Tea gardens

So I wanted to talk about tea gardens a little bit today.  Most cities have them, have you ever been to it?  I really like the look and feel of them.  I have to say though the tea they serve and those little rice crackers aweful.  They kind of give a bad name to the whole japanese experience.  Have been to japan and please not even close, dont know why they always export all the crap low end stuff. Just saying.  Anyways if you havent check out your local one you should, alot of times they are free and a nice peacful little place to get away.