7 Leaves Cafe
1201 University Ave STE 101, Riverside, CA
Crema's Take
“7 Leaves Cafe in Riverside stands out for their commitment to authenticity, with a full kitchen where they cook components like taro and mung beans from scratch rather than using shortcuts. While their specialty drinks and traditional milk teas are hits with regulars who praise their Assam and house coffee, they're worth visiting as much for the genuinely warm service—staff like Keilani go out of their way to help—as for the cozy, cute space that invites both quick coffee runs and lingering afternoons.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
3 stars because I was genuinely disappointed in their jasmine milk tea. Usually folks use a green tea base but this must have been black. The black tea was bitter and overpowered the usually soothing jasmine taste. My sister really liked what she got (cant remember) and the service was great. Just don't get the jasmine milk tea
Keilani was so quick to help me find an order for me and my coworkers! She was so kind and quick to answer any questions I had, as well as made sure that since I was bringing the drinks to work the next day, offered to have no ice in the drinks so they don’t get watered down! The overall vibe of the place is very study friendly with tons of seating and music that isn’t too loud. I’d definitely come back here. They also have a healthcare discount! Late hours means good coffees for late at night/late study sessions. You won’t regret getting coffee here! Thank you Keilani and 7 leaves team!
After trying boba milk and fruit teas in many shops, 7 Leaves comes out as one of the most authentic. They even have a kitchen in the back where they cook the taro and mung beans etc so that their taro milk tea doesn’t just come from a “powder” but from actual taro. I believe they even have a specialist in charge of quality control of their teas. All in all, they use authentic and high quality materials. It is totally worth the drive to find a 7 Leaves. So next time you order a taro milk tea for example, elsewhere, watch them add the taro powder to the milk. Ask them where the powder comes from …. You’ll want to go back to 7 Leaves and get authentic tea with authentic food ingredients.
The Assam Milk Tea was decent, wish it had more milk. Update** they were happy to add more milk!! Overall a chill place, service was good and the space was clean. Check them out!
This place is so cute and the menu is small but with a lot of options and they have macaroons!! We asked the girl at the registrar what’s their most popular item as she said the House coffee so that’s what we got and oh my gosh it was delicious! So so good and I think the top has a cheese foam but it was all so good!
Crema Reviews
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