Brown Cafe is a milk tea shop in Thailand known for its collagen-infused bubble tea and other low-calorie bubble drinks.
Just like the other milk tea shops, you can choose where they put your drink (in a cup or takeout bottle — additional Php 15), sugar level (75% is the normal sugar level), and you can add extra bubbles. They make their own bubbles from scratch with different varying flavors – original, brown sugar, ube, lychee, strawberry, mango, rainbow low-calorie, and peach which are all sugar-free! The size of the bubbles are close to the usual tapioca pearls, and its texture is somewhere between jelly-ish and Nata de coco-ish which we truly enjoyed.
Peach Tea with Collagen Bubble – the drink was recommended to us by one of the staff and we’re glad that we listened. The drink was surprisingly good and refreshing! I love the collagen-infused bubble and this is something I will look forward to after having a savory meal.
Price: Php 85 + 40 (Collagen Bubble)
Table for: 1
Drink Rating: 5/5
Ube Latte – a Philippine exclusive drink which was made with real ube mixed with milk. Ube lovers should definitely try this.
I am glad that they have this Ube Latte on their menu making me proud of this Filipino Pride. I wish more businesses would continue using our very own like how they did on this one.
Price: Php 140
Table for: 1
Drink Rating: 4/5
For the Rainbow Low-Calorie Bubbles, they have 5 options available, all come with rainbow low-calorie bubbles: the Strawberry Marble Latte, Peach Tea, Anchan Strawberry Latte, Melon Niu Niu Latte (this one tasted like Melona’s Melon Ice Cream), and the Grapes Fruit Latte.
Grapes Fruit Latte with Rainbow Bubble – this one was the sweetest (sweet in a good way) among the three rainbow bubbles that we have tried. It was fruity and compliments well with the rainbow bubbles. Also, I really like how colorful this drink is.
Price: Php 140
Table for: 1
Drink Rating: 5/5
Anchan Strawberry Latte with Rainbow Bubble – butterfly pea tea with strawberry latte. Two of my favorites in one drink! Yum!!! This was refreshing and this is something I would have after having a savory meal.
Price: Php 140
Table for: 1
Drink Rating: 5/5
Next, we tried the Shake Shake Series which comes with free brown sugar bubbles. This is a good option for those who want other drinks aside from tea.
Nutella – this one has Nutella chocolate instead of brown sugar, and surprisingly, it was not too sweet as I have expected it to be. This one is perfect for those who love Nutella.
Price: Php 140
Table for: 1
Drink Rating: 4/5
Strawberry – being someone who loves strawberry, of course, I didn’t let this one pass. Super love, love this drink!
Price: Php 140
Table for: 1
Drink Rating: 5/5
Milk Foam – simple yet delicious milk foam with brown sugar bubbles.
Price: Php 140
Table for: 1
Drink Rating: 5/5
We also tried the famous Brown Royal Premium Milk Tea and we love the rich and strong flavor that came from the premium tea leaves used. Really, high-quality tea and I must say that this is one of the best. The pearls were ordinary for me and since I am not a big fan of it, I enjoyed the drink without it (I had it in the takeout bottle and I did not drink the pearls). Maybe, I can add collagen-infused bubbles and remove the pearls next time? Well, I always choose Nata de Coco or crystals as my sinker whenever I can so, I think it wouldn’t be a bad idea. What do you think?
Price: Php 100
Table for: 1
Drink Rating: 5/5
I was not able to take a photo of the Premium Milk Tea since it was given as our take away. However, I noticed that they did not put any ice on the takeout bottles so, I was able to enjoy its full flavor even after putting it on the refrigerator.
Overall, I would highly recommend this milk tea shop not just because of its collagen-infused bubbles (which are really great), but also because of its high quality and delicious drinks. Now, we can have a healthier option whenever we crave for milk tea!
Disclaimer: We’re invited to try out their drinks but this review was written with an honest opinion.