This really felt like walking right into someone’s living room. :) The decorations were largely hand-made in the most adorable sense of the word. Our tea leaves were served in the tea cup with one of those wee paper bag filters—which means I got to steep my milky oolong multiple times just how I wanted to. Their prices were relatively comparative to online shops. Understandably, there’s a little mark-up. There’s a wide variety of tea in just a little place. A couple different types of each staple.

I was able to pick up some of the aforementioned milky oolong, black dragon pearls, and some lapsang souchong (three teas I’d been meaning to get my hands on to try, but never had). That as well as some blooming green tea (all of the tea balls I have are white tea, so I thought I’d spice up that collection a bit), and a mango rooibos blend (for the fruity-tooty sister). Their teas come in just a couple ounces per pouch, which I personally prefer because I like to get hooked on a tea before buying a boat-load of it.

That being said, the atmosphere was very pleasant, the owner was very helpful and attentive to all four of us (which our gaggle of girls can easily feel like a crowd). A couple of us had some pastries with our tea, which received huge thumbs-ups.

Oh, and there was even a small selection of basic teaware. You could easily set yourself up with everything you need to brew various types of tea with just one visit—again, impressive in such a small space. They were definitely thoughtful and particular about just what they decided to carry.

If I ever pass through Olympia again, I imagine I’ll stop by for a tea latte. :)

This really felt like walking right into someone’s living room. :) The decorations were largely hand-made in the most adorable sense of the word. Our tea leaves were served in the tea cup with one of those wee paper bag filters—which means I got to steep my milky oolong multiple times just how I wanted to. Their prices were relatively comparative to online shops. Understandably, there’s a little mark-up. There’s a wide variety of tea in just a little place. A couple different types of each staple.

I was able to pick up some of the aforementioned milky oolong, black dragon pearls, and some lapsang souchong (three teas I’d been meaning to get my hands on to try, but never had). That as well as some blooming green tea (all of the tea balls I have are white tea, so I thought I’d spice up that collection a bit), and a mango rooibos blend (for the fruity-tooty sister). Their teas come in just a couple ounces per pouch, which I personally prefer because I like to get hooked on a tea before buying a boat-load of it.

That being said, the atmosphere was very pleasant, the owner was very helpful and attentive to all four of us (which our gaggle of girls can easily feel like a crowd). A couple of us had some pastries with our tea, which received huge thumbs-ups.

Oh, and there was even a small selection of basic teaware. You could easily set yourself up with everything you need to brew various types of tea with just one visit—again, impressive in such a small space. They were definitely thoughtful and particular about just what they decided to carry.

If I ever pass through Olympia again, I imagine I’ll stop by for a tea latte. :)