Happy Drinks? Happy Lemon. Happy You!

Move over soda. Tea is the new 'in' thing. In a matter of months tea stores have been emerging all over Metro Manila. More and more people are patronizing this wondrous drink (which, by the way has versions from China, Japan, and Thailand) not only because it is a perfect drink for a hot day, but also because of its refreshing taste and the health benefit it gives. Just imagine a serving of milk tea - you have the good things you get from tea, plus the good things you get from milk all combined in one glass. Rather than drinking softdrinks, the health conscious nowadays would opt to drink a glass of tea. It is so good that people aren't just contented with tea alone. Because people love to experiment, tea places today add delicious ingredients such as chocolate flavor and could you believe it, even Yakult, to the products they sell so that it becomes a bit different without compromising on the perks tea provides. With all the different tea stores out there, we bet you're kinda confused on which tea place to try out first. Well, we already tried Serenitea (you could find our review on our previous posts hahaha). But, it wouldn't hurt to give you guys a choice. So, here's another tea place that you could try out.

Happy Lemon is a talked about tea place at Greenhills. No wonder this place is getting a lot of great reviews. Every drink here is a must-try! Based on our research, Happy Lemon in Greenhills is a franchise of the Happy Lemon in Hong Kong owned by no other than Chris Tiu and some of his buddies. What makes the place even more interesting is the lemon-haired mascot enticing you to try the place out. She has a wink that looks like a 'less than' sign and her face can be found on almost every corner of the place and on every cup of Happy Lemon products.  Based on our personal experience, we really had a hard time choosing which drink to order. This is because every drink we saw seemed delicious. Being fans of tea (milk tea to be exact), we just couldn't let the opportunity to have a try at the delicious Happy Lemon drinks pass. 

Drinks here are quite affordable. For a delicious tea drink, it really is not so bad. Toppings can also be added to your drink. They usually have pudding with the teas. But, you could opt to place pearl sago, seaweed sago, nata de coco, and other delicious add-ons for 10 pesos. You could also add in an extra shot of coffee for 25 pesos or adzuki beans for 15 pesos. With or without these add-ons, every Happy Lemon drink is guaranteed to be a yummy one!

The place seemed cozy on the inside. When we were there, though, there were a lot of customers and we really had a hard time looking for good seats. In fact, the place never runs out of customers. There are seats outside, though, for people who really want to sit down and chat while having a sip at their delicious Happy Lemon drink. There isn't any air-conditioning outside, though, and considering the hot weather nowadays...well, you get the catch. 

There never is a long line in the cashier, which is a sign of good operations. You also get the drink you ordered in a jiffy. Overall, service for us is a plus sign.


Here are our Happy Lemon drinks:

Milk Tea with Pudding - 100% sweetness, 75 php (regular), 85 php (large)


Glutton Girl: Sometimes the simplest of things can be the best. This is what I thought of my milk tea with pudding. It was just simple milk tea with some pudding, but it was one of the yummiest milk teas I have tried so far. I added some adzuki bean to add some texture and flavor. It was really good. The pudding gave that sweetness to the creamy milk tea. It tasted a lot like mango Jello. All of the flavors blended well. The milk tea had that perfect taste for me, not too sweet yet not too bland. It just had that perfect balance which complemented well with the sweet pudding and the adzuki bean. Next time I'll try other versions of Happy Lemon's milk tea with different add-ons hahahahaha

Milk Tea with Oreo Cookies and Cream - 100% sweetness, 90 php (regular), 100 php (large)


Glutton Guy: Well, this was a very interesting drink for me. When I tried it it really looked like it had two separate components. You have the milk tea and you have the blended Oreo cookies and cream. The cookies and cream wasn't really blended with the milk tea, so I was just tasting milk tea at one end and cookies and cream on the other. But, as I continued drinking it, I was really impressed. It did taste good (silly me! hahaha). I tried to use my straw and mix the cookies and cream with the milk tea. After that, it really tasted more of a cookies and cream milk tea shake. I really enjoyed this drink! It's unique, it's delicious, and it's super affordable. I would definitely try this again on my next visit. : )

We knew our Happy Lemon experience would be worthwhile. And we were right. We really had a great time while drinking our delicious Happy Lemon drink. Too bad we weren't able to try their best-seller, the Green Tea with Rock Salt & Cheese. But, we do promise to try it on our next visit! If we were to compare it with other milk teas out there...well, we can't. What we could say is that Happy Lemon brings a different niche wherein other milk tea places have a hard time capitalizing on. If you're a tea lover who'd give anything for a glass of milk tea, or a foodie fanatic who wants to try something new, or just one of those peeps who can't stand the heat, then Happy Lemon is the place for you. We tell you, 'Happy' would be an underestimation of what a Happy Lemon drink can do. ^_^

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(Happy Lemon is located at Promenade Mall, Greenhills, San Juan City. It's just beside Starbucks and  Fully Booked. If you're still lost, look for the winking lemon-haired girl. :) )