Every office has a coffee machine.

What it needs is a Chai Lady.

Once upon a time, every office had a tea lady.

The tea lady's role was never just about tea. She was the morale manager, the office gossip, a font of pragmatic advice and a reminder that work is better when people connect.

Awa Chai is bringing back the Tea Lady. But spicier this time.

Every visit comes with complimentary Awa encouragement: unsolicited wisdom, gentle roasting and another samosa if you look like you need the extra padding.

Awa Chai's visit always includes

Freshly poured masala chai and Melbourne-roasted South Indian filter coffee.

Always fresh, generously served and delivered with signature sass.

The menu, meanwhile, changes daily according to seasonality, Tata's garden produce and Awa's fancy: dhokla with lashings of chutney, butter chicken party pies, gulab jamun donuts, mini samosas and more.

So who is Awa Chai?

Awa Chai is a woman of many talents. She is an actress, an author, a polyglot, a mother of two sons and Awa to many.

Awa has also been a stand-up comic, a waitress, a fashion model, a celebrated Kinfolk chef and drug-dealer... of the pharmaceutical sort.

Her name is Geetha, but you can call her Awa / అవ

Awa / అవ: a Telugu term of affection for mothers, grandmothers and maternal figures.

Now Meet the sous chef:

Appa Anand is Awa Chai's right hand man, and her champion. A pharmacist that farms, Anand cultivates edible gardens with produce and spices for Awa Chai's kitchen.If Awa is your adopted mum, Appa \ అప్పా is the fatherly counterpart.

Appa అప్పా
\ Sous Chef

WHAT CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING:

“I booked Awa Chai for my electorate office expecting a classic monocultural tea-lady service. The tea was spicier than I'm used to but those butter chicken party pies were divine. 10/10 would recommend this Aussie-owned company."

Pauline H.

"As a manager, I've found these new psychosocial regulations really stressful. But bringing Awa Chai into the office was a gamechanger - she completely transformed the office vibe! A warm samosa in hand now feels like a weight off my shoulders."

A. Manager

“She just has this effect.
Last week our site crashed -
Awa showed up with chai and doughnuts,
Suddenly it's back up again."

Chris from I.T.

"I thought I booked catering.
Somehow I got a second mum. 🥲"

Anonymous

BOOK A VISIT BY AWA CHAI

Appearances & catering by Awa Chai from $20pp. $250 minimum spend.

[email protected]Catering Melbourne and Castlemaine offices.