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Restaurant & hospitality consultants · Mumbai, India

We cook up restaurants people queue for.

Chef-led restaurant consultants from Mumbai. We plan, build and fix restaurants, cafés and QSRs, in India and abroad.

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Every serviceOne chef.

Menus, kitchens, costing, training, vendors, launch. Chef Birendra Singh brings all of it, in person, to every project.

28 years in kitchens 126 projects across the country and the globe

Meet the team

What we build

RestaurantsBarsCafésQSRsLoungesCloud kitchensResortsHotelsCanteensCorporate kitchensCatering kitchensBulk kitchens

From a 20-cover café to a bulk kitchen sending out thousands of meals a day.

Services we offer

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Who it is for, what it serves, how it makes money.

  1. Concept planningWho it is for, what it serves, how it makes money.
  2. Kitchen layout and designStations, flow and equipment planned around your menu.
  3. MEPMechanical, electrical and plumbing planned with your contractors.
  4. Bar layout and designBack bar, wells and service flow for fast, clean pours.
  5. Café layout and designCounter, coffee bar and seating that move people through.
  6. Menu curationA tight menu your kitchen can cook on its busiest night.
  7. Recipe developmentDishes developed, tested and written into standard cards.
  8. SOP developmentStep-by-step standards for every station and shift.
  9. Team hiringThe right chefs and service staff, interviewed with you.
  10. Team trainingKitchen and service teams trained before opening day.
  11. Food trials and tastingTastings with real diners before anything hits the menu.
  12. Food R&DNew flavours, formats and techniques, researched in our kitchen.
  13. CCGL suggestionsCrockery, cutlery, glassware and linen that suit the concept.
  14. Kitchenware suggestionsThe right tools and equipment, without overspending.
  15. Operations setupPurchase, stores, prep and service systems, set up and running.
  16. Technology setupPOS, billing, inventory and online ordering, set up properly.
  17. Hand holdingWe stay with you after launch until it runs on its own.

Know what you want to open?

Send a 60-second brief

Any cuisine. Any concept.

Whatever you imagine, our chefs research it, trial it and make it cookable every single day. Tap a concept for a lab dare.

Acrossthe country.Across the globe.

We can cook anything, anywhere. From metros to hill towns across India, and in kitchens around the world. Every red light is a kitchen we have fired up.

Idea to opening night

  1. 01Order in

    Your idea, budget and site, taken down in detail and checked against the market.

  2. 02Mise en place

    Concept, guest, format and numbers, all prepped before anything is built.

  3. 03Fire

    Menu curation and recipe development, trialled and costed until every dish is right.

  4. 04Cook

    Kitchen layout, MEP, equipment and vendors, built around the menu.

  5. 05Plate

    Team hired and trained on SOPs, so every dish leaves the kitchen the same way.

  6. 06Service!

    Opening night. We stay with you until service runs on its own.

How we take on a new challenge

The brief

"We have a site, a budget and only an idea."

We cook

Concept, menu, kitchen and team, ready to open in three to six months.

The brief

"Our restaurant is full on weekends and losing money anyway."

We cook

Audit, re-engineer the menu, fix the cost, retrain the team. Eight to twelve weeks.

The brief

"A cuisine nobody in this city has tried yet."

We cook

Research, flavour mapping, kitchen trials and a tasting panel before it hits a menu.

Bring us the hard one.

Gourmet Guys

Got a brief like these?

Talk to Chef

Fresh off the pass

Main with edible flowersGrilled octopusMango panna cottaSteak with asparagusPumpkin starterCrispy starterMeringue dessertGlazed chicken bowl

Brands we have built

126 projects in 28 years. These are a few of the restaurants, cafés and bars we helped open. Drag the ring to spin it.

  • SthambaSthamba
  • Kömür The RooftopKömür The Rooftop
  • Liv Wid FusionLiv Wid Fusion
  • PuroPuro
  • Mintley CafeMintley Cafe
  • Saffron The Resto BarSaffron The Resto Bar
  • MaskoMasko
  • DICE;dDICE;d
  • KopykoKopyko
  • Stack TherapyStack Therapy
RIKAVI

Our HORECA partner

RIKAVI in Bhandup West stocks crockery, cutlery, glassware, serveware and kitchenware for restaurants, cafés, hotels and canteens. For chefs, by chefs.

Journal

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Owners say it better

Real reviews from our Google profile.

4.9★★★★★98 reviews on Google

Read them on Google
Excellent and prompt service by team Gourmet Guys. They have executed our dream café Diced in Thane. Superb work.
Chinmay HajareDiced café, Thane
Everything was done very professionally with efficiency throughout the whole process.
Michelle DavidMasko café
Had excellent time working with Chef Birendra Singh and team in Goa for a new upcoming casual dining restaurant.
Prabhud TulajaniCasual dining, Goa
Excellent consultant for hospitality industry, from the menu planning, costing, staffing and marketing.
Pritam GuptaHospitality business
Had amazing experience and learning at Mintley Cafe Bhubaneswar with team Gourmet Guys.
Sanaya RoyMintley Cafe, Bhubaneswar
Have got a menu from Chef Birendra Singh for our restaurant. Menu was so good.
R D Rajesh DebnathRestaurant menu
Had collaboration for a café project in Dombivli. Nice team, had amazing time.
Raj NaiduCafé, Dombivli
We have collaborated for a family restaurant. They are such a good consulting team.
Saurabh KadamFamily restaurant