Indian Coffee House — Restaurant in Kerala

Best restaurants from ICH. This is another outlet of ICH located near to the famous and legendary Thirunakara Temple. We liked the food and service. We will visit again.

Indian Coffee House is a restaurant chain in India, run by a series of worker co-operative societies. It has strong presence across India with nearly 400 coffee houses.1 It has been a hub for Communist and Socialist movements for generations. Thus it has played a very important role in the politics of India.

History : The India Coffee House chain was started by the Coffee Cess Committee, the first outlet – then named ‘India Coffee House’ – opened in Churchgate, Bombay in 1936, and was operated by the Indian Coffee Board. In the course of the 1940s there were nearly 50 Coffee Houses all over British India. Post partition, Pakistan inherited the branches of Indian Coffee Houses in its major cities and continued the coffee house legacy as a social place in fostering intellectual discussions.

In India, due to a change in the policy in the mid-1950s, the Coffee Board decided to close down the Coffee Houses. Encouraged by the communist leader A. K. Gopalan (AKG), the workers of the Coffee Board began a movement and compelled the Coffee Board to agree to hand over the outlets to the workers who then formed Indian Coffee Workers' Co-operatives and renamed the network as Indian Coffee House. A co-operative began in Bangalore on 19 August 1957, and one was established in Delhi on 27 December 1957. Later Bellary and Madras Societies were separated from their mother societies.[citation needed]. Malviya Marg Karam Chand Chowk Branch, Jabalpur serves as the head office of ICWCS. In October 2018, Indian Coffee House opened its 8th...

Normally an average customer prefer to visit Indian Coffee house or aaryas on their journey. Most of the time it's pocket friendly and good in quality. There is one at Kottayam as well, which is located just opposite to the Lakshmi Silks near Kottayam KSRTC. Parking is there only for two wheelers. Most of the time, the staff were friendly and supportive. Rates are as I mentioned earlier it's pocket friendly. This property was once a house and now converted to a restaurant. There is a toilet which you never forget. Not clean at all. A separate area for families with ladies is also there. This is very neat to KSRTC just opposite side.

About the quality of food, this shop need an improvement. Meals are ok, but side dishes are not good. Chicken biriyani is also average. But the kerala's own porota is not upto the mark.

My suggestions: Don't sit in the room next to the washing area and toilet block. Get in and have a biriyani, which will not...

The India Coffee House chain was started by the Coffee Cess Committee in 1936, when the first outlet was opened in Bombay. In the course of the 1940s there were nearly 50 Coffee Houses all over British India. It was during the late 1890s that the idea was formed.Due to a change in the policy in the mid 1950s, the Board decided to close down the Coffee Houses. Encouraged by the communist leader A. K. Gopalan(AKG), the workers of the Coffee Board began a movement and compelled the Coffee Board to agree to handover the outlets to the workers who then formed Indian Coffee Workers' Co-operatives and renamed the network as Indian...