This was one of the earliest bubble tea bars in Glasgow before they became popular. The staff are always lovely here and the owners are brilliant. They created amazing combinations and introduced me to the popping fruit bubbles as I had only had the tapioca balls before. They created a to-go bubble tea can. So, you can enjoy at home. Unfortunately, they are unavailable in the milk tea flavours. So, while I was in the shop I got a wee milk bubble tea aswell as a couple of cans of the fruit bubble teas to take home. I am sad to see it closing soon after many years of business in the town. They have a good online presence through Instagram. So, give them a wee follow. They will still be selling their teas online but the canned fruit bubble teas only. When they offered the chance to pop in, before they are due to close, to collect your Polaroid photo. These are Polaroids they used to take then pin up their customer's photos up on their wall, I knew I had to pop in. After searching through loads of Polaroids we found it. I can't believe it was from 2014. They have served the town well over the many years. I wish them all the best for their online business. read more

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I honestly cannot recommend this company enough to anyone. I reached out to their customer service team recently and was speaking with the AMAZING Jerrica as i wanted to include a boba bar for my upcoming wedding in July 2026. They have been so accommodating and wonderful. Usually when you mention the word wedding companies try to see how far they can stretch your prices, NONE OF THAT HERE. Transparency from the beginning, generous prices and offers and someone who was genuinely excited to work with me and my vendors. Tempo you have solidified a forever loyal customer in me and i cannot wait to have you apart of our big day!! I will be sure to update this review with loads of amazing photos after the event. If you are thinking of contacting tempo to be apart of any event or special day, or even looking for an ethical company run by some lovely people for your regular dose of boba tea. Tempo Tea bar is where its at. I promise you wont be disappointed!! read more

Wow, this place is slick. Amazing design elements, an easy to follow menu (even if you've not bubble-tead before), super friendly staff PLUS amazing tunes. You'd never know they'd be open a day. We tried two fruit teas (as I don't drink milk) - green apple and passionfruit + strawberry. We added toppings of green tea jelly and popping apple. Drinks were made quickly and served in the cool sealed cup with wide straw like is usual for bubble tea. Graeme, who's never had bubble tea really liked him and I loved both flavours. While chilling out at the bar area they played awesome tunes and have some great signed merch on display - signed Chvrches poster being the main one. With drinks being £2.95 or a large for £3.45 and hot options available I'll definitely pop on here for a drink as often as possible. Note: they take Swipii cards. read more

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Bubble Tea? This place is crazy, I was way too excited to pay much attention to the decor but the old vinyls were a cool touch! As I read over the menu I'm starting to notice the music theme, this place is just too good! There is 5 steps to creating your masterpiece! Step 1. Tempo - milk or fruit? I went for fruit! Step 2. Melody - I went for a remix Appleberry, a mix of strawberry and apple. Step 3. Baseline - some caffeine of course, green jasmine. Step 4. Rhythm - shaken with ice! Best way to have it!! Step 5. Harmony - these little bubbles are fun tasty and weird but glorious! I had the green apple! So much to choose from with great variety, so many fruits to choose from and that's not even thinking about the milk ones. I thought ok, nice but this going to cost me a fortune. I was wrong! A regular is setting you back £2.95 and a large £3.95 with options of extra toppings and flavor however not sure your going to need extra as the regular is a very reasonable portion! It is really like a snack in a drink! This may be my new addiction! read more

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Bubble tea, you say? Puzzled by these very words, I headed to Tempo Tea Bar to find out just what these bubbles were and why on earth you'd want them in your tea! Turns out bubble tea is nothing to be scared of! - It's delicious and similar to a smoothie or milkshake with the addition of some tasty jelly bubbles! Sounds strange, I know, and it does take a little while to get used to the strange sensation of popping them in your mouth but bubble tea made for a fun experience and a refreshing, affordable treat! Although, the order system seems daunting at first, the friendly staff are on hand to explain it and offer recommendations. You choose from either a milk or fruit based drink in a variety of flavours. You also get to choose which kind of tea you'd like to act as the 'bassline' of your drink. (There's definitely a quirky and bright music theme about this place. I love it!) Of course, you also get to choose which of those infamous bubbles you'd like! Despite ordering being a bit of a mouthful and the fact that I really did end up a bumbling mess at the till, staff really do make things simple and easy. I went for the strawberry and vanilla milk drink with an assam bassline and strawberry bubbles as recommended to me. The result was sweet, refreshing and delicious! Bubble tea cherry popped! Now I want some more! read more

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I was made to go to Tempo Tea yesterday. I say made because Trudie had decided she has told me enough about it and this was the designated day of me venturing into the world of Glaswegian bubble tea whether I liked it or not. I have tried "boba" before at food and drinks exhibitions but I realise now that I had just not tried it properly. I had milk, vanilla & berry, red bush tea, ice blended with cherry popping balls. Sound strange? It is! But it is also a taste sensation! If u like milk shakes, smoothies, etc, then you are going to love this place. The best bit is the small juice balls coming up the huge straw and bursting. Awesome - yes weird, but awesome. Shop itself is super brightly decorated and the staff are very very friendly and cheery. The drinks menu is really helpful in telling you how to build your own tea. It's described as if your adding bits to a song that come together to make your personal creation. Great place offering something different to Glasgow. read more

Tempo Tea Bar - Bubble Tea Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

I've only been once but I love this place already! Cute decor, good music & the staff are lovely. Walked in & I'll admit the menu was a little daunting at first! Though the counter girl was real helpful & walked me through it all. Started off with something simple; Classical vanilla with tapioca boba, it was straight up yummy... There's a fair variety of tea to suit everyone, milky, fruity, caffeine free.. Alongside all the tasty boba. Safe to say I'll be working my way through the menu & my loyalty card will be full in no time! Definitely check this place out! read more

Tempo Tea Bar - Classical vanilla with tapioca boba! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

I really don't like tea, so normally I would have avoided going here. Shame, as this place is brilliant. For a start, it's got a great youthful attitude about it - mainly as a result of the staff being so young, and in spite of the youthfulness the place looks really professional. It's got a great identity/branding, and it all looks very smart. It's got a good music theme running through it - lots of signed CDs and posters of local bands and a band of the month. They seem to be doing a lot with charity as well, which is a nice thing. The drinks are brilliant. As I said, I don't like tea, but these don't really taste of tea at all. I had a fruit based tea (passion fruit and strawberry), and it was lovely - really fresh, and the fruity bits that went with it were really cool, and it was great fun trying to get them all at the end! You can get them hot, cold and ice-cold - mine was cold, but I think I've cold would be amazing. At £2.95 a drink it isn't cheap, but as a treat every now and again I would definitely be back. read more

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I'd never had bubble tea before but heard everyone going on and on about it so when I needed to catch a train from Queen Street I decided to give it a try--I'm so glad I did! I was a bit dubious about fruity milky tea with balls of stuff floating in it but OMG this was so right up my street! I had watermelon and vanilla tea with bursting strawberry balls and it was amazing. I love anything watermelon flavoured so while I wasn't sure how that would work in a milky tea it totally worked. I wish I would have gotten a larger size because I slurped it down so fast. The staff were super friendly and helped me through the ordering process and gave me a loyalty card, too. I will definitely be back again and am excited my office is moving right around the corner. read more

Tempo Tea Bar - Frozen Watermelon Mix with Cherry Boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

Went for the first time today and I loved it. So nice to find something different. My tea was a bit sweet but I picked quite a sweet combo of a fruit based lychee & peach, Assam tea with green apple beads. I want to try them all! They taste like juice really! read more

Tempo Tea Bar - Cold lychee & peach tea with green apple topping - Bubble Tea Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

I'm like a major regular at Tempo Tea Bar now (seeing as I work literally 2 minutes away from it! Can't resist) Being a Malaysian, bubble tea is a huge thing back home and I miss it so dearly! So when I discovered Tempo, it felt like a choir from a church began singing heavenly music in my head (HALLELUJAH). The place itself is small, but super funky, with the decorations all bubble tea/music themed, and also the girls at Tempo ALWAYS play awesome music! A lot of the times, they play 90's tunes (Mariah Carey, BSB, Nsync you name it!), so I'm there for the boba AND the music ohoho! The staff members there are also pretty rad. They're super friendly, quirky, helpful and will try to accommodate the bubble tea to your specific palette! There are also diagrams and examples of flavours in the place that you can see and read before you order. My favourite is matcha bubble tea with tappioca! Go have a try! So anyway, if you've never tried bubble tea before, or if you're craving one because bubble tea is embedded in your blood (like me), go ahead and give Tempo Tea Bar a go! read more

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It is no secret that I adore bubble tea. I mean, to say I was slightly obsessed for a while may be an understatement! OK... Let's be honest. It's a full-blown addiction. Tempo is one of two bubble tea establishments (that I know of) in Glasgow City Centre and is by far my favourite. The staff are as bubbly as the absolutely delicious tea they serve. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, with places to sit and origami paper for folding while you drink your boba beverage. I make hopping frogs because they're fun. ;) Obviously the real star is the tea. There is an excellent selection and you can combine flavours to your liking. You can make wild flavours or stick to the classics - I love taro and tapioca. You can have your drink hot, cold or even blitzed with ice (which is unusual for most bubble tea places). Their special winter drink is hot chocolate with coconut which is just cosiness in a cup. They will be seeing a lot of me in the next month as Christmas shopping looms. read more

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I love this store! I don't know why but I never go to Tempo as often as I'd like, which means when ever I do get back I've forgotten how bubble tea works again. Luckily Tempo has some of the nicest staff ever and they're always happy to talk you through how to order your bubble tea, which flavours match best and which combinations to go for. They even have a wall sized bubble tea making flow chart to help you out! Also, they kindly let me get more stamps on my ancient reward card! On my last visit I ordered a mango and passion fruit blend with jasmine tea and lychee flavoured boba. My only regret was that I only ordered a medium - always go with a large or like me you'll be sad when it's over! It's more than just a beverage, it's an experience! read more

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Holy moly, what took me so long to try this place out?! My boyfriend and I first sampled a wee taste (and when I say wee, I mean barely a sip) of Tempo's fruit tea at the grand opening of Cass Art near by. I've always been a bit hesitant about bubble tea because of the milk factor in most of them and the fact that I'm not a milk fan. Like, at all. (yes, I love cheese and ice cream). Anyway, they were handing out free samples, so we tried them and we were hooked. Who knew that bubble fruit tea would be so amazing?! Fast forward to now...quite some time after the Cass Art opening, and having walked passed Temp Tea Bar numerous times saying I need to try it, I grabbed my boyfriends hand and finally dragged him in. Not knowing what in the world I was doing, I was happy to see wall sized instructions on what the options were and in what order to choose them. Se previous reviews about my love of iced tea, and you'll know I literally floated in to Tempo Tea Bar. No one, but my boyfriend and Sophie K. knows my love for frozen beverages, so when I saw that this was also an option, I fell even more in love! I ended up going for a frozen green jasmin mango tea with strawberry popping bubbles. Holy yum, this thing was amazing. My boyfriend and I ended up splitting one, which was hard, because we both ended up liking it so much, we were tugging the cup back and forth to get more of a taste! The bottom half of the glass was filled with the bubbles which I loved because we were able to get a taste of them with every sip of icy goodness. I was in heaven. The girl behind the counter was super nice and helpful when I went up bumbling like an idiot about what I wanted. I will be back. For sure. read more

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Bubble tea is interesting. I got Carolyn E. and myself an itison voucher (who knew about the check-in offer!) and so we got two regular sized bubble teas. This was the first time I've had it, and I was absolutely overwhelmed by the choices. My tea ended up very sweet and the bubbles need a little getting used to, but it's fun! You get served super quickly and there are a million different combinations to try - whether milky or fruity, what fruit, what tea, what boba!! The music is fun, although when you have a group of teenagers ruin a perfectly good song with their off key interpretations. I must come again, because hello, matcha tea!!! read more

Tempo Tea Bar - First ever bubble tea! - Bubble Tea Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

Review update - Guys ...... stop the print!!!! There is now a place to get bubble waffles in Glasgow I went along to tempoteabar on queen street and was treated to this delight, a delicious bubble waffle wrapped around some creamy, soft ice-cream on a bed of what can only be described as giant rainbow drops then topped with a sauce and some smarties and 2 chocolate sticks ..... I'm actually exhausted telling you all ..... imagine how I felt eating it.... so much but so good. On this occasion it beat me and I couldn't finish it all definitely be back for another tho! Rapid service and they were the quickest at making a bbt than any other place in Scotland Nice place to sit and enjoy it, doing my usual people watch at the window read more

As someone who's down in London a lot, and someone who loves to frequent Chinatown whilst down, I'm no stranger to Bubble Tea, so I was incredibly excited when I heard that Glasgow was going to be getting a Bubble Tea place of their own, and I just had to try it! Tempo is a tiny little place on Queen Street, but immediately when you walk in you're welcomed by the staff who're happy to help/make suggestions. There's a couple of places to sit, and the decor is lovely, but your eyes are immediately drawn to the wall on your right hand side. It's basically an enormous diagram that tells you in steps how to choose your milk/flavour/flavour of boba pearls etc. It's incredibly handy for people who are new to the concept. I've been a few times now and always order the Watermelon Milk Tea& Tapioca Pearls. It's so ridiculously tasty; so much so that just writing this review is making me want to go get one right now. I'm yet to try other flavours, but I have no doubt that they'll be just as tasty. Great place! read more

YAY for bubble tea! Moving here from California I never appreciated how much I loved and missed my boba milk tea. Tempo has some interesting teas/fruit drinks I need to try. I had my old favorite milk tea with tapioca pearls and it was delicious! Tempo also sells lots of yummy snacks and Mad Hatter Macarons! I'll definitely be back! read more

Theres not much I can say which will add to the amazing reviews this place is already getting. I love it! The staff are friendly and helpful, I took a friends little one in as well and they were so incredibly patient with him deciding what he wanted, and even I was starting to lose patience! Tempo Tea Bar is just so relaxed, if your a "Twitterholic" like me there also great for a bit of banter online and the décor of the venue is great. It's bright and bubbly (pardon the pun) and the giant menu on the wall make it's easy to decide what you'd like even when it's busy. The only improvement that could only be improved if they added some big comfy bean bags, but it's only small place, and if they offered some other items for those who aren't a fan of bubble tea..... but who doesn't like it eh? read more

Tempo is a tea bar with a difference! A very, bubbly difference. Leading the way in Asian Bubble Teas, Tempo serves up an array of refreshing tea based drinks, with a twist. You can choose a milky or fruit base, in varying flavours, then add your Boba. Don't Fett, however, if you're not sure what to go for. The staff are cheery and helpful, and there's a wall sized menu to guide you through the selection process. My favourite was the Lychee Doubler (my own name for it); a chilled Lychee drink, with Lychee popping boba, which I find preferential to the jelly boba, which kinda freaks me out. However, today I treated myself to their Autumn special, the Chocca-Bee. A honeycomb and chocolate milk tea, with my signature lychee boba. Honestly, I started drinking it when I left Primark Argyle St and had inhaled it by Pound World. It is truly a taste sensation. They also have frequent live gigs, featuring upcoming Glasgow bands, as well as other events and their very own merchandise. read more

Awesome place, people and service. Love all the flavours there. A defo stop if you're in city centre. The ambience is unique, which gives a positive impression the moment you're in the shop :) Will go super soon!!! read more

I don't think I've ever been so confused by a menu before, which is quite embarrassing in a very busy shop. However the staff were wonderful with advice and recommending flavour combinations as well playing crowd control for the Monday student offer. I got the summer special with green jasmine tea with mango and mango boba. It was delicious. I almost had the feeling that it was going to be sickly or the boba would be too weird but I was definitely wrong. With the friendly and helpful staff and the yummy tea, I will definitely be back again to hopefully conquer the menu! read more

Let me say, to start off, that if you haven't tried bubble tea, then you should. And Tempo Tea Bar, as far as I know, is the best place in Scotland to try it out. My wife and I came here with two hesitant teenagers who had just had their first burrito experience at a certain place just down the road. We finally convinced one of them to try bubble tea... and she loved it. When walking up to Tempo from the outside you may not be exactly sure what kind of place this is. But it's easy to figure out once you go in. They have an easy to read menu that takes up one of the side walls for the rookies to try to figure out what kind of bubble tea they would like. For me, I prefer it without tapioca bubbles (let's just say I have some texture issues with foods, nothing to do with Tempo), and I was in the mood tonight for a cold black milk tea. I may have gotten the least adventurous thing on the menu, but it was really good. For the most part just as good, in fact, as most other bubble tea places. The reason for a 3-star review lies in a couple areas with Tempo for me. 1) The price. For just shy of £3 I had a great drink that I felt the need to consume slowly, otherwise I could have finished it in just a minute or two on a chilly evening. 2) The service. They were ok I guess, but nothing outstanding. They didn't make me feel excited to be in one of the coolest, most unique places in the city centre (as it easily could be), and they basically relied on their menus to explain their product to our teenage friend who was trying the drink for the first time. I have had bubble tea and various milk teas in the USA and London and can't get enough of it if I'm close by. Tempo could be one of these places, but I'm not completely sold on it. I do have to mention, however, that I loved the decor of the place, especially considering that I'm a musician... it's all music themed, which shouldn't be a surprise considering the name of the place. And the ambience was great. Tempo is a perfect stop whilst exploring the city or after lunch or a tour of the Gallery of Modern Art... maybe in the future I'll be inclined to give it a higher rating... definitely planning to stop here again. read more

This bubble tea bar is amazing. I think it's great that they offer alternative milks (soy) as well. I got the soy Camomile Vanilla with boba. So so so good. We will definitely be back! The place is small so don't expect a spot to sit down and have your tea. It's sort of divey but in a cute way. read more

Bubble tea is a wonderful thing! Not so common here in Scotland, so when I find one, I am always excited! This was fun cool place. Yummy flavors to chose from and a board with "how to chose" . I didn;t get the traditional bubbles but opted for the leche juice filled popping ones! YUM! I felt the sizes were a bit small, but it still tasted good. We will definitely stop by next time we are in the area. read more

I find the whole bubble tea thing really quite confusing. Thankfully the staff are very helpful and even if my old lady ears couldn't hear the incredibly softly spoken lassie over the music we managed to leave with a drink that smudge was delighted with. This visit was a wee treat for smudge and she was delighted by the whole experience. From the bright pink exterior to the hello kitty lid on her drink everything was perfect from her point of view. It's not just my ears that are showing my age, I was pretty thrown by paying £3.10 for a regular drink and am really glad that I had decided that I needed coffee and had resisted the urge to join smudge. read more

While there's more bubble tea in Glasgow than there was when Tempo Tea Bar opened, I'm still glad it's here. The menu is all you'd expect from a bubble tea place. You can get milk tea and fruit tea an they have a wide variety of bases, flavours, and types of boba. You can get it cold, hot, or blended. My last visit was after a far too long gap since the visit before. I had copaca, which was a beautiful blended blue drink, which I know contained fresh pineapple. Between that and the blueberry boba I got, it was a very nice drink that made me wonder why I don't visit more frequently. The prices are reasonable and they sell boba kits for at home. My only complaint is I don't get to go frequently enough, but that's my fault and not theirs. read more

Something a little bit different especially if you have over caffeinated on coffee for the day lots of exciting options and these amazing aloe vera gel surprises which are a delight. Definitely worth a visit! read more

What a lovely place for the newest drink sensation sweeping....well....everywhere really lol. What can i say about this place, lovely decoration all surrounding music such as the name tempo (durr i didnt notice this) the menu which says things like compose, remix and such whilst telling you flavours. It also has some neat touches such as dates and times of when people have come in to the store with pictures, musical nods, an old amp as a suggestion box and little awesome things such as the painted "monster" bin going om nom nom with your rubish. What it actually is your getting is a milk or fruit tea with either jelly, tapioca or popping boba of a different flavour which is very tasty. Such flavours as matcha, passion fruit, mango and taro with boba and jelly in flavours such as blueberry, strawberry and apple. These are incredibly refreshing and very reasonably priced at 3.45 for a large helping. Also the day we were there their sealing machine broke which seals the top of the cups, they immediately had lids on standby which is a nice thing to be in a place with a backup plan. In short: Go here! lol read more

I'm really enjoying working in the city centre, especially as this wonderful place is a few doors up the street from the office! I've been in a couple of times now - yes I've got my swipii card! - and it's a great thing to take back to my desk as a wee post lunch treat. The teas are delicious (mango, yum!) and add in some wonderful little balls of sweet joy (?!) in the shape of some lychee tapioca and heaven awaits my tastebuds. Admittedly, they don't do much else in here, but what they do they do well and there are so many different flavour combos it's gonna be a while before I get through them all! Only worry is that it's never really that busy, so I hope it hangs around for a while. read more

Love this place! As I am a huge tea fan I decided to try out the bubble tea. I love matcha green tea so I went for a match green tea with Apple popping balls. Loved it! So yummy! They have loads of different variations of drinks to choose from. Staff are friendly. Been twice since then and ordered the same both times, next time I will try something new. read more

Quirky, friendly and with a fab selection of teas. Very popular with the yoof of today too! They lack something though, that Easyway tea in the Savoy Centre has, so therefore 4 stars. read more

i loved when i went here everyone this is like the best bubble tea I've drank!!! recommend

Really good selection of teas and toppings. Had the peach and lychee cold with boba. Tried it without blended ice and feel it would have been better if I had done that (not something I am faulting them for). Boba was very good, and like the different sizes. However, a little of the pricey side for the smaller sizes. And they had no idea about their yelp offer still being active. read more

I've really missed bubble tea, so when I heard about Tempo, I couldn't wait to give it a try! We popped in today. The place is small, and the menu, which takes up one wall, gives you step by step directions for selecting your tea, flavor, and bubbles. I opted for peach fruit tea with tapioca bubbles and my companion had mango passion fruit tea with mango bubbles. They were both quite sweet, but very enjoyable. The staff were super friendly and efficient and will guide you through ordering if you're overwhelmed by all the options! read more

If you have never tried a bubble tea it's a must! If you don't know how to order the girls are happy enough to help you and even suggest what flavours go well with each other. I ordered the strawberry fruit tea with mango bubbles and ice blended as it was a pretty hot day. Between ordering and the drinks being made I didn't have to wait more than 5 minutes and that was with 3 people being served before me. It's tiny shop but has a lot of charm to it between the music and the decor. They have a suggestion box for customers to to input ideas for drinks etc. They also have flyers for events and even other places to visit. As I have found out there is a Japan fair on Sunday the 5th of June 2016 at the STUC building. read more

I might be slightly addicted! I'd put off trying bubble tea because it looked a bit scary. Went to a tasting in the shop and every time i'm in Glasgow I return. So amazing! Lovely drinks to experiment with in so many ways that you'd never be bored! My favourite is definitely taro and vanilla with soya milk and chewy aloe vera. Love it! read more

I love this place! The bubble tea is always perfect and is definitely the best that I've tried in the UK. The jasmine milk tea is my favourite. I sometimes get the matcha milk tea, however, as it's also delicious, and a rare find in Scotland. I always get tapioca boba, although they do have a very large selection of bubbles. The green tea boba sounds amazing, so I'll probably be trying that soon! The decor is also great, particularly if you're a music lover like me. Tempo's music theme is actually quite unique and does an excellent job in differentiating it from other tea bars. Another aspect of Tempo that I love is the 10% student discount on Mondays. It's something I really appreciate, especially considering the fact that I usually travel into town from the West End for the sole purpose of coming here! The staff are lovely too, and always very helpful. I also love that the tea is served in a sealed cup, meaning I can take my tea to go and even put it in my bag without worrying about spillage. I certainly recommend this tea bar for experienced bubble tea drinkers or newbies who want to try bubble tea for the first time. You will not regret it! read more

love this place staff are lovely and always with great suggestions their just brill ^^

always love going in and getting one when i'm around Glasgow and the staff is always really nice and happy to chat and the menu and flavours are always interesting and surprising and everyone i know loves them really glad i was introduced to such a cool unique place read more