I am a holistic nutritionist, so it matters to me what I put into my body. I had seen this place near work and checked out the menu which was full of "unholistic" things like white flour crepes, scones, desserts and sandwiches with processed meats etc...
HOWEVER, I thought well let me check it out anyway and let me tell you I was so glad I did! I had a wonderful organic lentil salad with the Milky Way Oolong tea. It was so fresh and healthy and the tea was AMAZING. The other day I had the Moroccan lentil soup and Moroccan spice red & white beet with sweet potato salad. Every bite was heaven. I was beaming as I told clients for the day how good my lunch was :)
I loved it all so much I had to tell the chef, who after talking to him, he told me he was a Holistic Wellness Chef. Once I heard that I knew for sure he cared what I put into my body just as much as I do!
I am a regular at T-Buds. I love it. I don't eat anything outside of the fresh made salads by the Wellness Chef and I try different teas.. but I can tell you without a doubt your digestive system will love you if you eat the freshly made soups and salads. They are so healthy and good for you :)
As for the teas, they are all very good and not filled with fillers and artificial flavouring. You are allowed to see them through clear jars and actually go up and open and sniff the teas for yourself unlike another very popular Tea Shop that has a wall full of solid coloured plastic containers and you can't see what's in them, and you have to ask someone to get the tea for you to smell it.
The staff is very friendly and the Chef is amazing. They make sure your experience at T-Buds is a good one and that you leave there happy.
It's a nice kind of.. spa meets lounge feel, with lots of windows and cool chill out electronica music.
I like T-Buds if you haven't notice yet :oP.
Only thing I can say as a critique is that the service can be kind of slow at times if they're busy as they only have one wait staff person working.
I cant speak to their regular menu or tea time because I don't really eat that stuff :/
But I am hoping that they'll have more holistic food choices on their tea party menus. I'm sure with the coming of the Holistic Wellness Chef that will change in the near future.