Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea House

Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea House is a tea-focused restaurant and hospitality venue in Bandra, West Mumbai, India. It is operated by Hindustan Unilever Limited and is associated with the Brooke Bond Taj Mahal tea brand. The venue opened in September 2015 as Hindustan Unilever's first tea restaurant business, extending the Taj Mahal brand beyond packaged tea into an experiential food-and-beverage setting. The establishment occupies approximately 3,500 square feet and has seating for about 80 patrons. Its concept combines a café and restaurant format with tea discovery, food pairing, and cultural programming. The menu features more than 40 tea varieties, including milk teas, iced teas, chai, lattes, tea lemonades, and tea smoothies. Tea service is accompanied by shortcrust cookies as well as raisin and oat biscuits. Food was developed by French chef Gregory Bazire with an emphasis on matching dishes to different teas. The venue offers a permanent tea-pairing menu alongside traditional tea service and breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus. Reported dishes include waffles, Eggs Benedict, idli burgers, akuri, ragi dhokla, chicken preparations, tortellini, sandwiches, soups, salads, and desserts. The tea house also provides tea-tasting sessions, positioning the location as both a restaurant and a brand-led education and sampling environment. The interior was designed by Bandra-based brothers Ayaz Basrai and Zameer Basrai. In addition to food and beverage service, the venue has hosted live music and other cultural activity. In February 2016, it hosted a 14-hour Indian classical music concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brooke Bond Taj Mahal. The available reference material does not establish the venue's current operating status, subsequent expansion, or a separate corporate structure apart from Hindustan Unilever Limited.

Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea House was established as a physical extension of the Brooke Bond Taj Mahal tea brand. Hindustan Unilever Limited opened the venue in September 2015 in Bandra, a well-known area of West Mumbai. The project represented Hindustan Unilever's first tea restaurant business, moving the brand from packaged-goods retail into a dedicated hospitality and consumer-experience format. The site was designed by brothers Ayaz Basrai and Zameer Basrai, both associated with Bandra. At approximately 3,500 square feet, the tea house was conceived as a relatively intimate venue with capacity for around 80 guests. Its format combined restaurant service, café-style tea consumption, guided tasting, and brand storytelling rather than treating tea as only an accompaniment to food. The beverage program centered on Brooke Bond Taj Mahal and related tea products, with more than 40 varieties reported as available. Offerings included milk teas, iced teas, chai, lattes, tea lemonades, and tea smoothies. Tea service came with complementary shortcrust cookies and raisin and oat biscuits. This breadth allowed the venue to present tea through multiple preparation styles and consumption occasions. French chef Gregory Bazire developed the food program around tea compatibility. The menu included a continuously available tea-pairing selection as well as traditional tea service and separate breakfast, lunch, and dinner offerings. Reported dishes ranged from waffles and Eggs Benedict to Indian items such as idli burgers, akuri, and ragi dhokla. The menu also included chicken dishes, tortellini, sandwiches, soups, salads, and desserts. Tea-tasting sessions further reinforced the educational and experiential dimensions of the concept. The venue also served as a setting for cultural programming. In February 2016, it hosted a 14-hour Indian classical music concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brooke Bond Taj Mahal. This event linked the physical tea-house experience with the heritage and cultural associations used by the Taj Mahal tea brand. The available material does not provide verified information about later management changes, additional locations, financial performance, or whether the venue remains open, so its present status is recorded as unknown.

• 2016

  Indian classical music anniversary concert

  [1]Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea Houseen.wikipedia.org

  In February 2016, the venue hosted a 14-hour Indian classical music concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brooke Bond Taj Mahal.

• 2015

  Tea house opens in Bandra

  [1]Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea Houseen.wikipedia.org

  Hindustan Unilever Limited opened Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea House in September 2015 as its first tea restaurant business.

A premium, tea-centered restaurant and experiential brand venue that connects Brooke Bond Taj Mahal packaged tea with specialty preparation, food pairing, tasting, and cultural experiences.

• Tea beverage

  Brooke Bond Taj Mahal tea

  The venue's namesake tea brand and a central part of its beverage program. Taj Mahal tea is served in multiple formats within the tea-house experience and is presented alongside food-pairing and tasting options.

• Beverage menu · 2015

  Tea varieties and specialty tea drinks

  The tea house serves more than 40 tea varieties and preparations. Reported formats include milk teas, iced teas, chai, lattes, tea lemonades, and tea smoothies, giving customers a broad range of hot, cold, traditional, and contemporary tea-based drinks.

• Restaurant food · 2015

  Tea-pairing food menu

  Developed by French chef Gregory Bazire, the food menu is designed to complement the tea selection. It includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert choices, with examples ranging from waffles and Eggs Benedict to idli burgers, akuri, ragi dhokla, chicken dishes, tortellini, sandwiches, soups, and salads.

• 201650th-anniversary Indian classical music concert

  India

  The tea house hosted a 14-hour Indian classical music concert in February 2016 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Brooke Bond Taj Mahal.

  Outcome. The event expanded the venue's role beyond food and beverage service into cultural programming. No attendance or commercial outcome is reported in the available source.

  Source

• 2015

  Hindustan Unilever enters tea-house hospitalityStrategy

  Background

  Hindustan Unilever had a tea brand with an established packaged-goods presence and opened a dedicated tea restaurant in Bandra.

  Action taken

  The company launched Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea House, combining tea service, food pairing, tastings, and cultural events in a branded physical venue.

  Aftermath

  The available source identifies the venue as Hindustan Unilever's first tea restaurant business but does not document later expansion or financial results.

  Source

1. 1Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea Houseen.wikipedia.org