We came here on a regular night and wanted to have some dessert. We ordered the egg waffle with ice cream, and two different Boba drinks Boba drinks aside, we were waiting for our dessert. He quoted us 15 minutes but after half an hour, somebody came out and said that something happened and that they are working on the egg waffle for us. They did not say well what's going on. No problem, we were just scrolling on our phones and just chilling but after 45 minutes, we thought that this was very unusual and went up to the counter to see what was going on. Basically, their freezer exploded, and all the ice cream was melting. So, I don't understand why they would not tell us the truth and say that they could not give us the ice cream and refund us or at least tell us the truth. I don't know what their endgame was or if they were just very young and so nervous that they could not tell us when we are pretty chill. But, there's no solution for something like this for a catastrophic machine issue. There's no way to fix this Icecream problem since all the ice cream melted, but they decided not to tell us anything at all in hopes that what? We would forget call? That the machine will spontaneously work again and refreeze the ice cream within a specific amount of time so they could scoop the ice cream again and give us a waffle? I was just baffled because it's been almost an hour for us to get a simple waffle with a scoop of ice cream. In the end, the workers had to get the manager because they were unable to figure out some kind of solution amongst themselves for a simple problem. I figure this is because they were all young or management likes to micromanage everything, and they were afraid to make an executive decision themselves. They offered us the melted ice cream so we could dip our waffle in though lol. At the end, the solution was that we got a plain egg waffle without any of the fruits in it and no ice cream, a strawberry banana smoothie which was actually really freaking good, and a calamari stick that we asked for. Despite the almost hour long wait, the ambience in this place was nice, the kids were nice, even though they were quite nervous, the drinks were good and to be honest, we weren't really caring too much. I hope that next time when there is a catastrophic issue with the machines and things cannot be fixed within a reasonable time that you would tell the customer that they cannot fulfill the order and to offer a refund or some solution within 10 to 15 minutes instead of 45. Still a 4/5 bc that strawberry banana smoothie was bomb, and the machine breaking wasn't anyone's fault. read more

I love royal tea, if you're in for a quick snack and you don't wanna stop for a giant bowl of ramen, they have not only delicious tea, choices, but also alcohol... And they have wonderful snacks. They're fried shrimp and other snacks on their bar. Menu are really great way too. Stop by and get a quick snack and maybe read a little. The people are always helpful when trying to make hard decisions they even have games and things for you to play when you're sitting there. Always a good time. read more

I stumbled upon the place after shopping at Parks Mall. The staff was friendly and cute place to sit and work or just relax. I noticed that there was a door that led to the Ninja Ramen place. They must be associated. I picked inside and they were packed. I had the salt and pepper chicken to snack on and oolong peach tea. The chicken was crispy and had good flavor to dip in the mayo sauce. The tea was really good and you can tell it's tea not syrup. Great prices too! read more

Royal Tea - Salt and pepper popcorn chicken and oolong peach tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Arlington, Texas

I googled this place for snow ice cups but when I reached there I learnt that they have discontinued it. Anyways so I decided to have eggnette instead and picked up banana strawberries one. Omg first of all the presentation of my desert was pleasant and then the whole experience was delightful. I loved the texture of the icecream scoop used. Quite generous amount of strawberry slices & banana slices added the fruity touch. Bubble waffle was super soft. Anytime you have sweet tooth cravings then this is the spot to come. read more

Royal Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Drinks are fine and are good for the price being very affordable and tasty. Service is fine as is with it being connect to Ninja Ramen, a good desert after eating there. Atmosphere of Ninja Ramen is fine with it being relaxed and calm. read more

We walked into Royal Tea and the place was completely empty, which should've been a red flag. We ordered an egg waffle and a smoothie, and after waiting around for 20 minutes with no updates, they finally told us the egg waffle maker was broken. No apology, no offer to make it right--just a complete lack of communication. Terrible customer service. Definitely won't be coming back. Smoothing was luke warm. read more

It's a cute little place with a variety of teas and boba. It's definitely worth the stop if you are craving for some boba tea!

Service & workers were great and so sweet ! I ordered a wintermelon milk tea but it tasted like just milk and boba so I asked to get it remade, she made it with no issues but it tasted the exact same. Maybe it's time to retrain or switch up ingredients, worst boba ive ever had. read more

We got it for delivery, but even though we picked it up, it was still fresh. The taro tea was good, but I think they use the powder version, and it wasn't mixed completely. My woman likes the Panda milk tea, plus it came in an awesome cup. My coconut smoothie was definitely good. It was a pretty warm day, so the drinks were definitely refreshing. read more

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We stopped by here after eating Dim Sum to continue on with our food crawl. We ordered the jasmine green with lychee jelly and oolong milk teas while our friends ordered the salt & pepper chicken. The teas were solid and tasted just as I'd expect from any of my favorite teahouses in Houston. I've been disappointed on quite a few occasions when trying out new spots, but this was not the case here. I've been searching for a place that serves something similar to the Taiwanese popcorn chicken that I constantly crave from Tapioca House in Houston. The salt & pepper chicken delivers and tastes very similar - it's delicious!! I'm happy with the flavor of the chicken as is. But, the orange (spicy sriracha mayo?) dipping sauce takes it to another level! This is the only place near Fort Worth that I've found that has this style of asian chicken nuggets. The service is fast and friendly, the drinks are solid, and the salt & pepper chicken snack is very satisfying. Highly recommend trying this place out! We were too busy enjoying ourselves that we forgot to take pictures. read more

As soon as I opened the door there was an awful smell, but there was a soccer team there so thought it was just them ‍. I was greeted by a nice lady, but she seemed irritated with me and my questions. I had never been and my daughter wanted a sweet tea. Ordered a tall Strawberry Mango and a Peach Oolong tea. The strawberry mango. More expensive yet smaller. It was tasty but very little boba. The Peach Oolong tea was not very good at all. I asked if it was sweet and, not in the least. There was more boba than the strawberry mango but for the price I could go to Sharetea and get a bigger cup and more boba. read more

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Interesting process during COVID. So if you want boba and snacks from Royal Tea, you have to go into the Ninja Ramen and order at the table and wait until your order is brought out. Next time I will definitely order online and then pick up to save some time! The bubble waffle will take an extra 10 minutes but it is SO worth it. We devoured that thing quicker than it took to probably make it, lol. I ordered a matcha milk tea with less sugar and it was PERFECT. Since matcha is kind of a bitter tea, sometimes it's hard to get the balance of flavor just right, and they did it. My girls had fun ordering mango slush and mango yakult with boba! Both enjoyed their drinks, they like mango flavor. We really wished we could have had snow but apparently they stopped making that due to covid. We ordered the salt and pepper chicken (light on the salt!), man it's so good, with the dipping sauce that they give you. It's like an orangish, thousand's island flavor??? I don't know what flavor it was but it complimented the chicken very well. read more

Royal Tea - Gotta order your boba and snacks inside Ninja Ramen. Boba drinks, waffle + ice cream, and hot snacks available. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Arlington, Texas

I stopped by during lunch for Jasmin green tea with tapioca and I was honestly surprised at how lacking the milk tea was. I knew that it was a problem with the creamer and honestly was a bit upset about it. Unfortunately the tea store is under construction so you actually have to order through ninja ramen and the people there don't know much about the milk tea (they're just taking the order for them). In any case, I went back for dinner because I love boba! This time, I specifically inquired about what was being used for the milk teas. It turns out they weren't using half and half in the milk teas... I asked for them to use half and half this time and they charged me extra for the switch up. But it tastes infinitely better than whatever trash ass creamer they using. Overall, NOT WORTH 5 dollars just to get the milky thick consistency. It is the only boba spot in proximity so I guess if you really need to satisfy your cravings like I did then go for it. read more

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Very kind and courteous staff. Drinks are made the same way every time, which isn't always the case with boba places. Interior isn't really the best for hanging out at, could use a face lift compared to all of the other boba shops within a couple of miles off here, but it's not bad. What it lacks in decor, it makes up for in consistency of drinks and quality of service. Panda milk tea is the go-to here for me. read more

If you eat next door at Ninja Ramen, then show your receipt here and you'll get a discount. Both are okay places: Nothing stands out, but they don't suck either. I personally will stick with Sharetea. I had the unsweetened black milk tea with tapioca. The drink itself wasn't all that great because I couldn't taste much tea flavor. The tapioca was unpleasant because it had zero chewiness factor, and was not sweet enough. The menu makes no indication of adjusting the sweetness level or adjusting the ice level. But they can do it for you. However, the egg waffle was good. Expect to wait several minutes for it though. The interior is fun and brightly lit though. It seems like a great place to stay and play board games with a group of friends. Parking is tight, but there's more parking if you're willing to walk further. read more

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I was in the area, picking up my child and tried this place for the first time. My child (he's 21) has 1 drink while waiting for me and another before we left. Since I was going there to pick him up, decided he was going to buy me a drink to pay me for the trip. Also ordered one for a good friend that loves Boba. The prices were good and the drinks were amazing. My "go to" the first time trying someplace new is the "Taro" and here it was amazing and prob better than 90% of the other places I've tried over the years. For one, it was very flavorful, but not as sweet as it usually is. I stick with basic tapioca pearls for the boba and those were great.. Not to soft, but def not too hard/chewy. The tea the fried of mine wanted, was a passion fruit green tea with strawberry popping boba and she said it was "sooo good" (it was her birthday, so would have bought one for her anyways, even if couldn't convince my child to since she absolutely loves Boba lol) Overall, I really wish I was in this area more often and I would def give them a lot more of my business, since not many options for even decent boba around me) read more

I and my boyfriend had a great time. We came here for the matcha eggette sundae and it did not disappoint. It had a great balance between sweet and unsweet. You may have to wait for around 10 minutes for a sundae if they are busy though! The service was well attentive. The inside is darker than the pictures, but I enjoyed it overall. read more

Super mixed feelings about this place. It's probably the best boba place in Arlington to do work. But the boba here is awful. It's gooey and clumpy, and the tea flavors aren't great either. On my last visit, my friend and I both had the Rose Thai Tea. The drink only tasted like rose and no Thai. A few hours later, we both felt sick. Not sure if this is coincidence or our bodies didn't like consuming that much rose. On the other hand, the small bites and desserts are pretty good. I have ordered the Salt & Pepper Chicken to-go many times. The snow ice is pretty good, but also a little expensive. If the drinks here improved, this place would be a home run. read more

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This spot is pretty sweet with its modern and fresh interior to the many drink and food options. Yes, it's decked out like the hundreds of other boba shops around Arlington (I'm not complaining tho!) but I do like the price point and variety of special drinks they have. Food pricing is kinda steep though tbh. The patbingsu (Korean shaved ice topped with an ice cream scoop) caught my friend's eyes and we opted for the matcha green tea flavor with matcha scoop. I personally like it since it isn't so sweet, and had a good texture comparable to typical bingsu shops. Great place to fulfill those cravings! There are many other flavors to choose from too, like mango or cheesecake. Some appetizers we tried were the Japanese furikake fries and coconut shrimp. Both were great but I absolutely LOVED those crispy shoelace thin furikake fries so much. They were topped with sriracha mayo sprinkled with sesame seeds, nori, seaweed, salt and pepper (ingredients of the typical "furikake" mix) and were easily shareable. Everything else, price-wise, doesn't seem worth it. Just get your meal cravings next door to Ninja Ramen and then grab dessert here. The drinks here are great in sugar proportions! I got the oolong milk tea with egg pudding and it hit the spot. The bf got the peach yakult (yogurt brand from Korea... the same one from TATBILB hehe) and it tasted great! I dig the amount of sweetness from the syrup and the slight tartness of the yogurt flavor. It's so delish on a hot day! I ain't mad at all the boba shops poppin' up, and Royal Tea is a fun place to chill at and catch up with friends and fam. They even have board games too, like the other places. Comfy couches, festive decorations, and photography-worthy corners, what's not to like? read more

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Love this place so much! Me and my friends come here when the boba tea taste just sounds so good. Highly recommended! ! !

The teas here are great! good combos. the snacks are great too! No one else has eggettes around here! with the ice cream..it's so good! I love the specials that they have here. They are always good prices. My one less star is b/c the service is so ...hhmm... snotty. There is so much attitude. I went in for take out service only and they acted like I was bothering them. it was very hard to order two drinks and to get them. I wanted some food too, but getting a drink was such a hassle, why try to order some food? you couldn't eat in or sit in...so wtf am I standing around for? When you are standing there for about 4 min...and you hear "Oh did you want something?" Makes you want to walk out. No i'm standing here b/c i have nothing better to do. work on your attitudes, royal tea. read more

My all time favorite tea place. This place is the best. It's so cute and all the employees are so nice. Royal Tea till i DIE‼ read more

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This is the best place to get drinks in the DFW area. I'm not kidding. The key ingredient being the prices because there's lots of these places popping up but none have prices like here. The drinks are all excellent too. read more

The tea here is absolutely amazing!!! This is my go to tea place it gives off amazing relaxing vibes. The staff is amazing as well I hope I'll be able to return soon Hope this helps, Shoto Todoroki read more

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First time here and tried the Oolong milk tea and Japanese furikake fries! The tea was perfect aka did not have to ask for more or less sweetener. And fries were super yummy! Will have to go and try some more snacks and tea! read more

It looks exactly like the pictures I ordered the strawberry banana eggette ice cream sundae and shared it with my sister it came with a bubble like waffle cone it was warm and delicious it came with strawberries and bananas and topped with whip cream and chocolates drizzle worn two poki sticks I definitely recommend !! read more

Royal Tea - Strawberry and Banana Eggette sundae !! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Arlington, Texas

This is a good place for trendy boba drinks and desserts. It's a bit pricey but I guess that's to be expected for trendy dessert shops. They have the boba drinks in a lightbulb that have been on social media, and it's pretty cool because the lightbulb has flickering lights on the bottom which illuminates your drink in pretty colors. As an added bonus, you also get to keep the lightbulb. The drink itself was also pretty good. I got the Sweet Dream which has peach yakult, a peach flavored yogurt drink, and peach popping boba. The yakult was very nicely flavored and had a good amount of tartness that complemented the sweetness of the popping boba. Their shaved ice was also really good. The ice wasn't just regular ice, it was creamy and made sure that every bite was flavorful. I got the matcha shaved ice which came with matcha powder, adzuki beans, matcha mochi, matcha icecream, and almonds. I got the regular size but was still unable to finish it because the portion is bigger than it looks. Although it's pricey, if you feel like splurging a bit on good desserts, I recommend you to come try this place. read more

I would give this place 5 stars when they bring back the shave ices. Everything about the store is great and the staff is so helpful and friendly. My most favorite thing was the shave ice because it's the item makes the store so unique and standout. And they are DELICIOUS!! Please bring them back read more

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Very friendly staff but organization is lacking!! 20 minutes for 5 drinks. There were people in there waiting longer than me. The staff was apologetic but the sense of urgency and ownership was missing. I was not impressed with any of the drinks except the mango smoothie. Everything else was too much sugar not enough tea. I suggest going down the street a little further and trying 1102. read more

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The customer service was fine. The place definitely needed a new paint job and a pick me up as it looks a little bit dirty and dingy on the walls and furniture. I feel the drink were okay but we did wait around 20 mins for ice cream and a waffle when we were one of the only people in the place. I wouldn't go back. read more

I came here on a Saturday night and the shop was filled with a diverse range of people all enjoying some desserts. I had tried the mango eggette and it was pretty good. The mango was fresh and the ice cream complimented the fruit. The waffle was a little underwhelming though. The lychee fruit tea was okay too. Nothing amazing but not bad either. The recommendation: The drinks and desserts here are not super amazing, but the atmosphere, friendly staff, and good music makes this a fun place to visit and hang out with friends and family. read more

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Another new boba tea shop popped up in Arlington, must try! Royal Tea is located the shopping complex off Cooper and I-20, South Side--on the opposite end of Applebees, next to the Ramen restaurant (which I have not tried). I usually get the iced matcha milk tea on my first try at any new boba shop, I saw they offered some appetizers, being a fried chicken guy--I went ahead and ordered the salt & pepper chicken. The iced matcha milk tea was ok--it wasn't bad, but it didn't scream for me to come back and get again. I tasted more milk and powder/sugar than the actual tea. While prices reasonable under $4 for large--if you're a matcha drink lover it was pretty basic. The Salt & Pepper chicken was $6, kind of pricy for the portion provided, although the sauce provided was good--it was a very small portion too, it was needed to make the chicken better. The chicken alone was just ok, crispy but could've had some more spices added for a kick. Might have to come back and try the snow ice. read more

Royal Tea - Matcha milk tea with a side of salt & pepper chicken - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Arlington, Texas

I just go there for their mango eggette Super delicious Their drinks are not that good especially taro which is very gritty and doesn't blend well with read more

I decided to try this place when I found it on Groupon and the lady was extremely helpful when I arrived because I was indecisive she gave me her personal opinion on the best options according to what I preferred so far is how sweet etc. I really enjoyed the lightbulb that it came in I forgot exactly which kind it was but it was also cool to have a different color lights at the bottom I enjoyed the taste of the tea the physical appearance and would definitely go and visit again when in town. The price was also reasonable my family and I enjoyed it. read more

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Really cute tea shop in South Arlington with trendy tea shop vibes and lots of tea/snack selections. My mango yakult was a bit too sweet, but my bf's smoothie was pretty good. The reason why I'm giving them 1 star for now, is that we had a takeout order for fried chicken, fries, and the egg waffle thing. I was given a number to wait. They called my number after a while and gave me my drinks. Took my number, didn't have my takeout order. Then after a few minutes I'm given a bag with my order. I take it and assume everything is in there since they told me "thank you,have a nice night!". My When I got home I realized that my egg waffle is missing. Not sure why I would be sent away with an incomplete takeout or why it wouldn't just all come out at the same time. I called the business and asked for a refund for the egg waffle. The girl who answered the phone said that they had them at the cafe. Since I didn't want to go back and get them, I just wanted my money back for that item. I was told that I would get it refunded, but my bank statement is still showing the full amount paid. I will edit my rating once I get that refund back. Edit 12/17: the business owner contacted me and assured me that the staff will have a better idea of how to take care of takeout orders in the future. I understand this is a new business with new staff. I'll hope our next time here goes more smoothly! read more

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They do not have Bingsu ("snowy ice") like it shows on the menu on the yelp pics. I did not get anything here but came here for the Bingsu. I hope they update their menu on yelp. read more

In the past, I mentioned their selection is small. They have done a great job at trying out new flavors. I'm always hearing of new drinks they roll out.. as well as snacks. Because it's so much cheaper here than other boba places, this has become our main boba stop. (We always get free drinks from the rewards program!) The Oreo milk tea... CANNOT be beat! read more

Had wanted to go for a while and just so happened to be working right next to it so we go. I order a mocha frappe, shrimp rolls, calamari on a stick and the fries. The food and drinks came and they all came with a sauce. I loved the frappe, one of the best I ever had, the fries were really good, loved the calamari and the shrimp rolls were good too. I already want to go back after 3 days. read more

I love the atmosphere, the workers are nice, the prices are fair. I love it. The cleanliness of the sitting areas is what is concerning to me. I noticed that there is a lot of dried spilled tea on the walls and dirt on the windows. It is just kind of uncomfortable sitting in there when you are eating and drinking. It makes you wonder how clean the kitchen is. I hope they fix this. I would love to give them 5 stars. read more

Royal Tea - Dirt on door and windows. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Went during Covid. Tables were socially distanced along with the guests. We ordered bubble tea and were able to sit and enjoy our drinks. I had the winter melon green tea with agar jelly and it was spot on. Appreciate they have late hours although we were there about 8:30pm. Something to keep in mind next time. read more

Royal Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Arlington, Texas