New cafe opens in Aylesbury dedicated to samosas and exclusive tea and coffee blends

On Saturday, Stories of Samosas opened at 10 High Street in Aylesbury with a special launch event.

Aylesbury’s newest cafe is owned by husband and wife team Atal and Neha Malviya and represents a new venture for the couple. They own several businesses across the UK but this is their first Story of Samosas store.

Atal told The Bucks Herald he was inspired to open a catering store dedicated to the much-loved snack after he first moved to the UK 20 years ago and felt British people were not getting the best standard of the globally famous pastry appetizer.

He said: “When I came to this country 20 years back, we were not surprised to know that pretty much everybody in this country knows samosas.

"But we were surprised to learn that they don’t know the real range of samosas.”

Currently, the cafe is producing three different varieties of the ever-popular snack but the team will look to update the menu and alter it in the coming months, The Herald was told.

SOS currently serves what it has described as three distinct regional samosa varieties inspired by Bengali, Punjabi, and Gujarati traditions, alongside paneer and onion puff pastries. Sweet treats included the traditional Gujiya and a contemporary Nutella puff. Guests can enjoy an exclusive blend of chai tea and a coffee blend the Malviyas created at another cafe they own in Soho.

Aylesbury Mayor, Councillor Nidhi Mehta, completed ribbon-cutting duties for the independent business’ launch at 11:30am. It has been confirmed that the cafe sold out of stock on a busy first day on Aylesbury High Street.

Beyond its regional food, it is hoped that the cafe’s reading corner will appeal to customers, it includes exclusive books which are not available to purchase yet in the UK.

The Malviya family already have a footprint in Aylesbury, owning the Window to the Womb in Duck Farm Court. Atal owns businesses in Watford and Hitchin, as well as Aylesbury and Soho and felt there was a gap in the market for a store like SOS. “We were also quite frustrated with the kind of tea being offered everywhere, he added. "So we thought, yeah, let’s bring something different. Something authentic to the town.”