MODesTEA

I love this place! I love tea and this place really knows how to show you the best tea around and the best cup you have had in a really long time. This place rocks!

Went in yesterday for the first time and met the owner Tracy. What a wonderfully sweet, genuine, and knowledgeable woman! She answered all of my difficult questions with good spirit and even remembered a friend of mine who used to come into her shop. She clearly values her customers a lot.
The shop was clean, the blends were fun, and the tea is modestly priced. What a gem!

Love!!! I just picked out some new flavors and I’m super excited to try them. As always, I got the small sample packets.

Great selection of teas, cute shop!

Awesome quaint little tea and art shop. Tracy, the owner, is so knowledgable and such a great resource. A must visit in NW Denver!

We recently moved to the neighborhood and thanks to the excellent reviews and my love of tea, I was excited to try this place out. I walk down Tennyson often, and on multiple occasions tried to go in during regular business hours… but on EVERY occasion there was a sign saying «back soon.» So the tea shop right across the street got my business on every one of those occasions. On the fourth or fifth attempt, when finally open during stated times (and I’m excluding when under renovation), I was both underwhelmed by the selection and overall experience, in general. The tea was pre-​packaged and of high quality, but selection was not any better than across the street (except for caffeine-​free peppermint and bamboo teas), pricier, and it would be nice to be able to choose the volume of tea you buy. Yes, it’s the trendy tea shop in town, the lady was very nice, and it’s clean, but I was nevertheless underwhelmed. Kind of glad they were closed so often during advertised business hours, because I wouldn’t have found my go-​to alternative. So I’m sorry, I hate to give a bad review, but it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.

I have been walking by MODesTEA regularly since moving into the neighborhood over two years ago. Everything in the windows is so beautiful and colorful but I’d never gone inside as I’ve never been much of a tea drinker. Recently however I have started enjoying (really enjoying) hot tea in the afternoon and have even switched from coffee at Starbucks (I know, Starbucks is evil…) to their Tazo Calm Tea. So, I decided that it was indeed time to check out MODesTEA.
Wow! What took me so long. Owner Tracy Frickey is a delight. She is not at all a «tea snob» but instead a bit of a happy tea guru. So many different blends — even a few that go well with a spot of Gin mixed in (even better). Also, beautiful and functional tea pots, mugs and travel bottles with built-​in infusers and other tea accessory items.
My hubby has been encouraging me to check out MODesTEA for ages so I was so happy to meet Tracy and have her help me compile a Christmas wish list. Hopefully I’ll have a few things from MODesTEA under the tree this year. I’m sure to become a regular customer from now on.

This shop excels in customer service. From helping you find that perfect tea based on your needs or what to purchase as a gift you will get that at MODesTEA. Tracy the owner or one of her employees is always willing and wanting to help you but does not go overboard which is common at a couple of merchants on Tennyson.

Such a great shop! Delish teas and excellent service. Pls support this local business!

I was looking for a solid tea shop and what is this? 5 stars? I had to check it out as I was in need of some ginger tea. Tracy is the epitome of good customer service. She was helpful, knowledgeable, and I’m digging my orange ginger tea. This is a business worth supporting, and I’ll be making the trip whenever I’m in need.

My husband and I have been going here for a couple of years now and absolutely love it! The prices are great and they have a wonderful variety of teas! Their little sample packs are also a smart choice if you want to try them before buying a bigger bag of it.

I first heard of Modestea at the Unilocal Mad Hatter’s tea party, and was shocked to discover a tea shop in Denver I had yet to visit. Finally, I made the time to visit it (despite some snafus with the hours posted on their website), and didn’t regret it a bit. Not only do they have one of the largest selection of teas of the shops I’ve visited locally; they also have some really creative blends. So far, my two favorite have been the Snowflake and the Berkley Blend (which is herbal and caffeine free!), and I have many more to try, thanks to their small packets deal. Compare this to Wystone’s, who has a 2 oz minimum, and at $ 7+ an ounce, trying new and unusual flavors can get pretty costly. Plus, I picked up a super cute infuser, and all their large bags of tea come with a scoop for you to use. I picked up a bunch of holiday gifts (as I’m buying all local this year) and will definitely be back to stock up on my favorite flavors, and try some new ones. Highly recommended!

Here’s the thing, I’ve given a lot of small businesses in the Tennyson area five star reviews. They’ve deserved it. Each and every one of them. But MODesTEA is a step above the rest.
Why? Because Tracy is not only one of the friendliest, easy to be around shop owners I’ve ever met, she’s also an artist. She blends all of her own stock of teas in the back of her adorable little shop.
Talking to Tracy is a delight. It’s talking to a person who has found her passion in life and is happily pursuing it. It doesn’t hurt her that she’s incredibly talented at said passion.
To be honest, I’ve only sampled her teas whilst my fiancée has tried several and now has multiple «favorites.» But the last thing I want to say about this awesome store is that there are very comfortable chairs for me to sit in and hang out with the pup while Tracy is explaining all of her different blends to the lady.

I feel like MODesTEA could never possibly get fewer than five stars from anyone who’s entered the store for two reasons:
1. If you come into MODesTEA, you’re clearly on a quest for tea, and Tracy, the owner, is a master blender. Tracy devises the most creative and delicious tea blends with the finest ingredients in the world and packages her creations in her shop. It’s easy to tell when someone takes pride in her work. It transcends simply being good at something; her teas taste like passionate craftsmanship.
2. Tracy is hands-​down the kindest small business owner I’ve ever met. Possibly one of the kindest people. Here’s how I met this wonderful lady: my fiancé, my dog, and I were running our Tennyson Street errands and lost track of time at Mouthfuls. We walked up to MODesTea about 5 minutes late to find Tracy locking up for the day. I expressed a little sadness that I’d missed their very limited winter hours and she immediately opened back up with a smile! She allowed my large dog to enter her store and gushed over her while entertaining my fiancé with pictures of her pup AND giving me carefully considered tea recommendations. She even encouraged me to take my time even though she was clearly heading somewhere. Just lovely.
My favorite teas here are Goji Garden, Chamomile Lavender, and Lemon Meyer. I’m on a quest to try them all!
Even if her prices weren’t unbelievably low, I would buy my teas here any day because this is a business worth supporting. There’s a tea for every taste and customer service like you’ve never experienced before!

Went here on an adventure to find a area shop which has stuff I like… fruity white teas. This place definitely hit the spot. Not only are the prices good, they have a free sample if you check in and also specials for repeat customers!

Stumbled upon this little tea shop last week when I was feeling a bit sick. I found the owner unpacking inventory. She was so nice, and I immediately felt welcome in the shop! The selection of tea was amazing, and the pricing was spot on! It’s great because you can choose how much you want to buy, and easily buy small sample bags to try out.
The owner was very helpful, and helped me pick out a ‘healing’ tea. It had licorice root, ginger root and gojee berries! I also got an adorable tea steeper. It is a glass pitcher with a fine filter at the top. You simply put the loose tea leaves in the pitcher and add hot or cold water and let it steep. Then you have a beautiful pitcher full of tea, when you pour, the lid filters out the leaves! LOVE it.
Anyway, great place to have in the Highlands. I’ll certainly be going back soon!

I like this cute little tea shop. She has a great selection of tea blends. I appreciate the herbal blends. My favorite blend is Goji Garden — ginger, lemon grass, fennel and some goji berries. They also have some nice black, green and roiboos blends as well. Stop by and check it out if you like tea and are looking for something new.

The owner, Tracy, is really knowledgeable about tea and creates the blends herself. She takes the time to find out what you like and offers suggestions. She is so warm, friendly, and helpful. There are different size bags you can purchase, so you can buy a small bag if you want to sample something first. I’m really enjoying the Rosy Earl Grey right now — it’s like traditional Earl Grey but a little but sweeter from the addition of rose petals. The new, larger store front is great, too, since she moved just down the street.

Modest Tea is a great little shop that is a welcome addition to the neighborhood. They have some really interesting blends and flavors (Mexican Chocolate etc) and good prices overall. Besides that, the owner is super nice!

First ran across this place one morning with my GF. Had a chance to meet the owner, and we discovered that this very sweet lady started the shop with her daughter. Wanting to be their own bosses, they found this tiny location near 38^th and Tennyson, and they took a risk. With a novel business concept, I can say that this mom-​daughter team has brewed up some magic.
What a great little Tea shop. Barely 300 sq-​ft of space, MODesTEA Sells all sorts of light, dark, and eclectic flavors. Tis a wonderful and wide variety to choose from. Tea lovers must visit and check out this place. I recently went there for gift ideas, and with the holiday season around the corner, the creative gift ideas I saw there merit another visit.
They often have samples for customers to try, and the staff’s friendly demeanor welcomes you in. Despite, the place lacking much room, this only adds to the ambiance of the store.
The store sits adjacent to CAKE a new pastry/​cake establishment. Both places appear unassuming, but both places now add to the character and depth of the Tennyson Business District, an up and coming neighborhood.
Down a few doors from the donut specialty store «THE HOLE», nestled close to BERKELEY CAFE, and across the street from a bowling alley, one can plan a fantastic, fun-​filled, and delicious day of it.
Check it out, and book yourself some tea time. :-)