Marsha C.

Super helpful and friendly staff. This is a skinny little bubble tea shop in the Arborwalk shopping center between Southside market and Mighty Fine. It has seating and tables if you want to bring your laptop or just relax. I love Ube but it was the afternoon and if I have caffeine too late in the day, I can't fall asleep at night. I asked if I could get the dirty Ube without the coffee and they were able to accommodate. And they were able to do less sugar. I added pudding to mine and it was the prefect afternoon refreshing drink. I'll be going back when I'm in the area.

Carrie M.

The wall art is very cute and juice-dominated drink selection is fantastic. However, it is so small and crowded inside that it was difficult to feel comfortable. There are only two tables and one long narrow counter that feels squished. The line was very long, and I'm honestly not sure why it's so popular. I was in the Domain and my friend had heard about Teaspoon, so we decided to meet here. The drinks are very pricey here. I had the Lychee on Lychee tea, which was a nice drink on a hot day. Speaking of the hot day, the AC could and should have been much cooler than it was, especially with the shop so crowded. The one garbage can was in an awkward location, and there were was a very small pile (not in a holder of any sort) of napkins, which were also in a strange location only at the pickup area instead of at the tables. Parking is simple in the lot.

Ximena S.

Drinks were very tasty but also very sweet! (Considering I asked for 1/2 sweetness in mine). Their recipes are pretty and creative. The size of their cup seems to be smaller than the standard boba tea but it's decent enough. My crew was happy with their choices as well. Service was pleasant, no bells or whistles but polite and friendly. The place seemed clean and welcoming. I liked the fact that the straws weren't plastic but bamboo fiber! I would probably go back again to try different flavor and their coffee.

Aria H.

New boba spot in town (located in the Arbor Walk shopping center next to Massage Envy) and it is ! The line moved quickly and I overheard other people say it was their 4th or 5th time there since they opened last week--a pretty epic endorsement. They gave samples of the taro milk tea and it tasted like Lucky Charms marshmallows! I ordered the guava sunset with regular sugar and regular ice and it was PERFECT. The boba was just freshly made and perfectly cooked. Nothing worse than under or overcooked boba which I've had at other places in Austin. Loved the super friendly staff and the organic milk (and lactose free) options. My friend loved her White Crystal with lite ice and 75% sugar. Will definitely return.

Diana S.

Friendly employees, amazing service, and delicious boba! I ordered online but was late to pick up my order and they offered to remake my drink since the ice had melted--so thoughtful! The drink itself was delicious, the boba soft, chewy and sweet, and the tea flavor was strong. Overall, I was very impressed by this place, and especially the service, and I'll definitely be coming back!

Megan C.

One word. YUM! Coming from Seattle (a big boba city) I have been waiting to find one I like in Austin. This is the first authentic boba place I've found. They have a decent sized space with a few tables. Staff is friendly upon arrival. The menu might take you a minute because they have so many options but I've had several and they were all delicious. The house milk tea and Thai tea are my twin favorites! Also love that they allow you to customize ice level and sweetness if you're not a big sweet tooth like me. Drop by if you're in the area!

Chelsea L.

Got the Liquid Gold with honey boba. The honey boba was soft and sweet. You can really taste the tea in Liquid Gold, fitting for a place named Teaspoon. I want to come back and try the other flavors like Mango! The inside walls are very artistic and love the colorful-looking drinks!

Kara M.

I was excited to hear about yet another boba shop opening in the area, but I'm always wary when they first open - there are usually a lot of kinks they have to work through before they reach consistency. With the growing competition of boba shops in Austin, there are higher expectations set in place for new shops. OVERVIEW: Convenient area, clean, aesthetic shop, large menu (seems to lean more heavily on fruit-based drinks), flexibility in menu, slightly pricier than comparable places. I was not impressed with the 2 drinks we ordered, but I would be willing to try other things on the menu. PROS: - Cute tea shop, nice aesthetic - Friendly staff (they offered samples) - Wide variety menu (if you typically prefer fruity drinks, they cater to this; you're also able to "create your own" drink, which I've never seen before) CONS: - Slow service (understandable as they're new and very busy) - Slightly pricier (base drinks start at $6 or $6.50, toppings are $0.75 each, milk/cream substitutes are +$1) - Drinks were watered down/weak in tea flavor (tasted mostly like cream) DRINK RATINGS: - Black Sugar Assam (3/5): This wasn't as sweet as you'd expect, given the ingredients. It also did not look as light as the picture, like it lacked cream (opposite of the Liquid Gold drink). Overall sort of disappointing in flavor. - Liquid Gold (2.5/5): I love oolong tea and it's usually my go-to milk tea. I ordered it as-is, with their lactose-free house cream and added honey boba, and I did 25% sugar and less ice. It mostly tasted (and looked) like cream. There was hardly any tea flavor, which was disappointing; the ratio just seemed really off. The boba was soft and chewy and I enjoyed the honey flavor.

Joseph H.

We saw that Teaspoon has a soft opening and decided to try them out. We had visited other Teaspoon locations in the past and so we had a good idea of what the ambiance should be like. When we arrived we saw a group of people in front of us, but it was hard to tell if they were in line or waiting for their drink after ordering. We chose to go with a Creamy Jasmine and a White Crystal. We originally wanted a Matcha Royale with Strawberry, but they were out of strawberry. This is a bit surprising as 4-5 drinks on their menu uses strawberry, so I found it odd that they would run out of such a highly used ingredient. It took them about 10-15 min to make our drink, which is a very long time compared to other bubble tea joints. The drinks we ordered were good, albeit a little watered down. They only have bamboo paper straws so that is something to get used to. I think a big plus is that they offer lactose free milk for free creamer as an alternative. Otherwise, oat milk was available for $1. We may choose to revisit in the future once they get some of their kinks worked out.

Thu T.

Matcha latte with mango purée and silky mango are the best here. Matcha is strong and mixed so well with the sweet mango purée for a delicious drink, no additional toppings needed. Silky mango is sweet and smooth. Regular sweetness is just enough. Grasshopper: Very refreshing lychee green tea topped with cucumber juice. Lychee jellies enhances the lychee flavor even more. Brown sugar assam: It's alright, I wouldn't order again. The tea tastes like it got watered down. Brown sugar isn't as fragrant. Boba has a nice and chewy texture. House milk tea: We came for the grand opening so we got to have a sample of this. It also tastes like it got watered down a lot. Not sure if it was because the whole pitcher was under the sun with melted ice cubes, but the milk tea in black sugar assam is also watered down. I wouldn't come here for the tradition milk tea and would go with other fruity drinks. The shop is very cute with limited tables and chairs. There's a long row of narrow tables along the wall as well. Staff is well trained on all drinks and able to answer all the questions. Pricing is definitely on the high side - $6 for a house milk tea with no toppings. Other fancier drinks are $7 or more. Given the investment they got into creating an upscale look for the shop and the rent they have to pay for this location, it's not a surprise. It was a great experience!

Thu T.

MATCHA ROYALE WITH MANGO That's your next order at Teaspoon!! It's my secret menu!! The strong matcha flavor mixed perfectly well with the sweetness of mango. I guarantee it will make your day 200% better. Their shop is nicely decorated with several seats, but if you wanna hang for a while, I recommend the outdoor seating right in front of the store. Their other drinks were good as well: If you're going for refreshing, do grasshopper or guava sunset. If you're going for creamy, do silky mango. Their milk teas are alright, I do feel like the tea flavor is not as strong so I'll just stick to my matcha. One plus point is that they use paper/biodegradable straws!!! The price is indeed a bit steeper, high $6-$7, but given the location, their great customer service, cute shop, and most importantly delicious and high quality drinks, it's justified. It's a yes from me.

Esther L.

Honest Review for the Dirty Ube (w/ an Oat milk substitute) Drink at Teaspoon in Austin, TX // 2.25.23 Pros: -Workers are incredibly nice, patient, and helpful even with a line out the door and a lot of people waiting for their drink. I think it's so important to have workers in a business that exude that kind of energy and vibe so that was really great to see! -Interior is cute and happy. -Drink is aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. Very pretty and insta worthy! Cons: -I tried going into this place with not high expectations since I know a lot of people have been raving about Teaspoon... but even with that in my mind, I didn't like the taste of this drink... after mixing the drink, I took 3-5 sips and it tasted like water :( -I couldn't taste the coffee or ube... -I got "regular sweetness" but it wasn't sweet at all. -I had to get a dairy free option so I had Oatmilk in my drink... I don't know if that "watered down" the drink flavor... but the drink WAS semi creamy from the oat milk... just tasted like nothingness... :( -also, my drink was $9.40 (bruh ) As much as I didn't want to, I ended up asking one of the workers how my drink should taste and they said I should taste more Ube than coffee, but I told her that I couldn't taste anything, so they kindly made me another one.. the new drink tasted a bit stronger in coffee flavor, but still watered down and not strong in any flavor... Overall, I think this place is really cute and has some amazing workers (so so kind) but I didn't like my drink at all :( and the people I went with ordered the Liquid Gold & Ladybug drinks and they said theirs tasted watered down too :(

Grace L.

I have to give an honest review. I hate to and that's why I gave this place 3 tries on 3 separate occasions couple weeks apart. With 3 different groups of people. And I can not justify myself to give it as high as the majority of people here sorry. The staff especially the owners I assume 2 men are the nicest they can be. The staff that I met different girls on different occasions are nice and accommodating too. And the place is super cute BUT when I go for boba I want it to really hit the spot. I like to taste tea or coffee in the midst of the sweetness and I would like it to be done right when asked about ice and sugar level. And the boba needs to be chewy perfect. Kung Fu tea has got it down. Even Teapioca their boba pearls are almost always on par. Ding Teas crystal boba is perfect as well. So I expected this to be too. All that to say I know they are new but that's why I went 3x and gave it the benefit of the doubt. Maybe it was me? But how uncanny it was always that the group I was with colluded the same thing on different drinks as well. Can it be I went on off days? This past Saturday definitely was I believe because I heard similar things from my friends who went on Saturday after and before me. Yes I told you there's a large group of people I know some who have gone every day for the last week raving about this place and people who are and have been excited to try it out. Suffice to say my experience is sub par. My 1st try with the taro and my friends black milk tea was probably the best but it wasn't stellar. It was good. It's a pricy tea a bit above the norm so we expect a bit better. But it was passable. And if you follow my food account and yelp reviews you'd know we try out bobas across the nation and in town so we know what's good and what's not. 2nd try different group of people was a let down again. I had to give taro a 2nd try and this time the sweet wasn't there. My friend did not like the cucumber one. She had it redone. My daughter tried it and said the tea was good but not stellar. The other person who got grasshopper said it was ok and again another with the black milk tea was just ok but she did say hours later it got better lol 3rd try was the worse. This past Saturday. Line out the door after lunch. But we saw multiple different groups of friends there and line moved fast. The owner took our order and was amazing and kind. He knew the drinks well. We were confident it should be good. We got the dirty ube, 2 ladybugs which are passionfruit base and I have to get a tea. The golden oolong sounded great . I base a good place by how well they do this simplest thing. A regular oolong tea. I asked for full sugar on all the drinks. Didn't take too long for them to whip it out even though the line was huge. Dirty ube is so pretty BUT we tasted no coffee no ube. And because it came out to a near 10$ with a milk sub we had to ask if they can redo it. I hate to ask but this case we had to. They were so nice about it and did it apologizing. Ahh they are so nice. BUT after tasting it it was better. Tastes a bit of coffee but no ube and still subpar. A bit watery The worse is my friends' ladybug which they were so excited about was horrible. It was watery. They couldn't even drink nor finished it. That was a bummer. They are avid boba drinkers too from out of town and know their teas and said it was the worse passionfruit drink they've ever had :( My tea I am sad to report was pretty bad. It was like water and tea. Much like I can mess up at home. The boba is chewy and slightly sweet but I asked for 100% sweet but the drink was not sweet at all. I asked for 100% sweet on the ladybugs too but they were water. I did taste the tea but the balance wasn't there. Ahh idk what happened. Maybe it was too busy? But now I am tentative to retry. I never had a stellar experience and the price of these drinks aren't cheap. My son and friends went yesterday and he said ladybug was ok and another friend went today and got the golden oolong and said it was just ok :( not wow. So I had to give my 2 cents because too many people are coming and leaving and I would like everyone to get an honest review. Tbh I will and may go back the 4th time if I am with a group of friends who wanted to try it but to go on my own accord idk. Anyways. Cute place. Great sweet staff. Hopefully it can get to be stellar for the price you may. There is too many other boba shops in town that houses a pretty mean boba so this new one has to live up to the hype.