Hidden Peak Teahouse — Restaurant in Santa Cruz

I’ve just been to this spot once and was completely smitten. The tea host was awesome and explained the process and ritual of using the tea set. He was also very nice to look at and super knowledgeable about the tea selection. I tried a Pu-erh tea that was nice and mellow. There is a wide selection of different kinds of teas I’ve never heard of and I’m excited to try them all one by one. This place does not allow electronics and that is just fine with me; it makes a great place to bring that special friend to chat with or a book and sketchbook to study with. There is a small library and some games, to use in house if you choose. The ambiance is dark and mysterious antiques with an East Asian flare. There is also a beautiful patio that is semi enclosed. The entrance is in an ally(which is also well thought out)to cut down on traffic noise, I’m sure. Also, I had a chocolate, orange with cardamom cream cup. So good. I will be returning very soon. Thank you so much...

Like the Taj Mahal stands as a grand testament with its grace and beauty, to remind us of the depth of one mans love for a woman; this little Teahouse is the physical manifestation of one mans life long devotion to the art of tea, ritual, and history.

What a blessing it is to have such genuine depth of culture, available to us and administered with such passion and love. From the aged pu-erh tea bricks, to the traditional gung fu tasting ceremonies, to the one of kind tables resurrected from ancient sunken ship wrecks.

David and his teahouse of antiquity, will transport you back through time, guided to a place of quiet contemplation and appreciation for the simpler things in life. It will touch your soul in ways a place of business rarely can and change the way you not only see tea; but also what it means to live a life of your design and passion, for the service of others. Thank you David for this profound experience and for sharing your love with...

very pleasant place to hang out for a couple hours. would come back if I were in the area. beautifully decorated space and interesting options on the bookshelf, both curated in the standard eclectic pan-Asian hippie spirituality style you'd expect. gongfu service was on a nice wooden tea tray with a fun fish monster (?) tea pet. I know they're traditional but I think the ~20mL gongfu teacups are not ideal for an American clientele (imo 50-100mL range is more comfortable for ppl). the pu'er our server recommended was pretty solid. pricing is on the higher side, but also kind of unnecessarily complicated in a way that feels slightly underhanded. tea menu options were somewhat limited, and could have benefitted from some description/tasting notes. they really enforce the no electronics thing also, but tbh planning to not look at your phone for a few hours and having someone keep you accountable to it is itself maybe worth the upcharge on the...