T2 Tea House

I discovered something very exciting a couple of months ago.

I recently moved up the north shore of Sydney and discovered that hidden in the outer suburbs at Hornsby Westfield and Macquarie Shopping Centre are two T2 Tea Houses!

Photo courtesy of Iron Chef Shellie

These little gems of quiet bustle and dimmed red lighting are a bastion of avid tea drinkers.  They look like a cross between an opium den and a Victorian parlour.  A mixture of comfy Victorian style chairs and black walls make for the perfect spot to slip away from the madness of the shopping crowds and into a cup of T2's finest.

My husband and I have been making it a regular date to pop in before we battle the grocery shopping for a constitution-hardening brew.

The other week I went with my husband and met up with a girlfriend for the high tea.

It isn't in the league of The Tea Room or The Victoria Room but at half the price that is to be expected.

The scones and jam are delicious.  The sandwiches a little dry and rather average but there is a good selection of cakes, including pear tart and little square of Turkish delight.

A cup of tea comes with the high tea and you can choose from almost anything on their vast menu.

All in all it was an enormously enjoyable experience!

I truly believe that one day tea salons will outstrip coffee houses in Sydney.  There is a change in the air and Sydney siders, who pride themselves on being connoisseurs of almost everything are sure to hop into the latest trend.

Now, dear T2, you really need to open one of these in the CBD near my work!