Quirky Items

Every Indian street has a chaiwala who carries six glasses of cutting chai in one wire holder, and a thela selling chaat on four small wheels. Bring those same shapes to a restaurant table, and guests smile before they taste anything. That is the idea behind this collection: everyday Indian street objects, made small, for serving food and drinks.

Makrey has supplied hotels, cafés and restaurants across India since 1981. This collection has 31 quirky serveware pieces in wrought iron, wood, copper and clay: tea glass holders, beer bottle holders, mini thelas, rickshaws, food trucks, shot glass thelas, khurpa platters and table tandoors.

Tea Glass Holder and Chai Glass Holder

A tea glass holder lets a server carry several glasses of chai at once, just like a street chaiwala. Our WI tea glass holders come in:

• 12n1 gold finish: 16" x 5.5", 9" high, for large tables and high tea counters.
• 6n1 gold finish: 8" x 5.5", 9" high.
• 3-wire 4n1: 5.25" square, 11" high, in chrome or gold finish.

Each chai glass holder works as a tea glass stand on the table, so guests take a glass straight from the stand. These glass tea holders suit Indian cafés, chai lounges, breakfast buffets and wedding chai counters. If you are looking for a chai glass with stand or a tea glass with holder as a set, ask our team which glasses fit each holder. For clay cups, see our kullars.

Beer Bottle Holder

The WI pint beer bottle holder comes in a 6-bottle and a 4-bottle size, in black powder-coat. As a 6 pack beer bottle holder, it brings six bottles to the table at once, and as a beer bottle carrier it suits pubs, sports bars, rooftop lounges and poolside service. For ice and other bar pieces, see our bar accessories and ice buckets.

Shot Glass Holder and Thela Serving Tray

Shot Glass Thelas

The wooden shot glass thela (6n1) "Rangeela" is 10" x 7" x 5.5", a colourful cart that works as a shot glass holder for six shots. The wooden ice shot thela (3n1) is 11" x 4.5" x 5.5". Either one makes a shot glass stand that guests remember, for tequila rounds, jaljeera shots or pani puri shots.

Thela Serving Tray

Each thela serving tray is a mini street cart for starters, chaat and snacks:

• Wood/WI thela (4-wheel): 10" x 7.75" x 5.25", in black or red with a burnt wood finish, and a black version with a stone slate.
• Wood/WI thela (2 big wheels): 10" x 7.75" x 7.25".
• WI food thela: 11" x 5.75" x 3.5".

Rickshaws, Food Trucks and Street-Style Servers

• Rickshaws: a WI flower rickshaw (14" long), a WI double-basket rickshaw, and a wooden milk rickshaw with three wheels.
• Rickshaw bowl and burner set: a 550ml bowl on a burner, set in a WI and wood rickshaw, for keeping a curry or a snack warm at the table. A smaller WI and wood bowl and burner set uses the same 550ml bowl.
• Food trucks: 14.5" x 5.75" x 5.5", in yellow/red and army green.
• Fries scooter: 13.5" long, for fries and finger food.
• Telephone booth food server: 7" square and 19.5" high.

For more fries servers, see our fry baskets and cones.

Khurpa Platters, Dhobi Press and Manji

The WI food khurpa is shaped like a khurpa, the Indian hand hoe, in 7" x 5.5", 8" x 6.75" and 10" x 8.25" blades, and a 7" x 8" square blade. It works as a quirky platter for kebabs and tikkas. The WI dhobi press (8") comes with an MS tawa or a glass bowl, and the mini manji (khat) is a small woven cot in white jute, in three sizes up to 12" x 8", for breads, snacks or a dessert display. The WI bucket (8") with a jute handle comes in yellow and orange.

The WI letter box bill folder brings the bill to the table in a mini post box. For classic folders, see our menu and bill folders.

Table Tandoor

A table tandoor brings the look of a clay oven to the table, for kebabs, tikkas and naan. Choose the copper table tandoor set (9" x 8", hammered glossy) or the clay table tandoor set (9" x 9").

Quirky Serveware for Restaurants and Cafés

Quirky serveware works best as a highlight, not on every table. Pick two or three signature dishes, such as a chaat on a thela, chai in a tea glass holder and beer in a bottle holder, and keep the rest of the table simple. For more theme pieces, see our buffet props.

Wipe WI pieces with a dry cloth to protect the powder-coat, and wipe wooden pieces with a damp cloth without soaking them. Tell us your theme and menu, and our team will quote the right pieces in bulk, with GST billing and delivery across India.

Quirky Serveware FAQs

Do the tea glass holders come with glasses?

The listing is for the holder. Ask our team if you need glasses that fit it.

How many bottles does the beer bottle holder take?

We have a 6-bottle and a 4-bottle version, both in black powder-coat.

Is the bottle holder beer only?

It is sized for pint beer bottles. For other bottles, check the size with our team before you order.

Which quirky pieces suit an Indian street-food menu?

The thelas, rickshaws, khurpa platters, shot glass thelas and tea glass holders suit chaat, kebabs, pani puri and chai.