麥吉 Machi Machi Albany

Milk tea was tasty, but it wasn’t too different to any other bubble tea places. The drinks were served in around 10 minutes which’s also similar to other shops.nnThe interior has a nice ambience and atmosphere.

Excellent interior design, very modern, neat and tidy. You can tell they have put in a lot of effort and resources into the branding. No wonder why they are so big globally.nnQuite a lot to choose from, I’d say the taste is similar to most of the other bubble tea places, they are a bit more pricey though.

It was not busy compared to when they just opened the store. I waited for around 10 minutes for my drink. Their tea is strong and the cheese foam is delicious. The store is now extended their opening hour until late. Yay nOnly take away, no space for having tea in the store. Parking was always busy as they share parking lots with other neighbor stores.

Unlike other bubble tea places, this place focuses on the tea itself instead of other flavours. Their menu is quite limited but interesting. There isn't much parking in the area and it was full when I was there so I had to find some street parking nearby.nThere seems to always be a line. It was about a 30-minute wait in line followed by a 20-minute wait for the tea. Part of the long wait is that they brew the tea fresh so it does mean a lot of waiting. There are seats inside to wait from but they also call you if you aren't there to pick up the order.nThe tea itself is nice and the predominant flavour of the drink is tea. I had the tea panna cotta and was a bit disappointed that the bottle was made of plastic instead of glass. It was nice but I do prefer flavoured teas. It would be worth the wait if you like tea.

Recently I am very disappointed about the quality of the drinks. The quality of the drinks are not stable and not up to stand ard. The milk tea is diluted and not enough flavour. Last week, I came there three times and two times they made me the wrong drinks. Hopefully the staff can be more mindful of the drink quality and check the orders in the future.

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