Max Brennar Joy

This is my second trip to the new Max Brennar at the Met Centre, conveniently located minutes away from work! It remains to be seen whether it will serve as a regular bonding experience with some high school friends, tho a fortnightly rendezvous has been scheduled at this point ;)


The White Chocolate Chai ($5.50, centre back) is a new one from the bald man, it is rather sweet and lacks a strong chai flavour, or any chai flavour at all as any trace is overpowered by the white chocolate. The apparatus is a novelty tho - the pot comes separately and at first we couldn't figure out how to strain the tea leaves. We found out that the bottom of the pot sits nicely on the glass, and the glass rim pushes on the bottom of the pot to release the liquid, as shown in the photo. Novelty aside, my friend said she wouldn't order it again, and having tried a sip, I would agree.

On recent trips to Max Brennar CBD locations, I have felt the standard slip, compared to the flagship store in Paddington. The Mexican Chilli Chocolate ($5.50, left) I had this time seemed a little watery and really does not conjure up Mexican chilli hotness. But this won't drive me away (yet) - the joy of being in an all-chocolate environment is too great to ignore, and perhaps the standards would pick up in time...?