Cafe 86 - Mt View in Mountain View

Fun stop for an after-lunch treat. The Mermaid boba was fabulous - the mix of sea salt and jasmine tea was so unusual and delicious! We also tried the ube butter bars. Had great texture and interesting flavor, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Staff was super helpful with my first-time ordering questions. Welcoming seating areas to enjoy your goodies. You need to go!

Unfortunately, I was unimpressed by the milk tea.I just wanted black milk tea with boba and non-dairy creamer. That ended up being over $8! Non-dairy creamer, which is standard in most shops, is $1 extra for your choice of soy or almond. $1 boba is more standard, and the drink is very large, but too many shops still offer $6 drinks for this to be affordable.The milk tea itself had decent flavor and plenty of sweetness, but also had a fatty fruity taste. I wonder if the taro flavor was accidentally mixed into this batch. The boba pearls themselves were a bit firm and stale but had decent sweetness. The drink also had a grainy texture, which wasnt great.The shop itself is quite cute, my drink took less than 60 seconds to make, and the staff were friendly and helpful. Its a shame the drink was so expensive and underwhelming. At this rate, Im inclined to go to Happy Lemon just a few doors down.

The first time I went I got their ube milk tea and was happy to see their wide variety of flavors on their menu. The staff were extremely nice and happy to answer my questions. The milk tea was very good, I loved it so much I came back the next week and got it again. I plan on going again today and trying something new 🫶

Nice spot for a quick ube grab-n-go. Theyve got a variety of desserts and drinks and they all taste excellent!Got myself the ube latte and the ube flavour really shines through! My friends had the coffee milk tea and the halo halo and they enjoyed their choices as well.Definitely coming back again to try out other stuff!

Overall a great spot, especially if you’re looking for Ube specialties. We got the ube milk tea, thai tea and ube butter bar.I really enjoyed the chewiness of the pearls/boba more so than other shops - and the ube milk tea itself I really enjoyed. It came off as having really similar flavour profiles to taro milk tea except with a unique aftertaste that resembled ube.The thai tea, however, didn’t taste quite as good as what I’m used to from any Vietnamese or thai restaurant (something about the tea that seemed off).Lastly, the ube butter bar pastry was really good. The base pastry layer was really buttery and delicious, with a nice complementing neutral ube filling layer.

Stopped by for dessert after dinner and got the halo halo. The leche flan that came on top was amazing. The rest of it was pretty standard.It was pretty crowded, but I dont know if thats because its that good or because options are limited.

Went for their opening night! Tried the ube butter bar, the halo halo bread pudding, and the cali-mango slush. I liked the butter bar a lot (crumbly, not too sweet). The bread pudding was too much coconut for me and felt heavy, but my partner really liked it. The slush was unique because it had calamansi and I liked the flavour that added to the mango.Pretty small space so better for to-go orders. They have a pretty extensive menu and it all sounds really good, Ill definitely be back to try more!

Cute atmosphere and the display case was gorgeously tempting—purple, dark browns, some sprinkle of cream/white colored toppings. Unfortunately disappointing on all the 3 items we got: cheesecake, cupcake, some brownie-like sweet. Tasted too sweet, some too dry, and one a mushy mess.

Stopped by for a cookie butter milkshake and it was wonderful! The shake was delicious - smooth and finished with crunchy chocolate cookie pieces on the top and bottom. And the staff were kind and helpful. Highly recommend.

I only had the regular latte. It was one of the worst coffees Ive ever had. I had to throw it out. Unfortunate waste of $7 (yes, $7!). Didnt try the other items on the menu, but the coffee was no bueno. Walk down the street to Red Rock if you want coffee.