Samovar Tea Lounge — Restaurant in Millbrae

It took 20 mins to be served just a cup of chai and a cup of coffee. It was Tuesday around 11 am, there were only 2 other customers who already got what they ordered and 2 waiting staffs, so it was nothing like busy at all. Chai was absolutely bland and tasted worse than Starbucks'. My mom said her coffee was tepid and flavorless. I wonder why it took so long to just get two cups of mediocre drinks. We were worried if we could get our drinks in time and had to ask for check as soon as it was served, and drank them pretty hurriedly as my mom's boarding time was pressing. We couldn't enjoy our drinks and time to see each...

The barista can’t even close the lid of the takeaway cup properly, and the latte spilled all over me. You can tell he is very unprofessional, a novice, but thanks to that, the spilled latte didn’t burn me. In addition to the under foamed luke warm temperature, the matcha latte tastes way too sweet. The other staff did apologise but the barista didn’t seem to give a damn. Standing there with a queer attitude. I felt sorry for the other staff cleaning up the mess of the spilled latte....

Beware! You might pay more than what you see on their price list. Saw d price on d wall $7.70 for matcha latte shake. I ordered 1 at their cashier/ordering counter, they ask if its for here or to go. I say "for here", so that i could eat an appitizer too. The drink became $10! Never been to an eatery that charge such a huge difference and don't even see "fine prints" notifying about...