‘A CLUB AND GIG VENUE, GALLERY SPACE AND CINEMA AS FAR FROM CHINZ AS IS POSSIBLE TO GET’
— The Guardian
ABOUT LEAF
LEAF began as a small tea shop run by friends in a Liverpool city centre gallery in 2007, with the goal of bringing quality loose-leaf tea to the city in an intimate and bohemian space.
We soon relocated to a bigger site on Parliament Street where we were able to host pudding clubs, album launches and vintage markets, and where we began to receive accolades and awards, both locally and nationally. We developed a fabulous team and the best regular customers a tea shop could ever dream of.
Looking for a yet bigger space to house our café and all of our monthly events, we found a truly magnificent building in autumn 2010 to make our permanent home - LEAF on Bold Street.
VALUES
LEAF is born out of a love of tea and music.
Great Food and Drink
All of our food is freshly made in our kitchens using the best locally-sourced produce.
We are passionate about tea because it’s tasty, fascinating, varied and full of history.
Good Times, All the Time
We welcome early risers, night owls and everyone in-between.
Independence and Imagination
We want to bring people together through exciting food and drink, art, music and events.
A Passion for what we do
This is, and always will be, why we are in business.
LET'S TALK TEA
We love tea.
We stock over 60 rare loose leaf teas from across the globe and have won Great Taste Awards for several of our blends: Secret Garden, Autumn Fire, Peppermint and Pure Life Wellness.
Our supreme teas are wonderfully natural with virtually no artificial colourings, preservatives or flavourings and we only source the finest leaves to create our unique blends.
All of our teas are available to buy online, in store and as wholesale; please contact us via tea@thisisleaf.co.uk to enquire about stocking our tea in your business.
AWARDS
Here are a few of our most recent highlights:
New Hospitality Venue of the Year 2017,
LEAF on Portland St.
— Downtown in Business Awards
Winner,
Great Taste Award 2017
— ‘Pure Life’ Wellness Blend
Winner,
Great Taste Award 2017
— ‘Peppermint’ Tea Blend
Winner,
Great Taste Award 2016
— ‘Autumn Fire’ Tea Blend
Winner,
Top 20 Breakfasts in the UK
— BBC Olive Magazine 2016
‘Breakfast, it’s the Best’,
LEAF featured at No.7
— Esquire Magazine 2016
Winner,
Breakfast at its Best
— Esquire Magazine 2015
Winner,
Great Taste Award 2015
— ‘Secret Garden’ Tea Blend
Top 25 Brunches in the UK 2015,
LEAF on Bold St.
— The Sunday Times
Best Café,
LEAF on Bold St.
— The Skinny North West Food & Drink Survey 2015
Winner,
Best Cafe
— The Skinny 2014
Winner,
Best Place for a First Date
— The Skinny 2014
Best Café / Bar in the North,
LEAF on Bold St.
— Theme
Winner,
Top 50 Tea Rooms 2013
— The Independent
Winner,
Bar of the Year
— Liverpool City Region Annual Tourism Awards 2012
Top 5 places in the UK for Brunch 2012
— The Times
Top 10 Multi-Purpose Venues in Britain 2011
— The Guardian
Top 10 Tea Rooms in the UK 2010
— Yahoo & Visit Britain
Top 50 Tea Rooms in the UK 2010
— The Independent
Shortlisted,
Tourism Marketing Project of the Year
— The Mersey Partnership
Best Café / Bar in the North
— Theme
***** Scores on the Doors,
All Venues
— Liverpool City & Manchester City Council
Certificate of Excellence
— TripAdvisor