Hay Tea

Hay Tea is one of the best hole-in-the-walls I've ever found. At first, I was a bit skeptical of how their drinks would be due to the fact that it was so tucked away at the end of an alley, behind a bunch of other shops, and the interior wasn't exactly the trendiest. However, I was CRAVING boba and thought to give it a try. The inside of the shop is quite small, but the staff greets you quickly and is very sweet in helping you work through their (fairly big) menu. There were so many cool options I've never seen before, but decided to give their matcha latte with red bean and (sub) pudding a try. It was amazing. Probably one of the best I've ever had. Their drinks and toppings are rich, creamy, and sweet (but not in an overwhelming way, although I do tend to get 25% sweet). Since then, I've come to Hay Tea so many more times to try our their other menu items. I highly recommend this little tea shop!

There is a sign that says closed for summer and reopens June 3rd paradoxically. It seems like it's been closed for a long time.

Store was not open but says they are open on Fantuan, Google, and Apple Maps. They took my order and my money and I cannot cancel because no one is picking up the phone.

I don't think I've ever written a review quite like this one. I don't know how long this place has been in the area but my friend and I found it about 6 months ago. We love the bobas here but the place has been closed the entire summer. We go by ever so often hoping they are open , one day we went by and the door was open but nobody was there . I know there are boba tea spots everywhere but this place has a drink we absolutely love, but not so much to go all the way to San Leandro. This service is bad but the bobas are great.

Hole in the wall.Located right across UC Berkeley, you'd have to walk up a hill and into this patio that leads you to this location.Staff was quick and polite. Lots of options and the drinks were really good. The prices were a bit high but one must take in the cost of it being across a campus ($7 average as of mid 2022).

I was excited to try try Hay Tea after it replaced Quickly on the Northside of campus. I used the Tea Pass app to order ahead. The taro tea with taro has been my go to and it pairs nicely with the crunchy flavorful and juicy popcorn chicken. I give Hay Tea 3.5 stars only because I ordered a taro milk tea with taro once and they gave me a milk tea with taro (the combination is just...off). You can see the photo below. They had been busy and just handed it to me and I thought maybe they just didn't add coloring because the label was correct and there was visible taro in the drink. So lesson learned; if I'm not sure I'll wait in line to make sure my drink is the correct one. I will definitely be coming back and once I know that consistently happens, I will re-review and raise their star rating. If you're in the area, go check it out if you're in the mood for boba and/or popcorn chicken!

Just off UC Berkeley Campus is Hearst Food Court, a charming intimate pathway of food stalls offering a good variety of foods. On the lower level tucked in the back is Hay Tea, a place that sell boba milk teas.They offer varied sweetness in their drinks from 100% (hyper sweet) to 25% (milder and my fav) and you can add boba to them. I have tried the taro and the milk tea and both were excellent. Service is sincere, friendly and dependable.The tea itself tasted great and the establishment was very clean and pleasantly decorated like a fun, blingy dream.

I ordered the brown sugar pearl tea latte with boba--tea itself was pretty good, but the boba pearls were hard.

The place recently opened and I think it's great! The match flavor was nice and strong and I really liked the cheese cream on top. When I went, there was only one girl working and she was on it! She took so many orders and made drinks so fast, literally on a roll. The place can be a little hard to notice since it's kinda in the back of this small food area, just be on the look out for its sign. Maybe stop by after class, walking around, anything! I love it!

Hay Tea takes over Quickly's space. same infrastructure. no inside seating. outside seating at benches available. offerings: tea latte, fresh fruit yakult, fresh tea, snacks, salted cheese, milk tea, fresh fruit teadrink: jasmine tea latte (3.75) less ice-has strong jasmine tea flavor, sugar content and condensed milk. -maybe sugar is added thus the sugary taste. -tea is premade. stored in canister.4.5 stars