Chatime is my favourite bubble tea place. A safe bet is to go with their original roasted milk tea bubble teas. Right when you enter one you can smell the teas being roasted I LOVE IT! It's the best milk tea I've tasted around although some might argue with me. Line ups at this location is always long reaching to the end of the restaurant, it's around a 10-15 minute wait. I always get it with roasted jelly which is BOMB. I get 30% sugar but recently I've been going with 0% which I honestly think is just fine. Theres still a hint of sweetness from the grass jelly and the flavour is still there. Other drinks I really enjoy is the Oolong milk tea and the taro milk tea, both super good, taro especially. You can tasted the real flavour of the taro and the texture. Although I feel the texture of the taro has been watered down quite a bit since a few years ago. read more

The tea here is really rich and flavorful. It's a bit heavy and quite filling but I love it!! read more

Chatime - Dundas - Hot Chatime roasted milk tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Holy Moly, the line up was all the way out the door! This place must be amazing if people are willing to line up in the cold, so I quickly got in line as well. I tried the Grass Jelly Roasted Milk Tea and the Fairy Vanilla Milk Tea, and both were amazing! Not too sweet and the tapioca was perfectly cooked. The milk tea wasn't overly creamy or too watery - everything was just right! The ladies behind the counter were Taiwanese, and were very friendly. This place is one of the most authentic bubble tea places I've been to in the GTA. Say goodbye to TenRen and 168! The bubble tea can be pricier than other places, but it's definitely worth it. They have locations worldwide, with headquarters in Taiwan! I wish they opened a location uptown.. read more

Yes ordering can be a little overwhelming but luckily the 10 minute wait (worth it) gives you time to sort yourself out. Stumbled in this place by accident, was livid at my friends for not telling me about it sooner. Caramel milk tea was AMAZING. think caramel frappaccino-ish only not disgusting. Can't wait to go back! read more

This place is ok. I went there with my friend and we order our drinks after waiting in line of what felt like forever. The wait time is not ideal. There was a line of 3 people and it took forever. We told the lady our names and she made many spelling mistakes. My name is Isobel and it was spelt Esabell. My friends name is Sienna and her name was spelt Ciona. Our drinks were good but they wait time and spelling was bad read more

Chatime - Dundas - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Hey it's Chatime, enough said. The fact that it spawned a street full of me too competitors on Dundas while this place remains the gold standard says something about this place. Having been used to the newer Markham location, I stopped by to do a comparison. The store feels older, and it shows with a harder to read menu and more dated decor, but the bbt and service is the same as always. Gold standard drinks for me remains the red bean milk tea and grass jelly roasted milk tea. It's funny that in a very Canadian street like Dundas, you would see the very Asian trend of different BBT shops popping up nearby, with shops trying to outdo one another selling a specialized product. But it's a welcome addition to the neighbourhood and I would like to try the other places nearby as well. read more

This is the location where it all started. They got me addicted to cha time!!! I never knew you could customised your order until I came here. I often hate that bbt taste way too sweet. I am so happy I found this place!! You can zero to 30% sugar - and they also have the grass jelly instead of the tapioca. Heaven!!! They also opened up a lot more locations up in the Richmond hill and Markham area. But I have to say, this is by far the beat location. They make it just perfect! read more

Good bubble tea - I would recommend the taro milk tea, original milk tea, and roasted milk tea with boba. Taro is made with real taro and not just powder. Their drinks are consistent in quality and flavour with friendly service. This location can get really busy with long line ups, is the only drawback. However, that's to be expected when near the Eaton center. Also, be sure to take advantage of their rewards program. read more

Minus the long line (it does move fast) every thing was crafted perfectly, not ur run of the mill bubble tea spot, more quality and effort goes into every drink and the price isn't so bad (around 5$) u can pick how much ice, sugar u get in ur drink! I found it super refreshing and worth the wait!! Glad to see them in Canada! read more

Chatime - Dundas - A large strawberry slush and crass jelly milk tea (half sugar, less ice) - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Parking is free after 9pm, woooot! Pros: tea is good...really good. Boba is good, as well. Nice and chewy. And I like how they have a variety of drink additions aside from tapioca pearls (i.e. rainbow jelly, coconut jelly) Cons: service here sucks..seriously. The workers aren't friendly. I don't know why i bother asking Asian places to customize my drink sometimes. (Aside from their more/less sugar/ice, they aren't very accommodating.) Seating area also sucks. The place is tiny. It's more of a grab-and-go place than grab-a-drink-sit-here-and-chill place. I clearly prefer the latter, haha. Recommendations: - Milk tea with boba: I think if a boba place can do this standard drink well, they're good. And Cha time does this standard drink well. - Mango green tea (w/ or w/o coconut jelly): next time, I'd order it w/80% sugar bc the 100% sugar was kind of tooooo sweet. Don't bother ordering: - Matcha green tea: bland read more

After all the hype I had to see what Chatime was all about. Came here post-dinner and opted for the Green Tea Red Bean drink which is apparently THE drink to get. Like that it wasn't overly sweet, but at almost $5 for a small, I think I'll opt for a slice of cheesecake instead. Was it good? No doubt, but a little on the $ side if you ask me. I like the fact that you can choose how much sugar or ice you want so there is room for slight customization, but the wait is quite long. I also don't like how they pre-measure their tapioca bubbles and store them in the fridge. I've read some Yelpers say that it is non-artificially flavoured but I still saw them scooping in powder? The place is rather small, so it's not a place to bring to go with your posse en tow. read more

I was in town for business and my friend took me to this joint for a quick bubble tea. Got the milk tea latte with grass jelly. Excellent choice if you get a chance to stop by. The look and feel inside is sort of a cafe style, but with technology everywhere. The minute you walk in, you smell tea and begin to appreciate what you're about to enjoy after you place your order. Very fast service; in and out in 5 minutes. read more

Bit pricey, but still love it. It's a bubble tea place that doesn't just give you sugar with a bunch of water and ice. The best thing about this place is you get to choose the amount of sugar and ice you want. I always opt for less of each, and I find it taste better, especially less sugar for the fruit teas. Love the Hawaiian fruit tea; it's sooo refreshing on a hot day. I'll update my review when I get a chance to try more drinks :) read more

Definitely one of the best places for boba milk tea I've ever gone to. It's definitely on the expensive side compared to what I'm used to in LA, but I've definitely had worse. Feels always compelling to get less ice as to get your money's worth on the milk tea ...otherwise it feels like there's too much ice. Yums. read more

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! read more

I don't get all the hype? I have been wanting to try this place for a while now, because of all the glowing reviews, but I never had the patience to wait in line. Walked by one Sunday afternoon and there was no line up! SCORE! I ordered a large Roasted Milk Tea with Grass Jelly, that was recommended by numerous reviewers on Yelp. What a disappointment. I didn't taste any "roasted" flavour, or any tea flavour, for that matter. It just tasted like watered down milk with sugar and grass jelly. Unfortunately, there aren't many bubble tea places downtown, so I can understand why it might be considered "good". However, there are just so many other better tea places in the GTA. read more

I love cha time! I got the roasted milk tea with grass jelly this time as the waitress highly recommended. Although I didn't like it as much as the tapioca I normally like, but it did satisfy my addiction to this place. The reason I like tapioca is that it gives it texture and something to bite on! I love this place too much :( read more

Chatime - Dundas - My very first roasted milk tea with grass jelly! Way to go to break the cherry! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

There isn't much I can add about this globally successful tea house franchise that hasn't already been stated in its other 150+ reviews. The shop is constantly filled with weaving lines that make it difficult to find seating. Good problems? The popularity of this franchise is undeniable, so I thought I'd try to help out first time customers with some recommendations: 1) My favourite drinks are the roasted milk tea with grass jelly and the pearl milk tea. 2) Don't be afraid to venture away from traditional tapioca and into other types of jellies that they offer (although their tapioca preparation is fantastic). 3) You can adjust the amount of ice and sugar in your drink. I always ask for "less ice". Who needs a drink that cold? 4) Take a good look at their entire menu - they offer 80+ flavours. You'll have a great chance to check it out while waiting in line. Hope your experience at Chatime is as great as its millions of customers' around the world! read more

Location: 132 Dundas Street W, Toronto, ON M5G 1C3 Price: $$ Service: ehh This was the first Chatime place that I've been to. To be honest the first time was not the best. Since, the process of ordering the bubble tea was confusing. It was confusing because they allow you add how much sugar you want but then when you ask if it's already sweeten they would say yes as if it was only sugar you're tasting. However, when I got my original bubble tea it tasted so bland and gross even, though the server said it was sweeten already. So my recommendation for the original bubble tea is to get it 1 (milk: if you enjoy the tea taste more) and 2 (sugar: just the right about)- this portion is for a size small! The second location I went to is on highway 7 at Commerce gate. This time they did not ask me about how much sugar... Odd But my recommendation flavour at this location is passion fruit slushy! Soooo yummy.. Verdict: decent read more

I've been to Chatime in London, Beijing, New York, Toronto and Foster City, I'd say I'm a fan. Favourites: roasted milk tea, roasted oolong milk tea, passion fruit tea. The line in this branch is a bit long though. read more

The best boba drink in Toronto area. We tried so many different places during our trip, and they all suck besides Chatime, a Taiwanese "international" chain boba place. Too bad we do not have it in San Diego or LA area :( I also tried the one in NY Chinatown. It was good too! For a regular size grass jelly roasted milk tea, it came out $5+, it's a little pricey. However, if I ever come to Toronto again, this is the only boba place I would go for sure. read more

Chatime used to only have a handful of locations, this dundas one being the one I went to on a weekly basis. I've achieved elite status years ago, so that tells you I was a long time faithful slave to chatime. As they opened up more and more locations I noticed their prices rose and the taste became less consistent. Chatime masters who worked here have disappeared and the staff that replaced them don't seem to understand customer service (I speak mandarin so I can understand the murmurs) or how to brew tea (or add syrup for that matter). I'm not talking smack based off of 1 bad trip, I'm leaving this 2 star review after months of continued patronage that seemed to end in more and more disappointment and longing. Chatime, as you've clearly been exploring other options, I will do the same. It's not me, it's you. Nice renovation though. read more

I don't get what's the hype about ChaTime when you can get pretty much the SAME bubble tea across the street for a lesser price. Yes, you can customize your drink but all the other bubble tea places let you too. Bubble tea here is WAY to sweet and even when I asked for a lot less sugar, I still feel like I'm drinking syrup. Workers there weren't that nice, I guess it's due to the amount of people they have to serve but they give you attitude if you don't order immediately. Line ups are always long and there's never enough room to ACTUALLY LINE UP. Everyone's just crammed inside the tiny tea shop and it's always so loud in there. I don't get why everyone thinks this is "the best" bubble tea shop, because I've had way better, and cheaper bubble tea. Come here if you want your money to get scammed in return for a crap bubble tea. read more

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! read more

Love this place! There are so many different drinks (teas, milk teas, smoothies, etc) and different condiments to compliment the drinks (boba, pudding, jellies, etc). I went twice and both times had a decently longer line than what I'm used to when getting bubble tea. What's convenient is instead of newbies asking what is popular, Chatime has their most popular drinks numbered on the wall above their kitchen/drink making area. The first time I got the No. 1 - Chatime and 2nd time was No. 3 - Red Bean Chatime. You can control the sweetness of your drink and had some sugar added to my drink. They were both good! Not very sweet, even with sweetener, but still tasty! Be careful if you choose the Red Bean Chatime as they add red beans to the drink. Overall, delicious! read more

All this hype for nothing...I gave it an extra Star because it had unique selections unlike others but honestly i wasn't too impressive....first off $5 for a small bbt and its a takeout place, I ordered some drink that was suppose to have 3 layers to it but when i got it, it looked and tasted like crap....pudding sucked it here Save ur money and goto gofor tea or tea ren for some real quality bbt read more

The truth of the matter is, the tea is weak. I don't get the high I usually do when dealing with properly brewed tea in the right concentration. I.e. This tea unfortunately does not cause me to bounce off the walls, talk really loudly, and surf the net for pictures of food that make me hungry. The fragrance of Jasmine in the tea is greatly lacking, and it is hard to pick up any of the tannins in the brew. Their drinks are generally okay, but not over the top amazing. I do appreciate the customizability of the BBT i.e. Levels of Ice, Sugar, etc. However, I prefer Green Grotto on the east end. Not my favourite, but it is the best place downtown that I've come across for this Taiwanese specialty. read more

Loved this place so much I went 2 days in a row. The line is ALWAYS long...dont know how the people behind the counters keep up! The tapioca was perfect. The grass jelly delicious! didn't have time to try the pudding but everything was great. The first day I was there I got the Matcha green tea red bean smoothie..say that 5x..It was delish! I get regular sugar but it isn't overly sweet at all.. Next day was a grass jelly roasted milk tea...still dreaming about it today. I wonder if anyone ever orders the 32 oz..I would have ordered it had I not been so full but I could use one right now..It's worth the price and the wait in line. read more

I ordered the roasted tea with grass jelly and Tapioca. Very good and refreshing! The drink was a definite Five star. I gave this shop a 1 star because of the cookie and the macaron I bought. The macaron tasted very old and stale. The cookie was very soggy. I would suggest just to go buy there drinks, anything else you see for sale stay away. read more

Chatime - Dundas - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Brown rice green milk tea - DONE. Four stars because of selection and ability to customize ice and sweetness. Love that you can get a bigger size. read more

I've had some of their bubble teas and overall it is alright. Not quite as good as Ten Ren's. However, for the price of a large drink at Chatime, it is very well worth it. A large, for most of their drinks, is only $5.31 (taxes included)! Drinks I've had: The roasted milk tea is great; very delicious strong tea flavour, and the right amount of sweetness. The pearl black tea did not taste good for some weird reason... It tasted like something about the drink was rancid - it had a flavour of paint... On the flipside, the bubbles were tasty! Right amount of sweetness. The taiwan plum ice tea was not my cup of tea. I have never had this type of flavour before and decided to try it based on the green leaf next to it, which usually means it will taste good. It was so weird; it was super sweet and on top of that, salty. I didn't like the taste at all. I got this in regular sweetness and ice too. If there is something that sorta bothers me here, it's that their workers are a little negligent on service. Since the person who inputs my order isn't the one who makes my drink, it got confusing when they would shout out a ready drink order # instead of shouting out the drink name. I would prefer them to write down my name if that's the case, I don't like feel like being a number among others. read more

My asian compadres set me onto this hidden gem on Dundas street. We've been here around 3-4 times together. The drinks are good, they have a good variety, and you can choose how much sugar to add and what stuff to mix into the drink. Some of the best bubble tea I've had in town. I like the smoothies they have there and the drinks are priced on par with other similar shops. They also have some bizarre quotes on the wall, which I enjoy. The downside is that the shop is small, has limited seating and is always very busy right up until they close and kick everyone out. I've never been in there when there has been less than 10 people in front of me in line and no more than one table free. read more

I was just visiting Toronto and found this Chatime across the street from my hotel. The taste was exactly the same as the ones in taiwan. I would say the Franchise was done pretty well for the quality control. Although the price is about 5 times than the one in taiwan, I still enjoy having a bubble tea in Toronto. I specially like the red bean flavor. read more

As far as product is concern, this is by far the best bubble tea you can get in downtown Toronto which explains the premium pricing (4.20 for a small, 4.70 for a large and I believe 5.20 for the World Cup giant cup). Though I recommend the Chatime Roasted Milk tea, they have a huge variety to choose from. From a service perspective, they are generally quick with the line (which can literally go into their washroom at times). It is uncommon to see this place without a line which makes me wish they had a bigger location. The fact that they renovated and added new wall decorations does not help as they did lose some space for standing in line or seating. They are also part of the vicinity loyalty program which doesn't seem to have much traction here. I honestly only use it for Chatime. Other than that, the huge lines and lack of space are the only bad things I can point out about this place. It is the best bubble tea franchise in Toronto as of right now though I wish they would grab a bigger location (perhaps take over that Bubbletease across the street?) read more

Small, simply decorated bubble tea chain located at Yonge and Dundas. Lines are long and service is rather slow. Wide selection of various teas and extras such as jelly, tapioca, grass jelly, coffee jelly, etc. Allows customers to customize drinks by amount of ice and sugar. The chain has very interesting and refreshing tea combinations - my favourite as of now is the roasted milk tea with grass jelly. The flavour of the grass jelly is not very strong and the texture is so silky. I would order the drink with less sugar next time though. Price is a steeper than Teashop168 and Tenrens, at 4.2/small and 4.7/large on average. Extras are 50 cents more. I personally prefer the location on Yonge and Finch. 4 stars, would definitely return if in the area. read more

Ever had that late-supper craving for a milk tea and charged off into the darkness of the night hell bent on getting what you want? You know what we're talking about. And when you swing open the door to Chatime at Dundas - what do you see? That's right. A line that not only reaches the back (where the washroom is) but not before a perfectly executed U-turn of tightly compacted human beings. That's why we are going to take a 1 star off you - and we're being generous. Time to expand the store Chatime! But, of course, all is forgiven when we taste that sweet (30%) delicious, roasted milk tea with grass jelly. read more

They offer Tea of the Month if you have vicinity. Long lines even late at night. If you drive, park for free on the side streets after 9pm!

After frequenting many different bubble tea shops, I feel that Chattime is definitely the best. It may be more of take out place, but the tea is excellent quality. Their milk teas are better than any other tea shop I have been to. The tea tastes very fresh and I like that they have a good variety and allow you to customize the ice and sugar level. The only thing that would make Chattime better is if they provided more seating so I could sit an enjoy the tea there. read more

Fast service and delicious tea! I ordered and highly recommend the grass jelly roasted milk tea with pearls. You don't be disappointed!! read more

Chatime - Dundas - Grass jelly roasted milk tea with pearls - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

The best bubble tea I ever tasted. My friend bought a strawberry, and I got a mango. We had the option of adjusting the amount of sugar and ice. We kept it at normal but I should have lessened the sugar because it was pretty sweet. I ordered the mango but I liked my friends strawberry milk tea better. It was made with real strawberries and didn't taste like powdered mix. Very flavourful. The only problem is the price. Its a little near the higher end with about $5 per cup so I can't buy it too often. read more