Ho-hum. It's been a while since I've done one of these. Truthfully, this should have been posted a while back, but laziness, busy schedules and general lack of motivation were stumbling blocks in its progress. That aside, I feel rather down and under today, so I thought I'd skip my usual long reviews and go for a chill food post.If I'm not mistaken, my last posts like this were on Crazy Katsu and Tea.ology, both of which are establishments easily accessible from my university. Along those lines, I found a pleasant surprise along the street of affordable cuisine, Maginhawa, Teachers' Village. When taking a trip to Katipunan for my favorite milk tea at Tea.ology, I usually settle for one at Moonleaf. 'Lo and behold, just a few buildings after their larger establishment, a new tea shop sprung out of the ground nearby. Seriously, the milk tea industry is overkill.
That being said, I was up for some adventure and said, 'why not?' and thus, I discovered Infinitea. *Cue endless puns with the word 'tea' in them*
Corny names aside, we managed to catch the Infinitea at its soft opening at Maginhawa as one of their first few customers. Needless to say, I'm a huge fan of tea shops that think a lot about their menu and interior and Infinitea does a good job of doing just that.
The counter is very open and bathed in the sunlight from the wide windows, making it a pretty refreshing place to sit around and do nothing - or work, whatever floats your boat.
The interior, while not as inspired and well-conceptualized as that of Tea.ology's still caters quite well to its audience with numerous seats, both indoors and outdoors (for those who still insist on smoking, despite how much it ruins the tea experience, ohwell). It was funny because the soft opening was fresh out of christmas and yet they still managed to sneak up a bit of Christmas spirit towards the dwindling of December (when this post was supposed to be up). That's the thing about the Philippines - we have the longest holiday season ever.
These drinks, for instance, are from what I know holiday specials, but I'm pretty sure you can still order them from their regular menu, which might I say is surprisingly extensive and inspired.
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There's definitely room for adventure at Infinitea with Milk Teas, Frappes, Iced Teas, Fruit Teas, Hot Drinks, Juices, Coolers and uniquely flavored Sodas to choose from. So really, the name of this place is quite appropriate - You have an infinite amount of choice (figuratively of course).
Despite that, I am a conservative tea-drinker at the most, and usually stick to what I know unless provoked. If you've read my last tea escapade post, you'll know how much I adore strawberry milk tea, especially from Tea.ology. I've tried other variants, such as that of Cha Dao's but I was surprised at how different it was, being more sour than sweet.
Infinitea reaches a compromise with such cases by offering both as choices (again, bravo). My order, Strawberry Milk Tea is basically, strawberry-flavored milk tea. Simple. But Infinitea also offers Strawberry Bliss Milk Tea, which is apparently Strawberry milk tea with fruit syrup, thus accounting for the sour, yogurt-y taste. They have this toss-up with a lot of their flavors, letting you pick what you want and how you want it.
My friend ordered a Blueberry Milk Tea, which felt more like a banana milk tea when the sweetness of the pearls dragged on your tongue haha.
Their tea isn't what I could call the best in the world, but it's definitely worth checking out if you're up for variety. The service is good and the kuya that served us was such a sweetheart for letting us take pictures.
If you have time, why not pay them a visit and like their page as well? A little change is welcome once in a while, and Infinitea is definitely one of those options.
Ada, signing out.
