I always grab some milk tea from here before I head in to watch a movie at the Metreon. I just checked out my receipt and am a bit shocked that bf's drink was 4.85 (the QQ Happy Family, filled with a bunch of toppings like pudding, mini pearls, big pearls, red beans) and my plain milk tea with pudding & pearls was 5.25! Each add on is 50 cents. I'll still give it an extra star because I don't come here often and consider this a treat- although, it's still a pricey treat. * Sharetea cup sizes come in one size. & don't forget to punch in your Five Star number to redeem points! read more

Sharetea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

One of my favorite boba shop! So it's nice to know that the drinks made here and from back home still tastes exactly the same, which is a good sign. My regular to go boba drink is Honey Green Milk Tea with boba. It tasted exactly how it should and it's good to know that because most places can't do the same thing even though it's from the same place, just different locations. This boba shop is located inside the dining plaza! It's smaller than the ones I've been to. read more

This is my favorite tea place in the city! Craftea was my #1 before, but darn them for closing down!!! Located conveniently in the Metreon, I tend to grab a drink from here whenever I find myself downtown. $4-$5 is definitely pricey, but at least it's a large cup. My favorite is the winter melon with lemon. I would go with 50% sweetness or less with the drinks here. They seem to have a heavy hand with the syrup/sugar! Make sure you register with FiveStars for their reward system. Worth registering as FiveStars is also used by many other tea places. Five stars for Sharetea! (See what I did there?) read more

They cheat! Not honest, after I ate the fried noodles , rush to restrooms a few times, very unusual for me

My favorite Sharetea drink is the oolong milk tea! I typically order a green milk tea but the oolong is definitely better here. The boba at this location isn't the best - it's on the hard side often. The cheapest drink here is $4.50 I believe. Service is pretty quick. read more

Sharetea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Overpriced but the closest boba to my office. $5. I finally stepped out of my comfort zone of jasmine milk tea... because they don't even have that on the menu, and tried a matcha red bean milk tea. 50% sweetness, regular ice. I CHUGGED that drink, it was so damn good. But alas, all the beans were stuck on the bottom. Also, to me, my standard of regular ice in boba is Quickly where they put in a few cubes that QUICKLY melt away. Sharetea tends to have a Starbucks standard where 3/4 of the cup is ice. Knowing this, I will have to say less ice going forward. The beans and the ice at the bottom were wasted since I was too lazy to fish everything out. Overall, this drink was taaasty. But it was expensive. But it's downtown in the Metreon, so of course, I will come here time and time again.. I'll just be a bit bitter about it every time. read more

Sharetea - Matcha with red bean - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

This place is in the first floor across from AMC ticketing. Full drink menu, with additional seasonal drinks. The line can get a bit long during prime time and weekends. Overall quality is what you expect from Sharetea chain, and usually pretty consistent. My favorites include Winter melon tea, grapefruit green tea, and purple yam ice blended--- there really is something for everyone! You can also vary the sugar level and ice level on most drinks.. Also, they have fivestars loyalty program, so sign up if you'll keep coming back. Overall, I'm on the fence between 3.5 or 4 stars, but will up it to 4 just because of selection, consistency, and convenience.. btw, It's pretty chill just grabbing a bubble tea then heading to target to shop. read more

Ordered through Grubhub twice now. I always get the mango green tea creama and it hasn't disappointed. We also ordered a second drink and it was different each time but both times it was good even though it was supposed to be the same drink both times. Overall it was a good experience as there is barely anyone in the Metreon right now during Covid times. The only other place that looks to be open is the poki place. Will definitely come back if in the area as the mango green tea creama is one of my favorites and I don't know who else makes it. read more

Sharetea is garbage. I would prefer quickly over them. If you're a more *advanced* boba/tea drinker you would know. This caters to more bland tastebuds. I personally believe their entire chain is a waste of calories. Check out teaspoon instead, will not disappoint. read more

For being the only Boba place in the area it is going to be the default place if people want to go to get some Boba. I would have given it 4 stars but here I go. -1 because I don't like how they expedite orders. Just feels inefficient somehow there's always a big back up. Can we please have the number show up or something somewhere. I like how Melt does it where it shows that it's being made already. read more

My go-to boba spot when I'm at the Metreon. Milk tea is decent and service is nice. Recommend read more

Sharetea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

I came here a couple days ago and finally decided to drop in a review. I found out about this place very recently - I'd guess that they're new in the Metreon location. I tried a couple of their milk teas. The classic milk tea, Okinawa, Hokkaido, and honey. My experience so far was great. I could taste the tea base flavor and the boba was like any other; just right. I have to admit that this is one of the best milk tea locations I've been to so far. I mean, the Yerba Buena Gardens is right outside. You can enjoy the nice setting while drinking milk tea! Or, you can enjoy them while watching a movie at the AMC theater (shhh). I would definitely come back to try the other flavors whenever I stop by San Francisco! read more

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Hawaiian fruit tea was so refreshing. I got it with pudding. It easy grab and go spot. read more

Sharetea - I am a half cup full type of person but it will eventually be half cup empty after a few sips. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

I did a pick up for my son's graduation last Friday. I'm glad they were prompt and the drinks were ready. I'm also happy they're open. So happy to have bubble tea to celebrate a special occasion. I wonder if they can deliver bigger orders, put in a question on their catering website two days ago and just waiting. But glad for the takeout last Friday. Update: Thanks so much for the reply. I've been wanting to send bubble tea to my son's teachers to thank them for their essential work. I called and was contacted by Kit and she set it up for 45 teas: taro, mango and Hokkaido milk tea. Everything was prompt and easy. The delivery came early which was a bonus and we had some grateful teachers out there. So glad that they cater. read more

Sharetea - Tea for the staff. Most were already distributed. Lol! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Sharetea is tucked in the food court of the Metreon movie area. A good refreshing tea hub. I like the variety and they make the boba and grass jelly well. Hokkaido milk tea for the win! Time to ShareTea! read more

Mall kiosk boba is not good. They rarely get good chains in those stands, and the rush is uncontrollable. Sharetea is a nip above the rest, but still easy to shrug off. Simply put: the boba is mushy, the tea flavor could be stronger, and it's not impressive. At 80% sweetness (my preference), it's still way too sweet to snack on due to the abundance of honey tossed with the boba. My oolong milk tea was a tad watery. They have all the traditional drinks and toppings, including jellies, egg pudding, and popping boba. It's easy to satisfy a kid here, given how sweet their drinks are and the colorful variety in flavors. Just be patient and let the organized intake line flow. Sharetea's outgoing line is more of a mob than anything line-like. They put out drinks in batches, so the mob waiting disperses in waves. It'd probably be better if they had it all flowing out in a stream, to avoid congestion. There's limited seating available directly next to Sharetea. You can connect to Metreon wifi...or you can enjoy a beautiful day out on the greenery instead. You know, when Karl the Fog doesn't roll in. read more

Sharetea - Unorganized mob waiting for drinks. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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One thing I will say about boba in the city is that prices are always slightly higher but honestly the boba is still good and convenient since it's in the Metreon and they have curbside pickup! My personal recommendation is the Classic Pearl Milk Tea or the Mango Green Tea Creama as both drinks are really satisfying! read more

This is the closest boba shop to my office and so is really easy to stop into and grab a quick drink somewhere in the middle of my work day. As a very traditional boba shop, they have like a million options here to choose from and so it's easy to get lost when you first walk in here. The large drink pictures on the wall help though. Personally I don't usually like the milk teas because they mislead you into thinking that you'll get actual milk. But that's pretty normal at most boba shops. Just switch to Fresh milk series instead if you have a problem. But most people won't know that. What really stood out for me here were the Creama drinks since they had a much richer flavor. I'm basically addicted to the green tea with creama and oolong tea with Creama. One complaint I have is that they only iffer a single large size. I would definitely come more often if they offered a smaller size. read more

Sharetea - Green tea with Creama - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

My sister in law introduced us to this place since we were visiting. There was a line to order drinks, but it didn't take too long perhaps 15 min or so? It gave us enough time to decide what we wanted to drink. I ordered the Mango Green Tea with crema. My husband stuck a straw in and was confused on why they handed him a plastic knife. I couldn't figure it out at that moment therefore I naturally just tossed it. Halfway through sipping the refreshing and tasty tea, I realized that I wasn't getting any of the crema. Then my light bulb came on. You don't sip this baby with a stinking STRAW! You cut slits into and drink it through the slits. After I made my own holes with the straw on the side and sipped it through there, my taste buds were having a party. The crema is salty and sweet and mixed with the tea was just utter heaven! I'm just glad I figured out the whole thing before I finished. My husband ordered the QQ Happy Family milk tea. It was yummy and there were so many things in it, it was hard to tell what all was in it. But it was enjoyable chewing everything. It definitely is a happy family in that cup of tea. Will definitely come back when we're in the Bay area. read more

Sharetea - Qq happy family and mango green tea crema - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Bubbles tea is on the expensive side ($5 for milk tea and $6.75 for ice slush, and an extra $0.50 for any toppings), but the drink itself is well-made. I got a red bean matcha milk tea which was matcha flavored tea with real red beans at the bottom. It was quite tasty although a bit in the sweet side. If you check in on Yelp, you get an egg pudding topping for free. The location is inside a giant center with a lot of other restaurants/little stores, and there is no sitting. Definitely a grab-and-go type of place. read more

Sharetea - Matcha red bean tea milk tea ($5) - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

This is the place that hooked me on boba. It's close to my work, so I go there at least once a week for an afternoon tea. My favorite is the fruit tea with boba, no added sweetness. I love it that they offer a lot of options for customizing. Would have been great if they had an option of substituting milk with soy milk, as I can't have dairy -- and it makes the selection a bit limited for me. Consistent quality. Always busy. read more

I love bubble tea. So everytime I travel, I always YELP for bubble tea. I rated 5/5 because of the tea concentration. You can have the original one or fresh milk one. The original is mixed with half/half. It's more creamy than milk but I prefer milk! You can pick choices of topping in the drink. Go for boba for the first time! read more

Sharetea - Fresh black milk tea. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

What I love about Sharetea is that you can expect consistency. Not a lot of chains like this anymore! This particular one is inside of the Metreon mall and therefore you're not feeling extra cramped! The line was really short when I went and while it took a long time to get my drink, it was super delicious and I liked how I actually had somewhere to sit without feeling claustrophobic like I do in the other stores. If you're looking for this one, it's in the Metreon mall right by the movie theater. read more

Sharetea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Oh Sharetea, my love for you is slowly diminishing. When they first opened, I was so happy. The location was an ideal walking distance from the office. You would order, wait maybe 5 minutes and walk back satisfied with your purchase. Before them, I did not even know what a winter melon was. Oh what a wonderful discovery. These days ordering anything here takes some serious dedication. You have to really want it. Today I had to wait 5 minutes to order and then 20 minutes, yes indeed twen-ty minutes on my drink. During these twenty minutes, I started to calculate the satisfaction after boba to the annoyance while waiting ratio and realized it was not worth it. Meanwhile, the crowd around me started growing and started to resemble an angry mob. The amount of sighing and mumbling around me brought back memories of the DMV. The staff was continuously apologizing while the customers were constantly complaining at the counter. I think I got out just in time to avoid a riot. I hope they get this sorted out because their drinks are good and the staff is friendly. Fingers crossed. read more

Got the wintermelon tea and homemade taro milk. The wintermelon tea was good, however I think I prefer the wintermelon crema. Without the crema it's a bit simple, but with it makes the whole drink have much more variety. When you need something sweet, drink the tea, when you want more savory, go for the crema part. The taro milk has taro chunks which are nice. It's a bit colder than I wish it was, I think they make this a pretty cold drink. Be careful about lines here, if you have to wait 15 minutes in line, it'll take another 20 minutes for them to make it for you. I'd just order it online tbh read more

Sharetea is not a place I seek out but it's a place that I don't mind going to either. There is one in Westfield shopping center at Powell and I just "found" this location while I was at the Metreon after a jog. Service was friendly, the prices here seem to be a little bit higher than the other locations but that is to be expected given the rent. I went with my standard milk tea with boba and this venue is about a 5/5 for milk tea taste/boba taste in my rankings tiers below.... Rod M tours San Francisco/Daly City in search of the BEST standard milk tea with boba. I have individual reviews for all the places listed below. I have a more comprehensive Tiered Bay Area boba list 104 boba spots and counting. I recently embarked on a completely pointless quest to rank most of the Milk Tea/Boba Places in the area. Rules: I ordered a simple milk tea with Boba (regular sweetness, ice etc.) Ranking explained: #1 (listed at the top) is my favorite/ #44 (listed at the bottom) is my least favorite. Rod Boba SF Rating = (Taste of Milk Tea / Taste of Tapioca Balls) on a Scale of 1 to 10 (10/10) being the best score possible * Please note that I like my boba a little bit sweet. I don't like it too milky, too strong of a tea taste or too watery. I prefer fresh tasting larger "boba". Powdery drinks (those places that simply have a plastic carafe that they pour out of ) and boba that tastes "old" get docked on my rating scale. A place could have a higher Yelp rating than it's boba score would imply , if it sells things other than Boba that are good. SF/Daly City Rankings: 1 Itea,2 Puppy bobar, 3 Caffee Central,4 Cool Tea ,5 The Boba Shop,6 Little Sweet, 7 Good Earth Café, 8 Hanlin Tea,9 Keep it ,10 Wonder Tea,11 Enter the Café ,12 Tpumps,13 The Ramen Bar,14 Eightea, 15 Super Cue, 16 Enter the Café,17 Tea Hut,18 Sharetea , 19 Tanca,20 Boba Guys,21 Steep (not Steap),22 T&T Café,23 Bobo Drinks & Pho ,24 Samovar Tea,25 5 sweets,26 Kestourine Macarons, 27 Teaspoon, 28 E Tea,29Asha Tea House, 30 Steap (not Steep), 31 Maggies Café,32 Belly Good Café & Crepes, 33Tea Bear, 34 Sweet Heart Café,35 Honeycreme, 36 Elixiria, 37 Quickly,38 Plentea,39 Mi tea,40 Ten Ren Tea,41 Wonderful Foods/Dessert & Café, 42 Out the Door,43 I Café, 44 Phusion Just a little taste of my greater Bay Area Tiers is below (there are 6 tiers I have in total, I've reviewed over 105 + boba spots now but obviously not enough room to list them all here) Tier 1 (Alphabetized) "Magnificent 4" aka " I'll get some even if I shouldn't..." Bubbly, I-Tea, Pekoe, Teatop Tier 2 : (Alphabetized) "The Almost Elite..but not quite" aka " I'm a fan but not a die hard" Caffe Central, Cool Tea, Factory Tea Bar, Good Earth Café, Gong Cha, Hanlin Tea, Little Sweet, Passion T snacks and Dessets Puppy Bobar, Soyful Desserts, Tea Station ,The Boba Shop, Tier 3 (Alphabetized) "The Above average spots" aka " Sure why not..let's roll" : 85 Degree, BlackBall Desserts, Bobapia, Cha Express, Che-Lo, Keep it, Super Cue, T4, Tastea, Tata Tea, Tea Six, Tea Station, Teaspoon, Teatime, The Ramen Bar, T-Lab, Tpumps, Wondertea, read more

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I've been to Sharetea a few times. It's all about location location location. They are inside the Metreon so it's super convenient which explains their markup in prices. It's not cheap but they do take credit cards which is always convenient and a way to score some points on my rewards card. There's usually a line here during peak hours. Try to avoid it if you can. They are pretty quick at pumping out those orders though (look at the display on the counter to see how far away your drink is). I had the taro with 50% sweet and it was already pretty sweet to begin with. The tapioca pearls were cooked just right and had a good consistency. read more

I usually come to this Sharetea when I'm craving boba and happen to be near Union Square because it's convenient and fast. Even when the line gets long on Saturday afternoons, I don't usually need to wait more than 10 minutes to get my drink. The drinks are average but will satisfy your boba fix. I stick to the classic black milk tea or the Okinawa milk tea (roasted brown sugar). The boba and other toppings are good for the most part though I recently tried their mini pearls and they came out all mushy and stuck together at the bottom of my drink. I'm also not sure how honest they are about reducing sweetness levels. I've ordered the Okinawa milk tea at 30% sweetness here, but when I've tried to order the same thing at other Sharetea locations, they've told me that it's not possible to reduce the sweetness because the flavoring and sugar are combined already. It sounds like this is only the case for certain flavors. read more

Sharetea - Classic black milk tea with mini pearls - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Love their ... * Classic Black Milk Tea * Taro Blended with Pudding * Matcha Red Bean Blended read more

Sharetea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

A 2 star review is fairly generous for a boba delivery that came without a straw... I don't carry extra large straws at home and it's really not the same with a spoon. Gets one extra star for standard quality drinks and because delivery to my apartment is free via ubereats... but again, come on, a straw please. read more

Sharetea - Boba delivery doesn't work so well if it doesn't come with a boba straw. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Pretty good boba and nice workers! Just know the sharetea is located within the amc metreon building. Cute surrounding area as well so would recommend stopping by to chill with your boba read more

I come here nearly every week because it is conveniently located and pretty much the only non-bougie tea place in Soma/Fidi (it's fast and casual). Plenty of sitting areas within the Metreon since it's a food court. The tea is not freshly brewed but they do have a decent range of teas, milk teas, fruit drinks, and toppings which means you can try a ton of different combinations (personally not a fan of their milk teas because there is way too much milk). I'm thankful that their boba is a good level of sweet and has a good chewiness to it and that their grass jelly is also a good texture. Love the mango pudding and red bean as well. If you do plan on getting toppings, lower that sugar level because the toppings are sweet enough! I haven't tried many of their fruity drinks but of the ones I did try (mango green tea and passionfruit), I didn't enjoy them very much. Tasted like watered-down syrup. But then again, I mostly get the drinks for the toppings anyway. Business model-wise sharetea knows how to bring in customers with their promos and deals and cute bottles/colors etc. They don't have snacks at this location because they already get enough $$ and it there's no room for a kitchen. So #respect. read more

My go to is the taro milk tea for $6. Good bubbles, convenient location - I always opt for Share Tea when I'm going to the Metreon for a movie. read more

I really did have high hopes for this place. For $6 for one boba, you would expect to really get your money worths. I have ordered the Hokkaido Milk Tea before at this location and genuinely liked it so I decided to order it again. Doordashed it to my work place in San Francisco... It tasted so watered down, I had to throw it out. Warning - do not get this drink. Friend of mine ordered the mango fruit tea with lychee jelly and that tasted much better than what I ordered. Stick to the fruit teas and you can't go wrong. The milk teas don't seem to be that good. read more

The place was inside Metreon. A lot of choices but I got the Macha red bean milk tea. It was okay although the red bean was really hard to get to at the end. I'd try another flavor next time and compare. Came back for a second try, got the hand made Taro fresh milk with red bean. The drink was okay, but I wouldn't try the red bean again. I thought it would compliment the drink well, but it was hard to drink up the red bean. The liquid alone was thick since it's Taro and the red bean didn't help make it easier to get to. read more

Sharetea - Handmade fresh Taro milk. Drink was alright, but I'd go with tapioca over red bean next time - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

wintermelon tea was refreshing with the right amount of sweetness. matcha had a good flavor but was overwhelmed by the red bean. boba was extremely chewy wintermelon tea flavor: 4/5 freshness: 5/5 boba texture: 4/5 matcha w/ red bean flavor: 3/5 freshness: 4/5 boba texture: 5/5 read more

Sharetea - Matcha Red Bean Milk Tea Wintermelon Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Just strolling around Metreon with my son when we came upon Sharetea. I have been to a few boba places but never a Sharetea. I guess I guessed right as I really enjoyed my Oolong tea with lychee, mmm. I was tasteful enough to warrant a second visit on our second day in the city, along with a couple of the same orders from the rest of the family. read more

Sharetea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

This sharetea location is pretty good, but the line can be really long or really short - it just kind of depends on the day. Same thing with the boba pearls too- sometimes they are really perfectly cooked and other times they feel a little undercooked. My go-to orders are usually oolong milk tea with boba (50% sugar, less ice) or passionfruit tea with boba (good on a hot day though it's pretty sweet). I've gotten their matcha and red bean before but it didn't find their matcha particularly special. Also sometimes it's hard to hear if they call your number- so be sure to watch the sign for your order number! read more

Sharetea - Oolong milk tea boba with double boba! ($4.85) - double boba was a free reward from five stars- its a lot!! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Service from staff is off. Plus the order machine works not well. I didn't get pickup text when they called my number until one staff called my name. And this time, my husband went to pick up for me, he didn't get the pickup text, but the machine didn't ask to key in a name as well, so it's like we're playing guessing game. Not to mention the workers racist him "can you speak English?" read more

This place is okay but not worth going out of your way for. All the drinks are large (portions AND price) and there's no Small option which is kind of annoying. I mean I can never finish a whole drink from here and I have a big appetite! The only drink I've liked is their mango green tea, but I have to say the pearls (boba) are kinda mushy. They do have a huge menu and you can customize ice and sweetness level, but which boba shop doesn't these days? I was fine with this place until my most recent visit when I'm pretty sure they messed up my order and gave me something else. I ordered the Taro Fresh Milk, which I had before as a lightly sweet purple drink with taro flavor, but this time they gave me a brownish slushie with chunks of actual (raw?) taro in it, and not gonna lie it was kind of disgusting. They were in a new temporary location at this time, so I don't know if that had something to do with it or if the girl misunderstood my order, but the texture was just not appetizing and I'm afraid to order it again. Unless you only care about quantity in which case Sharetea wins, there are wayy better options nearby like Coco and Asha that I'd recommend over this place. read more