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The Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea House is a tea house and restaurant owned and operated by Hindustan Unilever Limited that is located in Bandra, West Mumbai, India.[1][2] It opened for business in September 2015.[2] The establishment is 3,500 square feet in size and seats around 80 patrons.[1][3] It is Hindustan Unilever's first tea restaurant business.[1] The establishment was designed by brothers Ayaz Basrai and Zameer Basrai, both from Bandra.[2]

Fare[edit | edit source]

The Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea House is associated with and serves Brooke Bond Taj Mahal and other tea products, totaling over 40 tea varieties.[1] Teas served include milk teas, iced teas, chai and lattes, tea lemonades and tea smoothies.[3][4] Teas are served with complementary shortcrust cookies and raisin and oat biscuits.[3]

The foods were developed by French chef Gregory Bazire, with a focus upon complementing the teas.[1] The restaurant has a tea-pairing menu that is always available, and also provides traditional tea service, breakfast, lunch and dinner menus and service.[1][3][4] The tea house also provides tea tasting sessions.[3] Dishes include waffles, Eggs Benedict, idli burgers, akuri, ragi dhokla, chicken dishes, tortellini, sandwiches, soups, salads and various desserts, among others.[3][5]

Customer input[edit | edit source]

Unilever Pakistan and Lipton Tea collaborate to use input from restaurant patrons for the development of new products and blends of tea for Taj Mahal teas.[1]

Entertainment[edit | edit source]

The tea house has hosted live music performances,[6] such as a 14-hour concert of Indian classical music that occurred in February 2016.[7] This concert was in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea.[8]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Hindustan Unilever opens Taj Mahal Tea House in Bandra". The Economic Times. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The Basrai brothers: Keeping the old architecture of Mumbai alive". Hindustan Times. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Makhija, Prerna (21 August 2015). "Lounge Reviews". Mint. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Unwind at this roomy tea house in Bandra". Mid-Day. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  5. "High Tea: India is rediscovering its love affair with chai". Hindustan Times. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. "Ustad Shujaat Khan pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi with a soulful sitar rendition of 'Vaishnav Jana To'". CNN-IBN. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  7. "14-hour long music concert in Mumbai on 11 February". Radioandmusic.com. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  8. "Channel dedicated to Indian classical music launched". The Times of India. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

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