Bee & Tea — Restaurant in San Diego

Such a cute name! Bee and Tea! We got here before they opened at 11 and waited. When they opened, we ordered Bee Mocha under milk tea and chocolate flip under milk tea flip series. It took 20 minutes for the drinks and baos.

What makes this place stand out is their signature boba which is soaked in raw honey. Also, their milk teas are creamer free as it’s made with cane sugar which is perfect for lactose intolerant.

The bee mocha is made with black tea, chocolate and coffee. Chocolate flip is made with black tea, chocolate sauce on the side, house syrup and froth organic milk. Also comes with honey boba. Honestly, both drinks tasted very similar but good. It was less ice and less sweet. The chocolate flip just tasted it had more tea flavor and chocolate from the sauce.

We also ordered their signature baos 6 for $11.99. They ran out of curry so they substituted with 2 combo which is not on the menu, 2 char sui, 1 miso steak, 1 veggie and shiitake. The combo was the best with pork meatball and an egg. It was juicy and the bun was moist. If you’re vegetarian then the veggie and shiitake would be wonderful. I find that the char sui and miso steak bun was dry and doughy that it was hard to swallow.

I really enjoyed their tea and deft will be back when I’m in...

My go to flavor for any boba place is taro but at Bee & Tea I'm hooked on the Queen Bee. I've never seen or had anything like it at other places. I realize it's just black milk tea with honey but on a hot day it's like holding hands with a loved one. On a cold day ask for it hot with boba and it's like a warm hug from a friend you haven't seen in ages.

Since they first opened I have only tried three drink flavors. First was the Lavender, which was exactly what you would expect it to be, flowery. Next was Queen Bee and obviously I'm hooked on it. A few months ago I tried Black Purist, which is just black milk tea, but because of the missing honey it was disappointing. I now get the Queen Bee light sweet and found it perfect for me. I would like to try other flavors but I'd feel like I'm cheating on the Queen.

On a side note, my wife once asked for soy milk for her drink cause she's lactose intolerant and they told her that they only use lactose free creamers so that's a plus if you are too.

Also be warned. If you do decide to go large size, it is not going to fit in your...

Hey guys so you know how those greedy companies that put a bunch of ice in your drink to scam you out of how much you actually should be getting and paying for? With the drinks already being expensive here they had the nerve to tell me that I was being charged an extra dollar JUST FOR THEM TO TAKE OUT THE ICE IN MY DRINK! It’s like the greed is REAL HERE. Why would you charge me for the extra ice this company purposely puts in to scam us and then have the nerve to turn around and charge you to take it out the drink! Will not be returning here. GREED AT ITS FINEST! They even have a sign saying that they will charge you for this. The girl was embarrassed when I changed my mind and left without treating myself to a drink. She apologized and said her boss made this ridiculous policy. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves for the amount of...