Dilashi Hemnani who had experienced a good stay in Kolkata wanted to express her gratitude towards the cab driver, Manish bhaiya. The lady decided to have dinner with him in Park Street at a restaurant called Mocambo.

Mocambo, a well-known restaurant in Kolkata’s Park Street area, features on practically every list of ‘places to visit in Kolkata.’ Unfortunately, she encountered a negative experience on the last day of her stay in Kolkata and shared the same on her facebook wall.

Hemnani, who has visited Kolkata, said that it was her last day in the city and as Manish (cab driver) had provided “excellent service” throughout her stay, she wanted to take him out for dinner as a token of thanks. She denied a table after making her wait for more than 45min. because she was with Manish and the staff gave her a reason that Manish is not properly dressed and alleged that he was drunk.

Her facebook post read as follows:

Guilty of my mistake. I decided to go out for dinner with him.

As soon as I reached Mocambo at around 8:40 PM . I asked the staff to give me a table for 2.

Staff : There is a waiting of 15 minutes .

Me : *as excited I was to try out this popular joint *happily agreed

Staff : *by this time they observed I was with Manish bhaiya * walked up to me and said it will take 45 minutes for the table to get ready .

Me : *little confused by time communicated *earlier …now eagerly asked but you said 15 minutes

Staff : Yes the table was going to get empty but they ordered for more food

Me : *peeping through the glass windows *but I can see some empty tables inside .

Staff : They are four seaters.. today is Friday we cannot give that table .

Me: Okay

After waiting for 10-15 minutes . When I see people who came after me getting the table .

Me : Why are you not giving me the table ?

Staff : Ma’am we can’t give you a table

Me : But why ?

Staff : Who are you with

Me : Subtly pointing towards Manish bhaiya .

Staff : Aahhh….Ma’am he is not properly dressed .

Me : *he was cleanly dressed in a cream trouser and a shirt tucked out .. And floaters *
I asked what is your dress code ?

Staff : We don’t have a dress code .

Me : Then??

Staff : No No he is not properly dressed it’s a fine dine restaurant

Me : *agitated by now *what’s wrong with his dressing tell me and is there a written dress code he is not following ?

By this time Manish bhaiya understood parts of the conversation in English and by the daunting looks of the staff -walks up to me and says – ‘Didi hum Nahi Khaenge aap Khana Kha lijiyega na ‘

Me : *hurt with his innocence and inhuman inconsiderate behaviour of the staff at Mocambo*

Me : Call your manager give me a valid reason why he cannot come in .

Staff : *goes and calls another person*

Me : Sir why can’t he come in ?

Staff : Because he is drunk.

Me : *furious and baffled with the audacity of the staff *How do you know he is drunk ?

Staff : Because my other colleague told me he is so.

Me : On what basis due you make such assumptions . Did he drink in front of you or did you even go near him * they were standing 2-3 meters apart *He is driving me around since 8 o clock in the morning leave apart being drunk he is not even had food.

Staff : But I know he is drunk.

Me : Prove it then.

Me : What’s your name?

Staff : I can’t tell you my name.

Me : Why ?

Staff : No No I can’t it’s just I can’t let you in with him.

Me : I Don’t want to get into your racist restaurant walks away with Manish bhaiya with deep grief in my heart on how Inhuman and shallow the world has become ?

“Manish bhaiya is one of the finest human beings I have met in a long time he took good care of me and did his duty with all his heart. He is a simple man make ₹275 a day for 12 hours of driving and sends more than half of the money back home. He has a difficult life still, he laughs a lot of shares a lot of stories and is more human and empathetic than any I know” she added.

Many people including Mocambo’s loyal customers are posting on the restaurant’s Facebook wall, criticising it for its actions and appealing for the restaurant’s boycott. The locals expressed their opinion about the restaurant’s alleged discriminatory behaviour.

Share your views about the decision of Dilashi Hemnani who refused to have dinner at the restaurant which doesn’t let the driver in.