The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Pearl City

always drove by, never tried it, but i'm glad i did today!

cheaper than starbucks, and doesn't leave a gross film in your mouth.

the employees are genuinely very sweet and service was excellent.

The establishment and its products are far above those of Starbucks. I will always go out of my way for a CBTL rather than a Starbucks. Better coffee, better atmosphere, better everything, really.

I would absolutely give CBTL five stars, if not for the following.

I come here to study a lot, and I've noticed one particularly annoying thing - with two issues arising from it. The employees all hang out together in the seating area before and after their shifts. This is truly their second home. This typically would not be a problem except that there is very limited seating here and they often occupy one of the two large tables. I've seen customers walk in but not find an open seat, and walk out. Also, they can be quite loud. One employee in particular is consistently the noisiest in the building. She seems very nice, but is quite a distraction to some of us working.

Workers here are awesome! With as busy as they get, you are not stuck waiting for too long. The drive thru is very convenient as well. Not far from the freeway on ramps too, no matter which direction your heading.

The coffee is delicious here. They have the perfect blend of manly black coffee mixed with delicious goodness. If you are in the area I say you should get this over starbucks, dont get me wrong I also like starbucks but this is superior.

Super friendly employees. They always make my coffee just right!! I rarely hit the drive thru. Usually I just go in. Parking is tight, park by foodland and walk up the hill if there is no parking!

My daughters and I LOVE Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf!!! The drinks are yummy, they have great deals on Mondays and Thursdays and the Pearl City location has wonderful workers; they're all so nice ❤

My favorite drink is the cookies and cream blend, it's so goof. However the was one barista and she was trying to do an order for the drive thru and and a line was starting to form. I felt bad for her. Where was the rest of her team. I had to wait 10 mintues or so. Love the drinks you could've at least have another barista

They always have friendly staff here which is always a huge plus. But what's makes this place more special to me is that the coffee here is great. Sure, it's more expensive than what you could make at home, but then why bother even reading this review?

Coffee is delicious and the salmon bagel is beyond delicious!

CBTL or Starbucks? This is always a challenge for me to answer, but if I were to talk about value, CBTL WINS. Starbucks can get really tough on the wallet, and they lack food items. CBTL, on the other hand, has so many different choices! My favorites for food are the salmon bagel, penne pasta, turkey sausage burrito, and chicken caprese sandwich. So yummy. For drinks I go for their matcha (which tastes way more matcha than Starbucks), mint tea latte, lychee iced tea, or just a plain iced coffee. Speaking of their coffee, it's a lot better than the coffee at Starbucks. I admit to drinking Starbucks often when I go to class or work because it's more convenient, but the flavor is so much better at CBTL.