Located at the hippest food hub "Hole in the Wall" at Century Mall. The stall design takes you back…read moreto old asia with its tiled wall and classic chinaware plating. Pay as you order. The Set Menu with a pair of warm waffle and chilled milk is priced at P150. HITS: Milk Tea Classic or Green Tea Eggette (aka Bubble Waffle) MISS: Chilled yolk failed to impress. In pinoy terms, its like a leche flan with thin layers of flavor.

Milk Trade is a tiny restaurant inside the gourmet-concept place called Hole in The Wall, at…read moreCentury City Mall. The menu is simple yet yummy. My favourite choice is the set menu, which combines steamed milk (try the chocolate one!) and one eggette. They offer different flavours for the eggette, including dark chocolate, plain one, matcha and black sesame. All of them are interesting! Well, I would definitely recommend this place, specially if you are with kids! My son loves the easy-to-swallow food!

Tokyo Bubble Tea is a hit for drinks and a slight miss for food. We're not the usual regulars at…read morethis boba spot but we heard about their current Milo promotion that just sounded too tempting not to try. We were able to try the following drinks: JCC Milo Milk Tea Milo Almond Milk Tea Honeydew Bubble Tea The Honeydew Bubble Tea has always been a staple. It's consistently good and the flavor is just refreshing! They place a large amount of pearls (both larger and smaller bits!) in it too which is always a kicker. The JCC Milo Milk Tea was not too bad. We only wished that there was a bit more salted cream that was placed because it tasted more like a regular Milo Milk Tea. But otherwise it wasn't too bad! The Almond Milo Milk Tea was a winner in my book! The Almond milk tea aspect of it was tasty & not too sweet. There was the perfect amount of Milo powder as well so it didn't overwhelm the drink even after mixing it. I definitely will be ordering this again the next time I stop by. In terms of food, we ordered the following: Chicken teriyaki casserole Takoyaki The chicken was great. To be honest, it was our wild card. We weren't too sure of how it was going to taste but it ended up being the crowd favorite. The mozzarella was baked and melted so nicely on the rice and caramelized onions. The chicken was also tender and well seasoned. The Takoyaki was quite disappointing. It was lacking in taste, it had too much breading that it felt like a bread puff. It was not hot, it was probably lukewarm almost cold. There even was a point where we thought if it was just microwaved because the breading was almost soggy. The atmosphere is very relaxing and cute, great for a place to hang out. Now although the food was not the best, the drinks definitely are worth coming back for!

Tokyo Bubble Tea has some strong milk tea. I love how each order of milk tea is shaken by their…read moreshaker machine. The flavor blends together better when there's a machine to do the work, compared to the self-shakers of other milk tea places. And please don't get me started on their amazing pearls! In my opinion, they serve some of the best sago pearls in the Metro - small, soft, chewy with just the right amount of sweetness. They blend oh-so-well with their Royal Milk Tea. Make sure to ask for less ice as to not damage the actual flavor. I have not had the chance to try their food menu but I did get to munch on their takoyaki balls. Unfortunately, I have nowhere to compare them to as their version is the first and last time I tried Takoyaki. So I am not too sure if this is how they are supposed to taste. Nevertheless, Royal Milk Tea for the win!

So with the boom of milk teas (or as it is referred to in other Asian countries, bubble tea) in the…read morePhilippines, milk tea cafes have been popping out of the woodworks continuously. (After all, it seems like a very cheap investment.) Cobb is one of the... newest ones I've seen, compared to staples like Serenitea and Gong Cha who probably ushered in the dawn of milk teas in the PH. Their food is, nothing special. Neither is their milk tea. It's cheap, reliable and tastes like decent milk tea, nothing like the other, cheaper versions you see in the carts inside malls that approximately have the taste of dirty dishwater. Cobb is steadfast and reliable. Another reason why I'm such a patron of this particular branch, is the comfortable sofas, colorful interior designs and the nostalgic music playlist. You'd get Linkin Park, early 2000's emo bands, some TLC thrown in from time to time, along with some very gangsta rap and rnb in the Philippines, all in all a very amusing, eclectic mix that you can't find in coffee shops elsewhere. And more reasons to hang out here? They have sockets everywhere, it NEVER gets full and the wifi is amazingly fast (I have torrented stuff here, and I am sipping my reliably good green milk tea as I type this.) Three cheers and four stars for reliable internet and milk tea!

With the many milk tea places around the area, Yi Fangs brown sugar milk tea and Signature fruit…read moretea are consistently good. Sugar level like any other place can be varied to taste, I usually go for the 30%, which is the lowest setting, though my sibling would go for the 100%, which he feels is better value as reducing the sugar level equally reduces the brown sugar syrup (which is amazing).

One of my personal favorite with the many versions of teas in the metro that originated from…read moreTaiwan. The Fruit Teas are a refreshing choice but also tried the taro drink and it did not disappoint.

I'm starting to notice a pattern with these blatantly Taiwanese milk tea joints: They tend to have…read moreinteresting menus. While most milk tea places have your expected milk tea, caramel milk tea, milk tea with pearl and so on... Taiwanese franchises like Dakasi and CoCo here seem to branch out. CoCo seems to focus on the fruit flavored teas. Sure, they have a good selection of milk teas and lattes but they seem to have more focus on tea and fruit tea than anything. Call me a weirdo, but I like that. And have I mentioned how fresh their tea tastes? You get that nice punch of fruit flavor *and* the distinct bitterness that comes with tea. Neither one overpowers the other. I really like that. My personal favorite though is the honey lemon with aloe The large is a good size and the combination of lemon and aloe are great when you're really thirsty. Also, you get a whole sliced calamansi in your drink. If you're like me, you can try to squish it with your straw and get the calamansi out into the lemon.

This is by far the best milk tea that I have ever tasted. They got that creamy goodness right in…read morethe bull's eye. Ever since I tasted their Golden Sun milk tea, I've always looked for that same creaminess. It's like gulping a fresh milk or pudding. It has became sort of a lucky charm or a stress reliever for me because I always drink here right after exams and I just instantly feel energized right after. I haven't tried their Frappuccino selections but I got to taste once when my friend ordered. If you're on a tight budget and would like to get a good dose of cold coffee, then I do suggest that you try it. Their yakult milk tea is also lovely. It has that right amount of sourness to sweetness ratio. They also got to preserve that yakult after taste which is usually lost in other milk tea places.

This home-grown challenger to the usual large coffeeshop chains is one that is notably distinct…read morefrom the third-wave approach that remains in vogue. Unabashedly Filipino in look and selection, it offers hot and cold coffee made from beans sourced around the Philippines. Notable of the selections is the civet coffee, which is famous for being the world's most expensive coffee. If you're unfamiliar with that term, it means that the coffee beans have been eaten, partially digested and fermented by a civet before being picked out of the waste and roasted. This does much to remove the acidic aftertaste that many people associate with coffee. While definitely an acquired taste for most, it does result in a delicious brew. At Barako Haus, the variant isn't priced that high, as it comes in an ready-made pour over form that likely has done much to mitigate costs. you can even get it in a cold frappe (Sibet Frappepino) form. Sandwiches (with pandesal instead of sliced bread) are also available, if you need more than liquid in your belly. The place is bright and cheerful, with a Filipino theme predominant throughout. The stretch of indoor seating next to the window is of the floor-type, conducive for lounging and relaxed conversation or quiet reading. The outdoor area allows smoking, although the low tables can prove a hindrance if you're planning to use a laptop.

Good: Nice ambiance…read more Not Good: Really really bad service. I don't want to get into all the details but basically... barista was not welcoming and was very rude. I ordered a Chai Tea Latte, paid for it. I was served... a green drink... a Matcha Latte. I asked about it. The answer I got was "ah! Wala kaming chai tea latte today. Narinig ko kasi matcha latte. Sorry." And he leaves for the back room. I sit there... trying to figure out what just happened. By myself. I feel bad. Very bad. I got excited to have a chai tea latte. I paid for a chai tea latte. I got a matcha latte instead. I try it anyway. What else was I going to do. The barista was gone. It was bitter, like matcha usually is. But a matcha latte isn't usually that bitter either. It was okay. I've posted on their FB. They've contacted me too. It's good to see there's an effort on their end to make things better. The person I chatted with has apologized for my experience and has made an effort to make it up to me. Hopefully their service does get better. Hopefully no one will ever have to start their day the way I started mine today.

Whenever I need to grab a cup of coffee that isn't the commercial kind, I run to Third Cup Cafe. I…read morealso like that on my previous visits, it's never too noisy or filled with college students hanging out or studying. My favorite drink at Third Cup Cafe is the Mochachino. It has the right caffeine punch to keep me awake in the afternoon (to be honest, after lunch carb sleepiness is counterproductive!) The drink itself isn't too sweet and the blend of chocolate and coffee is just right. The cafe's interiors are also very conducive for studying and working. Although sockets for laptops are a bit hard to come by, it's either you seat yourself by the window or on the couches so you can have access to the socket. Also, WiFi is free, but you'll have to like them on Facebook first to be able to access it. Overall, I really like Third Cup Cafe. It's not too expensive and the coffee is really good. The ambiance is also nice for a quick chat with a friend, or if you need to work or study, and if you want to go solo flight and just cozy up with a book.