Dinner and Tea at Geisha in BGC

A few date nights ago, we ate out at Geisha. Our pockets felt a lot emptier but I felt like a gained a few life experience points and a moment of childlike wonder when we ordered their tea.

Don't get me wrong, the food was great. I especially liked the spicy tuna crisps. I didn't fancy the sashimi salad. But that steaming bowl of Gyudon was the best Gyudon I've ever had, granted that I don't really eat gyudon all that much. :) Back to the tea. I'm not really a big fan of tea. The fanciest tea I've ever had was Twinings and I'm not one of those girls who head off to TWG for afternoon high tea (edit: I was at TWG last week. I would definitely go back!!!). But I'd go back to Geisha just for the Mangga tea.

THE TEA
The Mangga tea is a mixture of mango, pineapple, orange tangerine, strawberry, colendula and safflower (says their menu). They serve the entire experience on a dainty tray. On the tray is a small bowl with the tea leaves, herbs and fruits, a Japanese teacup, an hour glass with three glass bulbs and varying sand colors a teapot with water and what looked like a glass teapot with a strainer at the bottom.

photo stolen from ourawesomeplanet.com (my photos were wiped out by a virus :( )

THE EXPERIENCE
We asked the server to show us how to make the tea.
The first step was to place the tea leaves/herbs in the glass pot. The server will then add hot water to the pot afterwhich we were asked to invert the hourglass. The reason for three glass bulbs (also known as the perfect tea timer) was to time the infusion of the tea. 2 minutes for a mild tea, 3 minutes for just the right flavor, and 5 minutes for full strength. We decided to go for the full flavored concoction and watched the sand trickle down the hourglass in anticipation. When the time was up, the server asked us to put the glass pot directly on top of the teacup and the tea was automatically strained and drained into the cup.

The fruity aroma alone was so enticing, you could smell the fruits individually at times and at others they all blend together to create a sweet tropical scent that brought back memories of summers spent at the beach.
One sip and I was sold. This is what tea should always be like! The server told us that the set was good for at least 2 more cups of tea. Oh, this is tea heaven disguised as a Japanese restaurant.

So yes, I could have talked about the food because it was really delicious, or the fact that they have an "eat all you can menu" or the lovely interiors and the perfect ambiance, but you could read that from some other food review site. All I want you to know about Geisha is that, for Php120 their tea experience is worth every penny.

Disclaimer: I should probably mention that I am in no way connected to Geisha and this is not a sponsored post!