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21.06.2024 - 15:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
“I don’t even know what I’m in line for, but I saw all these people,” says a woman in the queue for a new Manchester city centre cafe that’s attracted huge crowds since opening its doors on Piccadilly Gardens last weekend.
I dart her a long, quizzical look, but feel like I can’t really judge her because this is my third attempt at reviewing HEYTEA, the Chinese tea chain which made its debut in the city last weekend. When I first came across it last Saturday, I also didn’t know what I was getting myself into.
The chain, which has more than 1,000 stores in China, several Singapore stores, and a selection of international outposts, is known for its signature cheese tea range, a cold tea topped with a foamy layer of milk, sweet or salt cream cheese and whipping cream.
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Also known as milk cap tea or cheese mousse tea, it’s just one of several beverages they serve alongside bubble, fruit and other milk-based tea options. Fruit and bubble tea choices have boomed in recent years and having tried my first bubble tea - also known as boba - at A Nice Sip in the Arndale last summer, I’ve fully jumped on the boba tea bandwagon.
Granted HEYTEA’s offer is a little different, and their tagline says they’re ‘the OG of New Asian Tea’, which not only rhymes but piques my interest. I’m not the only one interested in what they’re doing too.
On opening day last Saturday, hundreds queued up outside the new cafe for a first taste, and for a chance to bag the buy-one–get-one-free offer which was available until Monday. When I went this week, they were still doing an offer, but this time it was buy-on-get-one-half-price - and the crowds still
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