OTHER REVIEWS
7 Café - Iced Matcha Latte
Price: $3
Drink: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Outlet: Woodlands 888 Plaza
You have seen the trend on TikTok people trying this out. And so did I. I gave a 3 stars as you know isn’t quite bad, and definitely not Starbucks standard and that brings me on to 3 annoying thing absolut this drink:
- $3 for this size which is smaller than the smallest size of Starbucks which is tall
- Taste more like Green Tea which have no milk
- Too much ice, which results in lesser matcha for you to drink
Thankfully, it’s not all negative though, here’s 3 to help make up for it:
- Located at most 7-11 stalls, so if you don’t have a Starbucks near your house, this will do it’s job.
- You may not be able to afford Starbucks, but this it’s the cheaper version of it.
- Starbucks is not open 24/7 but 7-11 is and this drink is open to you every minute. So if you need to study/work through the night, great enough to boost you thru.
So then what’s my final verdict?
Should you:
- Avoid it?
- Consider it?
- Shortlist it?
- Buy it?
I reckon you should Consider it, it’s the not any better than Starbucks but it’s worth a try.
Nuodle — Milk Tea
Store service/concept: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Drink: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Outlet: Woods Square
Disclaimer: THIS IS NOT A MILK TEA STALL, BUT A F&B OUTLET THAT SELLS MILK TEA AS THEIR BEVERAGE!
This review will be a little different from the rest, maybe just 1 good and 1 bad as much as I can try to find.
The milk tea uses a plastic packaging which is different to the rest that uses cup, which is unique. That brings me on to 3 positive things about this drink:
- Similar to Thai Milk Tea if it were to be sweeter
- Sugar Level is just right, FYI you cannot choose
- Unique packaging like the way they place their straw, just like ChiCha SanChen
However, it’s not all positive though, here’s 3 negatives:
- They should rename their “Milk Tea” to “Teh Peng”. I’ll explain in the summary/conclusion.
- Straw is a little too short and you can’t drink from the most bottom.
- Standard size only which only allows you to drink this small portion.
Imma talk about the renaming part. Do you know the difference between Teh Peng and Milk Tea, other than the name. The way of making and type of milk is different. Teh Peng uses condensed milk but Milk Tea uses creamer. The taste between both is also different making both have a very distinct taste. You get what I’m tryna say now? Yes, it taste like Teh Peng than Milk Tea, which is a bad thing because they utterly failed it.
So then, what’s my final verdict on the milk tea? Should you:
- Avoid it?
- Consider it?
- Shortlist it?
- Buy it?
I reckon you should avoid it. It’s definitely still worth 1 try but with that price you can drink iTea’s Milk Tea, and that is a proper milk tea.
7 tea - Bubble Milk Tea
Drink: ⭐️
Pearl: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Service/Concept: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Size: Large
Sugar: 50%
Price: $2.50
Location: Bukit Batok Street 11, Block 158, Singapore 650158
I shall go straight to the point, this is a typical neighbourhood bubble tea stall. So I won’t expect much. I’ll start with the 3 negatives:
- Milk powder is not fully dissolved
- Ordered 50% but taste like 25%
- Milk tea not smooth
Thankfully, it’s not all negative though, here’s 3 positive:
- Pearl cost 30¢
- Pearl is given at a reasonable quantity
- Very cheap for a large cup
So then, what’s my final verdict of this drink? Should you:
- Avoid it?
- Consider it?
- Shortlist it?
- Buy it?
I reckon you should avoid it. The milk powder (creamer) can still be tasted. Perhaps go try other drinks from this stall.
Bang Bang Milk Tea
Sugar: Standard
Size: Reg.
Price: RM7.80 (≈S$2.47)
Drink: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Pearl: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Store Service/Concept: ⭐⭐⭐
Outlet: R&F Mall
Positive:
+ Brown Sugar included
+ Pearls included
Negative:
- I dont quite understand the name
Final Verdict:
Buy it.
If you're there, go and buy it, it's worth the money and also it's pretty good. (Fun Fact: After shaking it, it looks like milo milk tea.)
- Ray
Overall Rating: 8/10
Signature Milk Tea
Sugar: 50%
Size: Large
Price: RM8.30 (≈S$2.51)
Drink: ⭐
Pearl: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Store Service/Concept: ⭐⭐⭐
Outlet: Toppen Shopping Mall
Positive:
+ Affordable based on SGD
Negative:
- Expensive based on RM
- It has a chocolate or coffee taste
- Doesn't taste signature enough
- Pearls is hard
Final Verdict:
Avoid it.
Just get Bang Bang Milk Tea instead, it's just bad for me.
- Ray
Overall Rating: 3/10
Honey Spring Tea
Size: Medium
Honey: 0% (Standard)
Price: $3.10
Drink ($2.50): ⭐⭐
Pearl ($0.60): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Store Service/Concept: ⭐⭐⭐
Outlet: ITE CC
Positive:
+ Affordable
+ Pearls are good and chewy and generous
Negative:
- Tea is bitter. they probably overbrewed it
- Thier standard honey level is 0% 😲
- Less ice needs to top up
- Their honey taste like manuka, it just doesn't dissolve with the drink too
Final Verdict:
Consider it.
If you want something just to enjoy a refreshing drink, this is it. It's affordable with nice chewy pearls.
Avoid it.
If you want standard, standard is 100% and a smoother tea. Go for Tea Tree Cafe instead, you pay more but you get a better quality drink.
- Ray
Overall Rating: 5/10
茶余饭后 Cha Yu Fan Hou's
Passionfruit Green Tea
Size: Large
Sugar: 50%
Price: $6.20
Drink ($5.40): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Pearl ($0.80): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Store Service: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Store Concept: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Outlet: GR.iD
Positive:
+ Smooth green tea
+ Pearls are flavorful, chewy and generous
+ Generous passionfruit seeds
+ Polite and Courteous staff
+ Complimentary biscuits
Negative:
- Relatively pricey
Final Verdict:
Buy it.
If you want something just to enjoy a refreshing drink, this is it. I really must mention the brown sugar pearls as i can really taste the brown sugar and it's so chewy. Great drink, chewy pearls, generous passionfruit seeds, seats to sit, polite staff, what's there not to like? Definitely beats Chun Yang Tea in every aspect. 10 points is definitely well deserved.
- Ray
Overall Rating: 10/10
奉茶・茶恋花's Lemon Red Tea
Size: Large
Sugar: Standard
Price: Unknown
Drink: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Pearl: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Store Service: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Store Concept: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Outlet: 奉茶・茶恋花 (Kobe Chinatown, Japan)
Positive:
+ Smooth green tea
+ Lemon taste is strong and generous
+ Polite and Courteous staff
Negative:
- Little pearls
- Large lemon slices makes it hard to drink the pearls
Final Verdict:
Shortlist it.
If not for the large lemon peels, a higher score would be given. Pearls are not generous but certainly the drink itself is fresh and refreshing.
- Ray
Overall Rating: 7/10