Shaake

In Loughborough the place is fine except that one young girl who wears glasses is extremely rude and doesn’t deal with customers in a friendly manner

Shaake has been around for a couple of years or so, but I only tried it last week (and had three in 24 hours, if you need a short opinion!). They have a plethora of milkshakes and smoothies on offer, and do hot drinks — chocolate (in milk, dark and white), tea, coffee — and juice too. Their drinks are organised into different categories, too — so you can choose something extra-​healthy or extra-​indulgent as you wish.
As a vegan, I was initially worried — everything has milk or yoghurt in it! However, this isn’t a problem — all the smoothies can have dairy-​free yoghurt put in, or if you like me prefer none, they can just omit it. The milkshakes depend on the ingredients — Toblerone, for instance, won’t be vegan, but there are cakes and sweets that might be. If in doubt, check!
Each drink is available in Regular, Large and Mega (‘Shaakezilla’!). They can add toppings (marshmallows, nuts, mini Oreos, cream) or ‘boosts’ (spirulina, wheatgrass, whey protein), and heat your drink on request. Toppings cost 30p, but are free with a large drink; I’m not sure how much boosts cost.
They do a loyalty card, too — collect seven stamps (one for each drink) and you get a free regular drink. There’s also deals like Love Yourself Monday (a free wheatgrass shot in a large drink) and 2−4−1 Tuesday (buy one large drink and get the same one as a free regular drink).
I’ve so far tried Berry Skinny (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, cranberry juice), Super Antioxidant (acai, acerola, cranberries, blueberries, goji berries, pressed apple juice, green tea extract, alpha lipoic acid) and Lemon Squeezy (lemon, orange, papaya). They’re all really refreshing, served ice-​cold and leave you feeling really energised. They cost £2.30 or so for a regular.
Shaake are a really fun brand, and their drinks are excellent. Here comes the brainfreeze addiction…