Aishwarya Hotel

Aishwarya Hotel has been sitting on Chembur MG Road at number 38020 for as long as I can remember. When people hear hotel, they might think of beds, but we are mostly about the food and the quick service for the working crowd. The morning starts with the tea vessels clanking and the smell of sambar filling up the room. It’s a tight space. We have those old tables that have seen better days, but they are sturdy. The fans overhead hum all day long to keep the heat away. Chembur is always moving, and we are right in the middle of it. We get the office guys, the rickshaw drivers, and the families who don't feel like cooking at home. There’s no printed menu that looks like a book. We just have the specials written up or we tell you what’s fresh. Sometimes we get the salt wrong or the rice is a bit soft, but we try to fix it right then. We don't have a marketing team. Word of mouth is how people find us. My uncle used to run the cash counter, and now I do it. It’s a lot of hours, but seeing the same people every day makes it feel like home. We don't plan on moving or changing much. We just want to keep the stove hot and the plates full for whoever walks in through our doors on MG Road.