Pardon Our French

3.0

Pooja Dhingra's newest, women-run 22-seater in Ballard Estate — quietly romantic rather than laptop-hustle energy, but intimate enough to be undisturbed.

Small and deliberately unhurried, with a coffee program led by a dedicated coffee consultant. Good for a slow, focused solo work session over excellent coffee; not built for groups or long meetings given the tight 22-seat footprint.

Ballard Estate, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001

A small, calm new Ballard Estate cafe well suited to quiet solo work, but not for groups given limited seats.

How Pardon Our French compares in South Bombay

Pardon Our French ranks #17 of 134 scored cafes in South Bombay for working on a laptop, with a workability score of 3 out of 5. That is 1.4 above the area average of 1.6.

Of the 3 factors we could verify, quiet is the strongest at 4 out of 5 and seating is the weakest at 2.

Not yet verified: Wi-Fi, power. If you have worked here, the submit page takes corrections.

It is open Tue–Sun 8am–8pm. Typical spend is ₹700+. It sits in Ballard Estate, South Bombay.

If seating matters most for your session, Shamiana, The Taj Mahal Palace in Apollo Bunder scores 5 for it.

  • Quiet

    Described as warm, quietly romantic and completely unhurried

  • Seating

    Intimate 22-seater format

We last checked this cafe on 2026-09-23. Wifi gets worse and rules change. If you're sitting there now, one tap keeps the next person honest.

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