Bar Pa Tea Bubble Tea Catering

Love the soft serve 🍦 and it is one of their hot products as it has a very aromatic smell and tastes really good. The bubble tea is great and the way I like it. KEEP in mind that if you are the type that loves sugar, drinks soda and bubble tea frequently, you may need to ask them to add a bit extra (to accommodate your sugary palette). They don’t use corn syrup so you are getting real sugar. Personally for me, the sugar level is right on.

The ambience is great and love the design of the store. No very distracting and very artistic and above all, very fashionable.

Little tip for those that complaint about waiting... when a business is “hot” specially in NYC ( a city of 8+ million people), you should expect a wait (same at other places that are hot and sell even inferior bubble tea). The longest wait that I had at this place was 5-8 minutes, but was surprise that it wasn’t too long specially with the crowds. That says a lot about the staff and their ability to serve their customers.

I read some reviews and noticed that people compare them to gong cha, coco, or boba guys. Funny thing is that this place is on a different class of its own. It is fresh and doesn’t use powders or corn syrup. All other places are very similar in price, but you don’t get the quality or freshness that you will get here.

If you are new to bubble tea, I recommend maybe the green tea grape fruit or matcha lemonade. If you have never ever had any asian drinks, don’t be afraid. It is just tea and juice and healthier than that bucket of soda you probably get...

I've come here a number of times since it opened in Summer 2017 and have had a mix of experiences. The first few times I visited, the service was slow and the drinks I ordered were much less sweet than typically found at other boba spots. There was even one occasion when I believe I ordered the fresh grapefruit yakult ($5 for a M plus regular bubbles) and it was so sour I had to add simple syrup back at my office to make it more bearable to drink.

Since that time, however, things have gotten better (not sure if that's because my choices have been better or the service has become more experienced). One item I really enjoyed was the Oreo Milk Shake ($4.50 for a M plus regular bubbles). I've never had a milkshake with boba so the fact that it actually was really good was great treat! I know the soft serve ice cream is also a very popular item here, which I will definitely try once the weather gets a bit warmer.

*Tip: They have a loyalty program where you can get any free medium drink or soft serve including a topping when you make...

This place itself is cozy and what you would expect in downtown Manhattan. I've seen many friends come here for their tea flavored soft serve ice cream and so I wanted to try it for myself (although probably months later...). I was pleasantly surprised by the flavor. I got the swirl so it was a combination of two tea flavors. I forget what they were but they were both packed with a strong tea taste. I absolutely loved it. And even for a cold day it hit the sweet spot. You can also get bubbles as toppings. I opted for both the mini and regular ones. I would just get the regular ones because the mini ones looked nice and were a cool, different concept, but with the soft serve the bubbles got hard easily and didn't add much to it. The regular bubbles were pretty chewy still. Would definitely come back in the summertime for a...