I'm local to Mountain View, so I 100% support small and local businesses that keep the Bay Area unique. Nothing against franchises, but I love that they have super good quality and unique options here at Tea Annie. The Tea Quality here is excellent and rivals Chicha San Chen. Not to overhype anything, but I'm a tea connoisseur having tried so many different types in Taiwan and China. My go-to is the White Grape Oolong, They have a lot of the tea leaves on display on the front. The kiosk ordering is also convenient. The staff really knows their stuff and there are some seats, so it's a nice ambience overall. It's a friendly neighborhood tea shop. It's one of the only tea shops in this area, so that is a plus for them. Parking is a breeze in the Safeway parking lot. read more

This place has greatly improved since I last visited 9 years ago. Their menu selections are plentiful and diverse with lots of toppings to choose from. They also have automated touch screen order screens for minimal interaction and opportunity for you to customize your choices. I'm greatly impressed by the improvement and I'm also glad there's a boba tea place in the area. Tea Annie now has it all! read more

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This place is very closed to St Francis HS. Usually, when I need to pick up my kids I would swing by to get some and another to go for my student. Service is a mix, sometimes, when they are busy they even forgot to call your name when your order was ready, so the drink sat sweating on the counter. Boba is great, I love the chewiness of the pearl, that's the only reason why I get the drink, it is for the boba! Inside there is not much place to sit down, you just order and take it outside and sit under the tree read more

I was having lunch with some coworkers, and afterward, I stumbled upon this place. Nice simple boba milk tea shop. Simple decor. Though, no ac on a warm 87° day. They had a fan running. But still warm inside. The store is still in covid mode - no tables, chairs, or restrooms available for customers. Anyway, I ordered the Honey Roasted Oolong Milk Tea (with boba) 50% sweet. The drink was nice and flavorful. The boba was soft but firm and chewy. read more

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Sadly appears to be permanently closed. :( Signs are gone and windows are taped up. We enjoyed them for years!

Got a buckwheat green tea with boba and okinawa matcha with salted crema and both were good. The boba was nice and soft for the buckwheat tea. The salted crema was a little more salty than I would have liked. But overall, everything was good and would like to come back soon! read more

Tea Annie - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

Walking around and was feeling a bit sleepy. I was actually headed toward a Starbucks nearby but stumbled upon Tea Annie. Milk tea sounded more appealing so came for a visit. I got my usual - Earl Grey Milk Tea. I was asked if I wanted toppings (no thanks) and sugar level (50% please) but not promoted about ice level. I asked for no ice and the staff informed me they charge 50¢ for no ice. I had to ask him to repeat to make sure I heard correctly. Yup. I would have to pay more to have them not add something. I suppose I was looking a bit dumbfounded because he then gave me a tip that getting "less ice" would not incur a charge. Less ice it is! The tea itself was good. I get the flavor of the Earl Grey and the 50% sweetness was nice. I might go down even a bit more next time. read more

Tea Annie - a hand holding a cup of iced coffee - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

Tea Annie used to be my favorite boba place in the area. I liked that they had a couple decaf tea options and it is so close by. Today I ordered my usual decal earl grey milk tea with boba and almond milk, it is watery and way sweeter than usual. When I asked the owner and staff about it, they told me it was because I paid extra for almond milk. Almond milk naturally tastes like water is what they said (what?!?) When I asked to exchange it, they said rudely "if you want but it is going to take a while" and went on to repeat it was me choosing the almond milk and that's why it tastes like water! I ended up just left without an exchange. With so many good tea places in the area and $8 for a cup of boba now, I will not be coming back. They just lost a loyal customer. read more

Great selection of tasty drinks. Love the proprietor, who takes pride in his shop. I go often for drinks, even though it's out of the way for me. read more

Excellent Taiwanese owner tea shop with some pretty delicious snacks. Usually crepes have a very soft texture to them. In this case, true to the Taiwanese version the crepes have a crunchy texture, packed with delicious items. The strawberry and chocolate one is solid with a giant portion. Teas are quite good as well, with the classic boba being my favorite. Seating indoors are limited but good. They also sell some traditional Taiwanese baked goods. Definitely try this low key spot out! read more

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A nice friendly place, tuck away in the busy shopping center. The worker/owner was nice and knowledgeable. I tried a coffee boba and it was good. The boba part was not though, overly chewy, putting a damper on my experience . read more

Tea Annie - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

Ordered a grapefruit slushie and this place instantly went on my top boba shop list. I had ZERO expectations for this place, and usually when I order a slushie, it's mostly ice chunks with syrup flavor or just juice. Tea Annie did an amazing job blending the ice and the grapefruit; it was almost like the same soft, smooth, blended texture of a Korean shaved ice (made well)! I was so pleasantly surprised from the first sip that drinking the grapefruit slushie literally made me happy! Ratio of ice to grapefruit is amazing--flavor and texture were consistent from first to last sip (even after melting a little!) So impressed by this grapefruit slushie. -- Friend ordered Okinawa Milk Tea which has a roasted flavor as well as a milky, sugar favor. He recommends. read more

Tea Annie - Okinawa milk tea (left); grapefruit slush (right) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

Food good but ants on wall. Also pretty long wait for the only us. Being in the shop. read more

Tea Annie - Picture of ants - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

My usual oolong milk tea looked and tasted a little watery, instead of milky and creamy. Boba was soft and chewy. Tea was still pretty strong and I got a good caffeine kick. Might be a user error though for having subbed almond milk for regular milk. Would try something else next time. read more

Great boba & delicious crepes! Ordered the strawberry Nutella crepe & it was crispy - came in a great holder The boba tea I got was also tasty. Quick & friendly service. Will be back! read more

Ordered a Taro Milk Tea and I asked for boba and when it came out it had no boba so disappointing. All the other times we came here they added boba with out asking for it. It is fine every human makes mistakes. Very cool place for cool drinks read more

Tea Annie - Taro Milk Tea with boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

Tea Annie closes early at 6 PM every day, they are hidden off to the side of a big shopping plaza. There is plenty of parking in the parking lot. They have a pretty big menu with many drinks to choose from and they have a good amount of food/snacks as well. I received my drink fairly quickly as well. I opted for my usual - the jasmine milk tea. The milk tea was very sweet even at half sweetness. I like that it was on the creamier side and that they were generous with the boba. Boba is on harder side but not too hard middle is super chewy. Overall, I would say it is a 3 - 3.5 stars. read more

My favorite buckwheat green tea 50% sweet with whatever milk and tapioca pearls. There is a good variety here and I appreciate being able to try new things. Touchscreen ordering system, but if you want to order from a real person, they will do that too. There are some tables and chairs but it's not really a great place to hang-out. read more

Drink and the crepe are very authentic! Brings me back to Taiwan. :) The boba are sweet and soft. read more

Tea Annie - Oolong boba milk tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

Tea Annie rates at a solid 3.5 stars for me. Tea Annie is located in a large shopping center with plenty of parking. There's a large selection of drinks to chose from and some unique tea choices. They have a card reader set up at a table at the door as other yelpers have mentioned. I ordered a peach oolong milk tea at 25% sweet with mango hearts. They were out of mango hearts so I got lychee jelly instead. The tea flavor was good and the drink was refreshing. They were skimpy with the ice so I plan to ask for extra ice next time. Overall, Tea Annie is a good boba shop and I wouldn't hesitate to go here if you're in the neighborhood. read more

Tea Annie - Peach Oolong Milk Tea With Lychee Jelly - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

I ordered their Peach Oolong Milk Tea with 50% sugar. Highly recommend if you like fruity flavored milk teas! It was quite sweet considering the fact that it was just 50% so I definitely would suggest toning down the sugar percentage if you aren't much of a sweet tooth. Their boba is also very chewy so that was a plus. One thing though is that they do use powdered milk, but I did not mind it at all. I will be coming here again! read more

Was in the area so I stopped by for some boba. Located in a large plaza, parking should be easy. They have the card reader setup at a table at the door, and the staff stays inside (pretty far away) to take your order (so you might have to yell a bit), so good job on covid precautions. You'll pick up your order from the other door (on the side). Good amount of tea choices, though nothing stood out to me. I ordered an osmanthus oolong milk tea and a rose iron goddess milk tea, both with boba. The tea was refreshing (given it was a hot day), but the tea flavor itself was pretty weak in my standards. The boba was also way too soft. So, it's an okay boba place but there are definitely better options in the area. They also told me they could not do the drinks without ice, only less ice, which is a bummer, most boba shops I go to can make this adjustment without a problem. read more

I've come here a couple times now. I'm always intrigued by their very extensive menu, but always a bit disappointed by my drinks. I like that they have all the teas out in little boxes so you can smell them to decide what base you want. They generally have samples out, which taste really good, but I think are heavily heavily sweetened since the same drinks ordered with less sweetness taste very watered down and lack tea/milk flavor. I also like that they have decaf green/black teas, since sometimes I just want a milk tea late at night without the caffeine! You can get any tea as a potted tea which is fun (crema topping and oreo crusting). Since I got my tea unsweetened, again it was pretty flavorless milk tea. I've had much better potted teas elsewhere where it tastes more like a oreo milkshake (Love the one at Liang's Kitchen in Cupertino). read more

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This was my first time visiting Tea Annie. Their selections were very good, along with different options for Boba and sweetness percentage read more

Tea Annie - Blueberry with Egg Pudding and Black Pearl with 50% Sweet - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

4.0 stars. Tip: order crispy Japanese style crepe here. Their crepe is not like French which is soft and moist with creamy sauce. This place is almost crunchy. We order: 1. California crepe. (Must order) 2. Takoyaki, average. Small portion for its price. Skip. 3. Organic tofu pudding ( tasted soy bean and not sweet). Good. 4. Corn dog (frozen style, but so cheap it is ok) 5. Taro milk tea. No tea taste. 6. Grapefruit green tea. (Skip! No tea taste) 7. Sweat bakery item, not tasty. I will come back for crepe and tofu dessert. read more

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I'm always on the lookout for a new boba place to try. Yesterday, I decided to stop by Tea Annie because I liked that they had a lot of different options that you don't usually see elsewhere. I ordered the Rose Iron Goddess Tea with 0% sugar and boba. The tea flavor is pretty good. My favorite type of tea is oolong and it reminded me of a roasted oolong flavor. It wasn't bitter even though I got 0%, which was nice. However, I didn't really taste any rose flavor. Also, the boba was kinda hard so that bumped it down to a 3 star for me. Boba quality is extremely important and it was just very average. It felt like the same quality I could make at home if I had this particular tea. Nonetheless, it was a refreshing good-sized drink on a hot day. read more

Tea Annie - Rose Iron Goddess Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

This place is usually my go to Tea place when I work in Mountain View. For starters they open earlier than all the tea places and if I have to take an early lunch or brunch this is the only one witching a 3 mile radius that is open. They do not make their boba until a bit later. I usually get the goddess tea half ice and half sweet but at times when they samples, which is very dangerous for me I get one or two, yes I have been known to buy 3 drinks for myself from here. It's a long drive back to Monterey, don't judge. I have not tried any of their snacks but they look delicious. Their restroom seem to be always out of order but I did see someone with a key go in it, so maybe only for employees? Until another tea store opens early this my go to to get my morning tea fix. Thank you for opening early. read more

Tea Annie is one of the only tea places in this part of Mountain View that offers crepes and other small desserts to go with their teas. It seems they may have made good from my last review. Crepes are being offered and their tea is consistently tasty, sweetness can be adjusted. Their kitchen is clean and organized. Self order kiosks are convenient, good music, variety on the menu and pleasant service. Must visit when you are in the area. read more

Love the drinks and fast service! One of my go to places for boba! It is also easy to park in the area too!

Good neighborhood boba, but I wouldn't drive to it from another neighborhood :). The boba is chewy, and there's a lot of it, which is a plus. Taro milk tea at 75% sweet is a little too sweet. There is seating inside, and they also serve food (haven't tried). read more

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Tried this tea place today...seems bit new not sure how old but was excited to see they had crepes and outlets/wifi :) + not bad for working..music can be a little distracting though + was relatively quiet and empty when I came + lots of tea and crepe flavor options + 3 outlets which is not bad for a place this size + cute aesthetic (their logo) and the blue walls! + can adjust sweetness (earl grey was pretty good w regular sweetness - still sweet) + that $2.50 tea deal though!!!!!! COME AFTER 6 PM FOR THE DEAL OR CHK YELP TO UNLOCK - got the strawberry nutella crepe..not a traditional soft crepe, very papery and crunchy! also didn't like how the strawberries were all at the bottom and cream on top. The overall packaging/presentation made it hard to eat and enjoy both strawberry whipped cream and nutella together. Maybe they should consider just having it flat on a plate? Overall, come for the TEA not crepe or try a diff crepe! P.S wifi password is teaannie1 (since there isnt a sign anywhere but its free) read more

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I ordered a Fruit Tea with Fruit Bits and a Chicken Crepe. The cashier didn't ask if I wanted a sweetness adjustment so I'm not sure if they do it! The drink was okay. Refreshing but a little on the sweet/syrupy side. The fruit bits were cut really big so it couldn't fit through the straw (unless we're supposed to open the sealed cap and eat it with a spoon?). The crepe was also okay. The crepe part didn't have much flavor and was a hard to eat (the crumbs sort of fall everywhere when you bite into it). Inside there is shredded boiled chicken, corn, shredded cabbage, a lot of pepper, mayo and half a strip of bacon. The filling was good so I ended up eating all of it and throwing away most of the crepe. read more

Tea Annie - Fruit tea with tea bits and chicken crepe. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

Best classic boba black milk tea in Mountain View. Large verity of different drinks.

Would never bother to make my way down here again. If I had no options for milk tea, I still wouldn't come here. I got the butterfly pea milk tea with grass jelly. It just tastes like grass jelly with milk, might as well not even mention the tea. I also asked for 25% sugar and it's still pretty sweet. Come here if you like sweet iced milk. read more

Tea Annie - Butterfly milk tea - too sweet, too milky, and not enough tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

I've been going here since they opened and I'm always satisfied. For the price, you get a LOT of boba compared to other shops. The staff are always welcoming, I appreciate all their different flavors (Wintermelon oolong), and they're fast! Note: I usually go minimum (25%) sweet because it's like tooth-achingly sweet. I love how seriously they're taking Covid. There's a table in the front of the store where you order boba and pay (the staff are far from you). Then you go to another table at the side entrance table I pick up your boba. It's great because it's all outside and keeps everyone safe. read more

They offer decaf options for black and green tea. It's perfect for people whose sleep can be affected by caffeine. read more

Tea Annie - Decaf green tea with boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

Ordered a grapefruit slushie with aloe. It was the most frustrating drink I've ever had. The aloe was too large for the thin straw they give you. read more

Tea Annie - Straw too thin for the aloe - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

Hidden in the same plaza of Safeway, Tea Annie is nestled in a cute corner with a very cute outdoor porch. Premium tea: 3.50 fresh infused tea: 3.75 toppings $.50 Special teas 4.00 fruit teas 4.50 New interesting flavors here like champagne grape, sour plum, rose iron goddess. Caught on the SoCal hype of potted plant milk tea. Has actual British afternoon tea menu here too if its your thang. A LOT of younger kids here. Passionfruit + mango classic green tea with honey aloe vera 4.35: pretty refreshing and true to the two flavors I asked to mix. Staff was pretty nice too! read more

Tea Annie - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

I stumbled upon Tea Annie because I keep forgetting Tea Era is closed on Tuesdays. I had low expectations, based on pictures, I assumed it was another Quickly/Lollicup/Verde variant. I loved my black cream milk tea - on par with ShareTea! And also, the grass jelly tasted really fresh (unlike T4), and the white boba was pretty sweet, but good. I ordered it "less than 25%" sweet and it was still pretty sweet. It was good, but I might even go 0% sweet next time since the crema is pre-sweetened. Can't wait to come back and try their other specialty teas! read more

Tea Annie - Large black tea with crema - almond jelly and white pearls - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

We ordered the plant tea but with coffee milk tea flavor. It was some of the best I've had. It came with Oreo crumbs, a sprig of mint, and a gummy worm inside. I would advice half sweetness though. read more

Tea Annie - Plant tea with coffee milk tea flavor and boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Los Altos , California

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