West China Tea - Austin, Texas

Erina Kim

They mentioned they're moving locations when we stopped in for the first time the other day. The vibe was great and will be sad to see them have to leave the current spot, but I'm looking forward to seeing the new place. Teas were amazing, the service was friendly and welcoming, and I think it makes a great date place if you both are into teas!

Picked up a jasmine tea that was recommended to me by one of the staff as a personal favorite, and it made for a really good cold brew. It's nice knowing that all of the tea is imported from local places in China, and I learned a lot just in the first visit. Definitely going back to try out some other teas!

Victoria Celesté

What an interesting tea house! I'm an avid tea drinker, and I've never really found a viable option to try new teas since most places focus on the typical kind. This is beyond a tea house, it's a community. The setting is very relaxing and social for those looking to have more mellow interactions. Besides them having the best selection of tea I've seen in Austin, they were able to provide knowledgeable suggestions based on our preferred flavor profiles. We were also able to ask questions about the histories of the different types we tried. Highly recommend the group tasting so you can meet others with the shared interests 🙂

Sidney Esposito

I had such a lovely time with Liz! She helped me pick the perfect green tea out and then we sat and had a few pots together <3 I am sipping on my tea at home now and feel heavenly:) This place was referred to me be another herbalist as having the highest quality/best sourced tea around so I had to try it out! Can’t wait for your new location!

David Pham

Nut allergies beware!...just kidding, tea has no nuts.

Stellar service and experience with Nick today with our party of six. We did the private tea tasting and were able to select four teas to have a Gongfu Cha experience over 2 hours and 15 minutes. The experience means that the tea is steeped quickly around 10 times, and you sample the tea at different levels of steeping to identify how the flavors mature. So we got around 30-40 small cups of tea over that course of time. ($20/hr/person = $270 for our group)

Nick was great conversation during our time, along with sharing his wealth of tea knowledge.

I'm not sure if it's something I would do often due to the cost, but the offering is fantastic and they do other styles like self service and a "brewer's choice" tea bar that are more affordable.

Eric Bliss

My wife and I came by after enjoying a Japanese tea tasting just over a month ago elsewhere and constantly driving by this place. Happy we did. We sat at the bar and enjoyed around 4-5 pots of different teas served to everyone sitting around. Our server educated us on all the things happening while taking questions and obviously enjoying his parr in it all. We left with some tea coin samples and another tea set to supplement our own stock. My wife is a Sommelier, so her pleasure speaks volume for the tasting experience. Great service, beautiful atmosphere, nice vibe with the music, great tea. 5 stars.

J C

It’s an experience! Wow! If you want to just relax with a friend and do something new, this is the place. It’s great little tea house that keeps close to tradition. The staff was very friendly to new coming and had patience with my annoying kids ❤️. The staff was very knowledgeable about teas and were able to walk me through what I was drinking and it’s make up!

It’s hard to find things to do as adults at night that aren’t too fixated on drinking. This is a great place for those who don’t want to drink or want to do something on their lunch break.

Sit at a table with strangers and share a cup of tea.

我爱喝茶

Travis Black

Sat at the Gong Fu table while Annie was hosting. Not only were all the teas high quality, and delicious, but the service was outstanding. Annie went above and beyond to make me and my family feel at home.. such a fantastic experience. I’m excited to try the teas I purchased for home use, and I’m already looking forward to my next visit.

Josh

A great experience for conversations or dates over an elegant tea service. A variety of room settings and seating formats for couples, groups, or meeting strangers. Informative and encouraging staff eager to provide recommendations and demonstrations.