Gong Cha

They were very busy today with Santa's parade. Drinks were delicious, there was a bit of a wait upon opening, we were not in a hurry, more than happy to wait.Super friendly, gave good explanations about what they did and didn't have. As well gave great recommendations. Unfortunately a few others were less than patient.(Also a great spot to watch the parade!)Little guy thought his view was the best.

I was very excited to try Gongcha. I’ve been impatiently waiting for them to open!I got Strawberry Chocolate Milk Tea with pearls, and oreo cream cheese foam.I got it with no ice, but tea was warm when I received it - I would get ice next time to enjoy it cold.The drink itself was nice. I would try it again.However, the cream cheese foam on top was extremely salty.. as if you grab a handful of salt and eat it.I couldn’t finish the drink at the end, and it gave me bad stomachache soon after.+ getting more tasty! I highly recommend the matcha mango drink to everybody+ I ordered a Oreo Chocolate Smoothie with Pearl yesterday and received some Fruity Pearl instead.. It really didn’t pair well with the drink and actually ruined the taste of the drink.Please don’t substitute specified toppings with ‘similar’ ones. I wouldn’t have gotten the topping if I knew it was going be something else.

Kinda meh, ordered the brown sugar and it didn’t look anything like the pic I think they forgot to put any brown sugar syrup, asked for 30% sugar got 70%. Kinda Slow service.

This Gongcha is so conveniently located and the staff is extremely chill. Thanh makes the best milk teas I have had so far

Bubble teas are my new found love and I seem to crave for one every couple of days!Gong cha is a Toronto based bubble tea joint and they have just one location here in Ottawa.The cafe itself can accommodate around 7 people and they have around 3 tables spaced well around the shop.I tried their Brown sugar oat milk tea Wouk Bobba and espresso Jelly and a green tea matcha based softy.Both were great!However they are a bit on the expensive side.

I had the crème brûlée bubble tea with pearls, and got my friend a mango slush with pearl.Customer service is really good, they gave me the time to look at the menu, made some recommendations and were really efficient at getting my order done quickly. If not for the great service, there would be one less star.Our bubble teas were both ok, it’s unfortunate that pearls are extra for practically all their drinks. From my experience, pearls are included at most places now. I’ve ordered similar orders for around $5 less before.The creme brûlée was a little lacklustre about halfway through it was simply ice and pearls essentially. I tried mixing the cream and ice and letting the ice melt for about a half hour, but I still ended up drinking the cream and having just ice left.It’s a nice environment however and the mango was good according to my friend.

Was April 17th, the worker added his own tip (around 15%) without giving me the option, and then walked away before I could ask about it or even get a receipt. This happened to me and my friend who both got a drink. We usually love this store, so this was a surprise.

I love their bubble tea, but they sent me the wrong stuff in my last 3 consecutive orders, so I have now given up on ordering. This time we had ordered the strawberry chocolate milk drink - it came labeled correctly, but instead it contained a strawberry and green tea drink. It's OK to get an order wrong here and there, but I've had no luck with this location.

Drinks are typical gongcha fare. They have a good mix of milky bbt and fruity bbts. They do good bubble waffles.This location is very convenient being close to bus stops and Lansdowne. I would say this location is more suited for grab and go, there are maybe two or three areas to sit and chat. There's no real space to work here.