Yes! I love the Happy Lemon brand and was so excited to see that it was in Manila. They are located…read morein a kiosk on the 4th floor of the Eastwood Mall, right outside of the Anytime Fitness. Since they are not a full storefront, the menu is limited compared to other locations I have been to. But they have what all Happy Lemons should have: rock salt and cheese. We stopped here more than once because we were staying in Eastwood during our vacation. So good!

Koomi is a Yogurt drink...It is like a milk tea, smoothie combined. Basically it is a bubble tea…read morebut yogurt based. I had a mango cracker rocker & added tapioca (boba/sago). It tasted yummy but disappointed with the tapioca as it is not fresh. I am very familiar with how a fresh boba taste like and I also can tell if it's at least a day old. The tapioca wasn't bad, it's just not great either. Other than that, I loved the yogurt drink.

There was a time my brother-in-law would drive me and my sister to buy Serenitea in Eastwood. And…read morethere was also a time we did that consistently every Sunday for about half a year. To say we were big Serenitea milk tea fans would be an understatement. I walked past this branch a few days ago and got a little sentimental. CHOS. Hahaha. I just remembered how much I used to loooove milk tea and Serenitea's chicken chops! It was and still is by far the best milk tea station for me. Plus, it hasn't killed me or anything so that's a really good thing! Staying at this particular Serenitea branch may be challenging though as it only has a number of seats available, and most call center agents or professionals who work nearby frequent this place a lot.

I'm of two minds with Tokyo Bubble Tea. On one hand, I like the menu. Their ramen makes me happy…read more Their gyoza ramen is great, in my opinion. Their serving size is alright, albeit on the expensive side. The flavors are alright. It isn't too chemically or fake... it's tasty, yes. Their sashimi is good, too. They have the cheapest salmon sashimi I've seen. There's a lot of it too but they're thin slices compared to the slabs I'm used to. However, I appreciate that! The thinness makes that tasty salmon creaminess come out just right when blended with soy sauce and wasabi. And there's their cherry blossom themed milk tea offerings they do for a limited time each year. All in all, a good meal. BUT. (And this is a big but.) Their service is so. Abysmally. Slow. It didn't happen once, didn't even happen twice. It's happened almost every bloody time I go. I end up waiting for twenty, thirty minutes for my order. Sometimes, it's worth it... sometimes it isn't. Most of the time, it really isn't though. If you really MUST go to Tokyo Bubble tea... bring a friend. Or at least a book to pass the time while you wait.

The cake selection is great. Unfortunately they don't cater to people with diabetes. Everything is…read moresweet. The green tea bubble drink was the best for me.

Out of all the milk tea places I've visited, Theolly, in my opinion, has the best interior design…read more Most of its competitors fall under two traps: being too cute and perky or being too minimalist. Theolly is absolutely not the former. It follows a subdued color palette with brown as the dominant color; the motif is dark in a cozy kind of way. It also is not too minimalist for hanging on the walls are paintings patterned after Asian art traditions. Yes, the paintings are not as elaborate as the creations of the Baroque and Rococo period, but they do liven up the atmosphere of the place. For layout and ambiance, Theolly beats all milk tea places I have visited. When it comes to their teas, I would have to say their Kiwi Yakult with Black Pearl Tapioca is one of the best I've tried so far. Usually, I would get a drink with zero percent or 25 percent sugar. But, taking into consideration my fiancé who just wanted to share one big serving with me, I asked the barista to make the sugar level 50 percent. I was glad that it did not come out very sweet. The subtle sour taste of yakult and the refreshing taste of kiwi were still able to shine despite the sweetness. Good job, Theolly. Looking forward to visiting you again!

I ordered the lemon iced tea, the potato wedges, and the chicken 'n chips. The iced tea and the…read morepotato wedges were decent. I wish diners had options for the dip. I would've preferred catsup or sweet-chili sauce than the mayo-based dip. The chicken 'n chips was tasty but portion size is small. Not exactly value for money. I will agree with my fellow foodies that service is really good. Theolly's sole counter staff is very attentive and polite.

I highly recommend this establishment. They offer boot only the greatest, but some pretty good…read morebreakfast items and pastries. We all know who their main competitor is, and I'll go with The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf 10 out 10 times!

Recently, I've become more accustomed to CBTL's rather than Starbucks cafes. I guess because…read moreStarbucks is always ALWAYS so crowded, whatever the branch I end up going to. I like going to cafes that don't have very many people inside it. Coffee shops are supposed to be quiet and relaxing, not noisy and overpopulated! One CBTL branch that I've learned to love is the one located just in front of the Eastwood Mall. It's a relatively spacious coffee shop and it doesn't fill up until the afternoon. Go here at around 10 in the morning and you'll most likely have the place to yourself. (Believe me, I'm here right now!) You can feed off of their WIFI connection, too, if you have the CBTL Swirl card. It really is quite the perfect work-away-from-work workspace!