as you please. I thought this drink was sooo good! I've tried many winter melon milk tea and this has to be on my top 3 list. It's nice how you can adjust the drink to your liking. They have a wide variety of fruit and milk teas on their menu as well. I thought it was just going to be another average boba place, but I actually liked it a lot! I will definitely be coming back. Overall, I give Ding Tea a 4/5 stars! read more

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Boba is life. Absolutely thrilled about this hot, new spot that's conveniently located near me! Ding Tea is famous for their golden boba and delicious drinks so it's without a doubt that this place exceeded my expectations. For a new place that just opened its amazing how fast the word spread. For great quality, service and unbelievably kind owner one needs to get some Ding Tea boba in their life. I honestly can say I absolutely love seeing an owner present in their store as in my opinion it's key to how much they truly care about the success of their business. So go give it a try! Let me just say one thing I order from any boba stores is my typical go which is the milk tea. This Ding Tea is by far my favorite, those golden boba is deeeeelicious! Kat's order: 1. Ding Tea Signature Milk Tea less sweet, less boba. 2. Wintermelon Tea My usual order Yes, I get two cause one I basically inhale all of it before getting home & the other I have for when I am at home. Boba is life SO go out there enjoy a yummy drink & spread good vibes. read more

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I asked the workers if the drinks contained artificial coloring and they seemed annoyed by my question. Sorry that not everyone wants to drink fake coloring and poison their body. I ordered anyway but will not be coming back. They didn't even try to read the ingredients or anything to let me know. Ding tea, don't you think it's important for your workers to know the ingredients of what's being served? Especially when there are people allergic to food coloring. read more

Don't ever get your ice strawberry milk tea here, i am not the only one post this up (i feel bad for not reading the other feedback) My cousin bought and brought it to me and was in the paper cup because They Don't Want You To See How Nasty is the drink! Exactly ice drink in the paper cup??? Can u imagine? Now make my stomach upset.... Talked to business management very unprofessional tell me to drive back there 10miles to refund just for one nasty drink that they made and we bought couple drinks. I don't ask for refund i asking for the replacement of another drink the next time i come, we alway get the drink there every week but now I don't think this place reserve for that!!! #Very bad drink #unprofessional read more

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I ordered doordash delivery from here.. popcorn chicken is flavorful and good.. as for my drink, I ordered the Hokkaido Oolong Milk Tea and it tastes good but please tell me how I am suppose to drink a BOBA DRINK without the straw? I don't just have straws laying around my place to drink boba with. So disappointing because I'm not actually getting to enjoy my drink the way it should be drank. read more

Wow one of the best boba tea places! There uso another on Huntington Beach, I do prefer this one... I definitely recommend it read more

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I've been to Ding Tea Bolsa and enjoyed the milk tea I got. This new location was a bit closer to where I was, so I stopped by to grab a drink. I went with the large oolong milk tea with golden boba, easy ice and 70% sugar. I couldn't make the $5 minimum this location had to pay with a credit card, but the cashier was kind enough to let it slide since I didn't know, and it was my first time here. My drink was made in literally a minute, to my surprise. Unfortunately, it wasn't as great as I remembered it to be. Despite getting easy ice, I still had a solid 30% of the cup filled with ice. I'm not sure if it's because there's a lot of ice, or if the tea isn't very concentrated, but my drink was pretty watered down. It made for a relatively refreshing and light experience, but I would've wanted a stronger tea taste and smell. The boba, on the other hand, was "golden". It remained soft and chewy throughout the entire time I had the drink, and tasted of sweet honey. Overall, I've experienced better at the other location, but I'll give this location the benefit of the doubt, considering it wasn't long since they opened and the boba was so good. read more

Ding Tea Costa Mesa - "Easy ice", after 30 minutes of melting and drinking - Bubble Tea Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Stopped by for their soft opening. Super excited for them to open, especially now that they have a closer location in Costa Mesa! I ordered the mango yakult drink with boba. I've seen yakult drinks at other boba stores but have never tried it before. I really liked it, it had a sweet, creamy taste that was kind of like an in between for fruit teas and milk teas. The golden boba, which is actually golden-colored, was really good as well. The texture of it was perfect and even though we were there right before closing time the boba still tasted pretty fresh. Since they were just soft opening, the staff were still figuring out the register and such, but were very nice and friendly to us. The store itself is decently sized, clean, and has a reasonable amount of seating. I have no complaints - I am excited for them to be fully opened. There's a grand opening April 6, so plan to be there! read more

Literally just got back from the store, and I can most definitely say this is probably gonna be my go-to boba shop now :-) wanted a drink before class but also wanted to try something new, and Ding Tea just opened so why not? I got chocolate milk tea with boba and usually other places just don't get it right but this one's really good! Reminds me of ovaltine :-) Also tried the wintermelon milk tea with crystal boba and that was delicious as well! Sweeter than most milk teas but the good thing about Ding Tea is that you can customize the sweetness and ice levels! Crystal boba is very different from regular boba texture-wise so it's a little bit weird at first but it's worth a try! Also, shout out to the girl working the register: you're adorable and cheerful; made my day brighter :-) Will definitely come back for seconds and try other flavors! read more

Ding Tea Costa Mesa - I like my chocolate milk tea, reminds me of ovaltine :-) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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I came to the grand opening of Ding Tea in this location to check them out and since it's located in Costa Mesa, I thought that it would be nice and convenient to come here since it is closer to where I live. To be honest, it was alright. I like Ding Tea, and maybe it was just too much of a rush, but our order was messed up... 3 times. I ordered the Mango Milk Tea with Crystal Boba and my friend ordered the Lychee Milk Tea also with Crystal Boba, and our drinks were okay. My drink tasted WAY too sweet, and to be honest, I wasn't a big fan of the crystal boba. It tasted like I was drinking mango syrup and I wasn't too happen with that. Next time, I would probably get a different drink and ask for much less sugar and order regular boba instead of crystal boba. The staff was friendly and tried to fix our order, but they were really confusing. The two drinks we got were priced on the menu to be equal, but when we ordered, the lychee was more expensive than the mango and when we asked why, the cashier didn't really have a good reason. All they said was "well, when you go to the grocery store, lychee is more expensive than mango..." If this were the case, then there should be some sort of asterisk saying "lychee is 30 cents more expensive" so people know what they are actually going to pay. Overall, I would go to Ding Tea, but not at this location. I feel like the Garden Grove location is better in my opinion and I wouldn't mind driving there. read more

Ding Tea Costa Mesa - Left: Lychee Milk Tea Right: Mango Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I'm not a huge milk tea person, but I occasionally get cravings for boba. I ordered a Thai milk tea, with half ice. I do enjoy the fact that they make it really easy to adjust how much sugar and ice go into the drinks they make. The tea was good, and the boba was squishy and tasty and I loved it. They do have some other neat options for additional ingredients, which seems fun. read more

Hmmm. Not sure if this is fair as this is a one-time visit at a newly opened branch, but I think it warrants a recent review. It's not bad. The location is okay, though it is not quite as big as the other locations. I can see crowdedness being a potential problem. When I ordered, the cashiers seemed a little confused about what I wanted, especialyl when it came to the white pearls. Also kind of saddened that they don't take the point cards, which is weird. I am finding that only one location takes the point cards... Drinks were okay. Leaned on the over-iced side, though. Hoping to change this review with future visits! read more

Came to this location for the first time today. Ordered a Wintermelon Green Tea with Honey Boba with 75% sweet. The drink was still just a tad bit sweet but delicious. However the honey boba was a bit tougher than usual. Otherwise a delicious drink to beat the heat. read more

The people working there were unfriendly. Jasmine milk tea with boba tasted pretty good but right after I drank it my throat felt really weird and scratchy and this feeling lasted for about 30 minutes. This has never happened to me before when I have gotten the drink elsewhere and it made me wonder what was in it. read more

Stopped by because I was in the area with a friend. I saw that they have grand opening on Friday on Facebook so when going today, I knew it was just soft opening. The guy on the register was nice enough to tell me and my friend that the grand opening deal also worked today so we bought our drinks together. I tried the large peach milk tea with golden boba. The taste is a bit weird but I think it's more of a personal preference thing since my friend's lychee milk tea tasted fine. The boba is nice and chewy. Also there is a decent amount of it. read more

I used to come here a lot because their monster boba latte was amazing. I've gone to the one in Anaheim, Buena Park, and in LA. I always felt that the Costa Mesa one had the best monster boba latte out of all of them since they first opened. The past two months since I've been coming back here has been really lack luster though. I thought maybe I'm just coming here on a bad day.. It wasn't. The monster boba latte is not even sweet anymore.. it doesn't even taste like tea. I've even asked to have it sweetened but it didn't taste the same. It straight up tasted like whole milk with boba. If I wanted milk, I could just go to the grocery store for that. Overall.. The servers were nice and quick to get my whole milk to go. Maybe it's time to find a new boba place. read more

Not sure if it was the flavor I chose, but there were literal ice chunks in it. I got the passionfruit slush, and on top of the ice chunks, it tasted a bit syrup-y. Not very enjoyable to drink. To top it off, boba was slightly undercooked. Might have just been an off day, but it was disappointing. With all the other boba options, will most likely not repeat. read more

This specific location always serves fast cold drinks just in time. I normally order through my app and by the time I get to the store my drinks are made and ready to go. I really recommend their lychee drinks and their house coffee. Can never go wrong here, they have something for everyone. read more

Delish! Tried the monster boba and that thing is fire! Strongly recommend. Their boba is also super tasty. Favorite in the area for sure.

Just had the signature milk tea with golden boba and I was happy with my drink. Tea tasted good and the boba was pretty good too. Ordered a mango and a strawberry yakult for my girls and they both liked their drinks too. They had an opening special of buy one get one half off which I noticed on my receipt while I was waiting for my drinks. Had I been told of this special when ordering, I would have def ordered 4 drinks total :/ read more

I have been going to the Ding Tea in Westminster since it opened and it is my absolute favorite! I usually get a Large Signature Milk Tea with less ice. I love the way they make it there, but it is a little different here and not as sweet! Don't get me wrong, it is still good, but it feels like they haven't gotten the sweetness level down yet. I love this location though! Parking is a lot easier, it is very spacious, open, and clean. The tables are also nice and big. It's a great place to study. It is still my favorite for milk teas and I'm happy they opened this location! read more

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Drinks are always great. Employees always have a B face on. Doesn't matter what time of day or what day of the week. I'll just stick going to other Ding Tea locations. read more

Ding Tea is good wherever you go. It's good that I have no specific details to provide. In part that's because the menu is kinda big and I can't possibly cater to anyone's particular taste. Milk tea, not milk tea, tea, not tea, Ding Tea's got it all. So order to your heart's content. read more

First time at this location and got my usual. I brought an out of town guest and she ordered the monster boba latte. I tried it and oh boy, without the brown sugar syrup, the tea tasted all milk; like 2% milk. Sometimes it's better to go the simple route and order the milk tea. read more

Tried this spot for the first time recently and had a great experience. Friendly service, large menu with plenty of options, delicious taro milk tea. I got mine with coconut jelly and my boyfriend got his with boba. Can't wait to come back! read more

Ding tea = tealicious Whenever I go to a boba shop, I always ask for their boba milk tea. It's the best way to gauge their authenticity I asked for their signature milk tea and it was great. Their Oolong milk tea has a stronger tea taste. Want something not milk tea-ish? Get like the kumquat lemon ice tea. Sour and fresh Sometimes drinks are really sweet, so make sure to adjust the sugar level according to your taste preference. Overall a solid boba place. PS: ask for Albert (she's a real homie) read more

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Thank you ding tea, to made my day yesterday!!! I really want to try your version but i knew that i'm in a rush to go work. I tried to order, then less than 5 mins after i paid, i got my delicious monster brown sugar boba milk tea!!! Cashier was kind and fast. read more

Ding Tea Costa Mesa - Monster Brown Sugar Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Got the signature milk tea with golden boba and it was so good. Came on a saturday night, wanted to try a boba place that we dont have back home, glad i stopped by here!!! Milk tea was just right amount of sweetness and tea flavor!!! On point, gotta come back and try their aloe vera series!!!! My son got the aloe vera lychee juice and he said it was soooo good!!! read more

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This boba shop has been one of the best places around in Costa Mesa. Not only does this place's boba is inexpensive, it's also got some very good quality milk tea. The employees are fast to work and I'm out of there in minutes with my milk tea and boba. They also have a lot of variety to choose from and the seating inside is very nice and cool. The plaza does not tend to be crowded so parking is so easy to find and it's got this nature vibe with it. 100% Recommend Ding Tea! read more

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One of the best boba places here by far! Recommend the brown sugar fresh milk with boba. Half-sweet if ur not a super sweet tooth!

Ding teas' are franchises, which means each one will taste a little different (usually you won't notice) or have different levels of service quality. This particular location has great service (the staff are super friendly) and great tea quality (I normally like my drink, but was kind of surprised when I tried it this time because it tasted "better") read more

Wow. Soooooo good. Probably my new favorite boba spot. So glad I live so close. They have a lot of room to take photos. read more

Ding Tea Costa Mesa - Bubble Tea Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Dear owner. Please provide cup holders in your establishment. Your employees offer me a "plastic bag" when I buy more than 2 hot drinks. This is unacceptable. read more

01/22/19- 5pm-7pm I am a big Ding Tea fan and needed a place to study, and so I came to this location while being in the area. I understand that this is a boba shop, which means that a quiet environment is not guaranteed; however, I was appalled by the lack of professionalism by the staff. The staff were flipping each other off during their shift change, slamming doors constantly when entering and exiting, and someone even brought their child in the back, and I could hear the staff yelling at the child as well as lots of banging and dropping of metal. Furthermore, there was a lot of gossipping amongst the staff. I understand that it is normal to gossip, but do not gossip where customers can hear you loud and clear, and instead take it to somewhere private or at least whisper. One of the female workers was so loud and obnoxious that my friend was able to make the conversation out despite blasting music with earphones in. To be specific about the kind of gossipping that could be heard, one of the oncoming staff members was stating that one of the staff who was leaving "had bad customer service and was really rude..." while ironically giving bad customer service to others herself. Also for the two hours my friend and I were there studying, the staff were being louder than the music and customers combined. Another complaint is that I feel that some of the staff need more training with making the drinks. The girl who made my drink made a mistake and gave me a small drink instead of a large. I notified her of the mistake, and she went to make me another one. However, when I tasted the drink, it was extremely watered down, as if she just poured the drink into a large sized cup and added a ton of milk/cream to fill up the cup (I ordered the Winter Melon Milk Tea). Overall, I was extremely shocked and displeased by the lack of professionalism. Once again, I understand that this is not the ideal study spot; however, professionalism must always be maintained at any job. read more

Some of the drinks are fine and some make me feel regret after ordering them. I come there sometime to chat with my friends, but sometimes they have the music so loud that I couldn't talk with my friends. I feel disrespected when it happens. I only come there if I don't have other options. read more

i absolutely LOVE ding tea! the service is amazing and very flexible. i tried the passion fruit juice with popping boba and the brown sugar milk tea with boba. the interior was so minimalistic and clean. it seemed like a place where students would go to grab a drink and study. very quiet, but very put together. i love coming here whenever i'm nearby. read more

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Saturday, 2pm. Not too crowded but all the tables are taken and the counter area is open. Plenty outlets, WiFi. Music is pretty loud. Drinks are fairly priced but $5 minimum charge for credit cards so they kind of get you there because you're most likely to upgrade to a large drink or add on to meet that minimum charge. Plenty parking, it's located in a strip mall off of harbor. Get the golden boba. It's regular boba, just golden color. It's definitely some of the better boba I've had. read more

After searching for a place that serves hot tea, I have finally found my spot. This was my first time at this establishment and I am hooked. The service was excellent and the two staff working behind the counter were very patient with my questions. They were also so kind in helping me understand the process of their tea. I ended up ordering the Hot Ginger Milk Tea and the flavor is pure bliss. I'm telling you I will be back. read more

I normally don't complain or take the time to write a review. But just got my order taken from the rudest girl there. Bad attitude AND after all the back and forth drinks made wrong. Most bizarre experience you can barely hear thru the plastic window and when I went to verify order on screen she shouted and said "that's not what you told me" I'm like I'm sorry you misunderstood but here's what we would like. Anyway went on for a few minutes so rude in front of my 9 year old not going back for a dirty place, thats dark, Covid window still up read more

Nothing special... I ordered the brown sugar milk tea and it's generic. I can't taste the brown sugar in the syrup, it's not as sweet as I would expect compared to Cha or guppy house, they pre-mixed it so it had zero curb appeal, and the boba is a bit on the mushier side. I think they use non dairy creamer as well.... the taste left on my tongue not pleasant. I despise places that use non dairy creamer in their milk teas. Edit: They do use a non-dairy base. Gross.... downgrade from 3 starts to 2. read more