Tala Coffee & Tea

Very cute coffee and tea shop. I went on a Wednesday morning, and it wasn’t very busy. There were big sturdy tables, confortable chairs, and soft instrumental music in the background. The place was very clean, and the coffee was good.

My main recommendations are for the owners to purchase some firm throw pillows for back support, as the seating is too far back from the tables for extended work. I would’ve stayed and gotten a second drink if so. Secondly, several people I observed (including me) seemed confused about where to order from. A big “order here” sign should help.

We had something to do in El Cerrito and wanted to find a comfy place to sit and had snack and drinks. We found Tala on the map and wanted to give it a try. We had salami sandwich, cinnamon toast, banana strawberry smoothie and oolong iced tea. Everything was good! We liked their food menu and a drink list. There were many people in there sitting using their devices because it had free WiFi. The service was great also. And they have a reward card. You'll get a free drink when you get 10 stamps. We'll be back!

My favorite place for a Thai Tea smoothie with boba! I already love Thai Tea but it being a smoothie is the cherry on top! My husband always gets annoyed that I send him to el cerrito to get me boba instead of down the street to Tea 4. Tala’s tea is smooth and sweet, not sandy like T4 or other places, the boba is also on point as far as texture. Definitely the closes tasting to authentic Thai Tea. I really enjoy their customer service as well! Thank you Tala!

Great food, great service, great tea and boba. So many choices and delicious offerings.
I’ll go back like so many times to try more but clean bathroom,
Everything is wonderful

The price is great. I love the texture of the Boba. I usually find that a lot of places have hard boba but this place has the perfect chew. I had both the rose milk tea with white pearls and the peach smoothie with regular boba. If you're used to honey boba pearls on the sweeter side you may be disappointed. I usually get my sweetness from the drink itself and not the pearls so as long as the texture is right I love.

Really tasty boba! We were happy to find this place to fulfill our sweet tooth craving, given that we tried to go to the donut shop next door and it was closed for some reason. This hit the spot!! Will be back.

A mind blowing turkey avocado sandwich with great coffee to boot. Incredible atmosphere and hospitality. Best cafe in el cerrito!

Ordered a turkey avocado sandwich. Oh my goodness, so fresh and good.

Best cafe sandwich ever! We got the turkey sandwich. Great ambience too.

Love this place! Our favorite local spot for milk tea. Great atmosphere, wonderful service, and great taste!

It has a lot of drinks to choose from: slushies, smoothies, boba teas... there is a really nice man that works there and it is a really cute place. Sometimes the line is long but it's always worth it!

I’m a fan of their avocado toast... and the egg was perfect! My friend got the Italian melt sandwich with sourdough baguette she said it was pretty meaty... (just FYI: I think they use Acme bread and that’s what makes them a little pricy...)

White mocha was very good. Avacado toast was very good. I was treated with much respect and got to comfortably work on my novel. Comfortable seating, nice music and great ambiance. Thank you Tala

Good experience and yummy Chai. The person working was kind and patient and seems focused on quality. Food and drinks do take a long time when it is busy. The server was kind and patient and friendly all the same. Would definitely come back again. I want to try the Thai tea 🥰

I abouslty love this place . Amazing service,my Daughter and I come here often. Our favorite place for a quick milk tea . They remember our orders everytime we go there. We recommend Royal thai tea with lychee jelly.

Spacious organized and clean. I had a boba tea and was great. The servers were friendly and helped by suggesting my drink.
Definitely would recommend this place.

I love this place! Their Thai tea is amazing and the prices can’t be beat. Easily my favorite tea shop

lovely staff amazing food amazing drinks only complaint is the back of the restaurant

So far the only place I've been to in the Albany/El Cerrito/Berkeley area that actually is a quiet spot. Lots of tea selections, decent seating.

The only coffee joint nearby so it's great. Always a good coffee or bubble tea. And the muffins and cakes are always yummy. Stamp rewards are a plus!