MTR stands for Mavalli Tiffin Room. Well, not quite. It should stand for Mavaali Tiffin Room. Mavaali- meaning a rowdy, goonda, goons- you name it. MTR is a landmark. Mumbai has Juhu beach. Kolkata has Eden Gardens. Delhi, well...ummm… let’s not talk about that godforsaken city! And similarly, we have MTR. Yeah, I as a Bangalorean was proud of MTR. Yes WAS proud of MTR. But now, it is a shit-hole.
So what’s the problem? Food is bad? Hell no! Food is as brilliant as it gets. The ambience is screwed? Nope! I love the ambience. Very retro. So what really is wrong with the place that supposedly invented the Rava Idly? (Well, now I am not too sure of if they really did invent it. Those bastards are capable of falsely claiming that too.) So now, I will tell you what’s wrong:
Firstly, they have this very, very stupid and annoying policy of ‘bottle-neck entry’. Now, what’s the policy of bottle-neck entry? If you go there on a day when the rush is less and the number of tables occupied is low, they will never immediately give you the table. They will make you wait. Suppose fifteen tables are free, and there are 10 people in the waiting room, they will allow only five and why in the name of anything that has ever been named, would they do something so stupid? It’s quite brilliant, actually. By doing this, they are ensuring that at all points of time they have a consistent crowd outside the restaurant. That way, every bloody passer-by and outsider would think that the restaurant is always full, come hail or ummm whatever comes in that idiom. This is a very nice marketing strategy, but atrociously annoying.
And, secondly! When you go to namma MTR, you should be ready to play holi, with food! Yeah, those pricks who serve you are so bloody arrogant! They serve the food on that plate by sloshing it write onto it. They take the bisibelebath out of that bucket and just splash that food on the plate and the food jumps up right on you and they are not in the least apologetic about it. They don’t smile at ya and they have this ‘we-are-like-this-only’ attitude that is a major piss off. They are in the ruddy hospitality business and the least they could do is be hospitable!
I hate MTR. Yes, I do. Arrogant bastards! Fuck you! MTR-since 1924? 1924, my ass!
You, my dear MTR are hence screwed!
I agree with the second part of your post... about the arrogant waiters. If you ever venture in there the next time, ask for a bottle of mineral water and see what happens to you. The place reeks of arrogance, and given time, that place will die out.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the waiting time and the queue is concerned, this is what you should understand about the way MTR functions. They always serve lunch in batches. Like in a marriage. It makes it easier for the waiters to serve food. One batch enters at a particular time, and that batch leaves, and the next batch enters. So even if it means a few empty tables, MTR has probably realized value in the economy of dealing with batches and not with each table. I personally dont think MTR needs a queue in front to attract people.
But there is one big reason why MTR might just hang on despite its arrogance. Location. That location right outside Lalbagh is a commercial and economic jackpot. Its like one Bangalore landmark right next to another. As a traveler, Id be delighted!
Dude! even for a bloody snack, you have to wait. Is that right? And it will stay on! But arrogant bitches they are!
ReplyDeleteDelhi has Connought Place and Parathewaali galli at Chandni Chowk. Its a kick ass city. Substantiate why it is god forsaken please...
ReplyDeleteeh! I just don't like that city!
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