Sharetea

My friends and I were in Toronto for our Spring Break. While we were driving, one of my friends randomly yelled out «OMG, they have Sharetea in Toronto, we have to get it.» Apparently, this chick is obsessed with Sharetea. Secretly, I am a Sharetea lover myself. I am in love with the Lemon Green Tea (they also have black tea too, depending on your mood I guess). The only downside is that the Lemon Green Tea has an actual Lemon in the drink which takes up ¹⁄₃ of the cup. Another favorite of mine has to be the Passion Fruit Slush with Aiyu Jelly (50 percent sweet) since 100% is overkilled for me.
The staffs are friendly, not to mention the high speed Wi-​Fi. Since they only have two workers, service can be slow. However, the store has AC which makes waiting more pleasant. This Sharetea does not have a parking lot, so street parking. However, this can be a problem sometimes. I would highly recommend Sharetea over other boba places around Toronto. Sorry Kung Fu Tea, Chatime and Gongcha.

I am from southern California but currently live in Chicago and one thing that Chicago lack is good boba. So whenever I venture to Toronto, I always visit Sharetea as much as I can because it is one of my favorite boba shop in the whole wide world. A few of my favorite drinks are the passion slushy with aiyu jelly or the hokkaido milk tea with boba. If you are driving, there is almost always parking around the corner near Ryerson University.
The staff here are nice and courteous but I can see the wait being long if there are a lot of customers. With no other customers around, my friends and I waited about 5 – 10 minutes for our drinks to come out but we were in no rush since we were just sitting at the store enjoying their WiFi and AC.

Sharetea’s bubble tea is one my favourite bubble tea chains in the entire GTA. I love my Chatime, but there’s just something about the flavour here that’s really exceptional. That’s probably why it’s on the pricier side but I would pay that value.
Their crema is something that’s really unique and oh so yummy. I usually get the coffee crema or wintermelon crema drink. My go to is usually the Hokkaido milk tea with tapioca. I don’t know what Hokkaido is, but it tastes hella good.
The service is quick, but I wish there was a more welcoming vibe. The staff could smile more or feel more approachable. Other than that, it’s great here and I’d definitely like to try more drinks!

Definitely one of my favourite bubble tea CHAINS, in Toronto. I’ve had Sharetea in Melbourne already and the assam milk tea was amazing (hopefully they bring it to Toronto). The shop offers most of the flavours any other bubble tea store would offer these days, it’s the taste that brings me back to this one over Chatime or Gongcha. I felt that Sharetea’s drinks had more hints of tea in their flavouring and less artificial flavours.
I recommend trying to oolong /​wintermelon crema and the yakult green tea, if you’re looking to try something outside of regular milk teas.

Pretty good drinks. Ordered a mango slush with ice cream and tapioca. Tasted fine but not as good as their North York location. Will be back in in the area and wanting a drink.

MMM, I love me some Sharetea! They have a great points card called Vicinity… buy 10 drinks, get one free! My fave tea is the Taro with Ice cream. What a treat! I always have a positive experience here :)

Quick and friendly service. The girls working behind the counter were very nice! My fresh taro slush was made in under 5 minutes. I’m happy that they offer fresh taro here and not the powder, but my slush wasn’t blended as well as I would have hoped. There were big and small ice chunks in it.
Also, my total came out to over $ 6 with tax for a regular size. Pretty expensive for take out bubble tea, but I must say that their tapioca tasted very good. It was nice and chewy and sweet.
I wasn’t aware that they had daily specials, but looking at other pictures, they give you 20% off of certain drinks Monday — Thursday. I will have to ask about that the next time I go in.
They have cute bar tables along the walls with a bigger table in the middle of the store. However, for studying, I would not recommend this place. They play Mandarin music at above average volumes (I could hardly hear what the girl at the counter was saying to me, the music was so loud!), but for hanging out with friends or just editing pictures on your laptop, it’s pretty nice.
Will definitely have to come back to try some more flavours, and then maybe I’ll be able to increase my rating.

Food/​drink ⁴⁄₅
Service ⁵⁄₅
Atmosphere ⁴⁄₅
Drink: oolong crema. I had no clue what this was, and I’ve had plenty of bbt in my life. The crema is the milk, cheese, salt solution at the top of the bbt. The saltiness of the crema definitely contrasts the mellowness of the tea. They give you a lil knife to cut a slit at the top edge, so you can sip on the crema first. I did that and I have to say I think I prefer letting the crema mix into my tea. The flavor was too strong for me. I still liked it because it was different. It didn’t taste bad at all, but just not my preference. Definitely something new to try!
Service: staff was very nice and explained what crema was to me and taught me how to drink it. Very patient and very polite. I got bbt take out, so can’t judge anything else here since it was only a short encounter. Took maybe 3 – 5 minutes to make the drinks, which is pretty efficient to me.
Atmosphere: small clean place. Has four tables maybe? Usually people just get bubble tea take out anyways, so not that many tables are needed.
Extra: each day has a special drink for cheaper. Monday was the oolong crema. So if you are uncertain about this crema business but you want to try, go on Monday.

I was told by a friend that this was like the hottest new thing in bubble tea, so we came to try it out after dinner one day. When we came, this location was fairly new, so the décor was a little sparse — this place is not very large, so I wouldn’t come and just sit or chill here with friends — definitely more of a grab and go kind of place. My friend had hot milk tea, which I tried and thought was alright, while I got the kiwi with ice jelly fruit tea because it looked interesting and different and is one of their bestsellers. It was refreshing and had real kiwi chunks which I enjoyed. I didn’t think it was amazing and haven’t been back since that first visit, but I am thinking I should return to try their classic milk tea. As is the norm now, you can customize your ice and sweetness level among other things. They do have some menu offerings that look unique and interesting, so I’d say this place is probably worth checking out if you’ve never been before.

6÷26÷15: Wish we had one of these here in California! Looks like they got a few stores in Toronto, and this one in particular looks brand new and especially clean inside. The service is extraordinary with extremely polite and attentive people who will completely customize your boba drink however you want.
Looks like they have a list of questions they ask you, to which my gf asked for:
Classic Milk Black Tea
Large C$ 0.50 extra
50% Sugar
Normal Ice
No Topping
Flavor-​wise we would say it’s above average, with good tea flavor and richness. Maybe not the very bestest there is, but quite good. ⁷⁄₁₀
Note that they do have a special signature tea drink which is featured in posters, but we did not try. Maybe that would be their 10 drink. Maybe next time.
Anyway, love the concept and how inviting and cool the environment is.
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#boba #milktea

Got the classic milk tea black with less ice and half sugar, sugar level is probably less than 50%, ice is just right but too much milk. The whole drink is pretty much all milk and no tea taste. Pretty bad for Taiwan #1. Will never come to this place again.

My boyfriend and I love this place! Him more so since I’m not as avid a bubble tea fan. I just felt so compelled write a detailed review because I really liked the drinks here.
Drinks: The classic pearl milk tea from here is just so much better than what you find elsewhere — smoother, creamier, and the tea isn’t too too strong — a personal preference. Normally I would order something more customized but we came across this during one of their buy one get one (of three choices) free promotions. Now it’s my default drink! We’ve also tried a mango smoothie (?) with ice cream which was quite good. The wintermelon crema is definitely one of their top drinks and for a good reason too! It’s kinda cute how they tape a little plastic knife to your drink in case you want to cut open the top and scoop out the cream.
I also like how you can customize sweetness (20, 40, 60, 80, and 100%) and ice (none, less, or more).
Customer service/​other: not bad, a little on the slow side but I don’t mind because they seem to really take care of each drink they make and I’m never in a hurry there anyway. They’re pretty nice imo, usually three working at a time with one tending cash and the other two making the drink. It’s true that they run out of regular sized tapioca sometimes and may replace with the small ones which I dislike. It’s because of the CS factor that I rate 4 instead of 5 stars.
Promotions: either there’s a lot of them or maybe I just seem to stumble on them when I go… make sure to get a points card if you go often! You can redeem a free drink for every 10 purchased.
The store/​location: it’s quite small which isn’t a problem unless you were planning on bringing a huge group to chill. They have very limited seats but whenever I went there’s never really anyone sitting there. The store is located across from Santouka ramen, near Dundas Square/​Eaton Centre, and Ryerson which is perf!
Thanks for reading my review! Hope it helps :)

I had the classic pearl milk tea, and it was really good. I got 30% sugar, and less ice, as I like my BBT concentrated. The tapioca is made well, so it’s not too chewy or too soft. My friend got the ruby slush, and the mango green tea, which were pretty good. They recently had a buy-​on-​get-​one promotion. They also has daily specials for 20% off regular price, or something like that.
NOTE: They accept credit card only if the amount is $ 5 or more, so have your debit or cash ready.
This newly opened location hasn’t worked out their demand VS supply situation, as they are often out of tapioca when I visit mid or late afternoon. Service is a bit slow, as it is obvious the employees are new, and is in the process of learning. However, I’m sure it’s just a matter of time they will figure everything out. Definitely worth going to!

for a location that’s empty and just starting off, the customer service is surprisingly horrible. servers are confused and unaccommodating. in case you might be thinking that during my visit something was lost in translation, no, they are rude even in their native tongue.
the décor is sterile and screams grab-​and-​go.
the tea is mediocre. the lone bright spot in this otherwise forgettable place is that the tapioca is some of the best in the city.
2 stars. 1 if it weren’t for the tapioca.
i hate lining up, but i’d line up for chatime to avoid this place.

I don’t usually get wintermelon flavour but it is advertised as their 2^nd best selling. Got it with lychee jelly for $ 0.50 more. I really enjoyed it. There are a few seats inside to enjoy your drink but I think its mainly a take out place.

The drinks taste great, however the flavours are readily available at any other bubble tea location. There is nothing unique about this shop and there are no promotions available. The prices are a bit steep coming in at $ 5 – 6 for a small/​regular. I’m sure the high prices are used to cover the branded plastic bags, branded straws, and branded cups.