 Ohri's,
which started a new trend in the restaurant business by
opening Ming's Court, Havmor, and Silver Metro
under one roof has opened another designer restaurant
Gufaa, that provides a glimpse of the caves, wild
jungles and above all, tasty and delectable Peshawari
food. Taking a cue from caves and its rustic ambience,
Gufaa takes you into the primitive cave ambience which
one would have seen either in the movies or in wild dreams.
 Peshawari
cuisine, which is the specialty of Gufaa, is quite popular
in the North West Frontier along the Pakistan
and Afghanistan border. Ohri's has roped in Qureshi
brothers, who are experts in making Peshawari cuisine.
Two brothers Ashfaque and Irfan and his father
Imtiaz Qureshi were quite instrumental in
increasing the popularity of Peshawari food. In fact,
Imtiaz Qureshi was the person who introduced Dum
Pukht cooking in five star hotels. The Qureshi
brothers have also worked in Maurya Sheraton, New Delhi.
Speaking about Peshawari food, Ashfaque says, "Peshawari
food is also known as Baluchi food. And it is mostly a
dry food with robust kababs". Their forefathers
were also in the cooking scenario for 200 years.
Gufaa does not want to cater to only Peshawari food lovers.
The customers will also have an opportunity to taste the
delicious Awadhi food with its subtle flavour and
refined cooking.
The idea behind opening such a theme restaurant in
the city is based
on growing worldwide trend on theme restaurants, says
Amar Ohri Managing Director, Ohri's Group. Mr Amar
Ohri is educated in Switzerland in Hotel Management
and did his MBA from USA. "We want to create
a different ambience, different cuisine and we want to
make our restaurant accessible to all. The menu is an
eclectic mix of everything and the restaurant was built
at a cost of Rs 2.5 crores. The interior designing has
been done by Mr Siraj and Ms Renu from Hyderabad",
says Mr Ohri. Ohri's are also planning to start a
Ohri's chain of restaurants which will be opened in Banjara
Hills, Bangalore and Chennai.
With the latest pyrotechnics and lighting, Gufaa will
definitely be a show stealer in terms of ambience and
decor. For an unforgettable experience at Gufaa, the entrance
roof has been illuminated with fibre optics to give a
starry nights effect. Specially imported for this purpose,
the fibre optics give you an out-of-the-world cuisine
experience. The wall murals, the furniture and musical
accompaniments are other aspects, which have been specially
customised to merge and enhance the theme of Gufaa.
 Gufaa
is a trendsetter in more ways than one. Apart from the
ambience, you can also see the servers dressed in a Shikaari
style serving you hot kababs. And there is also a
rabab player, who takes you into the world of old film
songs with his delightful rabab music. Added to this,
there are electric torches that illuminate Gufaa and give
a new definition in lighting the restaurants. Gufaa can
serve 80 people at a time. The opening of Gufaa is also
marked with the starting of two conference halls Kabila-I
and Kabila-II which can pack 150 people at
a time.
Address: Gufaa, Ohri's Cuisine Court, 5-9-30/16-20,
Opp. Gandhi Medical College, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad.
Phone: 329 8811, 329 8822, 323 6504. Fax:
323 5990. E-mail: baseraa@hd2.vsnl.net.in
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