Eat, Engage and Energize at This Cafe Managed by Differently-Abled Staff

_{Photo Credit: Echoes - the restaurant}Among the dotted cafes in the bustling Satya Niketan market, opposite the Delhi University South campus, you will find a café called Echoes with a remarkable and heart-warming concept. You normally go to a restaurant to chit-chat and enjoy some coffee but here you suspend the world of incessant chatter and enter an atmosphere which echoes with the sound of silence.The unique thing about this restaurant is that the servers who serve you cannot hear or speak to you and you have to do away with the verbal mode of communication. Taking the very quality of sound it derives its name from and spinning it around beautifully, Echoes creates an environment of equality. “Listen with your eyes and talk with your hands,” is the mantra for everyone in the café which is designed around the theme of “motivation”.How is the communication gap bridged?
 
When you enter Echoes, a smiling waiter hands you a card that reads: “Eat, engage and energize at our café managed by differently-abled staff. Let’s lead by actions together”. They have a bulb buzzer at every table. One just needs to press the button and a server will immediately be there to assist you. To place your order, you need to write the dish code on a notepad from the food menu along with any personal customization. To ease the ordering process, the food menu is divided into various segments. Along with this, Echoes has specially designed placards like “water please”, “spoons and forks”, “call the manager” and “bill please”, making it a fun and interesting way to interact with the servers.