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Second time to Hay tea this weekend. Today we had: Signature boba 4/5 HongKong style milk tea 2/5 Strawberry Lover smoothie 5/5 Strawberry yakult 4/5 Drinks are decent, service was good, & location is close by where we live so super convenient.
Got a Pink Lady Peach Green Tea SC (75% sugar) and a Signature Fruit Fusion Green Tea. Pink Lady was delicious even though some of the ice wasn't fully blended. Love that it comes with agar boba AND salted cheese for no additional cost. Huge value! Got 75% sweetness which was perfect for me. Signature fruit fusion green tea will be a skip next time. Literally a bunch of cut up fruits in a cup with some green tea poured over. You pay for the fruits more than the drink. Interested in coming back for one of their weekly specials next time! Food and rink for less than $15 :D
Very fresh popcorn chicken but the size is too huge should have chop in smaller pieces... kinda overprice drinks 700 bucks for a milk tea +75 cent for large is even worst ... restroom is out of order even worst my kids can't wash their hands before eating .... Huge Chinese lady working at the counter seem like she in another dimension and she seem lost or something while taking my order ..
Came here on a Thursday evening and it wasn't busy. I ordered the strawberry Yakult drink with boba and it was about $7.25. It came out in less than 5 minutes and was perfectly sweet. They also included real fruit pieces which I like. The boba wasn't as sweet as I would've wanted as there was no honey coating on it but the texture was perfectly chewy. I would come back again to try some other drinks!
Clean and bright interior with quick service. Was nearby and stopped to get a taro milk tea, which contains some cooked pieces of taro $5.50. Added boba for $0.75. With 30% sweetness. Drink was good and refreshing. The taro pieces were soft enough to be imbibed through the boba straw. There's a membership special of buy 9 drinks and get 1 free, as well as a $10 discount if you download and use their app (there's a poster in the window with the QR code to download their app).
Unique drinks and toppings. I tried the dragon milk tea with barley and purple rice pearls. The drink has strong tea flavor and the sweetness % matches. The pearls have a nice chewy texture and go well with the milk tea. I like the size of the drink and that there's 2 size options. Stuff was nice and service was fast. Will definitely come back and try their other menu items.
6/21/26 Stopped by for some drinks on the drive home. Drinks were all ordered at 50% sweetness. Drinks were still sweet. Mango dreamer slush with Crystal boba for the oldest Brown sugar milk tea boba for the youngest Lychee orange green tea for me Popcorn chicken x2 Staff service was friendly and accommodating. read more
1 month ago
date & time: monday august 31, 2026 @ 2:30pm boba date: the husband vibe: couples in white fox hoodies matching shorts sets decor: basic coffee shop service: super sweet imbibe: mango pomelo sago total: $8.30 read more
4 days ago
Mango & pomelo sago--10/10 delicious! Mango slush with boba and fresh mango--10/10 Brown sugar milk tea -- 10/10 Service was great. Staff is friendly and informative. The vibes in Hay Tea were chill. Plenty of seating. Overall, great. Would we go back? Absolutely. read more
2 months ago
The mango sago was so yum. Highly recommend and they got the drinks out super quick so I appreciate the service. read more
5 months ago
Second time to Hay tea this weekend. Today we had: Signature boba 4/5 HongKong style milk tea 2/5 Strawberry Lover smoothie 5/5 Strawberry yakult 4/5 Drinks are decent, service was good, & location is close by where we live so super convenient. read more
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Got a Pink Lady Peach Green Tea SC (75% sugar) and a Signature Fruit Fusion Green Tea. Pink Lady was delicious even though some of the ice wasn't fully blended. Love that it comes with agar boba AND salted cheese for no additional cost. Huge value! Got 75% sweetness which was perfect for me. Signature fruit fusion green tea will be a skip next time. Literally a bunch of cut up fruits in a cup with some green tea poured over. You pay for the fruits more than the drink. Interested in coming back for one of their weekly specials next time! Food and rink for less than $15 :D read more
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Very fresh popcorn chicken but the size is too huge should have chop in smaller pieces... kinda overprice drinks 700 bucks for a milk tea +75 cent for large is even worst ... restroom is out of order even worst my kids can't wash their hands before eating .... Huge Chinese lady working at the counter seem like she in another dimension and she seem lost or something while taking my order .. read more
Came here on a Thursday evening and it wasn't busy. I ordered the strawberry Yakult drink with boba and it was about $7.25. It came out in less than 5 minutes and was perfectly sweet. They also included real fruit pieces which I like. The boba wasn't as sweet as I would've wanted as there was no honey coating on it but the texture was perfectly chewy. I would come back again to try some other drinks! read more
Clean and bright interior with quick service. Was nearby and stopped to get a taro milk tea, which contains some cooked pieces of taro $5.50. Added boba for $0.75. With 30% sweetness. Drink was good and refreshing. The taro pieces were soft enough to be imbibed through the boba straw. There's a membership special of buy 9 drinks and get 1 free, as well as a $10 discount if you download and use their app (there's a poster in the window with the QR code to download their app). read more
Unique drinks and toppings. I tried the dragon milk tea with barley and purple rice pearls. The drink has strong tea flavor and the sweetness % matches. The pearls have a nice chewy texture and go well with the milk tea. I like the size of the drink and that there's 2 size options. Stuff was nice and service was fast. Will definitely come back and try their other menu items. read more
We usually get the mango pomelo sago drink with boba, which is always nice and refreshing and is one of their most popular drinks. This time we tried the fresh mango coconut milk with purple rice, which also had a star next to it in the menu. It turned out really refreshing! Light coconut milk, chewy purple rice, and hints of mango. Half sweet was good for us. The only downside was we finished the drink faster than we could the rice so there was a lot of that left over. Usually not too busy when we go and lots of seating. Overlooks a busy street so ambiance is not the best but a good option for a local boba place. read more
7 months ago
1 year ago
Really good mango sago! Not overly sweet but just the perfect amount. The toppings were a variety of things, not just sago, which makes the drink really refreshing! read more
Trying out this boba spot for the first time and I enjoyed their peach green tea with salted cheese drink. I ordered it with 50% sweetness and it was just the right amount of sweetness for me. I also got the popcorn chicken which was good (very crunchy and the chicken pieces were nice and tender) but in my opinion it just needed a tad bit more white pepper seasoning on top. read more
Went to Hay Tea because I was craving some boba and popcorn chicken. On Tuesdays they have a deal to get one drink and popcorn chicken for $12. When popcorn chicken costs almost $10 by itself from most boba places, it's a good deal. Parking situation is fairly easy with a small lot on the premises. Walking in, the spot is a relatively small with only a couple tables for sitting. The service was pretty friendly and received our order quickly. The Thai tea came out pretty good and the popcorn chicken was crispy. We added the chili powder that was available on the side counter, very useful to make it our own spice level. However, I personally would have liked a little more salt to the chicken. Overall decent place I would return to for the deal. read more
2 years ago
The customer service is good no complaints there ... the place is nice as well ... I really wasn't feeling the popcorn chicken and not the calamari.. I like when its fried crunchy mines was very soft but looked crunchy.. I also like when there are heat choices .. I don't mind adding my own if need be but you HAVE to season food right when it comes out the grease so mines wasn't very flavorful.. my drinks were good but I'm still a fan elsewhere... and prefer popcorn basil chicken instead read more
San Leandro mainly has bigger chain boba shops so it was refreshing to see a new one pop up in the recent years . I'm so glad I finally got to try this place out because they have one of the BEST popcorn chicken I've ever had! I kid you not, it held its crispness from start to finish and didn't get soggy at all. It's seasoned well and you can also add your own spice powder they have at the counter. For the drinks I ordered the dragon milk tea and fruit fusion tea. The toppings in the dragon milk tea were not my thing, but the tea itself was solid! I'll probably opt for a normal milk tea next time. The fruit fusion was also great and refreshing, fresh slices of strawberries, watermelon, kumquat, and other citrus. Overall, Hay Tea really surprised me and I'll be returning! They share the same plaza as a laundromat, smoke shop, and barber shop so I've seen the parking lot full most of the time. There's an adjacent parking lot next to Kasper's that tends to be less crowded. Entrance is on Olive St. read more
3 years ago
After giving a bad review I have been coming back here more often because of my Son. He loves this place no matter what so I had no choice but to visit this place. Calamari is one of his favorite "it tasted so good mum" every time. I kind of get tired hearing him saying that. I MAKE SURE I COME EARLY so they can fry my order and won't leave disappointed like before. Boba is always good I never had any complaints about their boba. They are worth it. read more
1 year ago
4 years ago
My rating: 4.5/5 I always drive by this place but I've never been inside. To be honest, I didn't really have high hopes for this place until I tried their HK Milk tea and Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings! HK Milk tea (4/5) - Definitely better than a lot of the other milk tea places that I have tried BUT their boba was really inconsistent... if their boba was more chewy and less on the hard side, this would have gotten a 4.5/5. I think they used regular milk instead of half & half so it is really strong on the tea flavor and not as creamy. Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings (4.5/5) - I was kind of nervous to order this because Yelp had no pictures and barely any reviews on this item. But I was thrilled to see how big the wings were and how juicy they were. It was extremely juicy and the flavor was on point! I'm glad I don't need to drive to Downtown San Leandro for my boba fix anymore because this place is so good! Definitely check them out. read more
3 years ago
Been wanting to try this place for a while now since they've opened. We got the fruit tea and the coconut milk with fresh mango and purple rice. Sadly, we didn't care for the drinks. Coconut milk was just ok but tasted bland even with 100% sweet and there wasn't enough mango or purple rice. The signature fruity tea was the first fruit tea at a boba place that I ever didn't like. I'm not sure if it was bc it was the end of the day and bottom of the barrel type thing, but It was quite bitter and tasted like drinking the rinds of a lime. it was simply hard to drink. read more
Wanted to love this place, but there's was a lot going on that made me cringe about the experience we had. My best friend and I meet every two weeks to workout and treat ourselves to boba. So we like to visit different shops to support local businesses and try new places. Hay Tea has been on my mind for a while, so we decided to swing by. Right now there is no indoor seating, it's all takeout,which is fine. The shop is cute and aesthetically pleasing, and they have cute pictures of their special drinks on the table. I really liked that about this shop, as they had a good variety and seeing the pictures were helpful. As shown in a picture I took, they also have combo deals. We decided to opt for two of their $12 chicken wing deals that comes with a drink. I've been on a mission to try mango green tea with salted cream at every shop possible to determine the best one in the east bay. So I opted for: Salt and pepper chicken wings w/ mango green tea salted cream drink with egg pudding. My friend chose: Buffalo wings w/ mango pomelo sago with boba. She rung us up and charged us $37.40 for the order which looked wrong, and what confused me was that the girl at the register didn't even noticed that $37 is way too much for two orders of a $12 chicken wing combo. We brought it up, and she looked really confused, then told us she had to call her manager. Apparently mango pomelo sago isn't part of the deal? Her manager doesn't pick up. They get a call for an order, so she picks up the phone and take their order. We stand there and wait. The mango pomelo sago drink is literally made and sitting on the counter waiting for us. We're not sure what to do, but lady behind the counter finally gets back to us and says she'll just charge us for the two combos, but just make sure we don't order the mango pomelo next time. She was apologetic so we were like, "it's okay!". BUT, maybe someone should put a sign saying it's not part of the deal? Or like specify which drinks are included the combo... Anyways, we get our drinks and food. We're pretty excited since we just finished working out and we're hungry! Guess what? The Mango pomelo sago actually includes NO sago! Mind blown, we asked the lady who took our order and she said, "it doesn't actually include sago". Why is it called "mango pomelo sago"? My mango green tea salted cream is a slushy?! Uhhh? I've never ordered a mango green tea salted cream drink before that was a slushy. It's fine, but I wish it said on the board that it's a slushy. Nowhere does it inform you that you're getting a slushy. Also, it tasted like a straight up mango slushy, where's my green tea?! The wings were fine, you know, average wings with a bit of seasoning. Salt and pepper could be stronger. Wouldn't order again. I think we're both still really confused about the drinks.... Lol, maybe it was just surreal Half of what we ordered wasn't what it was labeled to be? Also, if you don't know, the mango green tea salted cream is $6.75. Which is mind blowing. Anyways, we're quite disappointed. Would not come here again, especially with so many outstanding boba stores in the east bay.... If I wanted to spend $6.75 on a drink, there are so many other options.... read more
If you're in a rush, don't come here. I wanted to check this place out since I've always driven past it and have never gone. It wasn't too busy when I got there but the two workers were working at a snails pace. I shouldn't have to wait almost twenty minutes for one drink. That said, the drink was delicious. The boba was a perfect amount of chewiness and it wasn't bland. Some boba places have very bland boba but not Hay Tea. They nailed the sweetness component of boba. The tea used in the drink was strong too, very fragrant. I would come back to try the food next time, but I'm worried about how slow the workers are working. read more
1 year ago
10 months ago
Hayyyyy Tea... sadly it's sort of a 'nayyyy' tea visit for me. Hay Tea adds to the already competitive boba scene in San Leandro and they have a lot of good things going for them. They have a great venue inside (when we are able to properly dine indoors again) and their menu options were quite varied. There were so many drinks that I wanted to try that had ube, purple rice, red beans, etc. and were far more varied than most boba shops. Unfortunately, because they only offered whole milk as their creamer, it really restricted my selection to teas and fruit teas. I feel like it really should be the norm to offer a non-dairy milk as the base so that it encapsulates all customers that wish to enjoy a milk tea beverage. Since I couldn't have any of the milk based drinks, I went with their passionfruit and grapefruit green tea with boba ($6.25). They used real fruit in their fruit teas which I really appreciated and the boba was soft as well. It definitely was one of the better fruit teas that I've had from a boba shop. Service wise - it was okay too. We weren't greeted when we entered which was odd since we were the only customers at the time, and I wasn't sure if some of the staff understood my question about whether there were non-dairy options. Both the staff and I also forgot to talk about the sugar/ice level so my drink ended up being full sugar which made it too sweet. I didn't want to make it a big deal so I survived with a bit of a higher sugar kick from my visit. I hope that they consider using non-dairy creamers or incorporating the option of plant based milk for people with specific dietary needs. I so want to try their other drinks and recommend you all check them out. They all looked quite refreshing. read more
After going on a hike with friends at Lake Chabot, we stopped by here to get some refreshing drinks. I ordered a strawberry green tea salted cheese, which costs $5.25, with 50% sugar level. I did ask if it was possible to make without ice, but they said that's not an option because it's a blended drink. There wasn't really a line when we arrived, so drinks were prepared in a couple minutes. The drinks come in branded cups, and my particular drink has one of the cups with a rigid lid and a heart-shaped plug for the mouthpiece. It was still nice and sweet from top to bottom even with 50% sweetness level, and with a pretty marbled texture. I would recommend using a straw rather than drinking directly from the mouthpiece since if you do the latter, you'll end up first just drinking all the salted cheese and then the actual tea afterward. This is a decent spot to check out, especially if you like having a fairly large menu to choose from. read more
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15251 Hesperian Blvd
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Are there dairy free milk alternatives?
Uno, one: Whole Milk. Anyone that's lactose intolerant. Go for non dairy drinks like fruit teas or a fruit slush.
