Tea Time

Time for a cold cuppa!

Here is another chain of Taiwanese milk tea shops. I'm not sure if this place has outlets in Kuala Lumpur, but my first sampling of Tea Time was in Pontian. The drinks came in handy after a long day out, and the first thing I noticed were that prices were a tad cheaper than most milk tea places in KL. For instance, the Pearl Milk Green Tea I ordered was priced at RM3.50 for 400cc and RM4 for the 700 cc size. The latter is the default size if you do not stipulate you want the smaller one. This drink was nice: milky, with the green fragrance of green tea. Of course I really enjoy tapioca pearls and these were caramelly sweet and chewy.

Pearl Milk Green Tea.

 The menu does not seem comprehensive, even if there are over a hundred drinks. That is because there are many repeats in the series. You can make milk tea, or milk tea with pearls, or milk tea with pudding, but there are no double ingredient drinks like milk tea with pearls and pudding. That's a little frustrating for a variety freak like me.

Kit was quite happy with Milk Tea with pudding (RM4, with passable pudding but nothing close to Chatime), while I took away a plum lemon (RM4.50) which I found to be a boon when drunk after a day on a bouncy, pitching boat in the open Straits of Malacca. On another visit he had the milk tea float which featured a blob of chocolate ice cream in milk tea for RM4.50. Not the most pretty drink, I can tell you! Hence the lack of photos!

The Yakult with wintermelon was tangy and delicious, and even though I know it was more the character of the Yakult than the mix itself, I give Tea Time credit for mixing it up! I really did like the slightly sour, milky taste of the Japanese probiotic drink, with the earthy, slightly musky flavour of the wintermelon. For RM4, it was one of the more original drinks, since it had a most beguiling aftertaste of ginger snaps!

Tea Time shares the same kitschy cutesy decor of many Taiwanese eateries. It's meant to promote a cheery vibe and atmosphere, and largely, I think it succeeds.

A place to chill and hang out.

Food-wise, expect only quick service style foods, meaning lots of pre-mixed sauces, frozen foods, and the like. I had the Salad You Tiao which was pretty yummy. It was Chinese cruellers stuffed with a fishcake like paste, fried, and drizzled with salad cream. Pretty zero where nutrition is concerned, but yummy for RM3.90.

The plate of Mixed Snacks had fish cake, black pepper sausage, fish nuggets, tofu and fish ball, all which were quite tasty. At RM5 they made quite a filling snack. The Curry Laksa was not to either of our tastes. I was a little repulsed by the smell that preceded it. It was not a bad smell, but it was one where the top note of lemongrass completely dominated, to the point of being sickly. Upon eating, the taste was a a lot more muted than the fragrance, thankfully, but there was nothing exemplary about the RM4.90 dish.

Looks bad, smelled odd. Tasted okay, but the damage was done!

Tea Time
8G Jalan Delima 7
Pusat Perdagangan Pontian
Johor