Chatime

Extremely busy store around lunch time. Service is quick. They err on the too sweet side when you order your drinks, so take that into consideration when they ask you how much sugar you want.

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I had the Matcha Milk Green Tea with Red Bean and pearls today. All I can say is, it’s a good day!

Been to this location many times before. Always a great experience, no matter how busy it gets (and it does get busy, often). My go-​to is usually the Chatime roasted milk tea, but I tried the roasted tea latte this time around as it was a cold day. Love this tea flavour; strong black tea taste with slightly smoky notes. Reminiscent of one of my favorite teas, lapsang souchong, but not as intense. (Maybe they use some in the tea blend?) Would definitely love to try this again, but iced!

Quick service and great BBT. I love their points system. I always get #2 Roasted milk tea with grass jelly. If not I grab the mango slush or passion fruit green tea with tapioca. Free WiFi as well

My friends and I were definitely hitting boba up before we left Toronto, and we stopped by Chatime towards the end of the day. Phew, there was quite a wait (generally a good sign!). I got lychee tea with boba and lychee jelly and it was quite good — good tea, good boba. Worth a stop if you’re in the neighborhood for sure!

Usually when we come here for bubble tea they get our orders right but for some reason today was terrible. First off the girl entered in regular size for the peach green tea she we asked for a large (later she fixed the problem without charge.) We also asked for tapioca but it was not entered in (it was not fixed.)
I asked for a large earl grey milk tea and when it was done we noticed my cup size was smaller than the fixed large peach green tea. I mentioned about the error and they seemed annoyed about it and that was a turn off.
But I still come for the addictive drinks!

3.5 rating.
This I believe is the first chatime location before all the other ones started popping up. Lines fill up quickly at this location but I find the employees here are quite efficient so you get your drink in no time!

I always get #2 Roasted Milk Tea with Grass Jelly, no sugar no ice.
Standard bubble tea price (expensive), standard taste.
Nothing too special, but not bad.
Long line up most of the time.
The place is very small, with some seating, it can be very crowded.

Really good menu and options! I had a milk matcha bubble tea, and it was delicious. You can choose the percentage of sugar also, which is a great option if you don’t like extra sweet drinks! I noticed most of the customers ordered in Chinese, there was a slight language barrier, but nothing serious. I’ll go back when the craving for bubble tea strikes again.

I stood in like for about a half an hour before I ordered but it was worth the wait! I really like the fact that you can pick your ice ratio in your milk tea. I got the jasmine green milk tea with pudding and less sugar and it was amazing! I wouldn’t recommend coming here if you’re short on time but it’s definitely worth the way if you decide to try it.

Chatime never disappoints me! Quick and extremely friendly service. The workers here are really nice and seem to genuinely like their jobs, which gives a good atmosphere. :)
Came in here on a cold Sunday and there wasn’t too big of a line. Ordered a regular roasted tea latte with tapioca for $ 4.70 and it was served in under a minute!
Great location. Will be coming here again. The hot roasted tea latte wasn’t that good. I may try the matcha tea latte next time!

10pm quick fix was satisfied with a taro milk tea with added bubbles and coconut jelly. The service was quick. There’s a bit of line but it moved pretty quick. The tables all around was nice to just chill in. The menu is quite large and there are so many options for all flavors and customizations.

I had to come all the way to Toronto, Canada to find some of the best ever boba/​pearls!!! Coming from Vegas where I’ve tried quite a few different boba spots, I was pleasantly surprised to find such a tasty spot.
There seems to be quite a line each time we walked past this place so today we decided to wait in that line. Boy oh boy am I glad we did. The line seems SO long but they cleared it quite fast. They have a large easy to read menu with a ton of options. I ordered a large coffee smoothie extra thick with pearls and regular sugar. The pearls were perfectly squishy. Only complaint I have is their straws are not nearly large enough. It was an easy fix though. I stopped down the street at the convenience store where they sell «slurpees» with gigantic straws.
The location is ideal as its blocks away from the actual China Town here in Toronto and a block away from the mall. If I’m lucky we will make another trip over before they close for the night!

Pure squishy bliss. Best bubble tea place I’ve been to. Great location right off Yonge street.
SO many flavors… so so soooo many that it’s overwhelming. Love that you’re encouraged to customize your drink with toppings and amount of sugar.
Tapioca pearls were excellent. Perfect amount of squish and chewiness. We ordered the slush, teas, milk teas, and coffee all with the pearls. SO GOOD.
Long lines, but they’re really efficient and you get your drink right away!

I’d have to say that I think this place doesn’t taste as good as it use to. But still one of the better bubble tea places (especially for a franchise).
Roasted rice tea milk tea with extra boba hits the spot sometimes (if they make it right). I usually ask for 30% sugar or less because otherwise it is super sweet. Overall, kind of inconsistent with taste leading to a hit or miss. But their boba is pretty good, and unlike some places doesn’t make you feel like you’re chew on soft sugar cubes.

Omg, the milk tea was gross. I don’t know why people like Chatime’s drinks! I came here with good expectations based on the four star rating, and good reviews. There was also line of ppl waiting to buy drinks inside the store too.
The regular boba milk tea had this cloying sweetness to it, something about the taste of the milk tea was off. I took some sips to try it out but couldn’t keep drinking. The boba seemed normal but not especially well done.
Skip! I don’t recommend!

There was a hair in my bubble tea. A long one.
First off, kudos to the man in the corner, probably unfamiliar with Chatime, who ordered a coffee. He is the only person I’ve ever seen order a hot coffee in any bubble tea place.
I hope his coffee didn’t have hair in it. Because my bubble tea did. I was halfway through my drink and nowhere near Chatime by the time I discovered a disgusting texture in my mouth. I wasn’t going to walk back, so I emailed them and never heard back.
Chatime is already overpriced and I only indulge infrequently. I never really realized until I went to redeem my free Vicinity birthday drink, how strange it is for tapioca to be an extra charge. Regardless of how they position themselves, they are, to the core, a bubble tea business. Charging extra for tapioca is like Menchie’s charging extra for flavour in your frozen yogurt or Gap charging extra for buttons on your shirt. The essence of these types of drinks (if we try to avoid the loaded term «bubble tea») is a cold beverage with tapioca. That’s not to say you have to have tapioca, but «with tapioca» should be the default, quite frankly.
This is also just me, but I also think a free drink should be all-​inclusive. It seems in poor taste to do otherwise, perhaps like a burger joint giving me a free burger that only consists of a bun and a patty, all toppings extra. I’m grateful for the free drink, but this just goes back to my thoughts on bubble tea having tapioca as a default.
At least to this location, I won’t be back.

Peach green tea with coconut jelly $ 4.70
First time having this combination of flavours. Tasted great and can’t wait to have it again. Maybe this flavour will become more popular and make the top 10 list… lol

My friends kept raving about Chatime being the best BBT in downtown Toronto. We were actually back in the hotel after dinner, but decided to make a trek out here.
The lineup was long and the seats were all taken so we stood around until one of us can get a table while the others ordered.
I can’t remember exactly what I ordered, but it had grass jelly in it. It tasted pretty good to me, but I wish I ordered something with tapioca instead. That’s more my flavor, but it was still otherwise worth the trek.

This seems like a popular chain in Toronto. Every time I come here, there are about 10 people in line at all times no matter what time you go. 10 people when I walk in. 10 people when I walk out. The shop is not very big but there are some seating available. There are 3 different sizes you can get — regular, large and super cup. I don’t even know how you’d even hold the super cup since it’s got girth. You can also specify the amount of ice and sugar you want (more, less, etc).
My favorite from here is the Taro smoothie with rainbow jelly. A large of this will set you back about $ 5.50. Pretty hefty for a drink, but seems to be the norm these days and it’s pretty delicious. They do load it with tons of jelly, though.

Sympa ! Très bon bubble tea avec des tonnes et des tonnes de choix, beaucoup de thés différents et customisable à souhait (cf menu) !
D’après ce que j’ai pu observer, plus cher que les bubble tea de chinatown — mais je né les ai pas goûté donc pas de comparaison possible !

Si tu l’as jamais essayé le Bubble tea, cette fameuse boisson avec des boules de tapioca gélatineuse au fond, c’est là qu’il faut se rendre. Le choix des boissons est énorme donc n’hésitez pas à demander conseil!
/​/​If you never tried Bubble Tea this is the place to go. The choices of drinks is enormous so don’t hesitate to ask for advices!