Reign Drink Lab — Restaurant in Boston

A trendy Vietnamese coffee shop with decent visually-enticing drinks.

Operated under the same ownership as Pho Hoa, Reign drink lab offers a glimpse into modern Vietnamese beverage culture. Dressed in a trendy façade, it promises Instagram-worthy sips with its vibrant concoctions. However, beneath the allure, it didn’t quite deliver the authentic Vietnamese coffee experience I was hoping for.

During my past few visits, I tried several of their coffee and tea drinks, but most of them were a bit disappointing. The presentations were excellent, but their taste profiles missed the mark. I have a sweet spot for Vietnamese coffee, usually marked by its delightful dance between the bitter coffee and creamy condensed milk. Here, however, the scales tipped heavily towards saccharine.

The Purple Reign tea was a visual treat with its stunning color, but it was overwhelmingly tart.  It felt as though I was sipping straight lime juice, masking the subtler notes of butterfly peaflower and passion fruit.

Overall, Reign Drink Lab may be good for people looking for a photogenic spot. However, I probably wouldn’t come back for...

This place is quietly tucked away in a location on a busy main St in dorchie. But the coffee is well worth the hassle. I'm not an avid coffee drinker but I do like stronger and deeper flavors. This place is just that. It's like a limited service local Starbucks, not a dunkies in terms of customizable and bold flavors.

If you love draft coffee, small batch coffee, nitro enhanced drinks, and vietnamese coffee - give this place a try. It's totally worth it.

If they could make the service quicker and add a few snacks to the menu, this place would be 5 stars for a tiny hole in the wall shop (which traditionally if you don't know, hole in the walls is where it...

Reign use to be the cutest spot and my favorite place to stop for a drink in dorchester with great drinks and service but since they moved to in southie the entire experience has gone down hill.

Online ordering always has issues and doesn’t align with store hours, the store has inconsistent open hours and horrible weekend hours, and most importantly the drink quality has gone down especially with their matcha, cold foams (prev. reign clouds), and they’ve removed menu items such as their ube flavor.

Reign use to be my favorite place to come by, but frequent bad drinks and the unwelcoming environment in this new location will make me...