As a tea lover, I had bookmarked Sencha long before moving to Madison. I needed to know that my new city would have a tea bar. That is very important info! I was overjoyed when I saw Sencha and being able to actually visit it really made my day.
There are SO MANY teas. Seriously. The girl at the counter gave me the book, and I turned it down -- I can barely make decisions with regular menus, so the huge variety of tea was honestly overwhelming! Instead, I took a look at the 4 teas listed on their daily menu board and chose from that limited list to prevent tea variety overload. There is regular loose leaf tea as well as bubble tea. I chose a peach black tea that sounded amazing, and got a teapot for $3 something. That is quite the bargain!
While the tea was being prepared, I checked out the merchandise, particularly the sale section. There was a perfectly adorable pink and stainless steel teapot that I squealed over. If it's still there next time I go, it's mine!
The teapot came out with a couple cookies on a cute little tray. I sat at the tea bar and people watched and relaxed. It wasn't exactly quiet, so I'm not sure how great it would be for doing work, but for hanging out it was perfect. Can't wait to try all the teas one at a time!