I am new to Boba tea and I am trying different ones around the bay area. I tried Rare tea 2 weeks ago and though the workers there were great, the milk tea Boba was not. I could *barely* taste the tea and the stores go to is fake milk which is gross. So, because the workers were great I thought that I'd try a mango tea Boba and so a friend of mine got me one today... all I can say is where is the Mango? It tastes like milk with cinnamon and at 7.25 it is the most expensive mango Boba that I've had...?I get one for less than 5.00 that is completely and 100% better, so ciao "real" tea... I may try it again if they actually put tea or mango in the tea.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
sandy E.S.
Got seeds instead of extra mango, juice in other not strained, Heavy unstrained flavor. Lady is nice;gives recommendations,let's me take my time ,and everything is good. This time not so. I'm posting a picture,so you know it happened .
Sandy G.
Love Rare Tea, its popcorn chicken and various milk drinks! Plus the location is so perfect by not having to drive downtown to get my popcorn chicken fix! Fast friendly service with ample parking to boot! Forget driving downtown and cater to this great place instead! Highly recommend
Cheryl H
Tea flavor is definitely a plus. The bobas were a bit on the soft side but overall a good experience here. Will be back to try their other flavors!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Addie i.
Came here because I had time to kill in the area, got no sugar Jasmine milk tea with boba. Service was great. The milk tea was very good, could taste the delicious green tea flavor. The boba was given to me warm and got nicely chewy as it cooled. It was just that there was a lot of sweet syrup on the boba, and I wasn't in the mood for a sweet tea. A little sweet, but I would go back if I was in the area. If I went again, maybe I'd get Thai tea, because I think it is more suited to the sweetness of the syrup. Or I could consider getting the Jasmine milk tea without boba.
A R.
Friendly employees and amazing tea!! This is my new favorite in the area. I highly recommend coming here. Thanks, RareTea!
Michelle L.
I love this place. The staff are great (hi alvin!) but what keeps bringing us back is the Tea-spresso. I don't know any other place that has it and it is really good. Parking is easy and all the drinks are good here.
William R.
Rare Tea serves great tea and boba. Awesome service and cozy location. Their tea is light in general as compared to heavy with milk.
Ying Y
I gave 5 star a year ago because the Teapresso milk tea was my favorite drink in this area. It has a rich tea flavor with organic milk to pair perfectly. But recently the drink doesn't taste the same - the tea is not as strong and the milk is more watery. Maybe they changed the formula. One star off for this. I truly hope they can bring my favorite drink back!
Danna B.
I've been coming here almost every single work day ever since I discovered it. It's become one of my favorite spots! It's a 5 min drive from my office, has a Tesla supercharger in the parking lot aaaand it's good?!! Yes please. I've tried a few drinks and they've all been good. My go to is always the black milk tea with grass jelly. The tea-pressos are good too. No complaints!
Kind and warm service. Great employees - comforting every time. Boba is consistently good and wide variety of flavors. Great music and ambiance. HIGHLY RECOMMEND
Angela T.
This place is close to my office. There are not too many Boba places in the Belmont area. The staff there was nice. I ordered the Mango Mango Smoothie with Lychee Jelly. It was very good. I wish they have a frequent buyer program as I will come here often.
Htet Zaw
Just had a bad taste. No other comment!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Heisenberg J.
The GOAT spot in the San Mateo area for boba. Hardly any lines/wait, cool employees and awesome boba. Highly recommend
Lina Y
The strawberry Palmer is delicious. You can tell the fruit is really fresh. Also got the popcorn chicken which is yummy for sure. Quick service and friendly staff strange that they are taking orders by the door still but not a big deal.
I am new to Boba tea and I am trying different ones around the bay area. I tried Rare tea 2 weeks ago and though the workers there were great, the milk tea Boba was not. I could *barely* taste the tea and the stores go to is fake milk which is gross. So, because the workers were great I thought that I'd try a mango tea Boba and so a friend of mine got me one today... all I can say is where is the Mango? It tastes like milk with cinnamon and at 7.25 it is the most expensive mango Boba that I've had...?I get one for less than 5.00 that is completely and 100% better, so ciao "real" tea... I may try it again if they actually put tea or mango in the tea.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Got seeds instead of extra mango, juice in other not strained, Heavy unstrained flavor. Lady is nice;gives recommendations,let's me take my time ,and everything is good. This time not so. I'm posting a picture,so you know it happened .
Love Rare Tea, its popcorn chicken and various milk drinks! Plus the location is so perfect by not having to drive downtown to get my popcorn chicken fix! Fast friendly service with ample parking to boot! Forget driving downtown and cater to this great place instead! Highly recommend
Tea flavor is definitely a plus. The bobas were a bit on the soft side but overall a good experience here. Will be back to try their other flavors!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Came here because I had time to kill in the area, got no sugar Jasmine milk tea with boba. Service was great. The milk tea was very good, could taste the delicious green tea flavor. The boba was given to me warm and got nicely chewy as it cooled. It was just that there was a lot of sweet syrup on the boba, and I wasn't in the mood for a sweet tea. A little sweet, but I would go back if I was in the area. If I went again, maybe I'd get Thai tea, because I think it is more suited to the sweetness of the syrup. Or I could consider getting the Jasmine milk tea without boba.
Friendly employees and amazing tea!! This is my new favorite in the area. I highly recommend coming here. Thanks, RareTea!
I love this place. The staff are great (hi alvin!) but what keeps bringing us back is the Tea-spresso. I don't know any other place that has it and it is really good. Parking is easy and all the drinks are good here.
Rare Tea serves great tea and boba. Awesome service and cozy location. Their tea is light in general as compared to heavy with milk.
I gave 5 star a year ago because the Teapresso milk tea was my favorite drink in this area. It has a rich tea flavor with organic milk to pair perfectly. But recently the drink doesn't taste the same - the tea is not as strong and the milk is more watery. Maybe they changed the formula. One star off for this. I truly hope they can bring my favorite drink back!
I've been coming here almost every single work day ever since I discovered it. It's become one of my favorite spots! It's a 5 min drive from my office, has a Tesla supercharger in the parking lot aaaand it's good?!! Yes please. I've tried a few drinks and they've all been good. My go to is always the black milk tea with grass jelly. The tea-pressos are good too. No complaints!
Restaurantji Recommends
Kind and warm service. Great employees - comforting every time. Boba is consistently good and wide variety of flavors. Great music and ambiance. HIGHLY RECOMMEND
This place is close to my office. There are not too many Boba places in the Belmont area. The staff there was nice. I ordered the Mango Mango Smoothie with Lychee Jelly. It was very good. I wish they have a frequent buyer program as I will come here often.
Just had a bad taste. No other comment!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
The GOAT spot in the San Mateo area for boba. Hardly any lines/wait, cool employees and awesome boba. Highly recommend
The strawberry Palmer is delicious. You can tell the fruit is really fresh. Also got the popcorn chicken which is yummy for sure. Quick service and friendly staff strange that they are taking orders by the door still but not a big deal.