Mak Pool Parlour

Started when billiards was the darling of Hyderabad, Mak has a collection of some nine tables. Of these, five are French and two are English, with the remaining two being pool tables. The, um, customer service is thrown in for free.

As one goes about his game, there are the persistent inquiries from the helper boys. Cigarettes are not the only thing on their what-can-we-do-for-you list. There are subtle inquiries - i. e. tugging your sleeve till your shirt departs from your body - for water-packets, too. Now this isn't really irritating - just a little distracting as you lay up for that perfect shot that will ultimately result in a sea of fouls. This place also has a table tennis set up with enough space for a doubles match.

On the whole, a place with just the kind of smoke-filled ambience that one expects with a game of pool.