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My rating is 3.5 stars. I'm rounding down. As of late, I have had a huge craving for bubble tea. I cycle between CoCo, Kung Fu, and Chatime these days. I have been drinking more chocolate milk-based beverages, too. Recently, I saw two friends share a photo of their hazelnut chocolate milk tea beverage from Chatime. Friend influence is real. I wanted one badly. On my way home from various errands two Saturdays ago, I dropped by this Chatime in Scarborough to satisfy my craving. I have never had any problems parking in this huge plaza with tons of eateries and more. I backed into a spot and walked in. There were roughly six people in front of me at around 5:40 pm. I was a bit surprised, as this store has been here for a while and I typically don't expect a huge bubble tea rush at this hour. When I got to the counter, I placed my order. I got a large hazelnut chocolate milk tea, with no sugar and a bit of ice. I skipped getting any toppings. I was in this store for twenty minutes. There were three people on staff. Perhaps there was an abundance of takeout orders, but the wait seemed unusually long. This Chatime does Vicinity rewards. I entered my phone number and got credited for my purchase. This Chatime also offers Bake Code desserts. One of these days, I will try the twice-baked cheese tarts. I thanked the woman when I got my drink. She handed me a purple straw and I happily walked out the door. She was nice to ask whether I needed a bag. I typically pass on bags at bubble tea places. I typically have one on hand if I do need one. I had my drink when I got home. It was so good. It's like Nutella in liquid form. So good. I drank it too fast, though. So gone! The drink quality is what you expect from Chatime. The long lineup and wait need improvement. Perhaps I'll come back at a different time and see how the lineup is. (124)
Update: DO NOT visit Chatime Midland Scarborough location after the complete mess up of an order waiting for a delivery over 3 hours, one employee called me back and said owner/manager will call me and never did. This is after talking to the store manager at another location to ask the Midland Scarborough location 3 times now over the course of 2 weeks to call me back. Chatime HQ was written to and we have ZERO response! How can such large global chain not give a damn about its customers concerns? No wonder they have cockroach problems reported by patrons. BOYCOTT Chatime.
This plaza has an absurd amount of bubble tea places and you'd think that at least one of them would be open before noon on a Sunday. This is true and the only one is ChaTime. I was absolutely parched in the morning and needed to be revived by something fruity. When I walked in it was bumping minus all the people. Loud music, cool lights. It was actually pretty cool. Service was really fast since I was the only person there. I placed an order for peachy lychee green tea with passion fruit jelly. For some silly reason I thought I should be "good" and not overdo it on the volume so I only ordered a regular. I finished the drink in about 5 minutes lol. It was tasty for sure but I definitely should have went with a large.
Worst cha time location I've ever been to. This is the 3rd and probably the last time I will go to this location even though it's the closest and most convenient for me. Drinks are always bland and kind of tasteless from this store, like the Genmaicha I got today. This is my go to drink at chatime and usually has a fragrant roasted rice flavor, today it just tastes like a bland plain milk tea. Even the texture of the tapioca is off, maybe they're old? Any who, I'd rather drive a little further or try another bbt place in the plaza since there's a ton of them in there. Won't be coming to this chatime anymore.
If you like milk tea and pumpkin spice, now they has pumpkin spice milk tea available! It gives a nice fall flavour to a classic milk tea drink, with notes of pumpkin spice, cinnamon and nutmeg! Choose roasted milk tea for a deeper flavour. There's also a milk tea smoothie version, which was so fun! Recommend adding tapioca for some extra chewiness and sweetness.
Line up no more!! With all these new Chatime location opening up all around Toronto and GTA, I think the days that people would line up for over 1 hour is gone! I came here on a snowy day.. maybe because of the weather, there was no lines at all even the store is still doing the Grand Opening buy 1 get 1 free specials! The staff though was a little slow in both order taking and preparation. I can't imagine how it would be when the place get busy. Roasted Milk Tea with Grass Jello 30% Sweet Less Ice ($4.70) can be a little more creamy but the grass jello was still so good.
Usually there's 2-3 people in line before me Brown Sugar Milk Pudding Tea ($4.70R) - Pudding is very muted in flavour so you can't get sick of it. Tastes like egg flan or something of the sort. The milk tea has a more delicious warm taste to it. It's very comforting. However ask for "no ice" because when I ask for "less ice" it still filled up one quarter of the drink. Mango Slush - Tastes like those mango gummies. Pree good with half sweetness. Don't get any toppings. Trust me it's better off that way since it already has a strong flavour.
One of N&G's friends, E, thinks Chatime is a piece of shit bubble tea brand. Considering E's history of suspect opinions, N&G decided to judge for themselves. We ordered the Sakura Sweatheart because the mixture of the sakura pink and the matcha green looked very pretty. History repeated itself as N struck the straw before mixing the drink. But, this resulted in the perfect gram. As per tradition, G took the first sip. He liked the strawberry taste of it, it was refreshing but he felt that the matcha was too powdery and overpowered the delightful fruity flavour. N had no idea what G was talking about, she thought it tasted fruity, with a refreshing rosewater aftertaste and she liked the texture of the sago. What G didnt know was that N diabolically designed this tradition so G would act as a human filter which is why he got the powdered sip and N got the good stuff. But, karma came for N as she progressed with her sips, she too tasted the disgusting powder texture of the matcha. TLDR: this strengthened their overall relationship and lesson learned: E was right.
This Chatime is PACKED (or perhaps it is because I came on a Saturday afternoon). The lineups were nearly out the door for this Chatime, and we waited nearly 15 to 20 minutes to order. The drinks area is a little small, so it's probably hard to staff more people to help out. The person who was at the front was really nice. I found it amusing that they had to handle these lineup orders as well as those that people order online? (I wasn't sure what the mechanism was, but I know she was tapping orders for a remote order). We got the red bean with pudding slush drink large for around $7 which is around the price of regular bubble teas now. SPC users: if you have SPC, you get a free topping $0.50 off.
The main reason for going to Chatime is really just because you can find them almost anywhere. The bubble tea itself will satisfy your cravings, but their drinks are pretty hit or miss when it comes to trying new things. Once you find drinks that you enjoy, however, you'll find yourself coming back often. The prices are similar to any other bubble tea spot, all within the $4.5-6 range. This price range is consistent over their various drinks, including lattes, qq juices, slush drinks, milk tea, etc. This location in specific, is usually busy & cluttered. As there isn't that much seating or room, you won't always find yourself a seat or even feel comfortable staying there. When it isn't busy though, it's a nice place to do your work. Also, there is a Coco & The Alley literally walking distance away. I've been to other Chatime locations that have sample drinks & ample seating, which provided a better experience. Although I am a bigger fan of The Alley, when it comes to fruity drinks Chatime is normally the place to go. Today I tried one of the drinks from their spring launch, the playful passion fruit strawberry. In this case, it was pretty disappointing. There wasn't much of a strawberry taste, but more of a passion fruit green tea. It also has a bitter after taste, that if you wish to avoid you should add extra sugar. It was also $5.10 for a regular, not worth it. My normal favourites are the pearl milk tea, which is rich & dense in milk tea flavour, as well as the qq grapefruit juice. This qq juice already comes with coconut jelly & tapioca! If you are a fan of grapefruit, you'll enjoy this.
This location is only good for take out because of its small size and because they always have a long line up. If you are planning on finding a place to chill or talk privately, find somewhere else. They make their bubble tea pretty fast so wait time is not too bad. They close at 12 AM. When I got there at 11:40 PM, I was surprised to see a few people still lined up. Just like all Chatime, they also use the Vicinity card points card. Every 10 bubble tea rewards you with a free 1.
Got the seasonal 1L butterflypea strawberry lemonade, they were out of aloe that comes with the drink but offered free substitutes. Drink was ver pretty with a sunset gradient but the 1L was very messy, lid design definitely needs improvement. The drink was quite tasty, butterflypea doesn't taste of anything but the blue effect is oh so gorgeous. The strawberry and lemon works well, nice and refreshing.
Sources a classic bubble tea chain that I love to go to. I'm I tried a new drink this time And it wasn't too bad. The reps are always very helpful with pinpointing a drink that would be best for your palate. Every chat time location is different. This one was your typical grab, a drink and go type of vibe. But the ambiance is very well lit read more
Located at a very convenient intersection however finding parking might be a bit challenging at times as the parking lot isn't as big. I usually order via the app however it wouldn't work when I tried to use a free drink voucher and do an upgrade from regular to large so I had to order in person. When I tried to use my gift card to pay for the upgrade and the toppings, they had a bit of an issue with the system. It took some time for them to take my payment. I'm a bit disappointed with their new app as they always seem to have issues with payments using gift cards. read more
We came to get the BT21 Kosmos drink. There were a lot of parking spots available on a weekday afternoon. During non-covid times it's a pretty busy plaza with so many bubble tea shops and restaurants congregated within this small area. Other than drinks there's sweets offered as well. There were a few cookies lined up by the cash register (peanut mochi, red velvet and salted egg). In the display case there's various flavours of macarons and Basque cheesecakes as well as individual slices of Japanese cheesecake, tiramisu and twice baked cheese tarts. Even though there were a few customers that had ordered ahead of us we got our drinks fairly quickly. You may have to remind the staff to give you a purple pocket if you order 2 of the BT21 drinks. It's interesting that on the promotional poster for the drink it's marketed as a large sized drink for $6.80 but when ordering they asked what size I wanted. Just an FYI that on the receipt it shows as $6.20 for the drink plus $0.60 for the large and you'll only get the BT21 cup in a large. Once shaken the drink is so pretty, it shimmers. The Kosmos is a white grape combined with a white peach butterfly pea tea. It was tasty but too sweet for me and I asked for 50% sugar. read more
My rating is 3.5 stars. I'm rounding down. As of late, I have had a huge craving for bubble tea. I cycle between CoCo, Kung Fu, and Chatime these days. I have been drinking more chocolate milk-based beverages, too. Recently, I saw two friends share a photo of their hazelnut chocolate milk tea beverage from Chatime. Friend influence is real. I wanted one badly. On my way home from various errands two Saturdays ago, I dropped by this Chatime in Scarborough to satisfy my craving. I have never had any problems parking in this huge plaza with tons of eateries and more. I backed into a spot and walked in. There were roughly six people in front of me at around 5:40 pm. I was a bit surprised, as this store has been here for a while and I typically don't expect a huge bubble tea rush at this hour. When I got to the counter, I placed my order. I got a large hazelnut chocolate milk tea, with no sugar and a bit of ice. I skipped getting any toppings. I was in this store for twenty minutes. There were three people on staff. Perhaps there was an abundance of takeout orders, but the wait seemed unusually long. This Chatime does Vicinity rewards. I entered my phone number and got credited for my purchase. This Chatime also offers Bake Code desserts. One of these days, I will try the twice-baked cheese tarts. I thanked the woman when I got my drink. She handed me a purple straw and I happily walked out the door. She was nice to ask whether I needed a bag. I typically pass on bags at bubble tea places. I typically have one on hand if I do need one. I had my drink when I got home. It was so good. It's like Nutella in liquid form. So good. I drank it too fast, though. So gone! The drink quality is what you expect from Chatime. The long lineup and wait need improvement. Perhaps I'll come back at a different time and see how the lineup is. (124) read more
Update: DO NOT visit Chatime Midland Scarborough location after the complete mess up of an order waiting for a delivery over 3 hours, one employee called me back and said owner/manager will call me and never did. This is after talking to the store manager at another location to ask the Midland Scarborough location 3 times now over the course of 2 weeks to call me back. Chatime HQ was written to and we have ZERO response! How can such large global chain not give a damn about its customers concerns? No wonder they have cockroach problems reported by patrons. BOYCOTT Chatime. read more
6 years ago
This plaza has an absurd amount of bubble tea places and you'd think that at least one of them would be open before noon on a Sunday. This is true and the only one is ChaTime. I was absolutely parched in the morning and needed to be revived by something fruity. When I walked in it was bumping minus all the people. Loud music, cool lights. It was actually pretty cool. Service was really fast since I was the only person there. I placed an order for peachy lychee green tea with passion fruit jelly. For some silly reason I thought I should be "good" and not overdo it on the volume so I only ordered a regular. I finished the drink in about 5 minutes lol. It was tasty for sure but I definitely should have went with a large. read more
5 years ago
Worst cha time location I've ever been to. This is the 3rd and probably the last time I will go to this location even though it's the closest and most convenient for me. Drinks are always bland and kind of tasteless from this store, like the Genmaicha I got today. This is my go to drink at chatime and usually has a fragrant roasted rice flavor, today it just tastes like a bland plain milk tea. Even the texture of the tapioca is off, maybe they're old? Any who, I'd rather drive a little further or try another bbt place in the plaza since there's a ton of them in there. Won't be coming to this chatime anymore. read more
2 years ago
4 years ago
If you like milk tea and pumpkin spice, now they has pumpkin spice milk tea available! It gives a nice fall flavour to a classic milk tea drink, with notes of pumpkin spice, cinnamon and nutmeg! Choose roasted milk tea for a deeper flavour. There's also a milk tea smoothie version, which was so fun! Recommend adding tapioca for some extra chewiness and sweetness. read more
12 years ago
Line up no more!! With all these new Chatime location opening up all around Toronto and GTA, I think the days that people would line up for over 1 hour is gone! I came here on a snowy day.. maybe because of the weather, there was no lines at all even the store is still doing the Grand Opening buy 1 get 1 free specials! The staff though was a little slow in both order taking and preparation. I can't imagine how it would be when the place get busy. Roasted Milk Tea with Grass Jello 30% Sweet Less Ice ($4.70) can be a little more creamy but the grass jello was still so good. read more
5 years ago
Usually there's 2-3 people in line before me Brown Sugar Milk Pudding Tea ($4.70R) - Pudding is very muted in flavour so you can't get sick of it. Tastes like egg flan or something of the sort. The milk tea has a more delicious warm taste to it. It's very comforting. However ask for "no ice" because when I ask for "less ice" it still filled up one quarter of the drink. Mango Slush - Tastes like those mango gummies. Pree good with half sweetness. Don't get any toppings. Trust me it's better off that way since it already has a strong flavour. read more
7 years ago
One of N&G's friends, E, thinks Chatime is a piece of shit bubble tea brand. Considering E's history of suspect opinions, N&G decided to judge for themselves. We ordered the Sakura Sweatheart because the mixture of the sakura pink and the matcha green looked very pretty. History repeated itself as N struck the straw before mixing the drink. But, this resulted in the perfect gram. As per tradition, G took the first sip. He liked the strawberry taste of it, it was refreshing but he felt that the matcha was too powdery and overpowered the delightful fruity flavour. N had no idea what G was talking about, she thought it tasted fruity, with a refreshing rosewater aftertaste and she liked the texture of the sago. What G didnt know was that N diabolically designed this tradition so G would act as a human filter which is why he got the powdered sip and N got the good stuff. But, karma came for N as she progressed with her sips, she too tasted the disgusting powder texture of the matcha. TLDR: this strengthened their overall relationship and lesson learned: E was right. read more
This Chatime is PACKED (or perhaps it is because I came on a Saturday afternoon). The lineups were nearly out the door for this Chatime, and we waited nearly 15 to 20 minutes to order. The drinks area is a little small, so it's probably hard to staff more people to help out. The person who was at the front was really nice. I found it amusing that they had to handle these lineup orders as well as those that people order online? (I wasn't sure what the mechanism was, but I know she was tapping orders for a remote order). We got the red bean with pudding slush drink large for around $7 which is around the price of regular bubble teas now. SPC users: if you have SPC, you get a free topping $0.50 off. read more
The main reason for going to Chatime is really just because you can find them almost anywhere. The bubble tea itself will satisfy your cravings, but their drinks are pretty hit or miss when it comes to trying new things. Once you find drinks that you enjoy, however, you'll find yourself coming back often. The prices are similar to any other bubble tea spot, all within the $4.5-6 range. This price range is consistent over their various drinks, including lattes, qq juices, slush drinks, milk tea, etc. This location in specific, is usually busy & cluttered. As there isn't that much seating or room, you won't always find yourself a seat or even feel comfortable staying there. When it isn't busy though, it's a nice place to do your work. Also, there is a Coco & The Alley literally walking distance away. I've been to other Chatime locations that have sample drinks & ample seating, which provided a better experience. Although I am a bigger fan of The Alley, when it comes to fruity drinks Chatime is normally the place to go. Today I tried one of the drinks from their spring launch, the playful passion fruit strawberry. In this case, it was pretty disappointing. There wasn't much of a strawberry taste, but more of a passion fruit green tea. It also has a bitter after taste, that if you wish to avoid you should add extra sugar. It was also $5.10 for a regular, not worth it. My normal favourites are the pearl milk tea, which is rich & dense in milk tea flavour, as well as the qq grapefruit juice. This qq juice already comes with coconut jelly & tapioca! If you are a fan of grapefruit, you'll enjoy this. read more
9 years ago
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This location is only good for take out because of its small size and because they always have a long line up. If you are planning on finding a place to chill or talk privately, find somewhere else. They make their bubble tea pretty fast so wait time is not too bad. They close at 12 AM. When I got there at 11:40 PM, I was surprised to see a few people still lined up. Just like all Chatime, they also use the Vicinity card points card. Every 10 bubble tea rewards you with a free 1. read more
8 years ago
9 years ago
Got the seasonal 1L butterflypea strawberry lemonade, they were out of aloe that comes with the drink but offered free substitutes. Drink was ver pretty with a sunset gradient but the 1L was very messy, lid design definitely needs improvement. The drink was quite tasty, butterflypea doesn't taste of anything but the blue effect is oh so gorgeous. The strawberry and lemon works well, nice and refreshing. read more
I love Chatime but this location always has a ridiculously long line which is why I'm giving it a 4-star. There's not much seating available at this location so it wouldn't be a good place to go especially with a large group if you want to stay a while. I usually get the Jasmine Green Milk tea (either with or without tapioca - both are my fav). Not many places have the Jasmine Green Milk tea as their bubble tea option which is why I particularly like this bubble tea chain. Like all Chatimes, you get to customize your sugar and ice level which is nice. I find that getting less ice is always a better call because by the time it melts, it won't dilute your bubble tea as much. read more
8 years ago
Chatime is usually my go-to place for bbt. I always order the Brown Rice Milk Green Tea and it is always on par. I get it with less sugar and less ice and it's just perfect! However, at this location (like many have noted) the consistency is just not always here. I didn't taste the brown rice flavour. It tasted like watered down milk tea, worse than the ones you make at home with a packet! Their pudding barely taste like anything either. A hint of sweetness and again, verryyy subtle; almost taste like bland jelly. Quite disappointed as I was looking forward to having a nice cup of bbt.. My friend ordered the Roasted Milk Tea with Grass Jelly and I had a sip of it and right off the bat, the "roasted" tea flavour was not all there. It was very subtle and not as strong compared to the other location's I've had it at. It takes awhile for them to make your drinks as well even though there were 2 people making the drinks along with 1 taking the orders. I waited for almost 15mins for two drinks. Service was pretty slow at this location. Don't get me wrong, I still love Chatime however, this location just doesn't do it for me. read more
Absolutely the number 1 place that I get my bbt. Tapioca is always tasty and service is relatively fast. Try any of their signature QQ drinks - and sign up for their reward points to get free drinks! I go here pretty much once a week and never thought to yelp. Roasted milk tea is amazing, grapefruit QQ is the summer drink of time, mango juice QQ is on fire. Get the pudding to add on! Not alot of room to hang out during prime time hours but its pretty deserted during the day so you'll have plenty of room. Who cares, just grab it to go and have a party. Don't think. Just drink. read more
Summary: Scarborough location for this trailblazer that brought customizable sugar and ice levels to the GTA bubble tea scene struggles with consistency and availability at times, but is still competitive with it's roasted milk tea Top Must-Get: roast milk tea/Taiwan mango juice Top Regret: mango slush Ah, Chatime... where the long list of drinks is matched only by the long line ups. The lines at this location aren't as bad, but it's availability and consistency of drinks isn't as good either. Specifically, on four or five occasions, they were out of the "pick your team" specials, and their mango slush seems to be all over the place in terms of thickness and flavour (maybe not blending it long enough). Nonetheless, they still do the classic roast milk tea better than any nearby competitor, and their customizable ice and sugar levels is still so handy (how anyone gets more than "slight" sugar still blows my mind). Not the must-visit that people made it out to be though, as there are far more options in the area and nearly all do the customizable levels thing too now. read more
7 years ago
This place is always incredibly busy but for GOOD reason! Best bubble tea in town!!!! I love coming here with my girls. I typically get taro slush with tapioca but today I got a Hazelnut Chocolate bubble tea with Grass Jelly on reccomendation from a friend !! I got it with no sugar and it was so good!!!! Decent alternative to getting taro with lots of sugar. The chocolate and hazelnut sweeten the drink enough naturally. It was great. read more
As always, Chatime has not yet disappointed me. I love how you can adjust the sugar level as well as the amount of ice. Any time a friend suggest bbt, I say chatime :) This location is relatively new and the interior is decently clean and not too crowded. read more
9 years ago
11 years ago
I love love love their mousse drinks! My favourite one is their Matcha mousse. Definitely best made with less to no ice because the mousse topping sticks to the ice when the drink is finished. Also, the mousse itself has some sweetness to it, so I always ask for less or no sugar in my drink. I've only tried their pearl (tapioca) and coffee jelly toppings. Their tapioca is very good; just the right texture. I found the coffee jelly to have a nice, sweet, coffee flavour, but a bit on the hard side. Our drinks were made in a decent amount of time even though there was a line. Out of all the Chatime locations I've been to, this one's the most quiet and has less wait time. Interior decor is pretty nice, everything is white, bright, and purple. They also have a mini showcase of food (donuts, cronuts, etc), but from my visits, it's not always fully stacked. I've visited Chatime many times in the past, but it was only yesterday that I got my own Chatime rewards card because they don't really ask if you'd like to join or if you have one. So if you love bbt, it's worth to ask the lady for a card and start earning points :) read more
6 years ago
8 years ago
We go SUPER OFTEN. Sometimes it can get very busy. Lots of bubble tea options, as well as seasonal items and teas of the month! There are also macarons, cheese tarts and cakes! Great place when it's not busy! read more
9 years ago
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