Snack time at Bubble Tea?

Tapioca drinks like Zagu, Quickly, and Easy Way were a big craze here in Manila once upon a time. You'd find them in every mall and almost every street corner. These days, finding a nice cold glass of flavored tea with big nice and chewy tapioca balls is not quite as easy as it used to be.

Bubble Tea is a full-fledged café type Japanese eatery specializing in tea-based tapioca drinks. They serve sandwiches, pasta, rice toppings, and a variety of desserts. Hubby, the kids, and I were there well after dinner so we just wanted some refreshments. Hubby ordered Taro Milk Shake (P120, pictured above right) while my son opted for Strawberry Milk Shake (P130, also pictured above right).

I chose Royal Milk Tea (P70, pictured above left) since I wanted something that's not too sweet. We also decided to try their Tokyo Treats -- Chicken Tori Fry (P60), Squid Ika Fry (P65), and Seafood Korokke (P60) to go with our drinks. Fried bite-size morsels of chicken, squid, and seafood potato balls placed in little paper bags -- very cute (pictured above right).

Bubble Tea's tapioca are smaller than say... Zagu's, which was kind of disappointing since I like the big and chewy ones. Despite ordering the Royal Milk Tea, I was not spared from the sweetness and had a hard time finishing it. I much prefer Feng Wei Wee's pearl milk tea. I don't know what happened, when Bubble Tea first opened I loved their Royal Milk Tea because it wasn't overly sweet. Maybe they adjusted it for the Filipino sweet tooth? Hubby and kids loved their milkshakes though.

We had all three Tokyo Treats -- Chicken Tori Fry, Squid Ika Fry, and Seafood Korokke. As you can see from the pale Seafood Korokke above with a few brushes of sauce, they not only look bland they taste bland too. Maybe they should add some dips like wasabi mayo or tonkatsu sauce? Or season it a little with some nori (seaweed) powder? You can actually get the Tokyo Treat of your choice if you add P45 to your drink order.

Three drinks + three Tokyo Treats can easily cost you P500. I suggest you skip it altogether if you want a more satisfying snack.

Bubble Tea

Lower Ground Floor SM Megamall Bldg. A

Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila

638-7479

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