Straight to the point, I've come here every now and then sometimes and was never disappointed with my drinks. Service is straight forward and the barista always makes it on time. Inside is pretty cozy as well. read more

RareTea - Thai Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

I love coming to rare tea to get a drink. They're very quick with putting out orders and the quality is always great. I also love how they have a good snack menu. It's a pretty small boba shop but they have some indoor seating. They also have gachapon available with cute prizes! I recommend trying this place if you're near! read more

RareTea - Menu as of 06/2025 - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

The service here is excellent, they are SOO kind to me and my kids. They have claw machines and delicious drinks and food, you can always find parking around the area. The ambiance is a nice hang out spot to chill with your friends and chat for a little. I usually just come order a drink or food and play their crane machines. read more

RareTea - Takoyaki - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

Happen to be in alameda and found this place. Good service here and they have claw machines to pay to play. There are some seatings inside. Ordered on kiosk. The kitchen is closed at 7. I got the Okinawa Pearl Milk Tea but more milky than tea flavor. The boba was good. Came out warm and chewy. Also tried the rose matcha latte but the ratio was off. It was very rose flavor heavy. Decent boba place if you are looking for good chewy boba but the drinks I got were ok. read more

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3.15.26 Ehhh Drinks are okay it used to taste better but lately it's been really bland and the customer service and ambience lacks here with workers that are not very personable they don't greet you or even say thank you with an I don't care attitude and that's how our drinks tasted wasted money go to Boba Binge in Chinatown it's way better. read more

I got a honey milk tea with boba and it tasted very watered down. And didn't really taste the honey. The boba was old a bit hard. My husband got a mango slushy for got the actual name but that was also very watered down. I honestly wouldn't come again :( read more

I stopped by to order a drink and snack. I got the roasted oolong milk tea, 30 sugar no ice and sweet potato fries. You can get 20% off your first purchase if you order via Snackpass mobile app. The tea was only a little sweet which is how I intended, but I wish there was less milk since overall the tea flavor wasn't as strong as I'd like. The sweet potato fries came and were sweet but wish it was more spiced. I would also prefer it to be a little crispier. It came with ketchup. They have some small crane/grabber machine games. There is some outdoor seating at Alameda landing which is the plaza it's located in. It's not hard to get lot or street parking nearby. read more

RareTea - Roasted oolong milk tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

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The staff are very friendly, and the boba drinks are amazing! They were also incredibly helpful. I was there with my my daughter and niece, and niece accidentally dropped the first drinks we ordered while we were waiting for the rest. The staff cleaned it up right away without hesitation. I felt so bad and apologized, and of course left a tip. Truly excellent customer service! read more

Eh? It's okay but honestly wouldn't be my preferred boba spot. I would say that it's worse than i-Tea, which in my book, makes it something that I wouldn't go back to. I got a mango tea with mango popping boba. The mango flavor was pretty good but super artificial and the popping boba popped weirdly. The outer film clung to your teeth and just was not good popping boba. Probably won't be coming back but it might be worth a try. read more

I sent hubby here to get us a few boba drinks. We ordered coffee milk tea and honey milk tea (both with boba). The drinks were mediocre. I couldn't taste the coffee in the coffee milk tea. There was no distinct tea flavor in the honey milk tea and the boba was too chewy and bland. read more

RareTea - Honey milk tea & coffee milk tea (both with boba) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

Date: 5/15/2024 Time: 3:40 PM 65° Sunny Leaving T-Mobile, I noticed Encinal High School was having a fundraiser at Rare Tea. My daughter attended Encinal (CO'97). Of course, I will support the cause. I can't count the numerous times I have walked by Rare Tea without ordering anything from them, always worrying the amount of sugar that is added to the teas, milk teas, smoothies, etc. Then I never knew they served yummy appetizers. Seeing the fundraiser, I stopped in for a tea. Thanks to the help of one of the employees and a representative from OKAPI, I uploaded an app to borrow and return a glass. Then I was able to order a beverage, 1/2 off on first older. So many choices of beverage, and they all sounded refreshing and delicious. Beverage: Peach tea, no sugar and boba. Price: $6.25 (plus 60¢ for boba). 50% discount, final price: $3.43. Tea was indeed refreshing. A return visit is a must for the appetizers and teas. read more

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My new go to spot for matcha on the island! They use ceremonial grade matcha, have a bunch of flavor options like mango and strawberry and offer oat milk which I appreciate so much because I'm vegan. The service has always been good as well! I'll keep coming back! read more

Don't go there, you'll regret it. The milk tea doesn't taste like milk tea at all; it's just sugar and water. It's disgusting and a waste of my money. read more

RareTea - Jasmine Green Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

If you want to be treated like a nuisance, come here an hour before they close. They throw the straws at you, no form of hospitality because im sure they wanted to leave before closing, etc. Avoid this place if its 1 hour before closing time. read more

Seemed a bit poorly managed. An employee behind the counter was working with their long hair not tied back. There was a bag of trash on the restaurant floor that was not appearing to be disposed of properly, and with two people behind the counter someone could have facilitated this. I got my drink, a milk tea boba, and while the boba was good, the milk tea itself was chalky with a lack of flavor. read more

Place offers a good variety of drinks but I don't understand why we have to pay $1 extra for milk. Shouldn't it already be included with the drink? read more

This RareTea is located in the middle of Alameda Landing. It is usually busy here on weekends and weeknights, so parking in this area may be hit or miss. I had only been to this location once before my most recent visit, but I had been to the Berkeley location at least a few times - I feel like the drinks at this location are not as consistent as the Berkley location. I ordered their jasmine milk tea with boba. When I tasted my drink, it tasted off and after a few sips, I realized it was the milk that tasted a bit different/strange. I let one of three employees know - he told me that they recently changed their milk, so that is probably why. He was nice enough to offer to remake my drink or pick a different drink, hence I am giving them 3 stars, instead of 2 stars. I gave him my old drink back and decided to get a creama/snow cream green tea with boba. I received my new drink shortly after and it tasted okay, but so much better than the milk tea. read more

RareTea - Green Milk Tea with mini boba - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

Ordered the Okinawa milk tea. Mostly taste milk. Should have just ordered milk. Never again read more

RareTea - Milk - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

Drinks are okay. but don't buy food. The oil tasted very old and disgusting. I got the calamari and it's suppose to be breaded. My order had all the breading falling off. Most basically looked like boiled calamari rings since the breading fell off. Not one ring was intact. Whoever cooked it and that that was okay seriously did not think of the quality that they would want to uphold for the business. read more

RareTea - Everything to the right is just the breading no calamari. Soft and mushy with the taste of old oil. - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

Don't come here unless it's for convenience :( Okinawa Pearl milk tea 2/10 - why does it taste like a watered down crushed up soggy vanilla wafer - boba was chewy at least - literally the smallest tea flavor Matcha latte 6/10 - was the better of the 2 drinks - tastes more of milk than matcha (90% milk) which was disappointing but how could you mess up milk...lol Overall, I wouldn't come back. I haven't been in the bay for that long but I can tell this place used to be a sharetea or something. The drinks have a similar taste profile but definitely messed up somewhere along the lines. The watery flavorless drinks definitely scared me away...especially at the price point. You could easily go to Oakland Chinatown and get way better drinks since there's so many new boba places opening up in the East bay. read more

RareTea - Okinawa Pearl Milk Tea, Matcha Latte - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

Came here during lunch so there was a time crunch! Luckily I found a parking spot right in front, and was the first person in line. The drink came out pretty fast. I got the strawberry milk tea with boba. Boba was delicious--chewy and sweet. The sweetness was standard, but I think 80%~50% might've been perfect. read more

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My husband loves this little spot! He likes there brown sugar boba with the Thai tea. He's been stopping here pretty often when we shop in the area. Next time he wants to try the brown sugar shake with brown sugar boba. Hopefully it's as good as it looks! They also have a kitchen where they sale fried snacks but the kitchen closes at 7 if you want a quick bite be sure to come before then! Enjoy! read more

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Was in the mood for a boba drink and was close to this place. Wandered in and expected good things. It took me awhile to decide on the strawberry milk tea. It tasted good and I liked the boba. I didn't expect to still taste the little ice shards, but since it was a warm day, I didn't mind. What I didn't expect was the cashier seeming to rush me to choose something. As it was my 1st time, I wanted to read the menu. And since there wasn't a long line, I thought I could take my time. Two other people did come in after me, but no one was in line while I waited for my drink. Not sure if I'll return to this shop, but may go to other shops to see if the same atmosphere is at other stores. read more

RareTea - Menu sign - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

Tried my friend's 50% sugar, no ice jasmine milk tea with boba. No tea flavor, too sweet, and boba was soft, not chewy. The menu looked like Sharetea's menu which was very strange to me. Lots of parking available on a weekend late afternoon, prices are pretty average for the area (so quite pricey). read more

RareTea doesn't let down - no matter where in the east bay! Spot on the boba, fresh fruit drinks, and friendly staff. I like that the Alameda location is less crowded and "cozier" than the Berkeley and Oakland locations I am used to. One time - I misplaced my card wallet here and walked all the way to central Alameda about to pay for another item at a restaurant. It was 30 second mini panic until I remembered my visit here and called to ask if I left it at RareTea, and what do you know, someone turned it in. God bless. I happily trotted back to West Alameda and reclaimed my wallet. A positive visit in multiple aspects for sure! read more

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Good boba spot. Mango was good and fresh. Orders about 10 drinks and they made them super fast! I personally got the mango passion fruit tea with ice cream and it was good but very sweet. Next time I'll try a lower sweetness. read more

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Milk tea is fine but they started selling more figurines including Hippers and Smiskis which were more expensive than usual and I should've paid attention to the slightly open or loose boxes. I got too excited to find the exercise series. Don't waste your time. They're all fakeskis lol. Stick to the teas since it's a tea place. read more

I had lunch in the area and decided to stop and try out this place. The inside is super cute. However, the drinks are not as impressive. I ordered the rose flower spring tea with boba, 50% sweetness and lite ice. There's little rose petals that come in the drink. It just tasted like watered down sweet rose water, with no tea. The drink barely tastes like tea, super disappointing. $6 is expensive for a watered down drink. Also, what the heck??? It's a $0.50 cent charge if you want your drink with no ice. That's the first time I've ever seen a boba place charge for no ice. read more

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Raretea is a solid boba spot in the Alameda Landing area which offers a variety of drinks such as teas, smoothies, and other flavored drinks. The place itself is quite clean with a very limited amount of seating. The staff is friendly and make the drinks promptly after ordering is completed. The drinks themselves are all quite good and refreshing with a good amount of topping choices and drink customization. Overall, I wouldn't say I would necessarily go out of my way just to come here but when in the area, it's a nice stop to have. read more

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Awesome new roomies brought this delicious new bevie home for me to try, so I can only speak to its flavor, texture, and quality--not the customer service or appearance of the location. I ordered the Taro Smoothie with Pudding, add-on Lychee Jellies. My drink was blended but not thoroughly. I bit a chunk of ice when I was chewing the ingredients which were fresh as well. The ratio of ice to milk seemed more liquid than smooth icy. The taro flavor was on point. Lychee jellies we're excellent. I didn't really taste the pudding much although I did see it present in the cup. I may indeed be back to try out this location for myself in person. read more

RareTea - Taro Smoothie with Pudding, add Lychee Jelly - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

Oolong with snow cream was absolutely horrible. I'll give it 3 stars because they were speedy and followed Covid rules. The tea was super bitter and watery and honestly tasted like an ashtray filled with ashes. Super gross. The cream tasted like melted plastic. I could NOT finish this tea drink....it was disgusting. read more

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Friendly folks and quick service on a Saturday! I got the caramel brûlée boba and some popcorn chicken for a treat. Nobody's there that early so it was fast and chill. Great service, yummy snacks and really good boba! I'll be back here for sure. The menu needs to be explored! read more

RareTea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

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I've never tried raretea before until they took over the sharetea location in the fifth street shopping area. There's plenty of parking around and it's one of the very few boba shops that are open at night during quarantine. It's not my top choice for boba, but it satiates those boba cravings. My go-tos here are the milk tea ice blend and rosetea snow cream. read more

RareTea - Milk Tea Ice Blend With Pearls - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

Someone actually gifted me a DIY fruit tea kit last Christmas but I'd never been to Rare Tea until today. They have a couple of locations like in Berkeley, San Mateo. So, RareTea took over ShareTea in the Alameda Landing center which is home to Target, Michaels, Panda Express, AAA & more. It's near Koja & Habit Burger if you're familiar w the area or u can look for the yellow storefront. It still shows "ShareTea" on the building, the previous business. Breakdown: Strawberry Lychee jelly w ice cream (ice blend) $6.50 - can't make ice/sugar adjustments. It tastes exactly like those round, swirly strawberries & creme hard candies if ya grew up eating them like me lol. The drink was too sweet for me tho. Secret Garden (cucumber juice, lychee jelly) - $5.50. I did half sugar on this one and it tasted alright. Nothing amazing nor terrible. All in all, this place has some unique drinks but was A-OK for me. Nice staff, quick service, everyone was masked up! They only allow 5 people inside at a time. Saw a flyer for some type of loyalty program too. Might return next time to try one of their milk teas. read more

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I milk tea was okay. I was really curious as to why my drink looked really unusual at the bottom even after shaking it so many times. It seemed as if there was two different liquids in my drink that could not mix. This made drinking the Thai tea uncomfortable because I did not know what substance it could be that it would not milk with the milk and tea. read more

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Rare Tea takes over Share Tea's space. main signage outside still remains. inside may be similar. presently no outside/inside dining. offerings: classic tea, snow cream, yakult, fruit tea, fresh milk, specialities, ice blend. definitely a rebranding. newer menu with diverse choices. drink: matcha snow cream (6) 700ml. didn't customize -matcha was full flavored, maybe had lots of sugar, tasted good -snow cream is similiar to creama from other places, the snow cream didn't mix easily with the matcha, no sipping slot at side. -unknown if i was supposed to shake, drink probably needed a shake -everything was premade, came from dispensers or canisters. drink just needed assembly. 3.5 stars. good value, lots better than original rare tea menu. read more

RareTea - Matcha snow cream (6) - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

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Food so good every time. Service always quick. They added toy machine! I always get the matcha strawberry but this time I got rose and its so good!!! read more

RareTea - Takoyaki and rose matcha tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

**Open on 12/24/2020 for takeout** This used to be Share Tea. I didn't realize until after I got home that it's now Rare Tea, haha. The menu is pretty much the same, but the inside looks a little different. Safety Precautions: - There is a limit on how many people can be inside. - There's a marker on the floor to stand at a bit of a distance from the cashier - After ordering, it's encouraged to wait outside for the staff to call your number Drinks: This was my first time ordering here as Rare Tea. Today, I got a hot oolong milk tea with light boba and 80% sweetness. The sweetness level was great :). read more

RareTea - Oolong Milk Tea - Bubble Tea Near Me - Alameda, California

I usually order online and it's always ready by the time I get to the store, 10 minutes tops. My favorite thing to get here is the Mango with ice cream and I highly recommend it. Even at 50% sugar level, it is sweet. The Strawberry with ice cream is more tart, that one I recommend 100% sugar level. Otherwise, it's like any other boba place, but I do prefer coming here to get my boba fix than other places. There's a lot of parking and 2 different lots as well to choose from, a lot of places and different genres of foods to pick from in the area. There are very few indoor seating and the bathroom is off limits to customers. I just recommend grabbing anything to go and walking around. It's not really a sit down and enjoy yourself kind of place. read more

Their Peach tea tastes like how bathroom soap dispenser soap smells. It was green tea and peach flavored. They would not refund or change order. read more