I was so excited to see that Sharetea reopened in San Mateo! Its new location is in this sort of alleyway next to the theatre. Upon entering, the first thing I noticed was the self-ordering kiosk. I thought to myself, great, I can just order my drink real quick. Reached the payment screen and it had an issue with connecting. So I still ended up having to order with the cashier. The reason why I am giving this location 2 stars is not that my drink wasn't made well, but because the service was EXTREMELY slow. When I got in the store, there was nobody in line, so I thought it was gonna be just a quick grab and go. I was watching the time and it had been fifteen minutes already and not one drink was called. All the people waiting in the store seemed to have ordered ahead of me and were still waiting on their drinks. There was only one worker at the time and the other worker seemed to be on his break. He was taking so many orders that so many drinks were getting backed up which is why it took so long for everyone to get their drinks... Hopefully they improve over the next few months because nobody wants to wait that long for a drink! read more

First time here. Great service and all the drinks we ordered was satisfying. Kids was happy with their drinks. We will definitely coming back. read more

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Still a great place to satisfy that boba craving, but they discontinued my favorite drink of 5 years D; why oh why, Sharetea?

I usually go around twice a month but their computer system was not obvious and I didn't get points for my order and it was too late they said after I already ordered. So out of principle, I won't be coming back. I prefer the taste of ShareTea over Meet Fresh but Meet Fresh is just around the corner so going there from now on. read more

I fondly remember going to Sharetea with my friends after every exam during my college years. The Berkeley Sharetea was seemingly always busy, with a line out the door regardless of the time of day. Sharetea in downtown San Mateo has never been quite as busy, and it has changed locations multiple times within the past few years. Hopefully this new location next to the movie theater works out for them because their drinks really are top notch. I came on a Saturday night around 9pm, and it was pretty quiet. They have a good selection of drinks, from fruit teas to milk teas to blended smoothies. I went with my go-to drink: mango & passion fruit green tea ($4.50), 30% sweet, with pearls (+$0.50). This drink was as good as I remember. The tapioca balls were perfectly chewy, with a nice sweetness to them. The mango and passion fruit flavor really came through, and there were passion fruit seeds and mango pulp in the drink. My drink was sweeter than other places' 30%, but that's because they use real fruit and fruit juice. Quality and taste-wise, there aren't many places that can compete with Sharetea. However, Sharetea's prices are $1-2 more expensive than most other boba places in Burlingame and San Mateo. Paying $5-$6 for a drink is a bit of a splurge in my opinion. I'm giving 5 stars still because they honored my Fivestars offer of buy one, get one free drink. I got a handmade taro with fresh milk for my mom, and at $6 for 2 drinks, it couldn't have been a better deal! I will definitely come back if they have some more Yelp/Fivestars check-in offers or special deals from time to time. read more

Sharetea - Mango & passion fruit green tea ($4.50) and handmade taro with fresh milk ($5); add tapioca ($0.50) - Bubble Tea Near Me - San Mateo, California

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I love Sharetea! I usually get the wintermelon creama but decided to try the kiwi fruit tea with aiyu jelly, it was delicious. The only thing that made me not give a full 5 stars was the service was a bit slow even though there were only 1 person ordered ahead of us. They were making orders for Ubereats and Dasher pickups and didn't really seem to prioritize people who were waiting there. A little disappointed. read more

The manager took this seriously and totally changed my experience for the next time. I got fresh bobas and the bobas are actually very good. I ordered Mango Creamer with Boba (Pearl) with 50% of sweetness and I found it very good. Then, I came back with Matcha Red Bean Iced Blend with Boba and it was awesome. I either go with Mango or Matcha and I don't get wrong. Note: My last visit was an incident that the owner does not want it to happen again in the future. I gave this store five stars and it gains a customer like me. I like the fact that people correct and improve service. Thumb up for the manager. read more

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They always have the best service . They are not mean with the jelly and the pearls . Will definitely be back for more . The turn around time is quick . They know how to make good teas and smoothies . read more

Haven't been to San Mateo Sharetea since the pandemic. Today's visit was great! Service & the drinks are both great! Drinks are better than Hillsdale Sharetea. Will come back again! read more

Stopped in on a Wednesday afternoon. Not crowded. The girl behind the counter taking orders was friendly and helpful. Our drinks came out in a reasonable amount of time. Oreo Ice Blended with Pearl: tasty, kind of coconutty flavored. Good thing I asked about sweetness. She it was pretty sweet so we got half sweetness. I can't imagine what 100% sweetness would've been, as the half was pretty sugary. Thai Iced Tea with Boba-decent, nothing special Classic Black Milk Tea with Boba-I've had better and it tasted more like iced coffee than tea, which was disappointing since I don't like coffee The main reason for the 2 star rating is because of the boba balls. All 3 of the drinks ordered had clumps of boba balls stuck together that kept getting stuck in the straw and made it difficult to impossible to drink. This didn't just happen once in each drink. It happened multiple times. Why are the boba balls all stuck together in my drink?! I've never had a boba tea where the balls are stuck together in a big blob and clog up the straw! So unless you like your boba drinks with large clumps of balls stuck together where you can't even drink the drink, I suggest skipping this place. read more

Share tea is one of my favorite tea spots! I have a few and just depends what city I am in. There are a lot of good boba spots in San Mateo and Sharetea is definitely one of them! I love all the different flavors they have and some how their teas are just really flavorful. I used to get 100% sweetness just because I like everything pretty sweet but I have been trying to knock that % down just to see how everything is. I don't know that I will ever be able to get to 0% sweetness but..we'll see. I like the new location, just sucked that it took so long to open. Been waiting quite a long time since I saw the sign up that they were moving there and had closed the other location just down the way and traded with dash. Will definitely be back as I love boba teas! read more

I was definitely excited for Sharetea to come back to San Mateo. They to the alleyway of the theater. To be honest, it's not a great location. I miss when it was on 3rd street and San Mateo. The 4 star is for the Sharetea brand in San Mateo. Their drinks are excellent. Ice Cream Black Tea is one of the best drinks. This Sharetea put the calories on their menu. I always knew boba is a high calories thing. Now that I confirm it, I don't know if it's a good thing or now. There are drinks on there that are 1300 calories! How much do you have to work out to work that off! The service in this store really is slow. They have a kiosk that you can self-order. However, there was one time I used it. I waited 15 minutes for my drink. I finally check with the register, and they said that my order was not processed and they never made my drinks. It can be frustrating. Nonetheless, here are the drinks I recommend: Ice Cream Black Tea Mango green tea(super refreshing and light) hot ginger milktea read more

Sharetea is back! We were sooo sad when sharetea shut down last year and now it's back! About time! Also 20% off (for a limited time)! Located right across from the theater, it's super easy to find now. Get the green tea creama! It comes with a little knife poker thingy you can use to cut a drinking hole in the lid with. read more

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Honestly, compared to other share tea's this ones my favorite; they're very generous with hoe much pearls they put in it. read more

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Consistent in quality, quick service and great price. Love the classic milk tea with boba and pudding! The owners are super friendly too - a main reason I keep coming back. read more

I love Sharetea's tropical ice tea. It's got a great fruity taste and you can customize the sweetness level. Hands down the best drink here.

One of the better boba places around. However, there are inconsistencies with the drinks from time to time. They seem to always put too much ice, especially when you order w less ice. For the price of drinks these days, and all the customization available, I expect them to be accurately made. read more

Been here at least 4 times and although the drinks here are always pretty decent the cashiers are always slow for some reason, and it often takes a few tries before they fully understand my order, not really why that's the case, I get the same thing to every sharetea I go to and I never have problems anywhere else. Other than that really no other complaints, drinks are served fairly quickly and as I mentioned they taste fine. read more

This one star is not for the quality of my drink, but for the customer service. I have been a loyal fan of Sharetea ever since it first opened up in San Mateo, but ever since they moved to the location next to the movie theater, service has gone down hill. Today at around 2PM I stopped by Sharetea and there was only one employee. However, instead of standing behind the register, she was sitting at one of the tables talking to some guy, probably her boyfriend. I totally get it, you don't want to work. I wasn't even going to say anything or get mad. However, it's the attitude that she had that was very off-putting. She looked annoyed at me, the CUSTOMER, for making her get up and take my order. On top of that, as she proceeded to take my order she was being so passive aggressive, banging everything. At the old Sharetea when the employee gave me the drink, the person usually said thank you to me, but instead I was the one to thank her for the drink despite her angry facial expression. But hey my matcha green tea creama was still on point. I just think it's a pity that the customer service sucked. read more

I have been using my husbands DoorDash account to order from ShareTea while we are sheltering in place however employees here need to read the full order. Two times already we ordered boba in our drinks and our drinks had boba missing. I understand if I was in the store and you misheard me or didn't hear due to people being in the store but when we order on DoorDash, the orders are clearly shown IN WRITING. The fact that it has happened twice, the owners should train their employees to read the orders correctly and double check prior to it being picked up. I love ShareTea but disappointed in their quality control of their employees not preparing orders correctly. read more

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My favorite drink from Sharetea is the Mango Green Tea Crema. It is hands down the best drink out of all the milk tea places I have been too. My other favorite from Sharetea is Oolong Milk Tea. I specifically like this location because it is right across from the movie theater. I love going here to grab a drink right after a movie. There are plenty of seats to sit down with your friends and talk about the movie that you just watched. I love this Sharetea and plan to bring my friends here! read more

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Very busy boba tea cafe across from Century theater. There were only two tea baristas so self ordering kiosk had to be done with card only; though I hoped to pay cash. At least the kiosk, allowed us to select percentage of ice, sweetness, and how much boba. We ordered the recommended non caffeinated wintermelon tea (30% ice & sweetness) with no boba, and the caffeinated kiwi fruit tea plus aiya (100% sweet, 30% ice). Both had really good flavors but likely less sweetness the better instead of 100%. read more

RUDE! Walked in before 9pm & they refused to make my drink! I have been a customer here even during the pandemic!

I've tried many, many boba shops in the DT area, Burlingame, and Foster City. This is by far my favorite - they have a great variety of drinks that my entire family of 7 can choose from. Their creama NEVER disappoints. Their tea is fragrant and not too strong (huge plus - I don't like feeling jittery). The boba is always on point (awesome texture/chewiness and sweet) and their grass jelly isn't from a can. The only thing that sucks is how late they open (I have a caffeine sensitivity so if I have it too late, I'm awake till 3am). Glad they have this location open nonetheless! read more

I love sharetea, their tea is the most affordable and probably the best quality in this area for its price. I often come to sharetea to either do some homework or meet up with friends and have a friendly chat; however, today I went to do homework with a friend and the music they played was so loud we couldn't hear each other talking, even though we were barely a foot away from each other. Furthermore, I could hear the workers shouting at each other in the back in order to hear each other through the music. After complaining, quite loudly to my friend, the workers turned the volume of the music down, but it was still really loud and I still needed to shout in order for my friend to hear me. read more

Loved the tea here. Please listen to what the server has to suggest. You'll get amazing drink. :) read more

I love boba and this place is very good. I always get black milk tea. Please go here .

I appreciate how they are streamlining the purchasing experience, however they still need to hire more people to make the drinks and deliver them in a timely manner. We ordered at 4:33 and waited until 4:51 to get our drinks. It was of course tasty, but I don't ever want to wait this long again. Additionally, they only offer single use plastic straws and don't provide an alternative such as cutting a whole for you. They have knives, but those are also just single use so I might as well just use a straw. read more

the service was absolutely terrible. no line, and it still took 15 minutes to make just one drink, that was half size since it was a mojito. i've had several of these experiences here before. do not recommend read more

Too disgusting, tasted and went to vomit. Cream is stinky. It is still stinky to change an other creama tea. Go out and throw the second cup into the trash can.Feel like spend $5 to drinking toilet water. Then never drink share tea again. Hope dont make me sick today. Cashier is good change second cup for me. Kitchen staff are irresponsible Never write negative review on yelp. Too angry today. read more

This place is amazing!!! I love Sharetea.My favorite drink is Mango milk tea. It tasted so good and it is my type. They has good service to me and also they got reward system! I will come everyday!!! read more

So happy to have Sharetea back in San Mateo, yet again! I believe this is their 3rd location downtown and hopefully they'll be staying put for a while. The entrance is a bit hidden as it does not face the street, but it's conveniently located across from the Century Theater entrance and there's a parking structure just across the street. I've been to this location twice or three times already and my drink was deliciously consistent each time. read more

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The creama drinks are my go-to here. They're creamy and refreshing and a nice alternative for dessert! The chocolate creama is the best flavor but I also really enjoy the matcha with fresh milk. Their milk teas are also good but I got the ginger milk tea and would skip it next time. The flavor was faint and not what I expected. You can order from the small kiosk/touchscreen next to the register if they're busy. read more

Not my favorite, but solid boba place that will satisfy my cravings when I just need to get my boba fix. Spacious location with many tables. Plus it's right next to the movies. So it's convenient for me to grab a drink before showtime. I found drinks here to be overly sweet and not the best flavor. I prefer a stronger tea profile whereas the creamer in their drinks overpower that. I do like that they have a good variety of drinks. Wouldn't go out of my way to come here, but Sharetea is a good second option imo. read more

Currently my favorite local milk tea spot! Pretty straightforward and consistent, no-BS milk tea. Pick what you want, ice level, sweetness, done. I'm lame so I get your standard black milk tea every time with egg pudding, and it's consistent. That's all I care about. read more

This place has really gone downhill. The drinks taste watered down. There's only one person working on MLK day at lunchtime, how sensical is that? I waited for a 30 mins for my drink. This place used to be good, but the consistency of their quality and service has really taken a downturn. read more

I'm closer to the Sharetea in the Hillsdale mall, however, I always drive a bit farther and bear the downtown San Mateo parking situation just to get boba from this location!! They're super generous with the amount of boba they give and the quality of tea is always consistent. read more

I asked for a brewed ginger tea and they gave me hot water with super sweet syrup. They have it on the menu as brewed. Terrible service.

My wife loves her milk tea so she needed a little fix after lunch one day. They've got a pretty prime spot next to the theater, thankfully it was still early in the day so it wasn't too busy. You can even order with an automated touch screen next to the cash register (freeing up an employee to make drinks?) but the wait is just like most other milk tea places- not that fast. Overall, decent milk tea, there are other places I like better than Sharetea. read more

Love the Happy QQ Tea, which is milk tea with pudding, coffee jelly (?), red bean, boba, lychee jelly. Just tasty goodness with interesting textures! ESP love the pudding which has a caramelly/burnt sugar taste that really enhances the tea flavor. read more