SecreTea

I am very glad I came back to try their new menu items as the owner suggested! The Thai tea with Thai tea pudding was very good and made in store. It's a huge difference to have Thai tea made with actual tea vs the premade powders that are usually too sweet and way more artificial tasting. They use their own Thai tea to make the pudding too and is a great add on for even more flavor in every sip. The tea is not too sweet and very good. The cheese foam was a thicker than in my last drink but very yummy too! 4/5 Would definitely come back to try their other drinks or order this again

Between the two of us, we ordered:* Jasmine Milk Tea (no sugar, no milk, hot)* Brown Sugar Ginger Milk Tea (boba, 50% sugar)* Brown Sugar Ginger Milk Tea (25% sugar)We stayed here for a few hours.I walked in and voiced my desire for plain Jasmine tea. I was advised to order Jasmine Milk Tea with no milk. It was quite bitter and amazingly strong. My friend tasted it; she said she thought one could use it to clean something and agreed as to its bitterness. Were this same fluid mixed with milk and sugar, I think it might have been good or at least drinkable. Sadly, had to flush my jasmine down a toilet.I tasted my friend's brown sugar ginger tea (with boba and 50% sugar). I liked it and she liked it.I then ordered a Sugar Ginger Milk tea for myself. Mine had 25% sugar, "less ice", and no boba. It's really sweet. We both agreed that it was sweeter than my friend's. Neither of us could taste ginger in the tea. Unfortunately my sugar tolerance isn't that high. While I don't like this second tea I ordered, it's certainly easier to drink than the jasmine I had flushed earlier.Later on, I asked for my water bottle to be filled. There were no issues there!The samba-adjacent playlist has been quite nice. I've been enjoying that. (Though as an amateur bass player, I do feel that the lines could have been more interesting while staying in the genre's mold). We can plug in our laptops easily. This establishment does not provide wifi, but neither of us need internet to work. 3/5 stars because while the teas failed me; the water did not, my friend got good tea, and the locale itself is nice.

Very cute boba shop with a wide array of food options. I did not order food though many of the croissants looked very tempting! I tried the rose milk tea with boba. I enjoyed the tea, the flavor was subtle but very nice! I was not as much a fan of the boba

First of all, I saw people talking about the strawberry heart Boba and had to make my way over to this Boba shop.This place was so cute and the staff are very friendly. They did have other food like croissants and things that nature which I'm sure were amazing, but I didn't think that they had any gluten-free options so I didn't ask. I got the four seasons with the lychee popping Boba and strawberry Boba. Overall, the drink was really great. I was very excited for the strawberry Boba and it didn't disappoint.

(Overall: B) - While the specific drink I ordered seem quite medicore, I felt that their menu has some interesting and innovative items that could be worth another shot; the ambience is also quite nice and I love the cute boba figure outside. (Blossom to the Cloud: C) - This was a cherry blossom themed drink that tasted like milky strawberry soda with cherry popping boba. While the flavors were pleasant, I felt like it was missing that fresh fruit flavor that would give the drink a bit of vibrant life. Further, for such a fantastical name of a drink, I feel like there was missed opportunity to elevate suh a drink in terms of presentational color.--Food: EPresentation: EPrice: EAtmosphere: +1Service: EMenu: +1Overall: +2 BInsta/Beli: @amei_eats

Stopped here mainly to charge my phone and decided to have a sweet lunch while I waited. So glad I did! Simply amazing pastries and the tea was excellent as well. The staff was so friendly since it was pretty quiet today.

Updated:Carol reached out to me regarding my previous review. Having to come from LA to visit a 4.0-rated boba place definitely has caught my attention and I had high expectations. She admitted the drink that was made (strawberry matcha latte) was an error on her team's end, and asked us to give SecreTea another try. We are glad that we did, as Carol & Greg was open to our suggestions and recommendations. It definitely tasted better than the previous visit we had encountered. Thank you, Carol, for your customer service and your willingness to make sure your customers are satisfied. We hope to visit again soon!

Got the strawberry green tea and while I loved the strawberry heart topping, the flavor was pretty artificial tasting. The interior is super cute though. Definitely a cute spot for a college town!

The cutest Fall drinks found here at @SecreTeaDCStart your day off with Boba or Tea this season with these drinks~Blood bag (secret flavor) Witches dream (fresh taro and secret milk) ‍Vampire bite (mango and grape juice with passion fruit popping boba)Pumpkin Harvest(Brown Sugar Boba with Pumpkin Spice) ‍Frankenstein (taro and matcha milk tea) 1959 E St NW, Washington, DC 20052

Drink was alright but had way too much ice. Would not recommend. Rather go next door to Starbucks.