Who doesn’t love the festival of colours? Celebrating rituals, smearing gulaal, playing with colours, and relishing Holi-special dishes make this festival special for everyone celebrating. No matter how much fun we have, we cannot deny the mess of colours that we create every year. During the occasion this year, some people were not served food in Mumba’s Cafe Mondegar. A man shared the entire incident on the X platform and it has sparked a conversation among people already.
Cafe Mondegar Allegedly Refused To Serve Food To Some Visitors
Taking to the X platform, Hindu lens #ModiKaParivar (@LenzSanatani) shared a screenshot of the previously made post.
Divya et al are like the Cafe Mondegar- they love to deride their own, and will have no problems if he had been a gora. pic.twitter.com/8IDhK7y8aU
— Hindu lens #ModiKaParivar (@LenzSanatani) March 25, 2024
The original video shared by Sagar (@wildontheright) is now deleted. The now-deleted tweet has been shared by several users on social media showing how Cafe Mondegar in South Mumbai allegedly did not allow a man to grab a table and have food as he was wearing a kurta with gulaal smeared on the outfit and his face as well.
In the now-deleted X post, Sagar mentioned how the waiters ignored them and the menu was snatched off as well.
हम लोग We The People 🇮🇳 (@ajaychauhan41) shared a video of a few people trying to get a table at the cafe and someone from the cafe having a heated conversation
दक्षिण मुंबई में ‘पॉश’ कैफ़े, कैफ़े मोंडेगर ने होली के हल्के रंगों वाले कपड़े पहनने वाले हिंदुओं को सेवा देने से इनकार कर दिया, जबकि समान रंगों वाले विदेशियों को कथित तौर पर अनुमति दी गई।@wildontheright pic.twitter.com/Y9B6gulHEC
— हम लोग We The People 🇮🇳 (@ajaychauhan41) March 25, 2024
According to all the videos and posts, the posh cafe did not allow them to be at the cafe as one of them had gulaal smeared on him. This led to a major chaos inside the place.
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How Are Netizens Reacting To The Recent Incident?
Though the original video has been deleted by the user, many similar videos are currently making rounds on social media platforms. Ever since the clips began to go viral, the cafe has been receiving flak from hundreds of Netizens. Calling Cafe Mondegar a shitty place, many are complaining about poor services too. Some even termed the recent incident as a colonial mindset. Here’s how X users are responding to the cafe not allowing some customers on Holi.
I’ve got to say Cafe Mondegar is one of the shittiest places to go because their management is extremely rude , I used to go there so often but not any more , boycott Cafe Mondegar
— Anuj Jajodia (@Anuj_Jajodia) March 25, 2024
Very bad service at Cafe Mondegar. I refused to tip them. The food is good though
— whateverwherever (@clintonborges) March 26, 2024
Very sad. I never knew Cafe Mondegar had this attitude. Totally surprised. Will never go and will never recommend.
— Simplelife (@Simplelife04051) March 26, 2024
I think Cafe Mondegar was being generous to you. An absolute overrated, overpriced and crap cafe. https://t.co/l8jhChGeEj
— Aakash Bhatia (@aakashb25) March 25, 2024
Unacceptable behavior of Angrejo ki nazayaz aulad at Cafe Mondegar & Leopold…
The colonial mindset must be ERASED for good…— Uma Bhatt (Modi ji’ ka Parivar) (@UmaBhatt3) March 26, 2024
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On the other hand, many Netizens are standing in support of this much-talked-about cafe in South Mumbai. Old visitors are in praise of the services and are sharing positive experiences of visiting the cafe. Some even pointed out that people who were not allowed at the cafe seemed to be intoxicated and creating chaos. A Netizen even asked why any cafe would allow people with gulaal on them to create a mess on the floors and chairs.
We as Indians means what?
Cafe Mondegar are not Indians?
Your video doesn’t show any foreigner drenched. If a person is worried about making the place untidy you cannot fault him.— Ramesh Krishnamurthy (@arbitram) March 26, 2024
Then don’t go to cafe Mondegar or leopold🤣🤣🤣
— Archana (@Archu70) March 25, 2024
It is not like a Restaurant selectively targeted Sagar @wildontheright! #CafeMondegar has a dress code they apply to EVERYONE uniformly!
If he didn’t like it, he should go elsewhere!
But Sagar had other ideas! Chalo panga karte hain & Badhao followers! 🙄
CASTE PRIVILEGE!
— 𝕂𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕙𝕚 𝔹𝕦𝕒 📎 (@KaleshiBua) March 25, 2024
The management of cafe mondegar is amazing, I have been there many times in Indian clothes but never faced any issues. It seems like you guys are intoxicated and are creating a ruckus.
— Mohit (@MOHITGC) March 25, 2024
You did right #cafemondegar … why should they’d be allowed to come in n mess your floors n chairs and then make an issue about it n construe false stories . https://t.co/rz5TL3Dg7C
— @womanofgrit (@womanofgrit) March 25, 2024
What are your views on this viral incident that occurred at Cafe Mondegar in South Mumbai yesterday? Do you think the management was wrong in refusing to serve these visitors?
Cover Image Courtesy: X/ हम लोग We The People 🇮🇳 (@ajaychauhan41), X/ Anuj Jajodia (@Anuj_Jajodia)
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First Published: March 26, 2024 1:34 PM