Mani’s Lunch Home, an 85-year-old landmark restaurant and a favourite hangout for college students next to Ruia College in Matunga East, is facing the threat of possible closure. Owners of the restaurant, which is located on the ground floor of Mhaskar building on Lakshmi Narayan Road in Matunga, have sought legal counsel after receiving a letter from the building’s landlord asking them to vacate the premises by January 31. Another outlet of the eatery had to shift to Chembur earlier for similar reasons.

The management of the eatery got the notice on November 29. K V S Rajamani, who manages the restaurant, said, “We received a notice last week. This place is 85 years old and we have been paying rent regularly. We do not want to vacate the premises, so we have sought legal opinion. We will soon send a reply to the landlord’s notice.”