Sweet Kingdom

Had no idea what to expect here but I was super impressed! I ordered the mango and coconut jelly sago and although I’m still not quite sure what sago is, I would definitely recommend the dish! Cute place and I hope to explore more of their menu

Innovative way of ordering your food with ipads that show you description of each item and price. Saves both you and the waiter the hassle of going back and forth between what is this? do you have this in stock? etc… Although sometimes it’s nice to have charismatic wait staff show you what’s good!
I really wanted to try the taro tong sui, but sadly they were out of it. Instead, my boyfriend and I got the mango kingdom and Sweet glutinous rice with sago. They were both pretty good, but I would have to say that the price is pretty steep for tong sui. My boyfriend found some hair in his, but was kind enough not to say anything about it. The glutinous rice was also served rice on top of the tong sui as if it were a scoop of ice-​cream. Although unconventional, I actually preferred it this way so that I could take chunks out of it or mix it in my tong sui if I wanted to.

I love the concept of this restaurant — broad range of asian desserts, tech-​savvy ordering via an ipad — also great visual appeal and welcoming environment with weird asian music videos playing in the background. The desserts satisfied my cravings, but the price was a poke in the eye. Most of the desserts require very little «from scratch» preparation — a scoop of ice cream, some condensed milk, maybe some fresh mango or likely frozen.etc. which doesn’t warrant a premium price in my opinion. Come here after gorging on korean food in Allston but know that you’ll be paying top dollar for it!

Absolutely loved the décor and cleanliness of this dessert spot; service was also friendly. The desserts are unique creations, but the ingredients are very basic and overpriced. Nice hangout spot for friends or to bring a date!

Absolutely love this place! The desserts are amazing. Great place to hang out with friends for some sweet treats at night. I went with my girlfriend last night and the shop was pack but we got a table within minute when walking in. The interior looks very simple with white wall, lot of lights, and look very clean. The foods coming out alittle bit long than we expected. The prices is also a bit pricey but the desserts tastes great. I would definitely coming back here.

We walked in and we were about to seat ourselves but the cashier seated us with our very own tablet-​menu LOL. $ 10 minimum on credit cards! Dessert is meh, nothing special.
I ordered some tapioca redbean thing and it was alright. A little bit bland for me, wouldn’t get it again. I didn’t taste much except the red bean. There was a lot of red bean but not enough tapioca sadly. A little pricey for such a simple, small dessert. It didn’t match the photo on the menu either LOL.

Sweet Kingdom is very reminiscent of the trendy Taiwanese dessert places. Actually, that is exactly what it is. I ordered the mango ice cream with sago, mochi, and fresh mango with a friend after dinner, and I was pleasantly surprised.
Delicious!
Great ambience and great service as well.
The cherry on top of a very nostalgic trip down memory lane was the white rabbit candy that came with the bill.
Best place for Taiwanese dessert ever!

Really love the 椰子冻！delishhhh…
I don’t have much to write but yeah… it’s Great to eat this at night when you have huge cravings. And also how important it is to have a car to be a foodie…#needcar #missingLA #iwananbeinallston

Each time I see the squared bowls, I am reminded of Honeymoon Dessert in Hong Kong. But there’s a big difference between these two dessert spots. Sweet Kingdom’s most basic mango dessert is so bland and super watery. Definitely not a good consistency to have.
The place is definitely clean and colorful with Chinese music videos playing on a huge TV. I think it’d be a good place for people to hang out, if only the desserts were better made.
The wait for a great dessert place that is closer to HK’s quality continues.

This place definitely surprised me and my group. I always walk by this place, not knowing what kind of dessert they were serving. So we headed there one night last week. After being seated, we were given a tablet to look at the choices they had — They actually had quite a few options to choose from!
From what I took away from looking at the menu, it seems like their main thing is durian desserts. I’m not a huge fan of durian… But they have lots of options! We ended up ordering 3 desserts for the 6 of us. I’m blanking on the actual names of the desserts, but we ordered an Oreo shaved ice dessert, a mango ice cream with fruit on the side, and a coconut milk with tapioca and red bean dessert. They were pretty small, but we were stuffed from dinner. All pretty good, reminds me of Taiwan because they are desserts that you would usually get in Asia. I would recommend the mango ice cream ones and the coconut milk with tapioca.
Overall, better than I had expected! Service is interesting because you choose everything on the tablet and when you are ready, the server comes to pick it up. The tablet is very handy since I would have had no idea what each dessert was if it weren’t for the photos. Good to know there’s a place nearby if I’m craving for Asian desserts!

The place is very clean and pretty (and they have a nice and clean restroom!). We were given a tablet to order our desserts. The pictures on it are pretty accurate to what we ordered. I did noticed how pricey the desserts were since I have been to other places with lower prices than those here.
The desserts were okay. It wasn’t bad to the point where I wouldn’t come back again. The dessert I had was really sweet. My friend thought it tasted like apple sauce. Service for me was good. No one came to ask us to hurry up with our orders or to leave.
I wouldn’t mind coming back again considering this is a nice place to lounge around and go to the restroom.

Sweet Tofu Puddings are my favorite, and the sweet tofu puddings here are delicious. I also tried their Lait de Coco Hasma, and I was so happy after I finished it. The guy working the shift when I was there was very nice and accommodating. I will come back someday not with only one friend, but a lot of friends. The environment is great for small-​medium groups to hang out and chill together. The music playlist are mostly Chinese songs. Overall, I like this place.

Desserts are below average and are quite expensive. Also, I’m not sure why we have to tip when all the waiter did was bring us an iPad and our orders. Water wasn’t even offered??? I would have much rather picked up the dessert myself than pay an 18% charge with minimal service.
Most likely, I would not return unless my friend was begging to come here.

Nice modern interior and it wasn’t that crowded on a Friday night so you could easily grab a table to sit around. I like the picture menu a lot and it seems like what you get matches pretty closely to how it looks on the menu. Most of the desserts have either mango or durian, and we opted for two mango ones: one with sweet sticky rice and shaved snow and another with coconut jelly, mango purée, and sago (like clear tapioca balls). Both of them were pretty refreshing and not that sweet, which I prefer, but there is also some syrup at the tables for those who like it sweeter. All in all I enjoyed the desserts but the major drawback was the price — at $ 6 – 7 a dessert I didn’t feel like it was quite worth it. The service was great while we were there though.

I came here for the first time couple days ago. I was surprised when the host (or the guy behind the counter) sat us down first at a table because I honestly thought this was an order and dine-​in kind of dessert shop. We ordered what we wanted on the ipad and the guy took our order. The wait for the desserts were quite long. Longer than I thought it would be. My friend and I ordered a kiwi smoothie, mango sago, and of course, the durian pillow dessert. The durian dessert was absolutely delicious. It had the perfect balance of whipped cream and durian. I didn’t care too much about the mochi wrapping. I’ll definitely order it again! As for the kiwi smoothie, I didn’t care too much for it. It was refreshing but it was just really plain and bland. Not really worth it. Maybe I’ll try other flavors next time. The mango sago was okay. I’d rather go to Yocha for the sweet soups. Overall, the shop is cute. It took us forever to get our checks. I guess it’s more of a chill/​hang out spot. I mean I was there for practically 3 hours talking to my friends. Not sure how the tipping courtesy is for Sweet Kingdom is though. I tipped him anyway because it made sense too since he did serve us.

Very modern Asian desert Café. Being from Florida, a traditional Asian desert place is so scarce to find and a good one is practically nonexistent. Finding this place, I was so excited! The servers are Chinese and pretty friendly. The menu is on an iPad with pictures which is always a plus for me. There’s a flat-​screen TV showing the latest Jay Chou videos when we were in. I got a custom order that wasn’t on the menu, herbal grass jelly with coconut milk and sago 贵零膏西迷露. It was pretty good. The grass jelly is naturally bittersweet but it was marinated in honey so it came out sweet. The coconut milk base and the sago was on the less flavorful side but that’s the way I like it. My friend got the sesame mochi ball with sesame paste soup 芝麻胡杨. It was super sweet but she loved it too.

Desserts are not good at all. Compare to Hong Kong then it’s just terrible desserts. The design of the place is nice but this place is never pack each time I come here.
The Korean MVs is just really weird. Should be a great place for hang out spot for the young crowd but not much people come here. Last time we ordered a taro dessert and its tasteless. Why is it not sweet at all?
Sweet Kingdom, you have to update your desserts and find a way to make them taste better. U give better quality then you will have more customers!!! Stop staying behind the counter to use your phone when you can improve your desserts. Thanks!

Mango kingdom
Yam black sticky rice
Durian pancake
Durian, sticky rice and mango
Overpriced and the HongKing style desserts didn’t taste spectacular. I’d have to think twice before returning.

Went here for the first time for an after dinner dessert. Right when we walk in the whole place smelled of durian… It wasn’t too strong but you know it’s there.
The waitress was nice and was able to explain the menu to us. It was a cold night when we came and it would have been nice if they have more variety in their menu like warm sweet desserts.
There’s so many mango combinations. We just got the mango with sago, coconut milk, and coconut jello. Sago is tapioca for all you noobs who didn’t know — including me. The dessert tasted okay but I wish it tasted sweeter. We went on a slow weekday night and the whole time we were there we saw 3 separate couples walk in, sit down, look at the menu, and leave. It’s just totally awkward, that’s what Unilocal is for people, do your research before coming in !
The atmosphere is very comfy and relaxing. I love that there’s a tv there, my friends and I were just totally staring at Big Bang singing the whole time. If there were board games I would feel totally at home!
Not sure if I would go back. Maybe if I’m in the mood and in the area.

I came here when the store sign wasn’t even up yet, making it harder to spot at night. From the inside, Sweet Kingdom is a very well-​lit, modern-​looking dessert venue. We chose our desserts and paid for them on touchscreen devices. There were pictures that accompanied the dessert descriptions. That’s extremely helpful to those uncertain about Hong Kong-​style desserts. This place actually reminded me a lot of Yocha. There were a lot of mango-​type dessert either with coconut milk or tapioca. I was disappointed in what my friends and I ordered. The mango pieces were sour and the overall taste was bland. The server also appeared skeptical when we asked for water for the table. She was surprised we asked for tap water and not bottled water…

Oh, Sweet Kingdom… you could have been so much more…
That’s the thought that keeps running through my head every time I think about my experience here. I’m a huge fan of Asian-​style dessert. Put real mango pieces with mango ice cream and throw in some sago, and you can’t go wrong, right?
First, the good stuff. The décor is great! Compared to the last restaurant that was here, this is a huge upgrade. Everything looks new, and the style is definitely modern. You even get to do your orders on a tablet. They’ve got a ton of options — as long as you like Mango or Durian.
A quick warning for those who may be sensitive to smells — one of the major selling points of this place is that it offers Durian desserts. So when you walk in, you may smell something stinky — yup, that’s durian.
Now, the not so good stuff. I got the Mango Madness, which comes with pretty much everything I like — the mango ice cream, real mango, and sago. But it was almost flavorless! Maybe it was the overpowering smell of the Durian Madness that my neighbor got? In any case, not only did it not satisfy my mango dessert craving, the portion size was really small. To top it off, it was crazy expensive too. I don’t mind paying a premium for quality stuff, but I expect to be blown away if I’m paying that much for dessert.
Finally, I wish they simply had more variety. I’m willing to try other stuff because frankly, there’s just no good Asian desserts in Allston.

Nowhere else in Boston has this style of dessert! So refreshing to see this instead of yet another froyo place and made me feel like I was in Asia again.
Had the mango sago and it was tasty!
However, they really need to diversify the menu or rename it. Mango is in nearly every menu option. And coconut milk. It’s just a matter of which is the majority ingredient and what other accompaniments come with it — ice cream, grass jelly, tapioca, etc. We had to flip back and forth between the options and try and figure out what the differences were because they all looked and sounded the same.
It’s a little over priced in my opinion. It’s almost 8 dollars for a bowl. Seems like $ 5 or $ 6 would be more fitting.

Sweet Kingdom should have a different name. Mango Kingdom??? 50 Shades of Mango? Yeah, I like that one better.
Rather than getting frozen yogurt in the Allston area, we happened to come across Sweet Kingdom through a recommendation of a friend. We like trying new places and thought it might be similar to a place called Yocha in Quincy.
As soon as you step into the somewhat small store, you are greeted by the odor of durian. To people that are unfamiliar with it, it is a southeast Asian fruit that has a custard-​like texture, with an odor similar to garbage or a fart. If you are willing to overcome the scent, durian is a fruit loved by many.
The atmosphere felt modern, with good décor and a variety of current music videos playing on a TV screen for background music. To continue with the modern vibe, we were then greeted, brought over to a table, and given a Surface Pro Tablet in which we could look at their menu and place our order. Although the concept of the tablet might seem cool, the usage of it is a little out of place. You cannot fully place your order as it requires a confirmation code, you cannot call over a waiter with the tablet, nor can you pay when you’re done using that device.
The desserts offered almost seem a little… repetitive. Most items are soupy or custard like creations, often swimming in coconut milk and tapioca and contains some form of mango. Crepes and smoothies are also offered, but still, Sweet Kingdom lacks variety.
The menu also boasts items you’ve never even heard of. When the waiter explained to two people that a dish contained the fatty tissue of a frog’s uterus, they left right after, despite the claimed health benefits or the deliciousness of it.
Although we were a little shocked by it all, we decided to stay and try out the Mango Madness, which in fact proved to be delicious and more refreshing than what we expected. In comparison to Yocha in Quincy, I definitely like this dessert better. At an $ 8 price point however, it is expensive and not worth going out of the way to have again. (BTW: $ 10 minimum for using credit card)
In summary? Sweet Kingdom definitely has some kinks to get over and needs to expand their menu to reach a larger audience. More food variety, better description of the menu, and allowing for full tablet use from beginning to end would make the experience much better.

I’m giving lots of threes lately. Boston stop being mediocre T_​T
First off, yay to finally seeing some business in this spot that use to be a chinese takeout joint. Décor is wicked cute.
Friend and I notice a funky smell, I thought it was the smell of someone throwing boba tea powder in the air, and my friend thought it was the smell of paint. And before you be saying it’s «stinky durian smell». H to the ell no because I love durian and it would smell fabulous. Anyways, was very distracting.
From reading the reviews I knew to just sit at the table and have them bring the tablet out.
My friends joke about jacking the tablet… eh… Haha?
I agree with the other reviews as having a group choosing on the tablet can be annoying. Since we all wanted to look at a different category. They should just put a big printout of everything on each table.
I really wanted my own because my belly doesn’t know what sharing mean but peer pressure we had to share. Q_​Q Got the one with mango, sago and chewy rice ball… Other pair got same but minus el balls. Both are suppose to have ice cream, except we never got ours. Had to ask them and they just said «oh» and brought us the ice cream after we basically finish ours dessert. It’s ok though, ice cream tasted pretty good.
I do want to retry. Collectively A gave it a 3. B gave it a 4. And C is picky so she probably would give if a 2 (I forgot to ask). I give it a 3.25 so do your average 3^rd grade math ~ Kinda overprice for a bitty dessert tho. :B

I’m so happy to see one of these places here! I have to admit I am not the most adventurous with this type of dessert (I always stick to mango and coconut — I’m still too chicken to try durian or hasma — apparently the fatty part of the Fallopian tube of a frog?), but this brings me back to yummy dessert memories of trips to China and Hong Kong. I have yet to see this type of place elsewhere (not even in Japan or Korea), so I’m impressed there’s now one here!
As for the store itself — the desserts were sweet, fresh, and refreshing, the décor was very hip and modern, and as others mention, the tablet is cool. I didn’t fully get the point since we couldn’t call the waitress with it or pay with it, but it’s a step in a modern direction. The desserts here are very different from what you might be used to – they have very tropical /​Asian flavors and nothing cakey, chocolatey, vanilla, etc. For starters, I recommend something with mango, coconut, or sago.
Overall, yummy and I am always happy to find a unique food niche being filled here in Boston!

There’s a popular dessert chain in Asia called «Honeymoon Dessert» that serves traditional Chinese/​Cantonese desserts in their signature plastic yellow square bowls. So naturally, when I saw that Sweet Kingdom served traditional Chinese/​Cantonese desserts in that same plastic yellow square bowl, I was intrigued.
Unfortunately, I only had a little bit of time before my dinner plans so I quickly ordered at the counter and didn’t get to experience what sounds like a cool tablet/​online-​shopping menu-​browsing experience. I personally love seeing pictures of what I’m ordering so I know I would’ve fallen head over heels for that.
I ordered my favorite 杨枝甘露 (yang zhi gan lu), which they’ve named «The Mango Kingdom.» It’s definitely a staple as far as this type of «soupy» desserts go so I feel like it makes a good litmus test.
My experience with «The Mango Kingdom» was 3 stars at best, not even taking into consideration that the mangos were underripe because mangos aren’t quite in season yet. First of all, 杨枝甘露 doesn’t traditionally have ice cream in it, so when I ordered, I asked whether I could have it without ice cream. She said yes. So I said great, one Mango Kingdom without ice cream. And lo and behold, it came. with ice cream. Luckily, the ice cream was not as intrusive as I had imagined since it was not super creamy but rather a tangy mango flavor but it was still not what I ordered. Second of all, the Mango Kingdom is supposed to come with grapefruit and I literally got a couple teardrops of grapefruit. I don’t even know what such a small portion of grapefruit is called. a juice sac? (See photo for the sad sight) Flavor-​wise, it was alright and the sago was a good texture.
During my brief visit, I enjoyed the well-​lit, comfy booth style seating. They’ve only been open for about 2 months and it seems like they’re not overly busy yet so it seems like a nice place to hang out with friends in between meals or as a sweet note to end the night.
I am definitely eager to come back and try some of their other dessert soups, namely the Mango and Black Sticky Rice with Coconut Sauce, and to try their fancy tablet, pictures-​galore ordering system.

All the desserts here are very very asian. like i don’t know what half of the menu is. I wouldn’t recommend coming here unless you are familiar with hong kong desserts.
It’s also a SIT DOWN dessert place. You order with a tablet that displays the menu in certain categories so browsing through the entire menu can take a while. You put what you want in a cart (kinda like online shopping) and the waiter comes to grab the tablet.
I got sweet mango kingdom, coconut ice with sticky rice and mangos, mango pancake and a honeydew smoothie. Because my friends and I were one of the first customers, they gave us the mango pancake and the honeydew smoothie for free. But both were pretty awful.
The mango pancake was this hard artificial block on nothingness wrapped with cream and a thin layer of bland substance.
The honeydew smoothie was a cantaloupe smoothie. Not very good…
But the mango kingdom and the coconut ice were pretty decent. Not sure why I would come back though. It was nearly $ 7 for a tiny portion that didn’t really hit the spot.
I’m very confused by my experience. The food was not good and the prices were too high, but the people were nice and it was warm on a cold day…