The Steeping Room
Austin, TX 78758
Phone: (512) 977-8337
03/20/2007 Posted by jmbauer
I wasn't planning on stopping by The Domain when it opened, but when I heard that it included a locally-owned tea shop, I decided to give it a try. It's right next door to the Starbucks, and I'm still trying to decide whether that's ironic or genius. The decor looks more like West Elm than the typical kitschy British tearoom, but I for one like that. The tea menu is huge (4-5 pages), and their lunch menu has organic tea sandwiches, scones, cake, etc. I was going to order some Classic Grey to see how well they did the basics, but then the Kasbah Cooler caught my eye. It's iced mint green tea with pomegranate syrup, and it was wonderful. I normally don't like tea sandwiches, but they had a roast beef on wheat with roasted red peppers and basil mayo, and it turned out fine. They're not dirt-cheap ($9), but also include a side salad with a pretty tasty vinaigrette. So I give it a thumbs-up, and will probably be back for dinner sometime (apparently they have a chai bread pudding).
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