Elizabeth R.
Yelp
I'm doing the Japanese language program at Middlebury this summer, so I basically spend all of my waking hours studying. On Saturdays, I like to come here and sit with my laptop, sip endless cups of tea, and eat the occasional chocolate goodie. This place really does have a great ambiance and a really nice tea selection. Their summer iced teas are just what I need on a hot day, and I love that they give you bottomless hot water so you can get 10 infusions from a pu-ehr tea, or 7 from an oolong (for example).
Oh, and their cinnamon rooibos was incredibly good. It contained fresh cinnamon.
Don't be afraid if you don't really know tea- the staff are very kind and would be happy to help you pick one out. A couple of notes- no AC, but it's rarely hot enough in there, even during the worst of the summer, to be a problem. Also, they don't take credit cards, so if you don't have cash, duck into the pharmacy right behind them, where you can get cash back with any purchase.
Also, they prefer if you bring your own to-go cup, but they do have glass jars for you to take with you if you'd like, say, an iced tea for the road- and they're happy if you bring them back.
They were willing to let me keep a tab here if I'd be back (how kind is that?) but I went and fetched some cash at the pharmacy to pay them with.
A good quiet place to work with free wireless. Worth the trek.