You & I - Arts Cafe — Restaurant in Meghalaya

Well, nothing like an ugly welcome in Shillong by the owner of the You and I Arts Cafe. I was in the cafe for a couple of hours, spent close to a 1000 Rs through the day, working and enjoying what this cafe offers. The second time that I was there, I had the owner walk up to me and ask me how long I would be sitting in the cafe in front of the people already sitting there. Not only is it the heights of unprofessionalism, but it surely is not how anyone at any place should be treated. I was not creating trouble, sitting on my own in a corner, working on my laptop, never once asked for wifi access, always polite to the waitresses and the icing on the cake is spending my money and time. Having said that, it makes sense for a OWNER of all people to be polite in asking me to leave considering he does own and run the place. I asked him the most logical question - If I am paying for food and that's a lot of dishes to pay for throughout the day, since we know the pricing is reasonable (for me atleast) he says my waitresses complained that you are here for a couple of hours, so you need to leave. What the hell kind of answer is that? If you are going to entertain only the locals, please feel free to let visitors know that they are not welcome. Worst experience and it's ironic how quickly a good impression about a place can turn...

You have a tight schedule, you're in Shillong just for a couple of days but you want to experience Shillong in all its greatness! Well, let's not miss out on experiencing an hour or two of what it feels like to be a typical Khasi savouring on Khasi traditional food. If you walk past the cool serene famous Golf Links, you will come across a small humble cafe on the road to NEHU, smelling of well cooked boiled red potatoes paired up with the famous Tungtap, Dohthad with wild healthy green side veggies. You want to relax for a few minutes, a wide range of tea will come to your rescue. Chamomile, Lemon, Green tea; the choice is all yours. Grab a couple of friends for company and while you're waiting for your snacks, enjoy the complimentary Sohiong juice served on a shot glass and get familiar with the board games on the table. You'll experience Shillong in just a short amount of time and quickly learn the names of the many rice delicacies like the putharo and so much more. With guest rooms available and a quite atmosphere, this is the place that'll make you want to come back to Shillong for more. Enough, no more talking...just come take a peek of this place yourself and I assure you, you'll love every minute of it; you're sure to recommend it to anyone who wants to visit and experience...

Have been to this most talk about Cafe in town couple of months back with my family, have to say I was so excited that I finally get to visit this place. This place is a reflection of Khasi culture in terms of food and Ambiece of the place. The ambience is really artsy, cute with seating setup which is not the norm, however they do have sofas as well. There are books decor around, frames, guitar etc..which brings on a different vibe to this place, have to say it's very cozy and home feeling cause of the seating arrangements which is so typical khasi style. They have a different setup of khasi culture behind the main Cafe which displays Khasi culture in terms of our daily traditional items used, the traditional kitchen and so on.. We ordered for Phan saw with Doh masi Tyrkhong sdieh(potatoes with smoked beef), tea..we really enjoyed our snack meal and had fun peeling our potatoes, the condiments that came with Phan saw was delicious which was tungtap, jhur im etc..love the food here😋 highly recommend you all to try this. The staff are so courteous and friendly. The pricing is amazing and affordable. They have parking too. I can't wait to go back to this Cafe and try more dishes from our own khasi...