Many moons ago, I noticed that a lot of people on my Facebook newsfeed have been raving about The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL). And being a tea-o-holic that I am (an ex-coffee addict too), I don’t wanna be left behind.
CBTL is an American coffee chain that serves only the world’s finest coffee and tea. Born in South Califoria on 1963, CBTL has grown into one of the largest coffee and tea companies in the world with over 900 outlets in 23 countries since. And yes, of course, they have free WiFi too.
This was taken on our first CBTL experience at Abreeza. In the photo above are Ice Blended Matcha Green Tea and White Choco Dream Latte.
Both are just a dream in a cup. Really. Definitely better than Starbucks by a mile.
And just so you know… Starbucks doesn’t exactly thrill me. There. I finally spilled the beans. Please don’t roast me! (puns intended)
Oh, lemme introduce to you the greatest invention since sliced bread…
This thingamajig! I really don’t know what it’s called. If you happen to know, you have to tell me!
What’s so great about this thing is (more like are):
1. It eliminates those silly table number tags.
2. I don’t have to constantly fidget as I wait for my name to be called.
3. It vibrates and lights up once your order is ready.
Doesn’t it make life a lot easier? Whoever thought of this sorcery is a freakin’ genius!
I still don’t understand why other restaurants or fastfood chains still don’t have this brilliant piece of technology yet. I’m sure it’s not that hard and expensive to make, right? Wishful thinking.
Having watched too many Masterchef episodes made me feel sorry for ourselves that we haven’t tried eggs benedict yet. So we really had to give it a go! This was our second CBTL experience at SM Lanang.
The look on his eyes explained everything. Haha! Clearly, he’s more excited than I am.
As my boyfriend ran the knife through the egg, the yolk didn’t run into this thick velvety sauce as I saw it should in Masterchef a thousand times over.
I then pictured Gordon Ramsey in my head like this…
While it wasn’t close to perfect (at least to Gordon’s standard), it tasted really good. And that’s all that matters. I also happen to like my eggs to be done over medium thankyouverymuch.
For all those who have been disenchanted with overrated coffee shops, I plead that you at least give Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf a chance.
They serve high-quality, great tasting coffee, tea and food. Plus, their service and ambiance is marvelous.
Their beverages cost between 100~200 pesos… Not bad right? Know more about what they serve here.