Tea: Postcard Teas

Postcard Teas
9 Dering St
W1S 1AG
Mayfair
Tel: 020 7629 3654

Date of Last Visit: Friday, April 25, 2008

The Victim: Me

The Damage: £4.50 for two cups of tea and a slice of cake.

The Background: I am having a day of me. I haven't done much. Went to the gym. Went to John Lewis. Popped into Postcard Teas.

I heard about Postcard Teas from a very knowledgeable guy on Chowhound. He spends most weekend afternoons here, and I can see why. I was more than a little stressed on Friday, but once I walked into Postcard Teas, I got that feeling I get (maybe you know it) when I pass through security into duty free in Heathrow. I call that the "oasis of calm" That's how I felt at Postcard Teas.

I have a slice of chocolate cake, which is made by somebody's daughter. I ask the proprietor to pick me out two very different teas, and I spend a nice hour chatting with strangers and generally unplugging from the world. (Now on the downside, I really don't know what type of tea I had first. My second tea was a Golden Assam, I believe.)

The Verdict: Please go here. At £1.50 a cup, I have to wonder how they're making their money. (Although I saw more then a few customers come in to order tea in large quantities.) I want them to survive. 

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