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ABOUT THE RESTAURANT Talking of restaurant gives us a picture of a brightly lit, air-conditioned hall, with music playing in the background, and waiters waiting on us to jot down our choice from the menu. Can you imagine a place where there are no close rooms or halls, lanterns instead of heavy lights, natural air replacing the air-conditioning, folk songs sung with no mike, muddy lanes, home-like food served on a leaf, and everything around resembling a typical Indian village! Another distinguishing characteristic of the place is that you decide the menu, and pay the bill at the reception itself. This is so, since deciding menu before setting onto having food consumes relaxation time. Paying the bill early, frees the mind from bill. Well, if you haven't heard of any such place, come home to the restaurant - Vishala. Vishala is not only designed like a village; but you also feel the warm hospitality of the staff members like village-folks. As soon as you set your foot in the area, you can let your worries go. The atmosphere is created to be close to nature that relaxes the mind. There are no doors seen in the premises signifying its emphasis on freedom of mind. The waiters as well as other staff are dressed in the traditional Indian way; with a turban or ‘topi' on head and ‘Dhoti-Kurta'. The interior design is certainly one of its kinds, proudly symbolizing Indian culture. FOOD When every ounce of
Vishala speaks of a village-like atmosphere, how can the food and
serving be any different! It certainly maintains the consistency of a
village. Do not look around for a wash basin to wash your hands. There
is a turban man standing to pour water on your hands. Like a village
seating arrangement for food, you are seated on the mud floor with a low
height wood log table in front of you. The best way is to sit in a
cross-legged posture. It is understood from Ayurveda that in such a
posture, hernia is pressed. While eating, you feel that your stomach is
filled, but actually some space is still left. This keeps the stomach
tension-free. ENVIRONMENT Vishala, true to its
meaning, gives the feeling of vastness with its open area. There are no
physical barriers in the form of doors or walls. The natural touch with
plants and muddy lanes itself frees the mind from all day to day
concerns. The overall village-like environment is pronounced in every
nook and corner of Vishala. There are lanterns to lit the place, the
area is mud-plastered, and even the entertainment section uses no
additional sound system. The impact is emphasized with the staff dressed
in traditional Indian style. Not to forget that not only exterior
dressing is done in village style, but they also exhibit the heart-felt
hospitality of village folks! ENTERTAINMENT Eating out at restaurants
or food –joints is a part of urban life style. What do you worry most
when you are planning to go to any restaurant, particularly on a
weekend? Waiting time, right? Yes, it really takes the toll out of
anyone who has to wait to get a free table. Vishala takes care of your
concerns, and offers you a wonderful entertainment section in the
premises. Though, the reason for waiting is essentially due to the food
being prepared fresh that takes approximately 25-30 min. Not to worry.
Move to the entertainment area, which is an open ground with some
‘charpais' to sit and relax while watching the shows. There are
‘bhajans' being sung without using any artificial sound enhancing
system, folk dance – garba being played by traditionally dressed
dancers, puppet shows, and magic shows; all form the entertainment
offerings. OUR MUSEUM Vishalla adds to its pride
of presenting typical Indian culture through its village-like
environment with its old utensils museum named as ‘Vechaar'. The museum
found its way into Vishalla periphery three years after ‘Vishalla' was
started, that is, on the 27th of April 1981. ‘Vechaar' is one of its
kinds in the world of museum as this is the only museum in the world
portraying such precious collection of utensils. The designer of
Vishalla, Mr. Patel shares his success on the establishment of ‘Vechaar'
with Mr. Jyontindra Jain, a well known Anthropologist. Mr. Jain fully
supported and guided the cause, and eventually helped in setting up the
museum itself. His passion for the cause was so deep that his good work
did not stop at that; he himself wrote catalogues for the museum.
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Vishalla',
the traditionally designed restaurant, came into being on the 27 nth of
March 1978. The designer of the place, Mr. Surrender Patel, discovered
the name ‘Vishalla' in a book – ‘Bhattachintamani' of a religious group
called ‘Swaminarayan'. This book covers the life span of the
Swaminarayan Guru. There is a small district in Himalayas - ‘Badri
Vishala'; which is observed as a prominent solace for the ‘rishi-munis'
since time unknown. The place is fit for the purpose owing to the
vastness in the ambience and immense relaxation it offers. ‘Vishala'
found its way into the Swaminarayan book due to the mention of the
instance when the Swami goes to meditate there. The name caught the
sensitive eyes of Mr. Patel as it related to his vision of the
restaurant – a place to have home-like food in a relaxed atmosphere and
free mind. 