Carolina S.
Yelp
Nine Tailed Fox is the new Boba Tea place here in Orinda. In addition to drinks they also serve snacks, such as bubble waffles, lumpia, and shrimp. They also serve boba ice cream sundaes. Nine Tailed Fox has a more limited drinks menu than some other boba places in the Bay Area, but what they do have sounds creative and yummy, and will appeal to a variety of different fandoms: Butterbeer from Harry Potter, a Star Wars Cantina-inspired drink, etc.
I came in for a Thai Tea Milk Tea with boba, and a bubble waffle.
Service was fast, friendly, and hospitable. I definitely enjoyed my waffle, a soft and eggy confection which managed to be sweet without being excessively so.
I was disappointed that I was unable to order my drink more precisely to my taste preferences. While the menu posted on the wall indicates you can specify "more or less ice" and "more or less sweet," I wasn't able to get my drink without ice or with very little or no sugar. I was told that each drink has a set amount of ice, and sugar, and unlike other boba places, there is no posted "scale" for ordering "30% sweet," etc. I'm an oddball in terms of most boba customers in that I'm very sensitive to sugar, and will ordinarily order "0% sweet" from other boba venues in order to meet my dietary needs. So I was disappointed that you just can't do that at Nine Tailed Fox, but that might not be a problem for you.
While I liked my drink, the Thai flavor wasn't as strong as I'd ideally like it, and the boba tasted a little grainy to me. Overall though, I enjoyed my experience enough to come back and try one of their specialty drinks in the future.