This was a wonderful conclusion to our business trip to Montreal, a brilliantly relaxing experience after all the hustle and bustle of the past couple of days. The tea selection was vaster than anything we'd seen since our favorite tea shop in the Boston area closed, and the menu MUCH more detailed. The tables themselves (and their chairs) were works of art, and of course all the lovely cabinets around us were filled with more lovely items. And then the TEA came, and we were briefed on the specific drinking ritual and tea set for each of our chosen teas (I had an oolong, so I had a different set than my partner, who had selected a white tea). We had only had an experience similar to that once before, and the lady demonstrating was so skilled and quick and informative that our previous experience paled in comparison.
When we return to Montreal for pleasure, I can guarantee at least two trips, and possibly daily trips, to the Ming Tao Xuan.