Blackball Chinatown - Melbourne

We were strolling around Chinatown looking for a nice and refreshing drink after dinner, and finally we decided on BlackBall. Though their stores are not as common as some other franchises such as Gong Cha or ChaTime, BlackBall still seems to be pretty popular as there’s always a queue every time we pass.<br/ <br/ Along with serving bubble tea drinks, they also offer a range of Taiwanese desserts such as crushed ice, puddings, soups and even Qffles (chewy waffles). The venue is quite spacious, with plenty of seating. We decided just to get a couple of drinks to go the 3Q Passion Fruit Green Tea and the Melon Lemon Tea with Ice Jelly (both at 30% sweetness level and standard ice). The passionfruit tea was quite pleasant and had a nice variety of textures from all the different ingredients. The winter melon tea was okay, the tea had a really strong roasted flavour and there was plenty of jelly. I really like how they’re very generous with all the toppings/ingredients.<br/ <br/ Staff were also friendly and we were served relatively quickly. Will be back to try their desserts.

My favourite bubble milk tea place.<br/ <br/ I travelled to Taiwan a few years ago and fell in love with the bubble milk tea there.<br/ <br/ I've been a regular customer here since it opened a few years ago.<br/ <br/ The pearls are sweet and chewy. You can choose the level of ice and sugar you desire.<br/ <br/ I love the bubble tea here so much that I decided to order two drinks to go. One with 30% sugar and one with no sugar.<br/ <br/ The shop is located in Chinatown in the Midcity Complex. It's close to all the shops and restaurants. Great place to have some Taiwanese desserts after dinner.

A nice place to try Taiwanese bubble tea and desserts. I was quite surprised, puzzled at the dessert selections they have in Asian countries. Unlike the ice cream and other sugary desserts, these ones seemed very healthy and very less sugary. You can always choose the level of Ice and Sugar from the options displayed in front.<br/ <br/ I am no expert in Asian desserts and I would love to know more. For writing this review, I have done some research and the studies amazed me. The Taro, Grass Jelly (made from the Chinese mesona), Sweet Potato ball and of course my favorite Black Pearls. <br/ <br/ I and my friend reached this place 30 minutes before closing and we had a dessert and bubble tea. Unfortunately, they were running out of Black Pearls and I was pretty sad about it. Wish they have stocked more. The store ambiance is quite good and the staff (mainly Taiwanese) were quite friendly and happy to help me through the menu. There are enough seating options if you planning to visit with a group of friends. This place can be accessed both from the china town and the Bourke St. Would love to explore more of their delicious products.

If you’re after a grass jelly dessert, then this place is the real deal. The grass jelly itself had the perfect texture. It also had a good balance of “grass jelly” flavour, sweetness and lightness. The toppings were also good. I very much enjoyed the jelly custard. Massive thumbs up!

Great place to catch up with friends and chill while you have your Asian dessert or bubble tea fix. <br/ <br/ ordered:<br/ trio bubble tea (grasss jelly, custard, pearls) $6.5<br/ <br/ review: <br/ great bubble tea high quality tea and pearls had good texture.