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| - I've been here twice - once for tea (I left with a cafe au lait), and again for tea (this time with a tea latte and a blueberry muffin).
The cafe au lait was great! It really reminded me of the french areas of Miami that I miss dearly. The proportion of coffee to steamed milk, and then the array of options to sweeten your drink, was perfect. I was able to make it my own, and was 110% pleased.
Unfortunately, what I *really* wanted to find was a local tea shop, and I'm not sure this place is it. I ordered a tea latte that was... lackluster. I'm not sure if it was just the blend I chose, or the balance of milk to tea to sweetener, but it just tasted off. The blueberry muffin had good flavor but was so incredibly dry and overwhelmingly huge I wasn't able to finish it either. Overall, my second visit was disappointing.
I was most surprised by the environment. From other reviews I read it was swanky, cool, relaxing, hip... and while I can see that it should be like that, both times I've visited it's been dead quiet despite there being a relatively large crowd there. Which, I suppose is good for those who need a good study or work place, but I almost felt like I was intruding, barging in to place an order, and talking on the phone while waiting.
Either way, it's worth dropping by, particularly for the coffees. The prices are right, and they do make their drinks with care. It just might take you a couple tries to find the right drink for you.
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