It is not time that's passing my friend, its you and I..Anon.
The passage
of time is the most efficient barometer to measure how much a city has
progressed.
Time indeed changes a lot of things. Bangalore has come a long way
in the past 23 years that I have resided here. It has got less greener, more
crowded. Old restaurants have made way for new ones. Yet, some like the India Coffee House have
remained rock solid and stood the test of time. It belongs to those handful
places that have undergone minimal changes ever since their establishment.
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| Veg Cutlet |
Indian
Coffee House has a history of its own. Started by the Coffee Board in the early
1940’s, under the British rule, the then India Coffee House was soon forced to
shut down due to policy changes. The workers however re-established it and
re-christened it as Indian Coffee House(ICH). In Bangalore, ICH was earlier situated
on MG Road and has now been moved to Church Street.
The moment
I stepped into ICH I was transported to the Gandhian era. Nothing, absolutely nothing about this place can be termed as modern. Paint was peeling off the
walls, fans were spinning around sluggishly, the waiters wore turbans and the kitchen
looked ancient enough to be placed in a museum. The menu is as basic as it can
get. Dosas, cutlets, samosas, tea, coffee, sandwiches… We placed an order for
the very famous ICH coffee, a plate of cutlet and another ICH trademark dish –
scrambled eggs.
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| Scrambled egg |
The coffee
was steaming hot and homely. The cutlet was crisp and surprisingly not too
oily. The scrambled egg was cooked to perfection and melted in our mouths. All
in all, the meal was perfect for a rainy Sunday afternoon.
ICH is
not about about fine dining and gourmet cuisine. It is about enjoying a meal in
probably one of the oldest restaurants in Bangalore, in exactly the same way
that it should be enjoyed- without any added frills of modernity. I strongly recommend
this place.
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