Tealish Edit

This is my all time favourite tea shop. Granted that the service might be slow, but I always come in here with a friend to lounge about and talk so I never really mind.

They have this small seating area in the back, sectioned off from the display area which provides an intimate atmosphere for anyone sitting in. The lattes that they offer are UNMATCHED anywhere else and I highly recommend this tea shop if for nothing else, these unreal lattes. The tea itself that Tealish offers is also pretty great, with my favourite being Coconut Bongo. If you’re looking for somewhere quiet to escape to for a few hours, Tealish is your place!

While the atmosphere of this place is nice, the service is NOT. I had to ask the girl who served me to actually serve me, and she was awfully snobby. She made it seem like it was a huge chore for her to bring down teas, and didn’t get excited at all about it. She didn’t know much about the teas, either. Not only that, the teas themselves were not extraordinary. They all had a similar smell to them, which makes me wonder if there is artificial flavouring. On that note, I sent an email off asking for some ingredient lists to the teas I bought, as I can’t find the lists online and they’re not on the package. I’ve lost hope that I’ll hear back from them. Stay away. The teas are not worth the experience, or even worthwhile to purchase online.

I’ve only gone once so far, but my experience was good. Nice selection of teaware and teas, though I’d rather order online and go in for a pickup instead of shopping around in the store. I’m still going through some of the teas that I bought, but I did try a tea latte while I was there and thought it was pretty decent. Probably didn’t steep long enough because it tasted a bit lighter than it should have.

Will likely end up there again once I need to order more teas since it’s pretty central (though slightly out of the core of the downtown area, making it either a long walk or a streetcar ride away).

This is a nice tea shop – small, but with a wide variety of teas (including some premium ones). Customer service is OK, but not outstanding. Usual selection of teaware.