Maruwu Seicha - Palo Alto

This place deserves five stars in my opinion for the matcha quality alone. Always packed and glad they are expanding. I got the Black Sesame Hojicha Latte. Great texture and drink-has the grassy flavorful taste towards the end (bottom). Menu is pretty big. Beginning taste is pretty sweet. There's no outdoor seating, but plenty of indoor seating. Place is packed and I came in during the middle of the week. There's a line, but orders go by very quickly. Well staffed.

I Didn’t like the taste of my cold matcha latte with soy milk. It was sweetened at my request but, really (?), did they do it? I was half way through and it stopped being sweet and became bland. Is this high quality Uji matcha? Pretty green color to the latte. I prefer the places in San Francisco I frequent: Matcha Café Maiko (Chinatown or Japantown - outstandingly delicious) and Shoji (on New Montgomery/Fidi SOMA - premium matcha and coffee drinks) or even the teahouse in the Japanese tea garden in Golden Gate Park. Ambiance: obnoxiously loud music playing in the café Service: not very enthusiastic to help; there is a self service screen right next to the cashier but it can be blocked by patrons in groups Tables: laptop patrons occupying too many tables too long :( Not likely to visit again.

After visiting Japan last year and becoming obsessed with matcha, we’re harsh critics. This is authentic, high quality matcha. The matcha latte is perfect and all you need, but my husband also liked the cream foam matcha. Would return every day if I lived nearby. Super busy at all times, but worth the wait! The matcha ice cream was good, but not sweet enough. Would not buy again. But the milk ice cream was 8/10.

Tasty drinks and quite popular. Got the matcha latte with the Hokkaido soft serve ice cream on top and it was pretty delicious. Though there was a line to both order and pick it up. Might make more sense to order online ahead of time than in the kiosk inside? I like the soft serve a bit might be good to try and get it by itself along the drink, to make it easier to drink. Overall though the end products is tasty and worth trying out.

I ordered Matcha Latte +OkinawaBoba. My friend ordered Matcha Latte and she got it first. I’d been waited for like 15mn. It wasn’t that busy that time and then I decided to come up to ask for my drink. Barista didn’t seem to know my order and then ask to check my receipt, I showed them the receipt and then he went in and come back to tell me Boba is not yet ready. I need to wait like 20mn until it’s done. I told I had waited enough please make me different drink. They should have at least check what customer order and informed and not keep quiet like that until someone comes up to ask. Also I want cheese tart but after seeing the flies flying around and laid on different cheese tarts, I passed.

They had many options of matcha desserts from ice cream to coffee lattes to little tarts! I got the matcha and milk soft serve swirl which was a the perfect balance of sweet and grassy! Unfortunately, the line was super long and the wait after we ordered also took a while. Also, some of the options, like peach soft serve were unavailable.

I always thought matcha was overrated & overhyped but this place proved me wrong. This is my first time trying matcha ever and I’m glad it was this place. Visited twice consecutively. Definitely visiting again!!! Update: This is my go to place for Matcha now. Tried other places too but nothing tops this. Got to know from the cashier that they use cane sugar. I wish they had options for sweeteners and ice quantity too like they have for sweetness %. I’d still have it anyway though :)

Maruwu Seicha is a charming tea spot with a cozy, homey vibe. Their matcha lattes, made with creamy Hokkaido milk, are smooth and flavorful, and the matcha scoop is a must-try for any green tea lover. A great place to unwind and enjoy high-quality matcha!