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The rage for bubble tea that had taken over the world
sometime back has finally engulfed Ahmedabad in its swirl. The very popular
brand of Dr. Bubbles is finally working its way up from Mumbai, then Surat and
now Ahmedabad. Before I tell you more about the outlet, let me tell you
something about bubble tea first, for those of us who are still unaware ass to
what that actually is. Quite frankly, when I heard about bubble tea for the
first time I kept wondering as to what they mean by the nomenclature and what
are these bubbles actually made up of! So basically it is a drink that
originated in Tainan or Taichung districts of China in the 80s. Yes, this
amazing drink is a gift to the world from our neighbors. This drink is
primarily a tea base that is mixed with either milk or fruit juice or sparkly
water, depending on the likes of the customers to which chewy tapioca balls are
added. These tapioca balls can either be sweet or tangy and can be paired up in
various combinations depending on the flavor of the tea that you’ve selected as
a base. Now this is where Dr. Bubbles differs from the other major brands world
over. They don’t have the usual jelly-like tapioca balls that are rather firm
all over, rather they are syrup filled spheres. Yes, they don’t have the jelly
balls but a thin edible film that encases a small portion of flavored syrup in
the form of a ball, which is quite interesting. For those who are not familiar
with the concept of these “bubbles” in a bubble tea might love the burst of
tang or sweetness that flows out of them as you bite into them. But for those
like me, who have had the ones made out of tapioca and are looking for the
familiar jelly-like chewy balls might be a bit disappointed.
Coming to the outlet of Dr. Bubbles in Ahmedabad. They have
opened up in a locality that is quite popular for cafes. Right next to Pakwan
Cross Roads amidst various other already popular cafes like Huber and Holly and
Santushti, this is yet another addition for the dessert lovers in the town. Why
dessert lovers you’d ask, its only sweetened tea! But no, that’s their
flagship. They also have other variants such as cotton candy and waffles with
ice cream so that makes this a dessert parlor. The outlet is small, with four
or five tables. The kids surely would love the décor if you plan on taking them
there for a sweet treat. It is an open kitchen so you can see how they’re
making your teas and waffles. Plus they’ve laid out the entire array of
colourful bubbles right in front of you to make your selection.
The pricing is moderate unless you consider the add ons. We
actually wanted to pair both sweet and sour bubbles in our tea so we asked them
if they could do half and half but they said that would cost extra. We were
okay with that until we asked the price. The tea that we had ordered had a cost
of about 140 bucks and the add on of just additional flavored bubbles would
cost us an additional 75 (with no increase in quantity as we had asked for a
half and half). So we said no thank you and stuck to their pre made mix of tea
and bubbles. I have already described their bubbles so that was that. The tea
was quite refreshing. We had ordered a water based iced tea and not the milk
based one but apart from the consistency, I don’t think the flavors taste much
different when it comes to the two liquids. So for those who haven’t tried the
almost gone over fad of bubble teas should definitely go and try them. You
won’t be disappointed and take your kids along, they’ll love the concept of
these popping bubbles in their mouth! All in all a nice addition to the city’s
food scene that takes it closer to the world cuisines and food fads at a
moderate price.
Bon Appetit!
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