
The flashy pink walls are peeling, floral synthetic curtains limply hanging on the doorway tell the story about the better bygone days. Youngsters who bred on Baristas and Cafe Coffee Days have no clue that the city too has annbsp;Indian Coffee House-at Chaura Bazar.
There are many who throng the coffee house just to share a cuppa with friends while others sit here for hours to spend some quiet moments with themselves. The ambience at the city8217;s lone Indian Coffee House remains the same as its oily dosa and aromatic coffee that have retained the legacy to satiate gastromic delights.
Waiters in uniform donning Gandhian caps greet you at the door as visitors satisfy their hunger pangs with food served in the bone China crockery. No new items have been added in the recent years with hot dog being the last new addition.
Harish Singla, the caretaker, is quick to add, 8220;We plan to refurbish the place to give it a new look. See the board outside the shop is a new one.8221;
Singla adds, 8220;Our bonding with our clientele is as old as 30 years. Come in the evening and you will find a group of senior citizens discussing everything under the sun as they congregate over steaming cups of coffee.8221;
Medical representative Ram Singla says, 8220;For the past two decades, I have been eating lunch at the coffee house. Though many other eateries have opened around the place, yet, the Indian Coffee house retains a distinct culture. There is something that pulls me back to this place.8221;
Daljit Singh, another regular visitor, has a fixed corner where he reminiscences everyday. 8220;I sit here each day to read my regular quota of books and magazines. No one disturbs me here unlike other hotels and restaurants where owners can even ask you to leave the place if you are not eating something.8221;