after almost a year of not going out, decided to go out one day to lamerso that i could soak in some much needed sun. being one of the more affordable options in la mer, i thought i should give this desi joint a shot.
location: not bad. you dont have a direct view of the beach though.
taste: nothing to write home about. blandish; dry omlette, very dull looking salad leaves. tea as fili goes was basically a syrupy sweet concoction. that it is a beverage is all that can be said about it.
call it extreme cynicism or classism if you will, but i considered that this being part of a chain of typical desi tea-shops, i shouldn't expect cleanliness. but then in a moment of weakness, i rationalized this away saying, "hey, this is in la mer. they definitely have some standards". alas, a lone strand of hair balancing precariously on the edge of a salad leaf begged to differ. needless to say, i will not be going to this, or any other fili cafe. before, it was the stressed countenance of the staff that bothered me. i will add 'hair-in-salad' to that list.