My boyfriend and I came to The Alley for a bubble tea dessert after eating dinner at Times Square. There was a line out the door and we were approximately waiting for 15 minutes before ordering. Their selection of bubble teas has some unique flavours - Royal Number 9 Milk Tea is one of the more popular drinks, along with their brown sugar drinks, sodas and their Aurora series. Have yet to try their deerioca as it always runs out before the end of the night. We saw their drinks with multi layers of slush being made - that's next to try here.
Not sure what it is but I find their milk teas pretty watery compared to other bubble tea shops in the plaza. I do enjoy the light blueberry taste of the Royal No. 9 and it's different from other tea shops in the plaza. Half sweet was sweet enough sugar for me. A large Royal Number 9 with tapioca came up to $6 and change. I couldn't tell if their tapioca is supposed to be super plain or if they forgot to soak it in syrup prior to serving it.
Ask for a stamp card and make your visits worthwhile. I love that their aesthetic is dark, mysterious, and modern.
Why I rated them a 3/5 you might ask? The drinks here are pricey and the wait is excruciating. It feels like their employees work at snails pace and the work space is so small that they almost always bump into each other.