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Latea - Ibn Battuta
Jebel Ali Village
Latea is a bubble tea store in Jebel Ali Village, with milk teas, fruit teas and toppings for takeaway or a quick mall drink. Reviews point to the matcha smoothie, cheesecake boba milk tea and refreshing fruit teas as useful starting points, though consistency can vary.
Reputation Score
4.0
★★★★☆
191 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Cheesecake Tea
Cheesecake boba milk tea is a friendly introduction for first-time boba drinkers, with a creamy cheesecake and milk-tea combination.
Sugar Choice
You can choose the percentage of sugar, which is useful if you prefer a less-sweet drink.
Large Format
The 1L Super Boba Milk Tea is substantially larger than some customers expect and has bouncy pearls with milk tea that is not too sweet.
Helpful Service
Some visits include friendly, accommodating service, with staff helping customers choose drinks and explaining menu details.
Tips for a Better Visit
Visit Earlier. Avoid arriving around 9:20pm or later if you need pearls; one repeat customer was repeatedly told they had run out.
Confirm Orders. Repeat your sugar level and topping choice before preparation, especially for matcha smoothies, to reduce the chance of substitutions.
Check Fruit. Ask about seeds and peel before ordering orange or fresh fruit drinks; the Supreme Flame range includes citrus slices with peel.
Check Hours. Confirm the opening time before a morning visit: one customer arrived around 9:40am to a shop that looked open but was told it had not opened.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Metro Link, Persia Food Court 3 Ibn Battuta Mall
Jebel Ali Village, Dubai
| Mon | 10:00 AM – 9:30 PM |
| Tue | 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
| Wed | 10:00 AM – 9:30 PM |
| Thu | 10:00 AM – 9:30 PM |
| Fri | 10:00 AM – 11:20 PM |
| Sat | 10:00 AM – 11:20 PM |
| Sun | 10:00 AM – 9:30 PM |
Popular Mentions
matcha smoothie
The matcha smoothie is a frequently mentioned favourite, although one regular felt its flavour had become diluted and overly sweet.
San San
San San is mentioned for its chewy tapioca pearls and was included in a review praising the milk tea range.
Supreme strawberry
Supreme strawberry was described as refreshing, with crispy boba.
passion fruit lemon flavor
The passion fruit lemon flavor was recommended as a refreshing drink choice.
Common Concerns
Slow Service
Several reviews describe being ignored or told to wait 15 minutes, including when only one customer was ahead.
Menu Gaps
Availability can be an issue: one recent visit found half the menu unavailable, leaving only a larger strawberry lemon tea option.
Hard Pearls
A customer found the boba unusually hard and said staff did not meaningfully respond when the problem was reported.
Fruit Seeds
Orange and fresh fruit drinks have been criticised for containing many seeds, pulp and even inedible peel.
Order Accuracy
Reviews report incorrect sugar levels and toppings, including matcha smoothies made with pearls instead of requested crystal jelly.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
50 dhs
3 buns and a drink
“Very disappointed as I used to love coming to this place, waste of my 50 dhs for just 3 buns and a drink”Google review · June 2026
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The Bottom Line
Latea is a bubble tea stop in Jebel Ali Village where you can order milk tea, fruit tea and boba toppings. The reviews give several good starting points: the matcha smoothie, cheesecake boba milk tea, San San and the 1L Super Boba Milk Tea. The latter was described as surprisingly large, with bouncy pearls and milk tea that was not too sweet.
Custom sugar percentages are available, making the drinks easier to adjust if you are cutting back on sweetness. Some customers also find the menu diverse and reasonably priced, while fruit teas such as passion fruit lemon and Supreme strawberry are described as refreshing. The cheesecake drink has also been recommended for first-time boba drinkers.
The main caution is inconsistency. Recent reviews mention unavailable menu items, waits of 10–15 minutes and uneven staff communication. Drink problems have included hard pearls, incorrect toppings or sugar, diluted matcha, and seeds in orange-based drinks.
If you are visiting late, ask about pearl availability; one regular was repeatedly told they had run out after around 9:20pm. Check promotions carefully too, since a buy-one-get-one poster caused confusion over which drinks qualified.