The Tea Lab

What The Tea Lab does

The Tea Lab B.V. is a privately held, single-location tea café and event venue in Rotterdam, Netherlands, founded in 2013 and operating under Dutch B.V. corporate form. The business is built around a signature High Tea offering, available in four variants — Normal (€24.95 per person), Vegan (€26.95), Gluten-free, and a weekend Brunch High Tea — each including unlimited loose-leaf tea drawn from a catalog of 40+ varieties. A Children's High Tea at €14.95 for ages 2-12 extends the menu into the family segment. The remaining product surface is a largely vegetarian, plant-based brunch and lunch menu, house-made baked goods (including a signature Red Velvet cake), and specialty coffee sourced from local Rotterdam roaster Giraffe Coffee Roasters.

The café occupies approximately 450 m² across two floors plus an entresol at Nieuwe Binnenweg 178A, near the edge of Rotterdam's city center, and is open seven days a week (weekdays 09:00-17:30, weekends 09:30-18:00). The same physical footprint is monetized a second time through event hosting — babyshowers, bachelorette parties, birthdays, and corporate meetings — with groups of 2 to approximately 100 persons supported and a €25 decoration add-on. Free WiFi and power outlets support light co-working usage by individual visitors.

Revenue is generated entirely through direct physical-channel sales: per-item F&B purchases, per-person High Tea packages (2.5-hour duration), event venue bookings, and gift cards/vouchers. There are no disclosed funding rounds, no external investors, no parent company, and no second location; the customer base is exclusively individual consumers and small-to-mid group bookings, with no enterprise or B2B contract layer. Marketing relies on organic social (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter), the company website, and word-of-mouth testimonials.

Name

The Tea Lab

Legal name

The Tea Lab B.V.

Website

https://thetealab.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Tea Lab is a privately held, single-location tea café and event venue in Rotterdam, founded in 2013, serving individual visitors and groups of 2-100 with signature High Tea packages, vegetarian brunch and lunch, specialty coffee, and private event hosting across ~450 m².

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Tea Café

NAICS

Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Food Services and Drinking Places (722)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Tea Rooms & Tea Cafes (THAFADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health-Focused Cafes (Organic/Vegan/Wellness) (THAFADAL), Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus) (THAFADAG)

Keywords

• Specialty tea café
• High tea experiences
• Vegetarian brunch lunch
• Private event venue
• Loose leaf tea

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Direct sales of specialty coffee, loose leaf teas, brunch, lunch items, and homemade baked goods. This is the primary revenue stream, with customers paying per item consumed.
2. High Tea Packages: Pre-fixed High Tea packages (normal, vegan, gluten-free, brunch variants) sold per person with inclusive unlimited tea. Minimum 2 persons per booking. Groups up to 100 persons supported.
3. Event Hosting: Private event hosting for babyshowers, bachelorette parties, birthdays, and corporate meetings. Venue rental with optional decoration services (€25). Space of approximately 450 m² across two floors available for booking.
4. Gift Cards: Gift certificates sold for High Tea experiences, allowing customers to purchase high tea vouchers as gifts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Tea Lab operates a tea-focused café and event venue on Nieuwe Binnenweg in central Rotterdam, serving vegetarian brunch and lunch, four variants of High Tea (Normal €24.95, Vegan €26.95, Gluten-free €26.95, and weekend Brunch), house-made baked goods, specialty coffee from local roaster Giraffe Coffee Roasters, and more than 40 loose-leaf teas. The two-floor, 450 m² venue accommodates groups of 2 to approximately 100 persons for private events such as babyshowers, bachelorette parties (Vrijgezellenfeest), birthdays, and corporate meetings.

Product overview

The Tea Lab operates as a tea-focused café and event venue in Rotterdam, founded in 2013. The core product is the High Tea offering, available in four variants: Normal (€24.95), Vegan (€26.95), Gluten-free, and Brunch styles. These are complemented by a brunch and lunch menu featuring vegetarian and largely plant-based dishes, along with house-made baked goods including their signature Red Velvet cake. Beverage offerings include specialty coffee from local Rotterdam roaster Giraffe Coffee Roasters and over 40 loose leaf tea varieties. The venue also provides event hosting services for babyshowers, bachelorette parties, corporate meetings, and celebrations, accommodating groups of up to 100 persons across approximately 450 m² of space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High Tea

Quantifiable outcome

• High Tea experience duration of 2.5 hours per booking
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Giraffe Coffee RoasterscoreOthersLocal Rotterdam-based coffee roaster supplying specialty coffee beans to The Tea Lab. The partnership provides top-quality, locally roasted coffee that complements the café's tea-focused offering. Giraffe Coffee Roasters is a local brand, supporting the local business ecosystem in Rotterdam.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters: Amsterdam-based specialty coffee roaster and café. Comparable as an independent Dutch specialty café combining in-house roasting, single-origin coffee, and a curated food menu — the same operating model The Tea Lab uses with its Giraffe partnership.
• Back to Black: Amsterdam specialty coffee café and roaster offering single-origin coffee and a focused food menu. Comparable as an independent Dutch specialty beverage café competing for the same customer seeking curated drinks in a design-led setting.
• Scandinavian Embassy: Amsterdam specialty coffee/café focused on Nordic-style brewing, light brunch, and curated retail coffee. Comparable as an independent, design-led Dutch café with a specialized beverage-led identity similar to The Tea Lab's tea-led positioning.
• Harvest Coffee & More: Dutch café concept with plant-forward, healthy menu and specialty coffee. Comparable to The Tea Lab on dietary-inclusive positioning (largely vegetarian/plant-based) and the daytime café/lunch use case in the Dutch market.
• Two for Joy Coffee: Amsterdam specialty coffee micro-roaster and café. Comparable as an independent, beverage-specialist Dutch café with similar size, vibe, and target customer (urban professionals seeking quality coffee/tea in a relaxed setting).

Broad incumbents

• Anne & Max: Dutch café/bakery chain serving specialty coffee, loose-leaf tea, brunch, and lunch across multiple cities. Comparable to The Tea Lab on café/bakery offerings and Dutch urban market, but operates as a multi-site chain with a broader (less tea-centric) menu.
• Doppio Espresso: Dutch specialty coffee chain with neighborhood locations serving espresso-based drinks, light meals, and pastries. Comparable as a Dutch urban café operator, though it is broader and not tea-specialized like The Tea Lab.
• Bagels & Beans: Largest Dutch specialty coffee/café chain with neighborhood locations serving coffee, tea, bagels, and lunch. Comparable as a Dutch café operator with a similar F&B mix, though broader and less specialized on tea than The Tea Lab.

Others

• Giraffe Coffee Roasters: Rotterdam-based specialty coffee roaster that supplies The Tea Lab. Comparable as a partner/ecosystem participant — an independent Dutch specialty brand sharing the same local Rotterdam origin and beverage-quality ethos.

Regional players

• Thee & Zo: Dutch tea-room concept offering loose-leaf tea, pastries, and light bites. Comparable as a tea-specialist café operating in the Dutch market, though typically focused more on traditional afternoon tea than on group event hosting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thetealab
• Facebookfacebook.com/thetealab
• Instagraminstagram.com/thetealab
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-tea-lab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about The Tea Lab