Motto Tea Cafe - San Gabriel

250 W Valley Blvd, San Gabriel - 91776
113 reviews
Bubble Tea Tea Rooms Coffee & Tea
(626) 656-6500

It's good to try for the first time if you never had Japanese pancake or if you like Japanese pancakes. It's not too sweet and it's really soft. To me it was okay.Service was friendly, drinks you have to check when they will be finished at the counter. You do have to pay $1 for water cup.It's pretty but it's okay tasting. I wish they had more fruits!

So I ordered a White Peach Oolong Tea with regular sugar less ice.The tea itself only had Oolong flavor and almost no taste of the white peach.I went back up to ask if it's supposed to taste only like Oolong tea and they said they already added regular sugar.They added more of the syrup? but there was still no change in flavor.I'm not quite sure what's wrong with the drink then at this place, but at least for this kind, I wouldn't come here again.

My go to soufflé pancake shop! It’s a small plaza that gets busy especially at night. I used to go to the Pasadena store but parking here is a lot better. There’s underground so don’t bother looking on top especially at night! We got the crème brûlée soufflé which came out within 15 min. The sugar was a bit burnt but the cream was delicious! The fruit drink was pretty good and quick! You can adjust your sugar and ice level. This place is clean and the staffs were all so nice. Highly recommend if you’re looking for soufflé pancakes, or to try new desserts!

This place is impressive.Earl grey roll cake - Good Earl grey flavor. Cake texture is moist. Like the little Earl grey jelly in the middle.Taro storm boba milk tea - I changed it to grass jelly instead of boba. Not as much taro as I expected but lots of grass jelly. I like the flavor even with half sweet.Mango in Kyoto/Uji - I forgot which one I ordered but it was the matcha cream top one and it was amazing. Because they used fresh mango and not artificial syrup. Mango was riped and sweet. So good!With some of these milk tea places started to charge like $7-8 a cup, this place actually doesn't feel expensive. Sad.Gotta try the souffle pancake next time.

Delicious ? ? ? ? ?!!!. Each one was an absolute explosion of flavors. My favorite ? was the Crem Brule one?. I was invited by two coworkers and have to say these desserts are a must try. The workers are so nice and friendly. They really made us feel welcome, and patient while informing and explaining the menue.

Great place for afternoon tea. Plenty of choices for drinks and cakes and they all taste so good! The soufflés are the best and worth the wait.

Wasted like $25; 1 cake, 2 drinks. The drinks were something like at the bottom of the cup was like mashed up strawberries and small blue berries, in the middle was just milk, and on top was like a matcha cream thing. About $7-8 for each drink.I could’ve made that at home? Only went there because there was a lot of people at the place so I thought it was be good.The drinks were below mid, I’m being generous about that too ?

I love everything you have here I like to recommend for the toppings on the pancakes should be less sweet snd less salty

My first time ever having a Japanese Soufflé Pancake. It was pretty good! Very light and fluffy, definitely not as sweet as a regular pancake. Would I come back, probably not. Only because I don’t see myself craving this. I’m so glad I tried it though :) A must try for sure!

Busy place with one of the best soufflés I’ve ever had. Cheese foam tastes fantastic!