Tchai Ovna - Menu

The stew was delicious and the tea was excellent. The atmosphere was perfect, with great music and friendly staff. The zen room was a cool space. I will definitely be returning.

This is one of the most commited hippie tea place i have ever visited. Good food, but just a few glutenfree optionsm the Spicy chai was very Nice and one serving was quite large.

Its a quirky little place with a nice atmosphere, I'm sure it's heaving when students are in term, but it was quiet when we visited. We had the tea of the month and a slice of carrot cake, both the tea and the cake were excellent.

The restaurant has a fantastic atmosphere with a wide selection of whole foods and an exceptional variety of teas. It may be a bit challenging to find down the small lane off Otago Street, but the experience is truly magical and worth the effort.

A quirky alternative interior which offers the most exceptional range of leaf teas. There is a limited selection of home made food the chickpea curry was tasty although it would be better with rice than pitta bread. Great for a tea lover who appreciates an unusual experience.

We had four different pots of tea and we were all happy with our choices. My yogi chai was amazing maybe too sweet for some (not me) but perfectly seasoned. The choice of teas is a little overwhelming but luckily we were not rushed to choose. A wonderful place to relax and chat over a cuppa.

This place is a complete joke. They have no idea how to make tea properly. I ordered the Russian Caravan tea, and it took forever for my order to arrive. It seemed like they had to go pick the tea leaves themselves! When the tea finally arrived, it was just water that had maybe seen a tea bag at some point. The cup was the wrong size, there was no tea strainer, and the teapot looked like it had been through a war. To top it off, the oat milk tasted more like soy milk.

I’ve been going to Tchai Ovna on and off since 2016 and it’s been a consistently snug and friendly atmosphere. They’ve had to change it up a bit to make it covid safe but the place has maintained it’s charm, and I would argue it’s better now since they recently have an outside bit on a lovely wooden deck that looks on to lots of luscious green. In so many places one feels rushed to eat, drink and leave for the next customers, but in Tchai Ovna I’ve never felt that, it provides the chilled atmosphere that’s perfect to study, read a book or play chess and what not. There is such a varied and vast amount of teas to choose from but if you just need a caffeinated coffee, fear not. They do that to...

Visited with friends who had all been here before, i'll confess now I'm not a tea drinker nor am I a vegetarian however the lack of effort here is the main issue with this place. We ordered food and drinks, the food arrived pretty quickly not difficult to see why as the general lack of effort with the food is simply amazing. A bowl of tasteless olives (how you can even do olives badly is beyond me), cheese and crackers is literally that, supermarket cheddar sliced with a pot of branston pickle! The teas arrived about 20 mins after the food had, they were very nice but come on, its wasn't exactly busy and its pretty standard to give you your drinks before the food arrives. A bit of attention...