Opal Lounge Bar And Restaurant

Up on the first floor of the ITC Building, you get a decent view of Rajpur Road if you’re standing in the right spot. Being near the KFC means people are always walking by, though they have to climb the stairs to get to us. Dehradun has changed a lot lately, but this corner stays pretty much the same with the traffic and the noise. We spend a lot of time just wiping down the bar and checking the stock in the back room. The lighting isn’t always perfect and sometimes a bulb flickers for a week before anyone bothers to change it. It’s a bit dark inside, which is what most people expect when they come in after a long shift at one of the offices nearby. We don’t have a lot of space, but we make it work with the tables we have. The staff mostly knows where everything is by heart now. We aren't trying to be the most modern place in the city, just a spot where the chairs are comfortable enough. The air conditioner struggles a bit when it gets really crowded on Friday nights, but nobody seems to mind too much once they’ve settled in. We just keep the music at a level where you can still hear yourself talk and wait for the evening rush to settle down. It’s just how things are run in this part of town, without any extra fuss or ceremony.