BRITANNIA LOST ITS KOHINOOR
This is the story of Britannia & Co. - Exotic Parsi & Iranian Cuisine Restaurant At Ballard Pier Mumbai and its Kohinoor
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| Boman Rashid Britannia |
Britannia lost Kohinoor, The owner of Restaurant called Britannia & Co - Mr Bomen Rashid Kohinoor. He passed away dated on 25th September 2019 at the age of 97 years. He left behind a lot of stories to share with us, starting from the world war II era until today.
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| Britannia & Co |
He was 20 years old when he took the handover of the restaurant management from his father Rashid Kohinoor. Boman Kohinoor was a great admirer of the British era and the royal family of Queen Elizabeth. He has stored all the letters and postcard which has sent to the royal family and the responses from them. After knowing this you won't be surprised to see the life-size standees of the royal family on the mezzanine floor. He called himself as ' i am No 01 Fan of The Royal Family ' The British royal family ( Prince William and Kate Middleton) finally got the chance to meet the Kohinoor of Britannia, this happened due to one video went viral where Kohinoor asking for the desire to meet the royal family.
Video Courtesy- The Quint -youtube
Britannia still has preserves the history. This iconic place is having the same old wood furniture, Checks underliners on the table. Mahatma Gandhi's Photos on the wall, The flags of three countries are mounted on the wall i.e India, British and Iran signifies fusion of three culture from the food and hospitality as well.
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The Berry Pulao ( veg or non-veg aromatic rice preparation) is the star recipe of the restaurant which is crafted by his beloved wife. Also, you must try the delicious Salli Boti ( Mutton Stew ) here. Shapoorji Ice Cream Soda that was only available here and the slogan was 'drink fresh lime soda sweet to beat the Mumbai heat'. The other must-try delicacies are mutton dhansak (a stew of mutton and lentils ) and caramel custard ( dessert). Also don't forget to try beverages like Fresh Lime Soda, Rossy Raspberry, Spicy Ginger Ice- Cream Soda, and Nestea.
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This iconic restaurant has served some of the major personalities of Mumbai starting from bollywood celebrities, cricketers, media giants to corporate magnets. This has been always favorites amongst the Mumbaikars and the Foreign Travellers. This Parsi food joint was never open to served dinner in past but due to high demand in the market, they recently started to serve dinner but only on Fridays and Saturdays.
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If you have not visited this iconic landmark of Mumbai, you must. Here are the details
Name - Britannia & Co.
Address - Wakefield House, 16, 11, Sport Rd, opp. New Custom House, Ballard Estate, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400038
Time - 12 noon to 4 p.m. and on Saturday 12 noon to 10 pm
Must Try - Berry Pulao, Dhansak with Chicken Rice, Shapurji Soda, Caramel Custards
Price - INR. 600 To INR. 1000 per person
