Tea Garden
Twin Cities, Minnesota
4.1 / 9 votes
Bubble tea with soy milk options
Coffee/Tea/Juice
The Tea Garden is a tea and coffee shop which offers bubble tea, coffee, and a quality assortment of teas. They have multiple ways to steep and serve so be specific about how you want your tea whether in a tea pot or simply in a bag. Bubble tea is basically tea, sugar and creamer with your choice of syrup flavor blended with ice or in a latte form and then tapioca pearls are added (or any kind of jelly). They have a food and dessert selection but it varies, some veggie options and vegan cookies.
Added by Dave Rolsky on Jul 20 05 (last updated Feb 5 09)
Mark this place closed (permanently).
Most Recent Reviews
Tony Webster
Nov 20 09
conde.kedar
Oct 2 08
I give this place kudos for having a separate vegan menu (albeit only containing drinks, not food) and for having a decent array of loose-leaf teas. I also like that they have pre-packaged vegan cookies (though freshly baked ones are better).
However, I don't like the ambience in there. It's a bit too spartan and unwelcoming, in my view. And it doesn't fall into the hip, retro-modern look, either. It just looks plain, with a slight twinge of grime, the likes that accumulates when tables aren't cleaned off regularly.
Their worst offense, by far, is that they don't have mugs or in-house cups. Everything comes in paper cups, with those cardboard holders, and un-recyclable lids. This is inexcusable given that they're in the eco-mecca of Uptown, and that almost every other independent cafe in the Twin Cities offers re-usable cups and utensils. Tea Garden has a long way to go in terms of being eco-friendly.
Neighborhood
UptownDirections
On the SE corner of 26th and Hennepin.
Non-Smoking
Wheelchair Accessible
Payment
Cuisines
- Taiwanese
Features
- Kid-Friendly
- Large Group-Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
- Wireless (free)
Tea Garden has a great atmosphere, parking (which is a rarity in Uptown Minneapolis), free wi-fi and vegan options! Their tea lattes are vegan upon request (replace the lactose-free milk whey product with soy milk) and so delicious! The staff is very understanding and accommodating, so it's one of those places you don't have to feel self-conscious about asking, "is this vegan?" I'm pretty sure I would live here.
One thing -- I didn't know there was a vegan menu until I read here. I wish they made that a little more public and known, but perhaps I just didn't see it.