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T.HQ was a tea shop in [[Locale Holborn|Holborn]], located on Grays Inn Road near the junction with Theobalds Road. It has now closed. According to Google Street View, by June 2012 it had been replaced by a Lebanese restaurant called Chamisse. The information below is retained for historical purposes. <div class="old_info"> Tea shop in [[Locale Holborn|Holborn]], located on Grays Inn Road near the junction with Theobalds Road. They have a reasonable selection and variety of teas — as of April 2009 their drinks menu included eleven black teas, four green teas, one oolong tea, one pu-erh, two white teas, eight herbal teas, and three infusions. They also do organic coffee and fruit juices. Cakes are displayed on the counter, and sandwiches/rolls in the fridge. They seem to do some form of proper food too — on our August 2010 visit we were informed that "food stopped at 2:30pm", and a sign on the wall advertised "supper from 5:45pmish" on weekdays. Order and pay at the counter, and they'll bring your tea over to you. Tea is served with the leaves still in the pot (inside a little insert). Not sure if you can ask for a second brewing. Although they don't recommend milk in most of their teas, they will provide it if you want. [[secretlondon]] visited in April 2009 to try their "hot drink and a cake or savory for £2.50" offer. When I arrived at 5pm the only savories were sausage rolls. I had a slice of coffee and walnut cake, which was nice, and a pot of wild blackberries black tea, which was enough for two cups. Soft music (Simon and Garfunkel) was playing in the background. [[Kake]] and James visited in August 2010, and also took advantage of the tea-and-cake deal (which at that point was £2.75 and only available after 2:30pm). Arriving a little before 4pm, we weren't the only customers, though there were plenty of free tables. Music was playing, but mostly drowned out by the hum of the fridge. A generously-sized pot of white peony tea was priced (similarly to most of the teas on the menu) at £1.95 — according to the menu they also do two-person pots of all their teas, for £1.10 extra. For our tea-and-cake deal we had the pu-erh and a slice of carrot cake (the latter being rather darker than is usual for carrot cake, but still pleasant). They offer free wifi. Accessibility: Short ramp to get in (the fairly steep smoothed-over step style). Only half of the door was open on our August 2010 visit, making the entry fairly narrow. The toilet is down a flight of stairs with a handrail on one side and a tight turn at the bottom. See also: * [http://www.goodforlunch.com/reviews/3410/thq Good For Lunch comments] * [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/1251112#PlaceReviews Qype comments] * [http://www.tipped.co.uk/listings/225181/t-hq Tipped comments] * [http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/thq-london Yelp comments] <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] and James, August 2010.</div> </div>
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