Greetings all,

OUR STORY

Mylapore Cafe is a passion driven endeavour that was started in Octorber 2019 through a cafe-resto, offering a range of authentic south indian/ pan indian and fusion cuisine inspired by the many faceted Indian culinary heritage. Mylapore Cafe is a labour of love, having at the core a drive to offer high quality, home made style, authentic food to a growing group of people wishing to experience layers of many things and travel through food. 

After opening in 2019, the cafe picked up instantly and people, including many of you who might be reading this, have been hooked to the cuisine and the whole experience that the cafe provided. Reviews were many, and we are eternally grateful for that.

Unfortunately, in March 2020, COVID happened we had to stop operations. At the heart of our business, were our employees whom we did not want to remain affected by the crisis and took a decision to continue paying salaries supported by the savings we had managed to make through a flowering business, with the hope that business shall pick up again after lockdown. Coupled with salary we also had other fixed costs such as rent. 

Then, we reopened in July 2020 to realise that business was not the same but still happening. Our loyal customers still thronged the cafe while many new curious customers booked tables on a weekly basis. However in September 2020 we were notified that the hotel from where we were renting a space for the cafe, has just turned into a quarantine hotel and that we had to stop operations immediately. That was huge blow that we are sill struggling to recover from. Left with no space for operations, we had stop business, much to the dismay of our customers. It is only in April 2021, after re-injecting from personal funds  that we have been able to restart operations, that too doing only deliveries. 

WHY WE NEED YOU NOW?

We want to bring Mylapore Cafe back to the scene. We want to re create that cosy, culture infused space where anyone can escape momentarily to another dimension, through soulful  food, comforting drinks and we want to provide a healthy place for families to enjoy cosy moments of celebration. To achieve that we need your support and help. We are recreating Mylapore Cafe in a new place with a more apt setting, but funding is an uphill climb. Our personal funds can no longer support running the business and we are doing efforts to seek credit facilities. You would agree that for startups this is not an easy process. By funding this project you are:

- Helping an SME get back on track in this rather adverse environment,

- Helping an employer to bounce back; that also entails helping families sustain a basic, healthy and sound life.

- Restore the legacy that mylapore cafe has created in the community through healthy, home-made style, authentic food. 

THE PLAN

The fund that we are seeking, that is the 400K MUR, is to cater to the following at opening. 

- Kitchen and restaurant equipment

- New location set up

- Start up salaries 

MUCH GRATITUDE

You will always remain a special part of this project. We thank you from our hearts for your contribution and we have taken a pledge to contribute socially by providing a minimum of 10 free meals per month to needy families/NGOS as soon as we are up and running. As we grow, we hope to be able to contibute more to the community. 

As a contributor you also become a special customer of the cafe. We are very keen and happy to know you. Reach out to us on cafemylapore@gmail.com

Thank you.

Mylapore Cafe team.