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| - This Chatime is conveniently located near the Square One Bus Terminal so I always make a stop by the mall to get my fix of bubble tea whenever I'm commuting between cities. (Although if I have more time, I get my bubble tea at Real Fruit) Here's a summary of my experience:
Food:
My usual order is the Roasted Grass Jelly Milk Tea with less ice and 30% sugar. Personally I'm not a fan of too much sugar and their tapioca pearls aren't my cup of tea. For some reason, this location's drinks always taste a little watered down to me or the tea flavour isn't really distinct. While the milk tea was still ok, I've had better ones at other locations.
I also got to share some of my friend's Playful Passionfruit Strawberry drink from their new Spring Fling Menu with a rainbow jelly addition! It was nice to have some real strawberry chunks at the bottom, but if you're looking for some strawberry flavour in the drink, the passionfruit flavour overpowers much of the flavours. It seemed as though I was having a passionfruit drink, which true, it was refreshing and light, but I wanted more of the strawberry and green tea flavours to come out.
Atmosphere:
This Chatime was located in the Square One mall so there isn't much to comment about the atmosphere besides the few tables directly in front of the Chatime! It's loud and chat is at times in the mall but that's always expected in a busy commercial shopping centre.
Service:
Service was ok. The bobaristas were attentive and typical of Chatime employees. While the servers were friendly, their service was a little slow despite not having much of a line. I'm not sure if it was because they were understaffed at the time, but it wasn't as speedy as other Chatime locations.
Price:
For paying around $6 for each drink, the price is pretty standard.
Verdict:
This Chatime is a fine addition to the franchise as it's conveniently located by the bus terminal within the mall. While their drinks tasted a little watered down, it was still passable for a bubble tea drink. Trying new bubble tea flavours can be a hit or miss so next time, I'm sticking to my usual order instead of branching out. If you're commuting between cities and making a pitstop by Square One, I would recommend going the extra distance to get Real Fruit Bubble Tea in the mall instead of here.
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