If only I could provide zero stars to this establishment for the embarrassment I endured. 1. The wait to get a drink was gruesome. There's no line to order but a lonnnggg line to get your product... 0_o 2. the barista made me a drink that was not what I ordered (I ordered coconut lychee with boba and was made coconut with popping boba). Disgusting 3. I went back to confirm the mistake was not on my end, and met with mini aggression. Having to pour out my drink to convince the barista he didn't make the drink that was ordered Rather than being willing to fix the error, I was met complete disregard by a combative ill temper barista who scrutinized me amongst judging eyes. Not putting any effort in remaking the second drink which took just as long. I hope your business use this review to teach your workers to treat all costumers equal. I did not deserve being humiliated. read more

PreTea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

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A haiku review: Taro boba tea That is my go to order A staple for me You can imagine The disturbed look on my face When I see brown tea No, it's not the first I am just used to purple Taro = purple. Please.. read more

PreTea - Taro iced tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

PreTea catered boba drinks for an event I organized at the BG Food Carts and was incredible! Everyone raved about the drink selection and quality and Lydia was a dream to work with! read more

Boba was good but the Thai tea was okay. Great service from the young lady that was working there on Xmas Eve read more

I guess you could say my iced roasted oolong milk tea was PreTea average... There was very little oolong flavor and lacked that smokey roasted taste as well. Tasted more like jasmine milk tea honestly. It didn't taste bad, but wasn't what I was expecting. It was also a bit watered down. On the other hand, the staff here is very friendly and my drink came out very quick! Definitely not a bad option at the BG Food Cartel, but I wouldn't recommend the roasted oolong. read more

PreTea - Roasted Oolong Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

No complaints here. PreTea is the boba cart located in BG's Cartel. It's just about exactly what you'd expect across the board - cost in line with other boba carts, mostly the same menu options and range of flavors, friendly enough staff, quick when they're not busy with a bit more wait time if they've got a lot of orders. If you want boba with your meal at BG's, it's your go to! read more

PreTea - The side of the cart with the logo and my boba drink - Bubble Tea Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

The milk tea here is NOT good! Take it from someone who used to work in a boba tea shop. The taste is off and is definitely nowhere near authentic. In addition, the "smoothies" are basically snow cones in liquid form (syrup + ice) without actual fruit. I was unimpressed by the flavor and price - at $6 for a beverage, I expect at least a base level of quality which was clearly missing. On the plus side, they get your orders out really quickly, and the cart itself looks relatively clean. Pro Tip: Avoid the roasted oolong and slushees (unless you're okay paying for slushed syrup). read more

PreTea - a woman ordering food from a food truck - Bubble Tea Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

BG's food cartel is one of our favorite spots for lunch/dinner when the weather is not rainy. And, while we are there we almost every single time get Boba tea from PreTea!! My husband and I both get the same thing (half sweet black milk tea with boba and lychee jelly) and it's always been delicious. The people who work here are always very nice and friendly. We are such black milk tea lovers that it's had for us to try something else on their menu, but some of my friends have tried the slushies that they offer and have approved of them as well!! read more

Got a Jasmine milk tea with boba and a Thai tea with boba and both were under flavored. Tasted more like water.

Got a Thai tea with boba. The black tea flavor was on point, but the boba was much too soft. Probably they don't make fresh boba throughout the day and it had been sitting since the morning. They also didn't use sweetened condensed milk, it tasted more like simple syrup and milk to me, which is not traditional Thai tea. I realized after I ordered that E-San had Thai tea and it was also cheaper. Wish I'd gone there instead. read more

I got the Oolong milk tea with half the sweetness. I personally like the original one more. The oolong flavor was so-so, just probably a different type of tea and I personally wasn't a huge fan of it. I prefer their original milk tea. My friend got one with boba and she said that it was mushy. read more

PreTea - Original with boba. Oolong with half sweet. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

It's nearly 90 degrees and I'm sweating bullets. I wanted refreshing citrus drink, and calamansi mango caught my attention - I've never heard of it before... image looked like like crossed with orange. I was peeling like a snake from sun burn, and benefit to skin I was sold. Be forewarned it's 24 oz... and for $5 that's super cheap. I'm keeping hydrated, soaking sun for vitamin D, and probably tons of Vitamin C in the drink. Perfecto! I was initially getting avocado smoothie but it was closed for the holidays. Always be open to try something new :3 read more

Every food cart pod needs a dedicated bubble tea cart. PreTea did not disappoint! They have a small selection of "premium" teas and I'm so happy they offer iced genmaicha! While not mentioned on the drink board, you can ask them to control the sweetness. I always shoot for "25% sweetness". They aced it! One size cups only and I appreciate that it wasn't packed full of ice. They also have syrup slushies if you're looking for something fruitier. When I went it was a bit of a wait, I think they didn't expect the Saturday sunny day crowds. Constant stream of people coming up to the cart. Add another worker and things should go smoother. read more

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Very rude service. I was waiting nearby the whole time they told me that my drink was given to somebody else and then asked me if maybe one of my friends picked it up. If a customer complains about not getting their drink and tells him that they were here the whole time and I'm certain that they did not call then the drink should be replaced immediately without blaming the customer. Thank you. read more

Boba with various toppings and forms as in milk teas, smoothie, and slushie. You can add I think up to 3 toppings for an extra charge as it comes with two which is a plus compared to other boba places. They have popping bubbles which is the same that you find from froyo places, which I haven't seen at other boba shops too. The prices start at $4.65 which is a bit odd but the drinks were good. Even on a cloudy day there were quite a few people getting boba but the service was fast and the employee was very nice in answering the questions we had. I didn't know you could control the sweetness as it would be nice to know beforehand. A great spot to the food cartel and hope to try other flavors read more

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PreTea sells bubble tea, slushies and smoothies. the bubble tea selection lets you pick between 4 bases like classic black tea, jasmine or thai. The menu is a little bit complicated to figure out but the bubble tea basically comes with 2 addons already built into the price. those are regular tapioca, flavored jellies and flavored popping bubbles. the price is around $4 to 5 and the quality of the tea is fairly good and better than places that use powders. read more

This cart is located on the north side of BG's Food Cartel. We tried the #1 Original milk tea ($4.65) and #3 Roasted oolong ($4.50) with bubbles and grass jelly. The listed menu price includes 2 toppings and what I would consider a "large" size, which makes it cheaper than most bubble tea shops in the area. Both have a nice tea flavor. If you don't like your tea very sweet, this is the place for you! We did not specify sweetness, so I assume it was 100%, and they were definitely less sweet than other places. I usually order 75% sweet, and this was less sweet than that. It would have been ok if the boba were sweetened, but they weren't. I also like my milk teas creamy, and I would rate these half-creamy. Service was very friendly! :) read more

Came here yesterday after eating a late lunch. My friends went to the Ruby Jewel cart (yes, there is one in the BG food carts in Beaverton). I opted to try this place as I was thirsty. I ordered the Roasted oolong milk tea with boba at a 25% sweetness. The drink did its job. The milk tea was not too heavy and had a nice taste. I liked that the 25% sweetness was light and did not actually taste sweet at all (personal preference). Ther boba was nice and chewy. I will have to try some of the other items here next time I visit these carts. read more

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Great options, decent price. The Taro was pretty weak in flavor IMO, wouldn't recommend if you're a taro snob. Get something else like the classic black or brown sugar. read more

I've been to Pre Tea a few times. It's a great option if you're craving bubble tea and have missed your Max or are here at the carts for food. The tapioca is consistently good - not too soft and not too hard. I always get a black milk tea or a Thai milk tea. It's not super milky but the tea flavor is there and it does the job. I am not a huge fan of fruit flavors in my tea so I can't comment on those. I like this place because it's convenient and quick. I've never waited long here unlike those other brick and mortar stores with long lines and waits. read more

I've been here three times and the cashiers are always super sweet and you get your drinks fast too. My favorite is the strawberry slushie with strawberry popping bobas and my husband loves Thai milk tea. read more

Finally got to try this boba place. I got the calamansi mango green tea ($4.95) with boba and lychee jelly, 50% sweet. Likes: you can get two toppings (boba, popping boba, or jelly) inclusive in the price of the drink. Thumbs down: my boba was not chewy (the QQ texture is missing), which is disappointing. Also I should've gotten it a bit sweeter... to round out the citrus sour flavor. Overall - the texture of the boba did not win me over. read more

PreTea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

Worst Taro Milk Tea I've ever had. My Tea taro was served BROWN! What kind of place does that? And to make it worst, it didn't even taste like Taro at all. The tea itself is watered down and overly sweet, there is no authentic taste whatsoever and the boba pearls were terrible overcooked and soft + flavorless. I don't usually like to rip on small businesses, but this place actually made me mad. The milk tea I can whip up in my kitchen taste far better than this pathetic excuse of milk tea. read more

A+ We've tried a hand full of other places in the Portland area and you guys are still #1 for us! Not too sweet, not fakey tasting, quality tapioca and jellies. We always get the fruit smoothies so can't really speak on tea or whatever else, but you guys are awesome and consistent quality! Keep it up! read more

I really like their lemonade fizzy drinks! You can add flavors and boba. I get the peach and it's very refreshing on a hot day!

I am very picky about milk tea but Pretea has really great milk tea and boba! Lived in Taiwan and Asia for 10years, I have tried so many bubble teas and their milk tea reminds me of those I had in Taiwan and Asia. Handcraft loose tea leaves blended by themselves, it has a great tea taste with smoothness of milk. Boba is so well cooked! There is a line everytime I go but they are really fast! Sweetness is JUST NICE too! Owner is Taiwanese and he is so friendly. Price includes the boba jellies or popping boba so it is really cheap and yet high quality! Unlike other bubble tea which use powder and more expensive. Give it a try everyone! read more

We got the jasmine green milk tea with boba and like others have said it was almost watered down there was very little tea flavor , it was just simply not good read more

This cartel is one of our favorite places to drink. The owner Lydia is very sweet and friendly! My fiancé and I love ordering drinks from her. Bubbles are perfect; not too hard or not too soft. Flavors, jellies, and popping are great. Prices are reasonable. Great location. Friendly staff. Highly recommended. We will miss her and our favorite drinks! We would visit her and order drinks when we are in town. Thank you, Lydia and staff! You guys are amazing. read more

PreTea - Hot ginger tea with bobas and Jasmine tea with mango flavor and bobas - Bubble Tea Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

I would love to give this place a 5 star. Unfortunately the tea had no flavor whatsoever. I ordered Thai Tea and it was completely watered down. Good amount of tapioca boba but other than that pretty bland. 2/10 read more

I've had only one item but I've had it twice and I'm in love with it. Every time I go to Beaverton I stop in to get a Kiwi/Honeydew slushie. They have a lot of great flavors of slushies, shakes, etc. read more

Officially the best boba place I have found in the Portland area. Their black tea is plain black tea, they use real milk, there is nothing presweetened. Pure, clean ingredients. Everything boba milk tea should. Boba. Milk. Tea. No weird powders and sugar. read more

Tastes delicious. Friendly staff. Never had popping boba. Loved it. Will definitely be back. Good prices too.

I just couldn't give this place a 5 star with the off tea flavor and the lady who served me. The disrespect and attitude I got... My tea looked unsanitary and tasted wierdly gross. I will not be going back again. read more

Ordered a slush. Before even tasting it the bright neon-ish green color was concerning. It tasted much too sweet. The tapioca was swimming in sugar water. read more

I had a golden ginger milk tea and it was delicious!! Glad I tried it. I'd post a pic but I drank it too fast.

their boba tea is amazingly tasty! i got the classic milk with boba and vanilla, the vanilla made it taste soooo good! the service is a bit slow but worth the wait! read more

PreTea - a person holding a drink in a car - Bubble Tea Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

Love this place! Best boba place around, Lydia is always so friendly and she answered all my questions. Their flavors are so rich but not overwhelming. Their boba is just right not hard or too chewy. read more