Pearl Fever Tea House — Restaurant in Electoral Area A

Came here with my friend while hanging around UBC. There were 2 bbt places including Coco and Pearl Fever on Yelp and we had some struggles finding Pearl Fever near food court and Subway area.

The location was quite difficult to find unless you live around the dorm or studying at UBC. It was at the rear area next to Subway and the direction was quite confusing for us. Anyways, the drinks weren't too exciting to begin with.

It was a very slow day when we walked in. Menu was pretty basic. No brown sugar milk tea or fancy stuff like roasted milk tea or Thai milk tea, it's just the cheap powdered stuff mostly.

We had UFO with pearls (Icecream coffee float $5.95) and Taro Slush with pearls ($6.10 and 60 cents for pearls) they were okay. My drink was okay, but the pearls didn't taste good. My friend didn't like her Taro Slush it tasted too chalky. She didn't like it. Price was too expensive for drinks. Pearls were extra charge.

Service was average. The store was pretty slow and the staff wasn't friendly enough. My pal needed to use washroom, but the area was blocked so people...

EDIT: I returned back thanks to "buy one get one" promo. I tried the passion fruit green tea with pearls and was way better than the milk tea I had last year.

If I'm ever back at UBC for another nwPlus event, I'll stick to getting the fruity teas as they seem to be a better fit for me.

OG review ==

Average-tasting milk tea. I'm disappointed that it costs $7 once we add a topping, yet the drink tastes like the store used non-dairy creamer instead of fresh milk (unlike certain chains). At least the barista was friendly, I got my drink in less than three minutes, and the post-it note wall looks great?

I'm down for supporting local businesses, but this...

Great bubble tea, they offer some interesting flavours with some seasonal options and a variety of toppings. Their pearls have a really nice texture, very smooth but still chewy. I didn't see it on the menu but they do let you adjust sugar and ice levels. They also have a "build your own smoothie" option which gives you lots of choices (including milk substitutes). The main menu display cycles through two screens which change quickly which makes reading it a little confusing, you can scan a code on your phone to get the whole menu at once. EDIT: I went back recently and the menu board is changed! It's much easier...