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Bengaluru woman avoids waiting time at restaurant using Zomato. Here’s how

Dosas the woman ordered from the same restaurant arrived in 25 minutes while the waiting time was 40 plus minutes.

Bengaluru woman orders CTR dosas via Zomato right outside the restaurant

Ordering food on Zomato has become second nature to many, but have you ever tried using the app right outside the restaurant you’re ordering from? That’s exactly what a Bengaluru woman did to dodge the long queue at the legendary Central Tiffin Room (CTR) restaurant. With a tight movie schedule looming, they found this ingenious way to save time.

Instead of waiting for a table, they placed an order for their favourite CTR dishes on Zomato and set the delivery location to just outside the restaurant, ensuring the delivery partner wouldn’t have to go out of their way. In just 25 minutes, their dosas arrived—beating the estimated 40 plus minutes they would have spent waiting to get a table at the restaurant.

Sharing her experience on X, the woman described how the delivery partner found the situation amusing and even wished them “Merry Christmas” before leaving with a generous tip. The group then savoured the iconic butter dosas in their car, making it to their movie on time.

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While the plan worked brilliantly, it wasn’t without its hiccups. In a follow-up post, she noted a few downsides: the order came with just one type of chutney instead of the usual two, and the signature runny chutney was missing entirely. To top it off, no cutlery was provided.

See the post:

Yesterday we had a @peakbengaluru moment:

– The queue was too long at CTR and we would be late for our #UiTheMovie if we had waited in the line.

– Opened Zomato, ordered BeNNe masale dosae and Kharabath to a location just outside CTR to minimise inconvenience to the driver

-… pic.twitter.com/BQTwIlRChk

— Anubha (@artbyahbuna) December 26, 2024

The post has gone viral and is about to be viewed by a lakh people. Here’s how the X users reacted to the post:

One user wrote, “Been doing this since COVID times. The takeaway line is shorter; we take it and eat in the bylanes of Malleshwaram.”

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Another user pointed out, “Nothing much you paid 30% extra for food which and saved 15 min time.”

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A third person quipped, “When you use 100% of your brains.”

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