Bloggers Meet @ Poompuhar Craft Cafe
Photo credit: Somu of Woodooz.
Poompuhar Craft Cafe is a joint venture of Sanskrriti gifts and Poompuhar handicrafts, started one month ago. The beautifully decorated cafe is located right next to the Poompuhar showroom at Mount Road, Chennai. It seems this place was a dump yard earlier, but now it has been transformed into a wonderful cafe! The ambiance is awesome with Poompuhar’s handicraft products all along the way & generous bamboo installations.
Yesterday, they had invited a bunch of us for a blogger’s meet. So me and my wife (yes she has a blog now too) went there to explore the food and meet with the management team. It seems they serve vegetarian, healthy, almost-homemade South Indian food from 4 P.M. to 10 P.M. – for now. They are open if people want to organize private parties during lunch time.
We were served their South Indian thali along with millet-based Chapati. The chapati & kara-kozhambu (along with ghee) was very nice. I also liked the thenga-sadham (coconut rice) and the sweet. Actually, I like anything sweet 🙂 They also serve healthy millet-based dosas, bajjis, soups, etc. in the evenings. Here is the team managing Poompuhar Craft Cafe 🙂
You can shop @ Poompuhar and eat here or you can eat here and shop @ Poompuhar. They are open to both 😛 Here are a couple of photos to show you the wonderful ambiance that’s been created inside.
Here are some photos of the products sold by Poompuhar & Sanskriti on display all along the way. I have more photos, but I don’t want to photo-spam you all 😀
Destination Infinity
It is all good. When you write about these places, please mention what is the “damage” to the pockets, for 2 people. Then only rich, not so rich, ordinary people can decide if they can afford to go there. It does not look good if they go there, see the menu with price, and decide they cannot afford it.
Glad your bride has a blog of her own. Will look into it.
The meals plate shown above, for example, costs Rs. 350. I didn’t see the menu card here. Will try to note down some prices to give the range in future..
Destination Infinity
Good to see so many of you together. Since they have turned around a junk place into a profit making venture, if they do good, they can earn good margins there.
The location is perfect, once the Metro becomes operational. I hope they make good margins and support more craftspeople.
Destination Infinity
Thank you for introducing this new eating place that seems to serve delectable food in an aesthetic ambiance.Your writeup was as usual crisp and concise.
Thanks KP Sir 🙂
Destination Infinity
Seems a nice place. Am curious if you all did buy something?
No. Generally in bloggers meets we don’t have the habit of buying. Everything is sponsored 🙂
Destination Infinity
The ambiance is so inviting with artworks and graceful sculptures around… the dining area looks neat with the floral gifts decorating the wall/shelves. Glad you all got to meet at such wonderful place. Lovely photos!
Yea, we were also glad to visit 🙂
Destination Infinity
Place looks very nice. Must go there one of these days. Any place to park?
Yes, since the metro work is going on now, there is abundant parking in front of the premises.
Destination Infinity
Great, you are so lucky to be able to attend blogger meets. Since I am not in India, I never get any opportunity to meet bloggers 🙁
Come to India frequently or find out blogger meets happening there. I am sure bloggers meet in your city too.
Destination Infinity