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]
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]
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]