I haven't been here in years. So here's my thoughts after going back today. The workers were friendly though I didn't interact with them much. They have a kiosk for placing orders now which I like, but you can still order with a cashier. It's nice to have a place that serves boba drinks in San Clemente, close to home. And the prices are extremely reasonable compared to what you see when you go more north toward Irvine, Lake Forest and Mission Viejo. I liked my strawberry frappe but it was almost too sweet even at 50% sweetness... maybe they forgot to make it less sweet? I still enjoyed it though. It had a strawberry frozen yogurt taste which was delicious. The inside look has not changed much since I last went, it's a chill surf-like vibe you'd expect in San Clemente. Only thing is that they don't have the fish cones anymore! Wish they'd bring them back. read more

Matcha - Strawberry frappe with boba. Half finished by this picture - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Clemente, California

See all

I was at Pavillions and decided to stop here because it was super thirsty. I ordered a Matcha without sugar or Boba and it's pretty good. It's also a poke shop but I wouldn't put fish in my water to drink lol Bass-O-Matic I did not finish it so it's in my refrigerator chilling out read more

Matcha - Chilling in the fridge - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Clemente, California

No person-to-person interaction, even if you go inside to order. So I'm sorry if that's the way our society is headed, but when there's no line, even on the weekend, it's a poor business model to have a self service kiosk and employees just ignoring everyone while they make a handful of online orders. Went twice this weekend since we were nearby for a water polo tournament. Both times we walked in with no line, ordered our drinks and waited at least 5 minutes, for 2 drinks each time. Unacceptable. Drinks tasted great and made with high quality, so that's the only reason they get 3 stars. Otherwise it's a 2, barely. Combined with a Poke restaurant, so plenty of seating but also smells like steamed rice and fish inside. Would still go here instead of Starbucks, but only to support small business instead "the man". read more

Matcha - Online ordering info - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Clemente, California

I was deceived. I'm sorry but you can't call yourself Matcha and serve brown green colored matcha. I took a chance but was disappointed. Now if you don't care about the quality of matcha you won't mind it, but I do not recommend if you're a matcha lover. Get their strawberry smoothie or another non-matcha drink. They really should reconsider re-naming their business :/ read more

Matcha - strawberry - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Clemente, California

See all

Venturing down South County to find a boba shop to be regulars at. Unfortunately, it was nice to try but didn't hit. The shop shares the same space as Poke Tiki and the preparation space is pretty small. Upon entrance, you see Matcha first and can order at the counter. We ordered a Boba Milk Tea and a Mango Matcha Latte with mango jelly. Husband is very picky when it comes to the flavor profile of his milk tea. It has to be balanced with a black tea base and not overpowered by milk/creamer or have a chocolate/bitter coffee aftertaste. His milk tea tasted like chocolate milk with a very odd, lingering taste of something herbal. The boba texture was really soft and chewy, but the tea was meh. I figured with a shop named Matcha, their matcha should be good, right? Although the green tea flavor wasn't super strong, it was more latte-y (milky) than matcha forward. However, the mango was a nice feature and loved the mango jelly and puree. Would I return? Probably not. read more

See all

My husband and I wanted to stay local, so we searched "milk tea boba" on Yelp and this spot popped up. It's located in the same plaza as Baja Fresh, Board & Brew, and other neighboring businesses that my husband and I frequent. Decided to give it a try today. When we walked in, we were surprised to see they shared the same space as Poke Tiki. A nice gentleman came out from the swinging door and took our order as soon as we walked in (yesss!). They had a decent selection of beverages on their menu. Order up: 1. Milk tea (husband's) 2. Taro Milk Tea (mine) I've had taro milk tea at other places before and it was usually hit or miss (sometimes feels "powdery"). However, theirs did not disappoint. However, my husband and I both agreed that their Milk Tea could have tasted much better if they had steeped whatever tea they used a bit longer. All in all, both the drinks were relatively good. I'll have to add boba next time we come back! :)) Cheers till then... read more

See all

We were craving milk tea so stopped by this place. It's with poke tiki. I love matcha so i got the matcha latte but they were debuting the rose milk tea which my mom got. She really enjoyed it and could taste the rose flavor. I liked my matcha it wasnt too sweet. I wish there were more topping options because my mom likes pudding and i like salt cream foam or creme brulee or some sort of creamy topper. Everyone was nice and the place was clean with a good amount of seating! Seems like a good simple place. read more

I love supporting local businesses, but its hard to support one that has limited interacting with customers for profit. You walk in and place an order with a machine. And if you're a boba fan, you know you can't have just the options of just full or 50% sweet. My rose tea was tasty but still way too sweet at 50%. If you put a human behind the register and allow for less sweet (and more healthy) option, it would make a world of difference and would definitely get more business and stars :) read more

Matcha - Rose milk boba - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Clemente, California

See all

taro tea was amazing! The service was quick and easy and the ambiance was good!!!!!!!

The rose milk tea is very rosey and good. Boba is good too. Strawberry frappe could've had more strawberry flavor.

Always hits the spot for a refresher beverage! I like to add the lychee jelly to all my drinks cause you can never go wrong with lychee !! read more

See all

Great place! The inside as clean and well decorated. Drinks were good, very reasonably priced for a pretty large drink. Owner was very friendly as well read more

Matcha - Thai milk tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Clemente, California

The name is Matcha and it's genuinely one of the worst matches I've ever had. Closer to brown than green in color

If you're craving boba and dessert, this place is a must-try! The ice cream is amazing and the boba is on-point. Extensive menu and they do it well. We happened to go to San Clemente beach for the day and stopped by this place for a refresher. So yummy. read more

See all

ginner or Jennifer just screamed and hung up on me when I called about my matcha frappe being sour (spoiled milk) Yikes. I've spent so much money here, I was accused of trying to get something for free during her fit when all I was trying to do was avoid others from food poisoning like I experienced:( ugh. Poor communication truly leaves you feeling ran over. Pictured: I was skeptical about the look of my Frappe but have ordered this SO MANY TIMES, I thought, nah It's just me.. We'll it's been JUST ME in the bathroom for 16 hours now. DOUBLE YIKES :( read more

Matcha - ROTTEN MATCHA FRAPPE - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Clemente, California

See all

Had a great milk tea boba. Good price. Not very much boba is given though which is pretty disappointing. Also I've been trying to finish up some work before spending the rest of the weekend with my family and this has happened to me twice now: the establishment promises WiFi online and then they say they don't have it when I arrive. I was really upset mainly because this happened to me twice in situations where I came specifically for WiFi and was crushed. Anyway it's an okay place but NO WIFI so please update that. Super disappointed. read more

Matcha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Clemente, California

Matcha Tea and Cream is cute and inside of a poke bowl shop. They don't have a ton of options but I love fruit tea so I tried the passion tea and added boba! It was very good- definitely pretty sweet if that's not your thing, but I enjoyed it! The boba was nice and chewy. Definitely a cute place to check out! read more

See all

Not worth the 1 star unfortunately. Located inside Poke Tiki Restaurant. Not many boba spots in San Clemente. Came in this evening, poor unhappy employee making drinks by HERself, insisted we use the kiosk to order our drinks. Flavor was there! Boba was hard and tough to chew. I've been here a couple times and the boba was hard. :( If you're looking for a REAL dedicated boba joint go somewhere else, POKE IS PRETTY GOOD! Boba? Better options 10min away. read more

had a lot of people inside so i had high hopes :( i got a strawberry matcha it's super grainy and seems watery? i don't know it's not good and just paid $7! i'm sure everything else is good read more

I kept trying to tolerate the taste but unfortunately, this is all i could drink.. i should have asked what matcha they use because it's terrible... glad i didn't waste more money by adding boba read more

Located in a shopping center so plenty of parking and easy to find. I love fruit teas so I tried the Summer Passion and Strawberry Hibiscus both with light ice. They are flavored perfectly, not too sweet or watered down. Very refreshing especially for a super hot day. $5 isn't bad and they only have 1 size. They offer a stamp card although I didn't keep it since I'm not from the area. Staff was friendly and ready in just a few minutes. read more

See all

There's too many boba shops in OC but here's my top choices... S: Tier boba: Boba Guys A: Redstraw, Ding Tea, Orobae, Omomo B: Gong Cha, The Alley I'm not sure where to place Matcha but probably around the D tier. I would never come back considering there are so many better offerings (or just don't get boba at all and save $$.) I had a taro milk tea and it tasted powdered, lacked sweetness, lacked creaminess, and lacked tea-ness. The boba wasn't that chewy and the service wasn't good either (no smiles, thanks, or anything that could imply they cared about their customers.) read more

I really wanted to like this place. The photos of the drinks looked really good. Unfortunately, the extraordinarily slow and unfriendly service just ruined the whole experience. I asked for a no sugar, no ice matcha latte. High quality matcha is smooth and has almost a slight sweetness. This matcha latte was extremely bitter and sharp in taste indicating a low quality matcha being used. At the time I placed my order, there were only 2 drinks ahead of me. It took the guy 20 minutes total to make my drink. He made it with ice the first time and had to remake it. I think I will skip this place next time I have a boba tea craving. Live and learn. :-) read more

I had a bad experience here today. I ordered two Taiyaki ice creams to go. Whenever I have ordered this in the past they will give me the ice cream in a cope and the cone on the side so me and my friend can scoop the ice cream with our cone. This time, the girl behind the counter just gave me the ice cream in the cone. I reminded her that I wanted my order to go, and she just grabbed the ice cream and smashed the whole thing with the cone into a cup!!!! I hope she know what she is doing or if she needs more training!!! read more

Matcha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Clemente, California

See all

Got the milk tea with boba and manga match tea with mango jelly. The milk tea is more like chocolate milk or coffee milk flavor was not a fan. I'm a milk tea purist so only some people will know what I mean. A bit disappointed because the boba was fresh and chewy which was good. Mango match with mango jelly was excellent! I traded my tea with the wife otherwise I would've tossed it. read more

I was in the San Clemente area and found Matcha Tea and Cream via the interwebs. My cousin and I were looking for a dessert spot. I was surprised that there was a boba tea shop in San Clemente not to mention they were serving Taiyaki = Japanese fish-shaped cake soft serve as well! It was unexpected but exciting so we wanted to try it out! Matcha Tea and Cream is located east of the 5 in the same plaza as Walmart. Plenty of parking! Upon entry of Matcha I realized that they share the same space as Poke Tiki which was probably why I could smell both the savory and sweet aromas floating around. Matcha Tea and Cream had a very simple menu which included your standard milk teas green, jasmine, Thai tea and a selection of frappes with the addition of boba. For the Taiyaki, you choose your filling (custard, plain, Nutella), swirl (milk, matcha, swirl) and your toppings (Oreo, matcha powder etc). I ordered an avocado frappe with boba and shared some of the Taiyaki. The frappe was good and thick but a little bit sweet. I personally think that the boba could have been a little bit more al dente. It was really soft and chewy. On to the Taiyaki, I could taste the matcha in the soft serve but the soft serve consistency was kind of off...it was icy rather than creamy and melted so fast! All in all it was an ok experience. The staff were friendly and service was quick. read more

See all

Great drinks and fast service. I would definitely recommend this spot. There is also poki next door.

Amazing quality, great price! They have a lot of boba options and it is always flavorful, great tasting boba! Love this place

Love love the chai milk tea boba here! Staff is always very nice and efficient! They share the space with POKE TIKI which is also very good! read more

Probably the only thing close by here with boba, Loki up is too far for me to be driving at this time but this little store will do. I got the matcha latte with boba. It's pretty damn good. Boba are soft and chewy, plus it doesn't get hard as some places do it. Which means they know how to cook their bobas. Definitely coming back. I mean come on, they are in the same store as poki, best of both worlds. Can't go wrong with poki and boba. (They also have taiyaki with ice cream. Highly recommend.) read more

Love their matcha and my little one loves the Jasmine tea with Boba. We have tried most of their tea offerings and they are all delicious. Wish they would bring back the Taiyaki though! read more

I have never waited for a boba drink so long. Been here in the afternoon on a weekday so it was not a busy time for this place. Yet, it took a long time to get too simple drinks out to us. They seemed to be staffed appropriately so we were confused as to why it was slow service. Our drinks were both matcha lattes so it was not as if fruits had to be cut and blended. They use matcha powder so the drink is namely matcha, milk, and ice blended. Happy we skipped the boba because that would have probably added another 15 minutes! To make things worse, the drinks were unremarkable. The only positive was that the price is okay for the large size you receive. But, I will not be visiting here again. read more

Very good, poke and boba. Went here 2 days in a row, while we stayed for a short time here in San Clemente! AND DOESN'T LOVE POKE AND BOBA TOGETHER! so gooddddd read more

Matcha - Taro frappe - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Clemente, California

See all

So, it's the holiday season...and that means we are in Cali. If you know me, I'm always on the hunt for foodie spots. As I'm searching through Yelp for "foodie desserts" (yep, seriously!) around the area where I'm staying, up popped Matcha Tea & Cream. I saw a few cute taiyaki ice cream pics and a pretty good rating, so it didn't take much to coerce my ice cream-loving hubby to go along with me. I wanted this visit to be epic....it had all the promise, but I was a bit let down. Granted the atmosphere was very IG-esque...with cute decor, signage, and plants on the tables. I can't tell you how badly I wanted my taiyaki ice cream to blow my mind. Nope, didn't happen. The soft serve was yummy, but very melty and, most certainly, wasn't served up like their posted photo in the store. (Don't you hate when that happens??) I also realized you don't really get too much soft serve with your taiyaki which was a bummer since it was pretty good. Probably the next time, we would just suggest you get the soft serve in a cup. What I really didn't like was the actual taiyaki itself. I don't quite understand what I was supposed to be eating. In my previous experiences with japanese-style cakes, they are much like a pancake. This particular taiyaki was like a 3-day old waffle and tasted pretty stale and awful. Overall, my excitement was dashed - but did it look decent on my IG? Sure. No one else had to know, right? I hope the taiyaki ice cream experience improves since it's not a thing around the San Clemente area. Also, if you were not aware, Matcha Tea & Cream shares their space with Poketiki which, as you know I'm from the poke motherland, and locals from Hawaii are very skeptical about poke bowls with fruit and vegetables. I also didn't get a chance to try the boba tea drinks from Matcha Tea & Cream, so that's for next time...maybe...that's a hard maybe. read more

I recommend the avocado frappe! The boba is tapioca not starch. So good!! The soft serve green tea ice cream is so good too. Friendly customer service as well. read more

Matcha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Clemente, California

Love the Boba tea here they also have ice cream and different kinds of frappes and coffee drinks .

Matcha Tea and Cream is a little desert bar that serves a variety of boba drinks and matcha soft-serve ice cream. While there are a lot of places like this further north in Orange County, it's hard to find these kinds of desserts in San Clemente. The boba is very good, but I recommend you try the matcha soft serve. It has a strong green tea flavor while still being very creamy and not overly sweet. It's served in a delicious (fish shaped) waffle cone that's crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. They will line it with either Nutella or custard as well. Matcha Tea and Cream is delicious and I highly recommend it for dessert. It's worth noting that this location shares a location with Poke Tiki, which is a great place to get a poké bowl before you get your dessert here. read more

Matcha - Macha soft serve in a cone - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Clemente, California

Always a good spot for a quick treat. The lines are not that long and the menu is not overwhelming. I usually will go there first before I go grocery shopping to make sure i'm not overspending on an empty stomach lol. read more

Matcha - The swirl wirth no toppings - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Clemente, California

Boba amazing ice cream not so good. Recommend the strawberry hibiscus if you like sweet.

Best boba of my life and the sweetest staff a must taste! The owner is so nice I recommend the milk tea boba read more