Should be 7 o' clock in the evening. I just got down from the bus after a tedious long journey, which is supposed to take less than an hour. When I got down, I felt as if I was relieved of some great burden and but I had a severe headache. Walking back home, I remembered Lloyd's Tea House had opened a new branch some months before at R A Puram 2nd Main Road. So I walked in to have some snacks and tea.
The name and the interiors made me wonder if they would serve cup cakes and Teas like how Brits serve. Anyhow nothing like that. The menu card had the same old Fries, Pizzas and Burgers. The waiter got me the Beverage menu first and upon request he also brought the snack menu, both well bonded in a leather case.
When it comes to evening snack I always choose French Fries and when it comes to beverages, Coffee will be my obvious choice. But this time, I was looking for a different thing to drink. Why not a Desi Tea, I thought.
I asked the waiter to get French Fries first and patiently, I was looking at the menu. Taking a deeper look at the Beverage menu, there were options like Indian Masala Chai, Bombay Cutting Chai and Kolkata Street Chai.
Reading the descriptions below, Kolkata Street Chai stuck me. Because of the ingredients. The description specifically said it has Nutmeg. Somewhere I heard Nutmeg is good to cure headache, but if taken more than a tea spoon or so it would let you go crazy. I also remember reading the story of a guy who once behaved erratically after tasting more than a spoon of Nutmeg. I wondered. So I thought I should it taste and see how it is.
While I was having my French Fries, the Tea also arrived. Cup of tea in a hand and Fries in the other. A sip of this and a bite of that. I thought I should also dip it in the Tomato sauce. But no. It would spoil the whole taste.
It went on for nearly 30 minutes that people were gave a weird look at me. Then finally the Tea got over and Fries plate went empty as well. I wondered if I ask for another cup of Tea. But no. After finishing it off, I felt my headache vanished and I felt much better.
Ambiance is also another favourable factor for the restaurant. But the service could have been a bit faster.
So overall I would rate the restaurant as 3.5 out of 5.
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