BREW TEA BAR — Restaurant in Paradise

Quality & service in perfect proportions is my takeaway from this place so I can see why they have such good ratings. & Maybe it's just because I'm coming from the LA area but the prices seem very fair which makes this place even more of a win.

ITEM'S ORDERED:

At first I thought they got rid of all the coffee drinks but luckily I found the one, Cold Brew Coffee Sea Salt Latte.

The gf went with the Jasmine Pearl (iced, 25% sweet).

TASTE:

This is definitely one of the better mixed cold brew drinks I've had. & When I say mixed I just mean it's not just a straight cold brew coffee. For someone who likes strong coffees, this drink was actually a win for me.

I'm always a little hesitant getting cold brews because I feel like I've had many that come off "watery" even at very popular places. Very happy to report this one did not come off that way, even when I mixed it up to incorporate the sea salt cream. The coffee had a good deeper flavor which I really enjoyed. & While it looked like maybe it had too much of the cream component, it actually all worked out well to make it creamy enough with subtle sweetness that was balanced well with the salt aspect. If I had to critique it I suppose I'd want maybe a little less cream just so the coffee strength doesn't dilute as much.

The Jasmine Pearl (iced, 25% sweet) is listed as a Traditional Tea & it's noted that it takes 5 min to brew which the cashier also informed me of. So if you are in a hella rush you may wanna skip this one. But if you've got a little time, it's worth it for a well crafted, fresh brewed tea. It really was a well flavored jasmine tea with a nice, pleasant sweetness (25% sweet). I believe the "pearl" aspect is just that the leaves are in little balls as opposed to loose leaves. In general no different overall flavor compared to other jasmine teas.

SERVICE, LOCATION & PARKING:

Service just as I remember here from years ago is very exceptional. All the staff comes across very genuine & friendly. On top of that it was actually in their last hour of opening, it was a little busy & the service still didn't waiver. I very much appreciated how the guy who brought the drinks to our table as we waited informed us to try the drinks before we left to be sure we liked them & to let them know if we didn't.

The location is a little interesting, since they are located adjacent a few other food businesses on the ground level of University Gateway (on Maryland Pkwy). You'll turn into Dorothy Ave to get into the parking structure.

Interior is very simple, clean & bright which I like. There's only a few tables inside as well as a couple of tables outside. They have some handy outlets inside with USB ports for easy charging.

The parking structure is located right in back of the business & you can enter from that side as well so you don't have to walk to the front. The very close spot I parked in said it was just 30 min for retail but I'm guessing deeper in the structure there's spots you can stay in longer.

I definitely plan to return back here. For both their well crafted drinks &...

Reviewing for: Royal ceylon tiramisu cheese latte & Sea salt cold brew (coffee)

One thing I'd like to make clear that I did not see on their pictures is you can adjust for sugar. You can go as low as 0%!

The cheese cap was spectacular and it feels very luxurious and creamy. Whatever you think the flavor will be it's better. If you like a very light sugar than I got this one at 25%. The cheese cap itself is already sweetened so I thought it was a very nice lightly sweetened flavor overall. If you like your drinks a bit sweeter then 25% would be too low.

The actual black tea flavour was really great. It was pleasantly smooth and dark tasting exactly as you would expect a properly brewed Ceylon tea.

I really enjoyed the sea salt cold brew as well. I got this one at 50% because I figured the sea salt would balance. Again, it was a perfectly light sweet for me but if you like your drinks a little bit sweeter than I would say go with the 75% and the sea salt. The coffee flavor was dark and smooth. The sea salt was very well-balanced.

The service was great and she was really helpful in answering all of my questions about the options and comforting - assuring me that if I didn't like the flavor they would remake it.

I was a little hesitant to come here at first because I couldn't see if the sugar level was adjustable from the menu - but I'm really glad I came in it was a great experience.

Both drinks were amazing.

I drank my teas forgot to take...

This place is nice , the boba is DELICIOUS , I love it , my favorite place for boba BUT , the service in this specific location somehow always manages to be bad , every single time . We ordered online , waited 20 minutes for it , got there and waited extra because I didn’t see my drinks , went up and asked , waited an extra 20 once again but this time IN store , the baristas all just kept looking staring at us , when we asked for our order she didn’t even look at anything we provided , didn’t ask for a name or anything just said okay and turned around as she proceeded to take the extra 20 minutes . Everyone that got there way after us got out way before us even after we asked for our drinks , everyone still got their drinks way before us even as they were ordering after we did . Boba is supposed to be fast , it’s not really what I cared much for , what I cared for is the pink drink I got , I got a blended strawberry drink , there was huge chunks of ice that I couldn’t even get through the straw . The first couple of sips from this were pure boba so in the photo there’s wayyyy less boba than what they originally put , there’s been already multiple occasions where HALF of the whole drink is just boba , even when you ask for light boba . They weren’t always like this , I recommend this place but a...