Gong Cha

I absolutely adore gong cha. I think it has the best pearl milk tea among all the available milk tea shops around kl. I would think that they have the most perfect combination and sweetness and their milk. It just taste better at gong cha. It cost about 6rm for a regular cup which is pretty average for pearl milk tea. It’s a pretty small place at the corner lot but sometimes it can get pretty hectic with it’s crowd.
They have an organized number system for their orders and it’s practically self service. You would order and collect the order at the counter. It takes about 5 – 10 minutes depending on the crowd for your order.

I really love Gong Cha compared to many other milk tea brands out there mainly because of their quality. I feel that the taste of their milk tea (I usually order Milk Tea with grass jelly) is so rich and tasty. Its also worth the money as you get a really good quality drink for about RM6−8. Also, I’ve realised that they give me a lot more grass jelly than the other milk tea brands like Chatime.
They also have a variety of other flavours but in my opinion, the rest are a bit too sweet (even with the 50% sugar level) so thats why i opt for the milk tea. But if I had to choose one drink thats not their milk tea, I would definitely say their Wintermelon with Grass Jelly drink. Just the perfect amount of sweetness and it tastes amazing!

Gong Cha popped up way before Chatime and is sorta the original Taiwan milk tea but Chatime stole all the spotlight with their clever advertising. Anyway, I like Gong Cha a lot, especially their non milky drinks like the wintermelon tea, and green tea. They do their milk teas well too but sometimes i find it too sweet.
A few years back when bubble tea was all the craze, the line at Gong Cha could get so long but people would wait in line cause its worth it. Now a regular cup goes for about RM5.30 and the quality is still as good as when it first opened.

It’s been more than 5 years since the bubble tea crazed/​hype that hit the Malaysian market like wild fire and ever since the hype had subsided, it is very noticeable that many weaker market players had already throw in the towel. Now all that’s left are those bubble tea cafes/​bars that has strong fundamentals, Gong Cha is definitely one of those thriving bubble tea cafes/​bars. Being a renowned bubble tea brand based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Gong Cha has truly stand the test of time that even during the post-​bubble tea hype, they are still doing very well is a clear testament that they have strong business fundamentals.
Gong Cha is definitely one of my partners preferred places in getting her weekly bubble tea fixed, although I’m not a fan of bubble tea but occasionally I would still have a drink. They have a membership card where you can sign up for RM10 and you can accumulate points on all your purchases and they would usually give you 2 complementary drinks on your birthday. I will definitely visit them again.

I have to say that I only love one drink from gong cha, and that one drink has to be my favourite milk tea drink. This one drink has left me to favor gong cha more than Chatime. Sorry to all Chatime lovers, but Gongcha has my vote on the best milk tea shop!
So the drink that has got me constantly hooked to this place is Gongcha’s signature Wintermelon milk tea! It’s literally a drink that I crave most of the time. Gongcha doesn’t really have plenty of outlets and the ones that I know of besides Gardens is located in Uptown Damansara and SS15.
I first tried this drink at an event and there was a gongcha truck serving only their two famous drinks. The first one being their winter melon milk tea and the second is some green tea drink that I forgotten what’s it called. Long story short, I was thirsty and ended up getting it; and I instantly fell in love with the drink. It’s frothy milk just adds up with the winter melon tea and the pearls were chewy which I really love about it too.
I introduced this drink to my friends and family and they also agreed with me that it was one of the best milk teas out there! So I definitely recommend you to try their signature wintermelon milk tea because everyone whom I told to try it, ended up loving it!

Gong Cha is the only bubble tea shop that i walk-​in without even consider to order their famous Milk Tea. This is because i’m craving for their Longan Red Date Tea here which i feel it’s more tastier and healthier than the Milk Tea. For their Longan Red Date Tea, you can’t demand for the sugar level you wanted because the sweetness is extract from the longan and red dates itself. So the sweet taste tends to be more natural. You can choose to have cold or hot Longan Red Date Tea based on your own preference. I personally love cold Longan Red Date Tea without ice, so that i can top up the white pearls in it.
Note: as the white pearls will be melt in the hot water, so it’s not allow to top up for hot Longan Red Date Tea.

Ah, Gong Cha. The self proclaimed healthier version of Chatime, and while that could be true, its taste is still lacking the subtle flavor that a bubble tea store could offer.
It has tons of flavors to choose from, and like its name would suggest, mostly tea based drinks that are coupled with extremely unhealthy ‘bubbles’, jellies that make your calorie intake go off to the new emergency high, the drink itself is mild, and demure to the likes of its other competitors.
Perhaps the best way to truly enjoy this is to reduce the amount of ‘bubbles’ that you put inside the drinks so as to make it a much healthier drink, because really, this shop really has potential in terms of the flavor.

Long live Gong Cha, boo boo Chatime! Haha. Till today, I never understand what is the craze about Chatime. First I think they are no different from what you can also drink at many other places and even pasar malam. Second, too many flavours too choose from till it gets very confusing.
Unlike Gong Cha, I like how distint the taste it. I would normally go for their original drink that comes in 3 layers. There are 2 ways of drinking it, either layer by layer or you stir them together. I prefer to drink it layer by layer as it tastes more refreshing and that you are able to taste each layer or flavor so distinctively.
The outlet that I usually frequent to is the one in The Gardens. I hope they will open one in SS2 soon! :)

As a bubble tea addict, I never fail to be suckered by bubble tea shop. I’ve tried most of the bubble tea place around town. Gongcha is one of my favorite bubble tea place. This outlet is one of my favorite outlet too as it is convenient and near. I often visit Isetan whenever I visit The Gardens hence, it is very convenient to swing by for a cuppa bubble tea before leaving for home.
Gongcha is famous for their signature winter melon tea (with milk cap). The have a variety of drinks such as brewed tea, milk tea, tea-​latte, health tea and even coffees. Each categories comes in various flavor to choose from. You can even customized your drinks as in hot or cold, sugar level and if cold, your ice level too. Oh and they also have a variety of add-​ons (pearl, coconut jelly, herbal jelly, Ai-​yu jelly, basil seeds, pudding, red bean, white pearl, special foam, coffee jelly and Oreo crumbs) that you can add into your beverages.
Gongcha’s beverages used to come in one standard size only. I never really noticed it as I always go for the standard size until one time my friend were complaining, why don’t they have bigger size like other bubble tea place? Well, I guess they’ve received a lot of such complain and finally took action to solve this problem. Now with additional RM1, you can have a large cuppa Gongcha!
As a bubble tea addict, I always go for the classic milk tea with pearl. One of the reason I like Gongcha’s bubble tea is because of their tea. It doesn’t give me a weird after taste like Chatime’s. However, their pearl is a bit at the losing side because it is very hard to chew (not soft enough). I like my pearls soft and chewy. If they could improve on their pearls, it would be perfect.
Back to this outlet. Though this outlet may look like a small outlet with limited seating, they actually have a sitting area outside to the left of the shop.

The first time I tried Gongcha was when I was still in Singapore for studies.
As compared to other bubble tea stalls, I would say Gongcha is the better one.
I was bought over after my first sip.
Gongcha @ The Gardens was the second time I had their bubble tea since returning back from Singapore.
I was glad that the quality is the same.
My favorite is their signature earl gray milk tea with Oreo crumbs.
Though I know it is a weird combination, I like it very much.
Meanwhile, I have to say the service provide by the Gardens branch was good. Fast and efficient service.
And since then, I would stop by Gongcha whenever I get a chance.

Was walking in The Garden malls and feel very thirsty after a long day walk. I walk pass this gong cha and decided to buy a beverage to drink. I have ordered a black tea with 50 percent sugar and less ice. It is almost like the taste of the chatime tea and the price is almost the same too. One cup of this only cost me Rm5.90 without any toppings in it. It was my first time trying this and I really love it ! I did not wait for very long because the barrister actually make the beverage very fast although there are a lot of people ordering there.

I first heard of Gong Cha when many people started saying it’s better then chatime so i finally gave it a try and tried the signature wintermelon milk tea, i choose white pearls and it is must healthier than black as the black pearls is made out of plastic, thus it ruins your digestive system.
Have you ever heard of cream on the top but it’s mixed with some sort of cheese, it tasted like milk cheese to mix with the wintermelon and it somewhat became a milk tea. Hard to explain but you wil know when you try it, this is the only drink i always order since it’s the signature.
There are add ons besides white pearl, you can get the black pearl, jelly, grass jelly and many more but i love the white pearls, not sure what is it made off but it seems like the size is the same as barley. Definitely a must try.

«Gong Cha 貢茶 is a popular bubble tea chain that was established in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 2006. Gong Cha only uses high-​quality tea leaves that are brewed fresh on a daily basis.»
That is the official statement that I took from it’s official website. Yup, as you could see, this place is a bubble tea chain just like Chatime and few other brands that I don’t wanna waste my time writing it. As for me, that makes no difference. Different outlets but the same drink — milk tea with extra black pearls.

A rather small outlet, but they actually have seating area adjacent to the outlet. Being very famous with their foamy milk tea, you will want to try the foam out yourself to truly understand the complicated taste.
Even though this outlet is kind of at a corner, you will sometimes still find a big crowd at the place. They do have a list of best sellers on their menu board if you arent too sure what to get. Staff here are pretty friendly too, so no worries if you could not decide on what to get.
However, do note that even their extra seating area outside is almost always filled up with their customers. This is due to the nice ambience there which is suitable to hang out, so people might a bit longer. So, try your luck if you could get a place to sit.