This is a truly an authentic Chinese Tea House that focuses on the medicinal properties of teas…read more Yet, Mr. Low does keep popular teas such as Earl Grey and Chai on hand for us westerners. The bonus is he will tell you their medical properties based on their ingredients. I was browsing for good places to purchase loose tea on the internet and came upon a review of SpécialThés on steepster.com. The posted picture made it look so authentic that I had to try it out. I was not disappointed. Mr. Low, the manager, was a pleasure to talk to and is so knowledgeable in teas. He has a wide variety of teas for every taste. I asked for a Pur'eh (red tea), he gave me three different types to smell and my noise deciphered the best on. I think I impressed him, as he kept on telling me "you choose the best." He asked me how I learned about this place, and I said I saw a review on the internet. Apparently, a tea fanatic had tried all the tea places in Montreal and deemed his the best. He never heard from her again, except people have been trickling into his store due to a review she posted on the internet. You can read the review that influenced me here: http://steepster.com/places/3052-specialithes-slash-specialteas-montreal-qc . If you love loose leaf tea and wish to expand your horizons, I strongly recommend Mr. Low's shop on the corner of Clark and René-Lévesque. P.S.: - Make sure to take your notebook with you when you go to this shop because you have to write down or memorize the steeping instructions. - Keep in mind the price on the bottles is tax included, so the quality of tea is superior to David's Tea for the same dollar price.

Such a wonderful place, I got there with my 7 year old son and he welcomed us in this tea place…read morelike it was his house, he opened the jar to make us smell his awesome teas to the both of us and was really kind and knowledgable about his teas, the selection available is also very large, can't go wrong with this place, highly recommended!

Immediate online response about product that I was looking for and where the store is located at .read more

From the owner: Our main focus is to carry the highest quality natural products from around the worldread more

Hubs has sworn by NYC's Lin Sister on Bowery for that last 30 years to cure his colds and to rid…read morehis body of other things before starting a new job in the past. Plus hubs loves TCM because it takes a holistic approach. So, while in Montréal during Christmas '24, hubs was feeling out of sorts and something brought on a nasty, hacking cough that he couldn't control. Because of his love for TCM, hubs Googled one and Vanshow H. in Chinatown also came up winning on Yelp. The sitting area is simple, has a small waiting area up front and a self-serve tea brewing kettle at no cost for those who are waiting- which came in handy while I waited for hubs. Vanshow offers intriguing full-leaf herbs, small-batch+handcrafted blends, dietary products and ointments. When all was said and done, hubs was given herbs to wipe out the nasty cough and strengthen his entire system. Even though we cut our Montréal vacation short so hubs can prep his tea ASAP at home, his visit here was tremendously helpful. Once home and the days wore on, Vanshow's herbal Mulberry blend was exceptionally beneficial in taking care of hubs' cough. These folks have a reputation and it shows- plus they provided excellent quality all around.

Dr.Xie is by far the best herbal Dr around. Been using him for more the 17 years and has taken care…read moreof many health issues for me naturally. No appt needed walk in. Just avoid Sunday's very very busy.

They say they have "bulk delivery". You decide…read more Ali once claimed I was the St. Henri store's first customer. I have type-2 diabetes. Which I've mentioned multiple times to ALI, as I've tried for 40 years to get him to carry stevia, the only acceptable sugar substitute for diabetics (according to my doctor). So much fun realizing they just eliminated it from their shelves...altogether. But it was this bulk grain order that's turned me off this store, perhaps for good: I ordered 5 X 20KG bags of grain. Kamut, Spelt Rye, Buckwheat and Oats. The Kamut, Spelt, Rye and Oats arrived in a reasonable amount of time. And, as I am handicapped, Ali brought it right up to the third floor. Nice. I haven't seen any sign of the buckwheat, in the 5 months since. Despite Ali giving his word it was coming. But the oats were the kicker. "Not fit for human consumption" is the description I'd give them. Every mouthful a festival of oat husks, and I'm spitting that &^%%$ out for an hour after every breakfast. I told Ali about it, days after it was delivered, and again, he gave me his word it'd be replaced. 5 months later, I'm still waiting. When the weather's good enough for me to get to the store, with my two canes and without my ebike, limited to about 3 blocks range...I limp to the store and I'm told that "Ali doesn't want to deal with this." Well. I don't exactly want to deal with an enormous bag of pig-oats, which I'm now forced to eat every day. I NEED oats for my diet. And there's no way I can carry a 20KG bag downstairs to throw it out. So now I'm forced to eat BAD oats I don't like...and to wonder why I'm being treated so shoddily. So "bulk delivery"??? Meh. Use TAU

Beau choix d'aliments, cependant mardi soir dernier quand j'ai payé les produits , la caissière…read moreetait très enrhumée elle a touché mes produits et j'ai eu peur d'attraper son virus et comme de fait le jour suivant j'ai commencé à être enrhumée et aujourd'hui je teste positif à la Covid! C'est très irresponsable de recevoir des clients si vs êtes malade, vous me faites rater mon Noël, je ne pourrai fêter en famille!

I was looking for frozen pink pitaya for my smoothies and I found it on their website. They offer…read morefree shipping for Montreal and surroundings for orders of a certain amount, and orders placed before 11am are delivered on the same day. However from the items I ordered, 2 have been refunded, another item has been replaced by a completely different product. But I really needed that item! Their website isn't updated as some of the products can be added to the shopping cart even though they are not available. I was concerned as I didn't received any message about the delivery, only to find the box outside my door the next morning. Despite the confusion, I am thankful for the fast delivery service.

Order placed online, overnight (3 day) shipping paid for. No notification of out of stock items…read more Emailed a few days later to ask for update, reply stated we will look into it. No further reply or explanation. Follow up call to find order, informed some items out of stock. Poor communication, poor website inventory.

Small shop with a nice array of European/French grocery products. Ideal place to find a unique item…read moreand perfect for gifts. Great for fine foods, treats, teas, sauces and even beauty/cleaning items that you won't find elsewhere. I was particularly interested in the French skincare care brands such as Le Petit Marseillais and Dop which are normally very hard to find in Canada. They had a decent selection of soaps and bodywashes priced fairly compared to the original prices in Europe. If you are not familiar with the brands, you may still be impressed by the goods - we ended up purchasing some specialty sodas and unique potato chips along with other snacks. Excellent and friendly service from the staff. Wish the selection was bigger and some things more affordable, I noticed they had a section of discounted goods that were close to or past their best before date therefore I think this shop doesn't get enough customers or may not sell enough products.