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Modern-style teashop on Shad Thames, near [[Locale Tower Bridge|Tower Bridge]].
 Modern-style teashop on Shad Thames, near [[Locale Tower Bridge|Tower Bridge]]. The decor is pale wood, with a nice colourful display of the teapots and tea they have for sale. There are about nine two-person tables.
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The decor is pale wood, with a nice colourful display of the teapots and tea on sale (all their tea is available to buy for brewing at home). There are about nine two-person tables, some of them pushed together to cater for larger groups, and there's counter-style seating on high stools for four or five more people.
 [[Kake]] visited around noon on a Wednesday in May 2008. There were a couple of other customers but I had plenty of choice for where to sit. There was background music playing (Red Hot Chili Peppers among other things) but not too loud. It even almost drowned out the fridge (which contains soft drinks, water, and a few pasta salads and rolls). Service was friendly and helpful.
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Order and pay at the counter, and they will bring your food/drinks to your table. When your tea arrives, they'll tell you how much longer it needs to be brewed for; there's a clock on the wall calibrated in minutes <small>[http://flickr.com/photos/kevandotorg/2310463724/ photo]</small> to help you time the brewing of your tea.
 I had a pot of Silver Needles, which is one of their rare teas and hence quite pricey at &pound;2.95 for a small (one-cup) pot. I also got some to take away; &pound;4.25 for 25g (you get quite a lot for 25g so this is a decent price). The [http://www.teapod.org/ourteas.htm list of teas] is available on their website. All their teas are available to take away, and they also sell [http://www.teapod.org/ourteapots.htm teapots].
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They do food as well as tea, with both sweet and savoury items including a full afternoon tea (&pound;11 as of June 2010), bagels, soups, baked potatoes, porridge, and various cakes.
 They do food as well, but I didn't try it. I noticed various cookie/biscuit type things, some cupcakes, mini-quiches, that sort of thing. They also offer soup <small>[http://flickr.com/photos/chrice/2424135488/ photo]</small>, which changes but I don't know how often (someone popped in while I was there to ask what soup they had that day).
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[[Kake]] first visited around noon on a Wednesday in May 2008. There were a couple of other customers but I had plenty of choice for where to sit. There was background music playing (Red Hot Chili Peppers among other things) but not too loud. Service was friendly and helpful. I had a pot of silver needle tea (&pound;2.95 for a small pot), and I also got some to take away; &pound;4.25 for 25g (you get quite a lot for 25g so this is a decent price).
 Order and pay at the counter, and they will bring your food/drinks to your table. When your tea arrives, they'll tell you how much longer it needs to be brewed for; there's a clock on the wall calibrated in minutes <small>[http://flickr.com/photos/kevandotorg/2310463724/ photo]</small> to help you time the brewing of your tea.
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[[Kake]] visited again on a Friday afternoon in June 2010. There were seven other customers this time, so again plenty of spare seating. I had the "Devon cream tea" (&pound;5), which gets you a scone with jam and cream <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/4738358723/ photo]</small> plus a small pot of tea of your choice. I chose their "classic China green tea", which turned out to be chun mee (&#29645;&#30473;/zh&#275;n m&eacute;i). The pot was more than enough to have with the scone, so I didn't ask for a rebrewing. The scone was fine and quite large, and the jam was nice and chunky.
 Loo (single cubicle) is out the back.
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A sign seen in June 2010 said they offer free wifi.

Accessibility: No step to get in (just a small ridge), and it's step-free through to the toilet too. The interior is quite well-filled with chairs and tables, and it might be hard to get a wheelchair to a table if the place was full. The toilet is a single cubicle and isn't overly large, but the door opens outwards, which helps a lot with getting in and out.
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], June 2010. Opening hours taken from the Teapod website, June 2010.</div>
 <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], 7 May 2008. Opening hours confirmed by email, March 2008.</div>
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category='Cafes,Free Wireless,Tea Merchants,Tea Shops'
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Modern-style teashop on Shad Thames, near Tower Bridge. The decor is pale wood, with a nice colourful display of the teapots and tea they have for sale. There are about nine two-person tables.

Kake visited around noon on a Wednesday in May 2008. There were a couple of other customers but I had plenty of choice for where to sit. There was background music playing (Red Hot Chili Peppers among other things) but not too loud. It even almost drowned out the fridge (which contains soft drinks, water, and a few pasta salads and rolls). Service was friendly and helpful.

I had a pot of Silver Needles, which is one of their rare teas and hence quite pricey at £2.95 for a small (one-cup) pot. I also got some to take away; £4.25 for 25g (you get quite a lot for 25g so this is a decent price). The list of teas is available on their website. All their teas are available to take away, and they also sell teapots.

They do food as well, but I didn't try it. I noticed various cookie/biscuit type things, some cupcakes, mini-quiches, that sort of thing. They also offer soup photo, which changes but I don't know how often (someone popped in while I was there to ask what soup they had that day).

Order and pay at the counter, and they will bring your food/drinks to your table. When your tea arrives, they'll tell you how much longer it needs to be brewed for; there's a clock on the wall calibrated in minutes photo to help you time the brewing of your tea.

Loo (single cubicle) is out the back.

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Last visited by Kake, 7 May 2008. Opening hours confirmed by email, March 2008.

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