If you are looking for a quiet and cosy place in town to have a nice cup of tea with your friends, Tea Chapter might just be the right place to go to.
Not only can you choose from a wide variety of tea, from the common ones such as jasmine, peppermint, Tie Guanyin etc, you can also opt for premium tea just to have a taste of superior tea fragrance. To go with your tea, you can also order small dishes such as tea eggs, fruit jellies, cookies, cakes etc.
Tea Chapter has 3 storeys - The ground floor is the retail shop where tea leaves and tea sets are sold. The second and third floors have different seating configurations to suit the different needs. There are the usual round tables & chairs (with some privacy because each table is separated from another by straw blinds. Or you can also opt for the floor seats (similar to Japanese & Korean seating styles) like the one I chose. Privacy as well because every area is separated.
Or you can opt for open space floor seats on Level 3. This is also the place for private group booking.
At Tea Chapter, don't expect tea to be served to you all brewed. In fact, the fun part about being at Tea Chapter is that you can make your own tea, using the traditional Chinese method.
So many different types of tea to choose from!
For the first-timer, you can request for the staff to do a simple demonstration of tea brewing. In fact, as she was demonstrating, she explained every single step carefully, and told us what each step was meant for. It was interesting and quite fun!
After the demonstration, we can brew our own tea. There is a compulsory minimum spending of $8/pax on tea. Snacks and food are separate. You can easily spend a few hours in that place because the tea leaves are enough to last that long.
We ordered Lychee Jelly, which was refreshing and cold.
And the tea egg was awesome - the taste of tea was infused into every part of the egg!
We brought the tea leaves home with us because we didn't finish using them.
The Tea Chapter is a really nice place to relax and rejuvenate amidst our hectic and busy schedules. But expect to spend quite a bit there as the food can be rather pricey for the small portions. The compulsory minimum spending per pax also adds on to the cost. Nevertheless, quite a nice place to check out. :)
Tea Chapter
9 & 11 Neil Road, Singapore 088808
