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Bengaluru, known as the "Silicon City of India, has a broad networking culture with growing entrepreneurs, small business owners and executives of multinational companies meeting at restaurants regularly.
An eatery in the city, frustrated with long queues over such meetings, put out a notice that read: ""No meetings allowed. Meetings lasting more than 1 hour will be charged at 1000 per hour."
The unusual sign has now gone viral on social media.
It is ironic that eateries are the ones that profit from corporate and business meetings, yet the eatery prioritised lesser waiting hours for other customers, especially during peak hours,
The post, captioned, " Saw this notice posted at an eatery in Bengaluru", garnered over 30,000 views and drew a wide range of reactions from netizens.
One user wrote, "Have seen this in so many eateries and cafes - people will sit, chat for hours and not buy any drinks or food. Feel sorry for cafe owners."
The second user wrote, "Some places it's startup founder, in Some places it's real estate Anna's who block tables."
The third user commented on the strategy behind different eateries saying, "You will never see such notices on pubs and bars. There is a lesson here :)"
Another user embedded similar unusual notice pinned on an eatery, quipped "Bangalore eateries have some of the quirkiest rules and regulations."