THE TEA CENTRE, MUMBAI

Let me begin by telling you I am a lucky lucky girl! (Touch-wood!). This meet was with a friend who I hadn't seen in some time and he was treating me for a belated birthday of sorts. I have been here before but on my insistence, since I had never really tried the food here, he fulfilled the wishes of the b'day girl. And I am glad for not listening to him for the suggestions he kept giving. Because yes, the teas here are good. Bu I hadn't expected the food to be good to.

On arrival I found my friend waiting for me with a present in tow ( That I didnot expect and overwhelming it always is :) ). I should mention that this place was first introduced to me by this very same person. Coming down to business, which is me talking about this place. This place is very seriously, one of the gems that Churchgate or I should say Mumbai has to offer. They have managed to maintain their standards over the years. This place always reminds me of the Victorian era. I imagine many a times that maybe years ago this place might have been a dance hall for the British where they held their oh-so-sophisticated parties or whatever they were called back then. The high ceilings, the walls, the seating arrangements, the colors, everything reeks of it. Even the servers are dressed so. And the little bell that is kept on each table for when you want to bring attention to the server towards you. (I didn't know this factor, till I picked up the little bell and starter ringing it and my friend made these huge eyes and laughed :P).

The food? Lets talk about the tea first. We tried new teas which is the Irish tea and apple butter-tea. Yes, there is such a thing! The Irish tea feels more like a dessert drink which is warm, milky and creeeammyy. Perfection. The apple butter tea on the other side is good to keep you warm and fuzzy. Reminded me of soup in certain ways, which is not a bad thing let me tell you. We didn't order much because we wanted to go out and have some other stuff too. So we ordered a pasta which was down right delectable and also mushroom toast. Special mention to the mushroom toast. Why you ask. I had seen this photo on zomato of this but didnot know what's the name. So I actually carried a photo and showed it to the server and asked him please tell me what this ( Beware! That's the kind of diner I am. So be prepared to be embarassed! :P)

Visit this place when you want to just spend some relaxed time. Because this place is better than a lot of coffee shops you would have ever been to. But remember to not carry your laptops because this place is to talk and make conversation and strictly not work. I am mentioning this because the first time I had been here was work related and I just hated that I had to discuss work. :P

WHAT WE HAD - Irish Tea (Dessert in a tea, Yum)

                         Apple Butter-cup tea (Warm 'n' Fuzzy, Feel-good)

                         Pasta (Full of cheese, Yum's the word)

                         Mushroom Toast ( cheese n mushroom - Yum yum yum!)

DAMAGES - I seriously have no idea, since I was not allowed to see the bill but my guess would be Rs 800 (Approx)

WHERE- Tea Centre,Resham Bhavan, 78, Veer Nariman Road, Churchgate ( Its very near to churchgate Station)