Cheap Eats: The Return of Serenitea's Jumbo Cups; B1T1 on Yoshinoya's Bento Meals + More

(SPOT.ph) Andy Williams wasn’t wrong—Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. Okay, maybe not if you’re stuck in holiday traffic for two to four hours, but when it comes to food? Absolutely the most wonderful. Treat yourself for making it to December with this week’s Cheap Eats: there's the return of Serenitea’s cult-favorite Jumbo Cup; a buy-one-take-one deal on Yoshinoya bento meals; and more great eats for less to make the holiday chaos more bearable.

Also read: GUIDE: Adjusted Holiday Supermarket Hours (So You Don’t Panic-Buy on Christmas Eve)

Max's Restaurant has a Holiday-Exclusive Family Bundle that's perfect for a Christmas reunion—and it's got everything from appetizers to mains and desserts. Priced at P2,498 (save P942), the Family Bundle 1 includes the following: 1 Whole Chicken (Regular), 1 Crispy Pata (Large), 1 Large Plain Rice, 1 Pancit Canton (Regular), 1 Lumpiang Shanghai (Regular), 4 Soups: Mushroom or Crab and Corn, 4 servings of Pepsi or Iced Tea, and your choice of cake: Ube Crème, Triple Treat, or Troubadour.

Missing their bestselling tofu? There's also the Family Bundle 2, priced at P2,498 (save P444). This bundle includes the following: 1 Whole Chicken (Regular), 1 Large Plain Rice, 1 Pancit Canton (Regular), 1 Sizzling Tofu, 4 Soups: Mushroom or Crab and Corn, 4 servings of Pepsi or Iced Tea, and your choice of cake: Ube Crème, Triple Treat, or Troubadour.

These Max's Holiday-Exclusive Family Bundles are available for dine-in at select Max's stores until December 31, 2025.

For more information, check out Max's Restaurant's Facebook page.

All reasons to go to Serenitea are valid, especially when the milk tea shop is offering its Jumbo Cups. The cult-favorite promo mechanics are simple: Order any participating bestselling Serenitea drink, and it's automatically upsized to a Jumbo Cup for free.

The Serenitea drinks included in the Jumbo Cup promo are the following:

• Okinawa Milk Tea

• Crème Brulee Milk Tea

• Hokkaido Milk Tea

• Wintermelon Milk Tea

• Pearl Milk Tea / Traditional Milk Tea

• Brown Sugar Regular Fresh Milk

• Taro Lover

• Winter Frost

• Basic Fruitea Series (Cranberry, Green Apple, Lychee, Grapefruit)

• Cacao Frost

Serenitea's Jumbo Cup promo is available from December 17 to 19 across all Serenitea branches nationwide. This is available for walk-in, take-out, and delivery via GrabFood and foodpanda.

For more information, check out Serenitea's Facebook page.

Looking for a shareable bucket of fried chicken for your upcoming parties? RACKS has it, and it's discounted, too. If you order the restaurant's 8-piece Southern Fried Chicken and show them the Facebook post, you can get it for P785 instead of its regular price of P885. This promo is currently available until December 31 across all RACKS branches, and is strictly offered for take-out transactions only.

See list of RACKS branches. For more information, check out RACKS' Facebook page.

Need a Christmas activity to do with your friends and family? IDIM DIY Bakery has a promo wherein if you bake one Christmas cake or pastry, you can get your second cake at 50% off. The promo is available in different bundles, but the most affordable from the selection is the Merry Mistletoe Mini Cake, which is tied with any Classic Mini Cake. This is priced at P1,249 (save P449), and is good for two people. This means each person only pays P625, unless one person decides it's his or her treat. IDIM DIY Bakery's promo is available until at its SM Megamall, SM North EDSA, and SM Sta. Mesa branches until December 26.

For more information, check out IDIM DIY Bakery's Facebook page.

CHAGEE is expanding in Metro Manila fast, and they're celebrating their grand opening at Park Triangle Mall in Bonifacio Global City with a three-day promo. The promo is a buy one, take one deal on two CHAGEE's bestselling drinks, the BO-YA Jasmine Green Milk Tea and Da Hong Pao Milk Tea. You can get two cups for P169 instead of their regular price of P334. But that's not all, you can win prizes when you tear the bottom of the cup too.

CHAGEE's Park Triangle Mall is at GF, Park Triangle Mall, 32nd Street, corner 11th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. For more information, check out CHAGEE Philippines' Facebook page.

If you needed a reason to start romanticizing Tuesdays, this might be it. EastWest JCB cardholders can score a Buy 1, Get 1 deal on Yoshinoya’s regular bento meals, with choices including Gyudon Bento, Chicken Teriyaki Bento, Tonkatsu Bento, Tempura Bento, and more. The free bento meal will be the same as the one you ordered. This promo is available every Tuesday until December 30, 2025. It’s strictly available for dine-in, and only one transaction is allowed per card per visit.

See list of participating branches. For more information, check out Yoshinoya Philippines' Facebook page.

Jamba has an ongoing 12-day promo for the holidays: You can get a free upsize from 16 oz. to 22 oz. when you order any of the following drinks: Chocolate Moo'd, Peanut Butter Moo'd, and Razzmatazz. This Jamba promo is ongoing until December 16 across all Jamba stores except Ayala 30th and Nuvali. This is strictly for in-store purchases only.

See list of Jamba branches. For more information, check out Jamba Philippines' Facebook page.