Bubbleology - Bubble tea (Taiwanese drink)

Snapshot
Cuisine:	Café – Bubble Tea specialists
Price:	£3.45 regular bubble tea
Healthy:	Yes – I believe there are no added sugars (but please check with the staff.)
Tasty:	·         3/5 – Drink ·         3/5 – Service ·         3/5 – Comfort of dining in ·         3/5 – Overall rating
Occasion:	·         Meeting with friends. ·         Makes a change from Coffee bars.
Address:	49 Rupert Street, Soho, London, W1D 7PF
Opening times	Monday to Thursday – 11am-11pm Friday- 11am-11:30pm Saturday - 11:30am-11:30pm Sunday - 11:30am-11pm Tel: 0207 494 4231
Eat in/Takeaway:	Eat-in and take-away
Recommended dishes & drinks	Original bubble tea Rose milk bubble tea Strawberry bubble tea
Vegetarian dishes	No gelatine – suitable for vegetarians.
Loyalty card	No.
Website	http://www.bubbleology.co.uk/
Notes	A popular oriental drink from Taiwan with a clever marketing making you feel you are in a lab!

After 5 + City Pig’s analysis

Bubbleology is a specialist café bringing you bubble tea. Bubble tea originates from Taiwan and can be found across the Far East and many parts of US and Canada.

It is essentially tea mixed with tapioca pearls which brings the chewy texture whilst sipping the drink. The tapioca pearls is like giant jelly balls but is not made from jelly, so vegetarians can have it too.

The tea can be served hot or cold and in many flavours ranging from fruit flavoured to milk based teas. The original bubble tea is the Assam or Jasmine flavour (black teas). The milk tea may remind you of a milkshake but less rich and creamy.

This place is busy because the owners have made the shop looking like a lab where staff serves you in lab coats. It is very clever and really provides Bubbleology a unique position as the ultimate bubble tea masters. Although, it is small in the Soho branch, it is pleasant once you find a seat.

The regular size bubble tea is very generous and often felt I could not finish the drink as it is very filling. At £3.45 it is not super cheap but it is reasonable and comparable to some coffee shops.

It does make a refreshing change to the usual coffee shops and has a youthful feel bringing you back to school days. However, do not feel you cannot come here if you are not a student; there were plenty of other mature looking office types here as well as the more junior looking students.

It cannot compare to the authentic Taiwan bubble tea I have experienced but it sure makes a good stab bringing some uniqueness to the non-alcoholic drinks industry.