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    The Whale Tea

    4.5 (111 reviews)
    ModerateBubble Tea
    Open 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Maria R.

    The best boba in the area! Fortunately I live close enough to come by often and everything I've had is delicious. Milk tea, ice teas, hot teas...you can't go wrong. Love the self serve kiosk which helps you really understand how customized you can get with making your orders. My fav is the brown sugar boba with coconut milk and half the sugar. Staff is always friendly and this cafe is nicely decorated and ALWAYS clean!!

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    Jessica T.

    I had the taro tea this time and Korean corn dog. The taro tea was very chunky like someone grounded up taro by hand. I appreciate that it's made of real taro but the chunkiness was off putting. It was like drinking chunky, stringy, mashed potato. The Korean corn dog was okay. It was small and had fish cake inside.

    Michele R.

    Super cute tea shop in Yorktown. I like that they had the recommendation board and super helpful Ordered: Peach fruit tea Strawberry crepe cake Also sell the adorable boba keychains

    Samantha F.

    Very cute store, decor is on point as well. The vanilla cake I had was very light and delicate in taste. My first thought yo my drink was the mango flavor was nonexistent until I realize the cashier did not hear me clearly and then gave me a brown sugar milk, tea. Not a huge deal honestly Gives me a reason to try them again!

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    John B.

    This tea shop was busy and had only one person working on the weekend I dropped by, so it wasn't the fastest stop. This did allow me to peruse their dessert selection. I found their tea menu intriguing and it had some uncommon items. The fruit tea I went with was delivered as a slush, which is not what I was expecting from the menu. It was good, but at over $10, it wasn't that good. Maybe I ordered the wrong thing, but the amount of enjoyment for the money, even for an indulgence like bubble tea, wasn't quite what I was hoping.

    Monica G.

    10/10 for presentation and interior design! The customer service wasn't great. I walked in, first time, I said "hey I have a pickup order" and the young man just pointed to the left and instantly took the person behind me before I even walked off. The other woman who helped me was extremely kind and helpful but just so odd how rude the first guy was. The drink sadly wasn't good at all. I was so bummed because I really wanted it. I get taro milk tea all the time from other tea shops but this sadly just wasn't good. I would like to try at least one more drink from here though.

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    Heather B.

    So happy to see Whale Tea on this side of the water. Located in the shopping strip next to Kroger, and old Kmart in Yorktown. Parking is convenient. Upon entering it is warm and inviting. It is also very clean! Bright, white, gold and marble throughout. There is about 6-7 tables, 14 seats available. Service was great. There is a kiosk to order, if needed you can have an employee help you. Pricing for our 4 drinks was $27. Not too bad. We opted to sign up for the rewards/membership. The drinks were so delicious. Made fresh! They do have some macaroons and a chocolate roll cake. I hope the end up getting the Nutella filled waffle eggs. Another location has that, and they are a big hit! Welcome to Yorktown, Whale Tea

    Caroline J.

    This place is so good! Let's start off with the awesome customer service. It's only my second time here and I was again greeted very nicely and was helped with picking a drink because I was a little overwhelmed with all the choices. I came here for the $7.57 drink deals where if you check in, you are able to get two drinks for $7.57 Now for the drinks I got the peach oolong tea again, and it was just as good as it was the first time I tried it. I tried the milk foam strawberry tea and it was delicious! I love that they have free wi-fi and 5 tables that you can sit and work at. The chairs are comfortable. It's clean and bright as well inside. I can't wait to come back a few more times for the deals before October ends! It's really a great deal for the quality and quantity of the drinks.

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    Jazz T.

    This was a such a little Yelp event! Whale tea is actually in an area I frequent weekly. Anyway, this quaint little tea shop is so inviting and the ladies behind the counter were so pleasant. When I walked in, I simply love the simplistic, Asian inspired decor. Another plus is that it was extremely clean. The menu has so many items. I literally had no idea what to choose. So, I asked the ladies behind the counter to surprise me. They chose a milk foam grape tea. I honestly never had anything like that before. Literally never had grape and milk foam together. I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeed how different, new and exciting this flavor was to me. The grape was so pronounced and the drink was extremely enjoyable. The service, ambiance and drink were all A+ And what makes this place even better is that they have parking. I'll be back!

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    Grace K.

    Food - 4.5 Service/Ambiance - 5 Close to a 5 star, but I think I need to try other flavors. I got the mango milk tea with coconut milk, 30% sugar, tea jelly. I absolutely love that you can have any milk and any sugar for any drink. They have coconut milk options for ANY drink, which is rare to find at a bubble tea place. I love that it has tea jelly, and seems to have more options in general than most places. My only negative is that it didn't taste as milky as I like. It was a little thin, needed some more richness to a milk tea, I realize it could be the coconut milk; I feel confident that if I change my order a little bit, it could be a 5. I would love to go again and try another variation/flavor. It's located in a strip mall, easy to find and get to, and the service is fast.

    Heather M.

    I happy to welcome a new bubble tea and boba shop to Yorktown and the Newport News vicinity! The staff are wonderful! They are helpful and almost as bubbly as their bobas haha They offer the order by kiosk or you can go up to the counter. They have an extensive menu with milk teas, coffees, and fruit specialties. We tried a few my daughter loved the mango slush which is only served large but has super cute ears! We also got the brown sugar tea which was good and the strawberry drink The whale special drink was gorgeous but all coconut im not sure if the blue or jelly was meant to add flavor but all I could taste was coconut milk and my sons mango fruit tea was a bit bland. We also got a free slice of cake. We chose the coffee roll which was very good nice and moist ! Overall this is a great addition to the area and I look forward to trying more drinks here

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    I got the Oreo Milk and egg pie. Omg so good. The inside is pretty and plenty of seating. The staff was friendly and can help with anything.

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    Delicious teas, fast service, and they have games you can play while you enjoy your drink!

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