Shakeaway

This place was really cool and put a new twist on milkshakes. They have a full wall of things you can put in your shame including Mexican candy, honey buns, and other fun ingredients!

I enjoyed Shakeaway much more than I thought I would given the other reviews. Yes, it’s not a traditional American milkshake, as it’s a bit thinner, but the result is not actually all that different from the texture of McDonald’s shakes prior to the relatively recent invention of that «hand-​spun» nonsense. In fact, sometimes more traditional «thicker» shakes can get a little difficult to suck. However, Shakeaway’s was pretty easy to suck at least until I got down to the nuts, by which i mean the peanut bits that sunk to the bottom.
The steep-​ish price is really the only downside.
Summary: Sucks in a good way.

I like Shakeaway, I rarely treat myself to sugar so when I do it’s normally something I try to savor. I’ve gone here twice and both times it was delicious. The selection is good and the staff was excellent once time and meh, ok the other time.
It’s expensive for what you get, somehow I ordered three shakes and paid with a twenty after tip I don’t think I got any change back! I guess if its a special treat it’s ok. The location is ideal for me though as we spend allot of time in this area of SD.

This review is only for their coffee here. Did you know they can make an iced cold coffee for you. Because I sure didn’t.
Josephine was THE NICEST worker/​shake maker/​barista. She told me she could make a regular coffee and pour it over ice for me.
I was shocked that she took out a bag of coffee beans and proceeded to pour the beans into a professional grinder. She said each coffee is made to order and I appreciated the time she took to make me a nice cup of coffee.
The $ 1.99 was more than fair and the coffee tasted smooth. I was surprised by this coffee’s little to no acidity level that I’m so used to (yeah I’m talking to you Starbucks). Perhaps it’s also because we added heavy cream to the ice coffee :)
She even offered to froth the cream for me! But we totally forgot that we were making the coffee iced so that was kinda funny.
I would definitely re visit Shakeaway to try out another coffee. I think Josephine is leaving soon so that’s a sad boo :(
They have 2 reserved parking spaces in the lot so take advantage of that if you visit.

Sometimes, when you’re waiting for your laundry to finish drying, you make a decision to kill your boredom by eating something delicious. This is one of those tales.
I had previously dismissed this place as a weight loss joint– shakeaway sounded like shake weight but with more protein powder. Fortunately (or unfortunate to my healthy-​ish budding lifestyle) my quest for indulgence led me here and within 20 minutes and a brain freeze later, my drink was gone and and replaced with the strong urge to nap.
I got the Emily special– smores with extra chocolate powder. It tasted like summer and joy. The place was sparkling, not too busy and provides enough flavor combination ideas that you’ve already picked and planned your next ten visits back.
Luckily for me, they have a vib card for frequent indulgers liked myself.

There’s a HUGE selection here it’s pretty sweet! I tried a vanilla milkshake with Hershey’s cookie & cream with Reese’s. It was pretty good, but honestly, in my opinion and from other reviews I’ve read, i’ve come to see that it is something that can easily be made at home. There’s no real –special– thing about it and it’d probably be cheaper to pay around $ 2 for a Reese’s and Hershey’s, then get some vanilla ice cream. (But keep in mind, I’ve only tried the milkshake). It still tastes good & sometimes who has time to go make their own things? Isn’t that what these places are for??? Haha. Point being, it does taste great, but don’t really expect it to be super exotic or different from one you can just make in your own blender. They do have a big selection of candy, plus smoothies, plus frozen yogurt. Their menu is big and seems to satisfy any craving. It is a go-​to place if you’re in the area and it’s a cool after place to chill if you just left the beach. I give it four stars though because the people that were working there weren’t too helpful and didn’t really answer any questions we had. But as long as the taste is great and I get what I want, it doesn’t bug me too much what they’re doing!

My sister and I stopped in after a long morning on the beach and we absolutely loved what we ordered and the staff! A lovely girl naked jacki helped us make our selection (there are so many choices!) and then blended our shakes to perfection :) we got an Oreo milkshake and a Milky Way milkshake, nothing crazy, but definitely hit the sweet spot!

Oreo cookies and cream shake with malt was oh so GOOD! Shakeaway is a great place for real malts and shakes, they do not disappoint.

Hot or cold milkshakes. The milkshakes are good. I got a simple M&M chocolate, which was vanilla with with M&M’s blended in. My BF got a hot drink, which was essentially like his choice of hot chocolate. They also have a few games to play while you wait or hang out. Lots of options. I also got a 10% student discount.

Nice little find near the beach in San Diego. Store was very clean and well lit. Back wall is filled with buckets and buckets of mix ins to the ice cream shakes. I ordered a vanilla shake with graham cracker, marshmallow, and chocolate (s’mores).
Once handed my creation in the blue and yellow bar cup, I was excited to sip my personal shake. First sip, yum. Second sip, left me sucking but no taste. The straw was too small for the chocolate pieces to be ingested. I enjoyed sipping the shake after removing the lid. Overall, a better than average shake. Need bigger diameter straws to allow one to enjoy them with the lids on!

Meh. Go somewhere else!
I got the Biscoff shake. It was $ 5.00 for cookies blended with ice cream. It was too thin, and not worth the 5 bucks and crappy location. All of the shakes sound great, but mine was nothing to write home about. McDonald’s shakes are better than this one was.

Shakes are mediocre. Biggest turn off had to be the pieces of plastic in the shake. Hilarious. Stopped trying to drink the shake after the 10^th piece of plastic came through the straw — and this was just from ¼ of the drink. How does this happen!!! It’s not Saran Wrap but something thicker, shredded into dozens of tiny pieces.

Definitely not a place for a diet! I have gotten the Sarah twice and it is my absolute favorite. Kit cats, chocolate muffin, and vanilla ice cream topped with mini marshmallows. YUM.
David makes a mean shake!

I got the Alan. It was delicious. Didn’t expect super thick because I had read the reviews. My fiancé got the Emily which was also very good. Low quality cups and straws. And a little overpriced. But wasn’t disappointed with taste. Worth a special trip every now and then.
Service was great. The woman working explained exactly how it all worked and was very pleasant. :)

O. M. G. These shakes though… bomb​.com for sure. I made a mix of the hershey’s cookies and cream bar with oreo cookies. Best shake ever!!!

Great service! Thank you Steven, Clint and Janeth for taking care of us on our first visit! Shakes are sinful!

Went to new La Jolla location Sunday. Way too expensive, slow service even with 5 people working behind the counter. $ 8.00 for a watery «Shake» no thanks. They won’t last a month. Go down the street to Baskin Robbins. Cheaper and a zillion times better.

Delicious! Very creamy and tasty shake, service is great too. Ask for extra thick if you’re used to thick shakes. Only bad thing is I drank mine too fast. I had the George.

If you’re expecting a thick American shake, leave those expectations behind.
This is a British franchise, with UK music and UK style shakes. Know that going in, and you’ll love this «shake.»

Stopped by when I heard there was a grand opening for a milkshake bar in PB. I got the George milkshake. It comes with Reese’s peanut butter cups, chocolate and whipped cream. I prefer to keep it simple, but they have a ton of toppings and some more fancy selections. They even have a $ 20 milkshake called «the millionaires milkshake» and it comes with edible gold flakes. A little silly, but if I win the $ 1000 raffle today, I may have to try it out!
My milkshake was $ 7. A bit pricey and it was hard to actually drink it out of the cup because the straw isn’t made for drinking a chunky milkshake out of. I would expect a nicer quality cup and straw considering how pricey the shake was. I also would have preferred a less milky consistency. Not sure I will go back again, but it was their opening week, so it might get better.