The Whale Tea & Fiore Gelato Ice Cream — Restaurant in State College

Very cute shop. One quirk is that you have to place your order through the electronic kiosk where the register would be, but the barista was friendly and told us to ask if we had questions. I got the Whale Crystal, a drink of blue coconut milk and tao jiao (peach tree jelly). I would’ve guessed that the blue came from butterfly pea flower, but I didn’t actually pick up on any flavour besides coconut. The drink was very good - the tao jiao had an interesting texture and very subtle floral taste. It didn’t really taste peachy. The barista recommend mixing the drink before drinking and I will reinforce this recommendation since I think the texture and flavour of the tao jiao were best when combined with thee coconut milk. The sweetness level was not adjustable for the drink but I didn’t think it was too sweet at all even though I usually take my drinks with low sugar. I really enjoyed this...

The care put into every drink is evident. They are wonderful about accommodating my allergens and the staff is incredibly friendly. I have yet to be disappointed by my drinks here. I truly appreciate how much the staff cares about each and every drink.

I do wish there were more vegan options though, having non-dairy milk is cool but when you can only add it to three different teas, it’s just not that fun. I really really am craving taro tea but it contains milk so I can’t have it. I’d also love to see a vegan...

This place was a huge surprise to me. It was new and I was scared it was gonna be another expensive basic tea shop, but it blew my expectations out of the water. The tea is DELICIOUS and the bubbles are amazing. I haven't tried all the menu because there are so many options. If normal bubbles aren't your vibe, you can get popping bubbles and many other options as well. I would highly recommend trying this place and please tell your friends...