Brew

When I was invited to go in a tea shop in Liverpool I was expecting to eat starbucksish cakes and have earl grey, PG tips or Lipton tea, in a kitsch venue. I was completely wrong. Brew is the kind of place I enjoyed spending time, chilling out. Living in France now, it is actually a place I really miss. They have a large choice of teas from mild, to spicy, smoked or fruity. And hot tea is not all they have! You can find cold cocktail beverages made from tea, whole fruits and juice which are really tasty. How I long to know the receipe of their fruits of the forest Sangria… The cakes they serve are also good. In two words: GOOOOOOOO already!

BREW HAS SADLY NOW CLOSED. You have to love this place. :-D It is a bit pricey but that maintains exceptional standards and ensures a certain clientele. Staff and customers are friendly here. The team are extremely knowledgeable and will advise and discuss tea with passion and interest. If you’re sick of chain coffee shops and greasy spoons then check it out. The atmosphere is ideal, with comfortable seats and non-​offensive music. This makes Brew the ideal oasis in the madness of Liverpool shopping centre.

Cute, non-​pretentious tea shack with a library of books to borrow and comfy chairs. The millionaire shortbread and lemon cake are to die for. Near central station.

As others have pointed out Brew is by no means cheap but the the drinks are really good, the cakes are great and the slices huge, the atmosphere is great. The staff are very friendly, neither pushy nor bored and are very helpful.
I have never visited at peak times but during weekdays there is always plenty of space and room to set up a laptop to get on with work whilst enjoying your refreshment.
It can be a bit dark inside and maybe a bit austere for some tastes but it suits me well.

I’ve been to Brew a couple of times now, and it’s always been brilliant. The staff there are incredibly friendly and seem to be real tea fans, the atmosphere is great, and they have a huge selection of really good quality teas and snacks. They also sell loose leaf tea pouches and accessories such as infusers and cups, which is perfect for when you’ve tasted something that you really like there and want to make it at home. Basically, the perfect place for any tea lover!

Love this little tea room, with an amazing selection of teas ranging green tea smoothies to spicy chai’s and everything inbetween.
Free wifi, comfy sofas with a great selection of sandwiches and cakes, the staff here really know their sencha’s from their Pu erh’s. So if you not sure what to order, they will give you a quick tea 101 and a blend you something to suit.

Tea. Think of a lovely cup of tea. Who doesn’t like tea? Anybody who doesn’t like tea is probably wrong in the head and needs to be stopped before they go off and commit a war crime or something.
Brew is an unnecessarily hip kind of place with walls as rich and green as the Amazon but as soothing as Dorset. The tea here is indeed good stuff and the sandwiches, while a tad pricey, were still scrumptious. I’m just not sure about the whole ethos of sexing up tea. Who isn’t already aware of how splendid it is? War criminals and hermits. That’s who.

Okay. I will leave the fancy-​shmancy to the nine other people who have reviewed this place and take you down to the nitty-​gritty.
This place harbours thieves. Okay, not really harbours, but rather attracts. The first and only time I have been here I was with a group of friends and one of the girls had her bag stolen. It was under the table, between her feet, and not easily accessible.
While the staff here did take care of us as well as they could by calling the police, helping the girl fill out a report, etc., and offering us some free drinks, after some questioning some of my other friends and acquaintances I heard that others have had similar experiences here.
There are no security cameras in this shop, or outside this shop. They share a camera network with some shops in the vicinity, but there are no CCTV cameras especially dedicated to Brew.
WATCH your bags, people! PLEASE!

I feel as though I have to review Brew, even though many people have already beaten me to it!
This is a remarkable success story, and a fantastic little café. Given that there is already three or four other independent café’s on Bold Street, as well as a Starbucks and a Nero, this place has created a good solid brand, which I’m sure will franchise out to be just as big as its competitors.
Inside holds a lovely décor, with big comfy couches, friendly staff and the winner for me. Free Wi Fi!
They have a great selection of teas, and all the staff know the teas inside out! They also have a great selection of smoothie teas and coffees, and a large selection of pastries and snacks.
I would personally recommend the Banana Green Tea Smoothie, it’s amazing, really thick and genuinely tastes like banana.
They often have a member of staff outside handing out samples of their latest concoction, and every one of them I’ve tried has been fantastic.
Ten out of ten for Brew!

With their slogan «Letting Tea out of the Bag» Brew comes across as the freedom fighter for the Tea Leaf. They have all sorts on offer here and I was tempted in by a taster outside of a sangria punch tea shot which told me quite passionately that this was not just a place for your average PG tips.
I felt like a bit of a traitor buying coffee in there but yep you got me I’m just not a tea-​drinker, however, I will definitely be back to try it out because if anyone can change my mind I think it will be the inexhaustible menu at Brew!
The Carrot cake is amazing and oddly, the décor is rather jungle-​esque, I felt like I was sat in a forest, albeit a comfortable seat, all that was missing was some birdsong. (Lots of green! I love that the counter has luminous green under-​lighting– my feet felt were transformed into the Wicked Witch of the West’s!)
Ooh, and they have a little bookshelf at the back with some good reads on it if you fancy a bit of escapism with your tea.

Oh lovely, a place dedicated to the honest to goodness, down to earth brew — uh, oh hang on, a chai what? ginger and lemon who?
Ah damn it not even the humble tea bag can escape the 21^st century!
Brew is a dedicated shop to the art of tea and every possible form of tea is available — i hope so anyway, more would just be ridiculous. Far from the slightly jittery, ediness of your usual coffee shop, there is a laidback vibe here at brew and my laptop is far outnumbered by those reading a book?! Free wifi is wasted on some people
There is, of course, the slight wiff of crusty, hippiness about the place although cunningly covered up through modern takes on floral patterned wall paper and the smooth fm playlist might take some time to get used to before you find yourself succumbing to Smokey Robinson and Lionel Ritchie.
Before you know it I have forgotten my inhibitions and find a Cinammon Chai Latte in front of me.

Fancy a nice cup of tea? Well Brew on Bold St. will certainly provide that.
The moment you enter you will realise that choosing a «cuppa» is not that simple. The choice of teas is absolutely spellbinding. Fortunately the very nice people behind the counter were both Liverpool friendly and suitably knowledgeable.
Brew is a tea lovers paradise and suitable answer to the veritable plethora of coffee shops. In contrast to most coffee shops, the tea brewers take your order and bring it to your table, good service indeed and very civilised. All that is not to say coffee lovers should stay away as you also find this has as many forms of a caffeine hit as you can think of.
If you find tea and coffee themselves «too wet» as the adverts say and if your waistline will stand up to it there is also a tempting range of dippables and dunkables!

Iced Tea
Fruit Tea
Green Tea
Earl Grey Tea
Jasmine Dragon Tea
Mint ‘n’ Chilli Tea
Scousers Breakfast Tea
Tea Latte
Loose Leaf Tea
Teapots
& Teaware
As you might have guessed, Brew is a cool café that specialises in all kinds of tea to sip in or take away. The selection and flavour assortment is staggering as is their commitment to only brewing loose leaf tea using filtered and temperature controlled water.
The irony is, despite drinking and loving their teas, I usually order an americano and a slice of one of their home-​made cakes. I’ve tried the Victoria sponge, the iced lemon and the carrot cake and they were all D*E*L*I*C*I*O*U*S. They were also twice the size and half the price you’d pay down south!

At first glance, I thought Brew was just another one of those fancy tea rooms following the latest trend of coffee shops like Costa, Starbucks and Caffe Nero but I have to say that I was pretty impressed by my first ever drink at this café. I was stood at the front considering what to order as they had so many varieties of drinks on offer, most of which I’d never heard of before and to be honest, they all sounded made up and random especially designed for this brewery.
After much thought, I decided to go with the banana green tea as advertised on the front window which just hit me in the face as I walked in. This drink was a concoction of banana, iced green tea, vanilla and milk topped with fluffy cream. It only took a few sips to quench my thirst and the flavours actually worked well together as I did have my doubts about this unusual combination of smoothie/​tea.
One thing that struck me is that this brewery is unique which is what makes it special (even though it is expensive) but overall, I was impressed by the drink and relaxing environment. Next time, I’m going to try a cake or two as they looked delicious!

I completely agree with the review before me, it’s so refreshing to see tea making a comeback against the coffee giants of the world! However, this isn’t just your usual pot of tea with one of those little manky plastic pots of 10 day old milk… this is a world of tea lattes and smooTEA. Sounds interesting doesn’t it?
Brew are trying to establish the good old British cup of tea as young, hip and trendy similar to what Costa, Starbucks, Caffe Nero and others have done with coffee. They’ve given tea a twist by making it trendy! Fabulous.
The actual tea house is a lovely little space, it’s modern and relaxing, the perfect spot to chill out for half an hour in the middle of your shopping, or even for a business meeting.

This is tea fighting back against all the Starbucks and Costas etc of the world. Specialising in loose tea, and offering wondrous things like tea lattes and tea smoothies, the people of Brew are devoted to the art of a good cuppa. And after all, England is the land of tea.
For loose-​leaf-​lovers, Brew offers around 35 different blends of tea, so there should be something to suit everyone. Having recently given up dairy, and craving my usual skinny caramel latte, Brew is a godsend. I was dragged into Starbucks not so long ago (against my will — I’m a Costa gal) and asked for a peppermint tea. They looked at me blankly and I ended up getting an afternoon tea that was so strong I could taste the tannin before the the water touched my lips. I think it’s safe to say you’re better going to coffee shops for coffee, and tea houses for tea.

With the closing of Coffee Republic, and too many coffee chains on Bold Street, this is a perfect hide-​away from the hustle and bustle.
The place is cozy but has an appearance of a chain in the making. The food is fresh and the drinks piping hot. I think it is rather expensive but you get what you pay for, and free wifi is a nice touch!

With locations on Bold Street and St. Paul’s Square, Brew is rapidly becoming a bit of a Liverpudlian institution. And, quite frankly, it’s not difficult to see why. In fact, I’d even go so far as to say it’s the best independent café in Merseyside.
Brew specialises in serving all manner of exotic and exciting blends of tea. Indeed, even if you went in there every day for a month and tried something new from the menu each time, you’d still probably not get through it all. I’m a huge fan of their Mint & Chilli blend, which is just the thing to wash down one of their delicious sandwiches, or even one of their sumptuous chocolate Whoopie Pies which are perfectly bite sized morsels of sweetness.
The only thing that occasionally lets Brew down is the fact that their service has a habit of falling apart a bit when the place gets really busy (for instance on Saturday afternoons). The last time I was there, I had to give my order to three separate people in order to get served! But this is just a minor point — go in most days and you usually find service with a smile.
Add free Wi-​Fi (meaning you can spend your days working there and sipping tea to your hearts content) and the ability to buy your very own teapot and Brew tea blend to take home with you, and you’ve got all the ingredients for a practically perfect tea shop.