Another Irani Cafe Folds Up in Hyderabad

Mehfil Restaurant Shuts Shop

Another Irani restaurant in Hyderabad has downed its shutters continuing a trend that seems to be catching up rather fast. Mehfil Restaurant on the busy Raj Bhavan-Somajiguda road appears to have folded up as I noticed the shutters down since a week. It wasn't one of my favorites though and I haven't been there too often. But it was such a bad restaurant because the service was lousy and the place was dirty. I had an inkling the Irani wouldn't last long a couple of months ago when I saw two waiters in the hotel quarrelling before the guy at the counter who didn't appear to be too concerned that it was causing a disturbance to the customers. Anyway, the tea wasn't great and the samosas were lousy. It won't be missed very much since there is another Irani a little down the same road near Yahoda Hospital.

Stinking Hussain Sagar

Now that it is summer the Hussain Sagar lake has started stinking to the high heavens as well as the neighborhood. The glassy surface of the lake is covered with a greenish growth which must be the cause of the obnoxious smell. I don't know how it is on the Necklace Road, but this side of the lake on the Tank Bund side people have their hankies to their noses. It is the commuters at the bus stop near the Tank who take in the stink most. From afar the lake appears beautiful but come near it and the stink will take your breath away.

It is the drainage water that flows in, the high BOD (?) and a host of other factors that contribute to the smell. No one can do anything about it except wait for the day when the lake will be cleaned up of all the filth it is right now collecting. Until then it is hankies-to-the-nose.

Deccan Chargers Disappoint

I don't watch cricket much but I too felt disappointed by the performance of our local (and much hyped up) cricket team in the IPL match held here recently. This seems to the third consecutive match that the Deccan Chargers have lost and already keen watchers of the game have started analysing the performance of the embarrassed captain.

It was just so Hyderabadi losing that match before the home crowd. Time to get recharged, guys. Maybe the Deccan Chargers players should have a cup of Irani tea before playing the game!