You may think its a bit weird that I'm writing a review about the little cafe within the Kinokuniya…read morebookstore. But I really like this cafe. The staff are as sweet as the little cakes on display, and the coffee ain't bad either. As bookstore cafes go, this is pretty good, although the atmosphere is nothing special. I've had a real look for cafes that are "laptop friendly" if you know what I mean, in this end of the Sydney CBD and there isn't much around. The only alternatives are Gloria Jeans and Starbucks...hmmm, enough said.

I had some lunch here with my mum one afternoon after shopping in the bookstore and it was a…read morepleasant experience. There wasn't too much of a selection and the menu was slightly over priced. Maybe that's standard for inner city prices, I don't know. However the Ham & Cheese toastie I ordered was delicious and the staff were very sweet. Coffee wasn't bad either.

We LOVEEEEEE Machi Machi, especially the Creme Brulee black milk tea! Sooooo creamy!…read moreMake sure to open the lid to enjoy the creme brulee first, then give it a swirl with your straw and enjoy the SUPER creamy milky tea, with bites of boba too. YUMMMMM. This location is conveniently located in the highly populated china town and George St too. Heard that Jay Chou founded this boba tea chain, so I wasn't surprised to hear 100% of his songs being played in store lol. Ye qu.

Really enjoyed the mini taro balls! I was worried because some places make their taro balls too…read moremushy but I really enjoyed it here as a boba alternative. The milk tea seemed to have good flavor but tasted a bit watered down, wish it was a little bit stronger.

My favorite boba place during the entire Australian trip, and I've tried a lot of different ones in…read moreMelbourne/Sydney. Love the flavor variety, the ingenious boba names and the cute little shop. I went back for their Muscat Milk Tea with grapes and Sakura pearls twice in a day and tried some of their other flavors on other days during my trip as well. Well worth the travel. Still thinking about their Muscat Milk Tea six months since I returned to the US. Can y'all open a franchise near me please?

Very cute boba shop in Darling Square. Loved the different flavors offered, as well as the cute…read moredecor of the shop. Worth checking out when in the neighborhood!

Really dope boba shop with some unique flavors. Grab and go kinda place but the line can get…read moreexceedingly long. Worthwhile wait though. At the bottom of the station near the entrance to the trains.

Hands down best bubble tea in Sydney. The line is damn long but the service is fast. There's buy…read moreone get one free everyday. I usually stick to my regular: oolong MT and either pearls or herbal jelly. They just do something so right at this place. Damn them for not opening earlier in the day, hah. If the line is not crazy long and they're open, you can bet this is the place I'll get my BBT from.

I'm so glad I got to try this drink. Every time I passed by there would be a line, and curiosity…read moreovertook me and decided to join in the line. This is just a small place with no place to sit, so it is basically as take away only. Ordering was easy, but the noise from the blenders and waiting customers talking made hearing difficult. There were quite a few customers so my daughter and I ended up waiting for close to 20 min, but after we tasted the drink we didn't mind waiting for that long. If you like the taste of non sweet yogurt this drink is very nice! I ordered hawthorn berries and purple rice in my drink, and my daughter ordered melon. I think melon drink is a bit more sweet, but not overly sweet. My drink almost felt healthy and really enjoyable. Because it has some purple rice in it when you don't feel like eating full breakfast this drinks felt like a nice substitute.

We're from the Bay Area in California and surprised that this yogurt drink chain didn't survive - 4…read moreout of 5 closed that we know of. Anyways, was thrilled to see it in the Westfield Mall after dinner at Ippudo just across the aisle. The base drink is Beijing style yogurt mixed with purple rice porridge. Then they mix in different flavors like hawthorn, red bean, melon, etc depending on what you order. We tried with red bean, hawthorn, jujube, and with oats. I like just the basic form. Hubby and son like red bean the best. They all taste quite similar to be honest, because the Beijing yogurt flavor is distinct and strong (just the way I like), but yes you can still taste the added red bean or hawthorn or jujube as well.

This is a decent boba shop located in Sydney Chinatown. The drinks and prices aren't bad. They'll…read moreget the job (boba fix) done though and I'd probably come back. So, I definitely agree no fail!

Another amazing brown sugar boba place in Sydney! I've been on the hunt for good boba places and so…read morefar every place I've been to in Australia is just way better than home in San Francisco. The drink itself and the boba is just too good! They are a brightly lit store in the midst of Chinatown so there are always plenty of people walking around. There may be a short line if it's busy but never too long. I ordered their brown sugar bubble milk drink and it was great! Normally I don't like just plain milk but it wasn't bad here! I also tried their peach oolong and that drink was very yummy as well. You can tell they use real tea and the drink itself wasn't very sweet, which I like. Thank you to Australia for changing my views on boba...!

Great icecream. Pistachio flavor is great…read more Cup or cone with 2 flavors. Hospitable service.

Grabbed some gelato from Anita. They had 32 flavours available. Tastings/samples are generous…read more Scoops are $8.30 AUD (regular), $10.50 AUD (medium) and $12.50 AUD (large). Shared a large ($12.50 AUD); passionfruit, watermelon & fresh mint and lemon & fresh mint. Good texture and refreshing. Pricey.

It has been quite a few years since I have been here, so this review is really for the last time I…read morevisited which was back in 2012 or 2013 (maybe??) I was just excited to see a Chatime here as I hadn't since I was in Singapore. Honestly, the boba here is pretty standard and nothing to write home about. The boba was fresh at least but the drinks at the time weren't anything out of the ordinary. I was just excited to see boba in Aus!

Taro was disgusting, with bobas that were too firm in the middle. Threw it out after the first few…read moresips to make sure it wasn't fluke. Got another milk tea as well. I had a few bobas that weren't overly firm in the middle but most of them had the same issue. The tea itself is tasty but I have tea at home. Earl gray I had yesterday was good. Unfortunately again shitty bobas texture wise, which ruins the experience. They ran out of Earl gray when I came back again today, so I suppose if you're going to try anything try the Earl gray. Consider some jellies as their bobas are consistently low quality and firm in the center. I've had six (bad boba batches) the past week and five in the past few days at different times and locations, so I don't think I can give Chatime anymore chances (with bobas at least, I have an addiction to feed so I'll probably try some of the jellies).