Delhi Heights: 5 years, 16 restaurants and counting
New restaurant chain is expanding in Delhi-NCR at a fast pace, and challenging old norms.
New restaurant chain is expanding in Delhi-NCR at a fast pace, and challenging old norms.
In the past one month I visited Ambience Mall, DLF Emporio and DLF Mall Of India. One thing was common. Delhi Heights. It’s popular amongst youngsters. They crave about it.
So, what’s the story of Delhi Heights.
Chapter 1: Mom is the best
Owner Mom ( Usha Batra) ran a banquet hall in West Delhi. She also managed food. Her trademark dishes stood out such as…
Butter Chicken
Rogan Josh
Rarah Mutton
Chapter 2: Sons grows up
Her sons ( Vikrant and Vikas Batra) grew up to run catering business, selling Mom’s dishes. He also started a restaurant in Rajouri Garden, and sold the same dishes, which were sold in the banquet hall.
Chapter 3: Restaurant grows up and multiplies
Sons decide to rejig the menu. They sell brad pakoda as well as greek salad. Each dish is unique. People in Delhi-NCR loved their spread. One led to another restaurant.
16 restaurants
Spread across Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida
Launched Nueva, in partnership with Virat Kohli
Estimated revenue of INR 10 crore to 20 crore per annum.
Know more about owner Vikrant Batra’s plans.
What does it mean for Delhi-NCR?
Vir Sanghvi writes that the food scene in Delhi is changing fast. It’s not just about tandoori and butter chicken or Old Delhi cuisines. He talks about three brands.
Cafe Delhi Heights
Qla
Ek Bar
Delhi will see more home grown brands, experimenting with the world cuisines. Burger Singh is a fast growing QSR brand. We at NDBJ expect to see more QSR and casual dining brands.
Dig deeper: Changing face of Delhi food scene