cafe hendrix

if you want to rock, this is the place to be. it's not for the faint hearted as music is very very loud.drinksand food items are reasonably priced.
most of the times it remains crowded.hence, the waiters may not give proper attention.

value for money = 3/5
ambience = 4/5
food quality = 3/5
food variety = 2/5

well, every time i'm in guwahati i make sure i visit this place at least once. this is one of the very first proper pub i would say. have been to this place for different occasions (lunch/dinner with friends/family, booze, dates, etc.) and it never failed to impress me.

food is really up to mark, fresh and well cooked.drinksare also affordable and good. the only drawback is the time taken to get the food to table. which when i asked about, the steward replied that they don't want to compromise on quality and so it takes time. well, i would suggest the management to figure out a solution otherwise they might lose out on customers for whom time is money or are in a hurry. otherwise it's a very good and chilled place to hangout with friends and family. kudos to the team! keep up the good work.

even though zomato tells me to be friendly and says this is not a place of hate, i just say cafe hendrix is absolutely someplace i’d never visit again just because the staff doesn’t understand an iota of customer service. calling the customer back because there is a 40 rupee charge on packing that hasn’t been charged on the bill while the total bill amount is almost 7000/- is absolutely bizzare. i cannot but sympathise with the staff as i’m sure all they are told is to take orders. or maybe the crowd here is so unmanageable that guests are ordered to finish theirdrinksby 12. that means not last orders but actually finish their drinks.
i would really appreciate the managers to intervene and make sure that visitors are not treated in this manner.

this place is something one should be when they visit guwahati but hold on.. let me share an experience here!!

for those who like to listen live music, yes that's a good place.

i strongly doubt the alcohol quality which is served here.
we were in a group and we each and every one felt like the alcohol is fake.

at last when the staff got the bill, omg! the bill was full of wrongdrinksprice included. they made a bill of all the expensivedrinksout there, for example, for 2 of b.pride they wrote the bill of 2 of something else, for 2 of s.of they wrote 2 of abst. wtf!! it was like they thought we are in group and they can easily push a fake bill. we had to pay what ever was written i n the bill instead of getting fake drinks.

each penny spent there was waste.

#cafehendrix authority, please take a look what is served to the customer and also check if the customer gets a proper bill of what they order.

the place is best suited for pure hard rock lovers and those who like loud music and so is not meant for those who would like to chat or just enjoy with some soft music. the entire pub needs a remodeling as the setup is not very convenient for patrons with its 3 levels separated by staircases. 

1. in the first level only is the washroom for men where one can enter at a time  and in the third level only is the washroom for women. so if a guy sits at the third level he has to go down 2 levels and a lady on the first level has to go up two levels. 

2. in the third level only there is a smoking room for ladies and couples but the exclusively guys one does not have a door. smoking is allowed even in the tables too and so can be an irritation for non-smokers. some of the sitting locations are in extreme corners and with service staff not attending, the patrons have to come out constantly to place orders.

3. the live music floor is on the third level and so the other levels has to miss the live shows if the third level is full. sound quality needs to be improved a lot more. as the place is quite small, the extremely loud sound both during live show and at other times adds to the discomfort. one almost has to scream repeatedly while talking to service staff. with only one tv tucked at a corner and loud music, the live sports screening is hardly enjoyable.

4. the service time is good as long as most tables are empty but once they start filling up, it deteriorates like anything and in general food orders are extremely slow. some waiters even forget food orders as they move around haphazardly across tables and they have to be constantly be reminded about it. we have to wait for more than a hour for a single starter item with a reminder of about 5 times as the first one who took the order forgot about it and after half an hour another one reordered it. 

5. the price of bothdrinksand food is on the higher side and does not justify with the quality and taste of the items and with a high additional charge for live music, it only rubs salt to the wound. during peak times the quality of the same food item deteriorates further.

6. the lighting is poor and quite dim and as such the aesthetics of the place is hardly visible.

dont know about others but for me its the worst place ever i visited in my life. first of all i went there with my elder sis and she is of 29+ and i am of 20+ and when we mention about the age in their register then one waiter come to us and tell us to leave the table and go out as i m not of 21+....and i think this attitude should not b with any waiters of any restro or cafe...
as because if we both were in minor group then dat thng ll b different but my sis is alrdy of 29+ and we ddnt went there to havdrinkswe just went there to have a pleasant food........
and if they have such rules and regulation then i think they should mention it in the entrance door...while checking out peoples through metallic checker.....
and i have one question to them,if any family goes their with their kids then what they ll do????parents ll keep their kids outside of d cafe and they ll go inside to enjoy food anddrinkswithout their kids or what!!!!!!!

best cafe i have ever visited

ammaazzinnggg

this cafe name on the famous singer jimi hendrix.
they have amazing interiors.
it has great collection of antique musical instruments and nice mix of lights and good collection of hendrix picture.
menu has many types of dishes anddrinksfor both veg n non vegitarian
u can also be part of live concert.

really really nice service
quality- 4/5
quantity 4/5
service-4.5/5

if u r a party lover just go for it.

everything about this place is just so perfect...
starting from the light musicdrinksand food everything was just as expected.
food 10/10
ambience 110/11

be careful with this joint. first of all, they are overrated. they have a hugedrinksmenu. yet, most of thedrinkslisted there are not available. they just carry one brand of beer, that's all. why have adrinksmenu then? to fool people? secondly, their food is below average.

thirdly, they will rip you off without your knowledge. they will not tell you that you will be charged for watching the live gig. then, they will charge you 20% of your drinks' price and 20% of your snacks' price for watching the crappy live music they host. 40%. let that sink in. this is called deceptive business practice--charging customers for something without their knowledge. 

most people are too tipsy/drunk to pay attention to the hidden charges. furthermore, it is too dark to be able to read the itemised items on the bills. i wonder how many people do not even realise that they are being ripped off. the live show is hosted on the second floor. they should have a notice in that area saying that you will be charged 40% of your bill for watching the live show. alternatively, they should inform their patrons about this charge while they are headed to the second floor. however, they don't. then bang! they hit you with that 40% additional charge. and by the time you realise it, 'tis too late.

finally, on their contact us page, they list a few email addresses to correspond with them. i wrote them an email at 'info[at]cafehendrix.com' informing them of my displeasure at the hidden charges they levy on their clients. the email bounced with an 'address not found' error. this is how the business is being run. provide email addresses to your clients that do not exist and pad their bills with hidden charges. great! just great!

i felt cheated after visiting that place. never again.

its too noisy.....can even hear what the other person sitting next to me is saying....😂. even if i tell the waiter to lower the volume...he won't do it. it's not that i don't listen to hard rock vintage songs...but you can't listen to those songs all the time ....sometimes while havingdrinkssoft and easy going songs are also preferred... otherwise everything else is fine in this place....food is awesome.

it's a good little 3 storied pub/restaurant just opposite to pantaloons. loud music and blue neon lighting are the first things you'd notice upon entering.drinkscan be a bit pricey but not by much. the pub also hosts live gigs from local bands and the performance is on the 3rd floor and on days during live gigs theres a surcharge on the menu and you'll have to pay it regardless of whether or not you sit on the ground or the first floor and can't see the live performance. which is kinda weird.

nice ambience, very good service nice options ofdrinksand cocktails food is great live performances are also nice to enjoy. pork with bamboo shoot is great.

i am giving a 2 just because of its cool interiors with the disco and for the spacious sitting arrangement. may be the live performance are enjoyable. other than that nothing is good here. specially the staffs they carry a ego and a rude attitude while talking. and if u are not good with ur customers than whats left out ? everything ends at that moment itself.
lastly food is over priced and the quantity they provide is very less. may be thedrinksare good. didnt try that.

it's been there for a long time now...food is good, good to spend some time with few friends over a beer!

food- most of the food items are good. serves pork dishes. do try smoked pork fry with dry shredded bamboo shoots. chicken n mutton items r good too. price is on the high average side.
bar menu is good...but they almost always run short of good beers. price is on little higher side.

ambience - it's bit dark inside. it becomes stuffy when it's crowded.. n when people r smoking... decorations is average.

service - average.

n.b.- they play some live bands on weekends.. they charge extra ondrinksthose days...gets little noisy n crowded too. may enjoy it with friends. but better to avoid if u want to eat nicely n relax over a drink.

occasionally good musicians perform at the venue. a great place for meeting friends for a drink. the food thought is good but nothing to write songs about. i suggest grabbingdrinksthere and having dinner/lunch elsewhere.