A very nice spot to go to during the cold weather! This is my first time in Capitol Hill and Seattle-- been raining all day so we were looking for a spot to warm up. We got the handmade taro and sweet potato latte, and the black sugar ginger latte, both served hot. It was super delicious and warm. The staff who served us was very friendly and nice as well. There was no line, plenty of space to sit and relax. Would recommend visitors to come! read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Stopped into this bubble tea café on a warm day and the staff member helping us was really sweet, even if they seemed a little unsure about some things. They made a point to warn us about the step up leading to the back shared area, which I thought was kind and thoughtful. Drinks were fine, but the space itself stood out more than the menu. The inside felt a little warm since the heat was trapped in the building, but there's an adorable courtyard out back that makes it worth hanging around. The courtyard is shared with a few other spots, including some cool shops and an apothecary, so it's fun to wander a bit while enjoying your drink. Overall, it's a cute place to check out if you're nearby. read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - my drink hiding in the back. but peep this cute courtyard to sit in :) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I visited Meetea Cafe for a sweet drink after eating lunch in the area. This is a very small store with only a couple of seats in the back, not really a place to hang out. There are two small screens for ordering on the right side of the store near the entrance, although they weren't that obvious to me and the bobarista had to point them out. Boba Milk Tea, Black Tea, 50% Sweet, 50% Ice ($6) - The milk tea exhibits a very pleasing dark brown, almost orangeish color. On the very first sip, I found a very harsh sweetness coming up the straw, which then transitioned to a kind of caramelized dairy milky taste. There is some tea flavor, perhaps a little on the fruity side, but the predominant flavors are the sweetener and the milk. The drink is not diluted too much by the ice, which at half is enough to cool the drink down without too many ice cubes left over. This drink comes with boba. The boba is on the larger side and barely manage to fit through the straw, causing some drink blockages while sipping. It's fairly hard making the chew and bounce well below average, but it has a slightly sweet exterior that's soft and velvety in texture. One additional thing I noted was that the description stated the drink would be 24 oz, but it actually comes in a 22 oz cup. I'm sure that's an honest mistake. Milk Tea Rating: 3/5 Boba Rating: 3/5 I don't think I would come back for the drinks, but Meetea does serve some food that sounds pretty intriguing. Cheese boba toast? Bathrooms - None in the store itself. Probably shared ones with all the other businesses in The Alley. read more

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Ordered the milk tea with grass jelly, pudding, and boba and taro milk tea. Enjoyed both but would have liked more flavor to the teas and better boba. Coming from socal where boba is on every corner of every street, this just isn't the same but if there aren't that many options around, this will do. Service was quick and prompt! read more

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The ONLY bubble tea place I have found without powdered tea or creamer base. After developing gestational diabetes, I thought I couldn't have bubble tea because my sugars would spike. Then I started trying 0% and still, some places I still found my sugars were spiking. Then I started asking the bubbletea places if they use any powder. To my surprise, most places use powder. Meetea was the only place that did not spike my sugars- found in their webpage it was lactose free milk and organic tea. I'm now sold on the place as the only bubbletea place with actual quality ingredients read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - 0% sugar milk tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Every staff here is no nice and they make My drinks exactly how I imagine them to taste! I love the vibes and it's such a good place to go to if you also want to do work! read more

I stopped by Meetea Cafe in Capitol Hill and ordered the Black Sugar Ginger Latte. It was warm, soothing, and had the perfect balance of sweetness from the black sugar and spice from the ginger--exactly what I needed on a chilly day. One of my favorite things about Meetea is how it's connected to a couple of cute boutique shops. It's such a fun experience to sip on a delicious tea while browsing through unique finds. The cozy atmosphere, paired with the thoughtful layout, makes this spot a perfect blend of relaxation and exploration. I'll definitely be coming back for more! read more

Let me put you on: Try their matcha Macaroons. My partner and I are absolutely obsessed with them and we only recently realized it's made in house!! We've also tried other boba places around the neighborhood but Meetea is by far the most consistently good. The people that work there are also always friendly! read more

Came here to grab a quick bubble tea! The staff was very nice and answered some of my questions on the drinks. The store was cute and clean. I enjoyed my drink! Parking in cap hill could always be a challenge for me. Appreciated that I could grab a drink on the go while I was walking around the area. read more

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I popped into Meetea Cafe while on my lunch break and was pleasantly surprised! While a bit small, the cafe brings a cute and clean ambiance to study or catch up with friends. I ordered a tiramisu coffee for my coworker and I and we both loved it! The coffee was not overly sweet which I was a little worried about, and was topped with a yummy cream top! The barista Joyce was a great help and made sure our drinks would be to our liking! read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - Tiramisu Latte w/ Cloud - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Fun little tea spot. Good luck finding parking. Got the hot taro milk tea and a meetea family. Both were great! read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

BESTTTT boba i had in awhileeee. I will definitely be back they have an amazing menu. I ordered the strawberry yogurt smoothie, it was delicious and perfect for a summr day! read more

I love the array of options and this place feels and offers different items than what you'd see on a standard boba chain in the city. It's nice to have such a shop in the area, given the plethora of nationwide, as opposed to smaller-scale, chains of boba shops. I'd say the ambiance and service is slightly lacking, at least the time I went. The space is small with limited seating. The snacks look okay, but super heavy. Sometimes when I pass by, I overlooked it because it feels a little quiet, even though it deserves more foot traffic. I love taro and appreciated all the taro options on the drink menu. Ordered the taro smoothie and it was a tad too heavy on the ice and sweetness, but still good. They have drinks with less common combos of sago, purple rice, sweet potato, and yogurts as well. But the options don't feel overwhelming, but rather thoughtfully curated. Will definitely be back to try their other options. read more

Great boba find in Capitol Hill! Huge selection of drinks and some very unique ones included. Love that they also had a combo with a drink and boba toast! We ended up going with milk teas--the purple rice was such an interesting flavor and the foam on mine was super smooth! Reasonable prices too! read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - Cold Purple Rice Cold Boba Green Milk Tea with Creama - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I'm not a big fan of tapioca pearls so I got things that don't have it. Starting with the tarp and pork sung/meat floss toast, it made a pretty good snack, though lacked a bit of taro. It's somewhat small so I wouldn't recommend sharing. They don't add any extra flavorings so expect these things to taste exactly as what they are when panini pressed. For a drink, I went with the oddity on the menu - pumpkin milk tea. (And it's not even fall yet!) I can't tell if it's made with real pumpkin, but at least it doesn't have an artificial taste to it. Judging by the tea flavor in it, I can tell that the regular milk tea or green tea would be good. The macarons are more like macaroons than macarons, as has a skirt base and cookie texture. The filling flavors are authentic. it's unique and I like it, but don't expect a French macaron. They are using Self-kiosk tablets, and thankfully they have pictures for everything. The staff are unlikely to help you; they give off an attitude of not wanting to interact at all. Inside seating is limited to a bar of 6 seats, but it opens up to the back area of the other shops in the alley. read more

Brought the boys here for bubble tea. We had a milk tea, a smoothie and a fruit tea. All three were empty within the 30 minutes. Flavor was wonderful and service was great as well. Very small store but it was nice they were open earlier than most bubble tea shops. read more

Edit in response to the owner: First of all, thanks for the comments! It's reassuring to see an owner who truly cares. I also ordered the taro milk tea for a friend and could not adjust the ice levels (only sugar) on the tablet which was my main complaint because I was delivering it. And as for the boba options, I think if you order one of the boba options and select an extra topping for 50 cents, you should get a double serving at least so you're not "wasting" your money. It's definitely good to know that all the names with boba include the topping for the future though. I'll be back and hopefully will be able to change my opinion. -- A solid boba spot but nothing overwhelming. I'm interested in revisiting specifically for the boba toast and another drink. I thoroughly enjoyed the boba, it's quite soft and chewy but could use some more flavor and sweetness. The texture is perfect but there wasn't too much flavor, I think most of the flavor in mine was from the brown sugar drink rather than the boba itself, but I can't quite say for sure. My biggest complaint is that you can't really alter ice levels here, at least not on the ordering tablets. You can adjust sweetness which is perfect, but you can't adjust ice to account for something like travel where you want to deliver to a friend or storage where you want to save a drink for later. Without adjusting, your drink could very well be watered down. I also have a personal complaint with the tablet ordering system because they have drinks that include "boba" in their name, but it's not completely explicit whether or not they come with the boba. I'd believe it, but I wanted to err on the side of caution and just added boba as a topping. The one employee working was making like 6 drinks close to closing hour (within 15 minutes or so) so I didn't wanna bug her with these questions (ice/boba). Attached is an image of the screen which notes "Boba Latte" but you also can add boba as a topping. I added boba to be safe and it's not like I got two servings or anything, just paid the 50 cents and I'm still not sure if it comes with boba. If it's less busy in a future visit, I'd definitely want to clarify. I honestly didn't even get that much boba, I had over half (12oz or so) of milk left when I finished all the boba drinking normally. It's a cafe so there's more than just tea. There are some amazing dessert options too and that is next on the list.b read more

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Stopped by this store on a whim and it was fairly average. I got an original bubble milk tea with 30% sweetener. It might have been because of my adjustment, but I was not the biggest fan of their milk tea (I modify it this way at every store that allows it). Their tea had a strange aftertaste. The flavor wasn't necessarily bad, just weirdly artificial. The service was incredibly fast. Although the store was empty, it must have been less than a minute before I received my drink after ordering it at the digital kiosk. The interior of the store was narrow and had limited bar seating, but it lead into a wide, cozier shared space with chairs and tables. Couldn't seem to find an outlet (edit: it seems like there were outlets under the bar seating, unsure of how I missed that. Thanks to the owner for the clarification:) ), read more

Not super busy in a Saturday afternoon. After self-ordering on one of two machines inside the store (tiny space), you can wait inside or outside for a text to let you know your order is ready for pick-up. There was only one person making drinks, but the wait wasn't too long. I tried the Taro Dirty Milk with Crema ~$6 - boba was decent, the drink has a strong taro taste and works well with the crema. I ordered it 50% sweet, but I wish it was sweeter so I'd recommend 100% sweet instead. My friend had a fresh mango slushie drink, and she liked it also. read more

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Now here's something I never knew I needed. I'm not sure what I was expecting when I heard Meetea offered cheese boba toast, but it definitely wasn't this. They told me it's "lava cheese" because it flows out like lava, but the only thing I can think to compare it to (at least in consistency) is cheese foam rather than actual cheese. It's light and definitely messy to eat. I lost half of the boba taking this pic *face palm* but maybe it was worth it lol. I got the power lychee drink and my friend tried the purple rice green milk tea. The power lychee was rather plain, so if you're looking for something more unique, I recommend their purple rice drink. Overall highly recommend visiting Meetea. My friend came 3x during our month in Seattle. Their menu is extensive and there are lots of good options. read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - Cheese Boba Toast // feastingjess - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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This place was alright. There wasn't much of a selection. They have a lavender latte but no lavender milk tea, which I found odd. Also, I used one of their self-checkouts and they didn't even have the lavender latte on that. The only seating was in the back on a few barstools that faced the wall, so not that great of a hangout place if you wanted to sit down with friends to chat. The service was good though. Really friendly. I ordered a boba milk tea. The boba tasted good compared to other places. The milk tea was average. read more

This place has really good boba. Also I'm a huge fan of taro and the taro options seem to be endless here. The dirty taro milk tea was the perfect amount of sweet (50%) and had real bits of taro! The boba was also made well - soft and chewy. The purple rice and homemade taro sauce toast was really fun since they made it from scratch and the inside filling was cold and refreshing and the outside was nice and toasty. It was the perfect compliment to one another and I was in taro heaven! read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - Boba Taro Dirty Milk with Creama - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Meetea has two locations, Seattle and Redmond, and they are most well-known for their boba cheese toast. We walked in at just before 7:30pm, and the staff told us they were out of boba for the day. They close at 8pm. Too bad, but I get it. It's costly to throw food away for a small business. I asked which drinks are made of fresh fruits. He gave me a look and said they're all syrup. Mind you, I genuinely appreciate his honesty. He looked far too exhausted after a long work day to dance around my question. I take his words as the truth. He has no reason to hide fruit from me (LOL). Meanwhile, when I look at the Meetea website, they have an image of a passionfruit fruit tea with passionfruit seeds that is called "fresh" in the drink photo There is also an image of a watermelon slushy that is called "Fresh, Healthy, and Hand Made" with a couple of slices of watermelon next to it. Odd... Anyway, I skipped all that and ordered a Red Bean Matcha Slush at 50% sugar. Not too much matcha, some of the red bean is blended into the smoothie, and the rest sits at the bottom like boba. Too bad, I prefer everything to be blended. I should have asked how they do the red bean part. That's a personal preference thing. Matcha-wise, the drink is pale green color with just a hint of matcha. I like my matcha stronger so this is just ok. I've had better matcha smoothie/slush elsewhere. Well, it's only one drink, so I'm not taking them down to 2 stars. Ranking them 3 stars for now. read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - Red Bean Matcha Slush at 50% sugar - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I walked in during the middle of the day so it wasn't very busy. It was my first time and I was just taking a look at the menu. I wasn't really greeted and when looking at the menu, the worker just suggested using the self order tablet. The drink itself was fine. It didn't stand out to me from a similar drink at sharetea. I felt for the size it was more on the expensive side in comparison to other boba spots around. And for the price, I would have thought the size would've been bigger. From looking at other reviews, I will come again & try other things on the menu and re-rate! read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - Mango Passionfruit Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Order: Purple rice yogurt smoothie ($6.45), boba taro dirty milk with creama ($5.99), Cheese boba toast ($5.50) tldr: it's alright. The toast: It was not really good value. The boba to cheese ratio is overwhelming, I would expect there to be more cheese than boba in it. The crust ratio is also kinda bad, like there was probably a 3/4 inch thick frame with a 3 inch wide square of filled bread. It also is made of the plain white bread you find at costco in bulk. Not really worth $5.50 but if you're feeling like it, it isn't bad. boba taro dirty milk with creama: It just tasted like milk, couldn't taste the creama as much. This drink wasn't it. Purple rice yogurt smoothie: Pretty good value drink. A little strange of an aftertaste for me, but I think others may like it. The service overall was pretty good. Two things I noticed, though; one, our toast wasn't cut in half when the picture kinda showed it like that, and we came as a couple. Not a huge deal, but still something. Two, I saw mobile orders being left out on a table for a while during the preparation of our food, so I'm sure that those were getting pretty warm while the delivery person was driving over to pick them up, especially since it was a pretty hot day out and there wasn't a ton of air conditioning throughout the space. Overall the space is also a pretty nice place to chill, but there didn't seem like there was a ton of seating. read more

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Some friends and I checked this place out as I didn't want to go alone and consume insane amounts of sugar if I want to try both their boba drink and the cheese boba toast. It's better to share so that I can get a good feel of the quality of this place with just one visit. I got the green milk tea with boba which adequately satisfies my boba craving, but even at 50% sugar, it was still quite sweet. Boba is average at best and the tea felt a bit watered down. It's definitely cheaper than other boba places, but quality is also a bit inferior. What distinguishes this place from others is that they make cheese boba toast. They say it's like grilled cheese and they add boba inside, but a better description of this is there is a toast with slightly salty cream cheese with boba stuffed inside. Prepare to wait a bit as the toast is made to order, but it is quite good. I would probably skip the drink and just get the toast if I come back. What's super strange is that the boba milk tea + cheese boba toast combo is actually more expensive than ordering each item separately. They should look into that as bundles should be of a slightly better deal. read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - Green milk tea with boba and Cheese Boba Toast - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Been coming here since 3 years ago, love their boba! The matcha latte is also really good!

Adding this to my list of solid boba in the Capitol Hill area. Love that they have a computer ordering system so everything is automated. Ordered the boba taro dirty milk with creama and really enjoyed actual taro pieces in the drink. Was confused because what I got did not end up matching the photo of what it looked like on the menu. Photo depicts purple and orange sweet potato balls but got my drink with only boba in it. Not sure whether it was a mistake or just bad advertising... nonetheless the drink was great. Sugar level can be adjusted but come on... if you're going to have boba why not go all in? This place also has a couple of brown sugar options since that's a must at all boba shops now. Brown sugar ginger latte? Sounds like a good twist on an old faithful. Also, some IG worthy boba toasts! Will be back to try. read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - Boba taro dirty milk - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Like most things that have been happening this year restaurants and businesses have closed, changed or just opened. Having Meetea on Capital Hill is a pleasant surprise. Nestled in Chop House Row, Meetea seemed to have made it so far despite the pandemic. We tried several of their drinks on different occasions: -Fresh Mango Lover Slush $6.25 -Purple Rice Green Milk Tea $4.95 -Boba Taro Dirty Milk with Creama $5.75 -Coconut Milk with Sago and Purple Rice $5.45 The teas were fresh and the boba was 'QQ' . Though I gotta say I'm more partial towards the purple rice. Welcome to the Hill Meetea! Keep up the good work with your endless hand sanitizer, your physical distancing and masks. read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - fresh mango slush with boba & coconut milk with sago and purple rice - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

This spot is on the way to my gym, and I decided to stop by after a workout for a weekend treat. I loved the ability to order off the tablet! All the options looked delicious, but I opted for the Power Lychee Tea (50% sweet). This drink was super refreshing and had hints of lemon! My only gripe was that the seeds were all at the bottom of my drink. Nonetheless, I was super excited to see purple rice as a topping option, and will be coming back to try that. A great spot for tasty drinks! read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - Power Lychee Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The staff was super friendly and helpful in recommending new flavors to try. Prices are reasonable, especially given the quality and size of the drinks. I also loved that they have options for different milk alternatives, making it easy for everyone to find something they'll enjoy. Definitely my new go-to spot for boba! Can't wait to come back and try more flavors read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - Green tea Lychee - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

To be honest the food/drinks are pretty good but the service was terrible. We came in twenty minutes before closing and I get that that the closer it gets to closing, the more it sucks when customers come in. But there really is no excuse for not acknowledging a customer. The cashier saw us and just continued cleaning. I didn't realize there was a tablet service so we were standing there for some time. No thank you's, smiles, or anything and very obvious that we were not welcome. For context, we were the only customers inside. Grapefruit Slushie: was really refreshing and not watered down or too sweet. It was tart, had bits of grapefruit for some texture; overall the perfect summer drink. Cheese Boba toast: very good but a little hard to eat with all the runny cheese (grab extra napkins!) Innovative and the boba was very soft. The food and drinks were a solid 4 or 5/5 but the service was an easy 1. Averaged out but might update if i go back. read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - Cheese Boba Toast - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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This place is ok. They're fast and the tea is average. The taro was ok and their fresh orange tea was also ok. There were seeds (probably from the orange) in the orange tea which made it kind of taste not so great. read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - Fresh Orange Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Such a cool place! We just had dinner somewhere in the area and I wanted something kinda sweet in a drink form. Voila! We saw this place. I got the Mango Passionfruit Tea with grass jelly. It was just sweet enough and the grass jelly was a cool addition. If I weren't full, I would have gotten one or two of their toasts. Their staff was also very friendly. One of them is from Hawaii and the other is from California. My bf and I chatted with them for a bit. Really cool college kids. I just realized there's a location in Tukwila which is closer to my house so I'll be checking out that location soon! read more

Found this cafe while take a stroll in Capitol Hill. Their Tiramisu and house made Taro tea are probably the best in town. They have outdoor seating available. read more

Meetea Cafe- Capitol Hill - Taro milk tea & Watermelon Slush Cheese Creama - Bubble Tea Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Mood- that toast So I knew I had to go to Seattle to deal with some things that I didnt want to. I plotted and planned my food excursions to help my mental state as to why I even came home. This place was one of those on my radar. Upon entering was greeted with some of the best customer service I have had in Seattle. Amazing. They were out of boba at the moment and I knew I would wait. I mean I did need that Boba Cheese Toast like STAT. So I used the self serve kiosk on the wall and ordered the toast, Taro MT, and a Mango MT. Now I will admit, holy moly why dont they have this in Vegas???? I mean I should have bought more and brought it on the plane. I didnt know what to expect but it was that perfected yummy goodness. It tastes like fresh warm boba with foam cheese on toast. How perfect and simple is that. I think I would have bit someones hand if they tried to grab a piece from me. Dont Judge. lol Interior is very sleek and modern. Several items for sale. Outdoor seating with bistro chairs. It was very nicely decorated. The gentleman who made my order was stellar. Would most def recommend - pricing beyond reasonable. Staff very friendly and hospitable. Location is 11th / Union - parking is a beast if you come at the wrong time. Make sure you pay as there are pay zones everywhere. However it was reasonable. .25 cents for 15 minutes I believe. Unless you are feeling stealthy and just leave your car in the middle of the road with the hazards on and walk off. ( yes that is a thing, in Vegas they will steal your car you do some ish like that ) read more

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I came on a rainy afternoon and ordered the coconut milk with sago and purple rice. It was delicious and I loved the consistency. In the cafe, there is some seating to do some work or studying. You can also find some more seating in the door to the hallway next to the other restaurants. For ordering, you can order on the kiosks or through the cafe employee! Overall, great place to be if you're craving boba in Cap Hill. read more

Service is a 6 out of 10 No greetings or friendly staff Drink: 8 out of 10 You order when you walk in they have tablets on the right-hand side as you enter. I would definitely go again and grab something if I'm passing by, but I wouldn't go out of my way to get it. read more

Made a purchase from them and they refused to give me an ice water as well - would only give me water if I bought bottled.

When we arrived, there was no one there for like 5 mins. We were awkwardly just standing there waiting for someone to come. May have been in the bathroom? I didn't realize we could just order on the wall. I got to lychee power drink 30% sugar and with coconut jelly? It was watered down and the lemon was way too strong. I would not suggest putting a thick lemon slice in there. Maybe thin small ones. Boba cheese toast- hard to eat and the cheese was really runny and watery. The edges of the toast were too crunchy and hard to eat. Just not my cup of tea. Probably won't come again. Sorry! read more

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