Dear Beehive Tearoom,
I am over you. Your signs are getting more aggressive*, your teas are now upwards of $5 a pot (!), and your wait times–perhaps because of your aggressive signage–are the longest they’ve been in the six years I’ve been visiting you.
Beehive Tearoom, I love the thought that you serve delicious teas and pastries, but if I’m full of fear and can’t afford your delicacies, it’s really not worth it anymore.
Also, why are you serving beer? And hipster beer, at that? Does a tearoom that’s open until 6:30 really have a demand for PBR? I expected better from you. I expected tea from you.
So, Beehive Tearoom, don’t expect me to be back. I just can’t overlook things like this any longer.
Signed disappointedly,
Karen
*One of the many aggressive signs: “Preparing tea takes time. If you do not have the time or patience to wait, please come back when you do.” (Another aggressive sign tells us that wait times are typically “15-40 minutes.” For tea? Are they building a fire on which to boil the kettle?)
I’d say try it once, long after the lunch rush, because the decor is great, there’s always 1920’s jazz playing, and there’s good non-bagged teas to be had.
Just don’t get too attached, because you will have to break up sooner or later.
Hm. I’ve meant to investigate this place, but now I’m bit so sure… the snotty signs are a definite turn-off. I can see 15 min. for proper steeping, but 40? Come on…