Steeps Tea Lounge

Nice ambiance, good place to chill with a tea and study. The chairs and the washroom are a little worn (a lot worn) but it all adds the indi cool vibe.
Had the chia latte– nice flavour but a little to sweet.

Used my Groupon here for a large pot of fruit infused green tea. The waitress came around to collect pots to add water, which was nice. You get to choose your own tea cup and they were all pretty and unique. The first cup I chose had lip stains on it though so I switched it out. There’s wifi but it kept cutting out. The furniture is quite old and could use an update but I guess it gives the tea house a vintage feel.

A gem of Edmonton.
A great secluded venue with lots of seating. The only time you might not get a seat is during midterm or final season due to how close Steeps is to the University of Alberta. It’s right on Whyte Ave and there is parking in the area right on the street or side streets.
A must for tea-​lovers. The selection is vast. And the staff are also very helpful at recommending something if your unsure or looking for something in particular.
The best part of this place is the tea smelling area. Each tea is in a cute test tube available to ignite your senses!
Order a large tea and right now the promotion is you get a regular for free! This is new!
They do have a small selection of snacks.
Better get a stamp card! They really thought it through and now have a place to stash your stamp card so you don’t have to carry it in your wallet– genius!
And there’s board game night on Fridays– bring your own or try one that’s there. Also something new!
Love Steeps.

Such a great place to pop in for a quiet break to read a book or catch up with an old friend. I just love loose tea and they have the best selection with none of the foo foo — Just plain, awesome, highly varied tea. I don’t need my tea in a turquoise box or a fancy tin with a jacked up sticker price. I’ll take this kind of country home feel any day of the week! The smelling section is handy and they always have a few samples on the go. Snacks vary from visit to visit but usually include an assortment of desserts and savoury treats like samosas.

What a great place to meet friend to relax and catch up. From the unique tea cups to the antique looking chairs and tables, his place can take you away from the busy world for a little while. My only warning is if you have trouble making decision, you may have a little trouble making your order… They have SO many different kinds of teas! It’s wonderful!

Tea? Coffee? Food? You’re in the right place.
Everyone asked me for years if I had ever been to Steeps and although I had been to the one in Calgary but not in Edmonton. After visiting this location, I was not disappointed. A large selection of loose teas available for sale and also a good selection of food. The lunch special was some combo (that I now forget) that sounded delicious and was available for cheap as well.
Great place to grab lunch or just a coffee/​tea.

What a great little teahouse — and a great alternative to my usual haunts (I tend to hit the larger chain coffeeshops). The guy behind the counter walked us through the process of picking a tea, offering opinions on the huge selection. We went with the LemonDrop — delicious — and a HUGE slice of apple pie, which was also tasty. The price was fair, especially when considering the size of the slice we had on our plate. We were there around 9pm on a Wednesday night and there were a few students studying and at least one first date going on. A relaxing place to sit with friends and enjoy some tea and dessert. I’ll be coming back for sure.

Steeps gets 5 stars from me! When I stopped by it was pouring rain and I had about an hour to kill while waiting for my manicure next door. I ordered a slice of the apple pie and the raspberry hot chocolate, logged onto their free wifi and began to blog. It was wonderful! The ambiance is perfect, my hot chocolate was to die for and the apple pie made me feel like I was wrapped up at home under the covers. The pouring rain definitely helped set the mood. I will definitely be heading back here, to do some reading! I also can’t wait to try all of their different teas! They have walls full!

Given my penchant for a good cup of tea I had a real difficult time choosing between 3 and 4 stars for Steeps. The difficulty rating Steeps comes from the fact that they are both a loose leaf tea shop and a café and it’s extremely difficult to do both very well at the same time.
They have a LOT of tea in large tin containers which for the purpose of the café is good, but as a tea store, not so good. The chemicals that provide the wonderful aromas and taste of good tea break down when exposed to air. Large tins of tea that don’t sell quickly are bound to break down fairly fast. I’ve come in 3 or 4 times to potentially buy some loose leaf tea but always balk once I’ve had a good sniff at a few of the teas.
The café side of the business seems pretty good, however. The seating is eclectic, but inviting, they have decent (although expensive) baked goods, free wifi, board games, interesting cup choices, and the aforementioned tea selection. Despite the tea not being very fresh, it’s a darn sight better than a tea bag filled with fannings even if they have a fancy name on them and use a mesh bag. I’ve also tried the London Fog and Chai Latte’s which are decent but not consistently flavoured.

This is a great tea shop! They have a large selection of teas, in addition to pastries and some other drinks (no coffee!). I also love the space, which gives a calm and relaxing feeling. A great place to catch up with friends over a cup of tea. I should also complement them on the matcha latte. I have never been a big matcha latte fan — quite the contrary — but the other night I decided to give it another try at Steeps. Must admit that my match latte was delicious! I will be back for more!

I was a little nervous when I got to Steeps. It was extremely full and the line was nearly out the door. However, I got lucky and while I was waiting a couple tables opened up. I felt bad for the girl running the shop when I visited. Maybe they don’t expect many visitors on Sundays but it appeared she was the only one there for most of the afternoon. She did her best as she could though. It’s impossible to avoid a lineup when you’re alone.
The selection here is fantastic. However, I tend to stick to my favourites (why mess with a good thing?). They have a great Lady Grey tea; classic and lemony, just the way I like it. They also have no problem refilling your hot water.
I really like the atmosphere at Steeps. It’s quiet enough to study but loud enough that you don’t feel awkward having a conversation. They also have a good variety of music playing in the background. I never feel like I need to bring my own iPod to mask it. I also like that no one gives me dirty looks for staying there for almost four hours.

Steeps has a huge collection of teas. It has a great atmosphere and nice setting. The pastry is fresh, though your choice is limited. The scones are warmed up upon request and served with butter and a very delicious jam. Try it with Russian Caravan tea.

Love it, they have the best Lady Grey outside of the U.K.

Steeps is a very special place to me. This is where my best friend and I first realized we were more than just friends, where I got engaged (unfortunately on the street in front instead of inside due to someone being VERY late for work on a Sunday!), and where we took some of my favorite engagement photos. The tea here is plentiful, they have some of the best Mates I have had anywhere, and when they do have live music it is goooood. It’s a fairly busy place with the university crowd but worth a visit if you are looking for a place to catch up or even if you are by yourself with a good book or a laptop.

What I like about Steeps, other than it being a great place to study or chill in the evening, is that it doesn’t sell itself the way other tea/​coffee chains do. They provide tea cups if you are dining in; they don’t expect you to buy some overpriced tea mug with tacky advertisements for their shop slapped across it if you want to be environmentally friendly. It’s a pretty chill place, and doesn’t feel «all business» like some other coffee chains do.
Their tea selection is the best I’ve ever seen, sample jars taking up the top half of three full bookshelves at the front of the store. You can open these jars and smell them in order to facilitate your decision. They have a lot of unique and interesting flavors, like «orange creamsicle,» for example, and their cherry herbal tea is the best! I’d like to try new flavors every time I go, but I can’t not get the cherry.
I didn’t even know they offered live music until one day when I happened to stumble in right before they were putting on a show. Unexpected free live music totally made my night! And the quality of the show was just as good as any you’d pay for.
They offer an assortment of baked goods, but like most tea/​coffee places, they are kind of expensive. This is really the only reason I’m giving them four stars instead of five… I’d really love to be able to grab a bite there while I’m studying or reading.

This is the perfect place for a little student studying or some light reading during the daytime, and a wonderful spot for some live music in the evening.
A great space with a wall of teas to choose from (plus specialties like matcha and chai lattes), the staff here are quite knowledgeable about the teas that they offer. A few baked goods are featured at the counter as well.
I like trying to pick a different tea each time I come here. It’s great to be able to smell all of the different teas before committing to one.
Definitely come by to chat over an ultra-​delicious smelling pot of tea and take in the sights and sounds!

I love it here. The atmosphere is so laid-​back and the staff are very welcoming. My stitching group has found a home and we are always well taken care of, Rene and company treat us great!
Sadly for me, they have been helpful enough to get me hooked on several different teas that they can’t get in anymore (to date: four and counting!). Guess I just have to keep trying new ones!
Also, love the free Wi-​Fi — a huge bonus for those of us without smartphones!

I go to Steeps because I have a friend who doesn’t drink coffee, but will have a tea. For what it is, this a pretty nice tea shop with a good selection of teas that I’d recommend buying and brewing at home to get a proper cuppa. Unfortunately, you’re not going to get one here. What Starbucks does to lower the expectation of what good coffee is, Steeps does to tea.
I’m Asian and spent a while in England and my general observation is that no one in North America knows what a cup of tea should be. First, the steeping process is continuous and the leaves should circulate in hot water in a thick ceramic pot that holds the heat in. Use a Brown Betty that’s first warmed with hot water before trying to brew with it. The leaves are strained when poured and not crushed to the bottom in a French press designed to brew coffee. In fact a glass French press can’t retain the heat properly and your last cup will be too cold unless you’re some kind of tea gulping machine (not really conducive to a relaxing cup). The effect is to treat loose tea as a tea bag experience, in which case, you have to ask why bother. Go to Tim’s and get a bag and a paper cup of hot water for a lot less money.
All in all, though, they have a great selection of tea, just a terrible way of brewing it.

I would have loved to give 4*s to Steeps, especially given the lovely experience I had. For a tea lover, this place is perfect. They have a wide variety of loose teas, decent service, free wifi with a democratic allowance of 2 hours at their house and a small collection of eats. One thing I really like about this place is that you’ve got to pick and choose your own cup that you’d like to drink tea from. The tea is served in French presses and once you’ve found your fav cup, you can begin to enjoy the great tea!
When you enter the tea house, your experience begins with a gradual browsing through their different jars of teas. They serve a variety of green, white, red and of course, black teas. My main complaint with this place is that they don’t have a formal list of teas to browse through (like a menu or something) and within the generality of cafes, that seems to be fine. However, that’s the main reason I give steeps a ⁷⁄₁₀ (if I could, at least). When they have like 30 – 40 teas to choose from, with many of the tea jars behind the counter and hard to read, it becomes hard to pick the right tea for yourself, unless you’re entering the café with your mind set on a particular tea.
The other thing, I feel, that should be a minimum standard for a high quality tea house is sample jars. Small samples of each tea placed in these jars, to sniff through while a decision is being made, instead of sniffing into a full jar of tea (that could be a little gross). In that sense, it seems to be targeting a bit of a yuppier audience, rather than tea lovers looking for that perfect cup of tea.

Steeps is the newest location of the Alberta-​based tea franchise. Like in other locations, the walls are lined with jars of tea, rooibos, and infusions to sniff. Once you decide what you would like, the staff prepares a freshly-​brewed pot for you to enjoy. There is also a selection of chai lattes (using Steeps’ own original recipe), hot chocolate, and machta beverages (a green tea based drink).
Steeps also has a selection of desserts, some rich and others more healthy. A few vegetarian items such as samosas and soup can serve as a light meal or snack. Customers can enjoy free WiFi, although for some reason I can never get it to work on my computer. Oh well — this is still a fun place to hang out.