My friend and I accidentally came in after they had already closed, but they still took our orders and even gave us some popcorn chicken on the house. The guy who took our order was so personable and on top of that the drinks were phenomenal. Highly recommend !!

Really loved this place - excited to go back and try the popcorn chicken.

Honestly the strawberry cheesecake drink is so good I highly recommend! ❤️

The drinks are creative but it takes so time to get the drinks out. It’s more of a one time stop place to just try what they have.

Great but a little too pricey

First time visit so I was expecting one of those cozy local coffee shop atmosphere but when i went in it was totally different. Different is not bad but its not a place where you can just sit and read a book or something, feels more like a big takeout/to go counter. I only ordered 1 drink, the green tea latte, it was definitely rich n creamy, it was more on the sweet side but the green tea flavor was there. And like other reviews, the boba was too soft....or maybe they really just serve or prefer boba to be not chewy.

Came here on June 27, 2017 at around 21:00 (9:00PM) with 4 of my friends. The lines were long as most people came here to try the new Bobalicious, which is now called Square Bar Cafe after the remodeling a week ago. We came here on a soft opening according to the drink menu. They did not have a lot of choices on drinks, but I decided to order watermelon heaven drink. There is an extra charge for boba, so I decided not to get it as I was paying for 3 drinks. The total came out to be $4.50 for each of the watermelon drink that I had.The wait was 10-15 minutes to order and another 10-15 minutes for the drink. I wanted to give a shout out to the girl who was working at the register. As a person who worked at a retail it can be stressful. Lines were out to the door, people were anxious to get their drinks, and she was the only one who was doing both handing out the drinks and doing the register. There were 3 people in the kitchen. Much respect to the girl and the people in the kitchen for keeping up with the demand.Now, for the review of the drinks, it is disappointing. The watermelon drink I had was literally just water and some small pieces of watermelon mixed with ice that sometimes would not pass through the boba straw. In fact, it was too watery. I think I am better off just buying off a watermelon and eating it myself, which would be the same price as buying a drink here. My 2 other friends who ordered their drinks were disappointed. One of my friends could not even finish it as the drink did not taste good.I also think the remodeling is not that great, it seems smaller, the televisions that they had on each corner were taken out and is used for the menu board. The place seems a lot smaller now. Seats filled up fast so we sat on the last few tables outside. It is also disappointing in that there is no public restroom for a place that you have to sit down and hang out. Luckily, Target is a few minutes of walking distance from here for a restroom.Now, I can understand this is a soft opening and that it was busy. But unfortunately, the decision to not sell Bobalicious drink is disappointing. Most people in this town that I knew grew up buying drinks from Bobalicious. There is like no trace or any proof that they exist other than the brand name at the door. I hope they will include back the Bobalicious drinks(like the Chamango drinks). This is not a smart move and if they do not work on improving their drinks (the Kearny Mesa location was much better according to my friend) or bring back some of the Bobalicious drinks on their menu, then I would not see many people coming back here. This is the first one star I had to give a review because the old Bobalicious is so much better than the new Bobalicious or Square Cafe Bar, whichever one you want to call it.

By far the fastest boba run I had and I got there when it just open at 10 am. But few minutes a lot of people started to come in and the line was all the way at the door it is crazy how this place famous. I got the taro fantasy and it is an okay drink I had worst. Just wish that the price is lower for a not so great drink

Drinks are watered and not very good. Not the greatest customer service.

Consistently good boba flavors, and regularly priced.

Super friendly staff! Love that they have real magnolia ube ice cream there!

This place is Legit! Super friendly, very professional, always willing to give that little extra for the kiddos.

There is things on many that are not available

The 50/50 was pretty delicious!

Great fried chicken and french fries. Mango slush is pretty good too.

We walked in at 8:46 pm and they were closing. Does not stay open until 11 pm

I would have given this place no stars if i could. ZERO customer service. the cashier man was so rude...... and the drinks taste like medicine. waste of money.

Aesthetic looking food, very delicious, clean place. Ill be returning soon :) (posted during reopening of businesses during COVID-19)

Delicious snack. Always service with a smile. Would give 10 out of 5 stars all day

I havent been to this establishment in 3 years. Im glad to see that it was still here and that they had made some really beautiful improvements. Their menu items are just as great and tasty as they ever had been. Refreshing drinks, Friendly atmosphere, reasonable prices. Worth the trip from anywhere ~V.

Comfortable dinning environment. Foods tasted not bad. Employees are pretty nice, friendly, and helpful. Serve speed is pretty fast. Order speed is normal. Credit cards accepted. Free parking lot available. Walking distance to bus stop. Easy access.

This place is the Mira Mesa hang out. Its been around since I was a kid, and has only grown since then. The drinks are simple and quick. I think everything is made with a powder so the price is cheap and it comes out quick. I ask for half sugar on everything and the flavors come out great... accept for almond, go full sugar on that flavor.

My first time and I.love it, good prices

Love! I have to...my kids love it. They love the option of adding ice cream to their drinks. I like the varieties and TRY to try something different every time. They are part of a frequent buyer program, so thats a plus. At least I have a benefit after purchasing x amount. Kids fave is honeydew snow and mango slush. Great customer service, but can be a wait at peek times and obviously more during the hotter times.

Nice atmosphere and fast service. My tea was done in about 5 minutes. The Taro Latte that I ordered was a bit on the sweet side for me and lacked a strong tea taste. I personally perfer a strong tea taste when I buy tea. But the syrup that they added tasted good. If you want really sweet tea, you should go here

This is the one-stop shop whenever I have a craving for some popcorn chicken. The popcorn chicken are bite -sized crunchy, sweet and savory goodness.The service is pretty good. They are always friendly and fast. The ambience is pretty relaxed, casual, and laid-back. This place is also where you can get some boba, smoothies and juices.

The place is clean, there is also history behind the butterfly patterns.. The drinks are okay, it just seemed like it was ice -- after drinking it for a while all that was left was shaved ice with no flavor.. The taro drink had some after taste.. Not a lot of Boba either.. The cashier lady was really nice and personable though so plus one star which is why this is a three-star rating.

Delicious, the split cup is a novelty must have! I had the Thai tea with boba and strawberry Hibiscus, and both were amazing! Great price also

Theres a young woman working there that has the sweetest, most cheerful disposition. Great job putting her at the register. :) Good boba, too.

Great place for boba & more~the drinks are great, quality is high~atmosphere is clean~speed is not the best but its not terrible~friendly service~and if youre hungry, order the fries &/or chicken, you have the choice of cajun or salted fries, definitely go for cajun, and they put it in a box along with sauce. i cannot recall the names of the sauces, but they are delicious.i come here every now and then, either to hangout or to grab a quick drink with my familyenjoy

Drinks are cheap but mostly just milk anyway. Boba not very chewy and tastes stale if thats even possible. Friendly staff though; always super bubbly. One giant flat screen TV. Are pretty dedicated Chargers fans as evident from their fan inspired Bobalicious gear (available for purchase).

Awesome spot for boba and this delicous lunch box!!!

Bad: customer service

The establishment was earlier recognized as Bobalicious. Now known as Square Bar Café + Bobalicious. The space is not as chill as before with there booth seats for relaxing and place to meet up. But knowing how the drinks are before and now. There is a difference. The drinks has become more sweet and rich. Not bad but they have increased there prices since they have added some things. Drinks are good, next is to taste there snacks.

Awesome place, with good drinks. The past 3 times I went, I have been waiting to try their fabled popcorn chicken, but the kitchen was closed each time.

Delicious drinks and ice cream. I got a split cup so that I could try the taro tea w/ boba and the 50/50 original. Fast service and they helped explain what all the drinks were.

We have been supporting Bobalicious for over 5 years, and now over 1 year since Square Bar took over. Tonight was the worse customer service we have encountered from the regular staff up to the manager level. Simply, the people who ordered after us who also ordered the same thing, somehow got their orders before us by a whole 7 minutes. This was on top of us steady waited for 33 minutes. All in all, we waited 40 minutes for some popcorn chicken and fries. When present with the facts, no apology or lacking of responsibility was accepted, manager kept stating that our fries was being seasoned with spicy and it we had two orders instead of one like the guests who ordered after us. So what I am understanding here is that there is no point to Tip here, since it does not imply prompt service. Nor should we order more than one serving, since the owner simply doesnt like to make large sales. Square Bar, you have lost a long time customer who on average spends $30-$35 per check.

Would have given them a 5 star, but they lose 2 stars for a super rude staff member. She was just so rude, during the order, after, and when I picked up my order. They need to have their staff take some customer service skills classes. Anyways, the drinks are good, and I am super picky about my bobas too.

This is my favorite place to get boba. I love the atmosphere and the staff are very kind. The food isnt the best but their drinks are better than any other tapioca place I have been to.

I first tried square bar cafe in the Bay area and this Mira Mesa location doesnt quite live up to it but was still amazing. We tried the nuoc Mia, sugarcane drink, and the thin mint slush. The sugarcane drink could have used some citrus and the thin mint was a bit thin.

I like the avocado boba. It tends to come on the sweet side. So I order it with less sugar, just two pumps instead of three.

Been in and out mira mesa hundreds of times and still never seems to stop amazing me. From upgrades to the place the people and the aura. Awesome!

Worse place ever, loved this place when it was previously know as “bobalicios”Now service is horrendous. Line so so long drinks take so long, poooooorrr service. You’ll do better with other boba placeI wouldn’t have given a star but I got my drink in one piece

The Iced Thai Tea is really good. It would be even better if they would blend it, but they dont 😢

If you want cheap boba with friendly service, this is place to go. It is crowded with teenagers though so if you want to be surrounded by loud music and the most awkward conversations then this is the place to be. Their fried chicken is the only food item worth getting.

A solid choice for Boba in Mira Mesa, especially if you dont want to spend a fortune to feed your cravings. The price is good enough that its worth a try if youre on the fence.

Very tasty drinks and snacks at reasonable prices. The Oreo drink is a personal favorite, and the spicy chicken is very tasty.

One person serving around 20 people. Took too long. Hopefully can add one more barista so service can move faster.

Came in 10 minutes before closing, but they happily whipped me up a veggie sandwich with apple and avacado. Good sized sandwich for $7.50!

I went during peak hours on a Saturday evening. After waiting in line for about ten minutes, I arrived to register only for them to tell me they were out of boba. Now mind you this is 6:30pm on a Saturday. That means 4.5 hours until they close without boba. A signature ingredient of this establishment. This is very poor planning on the business. If a customer (me) is willing to drive from out of state and ensure this is my first San Diego stop of my vacation only to have this experience happen, I’m sorry to say, you just lost a long time customer because of your poor planning. Do better next time Square Bar.

Great place for popular Asian desserts such as boba tea and ube shakes. Nice vibe. Bright and fun atmosphere. Friendly staff.

Love their tasty bubble milk tea. Services are fast and friendly. Highly recommended!

Best strawberry slushies to help on a hot day! Great price also. They do mess up my order sometimes. I asked for light boba last time and they gave me extra?

Good vibes.. good hang out spot. good eats love this place

Boba, chicken, smoothie. My daughter loves this place.

I love their boba and staff are always friendly!! I bring my sister all the time. Also their rewards system is awesome!!i would highly recommend

Small menu. Friendly staff. Matcha smoothie is alright but could be better. Decor is simple but slightly overwhelming.

Im a regular here. I probably come here too often. Dont judge me.The drinks are probably too sweet, but you can ask them to only put in half sweetener (or no sweetener).My wife hated boba, but this place turned her into a regular.

Excellent popcorn chicken and delicious drinks.

I love how friendly and clean this place is and the ice cream is superb!

Really amazing tea. I didnt have any of the boba because I dont personally like it much, but they acquired bobalicious so I am sure that it is great.

Great boba/tea/ice cream/curly fries. Trendy and usually a decent line.

Love this place! Super fast service! Very yummy Thai Tea!

Original fruit taste

Yum!

Great customer service, with awesome quality products. Would recommend 10/10 times.

Got the milk tea,great flavor, but I like my boba a little less soft, would go back though

Very hipstery. Good boba tea. Good rarity of drinks

We always go there for the popcorn chicken its the best, no one beats there chicken and the drinks are to die for!!!!!!

So four of my friends and I decide to hit this place on the way back to work from lunch. Pictures look cool, reviews are good, lets do it. We show up and its pretty empty, one group at another table that already has their drinks. We wait about 5 minutes, making noise and yelling hello? once into the back. Nothing. I wanna leave, but a couple others really want the lightbulbs. We literally triple checked the hours both online and posted on the door to make sure they werent closed.Finally a girl who was sitting at the table gets up and goes into the back, a different girl who I guess was back there the whole time comes out and takes our orders. I ask for low sugar, she says its premade so they cant do that. No problem, I dont mind that, at least itll be quick right? We order 5 bobas and two ice creams. To go.She disappears to the back. We wait a minute and nothing, so we grab a table. 10 minutes later she comes out, puts our drinks on the bar, and is gone again before weve even gotten up. 10 minutes is pretty absurd for an empty boba place, especially when the tea is premade.Now we have our drinks, but no ice cream. Girl has vanished into the back, but the ice cream is in the counter. Whats she doing? Weve been here almost 25 minutes, for what was supposed to be a 5 minute boba stop. Im out of patience, so I yell into the back, hey can we get our ice cream now? Girl comes out and asks you want that now? She makes it and we get the heck out of there, now having spent 30 minutes waiting.The tea sucked, the ice cream tasted like it was from costco, and we wasted way too much of our time and money in that place. I have no idea how this place is in business, or how they have so many good reviews. If youre showing up for the gram (they have a nice wing mural and some fun boba wallpaper), I recommend going in, taking your pictures, and leaving without getting anything. Its a waste of time.

Good selection, fast service. Wish seating area was better lit...

Love the boba, teas and slushies! Try the Honeydew Melon for something fruity, or the Mango for tropical or the regular milk tea just because.

I consider this to be comparable to the tapioca expresses and lollicups of the boba world. It meets my standards for boba, but I dont see stars when I drink it. I ordered lightly sweetened for my mango tea and felt like it was still super duper sweetened. I know that it couldve just been the syrup, so maybe I should say less mango syrup next time. However, it isnt too pricey and its in a convenient location in Mira Mesa, so thats why I like it. I get what I expect with this place, nothing less, nothing more.

The drinks are great. The rewards program is pretty god too.

Cali Melt is pretty damn good. Great sandwich place.

Was a regular customer of the old Bobalicious and visited for first time a couple of days ago after the switch over to Square Bar Cafe. While the name Bobalicious is painted on the wall, its not the same. Two of our family favorite flavors arent offered anymore. I bought their basic boba milk tea (only one size offered) for comparison, costing $4.00. While the tea tasted the same, the cup was filled halfway up with crushed ice, with the crushed ice making it more difficult to drink (both crushed ice AND boba went into my straw as I sipped). It seemed that less boba was given as well. In the past my family would make a trip into Mira Mesa just for boba, but unfortunately, we wont be coming to Square Bar Cafe. Its just another coffee/tea/ice cream/(add item) place to us. Very sad and disappointed.

A great place for a quick refreshing boba. Always fast.

Getting bubble tea here was a huge part of our family vacation to San Diego! :)

A dimly lit cute cozy drink shop that makes great tasting boba drinks. This place serves the typical boba drinks with none of the frills. They have milk teas, slushes, and smoothies. The prices here are cheap compared to its nearby competitors and service is always fast and friendly. It doesnt get too crowded and the seating is nice. There are coaches and tables and booths. The drinks taste great but can get a little sweet sometimes leaning more towards those with a sweet tooth. They have many free rewards and use the five star card. My go to drinks here are milk tea, Apple slush, and passion fruit smoothie all with Boba of course.

The flavor of the drinks but the boba taste a little weird.

This place cares not just for your drinks they also have a great heart and helps me every year to gather toys for my orphanage. They are the best!!

Dont go here false reviews. .I am not sure why this place has such a good review, maybe its the friends of the teen workforce they have there. But anyways stay away from this place.The 1st time I was there I was in a hurry and wanted a boba fix so I stopped in to grab a coconut milk tea with boba.The drink wasnt sweet and had a faint taste of coconut But that wasnt the worst thing about this visit. The boba in my drink was mushy and like snot. The few boba balls that were there were all stuck together in a clump.So the next time I went I mentioned this to the girl in the front and explained to her what had happend. She told me that maybe it was the end of that batch and maybe the boba didnt get messaged to keep them from sticking together. Not to mention the guy in the back that had to make the sample has a smerk on his face and rolling his eyes the hole time. She offered me a sample and with hesitation I took it and agreed to have a coconut milk tea with boba made again.Well disappointed. . Again it was soft snotty boba with the coconut flavorings not dissolved fully.Dont be fooled by the fake ratings. . I should of known when I walked in at 1230 (lunch time) to find only 2 girls sitting in the loby.Will not be going back here ever.Please close your doors or step up your product quality.

Boba boba boba! I love all kind of Bobas they have on their menu!

Showed up at 10am to learn they dont open until 11am. Lots of people walking up, yanking on the door, trying to buy drinks from you, but they are taking their money elsewhere. Ive never been here before, and Im not going to wait 2 hours after my workout until you open to get a smoothie. Take a hard look at your hours.

Super expensive. Cant try anything before you order. But so delicious.

Great drinks and friendly staff. They know me by name.

This place opened when the boba craze first started years ago. Its fine through a few renovations, but its still around! Their drink menu is pretty big, so I havent tried many things. However, anything I do get is above average compared to other boba places. Being older now, I cant really stand hanging out there with the young teenie boppers. Theyre pretty fast so I just get my drink and leave.

Horrible service here. The employees were rude and I never went back!

Very refreshing Boba. Been here multiple times.

Cookies and cream with boba! yes!!

First place to offer chamango in Mira Mesa area. Got me hooked ever since.

Nice people, drinks are a bit on the sweeter sure though, chicken is excellent

Try the green mango smoothie. My fave.

Crowded but fast, tea and food are good!

Have going here for years but recently this place has gone down hill, Ill be looking for a new Boba place soon. People sit on the tables you eat off of, cant walk in the restaurant because people are in the way.

Good place for boba, very conveniently located.

Spl Avocado with bubba is the best !!

I love Boba. Delicious!

Best boba in sd

Certain drinks are good, such as the chamango.