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The '''Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea House''' is a [[tea house]] and restaurant owned and operated by [[Hindustan Unilever|Hindustan Unilever Limited]] that is located in [[Bandra]], West [[Mumbai]], India.<ref name="TOA-EC 2015"/><ref name="HT 2015"/> It opened for business in September 2015.<ref name="HT 2015"/> The establishment is 3,500 square feet in size and seats around 80 patrons.<ref name="TOA-EC 2015"/><ref name="Makhija 2015"/> It is Hindustan Unilever's first tea restaurant business.<ref name="TOA-EC 2015"/> The establishment was designed by brothers Ayaz Basrai and Zameer Basrai, both from Bandra.<ref name="HT 2015"/>

==Fare==
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.<ref name="TOA-EC 2015"/> Teas served include [[milk tea]]s, [[iced tea]]s, [[Masala chai|chai]] and lattes, tea lemonades and tea [[smoothie]]s.<ref name="Makhija 2015"/><ref name="mid-day 2015"/> Teas are served with complementary shortcrust cookies and raisin and oat biscuits.<ref name="Makhija 2015"/>

The foods were developed by French chef Gregory Bazire, with a focus upon complementing the teas.<ref name="TOA-EC 2015"/> The restaurant has a tea-pairing menu that is always available, and also provides traditional [[Tea (meal)|tea service]], breakfast, lunch and dinner menus and service.<ref name="TOA-EC 2015"/><ref name="Makhija 2015"/><ref name="mid-day 2015"/> The tea house also provides tea tasting sessions.<ref name="Makhija 2015"/> Dishes include waffles, Eggs Benedict, [[idli]] burgers, [[akuri]], ragi [[dhokla]], chicken dishes, tortellini, sandwiches, soups, salads and various desserts, among others.<ref name="Makhija 2015"/><ref name="HT 2015-2"/>

==Customer input==
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.<ref name="TOA-EC 2015"/>

==Entertainment==
The tea house has hosted live music performances,<ref name="IBNLive 2016"/> such as a 14-hour concert of [[Indian classical music]] that occurred in February 2016.<ref name="Radioandmusic.com 2016"/> This concert was in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Brooke Bond Taj Mahal Tea.<ref name="TTOI 2016"/>

==See also==
* [[List of tea houses]]

==References==
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<ref name="TOA-EC 2015">{{cite web | title=Hindustan Unilever opens Taj Mahal Tea House in Bandra | website=[[The Economic Times]] | date=17 August 2015 | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-17/news/65525999_1_brooke-bond-tea-blend-hindustan-unilever | accessdate=1 April 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="HT 2015">{{cite web | title=The Basrai brothers: Keeping the old architecture of Mumbai alive | website=[[Hindustan Times]] | date=18 September 2015 | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/the-basrai-brothers-keeping-the-old-architecture-of-mumbai-alive/story-Wa3YNiIfQF4pi7GOZwO1HI.html | accessdate=1 April 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="mid-day 2015">{{cite web | title=Unwind at this roomy tea house in Bandra | website=[[Mid-Day]] | date=21 August 2015 | url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/unwind-at-this-roomy-tea-house-in-bandra/16471185 | accessdate=1 April 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Makhija 2015">{{cite web | last=Makhija | first=Prerna | title=Lounge Reviews | website=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] | date=21 August 2015 | url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Dk0RbXVgCoNq2383avD1IJ/Lounge-Reviews--Brooke-Bond-Taj-Mahal-Tea-House-Serendipit.html | accessdate=1 April 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Radioandmusic.com 2016">{{cite web | title=14-hour long music concert in Mumbai on 11 February | website=Radioandmusic.com | date=1 April 2016 | url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/160206-14-hour-long-music-concert-mumbai-11 | accessdate=1 April 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="TTOI 2016">{{cite web | title=Channel dedicated to Indian classical music launched | website=[[The Times of India]] | date=4 March 2016 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/music/news/Channel-dedicated-to-Indian-classical-music-launched/articleshow/51250764.cms | accessdate=1 April 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="HT 2015-2">{{cite web | title=High Tea: India is rediscovering its love affair with chai | website=Hindustan Times| date=16 October 2015 | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/high-tea-india-is-rediscovering-its-love-affair-with-chai/story-HqprPNG9tf3Dg8MYMQh6NJ.html | accessdate=1 April 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="IBNLive 2016">{{cite web | title=Ustad Shujaat Khan pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi with a soulful sitar rendition of 'Vaishnav Jana To' | website=[[CNN-IBN]] | date=1 April 2016 | url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/buzz/ustad-shujaat-khan-pays-tribute-to-mahatma-gandhi-with-a-soulful-sitar-rendition-of-vaishnav-jana-to-1130282.html | accessdate=1 April 2016}}</ref>
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==External links==
* [http://www.tajmahaltea.com/ Brooke Bond official website]
* [https://www.hul.co.in/ Hindustan Unilever Limited official website]

[[Category:Companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Tea houses]]
[[Category:Unilever companies]]
[[Category:Restaurants in Mumbai]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Restaurants established in 2015]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2015]]

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