Relaxtation

I never though that a boba tea place would have both terrible drinks and no boba. I don’t think I’ll return here, but that’s a shame since here are no other boba places on the campus.

Very mediocre boba, and sad venue. But it’s O. K… Wilson didn’t know the difference between the blended drinks and smoothies, and blended the boba with the blended Calpico Splash that my friend ordered. I watched Wilson nervously laugh as I watched those tapioca balls get ripped to shreds. At least my friend got extra intact boba. My taro milk tea was very purple, and very mediocre.
Wilson didn’t seem to know what he was doing. Made for an interesting experience!
Would not go again. :)

The Milk Tea used to be okay, now it is terrible. I do not know why, but the quality and taste seems to fluctuate: sometimes it tastes fine, other times it tastes horrible.
Whoever is making the Milk Tea must be committing some sort of mistake when preparing it. One day I got Milk Tea and it tasted like coffee, for real! It was so different from the ordinary taste of Milk Tea. Other times the Milk Tea seems watered down or with too strong a taste of tea (i.e. too bitter).
The other two drinks I usually order — Japanese Green Milk Tea and Thai Iced Tea, also sometimes taste different from usual. One day I got a Thai Iced Tea, hoping to avoid the Milk Tea that is often improperly prepared. But guess what? It turned out to taste horrible as well. What happened, Relaxtation? Wow. The Japanese Green Milk Tea seems to be the one that has less chance of being prepared erroneously. But sometimes it tastes a bit too sweet or the opposite: not sweet enough.
I do not know what has been going on with Relaxtation, but whoever is in charge of preparing the drinks should take care and follow proper procedures and use standard recipe measures to avoid fluctuation in taste and quality. It used to be that they often served you a fine drink, but lately it seems more like rarely.

The plain milk tea and chocolate milk tea are nice, but other drinks taste sour (I don’t think it’s supposed to be sour).
The service should be improved. Some student cashiers don’t show enthusiasm to customers– they just do their job…(sorry, they are still college students so I don’t feel like to blame them). I would just say they need to be trained better.

$ 5 for taro flavored water.
They get one star (technically mandatory) for good texture of this water-​drink.
If I was feeling nice I might be willing to give one more star for having okay boba and being the only boba place on campus.
But… No. The tapex at UCSD is 100x much better than this :(

Yes! Finally found it — for the life of me, I could not remember the name of this Boba placed that I drank nearly everyday for years while an undergrad (hey, that was almost 10 years ago, cut my memory some slack). I was partial to the green tea boba with milk. It definitely gave me a proper mid-​afternoon mind shag, as I was off to my next buttload of classes. I remember it not being cheap, but cheap is relative, and Westwood and UCLA are definitely not cheap, so why not indulge?

Although in a very convenient location, the milk tea here is at best – mediocre. The milk tea has little flavor, and the boba is mushy. If you have time, walk 10 minutes to Westwood to try the boba shops there.

I work here, and I loved this place long before I did.
To go through a few criticisms:
1) This is real, fresh boba. We go through at least 4 fresh batches a day.
2) Our tea is not watered down. If you request your drink with no ice, and order our green or black tea, you shouldn’t be disappointed.
3) As far as sweetness… I completely agree, our sweetened products are far too sweet. If you ask a worker to make it less sweet, though, they will. Personally I just always make drinks for customers less sweet.
4) All in all, I’ll admit that the proximity is one of my favorite parts of Relaxtation, but my second favorite part is their unsweetened green tea-​order it next time!

Don’t even bother. It’s watered down tea with flavorless mushy boba. Would not recommend. Walk down to Westwood instead.

I give this place 3 stars just because they are literally always there to quench my boba cravings whenever it hits, and i’m not too picky when that happens. Other than that, their boba is a weird clear pink color and the milk tea is kinda watery. They also sometimes don’t fill your cup all the way (I don’t like getting gypped).

I give this place 2 stars because it’s on campus and convenient… but other than that, their boba is REALLY sweet. Also, it gets two stars because it’s next to a Wetzel’s Pretzels, which I frequent more often. Trust me, the ratings that give this place more than THREE stars, dont know good boba. It’s not that novel to have a boba place ON CAMPUS, and I used to be able to get boba for like a dollar that tasted amazing a block from Berkeley’s campus.
Honestly, I agree that if you are willing to walk further down westwood, or even drive to Sawtelle for Volcano tea/Coco…do that. Other than that, it’s convenient to have a boba place ON campus for lazy people like me.
I ordered a iced green tea sweetened… and oh my god, there was so much sugar in here. I struggled drinking half of it and had to wait for the ice to melt to dilute out the sweetness.

Boba? I think not. Milktea? Try water. THIS place tastes like nothing. Between this and volcano tea I think this place is worse. They are both terrible though.
THIS IS NOT REAL BOBA!

I can’t say I’m a regular at this place, but it is very convenient to have a boba place right in the middle of the UCLA campus. This place has a variety of boba (and non-​boba drinks) ranging from milk-​tea to different kinds of sweet teas to frappuchino-​type drinks. They also have shaved ice. I had the crystal green tea boba drink (or a similar name) and it was very tasty! It even had fruit bits in it. yum yum!
Slightly overpriced and probably not the coziest, cutest place for a boba café, but it is a good spot for a pick-​me-​up.

If you do not own a car and refuse to walk down to Boba Loca (the closest thing to Asian boba in Westwood Village), but you cannot resist your boba craving, what will you do? — You walk right over to Relaxtation, which is located on the 1^st floor inside Ackerman Union, next to Wetzel Pretzel and near Panda Express.
I often go with the most common drink which is boba milk tea. The drink is okay. The boba is sometimes red, sometimes green, and sometimes brown and their consistency varies.
Staffs who are my fellow UCLA students are nice and friendly. They accept both cash and credit cards. In addition, students are not charged for tax.
I wouldn’t praise the fact that UCLA has a boba stand inside the campus because it seems like UCSD also has a similar thing. However, their business serves both boba and Asian snacks.

–overpriced boba drinks
–good tasting drinks
–tasty shaved ice
–very convenient location for UCLA students

Do you happen to know of a school with a Boba stand inside their campus? I didn’t think so…
Shaved Ice, Boba Milk Tea, and conveniently located in Ackerman student union next to Wetzels pretzels. What more could you ask for? Throw in some nostalgia, a couple of cute co-​workers, and college and you have yourself a great memory from college :)

Decent Boba. Not as good as Boba Loca, but convenient for boba breaks on campus. It is kinda pricey, but that is the price you pay for not having to walk a couple of blocks just to get a drink.
Try to befriend or get to know the workers so that they can upgrade you to large or give extra boba for free!

I only venture here when I’m absolutely craving some boba… otherwise, I can wait until I go to an actual boba shop. To simply put it — meh. I can’t say much for the slushees since I haven’t tried them yet, but the juices are pretty tasty. I typically go with my order of Passion Fruit Tea with boba… but I should mix it up more often. The boba is… well, it’s nothing to rave about in the least. The last time I had it, the texture was rubbery and had no taste to it. It just felt like chewing on a rubber band (not that I ever have… ahem). But as I’ve said, it’s a spur of the moment, I-have-no-choice-because-I’m-craving-it-so-badly thing.
It’s adjacent to Wetzel’s Pretzels in the food court area inside of Ackerman Union.

Darn it, UCLA, why in the world are you making it that much easier for me to fit my AzN stereotype?! Yes, I openly admit that I crave for Boba & although this place is no TeaZone or Tastea, the tea itself isn’t bad. The boba, as a previous reviewer said, is nothing to write about.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not horrible, it’s not extra chewy, but it’s not the, «WOOOO DELICIOUS TAPIOCA BALLS IN MY MOUTHHH» type either. It’s decent & it hits the spot for my cravings. Although, I do try to avoid this place every time I walk across campus to deter my image of a walking, breathing, Asian stereotype. I suppose it would be worse if I were walking to South Campus with a cup of boba tea in my hand versus walking to North Campus. right? Whatever, AzN Pride!!! Just kidding.

Shhh… don’t tell my professors this, but aside from my studies…*cough*…what I like about this campus is having the ability to get a cup of boba within a short walking distance *big grin*. My friend’s favorite, mango black tea boba without ice is pretty decent while my usual rotations of taro, red beans, green milk tea, and soy duet hits the spot every time. It took me a while to get the system down, but these are probably the best flavors since I often avoid ordering boba drinks that use boring syrups.
Their service isn’t the best as they often look confused as ever with your order while the quality of boba is nothing to write home about. But looking at this from a macro level, how many college campuses can say that they got bobalicious within arms reach? In addition to the flavors mentioned, I also recommend the shaved ice for those who are looking for a healthy dose of condensed milk to sweeten their day. 3 stars for decent boba at a fantastic locale. Credit cards are accepted.