Our parting note...

We regret to inform you that OrderMonger.com will cease all operations from Oct 1, 2008. This decision has been taken predominantly due to non-viability of the business while maintaining the high Service Standards we intended to provide. However, we will honour all of the existing orders which have already been placed in our system.

On behalf of OrderMonger, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued loyalty in choosing us as your preferred service provider for the past two years. Without your support, our success would not have been possible but under the current business climate, we have been left with no option but to close down. A lot of you have been calling us over the past few weeks to tell us about how much you value our services and offering to support us. We sincerely appreciate that support and feel good that we were able to make a small difference - so we are just as sorry that we are forced to close down. If you have any questions, concerns or comments about this decision, please send them to feedback@ordermonger.com.

Thank you once again for the loyal and continuous support you have shown us over the years we have been operating.

Yours sincerely,
The OrderMonger Team
http://OrderMonger.com

Our evening operations

Dear Customers,
Firstly, thank you for all the support you have given us over the last several months that has helped us grow to the point covering about 75 restaurants in the twin cities and even adding our services to the other major cities in the country. As we stay committed to providing services of the highest quality, we look forward to your continued support and patronage in the months to come.

We recently completed a big move of our physical offices to the Hi-Tec city area and are now in the thick of the action. As a result of this move, some of our operations have been impacted - and in the interest of not compromising on the quality of our services, we made the tough decision of suspending our evening delivery operations until those issues are sorted out and we can get back to our normal service levels again. We apologize for the inconvenience this is causing and are working hard to get things back on track, so please bear with us. Of course, we continue to deliver food, flowers, cakes and more during the day, so we hope that will help to some extent. If you have any comments or suggestions for us, please write to us.

Improved online payment gateway - from CCAvenue

We are thrilled to announce that we have now enabled support on our site for the online payment gateway from CC Avenue. With this integration, you can now pay using Visa, Amex and Diners Club credit cards, debit cards, a host of net banking options, mobile payments and more. We trust that you'll find this servive simpler to use and that you are able to utilize the numerous options available. For those of you looking to order food, flowers or cakes to be delivered to friends and family and would like to pay online, we hope this makes things just that much easier.

Thank you for your patience while we were working on enablign this support. And more importantly, we appreciate all the feedback you gave us on our previous payment solution!

Happy Ordering!

Punjabi by Nature now online...

When you think of authentic Punjabi food, Hyderabad has a limited set of options. Now there is another jewel added to that collection, right here in the heart of Banjara Hills that goes by the name Punjabi By Nature...and now you don't even have to leave home to get it to your doorstep. The famed Delhi restaurant chain now has their Hyderabad outlet online at http://OrderMonger.com and you can simply order your favorite Punjabi dishes right from our site and get them delivered. While their fare is excellent, their portions are also very, very generous - so order with caution, finishing a meal here certainly calls for a very healthy appetite.

With our new table reservation feature, you can also reserve a table directly from our site at no extra cost, of course...Just tell us when you'll be there and with how many guests, and any special instructions for your visit, and we'll take it from there. Happy Dining!

Make your dinner reservations online with OrderMonger.com

Our Book-a-Table feature is now live - using this feature, you can make lunch and dinner reservations online for your favorite restaurant in Hyderabad. No longer need to figure out where to find that restaurant's phone number that always seems to be elusive, or endure the frustrating wait on the phone and listen to the enchanting hold music or figure out the best time to call to make your reservations - we are providing the ability for you to make those reservations at the click of a mouse. We'll follow up with the restaurant on your behalf and get back to you with an email confirmation of your reservation. Now that makes things simpler, doesn't it? Taking your team in the office out on a dinner, or getting that special dinner with a special someone? Surely you have more important things to worry about and plan - Leave the reservation bit to us and we'll take care of it. And the best part is that its free!

Our list of restaurants is not exhaustive by any stretch of imagination, but we are constantly working to get more on the list. If there is a favorite restaurant that you'd like to see on there, please let us know. We hope you'll find this feature handy, and we'd certainly appreciate hearing from you on what we can do to make things better. And we are starting off with Hyderabad, but will have the other cities soon. Happy Dining!

Order Cakes, Send Flowers now to Mumbai with OrderMonger.com

We are happy to announce that we have launched our first set of services to the Gateway of India, the glorious city of Mumbai. You can now choose from a beautiful set of floral arrangements, bouquets, vases, baskets etc and send them to your near and dear ones in Mumbai. We can guarantee delivery within 24 hours of receiving your order.
We are also honored to bring on board our first cakeshop partner in Mumbai - Poohs Cakeshop, located in Andheri brings you some of the finest cakes in town. You can get them customized by choosing from a number of special shapes, adding your special custom messages - there aren't too many better ways to express your feelings. We will also do midnight deliveries for an extra cost, if you want to ring in that birthday in style - so go on, place your order at http://ordermonger.com/ and you'll be glad you did.

Make your mom feel special on her special day, Mother's Day

So Mother's Day is just round the corner - May 11, to be precise. Moms are special every day but it is nice to have an opportunity to show them how special they really are. Send them flowers...or a box of chocolates...or a nicely baked cake with a custom message on top. Or just take them out to dinner. Or just save them the trouble of having to toil in the kitchen just for a day and have the food delivered home. These are just a few of the many ways in which you can reciprocate your love for the special person that has given you so much - and at OrderMonger.com, we are more than happy to help in any small way we can to make that possible. Call us at 040-6456 7337 (645-ORDER) or visit our site at http://www.OrderMonger.com and do any and all of the above and give your mom a celebration she'll cherish and remember. Happy Mother's Day!!

Home delivery of cakes and other goodies from The Deli @ Novotel

The Deli at the Novotel Hotel in Hyderabad is famed for its delicious pastries, cakes and other baked goodies. If making the trip yourself to the hotel was preventing you from enjoying these yummy treats, worry no more - you can order these cakes online at http://www.ordermonger.com/ and get them delivered to your doorstep. In addition to the regular bakery stuff, The Deli also carries an exotic array of lunch and dinner boxes that could be just what your team needs. There are six different varieties of these boxes, and they come in vegetarian and non-vegetarian flavors. While each of the six varities promises an exciting meal, their Continental lunch/dinner box has won special acclaim from many a patron and is a must-try.

The OrderMonger Summer Special Promotion

The Hyderabadi summer is almost here - and the heat is already starting to have an effect. With the traffic not getting any , the heat is one more reason to stay away from the roads. And to make it easier for you, our dear customer, to use our services while staying indoors and enjoying the comforts of your home, we are offering a special promotion thru the summer. We have cut our delivery charges by upto 50% - quite a few of you have called us to complain about our delivery charges and we hear you. To set the record straight, our delivery charge is a distance-based fee and only helps us recover the true cost of delivery. But we know you aren't happy with that charge and we wanted to try and address that to a significant degree - and hence this promotion. Now you can get food delivered from any of our partner restaurants for as low as Rs. 25 depending on where you live - and in some cases such as Wraps & Rolls, we are running a special where the delivery is free. We hope that this will enable you to take advantage of our offerings and enjoy the delicious fare from your favorite restaurants. Needless to say, if there is a restaurant you'd like us to add, please write us at feedback@ordermonger.com and let us know. Happy Dining!

Looking for a quick bite? Try Wraps N Rolls, now online at OrderMonger.com

The Wrap & Roll culture is slowly but surely catching on in Hyderabad! Surely you've spotted one of those colorful red and yellow umbrellas at Eat Street, or opposite the famed Cyber Towers building in Hi-Tec city? Costing anywhere between 40 and 75 rupees for a roll, these outlets provide a very affordable and yet healthy and filling snack option on the move. Often times, one is really hungry and yet not interested in going thru the efforts of a full-blown meal. Where is the time? And for occasions like that, this is just a perfect solution. With a wide variety of Veg and Non-Veg rolls, and Indian and World specialities on the menu, its hard not to want to try them all. And now with the convenience of being able to order online and getting it delivered to your doorstep free of cost, there really is no excuse - go on, order your favorite roll online now!

The ever popular Punjabi Rasoi ...now online at OrderMonger.com

Punjabi Rasoi...this unassuming joint off the Old Bombay Highway, right by the Gachibowli intersection is arguably the most popular eatery in the area. Any visit to the restaurant during the peak dining hours, be it lunch or dinner, and you are guaranteed to have a wait time. The interiors might look ordinary, the ambience non-existent...but the food here is incredibly tasty and will make you want to come back. Many an employee working late in the office frequents the place for a quick bite to eat, and it is not uncommon to see teams ordering food from the Rasoi to be delivered at the office. Well, the good news is that that now gets easier, you can order online at http://www.ordermonger.com/ and get it delivered to your doorstep...at no extra charge! You can't beat the convenience of ordering online, but if you'd rather order on the phone, you can call OrderMonger at 645-ORDER (645-67337). Btw, the restaurant also has a Madhapur branch and will service Madhapur and Hi-Tec city customers from that outlet. So go on, order and enjoy the yummu Punjabi fare that they dish out.

Expanded coverage in Hyderabad - now in Kukatpally

Sorry about the long silence on our end. We have been busy expanding our coverage in Hyderabad and have recently added Kukatpally and its neighborhood to our list. With the new restaurants that we've added in this area, you can now find us listed in all the following areas - KPHB, Kukatpally, Miyapur, Medinaguda, Chandanagar, Lingampally all the way up to BHEL. A lot of you have been asking us to add these areas to our list, and we are finally happy to let you know that we've addressed this need. Our list of restaurants in this area include Swagath, Mushroom, Vindu, Malgudi, Anupama and a Subway (our first one). We hope you'll find these options of interest - please give them a try and send us your feedback, you know we love hearing from you.

Stay tuned for our next update coming soon - we have a bunch of interesting new partners to announce, and some great new features on our site that you've been asking us for! Adios and Happy Mongering...

Please try out our new beta site

Sorry about the long silence on our end - its been a rather busy past couple of weeks. In addition to the incredibly heavy volumes we had to handle for Valentine's day, we were also working on putting the finishing touches on our site upgrade, and the results are for you to evaluate at http://beta.ordermonger.com. We'd really appreciate it if you could give the new version a spin and send us your feedback at feedback@ordermonger.com.

With this release, we'll be available in more than just Hyderabad. We are adding our first service in 4 other cities - Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi & Pune. Once we launch the new site, you'll be able to sign up from these other cities and avail all our services in Hyderabad...and you'll also be able to send flowers to your friends and family in any of these cities. We are aggressively working on adding more services across these cities, so if you have specific feedback on what services you'd like us to add to our portfolio, please write us and let us know.

Thanks as always for your valuable support!

Asal - The new-age Executive Boxed Lunch option

For those of who that are tired of the routine lunch you get at work, Asal, a new boxed lunch offering is now available for the Hyderabadi corporate citizen. Asal is from the same folks that bring you the wonderful Pizzas and Pastas at Little Italy - however, don't let that confuse you because the meal is as desi as it gets.

It comes in an elegantly packed plastic container, covered of course. The meal comprises salad, 3-4 rotis, dal, 3 curries (2 dry and 1 wet), plain rice, papad, raitha and some fresh fruit. The container has compartments for each of these items, so it makes for very convenient eating right at your desk and it'll be hard to leave a mess. And there are minor customization changes that you can make to the meal if you so desire. As for the cost, the lunch is priced at Rs. 65 and is delivered to your office. You could return the box in clean condition for a 10-rupee refund, but it's going to be quite a challenge cleaning that box, so it'll be a hard-earned 10 rupees for sure. While you can get it for your lunch everyday, Asal also serves as an ideal option for your working lunches, team meetings over lunch etc. If you'd like to give it a try, call us at 645-ORDER (6456 7337) for more information, or email us at support@ordermonger.com

The OrderMonger January update

Happy New Year to all our readers! We are pleased to bring you our first update for 2008. We have a few more restaurant partners that we signed up and are actively expanding our footprints to the rest of Hyderabad. Here is more information on the same:






Basil
A completely vegetarian restaurant. Basil is located in the Lumbini mall @ Banjara Hills. They have some exotic Indian, Chinese and Continental fare on their menu, definitely worth a try...


Tandoor
The best of Punjabi cuisine, now in Hyderabad. Soak in the aromas and enjoy the delectable and sumptuous flavors that’ll make you wish for more!


Haveli
Located in the Lifestyle building in Begumpet, they offer a fine multi-cuisine dining experience. Given how busy the restaurant typically is, the home delivery option is certainly worth considering! :)

Biryani Zone
As the name suggests, the Biryani occupies pride of place here...but they have an interesting array of other North Indian dishes on their menu as well, and some Chinese cuisine on offer. And they are definitely lighter on the wallet!


We hope you like our new additions. Give these restaurants a try and let us know what you think. And if there are other establishments that you think we need to bring on board, we’d be really thrilled if you send us your list of favorites. Bon Appétit!

Coming soon:

• Wider coverage in the city of Hyderabad. More restaurants, more delivery areas and more options
• Valentine’s day specials— Flowers, cakes & more, to anywhere in India
• Some incredibly exciting feature upgrades to our site

Stay tuned, we should have more on these in a couple of weeks.

Take care!

Order online from Basil

Basil, one of Hyderabad's finest vegetarian restaurants is now online at OrderMonger.com. The Basil menu is truly international - and boasts a wide variety of Indian, Chinese and Continental delicacies, all completely vegetarian of course. Click here to order online from Basil, and enjoy their deicious fare in the comfort of your home.

And for those of you that want to brave the traffic and pay Basil a visit, the restaurant is located in the new Lumbini Jewel Building on Road No 2, Banjara Hills.

Tandoor is now online!

The famous Tandoor restaurant is now online as our latest restaurant partner. They have some incredibly tasty Punjabi dishes on their menu, and now they are just a click away! If the item names are a little too ethnic, we hope the tool tips will provide a more detailed description of each item. Tell us if you like the food!

This is as close to Punjab as you are going to get from Hyderabad. For those of you that want to know where they are located, they are in the White House building next to Lifestyle in Begumpet. But why bother with all that traffic when you can simply order online?

Happy Dining!