View Full Version : GREAT PLACE for Tea in the West Side?
scoobydoo
Oct 19th, 2009, 04:11 PM
Anyone know a really good place for tea of all types on the west side of Vancouver?
miss_swan
Oct 20th, 2009, 02:41 AM
Is Kerrisdale considered West Side?
http://www.secretgardentea.com/
Great place, the Creamy Earl Grey is awesome. The wife loves that place.
scoobydoo
Oct 21st, 2009, 01:54 AM
Thanks. Kerrisdale is the West Side. Thanks for being the only post!
litebrite
Oct 22nd, 2009, 08:31 PM
haven't lived in van for about a year, but isn't there a tea store called "T" on broadway and granville near the cactus club?
miss_swan
Oct 22nd, 2009, 09:55 PM
haven't lived in van for about a year, but isn't there a tea store called "T" on broadway and granville near the cactus club?
Yeah, Tearoom T is the name. Nice stuff too ... they tend to have more of an Asian focus ... whereas Secret Tea Garden is more "regular".
scoobydoo
Oct 23rd, 2009, 11:49 AM
Yeah, Tearoom T is the name. Nice stuff too ... they tend to have more of an Asian focus ... whereas Secret Tea Garden is more "regular".
Asian Focus? Does that mean it's only asian clientele? Or only asian people would like it?!
miss_swan
Oct 23rd, 2009, 12:45 PM
Asian Focus? Does that mean it's only asian clientele? Or only asian people would like it?!
Tearoom T has more Asian selection of black, green and herbal teas ... chrysanthemum, Chinese gunpowder (sp?) etc ... they also have lots of other kinds of teas, whereas Secret Tea Garden doesn't have as much Asian selection (last time I checked). Their tea service is Japanese Matcha ...
Secret Tea Garden has stuff like scones, finger sandwiches with cucumber etc ... more WASPish and more Kerrisdale-ish. High tea.
In any case, if you check their websites you will get a flavour of what they are all about.