No flirting with cashier, no free advice: Pune Cafe's new rules are too funny to miss | READ

Viral News: Irani café in Pune has raised quite a few eyebrows with its comically strict list of "no-no" rules that it has posted on the menu and which has gone viral for its quirky blend of humor and tradition. From flirting with the cashier being banned to no mobile games, these rules kept netizens in splits.

Classic Pune Café with a Twist

Like all Irani cafes across India, the Irani cafes in Pune have old-world charm, simple food yet scrumptious, and a sedate atmosphere. The Irani cafe in Pune also offers tea and bun maska with a no-nonsense sense of humor that laughs and teaches one café etiquette.

Weird but funny rules of the cafes

The food the café doesn't carry but is full of wacky and funny rules. Usual demands are "no smoking, no credit, no bargaining." The dictates that "No flirting with the cashier," "No mobile games," and "No brushing teeth" are those experiences the café must have had that social media is asking about. This viral post about a café menu has attracted too many laughing comments. One user sarcastically commented on the "no flirting with the cashier" rule and all that must have happened to necessitate the making of it. Another just can't help bursting into laughter at the weird "no brushing of teeth" rule and all that must have led to its making.

A reflection of the storied past of this café

Quirky rules as an identity aside, Irani cafes have seen all and sundry—from boisterous conversations to some pretty rude customer behavior over the years. Perhaps these are simply an anecdotal reminder to the customer about the simple pleasures of chai and bun maska without the distractions of modern life.