The Alley

OH MY GOSH. This is bubble tea like I've never seen it before!! As soon as we entered I could tell this was going to be great just by the massive queue. I was extremely pleased with my ube crème brulée milk - by far the best boba I've ever had. The tapioca hands down was like nothing I've ever tried before - it was so warm and chewy and sweet with brown sugar, and coupled with the cold refreshing slightly sweet ube milk and the crème brulée made the drink heavenly. My sister also enjoyed her Mango Lulu. The service wasn't too slow and I'm impressed with the ordering system on the tablet - the user interface was super user friendly and really explained what all the drinks were.

One of my all-time favourite spots for bubble tea and my preferred drink is always the brown sugar milk tea. Key word being “drink.” Would avoid their general food items as I ordered tteokbokki with extra cheese and I got a bowl of stodgy noodles with clumps of horrible rice-cakey bits and a greasy lump of cheese. I don’t know how they can call and sell this as tteokbokki and it’s hands down the worst I’ve ever had. However, going back to the drinks; I’ve tried quite a few of over the years and none have really ever disappointed. Friendly staff and moderate seating capacity, for a bubble tea shop. Only other negative is that it takes ages to prepare, and you’ll be waiting at least 15 mins for your order, sometimes longer. I guess it’s a good sign that it’s always busy, but they could get more staff to accommodate the abundant orders they get.

One of my favourite bubble tea places! Tried their taro milk with black sugar, the milk was not too sweet but the brown sugar syrup and boba compensated for it so it was perfectly balanced, the taro purée was nice and thick and tasted really nice too! mango lulu was also super refreshing with coconut milk, the boba was almost like coconut jelly and had a nice chew which was super nice! Absolutely loved both drinks and would Recommend it 💯 %!!

Bubble tea cafe from Taiwan, Creme Brulee Brown Sugar and Royal No. 9 Milk tea was so delicious. So we visited again. This time we drank Creme Brulee, Strawberry Lulu and ate Kimchi Toast. All drinks are available with a choice of sugar level and toppings. Creme Brulee and Strawberry Lulu were both excellent choices. Creme Brulee tastes predictable, Strawberry Lulu tastes like strawberry juice mixed with cream. The tapioca was soft enough, and the sugar content was selectable, so it was just the right amount of sweetness for me. But the toast is a bit missed. £5 for a half toast seems a bit too much. I guess the taste wasn't that great.