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| - Go For Tea is a pretty large restaurant that has an incredible atmosphere to it. There's a ton of space and the fact that tables are far apart from each keeps things a lot quieter than you may expect for a large place like this. There's actually a lot of walls too so the sound doesn't echo around too much so it's perfect. Parking's reasonable and they're open very late so that even those night owls can go out and have a place to hangout.
I haven't ordered a whole lot there but based on what I did have, I was impressed. My favourite is the lamb udon. While it has egg and mushrooms in it - which I don't eat - the lamb, noodles and soup base themselves are all way above average. It also comes in a semi-fancy bowl with a wooden holder. I also got the popcorn chicken and wings, which weren't as great, but worth trying at least once. I got strawberry milk green tea and wasn't too fussy about it... got black tea instead and it was a lot nicer.
Prices are pretty reasonable, but it varies from item to item. Just be warned that they tack on an extra 10% service charge for groups of six or more.
Edit: So, it should be noted that they don't allow board games here on Fridays-Sundays. Huge shame because there 'was' a nice place to bring friends to play. It's a nice place out, separated from other tables with a large enough space for most games. We brought games once and they didn't bother telling us this until well into our time there. They really should have told us right away. Docking a star for all that.
Service could use a little bit of work. They seat you right away, assuming there's room. I think it was getting full around midnight on a Sunday so just be wary that you might need to wait. There have a button each table that appears to let the waiters / waitresses know that you need them but it can take two or three tries because they actually follow up with you. While the system itself isn't terrible, it clearly needs to be polished a tocuh. I'd be happier if they just assigned each server to an area and had them check up on you every so often if they can't follow their current system. However, after you order, the food / drinks are actually really quick to arrive at your table. Since I use this place as a lounge-type area, I don't honestly mind waiting all 'that' much.
Go For Tea is a good place to go if you want to hang out with friends and you need a place that's open late. The atmosphere's amazing and it's a real shame they don't allow games here. Since implementing this (it was semi-recent too), I'm docking them to 3 stars instead of my previous 4.
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