Meals on Wheels

But the restaurant’s co-founder,Ahmedabad-based entrepreneur John Dias,explains that after a fortnight of starting operations in Mumbai,The Moving Cart is still experimenting and yet to settle for a fixed menu. “We have been collecting feedback and trying out new things. We started with the cutlery,but thought of trying this style of serving as per customer requests,” he says.

Moreover,the restaurant has been successfully operating in Chennai for the last two years. “Mumbai was a natural choice since the city responds better to different experiences such as this,” adds Dias,who runs the venture with Hardik Shah and his wife Ami Shah.

The Moving Cart avails its food services from the Marine Plaza hotel — freshly cooked food is packed in before the start of each round. It undertakes three trips,at 1pm,8pm and 10 pm respectively. Each ride takes around one-and-a-half hour — it starts from Marine Plaza,takes a U-turn from Nariman Point to head towards Wilson College and then returns to the hotel,cruising comfortably at a speed of 20 kmph.

For those who prefer indoors,there is the air-conditioned lower deck that offers a clear view of the outside. It is dimly lit with LED lights at night and plays out music of one’s choice. The monsoons,however,will see the upper deck shielded with automatic covers in a way that wouldn’t block the side view.

Given that the city’s first mobile restaurant has piqued people’s curiosity,it has had a reasonably encouraging run on its first week. “We had a sold-out first weekend,and there have been constant phone calls and queries about bookings,” says Dias. With a capacity for 40 people,the place is also open to hosting kitty parties and birthday get-togethers. Alcohol,however,is not served as Indian law doesn’t allow liquor to be served in a moving vehicle.

The restaurant will have another bus operating on the Bandra-Worli sea-link route in May,but it will have a different setup and it won’t be open-air. Later this year,they also plan to take their venture to Dubai.

Meal for two:

Rs 2,400 for vegetarian

Rs 2,800 for non-vegetarian

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