The cultural lineage of this place is certainly interesting, since from what I understand, this is…read morethe only Canadian location of an Indian restaurant from Japan. The restaurant is beautiful with both Indian and Japanese design sensibilities. They have a table service restaurant with both high tea and an extensive a la carte menu, and it looks like you can also buy mithai in bulk. The food isn't really Japanese-Indian fusion as you might expect, but more like Japanese impression of Indian food, if that makes sense? There's a few hints of Japanese and Asian influence, but the menu is mostly modern Indian. All vegetarian. There's no vegan or gluten free options for afternoon tea, but the a la carte menu includes many clearly labeled vegan and GF dishes. I wanted to try the afternoon tea set to get a wide sampling of their offerings. The set included: corn spinach puff, paneer tikka slider, cream cheese cucumber sandwich, samosa, chutneys for dipping, manchurian skewers, orange cranberry scone with whipped cream, rose rasmalai cake, dodha crunch, motichoor cheesecake parfait, and the choice between masala chai, coffee, or hot/iced caffe latte. It's $32/person for the set, which is a great price. I also appreciated that it was possible to order the set for just one person since it seems like many teahouses will only do it for 2+ people. I thought all of the items in the set were pretty good, and there was a balance between the sweet and savoury items. The only things that really left anything to be desired were that the scone was a bit dry and crumbly, and I thought the tandoori paneer could have been more flavourful. In general the flavours of the savoury items were a bit more subtle than in typical authentic Indian food, but for the most part it didn't come across as bland to me, just a different take on it. The standouts in the set were: the paneer slider - even if the paneer itself didn't impress, I loved the almost flaky texture of the pav - the manchurian, and the rose rasmalai cake. Also, the cream cheese cucumber sandwich had cilantro or chutney or something in the cream cheese which made it much more interesting than the plain version of this sandwich. The masala chai (my chosen drink) was also very good. It was served in a pot that contained 2 small servings. My waiter was very friendly and stopped by a few times to check in. When I was done eating and wanted my bill, it was easy to get his attention. I visited at what seemed like a quiet time so I didn't have much competition for attention. One thing that I thought was odd was when he gave me the machine to pay, there was no tip option - it would be cool if they had a no-tip policy, but I never saw any mention of it, so I wonder if he accidentally bypassed the tip when putting in my charge. It was an interesting and very pleasant experience. I was so curious about this place that I made a trip out from Vancouver just to try it (and couldn't get anyone willing to go to Surrey for afternoon tea with me, hence the afternoon tea order for one), and it was worth the trip!

I used to love their Afternoon Tea, but will no longer visit this place. the food quality is not…read moreeven close to what it used to be. I would not mind that the price went up if the quality of food remained the same.

Being from Seattle and someone who is always at a bowling alley to watch, I think a boba shop…read moreconnected to an alley is the best business concept ever. I was in Surrey watching my boyfriend's bowling tournament and loved how Zone Bowling had different businesses connected to the alley-- double entrances depending on if you wanted to go through the alley or just from the outside. I just got a classic Oolong milk tea with boba since that is one of my go-to's at home. It was very flavorful and the boba itself had a great texture! Also, there was just one person working who had to handle the busy line of money mangagement, making the drinks, and calling them out. Kudos to them!

I have a coupon expiring March 31, 2020. I can't waste a BOGO coupon that we got in the mail. It…read moredefinitely needs to be used. B, J and I came here to grab bubble tea to go. Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, no sit in allowed. All tables and chairs have been pushed to the side. They have a sanitize dispenser installed for their customers. I ended up getting the hazelnut milk tea with grass jelly. The drink was ok. It wasn't super sweet. I don't get to choose my sugar level or ice level. There are two bubble tea places in the area. B and J liked their drinks. One is Presto tea and the other is Pearl Fever. Pearl Fever has been in the hood for awhile now. Due to its location. I would definitely come back

Located at the corner of 72 Ave and 124 Streer, you won't miss it. It is hard to find parking in…read morethe lot even on a Sunday when most businesses in the tiny plaza are closed. It was busy when I was there, almost full house, which explained the full parking lot. I decided to just get the chai as it was quick, plus there was no available tables. Somehow the chai here didn't taste as good as the others I tried from their other locations. It was not as strong or sweet despite ordering the classic.

First time in Vancouver BC and received the best service from Harsam, the food was great and the…read moredrinks were amazing and made fast.

Prado is conveniently located near Surrey Central station and KPU. Nice cafe with plenty of room to…read moresit and study. They tend to close early at 5PM. I had their Blueberry scone ($4.95) and flat white ($5.10). Scone was not bad. There weren't much pastries to choose from when I was there after 4. Flat white was tiny and tasted bit too bitter for me. There was a washroom on the rear side, but it's only open during business hours. I can only think of 3 stars for overall experience. It was too expensive for just a small pastry and coffee.

A lovely cafe with lots of space/seats…read more Unfortunately, I didn't really enjoy anything I ordered but it wasn't bad. It was more about my fussy palate and me being picky. I am not a huge fan of sugar. I got a Gluten free cookie. It was overly sweet for me, I couldn't eat even half of it. I don't think the marshmallows were necessary because it's already so sweet! If you're a sweet tooth and GF, this may be the cookie for you! If it only had half of the sugar, I would've loved it. I also got the matcha latte and didn't like it at all. It was grainy and the foam threw me off. If i'm having a hot beverage with foam, I like the foam to be velvety and silky smooth. But again, that's my personal choice and me being fussy. My colleagues had wraps and one said it was delicious. Service was great. The lovely ladies who served us were friendly.

This is a little store front inside Sungod Rec Centre. Works when you need coffee or food but can…read morebe busy. Seating is just in the lobby area

absolutely divine cheesecake, i think inhaled it in seconds. rich cheese flavour, tiramisu…read moreperfectly complimented the cheese. graham cracker base was also not too brittle and perfectly crumbly matcha latte had a very strong flavour and wasn't too milky. i was pleasantly surprised

Great service. Excellent coffee…read more Friendly service. Spacious. Lots of seats. Very clean.

Great local coffee house. Great scones!…read more The service is also very and if go more than a couple times the staff usually remembers your last order.

This was a cute little place with very friendly staff. I greatly appreciate kindness and…read morecheerfulness, so this is the reason for the three stars. The coffee was very disappointing. I always look for awesome coffee wherever I travel and so far I have not found great coffee in Vancouver. I always get a plain latte so I can taste the coffee well. The coffee was very bitter, although not as bad as a couple other places I've tried here in Vancouver. So if you are looking for a flavorful and robust coffee, this is not the place.