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Goodricke, the House of Tea

Nehru Rd, Darjeeling, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW

we had many options to buy the Darjeeling tea but this was the pick as it has the heritage and geniuine quality of the Tea from the gardens of Darjeeling. A must for the tea lover. The taste of Darjeeling tea has to be developed like the taste of wine and here is the place where you can do that.... More

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Bangalore, India
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed November 26, 2012

I dont know why this place is so highly rated. They didn't offer much information about the teas they sold, and when I ordered some to drink there, the people serving it didn't seem very inclined to do so. The tea itself was good - badamtam first flush and we enjoyed it and went our merry way.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 16, 2012

This place on the mall road is very nice. You can actually drink and select the tea you want to buy, before you buy those costly Darjeeling teas. The only drawback being that you have to pay for the tea you drink ...

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 14, 2012

The Goodricke Tea shop on the Mall road opposite the Planter's Club, is a good place to pick-up your Darjeeling Tea.

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Seoul, South Korea
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 14, 2012

This place is very much informative. We have learned so much about tea not only Darjeeling but also other areas. We visited two times here and met both male owner and female owner - both of them were friendly and knowledgeable. Learned about differences among the tea reagions and how to drink. Now I know drinking without milk is the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 9, 2012

Amazing array of options to choose for freshly brwed darjeeling tea. They also stock up good snacks to go with the tea which is served in pots.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 15, 2012

Try their figs-and-honey flavor ice-cream and Expresso-coffee..Surprisingly low prices too..

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Lucknow, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2012

if you want to buy tea in Darjeeling this is the ONLY place Variety of Tea with Listed Price is there so its Real and authentic place to buy..other place have exaggerated price of same quality Tea.. Mr Puri is good and will help/guide you to buy tea as u want

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 14, 2012

while travel guides only told us about tea hours for prices we didnt want to spend goodricke offered us a place to try different kinds for affordable prices, nice ambience (even if a little cold sometimes), nice view and a very friendly owner. delicous tea cookies and nice warm muffins as an extra made us try half of the tea... More

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Chester, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 11, 2012

This gave us a terrific insight into the world of tea. It is far more complex that you can ever imagine. We only drink first and second flush teas as a result

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