CaliTea - San Diego

Was on my way to drop my brother off to the airport and found this gem!Teas are brewed fresh, boba was warm upon first sip and staff is super friendly!Highly recommended and looking forward to coming back.Thank you CaliTea!

Every tea order is fresh-brewed. I had the caffeine-free fruit tea (unsweetened) and the flavor of the tea was very strong (love!). My husband had the hibiscus tea with a little bit of pomegranate syrup and he liked his drink as well. I like that there are 3 caffeine-free options for tea (the other one being rooibos). The employee who worked there wasn't very helpful about answering questions about the menu. I just ordered a fruit tea with no frills, no sweetener from the build your own. I think the special menu creations would probably taste better. If I return, I'll try one of those and report back.

After grabbing some tacos/burritos, my boyfriend and I walked over to this boba shop since it was right there. Because why not?It's located in between Los Panchos Taco Shop and Round Table Pizza in this small plaza on the corner of Friars Rd and Via Las Cumbres in Morena(?). There's a small parking lot with ample parking stalls. I could see the lot being filled during rush lunch and dinner hours.I got the Roasted Oolong Milk Tea with egg pudding and 50% sweetness. The egg pudding add-on was relatively expensive ($0.99), and it was just eh. Note taken not to get the egg pudding next time LOL. The drink overall was relatively good. It had the nice light roasted oolong tea flavor I was looking for but wished it was a little more bolder/stronger. It did its job in quenching my boba thirst tho!The menu is quite extensive with teas, coffees, and lemonade options. They also have a build your own tea drink option. I believe there aren't many boba places in the area, this place is a great place to stop by for that boba fix!

Excellent boba tea shop with some extra donuts! I came here due to great reviews. Living up to the hype CaliTea is really good. I am not a caffeine drinker anymore and they had options for me. Service was good and they just opened up. AmbienCe is that of a small neighborhood coffee shop. Small and cute. Special points go for small donuts they carry....I am not a fan of boba so I cannot really fully appreciate CaliTea, but I can say it's better than any other boba tea I had!

Pretty good boba shop in this area! They have a lot of options and their tea is brewed to order. I went with the wintermelon milk tea. It was pretty good and flavorful. The boba was a great texture and sweetness. I would definitely come here again if I'm in the area. It's located in a plaza in the corner and can be a little bit hard to find, but it is next to the nail shop. Parking is tight. Service is so incredibly friendly.

Honestly some of the best boba tea I've had to date, which is saying a ton obviously. Just such good flavors and options to at least customize with soy, almond, or oat milk. Can't say whether it's a substitution but jee, the flavors would be worth the stomach ache regardless lol. SO yummy

So refreshing and delicious!! Best bubble tea in the area and amazing customer service

It's quite dangerous to have a good boba shop so close to home. Like, literally within walking distance. It's taking all my willpower to not suggest stopping by every day, twice on Sundays.We'd never heard of CaliTea before moving into the area, but knew we had to at least give them a try. Because if they were any good, it'd save us the trip into Convoy, you know? And if they weren't, well, we still have our go-to's down the road.They are that good! I mean, not all of their drinks are winners so far - which is part of the reason I've knocked one star off (the other being the staff isn't always friendly, or trained to help...).I love that they have more than one chamango-type drink. I had to try the spicy lihing lava, the strawberry version with boba, of course ($5.99) on my first visit, and my husband got the lychee slush with boba ($4.59). Both were instant winners based solely on drink flavor alone. The fact that they have quality boba is a bonus.Our second trip we both ordered the Vietnamese Coffee frappe with boba ($6.29). This one wasn't quite as strong as the other drinks - the frappe was more ice than frappe, and the flavor was kind of weak.The next trip had me going back to try the pineapple version of the spicy lihing lava series, and my husband ordered the Rose Green Tea with boba ($5.49). Unfortunately, the rose drink was not a winner, and my husband had to end up dumping it. The flavor was way too perfumey, which is always a danger with rose-ish drinks. Still, we know they can make good drinks and that their boba is quality, so we'll definitely be back.

My husband and I wanted to try a new boba place and stopped by CaliTea. My husband ordered the Hibiscus Cooler no boba and less ice, I ordered the Cali Milk tea which my understanding was a mixture of green and black tea. I don't like overly sweet boba tea and was originally going to order 25% sweetness but the barista recommended I order 50% sweet- and it was perfect! I really enjoyed the flavors of both drinks. You can really taste the richness of the tea, which is exactly what I want when drinking boba. Unfortunately, at other establishments I've had the experience of the drink being straight up sugar or way too milky (it doesn't even taste like tea). But at CaliTea both the drinks were made to perfection. I can't wait to go back!!! I wish this place was closer to my home so I could go more often.

Peach kumquat tea with aloe Vera at Cali Tea is refreshing. Not overpowering with certain fruit tastes. It has balanced citrus and tea taste and also the aloe has fruity flavor as well. It is a perfect drink for summer afternoon. This place seems the workers trained well to provide good taste of drink. Not all the boba place make good drinks. The ambiance of the shop is just like a modern cafe. Good place for meeting friends.