At first, Yay... a real bubble tea place in Stockholm!!
Then, when I came there, not a single customer! Which is not a good sign but then again bubble tea is not a big thing here.
So i looked at the menu, slightly different from the ones in Asia.
In the end i chose the milk based one.
So what happened, well the guy who worked there mixed a flavoured powder with milk!! Just by looking i felt, what have i just paid for. Then he used what almost looked like a drink mix and mixed normal milk, powder.. and flavoured syrup! (in my case passion fruit..cause I had no idea what fruit would go well with coconut)
I took my first taste, it tasted like a REALLY bad milkshake! It was so sweet and tasted artificial. And the bubbles... let's NOT talk about them! I ordered tapioka ones (standard), that are supposed to be a little bit chewy, but these fell apart in my mouth, totally overcooked and felt like they were just growing in my mouth! It was disgusting!!
So my judgement, (1) that store should not be able to serve bubble tea! They bring shame to the name Bubble tea! (2) Their way of mixing it... I mean milk and artificial powder, it doesn't even look good or taste good. And in today's world to bring a new concept into town you need to do it better than that to survive or become successful (not just to break even)
(3) They have too much on the menu that doesn't fit, it feels like they googled instead of making a real research!
Also poor people who tries Bubble tea for the first time there! They'd probably end up disliking it and never try again, or at least get the wrong idea of what Bubble tea really is!!!
Well at least i gave it a try..which I regret,. 35sek for nothing!!
I shall never visit again. and i recommend others NOT to visit the place.
If you want some good bubble tea I guess you have to travel to London, Copenhagen or Asia!!
It is a shame because Bubble tea is something really delicious when it's made the proper way. And Sweden and Swedes need something new!!
Maybe they can shape up?! or change the way of making it... but maybe without a large number of customers it's too expensive? They should take a look at their business model to see what's feasible.
Just look at the bubbles, they even look defect!!!
Edit: As of June 2014 it seems it closed, I passed by Solna Centrum and I couldn't see it... or maybe they moved!? I was actually gonna try to give them a second chance...oh well...
Here's my review of the other place you can get bubble tea in Stockholm YOI bubble tea Stockholm review
Now works there a new guy and he make very good bubble tea. I think every time is hard on beginning, give them chance. Come and try it self. Bubble tea <3
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ReplyDeleteOf course it's difficult if you are an amateur, but if you open cafe/shop you should have knowledge!! That's also one of the important keys for SM businesses - feasibility and being able to survive. About giving them a chance? well..I gave them a chance, and sorry that was the MOST disgusting "bubble tea" I have ever had! and believe me I have tried lots of bubble teas!
but maybe the new guy is better? maybe worth a try, however I do not stop by Solna that often and i won't take a trip there just to try it. But hey, if I do and it's still open, I might give it a shot
Hi! I saw your post and wanted to let you know that me and my family recently started to sell bubble tea in our shop. We use real tea as our base and don't use any powder, so you don't have to worry about that. You can visit us, AllMyTea, at Katarinavägen 20 in Slussen. Third time's a charm!
ReplyDelete@AllMyTea wow thanks for the post, I will look it up next time I pass by Slussen :)
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