Vivian C.
Yelp
One of my friends recommended Tea Maison, so I wanted to try it out. This most recent visit, I ordered a Hokkaido Milk Tea with oat milk and cheese foam, 25% sweet and less ice. It's been years since I've had a boba milk tea that I've wanted to throw away, but that is how this order was for me unfortunately. Despite requesting 25% sweetness, the drink was disgustingly sweet. I gave it numerous chances to see if it was just the first sips that tasted that way, but unfortunately, it was that sweet all throughout. If I hadn't already started my drive home, I would have gone back and let them know. I honestly really wanted to throw it away but hated the idea of throwing $9 in the trash, so I forced myself to finish it. The honey boba was a good flavor and had a nice firm and chewy texture; although it was entirely too sweet paired with the milk tea, it would have been perfect with a truly 25% sweet milk tea. And the cheese foam had a nice salty sweetness to it too. However, the milk tea really overshadowed those good parts and was so difficult to finish; it was just not enjoyable at all.
Another thing to note is that Tea Maison (at least this location) only offers Oatly oat milk as a milk alternative, while many other boba places offer a variety of alternatives like almond, soy, and coconut milks. Oat milk is sweeter than other alternative milks, so it's nice to have less sweet options available.
The service was okay, nothing particularly good or bad. And the environment itself was fine. It was clean and looked pretty nice with some seating inside. I do like the presentation of their drinks with the attractive matte cups they use.
Would I return to Tea Maison after this most recent experience? I think all-in-all I'm less likely to want to stop there if it's just me picking up a boba milk tea; but if a friend wanted to go, I would be willing to try a different flavor like Assam, Jasmine, or Oolong. And I'd really emphasize I only want 25% sweetness and would try the tea before leaving in case I get something disgustingly sweet again.