Chai Express - Karishma Kothrud — Restaurant in Pune

You will get different types of tea at this place , rush all the time ,specially on tea time in morning and evening , very difficult to get parking near this place , you will get 2 wheeler parking but for car it's very difficult , service is not quick in pick hours , place is small so you have to wait to get chairs and table , though you will get chairs you will be surprised looking at the menu card normal regular tea cost 25 rs where you will get nice tea in 10 ruppe , yes you are charged for place and hygiene ,place is clean enough , tea served in glass as same as normal place or or tapari , but test is little different , for suger less tea you have to wait long , over all good place if you want to sit and chat chat with chai and with special loved ones , it's good option to CCD not expensive as compair to CCD

Latest update - there is only one guy now days he take care of billing , orders and table delivery and big problem he insist to pay only in cash now days only cash payment is the option...

A small crude outlet on the otherwise swanky road along Karishma Society off Karve Road. But it has caught attention of the crowd... Mainlybtje collegians... Have been there twice in the last 30 days and both times jad my favourite Sabudana Khicha.di. And it's really very tasty.. nice made with excellent mix of groundnut powder and sabudana... Well moist... Great flavour... And good quantity and reasonable.. rs. 65 per plate which two people can easily share and enjoy.

Had ginger tea as well and bun muska.. okay it was. My wife felt ginger was too much.. i thought it was a bit mild.

Overall I think good for spending time when you have nothing else to do. Very cordial staff and managed by very vernacular people... Indeed they are very polite and respectful...

Visited the place last week. I was not very impressed. We ordered filter coffee, because they had it, which may sound odd considering the name of the venue. It took much time and was okay. A bun maska would have been perfect with it though.

The internal ambience was a put down. That's the reason I'm rating this place average. The AC wasn't working, the decor seemed partially done and there was constant chatter from the kitchen about something. They could bring in some professionalism in it because their prices somewhat warrant it. The 0.5 more than average is solely for the attendant who served us, he was very friendly and nice to talk to.

I would want to visit again to check our other food items but as of now I'm sticking with an...