T Cafe Gong Cha

I love the concept here, but still think it’s weird that you have to pay to play games. Anyways, this store is basically a Gong Cha tea store that has a bunch of board games. You pay for drinks and to play the board games. As an American, I think it’s weird that you have to pay to play board games since we can do those things for free, but the price is pretty cheap so it really doesn’t matter. I was with a group of five people total and we bought the friends pack (for four players only) plus one other. Each person paid $ 6.50 for a drink and two hours of game play which is pretty good. Great atmosphere, clean place, and there’s a large variety of board games which was cool. We played Saboteur and some other game that involved elements, building lands, and seven characters… lol apologies for the sparse description. Gong Cha is on point here, love me my Gong Cha. Pretty neat concept and a great place to spend an afternoon with friends!
tldr; board games and tea with friends, what’s not to like?

For $ 2.50 for two hours of board games that’s cheaper than settlers of minds café which charge $ 8-​$ 10 for 3−4hours. But the catch is that you have to also order a cup of gongcha so you spend at least $ 2.50 on a drink too. Or if you think you can drink at least 3 cups of gong cha in 2 hours, you can get the free flow gong cha package for $ 11 though there is a limited choice of drinks and they only come with pearls, for other toppings, you have to pay the additional charges. The cranium set is missing the plasticine for sculpting, which was quite disappointing. And there’s no instructions for most of the games and unlike board game cafés, no one is there to introduce games to you or teach you how to play the games so I had to recall what games were fun to play and how to play them and teach my friends all at the same time!

I love bubble tea! I think secretly ALL ASIAN GIRLS DO. It’s just how we’re built. From Singapore to Mountain View, California, I’ve seen hoards of asian people (in particular, girls) who queue for this drink… Unilocal Tip: next time you’re trying to pick up an Asian girl — send her a bubble tea instead of a martini!!!
Initially, my favorite drink was the Gong Cha special milk tea but as I grew older I felt that it was too rich for my taste. It had a rich buttery, creamy & slightly salty foam on the top (like a frapp).
Nowadays, my favorite drink is the Taiwan Green Tea, 30% sugar level, with pearls and no ice (as it comes already cold). I drink at least 3 cups of this thing per week so it really helps (in the absence of a loyalty card) to get a discount from my student card (simply flash any NUS, SMU student card and get 10% off. Not sure why NTU is not on the list. oh wells…)
What worries me (& all avid fans of bubble tea) is that a German study has warned that tapioca pearls found in bubble tea may contain cancer-​causing chemicals!!! However, I read that Singapore authorities said recent checks on pearls in Singapore showed they are safe for consumption. I sure hope our government is right on this one!

Where is the queue? I don’t really care, as long as they’re not in front of me when I want some bubble tea.
People go nuts and queue for ages downstairs, OUTSIDE and IN THE HEAT for Koi… leaving this little Gong Cha all to me.
This one’s also a little different — it’s got that boardgame café element to it, so you can pay $ 11 and play the games in the store for 2 hours, while you have UNLIMITED GONG CHA. A poster in the window told me so, so it must be true. Imagine… UNLIMITED GONG CHA. That’s a bigger draw than the games to be honest, but there’s only so much UNLIMITED GONG CHA one can drink… right?

I love my Gong Cha. There is one in City Hall but the wait can be up to 30 minutes for a milk tea. This location is a nice compromise –it’s in Bugis Plus so has fewer customers. Also, it’s not called Gong Cha, it’s called T Café (but serves Gong Cha). People are often queuing for Koi Café on the first floor, which means no line or wait for this bubble tea on 3^rd floor.
Why do I like Gong Cha? Because they do the sweet/​savory milk tea. There’s a hint of salt in their cream. Their Gong Cha milk tea with the special cream is what hits the spot for me.