What are your pre-exisiting thoughts about bubble tea? We want you to forget them completely and re-learn the cultural heritage behind bubble tea and why its so important to us! Bubble Tea, also known as boba, is a Taiwanese drink that originated in the 1940s. It started as a combination of sweet milk tea shaken with fresh fruit, topped with the world famous black tapioca pearls. The hand shaken element is called Shou Yao, and is an essential to even modern day bubble tea shops . Although bubble tea was definitely well loved, it only started gaining traction in the late 80s, when bubble tea i ..read more

Want a drink that will take you straight to Japan in the Spring? Come in and try our new Sakura Bliss line, two drinks featuring our delicious Sakura Pearls! So what exactly does Sakura taste like? Sakura has been described as a sweet and subtle floral scent. The texture is slightly different to regular Tapioca pearls, with Sakura pearls being more jelly like and less chewy. They are a great alternative topping if you are willing to try something new, and are paired great with any drink with a fruity flavour. The Sakura Bliss: The Sakura Twist is a fresh fruity tea base, with a combination o ..read more

August has been and passed bringing us closer and closer to the end of the year. We had a lot of goals for 2022, all surrounding how we could come up with new and innovative ways to grow Noah’s Ark Teahouse. We also knew that our 10 year anniversary was coming up and needed to impress both ourselves and our community. So to celebrate surpassing the middle of the year, here are some things that we are proud of achieving over the last 6-7 months: Releasing a new line of sustainable merchandise including tote bags, keep cups and drink bottles Creating, shooting and releasing our Easter and M ..read more

It is estimated that around 65% of the world is lactose intolerant in some kind of way, whether it is in the form of bloating or nausea. There are heaps of benefits of becoming dairy free, including reducing the risk of hormone based cancers and clearing up skin conditions such as acne and eczema. Some facts about being dairy free: Your bloating is bound to get better. Digesting lactose causes an excess of gas, meaning that your inside swell up. Lactose has a large quantity of natural sugar meaning that cutting out dairy can result in weight loss. Milk and other dairy products can lead ..read more

Can you believe it’s already September? This means that Fathers Day is coming up which is exactly why we came up with our new limited edition drink: The Snkicker’s Special! This drink is the perfect blend between our chocolate, coconut and sesame milk tea’s! I know the flavour combo sounds a bit bizarre, but the rich chocolate blended with the nutty sesame is topped off to perfection with a hint of coconut. And as if this drink couldn’t get any better, we have paired it with our creamy and slightly salty Caramel Milk Foam. This milk foam is blended to perfection and is so thick it sits perfec ..read more

With Matcha trending around the globe because of its amazing health benefits, we knew that we needed to extend our menu to include more delicious variety’s that include our smooth and authentic matcha powder. If you didn’t know, matcha is a finely green tea powder that comes from East Asia. It can be considered an alternative drink for coffee as it contains caffeine, however it is much less potent. The health benefits of matcha are large, as it’s high in antioxidants, boosts brain functions, aids weight loss and may even prevent cancer and health issues. That being said, matcha is definitely ..read more

Over the last year, we have been in the process of developing a line of high quality and affordable merchandise that our customers can buy in store. We have finally come back with a fantastic line that consists of t-shirts, tote bags and our new and improved bubble tea keep cup. The process in designing these items has been a combination of wins and losses, as we knew that if we were to release a line of merchandise it would have to be perfect. Our Noah’s Ark t-shirts are made from cotton and are incredibly soft, coming in Cyan Blue, Orange, Baby Pink, Red, Black, Ivory and our signature Dar ..read more

For the last few years, Noah’s Ark has been working towards finding and creating new ways that we can cut out plastic and help the future of our earth. We saw how dangerous plastic straws were for marine animals such as turtles, which is why we chose to switch to biodegradable bamboo straws. These straws come from one of the most sustainable plants: bamboo. Bamboo doesn’t require fertilisers or pesticides to grow, and even regenerates from its old roots meaning it doesn’t take up much space Since the beginning of our mission to remove plastic straws from our stores in December 2020, we knew ..read more

We find any excuse possible to create new and fun drinks for our community, which is why each Valentine’s Day we design and create two drinks that encapsulate the romantic holiday. For the third year in a row we will be rereleasing The Sweetheart: a chocolate and strawberry milk tea served with strawberry popping boba. We like to tell stories through our teas which is why to us, The Sweetheart symbolizes the feeling of being wrapped up in a blanket with someone you love. This drink is a rich and creamy beverage and can be served both hot and cold, depending on your mood.  We understand t ..read more

The most important aspect of any bubble tea brand is their pearls, which is why we have perfected our recipe to ensure that they are amazing at any Noah's Ark. We import the pearls that we found to be the richest in flavour, making sure the taste of brown sugar is all the way through. We then boil our pearls in a thick sugary mixture until they are dark brown, soft and chewy.  Our pearls are made fresh several times a day, meaning that each customer will never be served anything we don’t consider to be our best. There are three factors we take into consideration when making and serving o ..read more