Best bar none.IT'S a fact that finding a destination that will whet the appetites of drinkers and non-drinkers equally is no piece of cake. Leaf Tea Shop & Bar on Parliament Street is both groups' cup of tea. By day this friendly caf throngs with lounging students and arty types sinking into squashy squash·y adj. squash·i·er, squash·i·est 1. Easily squashed. 2. Overripe and soft; pulpy. 3. Boggy; marshy: squashy ground. couches and devouring de·vour tr.v. de·voured, de·vour·ing, de·vours 1. To eat up greedily. See Synonyms at eat. 2. To destroy, consume, or waste: Flames devoured the structure in minutes. a delicious menu which includes home-made scones, cakes and snacks. It offers a mouthwatering mouth·wa·ter·ing or mouth-wa·ter·ing adj. Appealing to the sense of taste; appetizing: the mouthwatering aroma of a baking pie. array of more than 22 tea infusions and a full range of alcoholic drinks. After dark, Leaf transforms itself from cosy cafe into an alternative live music venue, showcasing DJs, bands, gallery space, films, art, knitting knitting, construction of a fabric made of interlocking loops of yarn by means of needles. Knitting, allied in origin to weaving and to the netting and knotting of fishnets and snares, was apparently unknown in Europe before the 15th cent. groups and anything else that takes their fancy. For real tea aficionados there's a tea-tasting master class, exploring tea from around the world. Leaf's resident expert is on hand to offer advice and in-depth information on the benefits and history of tea. Set up by former Korova worker Natalie Haywood as a "punk punk Aggressive form of rock music that coalesced into an international (though predominantly Anglo-American) movement in 1975–80. Originating in the countercultural rock of artists such as the Velvet Underground and Iggy (Pop) and the Stooges, punk rock evolved in cafe", Leaf occupies two stories in a Grade IIlisted warehouse and it's cheek-by-jowl with the rehearsal re·hears·al n. The process of repeating information, such as a name or a list of words, in order to remember it. re·hearse  v. rooms used by The Zutons, The
Rascals and Hot Club de Paris.
The warm and welcoming decor and cosy sofas make it just the place for leisurely catch ups and family parties. It's open from 8am until midnight Sunday to Thursday and from 9am until 2am Friday to Saturday. There are disabled facilities and children are welcome until 9pm. Leaf, 25 Parliament Street, Liverpool, tel: 0151 707 7747 CAPTION(S): Natalie Haywood in Leaf Tea shop |
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