Boston Harbor Hotel

Four teapots! I finally found what I was looking for in tea at a restaurant. The restaurant at the Boston Harbor Hotel, where I enjoyed a lovely dinner outside in front of the harbor, has a terrific tea menu, serving, red, white, green, black, and herbal teas. AND, they have the elusive decaf Earl Grey! The tea was served in an individual glass french press pot with loose leaves and it was HOT. There was a slight breeze coming off the harbor and you could see the steam rising off the first cup I poured. The water temperature was just slightly cooler than mouth scaldingly hot, which is the perfect temperature, INMO, and the tea in the pot remained hot through the last cup. Nirvana.

I found decaf Earl Grey!

I know, I know, I haven't blogged in months so why bother now? This blog was started as an experiment and I learned that I didn't really have that much to say about tea, especially compared to some of the other great tea bloggers out there. But, I finally had tea in a restaurant worth mentioning. I truly did shout with glee last night when I found a decaf Earl Grey listed on the tea menu (along with some other great caffeinated choices and some herbals, including a Moroccan mint). Isabella in Dedham, MA gets a 3 1/2 tea pot rating from me for having a loose leaf, decaf, black tea on the menu. They served the tea in an individual ceramic pot too. There's only one thing that keeps Isabella from getting a perfect, 4 tea pot score; the water wasn't hot enough. By the time it got to me at the table, the tea pot was barely even warm to the touch. So close, Isabella, so close.