I-Kuti's Brasserie, indawo yokutyela entle yaseIndiya isungulwe kwindawo yangaphambili yesango lembali yaseRoyal Pier eSouthampton. 'I-Empress yaseIndiya' eyenziwe ngesitayile emva ko-1876. UKumkanikazi uVictoria wavula iRoyal Pier ngo-1833. Emva kokuziswa kwi-Indian cuisine ngu-'Munshi' wakhe, u-Abdul Karim, kwi-Isle of Wight, wayesitya ikheri yonke imihla.
Ibekwe kwipropathi emiselweyo enemigangatho emibini, i-Kuti's Brasserie ineendawo zokutyela ezine ezineekhava ezili-110 kumgangatho ophantsi; 60 kumgangatho wokuqala; 30 phezulu kwi-Chandelier Cocktail Bar; kunye 60 izihlalo ezongezelelweyo kwithambeka eluphahleni lwangaphandle, ngeembono kulo lonke elaseSouthampton Water.
I-Kuti's Brasserie ikwindawo yangaphambili yevenkile yokutyela yaseRoyal Thai, ehlala le ndawo iminyaka eyi-10 kude kube mva nje. I-Kuti's Brasserie yeye restaurateur Kuti Miah, oneminyaka engama-60, usasebenza phambi kwendlu. Yayifudula ikwiSitrato saseOxford iSouthampton, de yavalwa ngomlilo ngo-Epreli. Ukwangumnikazi we-Kuti's Express, i-takeway e-Southampton's Aldermoor Road; Kuti's Noorani e-Eastleigh eHamphire kunye ne-Kuti's yaseWickham, kufutshane nePortsmouth.
UMah uye waqesha, uRavi Roa, owayesakuba yi-Michelin-starred Vineet Bhatia, njengoMpheki wakhe oLawulayo. URoa ulindele ukwazisa imenyu yokutya yaseIndiya, ukuhlala ecaleni kwezinto ezithandwayo zekhari kwindlu.
"Indawo efana neRoyal Pier's Gate House ifanelwe yindawo yokutyela ekumgangatho wokuqala kunye nompheki okumgangatho wehlabathi - kunye noRavi, wowu ngoku unayo," utshilo umnini u-Kuti Miah, esongeza, "Uyongeza kakhulu kwindawo yokutyela yaseSouthampton.
Ukuhambelana nokuvulwa kwakhona kweThiyetha yaseMayflower eSouthampton, kulandela ukulungiswa kwayo okutsha kwe-£7.5m, elinye lamanyathelo okuqala kaChef Roa iya kuba kukwazisa kwangethuba, imenyu yangaphambi kweThiyetha.
I-Royal Pavilion Yakhelwe ukubonelela ngeenkonzo ze-steamer kwi-Isle of Wight kunye nendawo yokutyelela iinqanawa ukuya kwi-dock. Abantu abadumileyo abafana noLaurel noHardy, uCharlie Chaplin kunye noClark Gable bonke bafika eRoyal Pier emva kokuwela uLwandlekazi lweAtlantiki.
Ngo-1847 kwakhiwa isiporo esitsalwa ngamahashe esidityaniswe nepier ukuya kwisikhululo sikaloliwe saseSouthampton. Ngowe-1876 iitram zamahashe zatshintshwa ziilocomotives ezilula ngomphunga. Ngowe-1888 ngenxa pier wanikwa isango elitsha.
Le pavilion yandiswa amaxesha amaninzi kwaye ngo-1930 yayinokuhlala abantu abamalunga ne-1000 kwaye yaba yindawo yomdaniso edumileyo yaseMecca. I-pier yavalwa ngo-1979. Isango lavulwa kwakhona njengendawo yokutyela ngo-1986 kodwa kunyaka olandelayo, umlilo watshabalalisa izakhiwo ezininzi ze-pier ngo-1992 omnye umlilo wonakalisa indawo yokutyela kwaye awuzange uhlaziywe de kube yi-2008 kwaye wavula njengeRoyal Thai xa yaba. ikhaya kwiRoyal Thai. Le ndawo ikhawuleza izimise njengendawo edumileyo yaseSouthampton yokuya kwiindawo zokutyela, imitshato kunye nemisitho yabucala.
UChef uRavi Roa Umpheki oLawulayo, onamava eminyaka engama-20 uChef Roa unesitayile sokupheka esiguqukayo kunye nesakhono esifezekisiweyo esisetiweyo kwindawo yokupheka yangoku yaseIndiya. Owayesakuba nguSous Chef kwindawo yokutyela iVinheet Bhatia eneenkwenkwezi zaseMichelin eLondon, Indlela ine-CV enomtsalane equka ukupela kwiHotele yeMovenpick Five Star luxury eDubai. Unikwe uxanduva lokuthatha ukwenza i-Kuti's Brasserie yeyona ndawo ibalaseleyo yokutyela yamaIndiya eSouthampton.
UKumkanikazi uVictoria Mohammed Abdul Karim, owaziwa ngokuba “nguMunshi” (othetha utitshala ongunobhala), wayengumlindi waseIndiya kaKumkanikazi uVictoria. Waya kuye kwiminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu yokugqibela yolawulo lwakhe, emva koko wayesitya ikheri, ngokuqhelekileyo inkukhu eneentlumayo, yonke imihla. Wayengomnye wabakhonzi ababini bakaKumkanikazi. UVictoria wamisela uKarim njengonobhala wakhe waseIndiya, wamgezela ngembeko, waza wamfumanela isibonelelo somhlaba eIndiya.
Iiyure yokuvula
NgoMvulo: 18.00 ukuya 23.00 NgoLwesibini ukuya ngeCawa - Isidlo sasemini: 12.00 ukuya 14.00 NgoLwesibini ukuya ngoLwesine - Isidlo: 18.00 ukuya 23.00 NgoLwesihlanu nangoMgqibelo - Isidlo: 18.00 ukuya ku-23.30
IRoyal Pier, iSango House, iDolophu Quay, eSouthampton, Hampshire SO14 2AQ
