1/5 Maitree M. 3 years ago on Google
I
had
heard
a
lot
about
this
place.
Their
website
states
this
is
a
place
that
has
collaborated
with
over
150
artists
across
the
globe,
the
results
of
which
are
tastefully
presented
as
a
unique
experience
in
the
premises
of
an
art
gallery.
Or
"Ideate,
curate,
collaborate".
I
had
been
keen
to
work
in
the
ambience
they
describe.
I
reach
there,
and
ask
them
upfront
if
they
encourage
writers
sitting
and
working
from
there.
They
tell
me
-
yes,
you
have
chosen
the
right
place.
It
was
a
light
day
for
them
and
there
were
not
too
many
people.
Since
the
ground
floor
open
area
was
occupied
I
head
to
the
upper
floor,
place
my
order
for
a
main
dish,
and
start
to
set
up
my
laptop.
The
plug
point
however,
does
not
work.
No
plug
points
on
the
floor
seem
to
work
and
it
takes
the
staff
quite
some
time
to
figure
out
the
issue.
By
that
time
my
order
has
arrived,
I'm
already
done
eating
and
am
impatiently
waiting
to
begin.
Meanwhile,
I
decide
to
go
to
the
bathroom
on
that
same
floor
to
wash
my
hands.
The
staff
follows
me
to
the
loo
suspiciously,
as
if
I'm
going
to
run
away
without
paying
the
bill
or
something.
Then
I
decide
to
make
a
call
in
the
balcony
section
which
is
their
open
seating
space
on
that
same
floor
and
I
get
the
same
suspicious
vibe.
The
plug
point
issue
gets
fixed
but
then
I
am
told
that
even
though
they
have
a
wifi
system,
the
customers
are
not
allowed
to
use
it!
How
absurd!
Slightly
fed
up,
mostly
because
of
the
weird
vibe
from
the
staff
upstairs,
I
decide
to
change
my
location
and
sit
downstairs
where
one
of
the
seating
space
is
now
empty.
A
staff
member
stops
me,
goes
to
the
manager
behind
and
counter
and
whispers
something
suspiciously.
The
manager
stops
me
and
tells
me
that
I
could
not
go
down
to
check
out
their
gallery
space
or
shift
from
my
seat
without
clearing
my
bill.
I
tell
them
that
I
was
planning
on
ordering
more
and
was
not
leaving.
They
still
refuse.
I
am
very
annoyed
by
now
because
it
was
not
as
if
they
had
different
kitchens
for
the
two
floors.
The
whole
place
is
in
a
single
compound,
with
a
guarded
gate,
and
they
have
enough
and
more
staff
constantly
watching,
and
also
a
security
camera
at
each
and
every
corner.
Not
wanting
to
spoil
my
mood
further,
I
pay
and
shift
to
the
ground
floor
seating.
By
now
I
am
also
feeling
bad
about
spending
so
much
money
and
getting
no
work
done
for
no
real
reason
whatsoever.
I
order
another
coffee,
determined
to
make
my
spending
at
that
place
worthwhile.
I
set
up
my
laptop
and
decide
to
check
out
their
art
gallery
while
the
coffee
arrived.
Suspicious
looks
from
the
staff
again!
By
now
I
just
want
to
finish
my
coffee
and
leave.
I
have
my
coffee,
ask
for
the
bill,
and
go
to
the
loo
to
pee.
The
staff
follows
me!
Extremely
annoyed
and
fed
up,
I
confront
the
staff
and
ask
why
they
were
following
me
around
like
this,
and
if
they
were
just
creepy
fellows
in
general
or
if
they
were
worried
that
I
was
going
to
whisk
away
without
paying
the
bill.
I
tell
them
that
my
laptop,
my
phone,
my
bag
-
all
my
belongings
were
at
the
table
and
it
felt
a
little
stupid
to
assume
that
I
would
sacrifice
all
of
that
to
not
pay
for
their
cup
of
measly
coffee.
Not
to
mention,
that
the
staff
just
disappeared
when
you
actually
wanted
them
to
refill
your
glass
of
water!
They
looked
embarrassed
and
say
nothing
except
ask
me
"Should
we
bring
the
bill
now?"
Why
have
you
guys
spent
so
much
on
the
set
up,
the
website
blah
blah
blah
if
this
is
the
unwelcoming
and
cold
vibe
you
wish
to
have?
So
anyway,
I
spent
Rs.
1000
on
my
main
dish
and
coffee
at
that
place,
hoping
to
sit
for
a
couple
of
hours
and
finish
some
writing.
All
I
got
was
extremely
bad
service,
terrible
vibes
that
left
me
anxiety-ridden
even
to
crack
a
knuckle,
a
whole
lotta
weirdness
while
going
to
the
loo,
expensive
food,
and
a
whole
lot
of
pretence
to
be
elitist.
Made
art
feel
very
cold,
suspicious
and
expensive,
I
have
to
say.
Not
worth
all
this
trouble.
P.S.
Their
paneer
main
dish
I
ordered
for
around
Rs.
500
had
two
small
pieces
of
paneer.
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