Comments on: Amethyst: Jewel in the heart of Chennai! http://chennai.metblogs.com/2006/04/24/amethyst-jewel-in-the-heart-of-chennai/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:24:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jags http://chennai.metblogs.com/2006/04/24/amethyst-jewel-in-the-heart-of-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Jags Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:34:03 +0000 http://chennai.metblogs.com/2006/04/24/amethyst-jewel-in-the-heart-of-chennai/#comment-393 Sorry about the erroneous post. When I did a spell check some words were eaten away! Anyway, here is the new post: I visited Amethyst on my trip to Chennai in Nov. 2005. It was classy and looked unbelievable with its surroundings. Especially the way they've converted the old Maharaja building into a very nice hangout. My pet peeve is the fact that the nice tables with cushion chairs/sofa are given to people that are nicely dressed or looked rich. The normal looking guy would not get to sit at the right table. He gets the plastic/steel ones. I had to argue with them about having all those nice places reserved. Finally they let our group use the sofa after talking to the manager. Their sandwich and coffee was very good. Though there is ubiquitous Saravana Bhavan at the corner, I feel Amethyst scores over with quality and ambience. Sorry about the erroneous post. When I did a spell check some words were eaten away! Anyway, here is the new post:

I visited Amethyst on my trip to Chennai in Nov. 2005. It was classy and looked unbelievable with its surroundings. Especially the way they’ve converted the old Maharaja building into a very nice hangout. My pet peeve is the fact that the nice tables with cushion chairs/sofa are given to people that are nicely dressed or looked rich. The normal looking guy would not get to sit at the right table. He gets the plastic/steel ones. I had to argue with them about having all those nice places reserved. Finally they let our group use the sofa after talking to the manager. Their sandwich and coffee was very good. Though there is ubiquitous Saravana Bhavan at the corner, I feel Amethyst scores over with quality and ambience.

]]> By: Jags http://chennai.metblogs.com/2006/04/24/amethyst-jewel-in-the-heart-of-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Jags Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:24:56 +0000 http://chennai.metblogs.com/2006/04/24/amethyst-jewel-in-the-heart-of-chennai/#comment-392 I visited Amethyst on my Nov. 2005. It was classy and looked unbelievable with its surroundings. Especially they've converted the old Maharaja building into a very nice hangout. My pet peeve is the fact that the nice tables with cushion chairs/sofa are given to people that are nicely dressed or looked rich. The normal looking guy would not get to sit at the right table. He gets the plastic/steel ones. I had to argue with them about having all those nice places reserved. Finally they let our group use the sofa after talking to the manager. Their sandwich and coffee was very good. Though there is ubiquitous Saravana Bhavan at the corner, I feel Amethyst scores over with quality and ambience. I visited Amethyst on my Nov. 2005. It was classy and looked unbelievable with its surroundings. Especially they’ve converted the old Maharaja building into a very nice hangout. My pet peeve is the fact that the nice tables with cushion chairs/sofa are given to people that are nicely dressed or looked rich. The normal looking guy would not get to sit at the right table. He gets the plastic/steel ones. I had to argue with them about having all those nice places reserved. Finally they let our group use the sofa after talking to the manager. Their sandwich and coffee was very good. Though there is ubiquitous Saravana Bhavan at the corner, I feel Amethyst scores over with quality and ambience.

]]> By: phoenix http://chennai.metblogs.com/2006/04/24/amethyst-jewel-in-the-heart-of-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-391 phoenix Wed, 26 Apr 2006 07:18:38 +0000 http://chennai.metblogs.com/2006/04/24/amethyst-jewel-in-the-heart-of-chennai/#comment-391 hey kiruba, i imagined that i had suggested the place. we shuld fight over that someday. lavanya, u shuld have come. i wuld not have been late then for sure. but david was charming and friendly too. so i shuld not crib :) ya that oasis line was an overstatement david. what does smoking teenagers on cellphones mean kiruba...??? and oh ya, most important, i am game for may 1 meet. with any of the bloggers ready to show up. just give me the directions to chamiers please. i have been there, but have forgotten about where it is. hey kiruba,

i imagined that i had suggested the place. we shuld fight over that someday.

lavanya, u shuld have come. i wuld not have been late then for sure. but david was charming and friendly too. so i shuld not crib :)
ya that oasis line was an overstatement david.

what does smoking teenagers on cellphones mean kiruba…???

and oh ya, most important, i am game for may 1 meet. with any of the bloggers ready to show up. just give me the directions to chamiers please. i have been there, but have forgotten about where it is.

]]> By: Kingsley http://chennai.metblogs.com/2006/04/24/amethyst-jewel-in-the-heart-of-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Kingsley Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:31:10 +0000 http://chennai.metblogs.com/2006/04/24/amethyst-jewel-in-the-heart-of-chennai/#comment-390 Unfortunately, overrun by gangs of smoking teenagers glued to cellphones on the weekends. Atleast, last I remember. but I do take credit for introducing the place to the chennai blogosphere : <a href="http://www.kiruba.com/2003/04/heres-direction-for-those-of-you-whod.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.kiruba.com/2003/04/heres-direction-for-those-of-you-whod.html</a> Unfortunately, overrun by gangs of smoking teenagers glued to cellphones on the weekends. Atleast, last I remember. but I do take credit for introducing the place to the chennai blogosphere : http://www.kiruba.com/2003/04/heres-direction-for-those-of-you-whod.html

]]> By: Chenthil http://chennai.metblogs.com/2006/04/24/amethyst-jewel-in-the-heart-of-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Chenthil Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:12:00 +0000 http://chennai.metblogs.com/2006/04/24/amethyst-jewel-in-the-heart-of-chennai/#comment-389 It is a comedy of errors. I came there at 11.10 and chose the table beneath the tree in the garden on the otherside and waited till 12.10 waiting for you people :-). A lemonade and Chilli Cheese toast were had. And agree that there is no better place than Amethyst to meet friends. It is a comedy of errors. I came there at 11.10 and chose the table beneath the tree in the garden on the otherside and waited till 12.10 waiting for you people :-). A lemonade and Chilli Cheese toast were had. And agree that there is no better place than Amethyst to meet friends.

]]> By: Ravi http://chennai.metblogs.com/2006/04/24/amethyst-jewel-in-the-heart-of-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Ravi Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:55:58 +0000 http://chennai.metblogs.com/2006/04/24/amethyst-jewel-in-the-heart-of-chennai/#comment-388 Yup...been there for an earlier blogger meet. It is truly a oasis of sorts.... "In no other city are you likely to find such a lovely oasis of peace and beauty"...hmmm, that's debateable. Been to Bangalore? ;) Yup…been there for an earlier blogger meet. It is truly a oasis of sorts….

“In no other city are you likely to find such a lovely oasis of peace and beauty”…hmmm, that’s debateable. Been to Bangalore? ;)

]]> By: Lavanya http://chennai.metblogs.com/2006/04/24/amethyst-jewel-in-the-heart-of-chennai/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Lavanya Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:08:25 +0000 http://chennai.metblogs.com/2006/04/24/amethyst-jewel-in-the-heart-of-chennai/#comment-387 Very nicely written! Makes me wonder if I tried hard enough to reschedule my plans in order to have made it there. Thinking aloud, May 1st is a holiday isn't it? Also, another place with similar serenity would be Chamiers (Nancy had done a post on the place and the mention of sandwiches made my mouth water!) Very nicely written! Makes me wonder if I tried hard enough to reschedule my plans in order to have made it there.

Thinking aloud, May 1st is a holiday isn’t it? Also, another place with similar serenity would be Chamiers (Nancy had done a post on the place and the mention of sandwiches made my mouth water!)

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