Met a friend here. Ordered 2 drink and 2 snack. Fried popcorn chicken is very tasty. Fried tofu is great too.

One of my favorite pearl tea places. I actually prefer this location over the Cupertino one. The workers here are MUCH nicer and a lot quicker. I love the frothiness of the drinks here, haven't seen that replicated anywhere else. I've recently started experimenting with their entrees. I had the minced pork rice bowl, not bad for $3.25. read more

over the mountain view..... small lil place...was pretty packed on a friday night.... very frothy yes, pretty good size for the value paid got the hazelnut milk tea....kinda regretted it since i didnt expect to taste THAT much hazelnut...very potent i say but milk tea was very creamy and just the right sweetness you can go up a size, to large and its FREAKING HUGE!!!! boba is extra! very big list on menu...double like read more

Service is slow, they took forever to our take order at the cash register. The same person was making drinks and taking order. It seemed like they are under staff. Came here at 9:30pm on a Friday night and they ran out of regular pearls and crispy chicken. What a disappointing visit here today. read more

They have a huge selection of food and drinks, but nothing will really blow your mind. It's a place I would come for convenience, not because I was craving anything they had. It's a typical boba/fast food cafe. read more

The only thing I ever get here is the mango juice (NOT the mango slushee/icee). With aloe and diced mango pieces, what's not to love? I'm going to be selfish and rate solely on that drink alone. Other than that the cheesecake I tried was awesome. Just stick with the juices, don't try that milk tea bullshat. I also love avocado so maybe I'll try that next time I'm in the area. read more

This review is purely about the milk teas. It was WAY too sweet and I really disliked what I got. I decided to give it try a second time before I wrote this review. The second time I went I even specifically ordered half sugar but it was just as sweet. I tried the pearl milk tea, Earle gray milk tea, and red bean milk tea. All to no avail. Basically, I'm never coming back here again. read more

Cheesecake was totally inedible! Not even a dog should eat it. It was SO DRY and tasteless. HORRIBLE. I'm NOT a picky eater either. However my hot almond tea, the frothy milk tea, and the pineapple boba was good overall, still doesn't make up for the crap cheesecake. Service is ok. read more

sooooooo much better than quickly's! i absolutely love love plum green tea with glass jelly!! verde or tea era makes one of the best teas and doesn't taste super sweet like quicklys. i love their meals! minced pork with rice or the chicken cutlet!! i wish i had some right now. i love how certain lunch meals such as the chicken cutlet meal comes with a regular ice tea of choice (green or black). what a great way to end a meal with, ice green tea to detox all that oily food. haha or maybe its just me. :] depending on the person who rings you up on your orders, i find that a particularly female [wont say who] employee who seems to not pay attention or have select hearing tends to mess up my order and its pretty simple. i dunno how she just milk green tea when i asked for plum green tea. she even tried to argue with me about it.... bleh~ thank goodness that doesn't happen often for me. read more

Today went to Verde Tea was diappointed after getting my order. I ordered the dark brick milk tea w/pearls and return to work and found no pearls in the drinks. I called them and the gal who answer couldn't understand English so ask to speak to someone else. Spoke to another gal and explain to her, where her English wasn't any better but she was able to understand. I gave her the order # with order and she said it didn't say with "pearls".. they said I didn't ask for "pearls" I said the recipt attached with order said w/pearls. Than she tells me that they didn't charge me for the pearls. So she couldnt do anything...which I think it was lame for their mistake and not able to understand. OMG.. never had issues like this before and first time having to put my comments. read more

If you're expecting good customer service this isn't the place for you. The person behind the counter had a sh!tty attitude when he found out I didn't have cash because my order was under 10$. Only a few places I've been too make you feel like sh!t and this is one of them. Won't be coming back here. read more

By far my favorite milk tea spot in the San Jose area! Their milk tea is so rich and creamy. I also like their boba. They're slightly firm, with a good chewy texture. Verde also has sooo many flavors and what makes them unique is that all the flavors are in powder form which gives the drink the creamy rich texture! read more

In a wild world of unsecured WiFi where users risk losing identities, passwords, and email content, Verde Tea is the FIRST to offer SECURED WiFi in Mountain View. The service is from AeONsafe in Cupertino where 60% of the venues have cooperated to offer secured services. When we say wild, Google, Starbucks, T-mobile, MetroFi, Meruki, AT&T Freedom, and all other hotspots are UNSECURED. Each broadcasts user data for the public to see. Risky for users. Five stars to Verde for leading the way to secured services. Also great food and service. read more

So this place might have to wait for a better review. I finally got to try this place last night, it was probably around 9PM and when my friend and I arrived it was pretty crackin'! I saw that they had an Avocado Green Tea shake which I wanted to try SO BAD! I love avocado and green tea, and having them together?! YES PLEASE! So my friend orders first and she wanted a pudding milk tea, all out of egg pudding but they have chocolate pudding, so she changes her ordered to honey milk tea, and they're out of honey, so she settles just for a plain old milk tea with boba. Now my turn, I ask for the shake, but no Avocado, okay...Melon milk tea? No more Melon...okay some fruity shake....they're all out, finally the winner, I get a Papaya Milk Tea. It made me upset because I really wanted to try the Verde Journey, but I guess not. Anyway, the drinks were made fairly quickly, and it actually wasn't too bad, and for $3.01 you get a pretty decent size. Their small is basically a large from most places. There was one guy busting his ass, while the person who worked the register barely helped. I am willing to come back, and hopefully when I do they'll have more ingredients to make drinks. read more

This place has renovated itself pretty well over the years. It is definitely looking more upscale, but eh, it's still Verde. The menu has also expanded, so this place is also a nice place for a snack or meal. The drinks are a little sweet, but I've always enjoyed this place. :) read more

I used to looove Verde but my love for this place has dimished throughout the years... first, they remodeled the place and now it looks like a starbucks wannabe cafe. Secondly, they kicked my boyfriend out of that place because he was playing cards. They told him that "it takes away from the cafe environment". Ughh whatever! At least the tea is still good! Also, I must say, I looove their rice bowl with pork, mmmm! And it's only 3 or 4 dollars and it really does fill you up! Yay! read more

3.5 stars! extensive menu, interesting add-ins, friendly, patient service, better than quickly, or tapioca express drinks, do come here! you don't get to choose the size of your drinks though so be prepared for a calorie load! :P oh, and they have cheap, homemade cheesecake $1.75 per slice and different flavored panna cotta :) read more

Got my caffeine fix at Verde after my feast at Shabuway around the corner. My siblings and I each ordered a drink and it was big enough to share w/ a significant other...or in my case, to be super greedy and drink all by myself. The prices are reasonable considering how big their cups are and the workers here were really nice. I also like that they have their frequent drinkers program on the keychain thing. I like adding these things to my keychain so I feel like a janitor with all my keys and unnecessary little plastic cards. I digress, you should stop by for a big ol' cup of pearl tea if you're in the area. I doubt you will be disappointed. read more

I ordered a milk tea, it was a little less than ok. I ordered the Salty Fried Squid, which was not salty at all. Bland as can be. I guess I was supposed to season it myself. Quite disappointing. Maybe i came at a bad time. read more

This verde is really small compare to the other verde in fremont. The sitting...is there one? It is like really small. The taste is like exactly like the fremont one EXCEPT FOR THE PINK NAPKIN IN MY DRINK! Gosh, I AM NEVER GOING TO THIS PLACE EVER AGAIN! =____= read more

Verde Tea Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Mountain View, California

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This Verde is way better than the Cupertino one. I always venture out far for good milk tea and I come here a lot so keep up the good work. I always get rose green milk tea with less liquid fructose and non-diary creamer. Also try aloe vera instead of boba its really good! Even with less of that stuff that makes milk tea addicting and fattening (fructose and creamer) it tastes just as good with the aloe vera. I'll be checking in again sometime soon I'll be back~~~ read more

3.5 stars. Its a good place for milk tea and I really like how its open pretty late. In the past I've tried the milk tea's and I would say the quality is good to above average. On our recent visit we tried the peach ice tea regular size. The tea was good and refreshing, but it was a hot day and for there was a lack of ice in the drink. By the time we got our drink, the ice was already pretty much melted which was a little disappointing for a super hot day. I would also agree with the other folks that say this place is really cramped. There's always a build up between the line waiting to buy drinks and people trying to get out...which becomes somewhat uncomfortable when trying to pass by somebody. We also noticed there isn't much waiting area for people who bought their drinks to go. Overall good tea and milk tea's, but some slight (minor) issues. read more

My favorite boba place in Mountain View! I love the unique flavors at Verde and the I highly recommend the green bean freeze and the mint mocha freeze. The green been freeze kind of tastes like peanut butter to me and they top it off with whole green beans. The mint mocha freeze comes with coffee jelly at the bottom, and will seriously keep you up for hours! I only drink it early in the day... Verde drinks are also the largest of any boba place I've seen! Such a great deal! read more

The place was renovated and is now much much bigger than its old cafe. The interior is nice and the tea is great. It's so much cleaner than what it use to.. Maybe because it's so much bigger now and the kitchen/ tea prep area is strategically placed where you are unable to view form the other side of the counter. The menu that's displayed by the counter is just a partial representation of their entire menu. When I asked the guy behind the counter if they have more food menu to offer, he was a tad snarky, letting me know that they do have more food option but I have to go online to look at it. (As I I know that I should do that before hand) he did give me an iPad to look at their menu online but he didn't seemed please that he had to do that. I ended up ordering from their food menu and it took longer than what I had anticipated. The food is decently priced and tasted ok. In hindsight I probably will stick to their drinks/shaved ice menu in the future. read more

Verde Tea Cafe - Rose milk green tea - Cafes Near Me - Mountain View, California

I've been a Verde devotee for the past 5+ years. I grew up in Saratoga and attended Stanford, so I frequented both stores embarrassingly often... once I ordered from the same worker at both locations on the same day. The cup size is larger than average and the tea taste is less concentrated than at other places. Milk tea "purists" would probably prefer Tea Era on Castro St, but Verde is great if you're just craving a sweet milky drink with pearls. Big downside is the layout of the place. The narrow space between the counter and the tables is a fire hazard and it's even more ridiculous when people sit down at the counter stools, leaving only half a foot of space to squeeze by to retrieve your drink. Luckily their service is super quick during non-peak hours so you usually don't have to awkwardly stand with your butt against the back of someone's head for more than a minute. read more

We love the Tea and treats here... I definitely recommend this place.

I've been to quite a few pearl tea places in the area: Verde, Tapioca Express, Quickly, Q-Cup, Eggettes, Tea Era, Tea Celcius (no longer in business), Tea Plus (no longer in business, but a good example of bad tea), as well as some random places in Washington and a few others I can't think of at the moment. Verde's milk tea is frothier by far than any of the other places I've tried. Its fruit teas are consistently better than that of other places. They don't curdle, they aren't overly syrupy, there is strong (albeit artificial for the most part - though their "smoothies" contain real fruit) fruit flavor as well as strong tea flavor and the flavors compliment each other well. Verde has a particularly yummy and creamy melon milk tea, the almond milk tea is tasty and has strong almond flavor without bitterness, the coconut milk tea is creamy and flavorful without the off-putting slightly rancid aftertaste that Eggette's coconut milk tea has. The mango milk tea is not as creamy as I would perhaps prefer, but unlike some other places that advertise mango "bubble tea" and don't seem to have any actual tea in them, it has a good balance of tea and mango flavor. I like strong tea, so I love that the Earl Grey is served very strong. I rarely order plain old pearl milk tea (I usually get a flavor), but it is the black tea that they put in most of the drinks unless otherwise specified, and its flavor is good in those drinks that I mentioned. The jasmine green milk tea (just green on the menu, but it is jasmine) is quite good, though it does not have the complex flowery jasmine flavor that you get from the Jasmine Green from Tapioca Express. This actually makes it a more versatile tea, as the green tea at Verde goes well substituted for the black tea in most of Verde's milk tea drinks, whereas the stronger and slightly more bitter jasmine flavor of that of Tapioca Express is more distracting (can be good or bad). On a side note, the mint green milk tea is refreshing, and one I like to get when I'm pretty full already but must have tea. The degree of sweetness and flavor of the pearls varies, but the pearls are generally chewy and sweet, and are a pleasing texture - not too mealy like they sometimes get when they've been sitting in liquid too long and not too hard as they sometimes are, I'm assuming if they've been sitting too long or cooked improperly. Non pearl options like rainbow jelly and nata de coco are good, too. Verde also serves a variety of foods, which I have less experience with. I have ordered MANY a thick toast from Verde, and the toast is hit and miss. When made correctly (in other words, the way I like it) it is moist and buttery and delicious. Wrong as it may sound, the toast is always better when they put the layer of butter underneath whatever flavor goes on the toast. Even the chocolate is improved with that slightly salty, moist and, well, buttery extra layer underneath. My favorite flavors of thick toast are peanut butter, coconut, and chocolate in that order. That covers about half the flavors. Peanut butter may sound simple, but theirs is a little sweeter than ordinary peanut butter and gets just the right crispiness and oozing peanut butterness underneath when toasted. If I'm in the mood for a savory snack, the garlic butter thick toast is delicious as long as they put enough butter! The jam butter thick toast (one might be blueberry and there's another flavor maybe) and plain butter thick toast are of little consequence to me. Maybe they're good, but nothing special. Other items on the menu include bento style meals, snacks like tea egg (interesting), fried chicken (salty & oily but...good), and fried tofu (yummy, has a great garlic sauce), various desserts: cheesecake, panna cotta, shaved ice (I'm sure others will have a lot to say about the shaved ice - they look GOOD, but I'm always too full from my tea to get a huge thing of shaved iced, too). The ambience is enjoyable. Verde is often full of young couples and college students (it seems to attract a lot of Stanford students), though I see older middle aged folks, too, as well as families. I go more often in the evening after 7pm or so, but I've been at all times of day. It's not a very large space and does get pretty crowded at times, so you may not always find a seat inside, and sometimes people are smoking outside the door, which is unpleasant for me. Though it can be crowded, the wait is rarely long. The employees are historically methodical and efficient about getting everyone's tea made. Hopefully that won't change with the recent employee changes. In the over ten years I've been going to Verde, the menu has expanded a little, but they serve the same tea that has been consistently good all these years. In the past year the employees have changed a lot, so there's a greater chance that the quality of the food/drink during an individual visit may not be up to par, therefore I can't give it 5 stars. read more

Better than Tapioca Express on the same street, but still just so-so. The best boba places are in Cupertino. It's a good hangout or study spot though. read more

Small café, ordered mango smoothie and hazelnut milk tea. Hazelnut milk was quite decent but will not recommend the smoothie

After happy hour at a nearby restaurant, a stroll through downtown Mountain View came to a stop at a cozy teahouse. I ordered a taro milk tea and popcorn chicken. A fantastic end to an adventurous night. You can actually taste tea in the tea. If that made any sense. It did not have that watered down taste or was it too sweet. Popcorn chicken topped with chili powder and you got a bag of yums you can share with friends. read more

I've tried the peach milk tea and the pudding milk tea. Peach is good. I did not get what I was expecting with the pudding. The pudding, first of all, was made with water and I don't think that pudding is pudding when it's made with water. Second, for some reason, I was thinking that it was going to be blended into the tea, but no. It was just a lump of fake pudding at the bottom of the cup that had a weird texture when I'd suck it up in chunks. My only complaints would be that they've been out of the same three teas for three weeks. Everytime I go in there, the same hand written note is still taped to the menu...almost like they will be permanently out of those flavors. And the guy behind the register is kind of a jerk. I can't speak much to their food, although I'd like to try their toast. I did try the salty fried chicken which was okay. It would have been awesome had the chicken not been half fat. read more

i refuse to drink tap ex and quickly's.... unless i'm in a boba emergency situation, which is never. but after tea station and sweethearts, i'd have to say verde's milk teas aren't too shabby, the pearls were nice and chewy and the tea isn't made from the nasty powdery stuff... i think. or they do a good job of hiding it. HA! i approve. read more

Love the taro milk tea!!! Large portions and great with grass jelly :)

Verde is fast! It was packed when I went, but I got my drink quickly (honey tea with passion fruit jelly). It was very good and not overly sweet. They have an extensive menu, so I'm excited to go back again and try something different next time. read more

Green Milk Tea. With Boba and Egg Pudding. NOMS. I think this has become my fave egg pudding place. It's starting to kick Teaway's ass out of my book lol. I like the flavor of their tea and even though their boba pearls aren't that tasty. I've realized that I am actually willing to forego boba pearls in favor of their vanilla flavored egg pudding even though I am normally a die-hard fan of boba. read more

my favorite boba place in the bay! The cupertino location sucks compared with this one. The portion here is pretty big...a regular size cup is equivalent to a large in other boba places..My trip to mountain view would not be complete if i dont go home with a regular milk tea with small pearls. They are oh so chewy :). read more

Our first time there. Fast, friendly service. Drinks were nicely flavored, and toppings were plentiful. The drinks are called "frothy milk tea". I asked the cashier and he said "it doesn't mean anything, it's just a name." But the drinks ARE frothy/foamy with a smoother texture. Not my favorite, but not bad either. read more

Rude customer service. Wasn't even busy but the girl at the register made me feel rushed and just sounded rude over all. Will not be returning. read more

It is a cold, rainy night and perhaps you just want somewhere to grab some late night food and sweet drinks .. or maybe your old high school friends decided to visit the Peninsula, and you wanted to re-visit old memories... so you decide to visit upon this Milk Tea cafe... ... except you really shouldn't. I have been a regular to Verde for the past 6 years, and I have drank the horrible milk tea that finally broke the camel's back. Prior to their remodeling and re-"imaging", I had always brought my friends and family here. I was proud that Verde was the best milk tea joint in the area. I even went to the Fremont Verde once to try it out because I was curious. My cousins from Taiwan enjoyed it, and it was good. Fast forward 6 years, and we still have the same-crowded weekend nights. However, drinking milk tea here has now become a GAMBLE. For the past 8 drinks, I have only had one that I was decently satisfied with. Why do I keep given this a chance? Mostly because of nostalgia... but finally reality has undeniable reared its ugly head. Usually, I judge a place based on how good their basic milk tea is. After all, everything else is basically flavoring added to it. However, their basic milk tea is a disappointment -- utterly without character. If you visit any random milk tea place in Taipei, they have their own distinctive flavoring. Some are more milky, some like to boast their tea properties, others just are very practical and have an enjoyable basic mixture of tea, milk, sugar and pearls/boba with no frills. However, at Verde we are served the watered-down, unexciting milk tea. I mean, COME ON, milk tea has no nutrient value whatsoever, so why should I waste 3 dollars on something that is not sinfully yummy to consume??? Furthermore, after basically trying everything they have in the milk tea department, I must say I have not found a single flavor I have found a liking for. Perhaps girls like the Honey Dew milk tea, but that's not for me. If you absolutely HAVE to come here because your friends insist and you can't find a better place (Tea Era tastes better and has always tasted better, but does not have any sitting areas), avoid the hot drinks like the plague. Not only do you really taste what it tastes like, but they serve it SCALDING hot (which imo destroys the flavor), and the portion for hot is smaller. On occasion, I come here for their thick toast, which is decent (slightly better than Tea Era in my opinion), their tofu, and their fried chicken. They also have 'real food', which I have never tried. But as a milk tea joint, this place fails. read more

The taro freeze with pearls is really good, but it's kind of pricey for a drink! I only keep coming back here because it's close to work. I'm sure there's better places with better prices. They charge extra to get pearls in your drinks lol read more