Nest Tea House — Restaurant in Arcadia

I seriously did not realize what I was missing until I took my first sip of the Hokkaido Milk Cream ("milkstache") tea at Nest. It's that good. I can't believe I've gone for so long without their Hokkaido milk cream green tea in my life.

Nest Tea House is a small and cozy new tea place in Arcadia on Las Tunas Drive. Although there isn't a large sign advertising their soft opening, there seems to be a steady stream of customers who come in and out, speaking to the credibility of their tea! Nest is located in the plaza right next to Big Lots, next to a hair salon. There may not be parking in the front lot, but simply keep driving past the tea house into their back lot for additional parking. Storefront is super clean and simple. The decorations that they do have all seem to tie back to the theme of a warm place to go to if you want to study or relax.

I've already been to Nest several times, and always leave with a very good impression. The workers are all super friendly and eager to help you find your perfect drink. They're pretty active on social media, so be on the lookout for special deals and promotions.

My favorite drink hands down is their signature Hokkaido Milk Cream Green Tea. I've been going to 85 for boba since the quality at Tbay has gone down, but I'm happy that I can get my boba fix at Nest! The price is pretty affordable compared to other tea houses, and I love that you can taste the quality and freshness of their teas in their drinks. The green tea isn't too sweet or bitter, but really has a pure and authentic tea taste - not powdery at all. And drinking it with the cream gives it a sweet aftertaste at the end. Seriously cannot compare sea salt cream to Hokkaido milk cream because the Hokkaido is so much sweeter (and probably much more fattening) and tastier! You can pretty much save the cream at the end and just eat it like ... whipped cream. It's that good. Their boba is also always on point. The perfect consistency and chewiness. Love that it has a good sweetness to it that doesn't detract from the tea taste.

Boba milk tea is also really good. My dad rates tea places based on this simple drink, and he thought the boba milk tea from Nest was really good. Had a good amount of sweetness to it, although there probably could have been a bit more tea flavor. I thought it was just the right amount of sugar in it for me.

Almond milk tea with pudding - another favorite drink of mine! While I think the almond is probably from powder, the drink was really good and didn't have any of that powder residue taste at the end. It's a bit on the sweet side, but if you're a fan of almond milk tea, I highly recommend it!

I've tried the thai tea and the sea salt cream green tea. I thought the thai tea was standard. It's not a favorite of mine, but the taste was on point. The sea salt green tea was good, but my friend mixed the entire drink so it ended up having a more salty aftertaste, which I wasn't too fond of.

There are a good number of tables and outlets in Nest that makes for a good study spot. They probably do need a few sunshades, especially with summer approaching, but overall, a really nice place to relax, study, or catch up with friends.

tl;dr - Highly recommend the Hokkaido milk cream green tea. Already craving the drink as I'm writing this review. Will be back to try...

best tea in the area no doubt, but that girl at the registar is super rude. so lazy to the point that a simple gesture of helping the customer throw away the plastic wrap of the straw can't be done. She'd actually TELL ME where the trash can is so I can walk there and throw away the plastic wrap, while there is a trash can right beside her behind the counter. ridiculous.

My suggestion:

If you are this lazy, provide a small cup on the counter for the plastic wrap like what chatime and coco do, or install a trash can below the counter with an opening on the countertop like what starbucks do, or ask the other staffs to peel the wrap of the straw before you serve the drink like what jamba juice do.

if you hate your store so much and decides to impose your obnoxious negativity on a regular customer, maybe just stay home and let the other staffs run the show,...

Definitely depends on what you get would make your experience worth it or not. Background wise I love boba and have been to a lot of shops trying different drinks.

For today's visit I went here again for another drink. I ventured to get their matcha and rose green milk tea. Both I usually get at half sugar since I want to taste the tea aspects of the drink and not only the sweetness.

Once both my drinks came out I took a sip of each. The matcha drink definitely would not make me come back again. It was not blended well into the drink and I had clumps in it. However, the Rose Green was to die for! I had the Hokkaido last time and absolutely loved it!

Pro tip: Be wary of the matcha, or have them make it well. Rose and Hokkaido on point! Also Yelp check in for a...