24 x 7 Resturant policy in Mumbai

Are we ready for 24X7 restaurants?

We spoke to a few people in hospitality about their take on the new policy of 24 x 7 eateries and here is what they had to say: 

Hitesh Keswani, owner of Silver Beach Hospitality – Radio Bar, Estella, Silver Beach Cafe, Copa, Sirocco, The Terrace and Jantar Mantar and Nom Nom

Living up to its reputation as the city that never sleeps, Mumbai will now have malls, multiplexes, shops and restaurants that can stay open 24×7. Nearly after three decades this has finally come back to India & I as a restauranteur cannot be happier. Since Mumbai is a city that is active almost round-the-clock, having establishments open 24×7 is only going to benefit consumers, generate higher employment & of course business and overall trade. Having a business that runs around the clock helps individual owners like us to benefit from the incremental sales & pay off the exorbitant expenses that shadow businesses every month, besides of course having the city blaze with energy day & night. Mumbai has always been a hot favourite for tourists & now with this new initiative, I believe we will only rise higher!

Ashish Mehta, serial entrepreneur and investor of Bombay Cocktail Bar, February 30 and Oheka 

The 24 x 7 opening of restaurants/cafes in Mumbai is a progressive move by the government. Any move that helps in increasing the business and commerce hours of any industry will help catapult the economy in the desired multi trillion dollar club. Though it’s too early to comment on pros or cons of the same as it will entirely depend on the feasibility and conversion of numbers to revenue in long run for restaurants/cafes but it is an advantage in favour of restaurant owners as now they have the liberty to decide the operational hours and broaden the revenue stream. This will positively impact the consumption pattern and also enhance the consumer experience as opening of Restaurant and cafes is unrestricted and thus accessibility at odd hours is increased.

Gaurav Shetty, Director, Gautham Hospitality

Mumbai, often considered as the city that never sleeps will now have more of a reason to stay up now with the new legislation passed in Mumbai city on 24 x 7 eateries. This will only add to the cities liveliness and give people a chance to explore and enjoy new places in the city post work on their own time. This is a good move by the government as it will create more jobs in the industry and help us to curate more experiences around food that were limited to the 1:30 am deadline posed earlier.  

As a restauranteur I am more than excited to welcome this change in terms of hospitality as it will broaden the consumer experience and allow us to decide what kind of services we want to provide our customers. I also believe this will give us more space to curate events and concepts that will add to the vibrancy of this city and give us more leeway to work on new verticles that were previously limited due to time restrictions.

Ronak Rochlani – owner of Kebia, LABEL and RR Events

The unrestricted opening hours of restaurants is a bold but very welcoming move to the restaurant industry in Mumbai. With the recent laws and taxes it has been getting very difficult for restaurants and bars to sustain themselves thus leading to several of them closing shop and further leading to a loss of jobs and in return taxes and revenue to the city. The people of Bombay like to  stay out till late especially on weekends without having been told what time they have to go home. This law let’s the restaurants decide what timings work for them to sustain their business and their customers. This move will revive bombay’s nightlife and bring back tourism to the city that never sleeps.

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