My favourite 'coffee shop', the food is delious, made on the premises; excellent friendly service; the cups are fine china; & of course the tea is superb - and a huge range. Great for special ladies occasions too:)

I came here twice when I was in Townsville early last year (the third was on Sunday and they had no tables left). The room is very white, clean and ornamental looking, with decorations and tea-related items to buy on shelves. My friend said it looked very clinical but I think the white colour scheme suits, as the menu is very modern and detailed (pages of different teas). The service was nice and pleasant, I ordered at the counter once but the next time I went it was table service and the girl took my order after I was seated. Either or suits me, but the table service was something different for a cafe. My tea was excellent (smokey earl grey) and the scones tasted fresh from the oven, not microwaved like some places do. The scones weren't just "scones" either, the flavour I had was lemon and rose. When I was back in WA I had further correspondence via email with Absolute Tea about where to buy that particular blend of tea; they went above and beyond to find a local supplier :)

Approximate cost: $8