I haven’t sampled CCD in its hometown B’lore but I think the CCD at Inorbit Mall in Malad really sucks big time!
11am, Saturday 20-May 2006: Inorbit Mall is waking up... most of the shops are not yet open but junta is trooping in. I’m one of them -- have an hour to kill
CCD is right on the corner close to the entrance from the parking lot - its about 60% full at this time. I ask the guy at the counter for a Tropical Iceberg and a muffin... he asks me to take a seat first (that’s because he’s trying to sort out an irate customer who’s been waiting for his bill for a while now)...
Ok, I have time... the sofas are occupied -- shucks -- anyway cane chairs r ok -- newspaper? haha -- the only thing to read is CCD’s promo material.
11.15am -- Back to counter: repeat request : sorry, ’’tropical iceberg’’ has melted in the Mumbai heat - there is only one type of cold coffee available - take it or leave it. Ok, and the muffin to go along with it please.
11.35am -- No sign of service, give a sign to the guy at the counter. no response... the CCD outlet is staffed only by this dude and a cleaning guy, who’s trying to act helpful but can’t do much when the guy at the counter isn’t doing his job.
11.45am -- No sign of cold coffee and muffin -- get up and walk off! No one cares to check what happened. I realize that another group of 3 foreigners who had probably wanted to get a morning coffee and s’wiches has walked off too!!