The food is always delightful. The presentation is always interesting.
And yet we never feel at ease when visiting the Red Tea Box...
The seating is horribly uncomfortable. Low tables with busted antique swivel chairs are lovely to look at, but cause a serious back ache. The attitude and approach to service is also unfortunate as it often comes with an air of pretentiousness. And tea for $11 per pot is over priced in my estimation.
Difficult to remember and inflexible serving hours are the last source of frustration. Tea Bento served Monday to Saturday after 2pm, but 12pm-3:30pm on Sunday. Lunch Bento served Monday to Saturday 11am-2:30pm. I am writing these hours down so we can remember them, because despite the overly precious atmosphere, we return again and again for the food.