What is bubble tea?

Noah’s Ark Teahouse is the bridge between Taiwan and New Zealand, giving Kiwis the opportunity to bring bubble tea into their safe spaces. Bubble Tea is a delicious East Asian shaken drink, made either with a milky base or tea base, most commonly served with Tapioca pearls. At Noah’s Ark, we take bubble tea and add our own creative twist. We bring our customers classic freshly brewed teas, as well as new flavour inventions created by our proud Bobaristas. We pride ourselves on giving our customers choice. You can customise our teas with an array of toppings, flavours and drink variety.
All of our teas are Gluten-Free and we have an ample range of Vegan options, which includes all Fresh Fruity teas and all of our toppings, except the ice cream. Our milky drinks are made with a largely soy-based creamer, but are not 100% Vegan. (soy-based creamer contains 4.8% sodium caseinate ( a type of milk protein). However, these drinks are considered Dairy Free and suitable for those with lactose intolerences.

There are also sweetness and temperature levels, that are interchangeable to your taste. This means that we truly do have a drink for everyone!

As a newcomer, ordering Bubble Tea can seem confusing, but it can be broken down into five simple steps: 1. Tea Option, 2. Flavour, 3. Sweetness, 4. Temperature and/or 5. Ice Level.

If you’re still stuck our Bobaristas are very knowledgeable and ready to help.

where is our tea comes from?

At Noah’s Ark, we believe that freshly brewed tea is the only way to go! Our tea leaves are imported from some of the finest tea farms in Asia and special promotions featuring tea from the Zealand Estate in Hamilton. Our Black and Green teas are brewed daily and more specialised tea such as Oolong, Earl Grey and Rose brewed on request!

Health Queries

We pride ourselves on being able to provide our drink to as many people as possible! For Vegans, we offer fresh fruity teas as an option, as well as all of our toppings being Vegan (except the ice cream).

Our milk-based drinks are made using a soy-based creamer (not completely vegan), this range is suitable for almost everyone, excluding vegans. Due to this reason, our soy-based creamer contains 4.8 % sodium caseinate (a type of milk protein), making it a less-than-ideal alternative for vegans.