Desi gang, you’re gonna love this. First-ever Indian drive-thru restaurant has just opened in the UK’s Bolton, and it’s not your standard (read, typical) fast-food outlet. This one serves Indian street food and is the first such outpost in the entire country!
Chaiiwala is a restaurant that has its roots in New Delhi. The chain has now opened its doors on Bolton’s Manchester Road, becoming the first Indian restaurant to operate a drive-thru there. The menu consists of not just chai, but some delicious (and easy-to-eat) sweet and savoury options that will make your on-the-go dining experience a super fun one.
All you need to know about Chaiiwala, the UK’s first Indian drive-thru
Visitors can grab a nice breakfast and lunch snacks, such as an all-day desi breakfast and sweet Bombay toast, popular street food offerings such as aloo tikki burgers, chilli paneer, Mumbai mac ‘n’ cheese, butter chicken wraps, pani puri, pink chai, a chilli chip butty and many other mouth-watering treats. Desserts and beverages on the menu include sweet wraps, cheesecakes, sundaes and cups of chai (or chai latte, as they call it), along with their popular karak chai.
Before you wonder, we know that the menu doesn’t really sound too ‘desi’, but the experience that they offer is set to be Indian when it comes to flavours.
Speaking to The Bolton News, co-founder Sohail Ali said that for the first time, the customers would get to experience Indian street food in a drive-through setting. “Using this blueprint, we are now actively searching for new drive-thru locations across the UK which will replicate the Bolton store model,” he said.
Chaiiwala offers desi street eats to its customers and aims to provide a unique experience to them. With the drive-thru, the brand aims to offer its typical flavours in a fast-food format, while also allowing diners to experience the food as a takeaway or as a sit-down meal.
Address: Bolton – Drive Thru, Manchester Road, Bolton, BL3 2NZ
Hero and Featured Image Credit: @chaiiwala/Instagram
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Anushka Goel
Digital Features Writer
Anushka has previously worked with publications such as the Times of India and Being Indian. A graduate from Xavier Institute of Communications, she specialises in entertainment, food and travel. She also likes to write about sustainability and beauty. When not working, you can catch her reading a book, tending to her plants, cooking or playing an instrument.
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