Une grenouille dans la théière

On Tuesday, Ranitaloca and I headed over to Une grenouille dans la théière following a most awesome lunch at Ramen-Ya. It was our first time checking the place out, but figured why not? We have our conscience verte coupons, so let's do it (you buy a piece of pie or cake and get free tea - so a total cost of $3.50 - awesome deal). 

The place is located on 5940 St-hubert, close to Beaubien metro station and starts just after Plaza St-hubert ends. It's a rather nice location - slightly out of the way and quiet. It's small and has nice decor - turquoise, gold and red fill the room. I guess it can fit about 15 people comfortably. 

Ranita got cranberry almond pie with a Jasmine Dragon Pearl tea and I got apricot almond pie with Da hong pao oolong tea (something new!). 

Da hong pao

As is customary with tea outings, we shared our teas. I am an absolute fan of Jasmine Dragon Pearl tea - classic and you can't really go wrong with jasmine. It also smells amazing. Da hong pao is something new - at Grenouille they said there's actually some debate as to whether it is an oolong or red tea. On wikipedia, it says it's an artisanal tea and as such, the crops are very small, giving it quite the price tag (I think it was 8$ or more for 25 g, which is about 5 cups of tea, albeit multiple infusions). In addition it has a rich history, which you can read on Wiki.  The tea itself is really good, it's not too strong and is slightly fruity. I probably should've written about it on Tuesday, because I don't remember the exact taste, just that it was good and Ranita really loved it and wanted to buy it. 

Overall, Grenouille is a great tea place and I would definitely go back to drink tea. It's excellent for chilling given it's slightly secluded location and has some original decor (china hats with fringe for light covers!). On the other hand, I probably wouldn't buy tea because they are rather pricy and for good reason - their teas are organic. But, it's not always affordable. One interesting thing is their pie is rather cheap and tasty, too. Most times cakes cost more than tea, but tis not the case here. So if you happen to have the conscience verte coupon, use it! But even if not, the place is worth a visit for sure.