Halal
Is Cha Cha Chai halal?yes, all of it
Every item on the menu is halal and no alcohol is served. It is not a halal section inside a wider menu. This page covers what that means in practice, what the vegetarian range looks like, and how to ask about allergens.
A halal menu, not a halal section
Plenty of places keep one or two halal dishes on an otherwise mixed menu, which leaves you reading the small print and asking the same question every visit. That is not how this kitchen works. There is one menu, it is halal from the breakfast board to the dessert counter, and there is nothing on it you need to check first.
That covers the keema and chicken parathas, the seekh wraps, the chicken biryani and karahi, the smash-style burgers and everything off the street food counter. It covers the desserts too, which is the part people ask about second: the milkcakes, the donuts fried in store, the gelato and the cake slices.
A halal roundel is displayed on the entrance door. If you would like to know more about sourcing than that, ask at the counter. The team would rather answer the question than have you guess.
No alcohol is served
There is no bar and no alcohol on the premises. In practice that is one of the reasons the room fills up with families and with groups who want somewhere to sit for a couple of hours in the evening without it turning into a pub.
What goes on the table instead is the drinks list: karak chai from £3.25, the pink Kashmiri and masala chai alongside it, mocktails at £5.95, milkshakes, fresh juice and the nimbu pani. The kitchen runs until 11pm, midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, so a late table is a real option.
Vegetarian, properly
Vegetarian items are marked with a V throughout the menu, and the range is a real one rather than a single token dish. The desi breakfast at £8.95, halwa puri and chana, the masala omelette, the plain, cheese and aloo parathas, the paneer wrap, veg biryani, pani puri, vadapav and the Bombay grilled sandwich are all on it, and most of the dessert counter is too.
Allergens
These are the 14 allergens UK law requires food businesses to declare. Tell the team what you need to avoid and they will advise you dish by dish in store.
The short answer
- Every item on the menu is halal
- No alcohol is served on the premises
- A full vegetarian range, marked V
- Ask the team about allergens dish by dish
56 Joel Street, Northwood Hills
Northwood HA6 1PA Get directions
Halal, on the menu
The dishes people ask about most.