Moose Pastry & Tea

Come around noon for the best selection, but order ahead if you don't want to wait in line. My daughter likes the pig shaped bread the best, their bubble tea is hit or miss.

I first started coming here shortly after Hippo shut down - the Japanese bakery that much of Moose was based off of. At the time, there weren't many places like this around, so it was kind of a special and unique experience just going here.The pastries were overall good with some unique options, although many were very gimmicky, like they only existed to seem different, lacking any real creativity or intent. In more recent years, the quality has gone down. Some items still stand out, but many are a total waste - dry, hard, and/or served cold. The cream and custard here is super good, though, and so are many of the cakes. The menu is sold by days, which limit one's ability to get things. The "full" menu is only available on Sunday and Saturday, a sort of "half" menu can be bought on Friday, and a few common items are available the other days. That being said, there's never a "full" offering here. They have dozens of items listed on their website with maybe only two or three dozen available at any given moment with no consistency. Online ordering is pointless because of this. They won't have what you want most of the time and their website does not account for this, making it so you find out you can't get what you wanted once you drive there and not a moment sooner. Online drink orders are fulfilled, however. Prices also notably go up every so often, which is a killer given what you're getting. The teas are okay. Not traditional or authentic, but usually worth getting. You won't have the same options or presentation as other bubble tea shops, although I've always preferred the taste here. Some days they're flavorful with soft boba, and other day they're tasteless with hard boba. Love the macchiatos, which are consistently good. Coffee here is almost nonexistent. If you want a cup, it's there. There are some decent baristas here, though. One in particular is spectacular, with consistently high quality and fast drinks and a deeply unique flair to her style and personality. But, a great barista who gives special treatment can't sell a bad product. There's simply no reason to come to Moose any longer with so many more authentic and better options now - it's no longer viable, save for a very rare tea every so often.Location: 4*Convenience: 2* Service: 3* (5* for the mentioned barista)Product/quality: 2*Aesthetics: 2*

I visited this place twice now and have enjoyed coming here for their nice selection of freshly made pastries, bubble teas and desserts! It's in a strip mall called McLaughlin center and located on grand river road. I ended up trying the coconut and almond bread roll (so good), you could really taste the coconut and almond flavor and this was delicious. I also like their twist donut which is simply a donut with sugar on top but I like how light the bread was! I also got a custard vanilla roll and a chocolate chip roll. I feel like I'd have preferred the chocolate chip roll to have mini chips in it versus full size but it was still good. I also tried the taro tea here which comes in a good size portion and enjoyed it! I'm not sure why the negative reviews, I'm an occasional bubble tea drinker and liked the tea I got. There is very limited seating inside so this is not the best place to sit at unfortunately so knocking off a star plus this place is closed during some weekdays so make sure they are open before you head over. Would love to see outside seating added to be able to enjoy this place more!

As someone who tried hundreds of bubble tea in more than a dozen states and 10 countries, including Taiwan, Thailand, and Singapore, this shop by far had the worst boba drinks, especially the fruit teas. I took about 2-3 sips of the Passionfruit Tea ($5.75) and requested to change my drink to a plain coffee because the tea had an aftertaste of beetle nuts, but I was denied. This is very uncommon. My sisters had the Winter Melon Lime Tea - which tasted like expired bitter black tea - and the Kumquat Green Tea - which was so gross that I had to spit it out after I took a single sip; I can't even explain the flavor. I wasted $27 here. I expected quality due to the high prices and the positive ratings people gave this place on Yelp. Maybe the ratings were mainly referring to the pastries, which we did not try. I'm rating this shop on their fruit teas, and I highly do not recommend ordering drinks from here. Please note that the space is also small and there are minimal stools to sit on.

Such a cute, small pastry shop in Novi. It is in a plaza that isn't too busy so parking will never be an issue. The good stuff run out kind of fast so that's a bummer...be sure to go right when they open or at least before 1pm! Pastries taste pretty good, I like the ones with sausage and cheese in them. They also have this bread filled with noodles which was an interesting taste and experience. Probably won't get it again but it was a good try lol. Didn't give 5 stars as the pastry selection isn't a lot & the good ones go fast. But the cute Anpanman bread is a winner from my toddler.

Pretty popular Japanese bakery in Novi. Probably the only bakery in Novi now I am thinking about it. I think the bread/bun is mid. Not that special. They do have a lot of varieties but I think the texture can be softer. Nothing that really memorable to write about.

Delicious freshly made buns. I got the Takoyaki bun, which has the consistency of a warm Hawaiian roll and a sweet and savory taste. Super tasty, 9/10.I also got a sweet roll, a matcha red bean bun. It was the perfect balance of sweetness, not overwhelming sweet. Light on the matcha flavor. Again served on the luscious Hawaiian roll consistency. 10/10.The service was fast and friendly, and the inside had a nice seating area to enjoy the rolls. Fairly laidback environment, would highly recommend stopping by if you are in the area! Best Asian bakery nearby

I stopped in about an hour before they closed and they still had quite a bit left. I tried the strawberry cream cake and a variety of buns. I liked the chocolate melon, chocolate croissant, egg tart, moose with blueberry cream cheese, piggy bun with strawberry filling, and almond rock. The cream cheese bun, Doraemon, and cream pan are my favorites. I did not love the taro bun, crab bun with chocolate cream filling, or melon pan (ok but bland/plain.)

Stopped here on a Friday about an hour after they opened I knew better then to come late. Places like this the good stuff goes quick! I love that they have sanitizer right before you walk in to grab a tray. After much debate of buying one of everything I choose, Hokkaido cheese bun, matcha red bean bun, honey walnut bun, doraemon, and a curry bread. Everything was delicious, I need more of the Hokkaido cheese buns tho it's so so light and yummy! For all of these it came to $15 and some change!

Moose Pastry & Tea is the only Japanese-style bakery* in Metro Detroit that serves many of the classic buns you'd typically find in Japan. I believe the owners are actually Taiwanese and you can see a bit of Taiwanese influence - for example, there's a bit more egg wash on some of the buns, and they also offer almond cookies and taro buns. In any case, everything is always consistently delicious. We always stop by when we're in the area. On the last trip, we bought:Taro Mochi Bun ($2.80) - This has some very lightly sweetened taro paste on top of a small mochi disk in a fluffy bun topped with almonds. Wish there was a bit more mochi inside!QQ Machi ($2.85) - This might be a special bake? It was on a hand written sign. Probably my favorite item I've bought at Moose - chewy mochi-like texture throughout with chocolate chips studded in and a bit of a bitter grassy taste from matcha powder. Curry Pan ($2.70) - Not a lot of filling, quite mild curry with vegetables. Be sure to toast this one - it improves the crust tremendously.Black Milk Tea, Large, Half Sugar ($5) - The tea taste really comes through in this drink, with a bit of a tart astringency from the black tea. Half sweet is good. Moose really fills the drink to the brim without ice as filler - I got regular ice and when I received the drink, there were no ice chunks at all. The boba is just slightly firmer than I prefer, but good overall.I definitely recommend stopping by to pick up some bread. *There is technically another bakery in Clawson that has Japanese-style baked goods, but the focus and offerings there are decidedly different.