Mumbai Guide: A Harry Potter brunch with Indian food on the menu?

A replica of the Hogwarts castle

It was an event that suited both children and adults. Everyone sported the lightning scar on their forehead, while wizards aka waiters trotted around with pointed witch hats and black capes. The flags of Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin and Ravenclaw houses fluttered around the tables.

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A replica of the Hogwarts castle. Pics Prabhanjan Dhanu

At the Harry Potter brunch at Courtyard by Marriott, being fans of the boy wizard automatically transferred you to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The food, a replica of Nimbus 2000, and entering through platform no 9 ¾ almost made us feels like wizards. However, the waiters dressed up as extremely white Harry Potter characters, a tiny Lord Voldemort and a young Professor Albus Dumbledore made us giggle.

Butterbeer

The turnout was massive, but we missed the firewhisky, Hagrid's rock cake and more.

Ham loaf

Taste test
So the food was cooked by over 24 chefs and they tried to incorporate everything Harry ate or liked, as mentioned in the books.
What we liked
>> Butter Beer: It was a sweet mix of soda, house recipe of caramel serum topped with whipped cream.
>> Spaghetti with Bolognaise: While it was served without the meatballs, the combination of Harry's favourite food was delicious.
>> Ham with berry sauce: It was finger-licking good. The soft meat with a touch of sweet sauce kicked in all kinds of flavours.

What we didn't
>> Shepherd's pie: It lacked a generous amount of cheese we expected, the meat tasted a little stale.
>> Desi food: While everything on the menu concerned English food, there was a bit of Indian food too, including a chaat counter. This took away from the look and feel of the theme.
>> Dessert: Despite the variety few had anything to do with what you find in the books.