Food: Gong Cha

Date Budget: PhP 200
Actual Spend: PhP 185
Quality: 4/5
Service: 5/5
Accessibility: 5/5
Fun Factor: 4/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• Great tea blends
• Large serving sizes
• Very efficient production process
• Cheap, healthier, and gives a much stronger kick than coffee!

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The Experience

Up for some great tea blends? Gong Cha is the place to be. With branches in major Metro Manila malls, this store provides a very good alternative to coffee.

Kirsten isn't really a fan of milk tea but Gong Cha's house special is an exception. She got a medium serving of Gong Cha Milk Green Tea. It is somehow similar to Happy Lemon's Green Tea with Rock Salt and Cheese though not as fragrant. The milk is creamier but overall she still prefers Happy Lemon'. Is it because they got her name (or was it my name) wrong?

Coming from my very early morning shift, I got a large serving of Peach Green Tea. We got curious with another customer's fruit jelly add-on so we also had some. And yes, the serving was huge! It had a really strong kick that it kept me awake for more than 20 hours. 

Their peach tea was delicious and went well with the jelly. However, I still find the Sheryl's peach iced tea from Secret Oven better. Gong Cha's is an accessible alternative though.

At nearly half the price of drinks at popular coffee shops, Gong Cha's tea blends provides a healthier and more affordable alternative. With the fast service resulting from their very efficient process (yes, we're both Industrial Engineers so we noticed), this will definitely be a shop you'll surely love!

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Spend Breakdown

Gong Cha Milk Green Tea (Med.)	80
Peach Green Tea (Large)	85
Fruit Jelly	20
Actual Spend	185

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How to get there

1. Get of at MRT Ortigas Station.
2. Walk to SM Megamall Building A. Gong Cha is located at the 2nd Level, Mega Atrium (between Building A and B) below the escalators.
   
   Landmarks: Amici, HK Choi, Holy Cow, Gumbo
   Address:
   Gong Cha
   Level 2, SM Megamall Atrium,
   Julia Vargas Ave. Mandaluyong City,
   Metro Manila, Philippines
   Operating Hours: 10am-9pm
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