So, today I approached Bubble Cha in the sunshine and was relieved to see that others (young, Chinese and European) were also beating a path to the door.
Inside the cafe is compact with a stunning array of colour-changing bubble lights over the counter. We had lampshades like that in the bathroom at home when I was young, but there are no more similarities between the cafe and my childhood home.
I was slightly perplexed by the choices on offer, but the young friendly staff helped me choose black tea with milk and coconut and small tapioca and ice. Yes, the black stuff you can see at the bottom of the cup really is tapioca. You get a huge straw to suck them up with. The cake deserves a mention too - lovely cooked cheesecake - absolutely delicious!
I sat at one of the bench seats and wrestled with my drink. You see, the cup comes sealed with cellophane which I tried to peel off - wrong! The correct way is to stab the cellophane with the straw and then drink. So now you know, don't make my mistake.
We have established that the cake was delicious. Now to the drink. Did I really sit in a cafe sucking up tapioca through a straw? It sounds so improbable but yes, I did that thing. Did it taste like tea? Well, not Ringtons, but it was tasty and refreshing - more like a milkshake. And there are seemingly never ending possible combinations of black tea, green tea, fruit tea, fruits, beans, stuff I've never heard of and an array of toppings. It seems that savoury snacks are served too. All of which adds up to very good reasons to go back and try something completely different. You could probably visit every day for a month and have something different each time.
Oh, and the prices are reasonable too.
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