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I recall hanging out at Camellia Sinensis 15 years ago when they served tea and shisha and were a dimly it den of smoke and hushed conversations. About 13 years ago they made an announcement that they were dropping shisha from their menu and focusing solely on tea because they really wanted to take it to the next level. Well, let me tell you, they have certainly been true to their word!
Their extensive menu of finely selected imported teas is beyond compare. No other tea house in montreal holds a candle to their knowledge on, or the quality of, their product. You can buy the tea en vrac at the boutique, or relax in the tea room to enjoy tea prepared on the spot. The servers are soft spoken and polite and are trained in the exact art of how to steep each tea perfectly according to its variety. Your tea is served in a variety of fashions, according to the customer's preference and/or the traditions and norms associated with each variety. The pots and cups (as well as all over service items) are beautiful and well kept, adding to the experience of the tea as a special and ceremonial thing. The ambience is minimalist, clean and sort of meditative (in a non-religious sense). But I must say, some of their seating isn't very comfortable.
Now, be aware, this is not a bustling coffee shop where you can have raucous conversations with a group of your girlfriends nor is it the place to pull out a laptop and tap away all afternoon. In fact, Camelia Sinensis has posted signs explicitly asking you to not do these things. The signs are gently worded, but essentially they request that the tea room be a "technology free zone" where people can take a break from the hustle of the regular world to truly enjoy their tea and the company of others or perhaps a book or even just quietly sitting in silence. They have also installed a gong which they sound if the volume of talk in the cafe gets too loud. It is a polite signal to everyone in the tea room to adjust their communal volume back to a lower level. So yeah, this is obviously not everyone's cup of tea (sorry for the pun, but I had to!). If you are not into the minimalist or the subdued, perhaps this isn't the place for you. Personally, I can't go here too regularly. But, if kept as a special place, this is one of my most beloved spots in mtl, It is a paradise for special occasions shared with myself or 1 other person with whom I want to engage without the interferance of cell phones on the table, beckoning every 30 seconds.
Also, don't go here hungry. They only serve small desserts and tiny snacks baked things. Again, minimalist, if you're too overwhelmed by hunger, you'll feel like this place is hell.
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