When I was living in Montreal, I had a girlfriend who loved shopping, food, and bubble tea as much…read moreas I did and we used to hang out at the L2 Lounge in Chinatown all the time. At the time, I thought the bubble tea at L2 was the bee's knees, because there weren't many places around that made bubble tea and the places that did exist mostly used just powders not even real tea, and they were usually gritty. Now that I've had teas at places like Presotea, Sharetea, and Chatime (i.e. chains that originated in Asia), I have to say that the bubble tea at L2 is just ok.
Nonetheless, I was excited to see an L2 Lounge at Carrefour Laval, partially because it reminded me of my friend who I rarely see anymore. I had a Small Lychee Milk Green Tea ($3.50) with tapioca pearls ($0.50) with half sugar. I have to say that half sugar was just the right amount of sweetness for me. The tea had a mild lychee flavour and it was sufficiently milky, but the tapioca pearls were not that great. They weren't chewy enough in my opinion.
This location also sells macarons from Point G. I got a pina colada one ($1.85). It was good, but not great. The pineapple coconut flavour was not intense enough and it was really small. It wasn't stale, but I've had much fresher macarons.
Staff were nice and service was quick and efficient.
In my opinion, the bubble tea at L2 is much better than other North-American originated chains like Freshly Squeezed and Tea Shop 168.
I get the impression that Laval does not have many decent bubble tea places, so until Laval gets a Presotea, Sharetea or Chatime, I think L2 might be your best bet.
