Valencia Street seems completely unaware that the rest of the country is still in the middle of a recession. In the last six months or so, it seems like every time I walk along there I notice new stores and restaurants, and it's getting hard to keep up. I'm not complaining though, I love that this little neighborhood is thriving.
On Halloween we headed over to the brand new cafe The Summit.
At 2pm the place was packed and it was hard to find a seat, which seems slightly strange because the place is so huge. I think they probably could have done a better job of laying it out to make better use of the space.
Fear the beard!
I wanted a coffee and Kev wanted some tea, but tea is only served by the pot, so I went with that too. Check out the presentation: cute little tray with tea pot and cups and also a 1/3/5 minute hour glass timer. FauxBrian Wilson instructed us to wait until the green sand ran out and our tea would be done steeping.
I wish I liked the tea as much as I liked the presentation, but sadly (or not, sadly for my wallet) I prefer good old PG Tips.
I also ordered the pulled pork sandwich which was... ok. Not bad, but not great.
After a little while of sitting on a stool over by the window, the couch opened up and we headed over there. I got the coffee I had wanted originally (they serve Blue Bottle, by the way) and we sat on the couch with our books and just hung out. And the thing is, while I could sit on my own couch with my PG Tips and read a book, sometimes it's just nice to get out of the house - which to me is the appeal of this place.
