Perfect late night dinner. Got the crispy pork on rice and it was flavourful. I especially love the sides they had. I had my kitchen which had similar food but J's tea wins it for me 👍👍
J’s Tea is absolutely underrated. I have been dying to go back ever since I went last year. It was so good that we promised to go back. I’m super excited to share J’s Tea with even more of my friends. I love the decor as well, too cute! I just wished it was open for longer! I can’t wait to go back and enjoy it even more.
Nice food and drinks. Portion size is very decent too. Our favourite is the fried pork cutlet, pork was tender, juicy and crisp. Salt and pepper chicken was a must try, but was slightly disappointed with the chicken to batter ratio. Still OK though. The spicy pork and shrimp paste dish was sweeter than expected but interesting. Braised beef was tender and def worth a try. Love the side dishes that accompanied each order. We ordered the original milk tea and also the new black sugar Pearl's with milk in the milk series (my fav bubble tea drink now) and they were both good. They served our drinks in glass mugs too (dine in) compared to other shops which still uses plastic. Going back to try more items definitely.
Ordered from ubereats.
Although the colour of the watermelon milk tea frightened me a little bit with how deep it was, the taste was marvellous! I'm so happy there's actually a place with watermelon milk tea and don't make it taste like sugary cough syrup (ahem hulucat 🤢).
The fried chicken had the right amount of crisp and tasted good...
I got a half tendon and half beef noodle soup. The soup was very very salty. Lucky i was home, and just added hot water to it. However, the soup was not drinkable at all. The noodles tasted fine with it but if u drink the soup, it's literally just salt.
If u add water, it's less salty but the beefy taste goes away too...
So yeah please do something about ur soup. I knoe it's money saving to just add salt as opposed to flavour but come on..
Scrumptious comfort food. Always get it from ubereats, as the interior could be better at the restaurant. But overall great eats and drinks.
I had so much good memories here. Always came here with friends when i was in uni, there were not much milk tea shop like nowadays. J's tea got the lunchset and milktea, and both tasty good, i'm not dining there any more because it's hard to go with two kids, but i still like to order delivery take away.
This place has become our go-to for ubereats deliveries. I thought that it’d be a good time to check out the actual place and get the full experience.
The place is pretty straightforward and unfussy. The service was quick and helpful.
I’m a fan of their food. It’s ridiculously affordable, delicious with big portions and side dishes to boot. My partner’s all time fave is crispy chicken cutlets on rice. He also would not shut up about the egg roll with pork fluff- he’s addicted to the stuff. I’m partial on the pork chop on rice but the braised beef I tried this time was pretty good too. My sweet tooth is of course happily satisfied with their milk teas though I’ve only tried a couple of flavours.
Will keep getting J’s Tea for sure~
We usually come here for the milk tea but their food is good as well! Big portions and the side dishes are so yummy! Staff are friendly and food comes quick too!
Always packed when we visit so it must be good, have only tried the bubble tea but the food menu looks tempting! Bubble tea tastes good and service is great. Thanks!
one of the best asian restaurants I’ve eaten at in auckland! food is flavourful and authentic! love love love their crispy buns with condensed milk! the only reason why I gave it a 4/5 is because of the service! it can be a tad slow on some nights!
Been here a few times but never taken any photos till now so im here writing this review. Food is good, nice and fresh ingredients, well priced for the taste and portion sizes. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Will be back.
A good late night hangout spot with mates! Very generous portion if you are keen for a good feed. Although the quality of the food may be inconsistent at times, overall it's a very positive experience coming here!
Kaye Arguelles (ZOMATO GOLD CODE: KAYE 6954)
+4
went here last night. called them before hand to double check their closing time and was told kitchen closes at 11pm got there around quarter to 11 and still got a good service from the staff and made us still feel welcome. we ordered:
- prawn wonton noodle soup: it was alright very big serving of bowl of noodles with 5 prawn wonton
- half beef half tendon noodle soup: the broth was very tasty and again generous with the serving size although there was more of the tendon that beef meat.
- chicken popcorn: would totally recommend it was yum with chilli powder to add some spice
- coffee milk tea
- real taro milk tea: wasnt really a fan didnt expect it to taste floral-y or like a perfume atleast now we know not to get it next time
all in all, it was a great experience.
James Kenneth George Gibb
+4
Came with a bunch of friends. Everyone enjoyed their bubble tea however I ordered a mango yogurt. I don't know where the yogurt was meant to be. A very thin sweet cordial. The mango milkshake my friend ordered was much better
Food is ok if you want cheap/fast food big portion sizes. THey always seem to get my bubble tea order wrong. Tea isn't fresh and sometimes too overly sweet. Possibly under new management. Not as good as it once was. Always busy.
One of the best places to go for a late night snack and milk tea. It's better than some other milk tea places as you can actually sit down and order food with friends. Milk tea tastes rich and not watered down.
Best Milk Tea in Auckland!!! This is the perfect place for hanging out with friends, playing some card games while enjoying a hearty meal and good bubble tea. It's always crowded especially in the weekend so book first. They have a big food and drink selection, and the portion is also super huge for an average price of 12-13$. Everything i have tried were tasty and whenever I come here I always end up ordering too much because everything looks good. My favourite drink is matcha milk tea per usual. Honestly, if you want to try taiwanese food and the best milk tea ever, come to J's Tea and your belly will thank you.
These guys are really laid back. I discovered this little place only a would of weeks ago and I love it. It has all kinds of spicy food but my favorite thing about this place is the tea. (I know, shocker right?)
I love how cheap the food is at this place. For under $10, you can get so much food that you can't even finish. If you want to try something different, I recommend wined chicken. If sounds really weird but one on cold noodle is very refreshing on hot day. And the chilli fishes look quite frightening but it's nothing like it seems, quite mild. The teas are actually brewed & not from powder either.
It can be a bit hard to grab a table at peak times, but it's one of my go to when I just can't be bothered to make dinner.
They don't always ask, but you can ask to change the sugar and ice level too.
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There was a time when I frequented J's Tea like once every two weeks before it was always busy. Back then I thought they had the best milk teas and pearls in Auckland, now I still do but they have not been consistent. Sometimes I would get a mind-blowingly perfect drink, other times lackluster with undercooked pearls. These are the two extremes, so generally they are still great.
I always get the jasmine milk tea with pearls because I love how I can actually taste the jasmine here, which is often overpowered by the milk. Fresh milk series is very aromatic and a good choice too, but might be too sweet for some. For snacking, I highly recommend their Taiwanese chicken popcorn! I have also tried deep fried crispy tofu and tempura, both were good as well. If you want to try their food, have a go at braised beef brisket with either rice or noodles. It's always meltingly tender and served with tender simmered veggies. The black pepper crispy chicken cutlets are okay. My friend often gets the large stewed minced pork on rice, which makes a very simple yet satisfying meal. Although from our experience, we think by getting the large one you're only getting more rice instead of more meat.
I have watched prices creep up over the years, although portions have remained huge (I always struggle to finish) but they don't serve a separate selection of small plate side dishes with your meal any more. Every time I come the staff is different, so service is never the same either but generally abrupt and nothing special.
Bottom line: Great milk tea and pearls. Food is generally okay. Issues with consistency.
First time here due to recommendation from friend. I rate 4/5 as we love the ambiance, good place for catching up!
We only ordered the milk tea and we quite like it. We tried the matcha milk tea with red bean and real taro milk tea with half sugar. I love the real taro milk tea taste, would prefer if we can order no sugar version.
J's Tea is one of the best places to go for a late night snack or bubble tea. Parking is notoriously difficult here but if you go when the nearby grocery store closes there should be ample space. At the entrance, you'll notice a shelf with blankets which you can use if you're cold. I've only tried a few things from their menu but most have been really good. The salt and pepper squid is extraordinary, and their portion sizing for noodles is huge. Would definitely recommend the wolfberry and chrysanthemum tea if you need warming up! 😊
The portions are huge! I don't think I even finished my beef noodles, though they were a bit on the salty side. The salt and pepper chicken was nice and crunchy too! Overall, good experience, good for a casual gathering with friends which is cheap too
My favorite milk tea place in Auckland. Ideal place to go with a board game and friends if you want a place to be able to play something like Catan.
Probably one of the best bubble tea place in town! I love their tea base, and the variety of food and drinks they offered.
The food are generally very tasty and are extremely generous with the portions. The price are pretty reasonable too. I love their popcorn chicken!
How ever they seems to be lacking in the service department. We were there for lunch today, and the place wasn't that busy at all. After we were seated they didn't comeback to take our order, and the food took a little long to arrived. But otherwise we really enjoyed our lunch today.
Any Taiwanese missing the taste of home, this is a great place to come. The service was good, the portions are huge and the price is very reasonable.
I love this place. The tea options are plentiful and the food is delicious. The deepfried taiwanese street food options are pretty tasty. The only reason for not rating this place higher would be the staff are not very friendly. However if you're just looking for some yummy food and tea this place is great!
It's been a struggle finding solid bubble tea establishments in Auckland. Many are either too expensive, overly salty or sugary, stingy with food portions, or some just serve horrible food and bubble tea.
So I was genuinely surprised when I sat down inside J's Tea-- the outside is visually unassuming but the inside is clean and comforting.
We ordered a Taiwanese beef/beef tendon noodle soup, black pepper chicken on rice, spicy pork on rice, fried mantou with condensed milk, Taiwanese fried pop-corn chicken, and bubble tea.
Our orders did take awhile to come out and a group of diners who arrived after us somehow got their orders to arrive first, but ultimately the food we received was super tasty. They had mammoth portions and the pop-corn chicken was absolutely delicious.
The bubble tea were really nice, and I would highly recommend this place for people who love their bubble tea.
Showstopper: Bubble Tea and Popcorn chicken!
Overall Grade: B+, only because our meals took while.
One of the most authentic Taiwanese food place in Auckland, good portion for the price but sometimes quite noisy and parking is always hard to find. Highly recommend beef noodle soup and jasmine milk tea
i like bubble tea and crispy chicken, good indoor seating area, nice and comfort sofa,, i think this is the best Taiwaneses bubble Tea house
Always clean and high standard.
Auckland's best Taiwan food and best bubble tea place.
Food served fast
Service always friendly.
A bit expensive, but food was in good standard.
To enhance: sometimes noisy; some food not in original flavour, such as Singapore Bak Koh Tea.
Definitely a good choice for late night dinner.
A good place to go with friends for drinks and snacks. I have been here numerous amount of times and there isnt a drink so far that impresses me. Food i have tried: popcorn chicken, pork floss egg pancake, teriyaki chicken rice, pork chop cutlet on rice and wonton noodles. All quite reasonably priced and tasty. Service is so so, they can become quite ignorant when it is busy but i think its like that for alot of asian places when its busy
Been here quite a few times already. Their customer service is average. They can get quite busy especially during the weekends after 7pm and service will definitely be not as good or attentive.
Always order their beef noodle soup. Think it's my go-to dish when I'm at a Taiwanese restaurant. But this time, I went for a different meal. I got the Japanese fried udon (noodles). It wasn't bad but SO OILY. Was quite sickening to see how much oil was left behind on the plate :/ the chicken was quite dry. Also got their honey lemon black tea (hot) which wasn't bad.
Think I'll definitely be sticking with their beef noodle soup now.
Clean environment. But service is quite slow. Food is ok. Would love to see more variety. Drinks options are diverse but not the desert menu. Seatings are quite spacious but not too many seats during peak hours if you have a big group.
The food and drinks at j's tea is amazing although it is a bit pricy,but the food is quite a large amount, I also got the beef noodle soup it was so good but super big so I couldn't finish.They have good service and a nicely decorated restaurant. They always provide a warm feeling once u walk in as if it was ur own home. I highly recommend trying J's tea which is a high quality Taiwanese restaurant which I find really hard to find.
I've been to J's Tea so many times I've lost count. We usually come here for dessert and bubble tea after dinner and a lot of the time we get bubble tea to go because it's usually full at night! I love the couch seats and they're perfect for group hang outs and playing board and card games, however they're usually reserved! Sometimes if we're lucky, we can get these seats.
The bubble tea at J's Tea is my favourite so far! The flavour of the tea is a bit stronger than other bubble tea places and I like this a lot better. I'm not really a fan of the main meals here however. I've tried a fair share of the snacks and they're fine! The beef noodles are also pretty good here as well.
Service is alright here but the environment is what I really like! You can play games here with a group of friends and it's totally acceptable to sit for a bit after your meal. I know I'm always going to come back!
Favourite tea house.
Drinks are rich in flavour.
Overall atmosphere is welcoming and great.
Open late time is bloody fabulous and it's surprisingly busy quite late too.
Decor and store layout is satisfying.
Casual and that's how I like it :-)
Downside is that I live in Henderson and so it's a long trip to there. Pls bring J's tea to west auckland!
edit: been here a couple times...last time there not as good as first....
One of the best places I've tried that serves milk teas! :D Nice interior. Great food! Highly recommend the bbq pork 😊👍 it's very filling and decently priced
Good value meals, all three meals we ordered were tasty and good value. Bubble tea came in large glasses, we should have gotten them in takeaway as we couldn't finish them along with our meal. Interior is a bit..tacky, for lack of a better word. But the restaurant is usually busy and is good quality despite the aesthetics.
J's Tea > Hulu Cat = Meet Fresh> Momo tea > Chatime > Easyway
Probably the best milk tea place out there in Auckland, other establishments may serve better fried Taiwanese cuisine, or better bubble tea, but J's tea has probably scored the most points when totaled together.
For those of you who are not native to SE Asia or Taiwan, you can ASK for more sugar, double sugar, half sugar, quarter sugar, no sugar in your drinks, as well as no ice, less ice, or more ice. The best is usually half sugar with no ice, but it is down to personal taste, my friend likes it with double sugar and less ice...
The food is good bang for your buck, quite traditional TW style of serving, with small sides in addition to your food such as veges and a soup in most set meals with rice. Chicken is usually crispy at J's tea and most foods are made in the small kitchen at the back, whereas at Hulu, they just heat up frozen things in the microwave oven.
Good value. We had bubble tea and a few dishes to share. Overall, big servings, fast service and clean surroundings. Didn't like the colour theme of the restaurant, but not too distracting. Would go back.
A very nice place for flavoured milk-based drinks - both cold and hot. The ambience is good. The place is always full late in the evening. Will go again.
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Living in East auckland its difficult to get to at peak hour and only late night runs allow you to avoid the traffic. At work colleague asked me about J's Tea as she was keen on bubble tea close to work. I feel J tea's tea is consistently the best along with hullulacat in Anzac Ave a fraction the lesser of the two.
I call this Maccas for Asians as I have never spotted a non asian in this store.
The selection of how you have your milk tea is broad. Recommend grass jelly instead of bubbles as a nice variation (see pic close up). Their bubbles sago I believe, are always fresh but they can run out.
Flavours are as fake tasting as milkshake flavouring but you expect that. Watermelon is good but Mango is my favourite.
I question zoms categorizing yhem as a cheap eat. Their bubble tea is not reakly cheap, over $6 gor a drink but a fair price for value and a good experience. Their food eg pictured the taiwanese popcorn chicken at $10-11 is fully priced for the snack sized serving you get.
Sone really nice comfy-looking sofas but there's only 2 so these tend to get booked.(see pic). About 10 other tables so place can be packed. It was still quite busy at 945 pm on a Tuesday including big groups. Service is quick and staff very polite and help with ordering in english when required. Milk tea 5/5; popcorn chicken taiwanese style 3/5 and unhealthy as heck.
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Just went in a few hours ago to Js tea. Was really excited to go as its been here for so long, but have never gone in because it opens at a weird time for me (3).
Went in for dinner and it was quite packed which was a good sign, there was constantly people waiting for seats reserved seats etc so shows this place is popular.
The service was friendly and helpful when i arrived, so didnt have the same problem some people do have. I dont speak any asian languages either so communication wasnt a problem :)
I ordered chive prawn and egg dumplings ($12) and caramel milk tea with pearls ($6.5) and my friend ordered fried pork on rice and watermellon milk tea
My tea was really not good in the way it didnt taste anything like caramel, but more like the original milk tea, but the pearls were cooked well. On the other hand my friends watermellon milk tea was amazing! my dumplings tasted good but i found a bit expensive as you could get 20 dumplings for $10 somewhere else where as i got 15 for $12. My friend enjoyed his crispy pork.
I like the green tea drink most and some snacks are also good. The problem is that here is too difficult to get a seat pre booking is highly recommended
What a pleasant surprise! Clean, service was fast and the food was good. I also tried a hot jasmine milk tea-amazing! I'll be going back again.
My favourite bubble tea. The bubbles ate fresh and the flavours are strong. The place is usually too busy though. Hard to get a seat unless you make a booking. But it's worth it.
A friend recommended this place to me. Well，I tried their Oolong milk tea which is pretty awesome，doesn't taste like some soaked powder which other places do. I can't comment on things other than that as I haven't tried any. Will try the crispy chicken cutlets next time when I hit the restaurant.
Usually go to another place for Taiwanese pearl milk tea and friends recommend J's tea for us. We went there for lunch ~ a very relaxing place for gathering and the food there are so yummy!!!
I didn't ordered the Pearl milk tea But the red dates tea - which I love it!
I always find myself driving here in the middle of the night! My Mum and I are seriously addicted to their Red date & Longan tea! Definitely something I crave often. In terms of food, the Spicy Taiwanese popcorn chicken is delicious and for dessert, It has become a tradition to order some Green tea thick toast! The staff have gradually warmed to us (as we could probably be considered "locals" here) so the atmosphere is always wonderful. Definitely go and give it a try if you're around the area! :-)
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Felt like having a bubble tea along with a meal one night and came to J's Tea.
First impression : busy busy busy. We arrived there around 7:30pm and had to wait for about 15 minutes for a table to become available.
Although the staff were not the most friendly ones you can get out there, I didn't find them to be rude as most people have mentioned in their reviews. They did everything they were supposed to, just without a smile and with showing bit of frustration which is understandable.
We ordered Grilled Pork Ribs on Rice (R12/$11.5) and Black Pepper Crispy Chicken Cutlets on Rice (R24/$13) as meals and Jasmin Milk Tea with Jasmin Jelly (M07/$6.5) and Taro Milk Tea (M21/$5.5) for drinks. Overall, the Chicken was good, Pork way too salty for my liking, and both drinks just perfect.
The wait time for food was alright; first dish being out within 10 minutes, but each were served with a bit of a term in between. Everything we've ordered (4) were served on 4 separate travels by staff.
I find this to be quite a cool place to go for a late meal or a bubble tea session with friends, but will definitely be making a reservation on my next visit.
Great place to grab a bite before midnight
The food is good, the mains is good, taiwanese food.
Nothing too surprising, everything is done up to standard.
Weekends may need to book, good place to catch up with friends.
Wait time: 3/5
Environment: 3/5
Food Quality: 3/5
Food Quantity: 4/5
Price range: $20+ pp
Best milk tea in Auckland so far. The side dishes are fine, but mains are very average.
Service: 4/5
Environment: 4/5
Food Quality: 4/5
Food Quantity: 3/5
This one is obviously a popular spot for milk tea, and it is close to the Tai Ping supermarket so YAY
J's Tea has become my favourite milk tea place. The drinks aren't super sweet like other tea places and there's quite a big variety of flavours. I love their Green Bean Ice Blend, Black Sesame Milk Tea and Brown Sugar Ginger Milk Tea (hot version when the weather is cold), and Passionfruit or Peach Black Tea (the black tea balances the fruity sweetness nicely). This place is always crowded with the Asians coming here to relax, catch up, and play card/ board games (provided) with friends etc. It's pretty much the "it" Milk Tea place (like how Momo used to be until it started turning into a family style kind of place). They specialise in tea so the food isn't that good, and Dominion Rd is bursting to the brim with so much eateries, you're much better off at those ones if you're after food.
4.5 rating for the drinks only :)
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Whenever I visit this place, it is always crowed with so many people - though I do come during rush hour dinner time (between 8pm - late)
There's parking outside the restaurant and along the road, area for big groups that just wanna talk really loudly, sipping on their milk teas and snacking on finger/toothpick foods. Also table seating area for small groups or couples that rather be seated on leveled tables and chairs instead of the big couch and low table.
Staff speaks Mandarin, English and Cantonese. Always busy taking orders, making drinks or food. Though it may take a bit longer to order food during these times, but its obvious that the staff isn't just standing there chatting or on their phones - they are legitimately busy whenever I come here with friends. Milk tea is pretty good with a wide selection of flavours and other drinks, the food menu is appropriate for this eatery - ranging for sets to snacks, price is also reasonable.
Only negative things about this place is that whenever I order something, its that one thing on the menu that is unavailable or sold out, the noisey customers that sit there talking and shouting at each other as though they are across they room, but they are sitting right next to each other *shakes my head* (this isn't the eatery's fault, but it did contribute to my experiences here)
Good place to go to with friends that just want to hang out over some drinks and snacks.
Perhaps the best bubble milk tea in all of Auckland. With a vast selection of tea and foods, this place is a great hangout spot. The dinner selection is also adequate, the food itself is alright -Nothing to rave about. However the milk tea is definitely something to rave about.
My personal favourite is the egg pudding milk tea (half sugar), opening late as well giving us a lot of flexibility and time to visit.
If you have your dinner in dominion rd, usually chinese like visiting j's tea, you can order some finger food and drinks with your friends, it's very popular for chinese couple or group of friends. I especially like different kinds of tea, bubble green tea is my lover haha, you can also order some fast food, such as fried rice ,noodle ,topping with beef ,pork etc. It's very easy to park and open till very late!
J's tea I would say probably do the best pearls in Auckland.
Love their original milk tea. I also like the fact that they have heaps of different sweetness levels so I can go for one that suits my tastes.
They also have nice decor...comfy couches...all the things you would want for a nice catch up with friends.
I was surprised with the portion size and the extra sides the food came with. I was only expecting the popcorn chicken on rice but it had 4 extra sides, which were all tasty. Cheesecake was really delicious. Bubble tea was average. It didn't have any ice. I automatically assumed there would be ice if I ordered a cold drink. Overall, it was good.
Had the Taiwanese braised mince noodles and also the salt, pepper and chili fried pork on rice. The noodles was simple, but the mince on top was quite yummy. The pork was very good, the side dishes are just ok and the rice was little bit too wet but still not bad. Price is very good here and portion large. The dessert coffee jelly is my wife's favourite and reminds her of her childhood. Spacious place, will come again.
For me milk tea here is the best.
Good service, nice staff, food was brought out quickly. The food is a lot for one serving. It will taste better if they heated it longer.
Parking right in front of the store is very convenient.
Taste of tea: 10/10
Taste of food: 8/10
Service: 9/10
Price: 8/10
Ambience: 7/10
Toilet: 5/10
Best Taiwanese restaurant in Auckland. Food is so tasty and their milk tea is amazing. Butter toast is also very good.
Randomly stopped for a quick dinner. Food arrived fast. Fried rice was a big let down. No flavor at all. But bbq pork and fried chicken rice combination was great.
Great place to eat quiet and comfy. Food is really good and very well priced. The WeChat and Facebook discount is a killer! Highly recommended to all. You can't ask for more
Clean and accessible. Nice and tasty food and at the same, very affordable. $20-$30 for 2 people already.
Good food with tea is really food. I ordered egg rolls and free cabab, jasmine tea with jasmine felly had double topping pearl.
Hands down, simply the best milk tea place in town. Photo is beef tendon noodle, one of my fav menus also.
Friendly staffs, consistent food & drinks. Difficult to get a carpark onsite but plenty of choices if you choose to walk a little & takes a chance at crossing the busy Dominion Road traffic!
Well
J has been giving me a lot of memories, particularly when my first arrived Auckland.
It is the one that brings me home feeling of Taiwan.
It is not a fancy teahouse, but the foods, the drinks, the bubble tea comforts me every time whenever I get homesick.
the noodle tastes quite nice. Lamb is just average.
Great Taiwanese cuisine restaurant with great food and bubble tea.
As a Taiwanese, I would say the bubble tea and the food here are quite nice even in taiwanese standard.
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