Post Reply 
 
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Lahore: MM Alam Road — The ‘it’ place for Lahoris
09-22-2008, 07:04 AM
Post: #1
Lahore: MM Alam Road — The ‘it’ place for Lahoris
* People appreciate wide variety of cuisine available
* Customers complain about high prices at most eateries

By Afnan Khan

LAHORE: Various continental and international restaurants on the MM Alam Road have made it one of the busiest and most attractive Iftar-points in the city. Numerous people throng to different eateries for both sehr and iftar, resulting in traffic jams across it.

The posh commercial locality provides a massive variety of food, from Chinese dishes of all types to multinational fast food chains. It also has Italian, French, American and Spanish cuisine eateries. What most people fail to realise, however, is that MM Alam Road initially became popular because of the various desi restaurants on it.

Amir, a manager at one of the most popular eateries on the MM Alam Road said that most people visiting the restaurant for iftar are attracted towards traditional dishes, adding, however, that many also preferred Italian, Chinese or French dishes.

“We have all sorts of international and desi dishes at our restaurant from which our customers can decide what they want. However, most customers still prefer desi cuisines over international. Juices are preferred by all sorts of customers as accompaniment with iftar in Ramazan,” Amir said. He added that most people visited the restaurant in large groups, adding that bookings had to be made in advance as otherwise there was not enough room in the restaurant.

A manager at a famous multinational pizza eatery said that most people preferred to have iftar with mouth-watering pizzas, adding that they also ate salads, garlic bread, pastas, sandwiches, noodles and various creamy and chocolaty deserts available at the eatery.

He said that advanced booking was mandatory if anyone wished to dine there for iftar, as the number of customers at the eatery often exceeded the space available at the restaurant.

A manager at a Chinese restaurant situated on MM Alam Road said that numerous people visited the eateries every day, resulting in all restaurants being packed with consumers, especially during the last two weeks of Ramazan. He said that the restaurant was generally booked for parties, adding that they were only able to entertain other customers in small numbers because of the advanced booking. He said that MM Alam Road was the only place in the city where people could find almost all kinds of healthy and scrumptious cuisines.

Prices: A customer at a restaurant, Sameena Ikram, said that the MM Alam Road was the leader of all the food markets in the city, adding that it is the best out of the few places in the country where such a variety of edibles is available.

However, she complained that the government was not applying any price restrictions to these eateries. “A cup of cold coffee is for around Rs 200, while a similar cup of coffee, at a five-star hotel, is available for around Rs 170.”

However, District Officer (Food) Dr Masood Ashraf said that the Food Department has conducted regular inspections at the food outlets on the MM Alam Road, adding that they have fined those found violating the Food Department’s rules. He said that the Food Department has also checked the prices of the various eateries on MM Alam Road, adding that the recent increase of prices was because of the current inflation.

Competition: Similarly, the business of eateries is expanding as the demand for and population in the city rises. Similar food outlets are being opened up on Noor Jehan Road, Mehmood Ali Kasuri Road, Mini Market and Ghalib Market.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp...008_pg13_6
Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 


Possibly Related Threads...
Thread: Author Replies: Views: Last Post
  LWMC has Launched an Operation to make Mall Road a Model road of the City LRE-Azan 0 4,476 08-09-2018 06:35 PM
Last Post: LRE-Azan
  Lahore Ring Road Update : Southern Loop of Ring Road to be re-assessed Salman 0 10,086 01-10-2014 12:48 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Khaira Distributory Road that links Package 17 of Ring Road to Ferozepur Road Salman 0 10,551 11-30-2013 12:48 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Road From LOS To Multan Road, Construction Work On The Go Salman 0 12,763 09-23-2013 03:18 PM
Last Post: Salman
  LDA Declared 25 Buildings of Shah Alam Scheme Salman 0 7,214 07-31-2013 05:51 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Insufficient U-turns means the MM Alam Road will remain a mess Salman 0 3,966 02-14-2013 04:13 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Lahore Eden Place Housing Scheme Master and Location Plans Salman 0 15,465 12-24-2012 12:27 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Lahore Ring Road News : Work on southern loop of Ring Road to start soon Salman 0 8,318 11-05-2012 12:05 PM
Last Post: Salman
  MM Alam Road remodelling is pretty much jinxed Salman 0 3,549 07-31-2012 12:41 PM
Last Post: Salman
  MM Alam Road widening project approved Salman 0 4,358 07-04-2012 02:39 PM
Last Post: Salman
  LDA to widen road from Allama Iqbal Town to Multan Road Salman 0 8,058 05-29-2012 03:06 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Pak-India trade moot to take place on 4th Salman 0 3,918 04-02-2012 12:48 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Mall Road, MM Alam Road and Gulberg to get CCTV cameras Lahore_Real_Estate 0 7,130 02-10-2012 12:39 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Urban development: MM Alam to be developed as two-way road Lahore_Real_Estate 0 5,503 10-20-2011 02:18 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  We need a place to live, say Rohi Nullah residents Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,538 09-12-2011 12:16 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Gwadar is Paradise place for new investment in Pakistan Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,926 09-08-2011 04:11 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Two New Housing Schemes Start On Ferozpur Road And Raiwind Road Lahore Lahore_Real_Estate 0 14,884 05-21-2011 10:52 AM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Shah Alam Market burns Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,642 02-08-2011 01:44 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Badami Bagh Vagitable Mandi Shift On Other Place: DCO Lahore Lahore_Real_Estate 0 6,808 12-30-2010 02:56 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  LESCO & Sufferings of Poor Lahoris LRE 0 3,913 07-25-2010 05:21 PM
Last Post: LRE

Forum Jump:


User(s) browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)