Just a call away

PUNE: If you are away from home and are craving for some maa ke haath ka khana, there is good news, as restaurants around the city have come up with the concept of tiffins. It promises to be a treat for executives and students who want food that doesn’t compromise on taste and quality and tastes just like it’s from home.

This service was started a month ago by Sahil restaurant, located on Tilak Road. The restaurant offers a spread of authentic vegetarian food in the tiffin, which includes two subzis (Punjabi, Maharashtrian or Gujarati), farsan like samosa, kachodi, dhokla, rice, three chapattis, a sweet (either rasmalai, gulabjamun or halwa), pickle and saunf. With a strong emphasis on quality, management at Sahil ensures that the tiffins are neatly packed and covered with a plastic sheet. Plus all tiffins are complemented with a paper napkin, spoon and toothpicks and come at a cost of Rs 50.

“We have designed a complete meal keeping in mind the young IT professionals and other executives who have come to Pune from other cities. They don’t need to bother about any kind of preparation of meals in their tight schedule. All they need to do is call us and sit back and enjoy a hearty meal,” says Nitin Naik, owner of the restaurant. The tiffin service is available only between 11.30 am and 3.30 pm.

Those who are working in and around Camp can order lunch boxes from Sahare, which is located close to GPO. Ordering from them everyday could prove to be slightly heavy on your pocket as the lunch box costs around Rs 150 with Rs 30 being levied as delivery charges. The tiffin includes four subzis, two kinds of dal, rice, rotis, bhakri, two sweets and snacks.

Another outlet that delivers lunch boxes is Rajdhani, located in Kalyani Nagar. Known for its authentic North Indian thali, the restaurant receives around 15 orders daily from clients located within two kilometres. According to manager Kevin De Cruz, the orders increase during the evenings. “We make it a point to never compromise on the quality and have designed a menu that is not very heavy, yet is sufficient for one person,” he says. The spread includes two kinds of vegetables, dal, rice, farsan, a sweet and five rotis, all costing around Rs 73. Also try the tiffin from Rasoi Dining Hall, as part of which you get six rotis, a dal, one dry vegetable and one curry accompanied by salad, priced at Rs 105.

The USP of all these restaurants is their delivery system, as within 15 to 20 minutes of calling, the food reaches the client. The concept has clicked well with MNC and IT company employees. Ritin Chowdhari, client manager of Locuz Enterprises Solutions, Koregaon Park says, “We are so loaded with work and seldom have time to go out and have a good meal. These tiffins are not just of good quality, but also save a lot of our time.”