Tealightful Cafe

Class. Owner-operated. Everything I’ve ever had has been perfect. Again, class. I recommend the banh mi and the Vietnamese papaya salad. The chicken is also delicious!

Our go-to boba place. We like the drinks here, the teas taste good and have a balanced tea flavour. The staff is very friendly. The Cafe feels very comfortable, with enough tables, nice decoration and even some board games to play there.

I love the drinks here. Food is solid too. The passionate (passion fruit juice) was my go too but my new drink is the Lychee Lemonade— drink of the summer. It’s sweet but not too sweet. It’s also a little floral and refreshing. She’s perfect

The avocado smoothie (“avocado calm” drink) is very very good. They actually add some avocado mash to it so there’s interesting texture and big hits of avocado flavor! The food is also pretty good… I would say better than the average fully dedicated Vietnamese restaurant in San Diego.

Great place for a quick drink or bite while you’re studying or whatever humans occupy their time with these days. Tried the pork bun and “yes” it is very yummy! The strawberry ice blend drink was nice too. Never been to a boba tea joint that made food, so that’s different.

This place has a beautiful interior. The general aesthetic, the big wooden table, the paint, and the frickin plant wall are all wonderful. The staff is also really friendly. I wish I could say great things about the drinks and food, but my friend and I weren’t impressed (keep in mind this was my first visit ever).

I ordered a pandam delight and my friend ordered an elderberry milk tea and a pork bun. The pandam delight was ok. I really prefer hot teas without gelatin in them though. The elderberry milk tea was actually pretty good. The pork bun was not good. Everything was overcooked: the egg, pork, the bun. The bun had no stickiness to it and the inside was just chewy.

I’ll give this spot another try and taste a few different items before passing a final judgement. I’ll update in the next couple weeks.

Wow best banh mi in San Diego is found at a cute milk tea cafe.. who would have known. I dropped in today July 1 which happens to be their 1st anniversary so I got 20% off so it was a pleasant surprise. Ordered some snacks that aren't available at other franchise tea places like grilled squid (sauce is amazing) and got the che Thai and yummy yo. Be prepared for a surprise in the che Thai. It has durian! My kids loved the winter melon milk teas and I kid you not their beautiful hand crafted drinks would rival any 5 star restaurants cocktails...non alcoholic of course. They make their food fresh to order so be prepared for a wait if line is long but it's worth it. Their loaded tots are out of this world and we had to get seconds on their popcorn chicken... great bar food! Cute decor, great prices for quality food. I'd come every day if there is one in my hometown. Great job guys and happy anniversary!