Modern Tea

(415) 626-5406

602 Hayes St
San Francisco, CA 94102 37.7766 -122.4264

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Neighborhoods: Hayes Valley, Central North

What People Are Saying About Modern Tea

The Editor

Patrick Heig

Citysearch

This bright corner eatery is known for steaming pots of full leaf, organic and fair-trade teas paired with your choice of hand-baked sweets ranging from turnovers to puddings, galettes and buttercakes. But Modern Tea does more than steep; house-made chicken quinoa chowder, French lentil soup and braised chicken with herbed biscuits (all organic) make this restaurant a favorite among locals. A relatively undiscovered weekend-morning menu--highlighted by a salmon hash and cornmeal Civil War Waffles topped with yogurt and mixed-fruit compote--means a much shorter wait time here than the other…

3 Star Rating: Average

02/09/07

Not just about tea...

by mendezcarmen

Great service and delicious food! The butternut squash soup was excellent. We also enjoyed the salmon with cheesy barley.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/28/06

Wonderful tea selection

by sharolama

The food here in light and yummy. I have eaten here several times and never had anything but flavorful dishes. I appreciate the lighter side! I don't want to gorge on food all day. The tea is made perfect, one of the very dew places in the Bay Area that doesn't burn their teas. Brunch is yummy too. Only thing I hated was no to go cups, so you can't bring your tea out with you.

  • Pros: tea made correctly, organic light food, YUMMY
  • Cons: no to go cups for tea
2 Star Rating: Below Average

07/26/06

small portions, unflavorful food

by iheartfood00

i went to modern tea with a group for lunch. the menu is rather limited and the portions are extremely small. with only a handful of hot items on the menu, they told us that they didn't have any more chicken meatload sandwich!! so with few choices left, i had the chicken quinoa soup with green salad which cost close to $9. the soup had no flavor at all and little substance, but was extremely salty and the salad was literally just greens tossed in a little tiny bit of oil. it was definitely not enough for a meal. all of us were still hungry after lunch. the servers are very nice and friendly but service is extremely slow, took us over 2 hours to eat. i do not recommend going here for lunch.

  • Pros: ambience, service, healthy
  • Cons: portions, taste, price

The Details on Modern Tea

What to Drink:

Tea! Choose from a long list of options, or scrap the tea and grab a glass of wine from the short-but-sweet wine list, dominated by small-batch producers.

Category:

Wholesale Foods, Restaurants, Dessert Shops

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Lunch Spot, Quiet, Brunch, Cheap Eats

Cuisine:

Traditional American

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