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Eat within your budget

The Camp area is known for its eating joints that churn out dishes for under Rs 100. These restaurants are frequented by both college goers and family’s alike who swear by the taste and ambience, both of which promise a repeat customer

Aditi Thirani Camp

The city is known for its hotels, restaurants and pubs. The budgets and range of cuisine available is varied. From a South Indian ’dosa’ for Rs 25 to the very Italian Fetuchinni for Rs 450, the city has it all. Areas like Camp are known as much for their budget hotels as they are for their top of the line ones. It’s not difficult to find a place to eat with Rs 100 in your pocket.

Walk down Main Street and you can’t miss Marz-O-Rin which has been around since 1965. According to Deepali Chawan, who loves to go shopping with her children on MG Road once a week, Marz-O-Rin is affordable and provides a place to sit. "My two kids have a chutney sandwich while I go for a cold coffee. It’s become such a habit these days - with their school closed for the summer — that they look forward to the outing and their sandwich." Marz-O-Rin’s owner Vijay Sheriar Sheriyarji says it is a family restaurant. "People of all age groups come here. Our cheese and chicken burgers are the most popular. The cold coffee at around Rs 30 is also a sought after beverage," she says.

If you love ’pav bhaaji’ and dosas then you should be sitting in Mona Foods. Occupying pride of place in Main Street for over 30 years, this restaurant has a clientele that dotes on its ’chana-batura’. The Punjabi and ’paneer’ specialities are all priced under Rs 100 and the air-conditioned confines make it a cosy outlet for tired shoppers.

If it’s a burger in a budget, go straight to Burger King on Pulgate. It not only gives you space to unwind, it also helps you catch up with the latest news or a pulsating cricket match on the huge television screen. It’s a favourite haunt among college goers and window shoppers who stop for a bite or two before moving on with their shopping. Ritu Sharma a first year science student says its Burger King’s cheesy potato burger she looks forward to each time she comes to Pulgate. "Me and my friends come here quite often. After we’ve moved around, we head straight for Burger King where we each order a burger with a coke. We laugh and joke for an hour or so in the restaurant before heading for home." Who says a hundred rupee note can get you virtually nothing these days!