JASON FOOD REVIEW

ZUS Coffee

Kuala Lumpur

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Jason's verdict

6.9out of 10
Boleh
Stops
1
Dishes
3
Visits
7

The verdict

Boleh

Jason finds ZUS Coffee's new banana series fun but very sweet, with the Strawberry Banana Frap the best of the three at 7.3. The Banana Bay disappoints at 6.2, tasting fizzy and syrupy rather than banana-forward. Overall a series built for sweet tooths, not less-sugar drinkers.

Highlights

  • Price: RM12.90 to RM14.90 per drink
  • Taste: Very sweet banana series; flavour tastes syrupy rather than like real fruit
  • Other: Best for sweet tooths; less-sugar drinkers may find these too sweet

Dishes tried

  • Iced Banana Spanish Latte

    Sweeter than usual Spanish latte; banana blends oddly, thicker texture

    Score 7.1 out of 10
  • Strawberry Banana Frap

    Tastes like Cloud 9 strawberry candy with icy bits; banana barely there

    Score 7.3 out of 10
  • Banana Bay

    Fizzy and syrupy; tastes like green Solero, not like Butter Bay

    Score 6.2 out of 10
Full transcript350 words

I was scrolling stories and I saw it. A monkey drinking Zoo's new banana series. You can tell by the cup sleeve. Naturally, I had to search what monkeys like to drink. Apparently, they love sugary juice. Does the monkey think it was actual fruit? I must try the new series to see if this tastes anything close to this. Truba Try Test. Iced Banana Spanish Latte. RM12.90. The snake with the banana. Credit to the designer. Stir, stir, stir. It's sweeter than a typical Spanish latte. You do taste that banana taste and... It weirdly mixes. My day is a bit cheap. Some of the strong coffee-ness is gone. But overall, I still get a blend from both. I don't know, they either use banana milk or banana syrup. It's a bit thicker from Spanish latte. I think this is for the people who have a sweet tooth. 7.1. Strawberry Banana Frap. RM14.90. It reminds me of the Cloud 9 Strawberry Candy. Very similar. And it has those icy bits inside all around here. With the strawberry syrup, you get a splash of that strawberry candy sweetness. I think it's going to be too sweet for some people, especially the ones who always order less sugar type of drinks. For my sweetness tolerance, if I'm not thinking about health, or I don't mind losing my legs. But though... Where's the banana? Maybe they should have named this Big Strawberry Tiny Banana Frap. If they were able to make the banana very balanced with the strawberry, I think this is going to be quite a unique and wild taste. 7.3. Banana Bay, RM12.90. I've tasted Butter Bay before. I like that kind of taste. Stir all the haters away. One thing for sure, this is a very sweet series. Looks syrupy, instead of actual banana. It's fizzy. It doesn't remind me of Butter Bay at all. This... It doesn't taste like this. Tastes like the Waltz Solero, the green ice cream. After taste, you get a bit of banana, but 6.2. They should call this the Money Snapman Pui series.

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RM13-15 · Strawberry Banana Frap

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