Ben Gong Queen's Tea is a bubble tea shop at 380 Riccarton Rd, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, on the Church Corner shopping strip, and it holds a 4.0 Google rating. The name ties it to Ben Gong's Tea, a chain known for fruit-forward drinks and cheese foam toppings.
Bubble tea rewards a bit of ordering know-how. Sweetness and ice are almost always adjustable, and first-timers who take the full-sugar default are often surprised — plenty of regulars drop to half or less. The bigger choice is milk tea versus fruit tea: one rich and creamy, the other brighter and often built on brewed tea and fresh fruit. Cheese foam, a lightly salted cream cap, sounds odd but flatters fruit teas, and tapioca pearls are at their bounciest within hours of cooking, so peak times often mean the best chew.
On Riccarton Rd's long run of eateries, it makes an easy sweet stop at Church Corner.