tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post7006693884053956275..comments2023-07-26T08:53:36.336-07:00Comments on tea closet: Thyme TisaneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-16141357291925857942013-02-28T23:17:35.816-08:002013-02-28T23:17:35.816-08:00I honestly never pay attention to how much they ch...I honestly never pay attention to how much they charge but it is a set fee (all dim sum restaurants do) they add on to the bill, maybe like $1 per person times the total number of guests. You probably never paid attention as it is not much (unless you have a large table with twelve people, for example. ) I actually would ask for two pots of hot water so I can add water to the pot with tea whenever I need to. Plus, it avoids the unfortunate situation of the teapots getting mixed up on its way back to your table ( they sometimes forget which table). I just ask them to fill the pot with no tea leaf. At a non-dim sum place, they do not charge water fee, and you can bring your own tea and just ask for a pot of hot water also. I don't do this all the time but sometimes I just feel like it . :)Irahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689214156396085644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-59165907320705516332013-02-27T21:13:44.135-08:002013-02-27T21:13:44.135-08:00Oh Ira! I didn't know that was allowed. Is thi...Oh Ira! I didn't know that was allowed. Is this something dimsum restarants commonly allow in the Bay area? Ahem and how much is this water fee?hsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-69943702921894676462013-02-27T00:10:33.485-08:002013-02-27T00:10:33.485-08:00Sometimes I bring my own tea to dim sum restaurant...Sometimes I bring my own tea to dim sum restaurants and asked them to just give us a pot of hot water... We expect to pay the water fee but it is definitely more enjoyable.Irahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689214156396085644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-51002757498193589592013-02-26T20:51:54.274-08:002013-02-26T20:51:54.274-08:00While being gouged for buying tea at the airport, ...While being gouged for buying tea at the airport, I complained bitterly to my husband that in China- you can get hot water free at all sorts of public places. To which he wryly replied- "In the United States, you can get safe drinking water in all sorts of public places".<br /><br />Probably the "brewage" fee at a restaurant will be more expensive or same as the actual price of the tea they sell.hsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-39071716789436093362013-02-24T20:33:19.610-08:002013-02-24T20:33:19.610-08:00Have often thought the same thing. Though this is ...Have often thought the same thing. Though this is standard practice in Chinese and Taiwanese tea-houses--pay a water fee. A tea seller in Taipei I once met was adamant about this: "Sure, drink at a teahouse--but always bring your own tea," he told me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com