Bubble Bee Teahouse

If you want a good place to enjoy good food, cold drinks and just chillax, then head on over to Bubble Bee Teahouse.  It's at the TSI Bldg. in North Reclamation Area (if you're coming from Mandaue, it's past ParkMall, right beside the nearest Shell station.)

Their cold drinks are around P95 to P120 each, and they have lots of flavors to choose from.  If you want hot tea, it's much cheaper at P60.  You can ask to have more pears, lychee jelly, mango or taro pudding added to your drinks too.  Nothing fancy in that it actually reminds me of pearl shakes like Zagu, but, you have to admit, they have some really cool flavors like Blueberry Slush, Milky Watermelon Slush, and Kiwi Green Tea.  Or you can always try their own version of Taiwanese Halo-halo, which is good.

If their drinks are okay and reasonably priced, then you will be wowed by their food.  Appetizers like French fries go for less than P100, but that is about one of the very few things on the menu that go below P100.  Pasta bowls go for around P180, while main courses go above P200.   We ordered their calamari for P180 and a bowl of beef stroganoff for P200.

If that sounds expensive, I'd tell you that it's well worth the price.  This is their calamari:

And this is their beef stroganoff:

Not only are these dishes delicious, two hungry people can share each and still feel full afterward.

The food and the drinks are good at Bubble Bee Teahouse, but if that is not enough, then go there with friends and enjoy the ambiance.

They have two flatscreen TVs that show concerts (they really should change their repertoire, though, because both times we've been there, they showed Beyonce on stage, and it can get really noisy and loud).  They have comfy sofas, an Indian area where you could take off your shoes and lounge on the carpet and cushions.  You and your friends could also borrow board games that you could play.  If you just want peace and quiet, you can stay downstairs.

We went there recently when there wasn't too many people around, so the food we ordered arrived quickly.  The first time we were there, however, it took a good 45 minutes to one hour for the food to be served.

This post was written by A.