Tea at Samovar

Chai invited me for tea with her friends this afternoon after realizing I'm in SF. :) It's good to meet her before we leave tomorrow. :)

It's our first visit to Samovar at Yerba Buena Gardens. We like the park setting of the tea lounge. It's a nice tranquail nook in busy downtown SF.

Samavor pairs its food with tea. Chai's afternoon tea selection was a Moorish Service. It consisted of halloumi & veggie kebabs, mint Salad, hummus, roasted eggplant, greek yogurt, herbed crackers, chevre-stuffed dates and mint tea. She liked the food but not the mint tea as it had honey added to it. Some things have to be taken in its original state and we felt mint tea is one of them.

I had a heavy lunch with Sharon's sister, Angela & BIL, William earlier on. So I was happy with a pot of Lychee Black. On the menu it says "lychee fruit naturally sweetens this light, salubrious brew". Well I wasn't blown away by it.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The only thing I like about Samovar is its location. Food & tea wise were average. Tea places in Singapore, Shanghai, London, Tokyo & Hong Kong have much better offerings.
 
Details of Samovar:
730 Howard Street
San Francisco
CA 94103
T: +415 227 9400
W: http://samovarlife.com/