Seattle Best Tea

We tried the Matcha Milk Tea w/ Red Bean toppings and Lychee Fruit Tea! Super refreshing and delicious! The interior was very cozy with the employees being very sweet during our time there! Definitely going to come back for their ice cream next time!

So here's what sets Seattle Best Tea apart: CHOICES (!!!), so many choices, whether your preference be milk or fruit tea AND free toppings. This is one of those all-encompassing places where whatever your go-to drink is, chances are it's probably here. The fact that you have multiple choices for a base tea (you can have black or green tea, but you can also choose white, chrysanthemum, pu-erh, rose, and more) and then combine that with your fruit flavor of choice?? The options are endless! The customization is unmatched! You are really out here being the master of your own fate. And to top it all off they have a variety of toppings (FREE TOPPINGS. THE TOPPINGS ARE FREE) AND there are like five different levels of customization for sugar? Which is kind of crazy. The 10% option went extremely hard. In the end I decided to try the regular black milk tea. I appreciated that the milk tea wasn't your regular run of the mill milk tea. The strong tea flavor was the star (as it should be), but I found it had a bit of an aftertaste. The biggest issue here was their boba which were both too small and too hard. They definitely weren't boiled for long enough and it was like I was biting down on pebbles that were slightly squishy. You could really feel the impact between boba and teeth which is not exactly the experience I'd say I wish for when drinking boba. Next time I am definitely going to try a fruit tea combination!

Friendly and cute place for a good cup of milk tea treat. They also sell loose leave tea we bought some sample tea bags here in our first visit.I love their heavy oolong milk tea with 50% of sugar. I prefer my milk tea is heavy on the tea so this is perfect for me. Rich and smooth, the flavor and texture of the milk tea is well balanced. Boba is flavored too, perfect sweetness. Sad it was a bit too far from me otherwise I could come here more often, but I just found out they have another spot in U district.

It's unique to see a boba shop with free toppings (especially unique when you can get multiple free toppings!). Seattle Best Tea also has more varieties of tea than most boba shops do in Seattle. Otherwise, I didn't find anything noteworthy about the drinks they serve. My friend said the tea was "amazing" last time she came and this time was "good" (4/5 stars) but neither of us were particularly impressed with the boba (3/5 stars). The service was good (5/5 stars) and the ambiance is "leftover furniture that I got from my parent's house" (5/5 stars because that doesn't bother me).

Love Seattle Best Tea!! I've only been to their I-District location, but glad they have bought a vowel to include the U-District.It was extremely busy the Saturday afternoon I visited - ordered and waited probably 15-20 min for my drink (taro with red bean and egg pudding), which is definitely more than usual, and way longer than I anticipated. However, they had a huge online group order to be fulfilled, and I was in no particular rush. It was also surprisingly hot that day, and the girl at the register graciously refilled my water bottle while I waited.Always a pleasure visiting for the same great tea, same unlimited toppings, and friendly staff.

Excited to welcome Seattle Best Tea to the UW area! I wish it opened when I was at U-District but it's a great addition for the college community. Though there's also five other boba spots within two minutes of walking. Seattle Best Tea is the unique spot that sells ice cream and sticks to fairly basic flavors while excelling. I think they excel at the ice cream more and the drinks can be outshone by other spots on the Ave though. Price here is fair though, especially when matched against the new expensive options on the Ave.FYIs for the ice cream. They seem to have 8 flavors available at a time despite the menu showing all possible options. At the grand opening, they did not have dragonfruit. It seems that if you order a double scoop, it's only for one flavor. Two flavors makes it two single scoops. Happened to me and another person who came out seemingly confused and thinking there was miscommunication. Maybe an error, maybe not.Jasmine Tea Ice Cream - pretty sweet with the floral taste from jasmine. The tea itself is fairly mild and outshone by the sweetness. It's a light aftertaste. Pleasant ice cream but I think other flavors are richer.Taro Ice Cream - rich taro ice cream that I highly recommend. There's even mashed up taro merged inside which enhances the richness and gives a variety of nutty, vanilla-like flavors from mild to strong throughout the ice cream which I think is fantastic. Black Milk Tea w/ Boba - a classic house milk tea. Nothing special but satisfies cravings and at a fair price (in comparison to other shops). Boba is sweet and fairly chewy, though closer to the undercooked side.Heavy Oolong Milk Tea w/ Boba - this is their number one recommendation and it's a strong oolong tea. Nothing absurd but a good choice for those who prefer the tea taste in their milk tea, as it is stronger than the creaminess.Wintermelon Milk Tea w/ Boba - typical wintermelon, sweet and rich but creamy. Oat milk subbed so also nutty (they do have milk substitutes). Like many other drinks, nothing special or different, just a timeless classic.Strawberry Milk Tea - this was probably the outlier from being "basic." There's a faint strawberry taste which fades into tea. Goes to show how they focus on brewing tea and use rich tea. Not sure if I liked the taste though because it felt like two flavors battling to impress taste buds. Wasn't bad, just felt conflicted.Matcha Milk Tea w/ Boba - light matcha but not powdery which is good. Didn't think it was particularly strong, more creamy with more milk than any tea. I'd probably skip the matcha here unless it's ice cream.

I've been to Seattle Best Tea twice now and ordered the taro milk tea with boba both times. The first time, I accidentally forgot to adjust my sweetness so it was good but too sweet and this time I tried 50% which was not as sweet as I was hoping, so in the future I'll get 75%. For the taro drink overall, I am more used to having chunks of taro in my drinks. I think this taro is made with taro powder, which is okay but different from what I would prefer. The boba is chewy, and it has a nice balance between being too hard and too soft.I got my drink pretty quickly both times, and the company has a stamp card (buy 10, get one free) which is much appreciated. I went in the late evening, and there were a few other customers there. It feels like a nice place to catch up with friends and drink boba. Overall, I would recommend this place!

Not only is Seattle best Tea delicious, it's also affordable with up to 3 toppings available for any tea order! Their service is quick and great and they're an amazing spot to stop by if you're looking for a refreshing or filling midday treat!

Decent spot, there are tables to sit at and it's usually not too crowded until other boba spots on the Ave. They're also a lot more reasonably priced than their neighbors and don't charge extra for tapioca / have several other free toppings

The place is small with a couple of tables and seating. I ordered the mango milk tea and it was good! It's nothing special, but it was good for the price and drink/flavor. The toppings are also free, which is even better!Recommendation(s):- Mango Milk TeaService: 5/5Tip(s):- Indoor seatings available- Accept Apple Pay- Toppings are free