RareTea — Restaurant in Orlando

Tl;dr: Great menu, awesome service, friendly staff, nice vibe, so many flavor options, customizable drinks, pastries (!!!!), reasonable prices, eco-conscious, free tumbler, local business, easy to access.

Ok now for my novel-length review 🤣 I was just so blown away by every part of the experience that I needed to share my honest thoughts.

▪️Drink menu: They have an amazing menu with so many flavor combinations, seasonal drinks, unique crafted drinks (made with plain teas, milk teas—they even have dairy alternatives—matcha drinks, fresh fruit puree add-ins, boba and jellies).

▪️Food Menu: They also sell pastries—My husband cannot resist a puff-pastry custard and fruit dessert so he got one and loved it. I didn’t try any pastries, but I will next time I go.

▪️Price: For my jasmine green tea with mango and passion fruit puree and lychee jelly, I paid only $6 for a decent quantity. I was surprised by the price as this is inexpensive relative to the usual downtown pricing that comes with a premium.

▪️Service: The service here is amazing! I didn’t feel rushed to make a choice and was able to ask questions about the drinks since it was my first time visiting and I was debating between so many delicious looking drinks. Migdalia was so friendly helping me choose exactly what I wanted. She was super knowledgeable and patient as it was my first time going. We had a great chat, and she was even fine with taking a selfie for my review 🤓

▪️Vibe: The atmosphere is so cute and relaxing! I would’ve spent time sitting in the cafe and people-watching, but I was already running late for an event I was planning to attend. RareTea seems like a good spot for a first date, a quick meeting, or a little break from the mayhem of daily life. It also seems like an ideal spot for remote work. IDK how they would feel about that, but I’ll try just bringing a laptop, setting up my little WFH station, and trying different drinks.

▪️Environmental-Friendliness: Another plus for me is that my drink came in a reusable tumbler, which I love because I try to be eco-conscious as much as possible so I appreciate the green option! Plus I now have a cute tumbler to add to my collection 💅🏽

▪️Small Business: Ironically, RareTea is located right near the Starbucks on Summerlin, but I’m always glad to give my money and support to a local business over a corporate chain. I try to shop local whenever I can, and I’m glad I just so happened to walk past RareTea and decide to go in because it’s my new favorite tea & boba shop.

▪️My Order: I love a classic green tea with boba or jelly, so I ordered the mango-passion fruit-jasmine green tea with lychee jelly and was able to customize my drink (sugar level, ice level). It was perfection! Just high-quality jasmine green tea with fresh mango and passion fruit puree, and lychee jelly, no sugar, light ice.

It was exactly the way I like my tea drinks—simple, flavorful, and fresh. Next time, I’ll be more adventurous and try one of their custom and...

You're downtown. You want Boba Tea. You want it now. You want RareTea.

Say it a few times quickly... RareTea. No really.. say it out loud.

You will quickly notice it sounds like you're saying rarity. This sentiment sums up the boba tea experience at RareTea. RareTea has nice clean and trendy decor and a great place to stop in or to set a mood if you're strolling down the street in Thornton Park downtown.

They have a decent selection of boba and other flavor teas. A local ramen spot next door (Jinya) is happy to accommodate your Boba desires as you can bring RareTea to Jinya. (Same owners? 🤔😉)

Oh if you're a bubba fanatic you got to try the snow cream. It's an add-on which is cream cheese mixed with cream. (Recipes vary but it's basically whipped cream cheese, condensed milk, milk and sugar). It floats on top and adds a delicious taste as you drink your boba tea. Or you can enjoy it at the end of you tea when you drink with a straw. It's truly a sweet ending.

No matter how you like your boba tea.. RareTea is is your spot in the Lake Eola area.

Oh.. RareTea.... I'd really just love a cup of snow cream with Boba .. No tea.. I know it's not a menu option but... I'm starting a snow cream movement one boba tea...

Stopped here after our meal at Jinya. Ordered several drinks to try to get an idea of what they had to offer. It's a small and cozy little shop. Limited seating. Not a lot of decor. Fairly large menu which is nice. We sat down and waited for our order which I never heard get called was ready. They were out of the brown sugar boba ice cream but it was also okay because I tried a matcha takiyaki ice cream instead. I asked for a lightly sweetened tea and it was almost 0 sweetened tea. The flavor was still good. It was extremely hot outside. So anything cold and refreshing was nice.The matcha rose milk tea was definitely the best one of the 3 we ordered. It was nice and convenient right next door to our dinner for an after meal treat. It wasn't the best boba I've ever had but it definitely wasn't poor either. It was a very solid average tea experience for me. Nice place to stop if you are...