What?
Farm fresh milk topped with pudding & house-made bubble, fine ice and served with house-made caramel sauce.

How much?
$4.50 as of 2 Sept 2017

Verdict?

The not so good:
- This certainly belong to my 'so-so' category. Didn't really find anything fantastic or interesting about this drink. Then again, perhaps I'm not a great fan of 'farm fresh' milk which I guess is the selling point of the 'Stirring Milk' menu since it's almost in every single one of them.
- Why? Because for those of u who had tasted milk harvested fresh from a farm, it doesn't taste anything like what's sold in Teafolia. Teafolia's tasted more like commercial fresh milk bought off the shelve. If it's real farm fresh milk, I'm not sure how many will like it.
- Bubbles/pearl: Not as good as Koi's. Some had lost its shape or maybe I got the bubbles/pearls from the bottom of the pot?

The ok:
- It's not so sweet which is just nice for me. Then again they didn't ask for sugar level and everyone's taste is different so they can improve on this by having the option. (I have to qualify that I got this drink free as part of the grand opening promo so maybe they already were instructed to prepare it as such)
- Pudding: They didn't state the favour but I think it's caramel-milk-egg

Menu:
I haven't had the chance to sample the other drinks in the extensive menu but a quick glance reveals that they don't have the typical milk tea series. Their menu's broken up into fruit teas (700ml; $4.80-5.90), classic tea (700ml; $3.30-$3.90), stirring milk (500ml; $4.50-5.50), smoothies (500ml; $4.50-6.20)and slushies (500ml; $3.90-4.80).

Summary:
Teafolia's refreshing take on fruit teas and their focus on milk-based drinks separates it from its competitors. Maybe it's a strategic move to not offer what your competitors offer.
The myriad hues of their tea series, carefully crafted ingredient placement within each cup makes it worthy for food photography enthusiasts.
If you are looking for something new to try then Teafolio's for you.

Suggestion:
If they can work to bring down their price by say ... $0.50 to make it more competitive with mainstay players like Koi, Liho, Gong Cha (come back?) and Each-a-Cup; then I foresee that they might be able to stay on the scene long enough to make a breakthrough.

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Fish & Torpedo Prawns ($12.50), comes with prawn mayo & salsa dip
- 1 sides complimentary
- chose Spam Fries (premium) as my side (+$2.00)

> Dish itself comes with 3 well battered fried prawns (tempura style but not using tempura batter though), 3 fried fishballs, 3 baby potatoes. Served on wax paper layered into a mess tin.
> Spam fries portion enough to be shared with another. Not greasy. If u r on a budget, order different sides and share.
> Dips were exceptionally good. Salsa was tangy, sweet with a hint of spiciness. Be sure to remove the Chilli Padi and garlic cloves if u don't like surprises.
> Prawn mayo tasted like full flavoured heibe hiam (spicy shrimp). Found myself dipping everything in that mayo dip and having the salsa by itself (it's good enough to be eaten by itself).

The bad:
> Everything's fried, might be jelak after a while.

Mix Seafood ($11:50) + Cajun Cheese sauce
- 1 sides complimentary
- chose normal fries as my side

> Dish itself come with 3 well battered fried shrimps, 3 mussels, 3 fried fishballs, 3 baby potatoes. Served on wax paper layered into a mess tin.
> Fries portion enough to be shared with another. Not greasy. If u r on a budget, order different sides and share.
> Cajun cheese sauce was exceptionally good. Light cheese taste with slight curry flavour and mild spiciness. Be sure to remove the Chilli Padi if u don't like surprises.
> Because the shrimp's cooked whole, u have to peel it and expect the intestines/insides to still be there.
> Mussels were not sandy

The bad:
> Accidentally ate a small clump of salt which was not stirred into the sauce properly. If u can forgive this minor setback, the dish's nearly perfect.

Total: $26.00 nett

Overall experience:
> Good
> Wouldn't mind coming back to try the other dishes in the menu.

# Point to note that the price of their other sets can go up to as much as $160++

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