Nothing out of the ordinary, standard chatime with space for sitting and chilling inside. Staff are patient and nice, so it's a chill place to be. Can get loud on weekend nights with crowds playing games. Heads up! read more

Chatime - Pineapple passion fruit tea, lychee tea slush (behind) - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Great spot to hangout with friends! The staff are super friendly and service is very quick. Parking in the back (if any are available) is free with purchase of a drink. There are alot of tables and seating. Staff allow customers to stay for many hours to work, chat, play board games, and do anything else really. It's the perfect spot to hangout for a long time. The drinks selection is plentiful and you can select ice and sugar levels. There are many toppings as well and many choice of drinks. Some menu items are seasonal or limited edition. I loved the $5 1L drinks during the summer. The 2 large drinks for $10 deals from time to time is great as well! read more

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Fast service to take the order and they always ask and check your preferred sweetness and ice level :) I tried their new pink dragon fruit matcha drink - it has a strawberry dragonfruit crema on top of the drink - which I quite enjoyed. It has more strawberry flavours than dragonfruit so it's on the sweeter side. Their matcha is not bad - a little watery but nice taste when mixed with the crema. read more

Chatime - Pink Dragon Fruit Matcha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Re-opening special at this location from Jun 15-21. Re-open = new management. Owners from other Chatime locations have taken ownership of this store and seems keen to run this location well. Pros: - Free parking is now available in back lot after 5pm (scan QR code at counter when ordering) - Friendly staff & efficient service - Good chilled vibes and nice ambiance - Cozy decor with comfy couches and lots of seatings - Visible power outlets by the wall Chatime is known for its fresh fruit flavors and authentic tea leaves from Taiwan. My favorites are the mango slush with real mango fruits and the grass jelly roasted milk tea. I like this Kingsway location in Burnaby because it is spacious and has easy access from back parking lot. It also offers later hours than Metrotown and Brentwood. Hope this place stay true to its Best Tea in Burnaby recognition on the wall and keep up its quality in service, taste and fresh ingredients. read more

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Delicious and quick service. I got the brown sugar milk tea with half sugar and a shot of espresso. It was good! Never thought to do an extra show of espresso and it may be the way I do milk tea from now on. read more

First time at this place, it's not bad. It space is clean. There are many options as well, but was hoping for Hokkaido milktea. The taste is good also. read more

We came here many times but today we came here for the AC in such a hot weather. The customer service here was good. Servers took the orders correctly and they were polite. We didn't have to wait for too long to pick up our drinks. We ordered a large lemon ai Yu and one large taro pudding milk tea. Both tasted good. We drank the taro pudding milk tea and could eat some real taro in the drink. We loved it. There is street parking and rear parking at the restaurant. Many customers park at the back and walk to the front or cashier to order drinks. The interior design is average. The restaurant is very very spacious that there is a huge empty space that they can add more tables and chairs. Overall, we had good drink experience here. There are different bubble tea places along Kingsway in Burnaby and Vancouver, but I would highly recommend this one as we tried one that was super cheaper but the quality was bad!! read more

Chatime - Tarp pudding milk tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Flavour-wise, I think it's one of the better bubble tea places around this area. Suggestions for improvement: More eco-friendly cup and straw options? read more

Chatime - Forgot name, probably something like Galaxy? - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Personally I really enjoy chatime and the selection and flavours but today left a sour taste in my mouth. I ordered a drink for delivery from them and it was wrapped up in another plastic bag covered. Usually with your machines you would expect that those plastic seals stay sealed but unfortunately for me my drink came completely spilt due to the lid not having a proper seal. So not only did I spend $15 on a drink but now none of it is consumable because all of it spilt into the plastic bag from the lid. I'm quite upset knowing that small things like this are missed but now i don't have bubble tea and literally all I wanted out of this was bubble tea. read more

Chatime - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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Grand opening Buy one get one free. Waited for 1 hours and 10 mins to order and get the drink. So not worth it. My one hour is worth more than saving $5. Told friends about it and they thought this place is crazy. This location is definitely bigger than the other location. Its close to metrotown and burnaby does have a lot of younger crowd. So I can see it doing well. Lots of sitting area. This is definitely a plus. Chatime is Chatime. They are famous for their roasted milk tea. Well Its far from where I live. So probably won't come here unless I so happen to be in the area. read more

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I'm usually not a fan of BBT places, but Chatime is starting to change me. 1. Delicious tasting brewed teas in their BBT 2. Great service 3. Made to order your way with clear options 4. Huge variety of choices easily read on their menu 5. Takes cash and credit Sold. read more

Chatime - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

I went here with besty and another friend yesterday and besty really wanted to try Chatime. I've been to Robson location already and thought why not going here for a drink. I got Coconut Pineapple slush ($4.75, half sweet) and didn't find it so exciting. I love pineapple, but slush didn't taste like it should be. Little to no coconut flavour has been added. My two friends loved their drinks. Besty got Roasted Milke Tea(w/ grass jelly) and another buddy got Honey Black Tea. Mine was alright, as I said not the perfect Pina Colada flavour. Service was good. *Note: staff got me point card as I asked and it was quick after giving my cell#, birth date and name. 10 points required for a free drink, 50cents(I think?) extra for a free large drink and a free b-day drink according to staff. $1 for a replacement card if you lose it. My drink was good, but not worth $4.75. I'll go back just for a Roasted Milk Tea. read more

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I've been here so many times it's embarrassing. My typical weekend would consist of me getting Boiling Point next door and Chatime as dessert. For a while, I couldn't stop myself from getting the Grass Jelly Roasted Milk Tea every time I visited. It's rich and milky and absolutely amazing - definitely one of their signature items. Recently, I've tried to diverge and try other items, such as the taro pudding milk tea, mango smoothie, and brown rice green milk tea. They have seasonal items such as the tiramisu milk tea as well. I've found everything to be of similar good quality, but I always go with 1/2 sugar since the regular would be too sweet. The only downside I can think of is the wait can get long during busy hours. read more

Chat Time rencently launched the Golden Lava Smoothie is a black sesame smoothie made with swirls of salted egg cream and topped with a sea salt cream foam. I was skeptical about this drink since I didn't know what to expect but I was quite pleased with it. The drink taste like black sesame soup dessert with a nice roasted nutty flavour. I found the salted egg yolk to be quite subtle and it wasn't overly empowering the drink. I also really enjoyed the cream foam top which added extra creaminess to the drink. I would definitely order this drink again if they had it on their regular menu! read more

Chatime - Golden Lava Smoothie - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

SCAM and STINGY Franchisee location. Scamming customers of earned free drinks. Been going to this location for past few years and I have spent quite a bit of money to earn free drinks. Oct 23, 2020 visited this Royal Oak location and had 7 free large drinks on my Chatime loyalty app. I ask redeem 2 free drinks which I have done numerous times at this location and other locations. "Sorry, only one free drink per transaction". So I ask for separate orders, but they won't do it. "Go to the back of the line (which is now 10+ people long) and we'll see what we can do and maybe you can order again". I ask what's the difference with doing that and just doing two separate transactions. No response. "Sorry, we only allow 1 free drink per visit". I ask to see this policy and then did it start, they can't answer. "Other locations are following an old policy and this a new policy. I can't override since the manager isn't here". This is the last straw. So I get the free drink and leave. Asked for no ice and of course there is ice. Never going to this location again and I tell them that which they could care less. This is how you treat your loyal members who have spent hundreds of dollars in your store. In the past, I've been charged extra for toppings and for large free drinks at this same location. They allow me to redeem a medium and pay extra to upsize to large when the app shows I'm entitled to free large drink with one topping. They even wouldn't redeem my free birthday drink at this location. Such a cheap franchisee who won't honour Chatime's standards. WHAT A SCAM. read more

My favourite location of all. Spacious and sofa seating. Free parking in the back if you're lucky. Mango QQ is the signature, 30% sugar is all one needs. And their coconut jelly and tapioca pearls, second to none! read more

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With the recent changes in the reward system and the sudden boom in other competitive bubbletea joints, I'm sad to say that chatime is no longer worth it. We're looking at $5 for drinks that you could get for much cheaper with more frequent rewards. I was told on my visit today that they no longer have the birthday drinks either. As for taste I would say everything is pretty standard here. There are many other places that offer similar items that are of much better quality and with everybody jumping on the ice and sugar customization, chatime is quickly losing their appeal. I had the Ceylon milk tea with grass jelly today and although I enjoyed the bitter aftertaste I found it underwhelming. The grass jelly wasn't up to snuff today either. All in all I doubt that I'll be back again. read more

Chatime - Ceylon milk tea with grass jelly - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

service n/a I honestly never liked chat time before only because I think I ordered the wrong drink. I usually order the same drinks at all bubble tea places. With this place i think you'd need to know what's good and let go of what you're usually comfortable with. I never drank "milk tea" before at any bubble tea only because I don't like the taste of the milk. However I think milk Tea, particularly #2 roasted milk Tea with grass jelly was pretty good here. I would totally order extra grass jelly. a little pricier than the usual bubble places but they have points system so it's kind of worth it if i had to choose 1 drink: #2 roasted milk Tea with grass jelly would I go back? Yes for the same milk Tea read more

Chatime - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Chain bubble tea shop. Decent amount of space for people to hang out. Was not busy during a Friday afternoon, but heard that it can get crowded at later hours. Had the hot roasted milk tea and it was pretty good. Prices is in the $4-6 range for most drinks, so not cheap but not expensive either. read more

Chatime - hot roasted milk tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

So I don't really know the policies on returning or remaking drinks, but unfortunately, my friend ordered the kumquat lemon juice drink and it was too sweet for his liking. When asked if he could get a different drink, the person said that because he made it according to the recipe, he wouldn't make my friend another one. I've been to different Chatimes and other bubble tea establishments and haven't really had someone outright say no to making a new bubble tea... read more

Atmosphere: Just like the other chain locations it's the same purple aesthetics. Some seating inside, however, this is more of a grab and go situation. Price: Same price as all the other locations. Customer service: My order was simple, therefore, there was no headache with communication issues. This location was busy, however, all the drinks were out in a timely manner. Food: I had the mango cream bubble tea with extra pearls. Consistent with all the other locations. read more

This is straight up the WORST bubble tea and customer service I ever had. Let me say first, I am a big fan of chatime at other locations. I've had their taro milk tea previously at other branches and have always been happy with it. This time, I thought to order the same taro milk tea. However, upon first taste both my sister and I wanted to throw up. It was like eating chalk and protein powder, or someone's regurgitated food. I immediately came back to the store and told them there was something wrong. They argued that's just how it should taste like because they use real taro and that the issue was me because I simply did not like it. First of all, never in my life have I encountered bubble tea that's supposed to have the texture of chalk. Second of all, it is wrong to put blame on the customer. The entire time the employees whispered in Chinese to the manager about how difficult I was being in front of me, thinking I wouldn't understand. Unbelievable. I asked if they could replace my drink with a different flavor if their taro flavor truly tastes that. They refused but after I insisted they must do something they replaced my taro drinks with the SAME taro drink. What the heck is the point of that? It tasted exactly the same. Shame on you, Cha time manager and employees. This is a warning for yelpers-- stay far away from this branch, but if you must go, do not order the taro milk tea and do not expect any customer service. read more

Chatime - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Their roasted milk tea with pearls.. omg, cant resist. It has a big area for customers to sit down and relax. Free and fast internet is available for customers that needs to browse or even study or maybe do their papers. Definitely the bigger chatime amongst all in the lower mainland. This place can get busy and I would recommend you to order through their phone app called Chatime BC (its like starbucks mobile ordering system). Not only you cut the line, you collect points for free drinks! read more

They took 30 minutes for ONE Regular Brown Sugar Milk Tea. I dont understand how it even takes that long for a SINGLE Drink with 3 workers

Love the fact they offer the amount of sugar. You pick your level like 50%. I personally like mine at 70% less sugar, most bubble tea shops do not even offer this. Great for people watching their sugar intake! read more

I decided to finally try Cha Time because of the hype from friends and social media. I honestly don't understand what the hype is ... It's just like any orher ordinary decent bubble tea place such as bubble world or Estea. The only somewhat cool thing is you can customize the level of sweetness and level of how much ice you want. Usually I do this with other bubble tea places anyway but it's nice to know it's definitely an option here. I didn't wait that long to receive my drink (3-5 mins) then again I went on a Monday night at 10 pm. Couldn't find parking in the front (street parking) so I went to the back parking lot and parked in the HSBC stalls. Some of the tables weren't clean but majority of the tables were. Overall, this place is just an average bbt place, nothing special. read more

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Not sure if they don't understand their own terminology - but I asked for a Chatime Triple (has grass jelly, pudding, and pearls) but HOT. and the blond girl at the front said "Oh sorry the grass jelly's going to MELT and we can't make that for you". I'm like uhhh I'm pretty sure I've had this before, but just to not make a fuss (what kind of weak grass jelly are they using?? i thought) - I asked instead for hot roasted milk tea with pudding and pearls. And then this girl and her co-worker both started speaking at the same time and making a fuss that they couldn't make it hot because the pudding would melt. I am so confused - if you can't make anything hot then tell me what would I get if I ordered the "Hot Chatime Triple" on your Uber Eats? see the option here on Uber Eats: https://www.ubereats.com/ca/vancouver/food-delivery/chatime-burnaby/oJJsdct3Qd6TNkCJFM6qoQ/705a1564-04ea-591f-aab0-6c3db50b7df3/3a5e6c40-6a4d-531d-9cc6-02566f792a5c/7ff2093d-963f-55f3-8026-825f249536e8?ps=1 Do I have to specify that hot doesn't mean boiling all the toppings into mush? Do you only sell cold drinks in the winter time? So many questions! read more

Came to cha time during lunch on a Sunday. There were lots of empty seats, but still a line up for ppl taking it to go. I got the hazelnut Chocolate with pearls. Such a good flavor. The i like it because the chocolate flavor isn't too strong. Cha time also offers the option to reduce the amount of ice and sugar. They have lots of flavors, but not as much as and as creative as other bubble tea places I've been to. They're also slightly more expensive. read more

Chatime - Large hazelnut chocolate milk tea with pearls - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Chatime is the worlds largest bubble tea franchise and you would think that would be a bad thing but it's not and the bubble teas are some the best in town You get to pick your sugar and ice level and they have fresh and great selection A must for any bubble tea lover read more

Very busy so I am not going to fault them for how long it takes the make a drink. However, they are not very good at complying with your specific requests, i.e., half ice, half sweet, etc... My roasted milk tea (half ice, half sweet) came with a full cup of ice and was VERY sweet. Disappointing as other bubble tea places do a much better job at accommodating your requests. read more

First of all. Can someone please tell me why the grass jelly is so god damn inconsistent at Chatime? At first, I thought it was because I got the end of the jelly batch and it just becomes like a runny mush and holds no shape or form. And then I thought, maybe it's just dependent on the location. But I've visited the new one at PNE and I've had some shitty grass jelly there too. I used to love the roasted grass jelly milk tea, and I mean whenever I would pass by, I would buy one. But now, after having too many inconsistent grass jelly milk teas, I'm going to have to pass on Chatime altogether. There are just far too many good bubble tea shops in Vancouver to be spending my $5.20 on a mediocre milk tea. I do however love the mobile app. If y'all don't have the app, get it and skip the damn lines. Also, you get rewards and who doesn't love free drinks? read more

This is actually a 3.5 star review, but rounded down due to wifi. I wanted to get some studying done in a different environment, but unfortunately my studying was hindered by the lack of wifi. They only have Telus free wifi, which although it has a strong signal, you need to sign up for it (for free). This isn't a problem for me, but after signing up, Telus says they'll send you a confirmation email. You need to activate your account before accessing the Internet. Telus did send the email...2 hours later. I was long gone from the store by then. When I was still at the store, I asked an employee about this, and they couldn't do anything about it. I think it would be better if Chatime had their own wifi network, so if something happens, the employees can perhaps do something to fix it. For this visit, I got the brown rice green tea with pearls. Surprisingly very good! I wasn't a fan of Chatime drinks in the past, but I will be returning for this. The drink was very fragrant from the rice, and the pearls were nicely soaked in sugar water beforehand so they weren't bland. 50% sugar was still too sweet though, so maybe 30% sugar would be better. read more

I am sorry I am from Taiwan and this is horrible bubble tea. I am not sure where in Taiwan Cha time is from but in Taipei I really only seen one at the Taipei main station. Perhaps it's from the south. Perhaps it's my taste but it's too sweet. Too much milk. Too little tea. Softness and chewiness of pearls are also inconsistent. Doesn't represent my hometown's drink sorry. read more

Ok bubble tea if there is nothing else around. I was very disappointed with their black sugar bubble tea, it tasted like cereal milk.

Wow. The best Chatime I've been to. Service was super fast despite the long line. The rest is pretty much the same as the other Chatime's I've been to. Maybe less bright. They also have something called schneeballen. The pictures on the wall didn't intrigue us enough to try but after reading upon it on wiki, I might give it a try next time I'm at this location or if other locations decide to offer it. This time I tried their strawberry au lait with pudding ($5.10+0.50 5/5): Amazing flavours! First sip tasted artificial but I guess I got used to it. The texture is really interesting. It's a slush but tastes similar to what I remember experimenting when I was a kid (jello + milk). The gelatin kind of separates the milk particles and the juice so you get this slush plus slight jelloy texture and the pudding throws in another element to it. I'll try it with coconut jelly next time. read more

This review is more about the service more than about the drinks. I've been to the other chatimes in Vancouver, and they've all been great. The drinks weren't bad at this location, but I do have to agree with another reviewer that if you ask for less sugar, it tastes extremely watered down. But to get to the topic of service... My friend ordered his drink, and took it to one of the tables. Since we had a group of 6 people, he wanted to move the tables closer together. Unfortunately, as he was moving the table his drink fell on the floor and spilled. When he went to apologize, one of the staff said that he would have to buy himself a new drink if he wanted one. The staff member explained that once the drink leaves the counter, it's not their problem if it is spilled. They argued for several minutes, and it wasn't until my friend approached the manager that they agreed to make him a new drink, but only a small size...and it was extremely watered down... Even though it's not their obligation to give free drinks left and right, I think that any business would want their customers leaving happy so that they come back for another visit. Safe to say that I will be sticking to the other chatime locations... read more

Not the best cha time location - Robson or Richmond locations (that I've tried) are better. I'm basing this off the roasted milk tea with grass jelly. It was so bland- tea was watered down. Even the grass jelly was more watery than normal and it didn't taste like anything at all, just soft jello texture. Their roasted tea didn't taste anything like what I've had at their other locations. I hope it's not always like this, otherwise it's obvious they are cutting corners and watering things down. Definitely a bigger space, and while they do have tables and chairs, it was poor use of space. Maybe with such a big line, they had to move tables out of the way (unfortunate!). But when the line died down, there's quite a bit of floor space. I also saw lots of people without drinks coming in to sit down, and they definitely didn't have anyone waiting in line to get them drinks either. A bit annoying though but not the establishments fault. read more

Ah, horrible drinks. I went in during a busy weeknight, the bubble was so chewy (as in hard type of chewing), so I said to myself that I might have bad luck that day that bubble wasn't cooked well. So 2nd time I went, I ordered fresh milk grass jelly tea with bubble. I asked for no ice. And usually the drink should be still be cold even though there is no ice. It was lukewarm, argh, disgusting. The grass jelly has no flavour, and the bubble again, super tough and chewy. The milk tea taste more like milk than tea. I am usually a big fan of Chatime, now it is literally worst than Pearl restaurant. Seriously? I am not coming back here anymore. The only upside of this place is that it has lots of space, but the drinks are so horrible I don't really see anyone sitting there for too long. read more

The better Chatime of all 3 in comparison because of the following: Spacious areas and tons of seating- there are tons of seats, and comfortable couches as well. And on top of that a shared ChromeCast for those who can connect to it if you want. I already have been here like over 10 times since they had the grand opening. I am usually found here sometimes on a weekday night or a weekend night with a couple of friends getting their QQ Lemon, or BrownRice Milk Tea. This place can get loud it there are A LOT of people at night, which is like every night. They need a PA system in the place because the staff are shouting and sometimes we can't even hear them. I love their Chalk art, but it is not the best. I wish they tried harder, because I feel like everytime my body wipes in the area of it, I get chalk on my coat.... They might as well just get a mural of acrylic art piece. But regardless of the ambience and the operations, they get orders done.They only have 1 POS system, and they need more, so the line does not go outside the door, which is usually does on a Friday/Saturday night. Good place to visit, and have been here countless times. You can find me here in one of my common hang outs. read more

I love Cha Time. I loved it ever since I first tried the franchise in Toronto. I love how you can choose the ice percentage and the sugar percentage and it's standardized in all their franchises. But what I don't love about THIS Cha Time is that there could be 5 workers behind the bar but still be extremely slow. I've passed by this new location several times and I've noticed time and time again that there was a line up from the cashier at the back all the way to the front doors. I thought it was due to the hype and to the new location - "it must be doing great!" I thought. But I was so very very wrong when I stepped in one night. There were 5 workers behind the bar but only 2 were busying themselves making drinks. The other two worked at extremely slow paces with making slushes. I watched the line up grow for picking up their drinks at the bar with no new drinks coming out for more than 5 minutes, as people in front of us in the line to put our order in the cashier grow restless and then eventually leave when they were near the front. I contemplated leaving as well given the wait. At the end, we waited approximately 20-25 minutes to put our order in, and then another 15-20 minutes for pickup. Despite it being my favourite bubble tea franchise, I would stay away from this location until they have stepped up in their wait times and go for Tealips down at Highgate instead. read more