The Temptation Cafe

The Temptation Cafe

Goa’s only 24 hour complete food shop

The Temptation Cafe is a 24 hour complete food shop that caters to customers from different parts of Goa and also to tourists visiting from different parts of the world. The brand stands for three important values: quality, taste and the most economical prices. The cafe has outlets in Vasco Da Gama, Margao and Arpora.

A Family Enterprise

The cafe is a part of the Karma Group, a large family run business conglomerate that has been operating for the past 34 years in Goa. At the helm of affairs of the group are Karl and Maria Vaz. Maria is the proprietor of Karma Foods, a brand that boasts of authentic Goan masalas, made using local spices and wholesome ingredients. The entire family of three generations is dedicated and involved in the family run business. Their customers are more like family as they have been patronizing the cafe for over three decades now.

The cafe was started by Karl and Maria in 1988 when they were already taking care of different brands in their food business. Karl’s late father had been operating a full fledged bakery unit for over 5 decades. Therefore, Karl and Maria decided to set up the cafe using their family business and skill in the hospitality industry. Both of them decided to use a combination of their skills and came up with signature recipes that would cater to the requirements of The Temptation Cafe.

On the Menu

The cafe offers a wide variety of delicacies including freshly baked bread, cakes, cookies and desserts. Their sandwiches, rolls and burgers have stuffings and ingredients which are cooked in their authentic Karma brand masalas, thus bringing together for their customers, quality recipes with modernity and old world flavours. Some of the most popular items on their menu include Chicken Rolls, cheese cakes, ‘thick’ milk shakes, birthday cakes, cookies and desserts.

“The Temptation” Team

“We’re a family run business, so every person in the family is involved in more ways than one!”, says Nishika Vaz, who handles the marketing and branding for the cafe and the on-ground management of their Anjuna outlet. “From production, to developing recipes, quality control, marketing & sales, on-ground customer service, everything is managed in-house with the help of our entire team”, she says.

Apart from the core people involved, they have their staff who are the true backbone of their organisation. They work round the clock to ensure the brand truly stands for what it believes in, i.e. to serve customers fresh food, 24x7.

Round The Clock Availability and Freshness

The Temptation Cafe is known for its quality and freshness, besides being the only cafe in Goa which is open 24x7. All the delicacies prepared at the cafe are made available round the clock.

There are very few places in Goa that have over a 100 food products under one roof, the way The Temptation Cafe does. The cafe believes in providing good food at very affordable prices and constantly strives to live up to the vision of the brand. All three of their outlets in Goa - Vasco Da Gama, Margao and Arpora - are open 24 hours a day, all 7 days of the week! A major part of their customers comprise families and students.

Dedication, Balance and Customer Service

The biggest challenge which Karl and Maria faced while running The Temptation Cafe was that it required them to dedicate most of their time to the business. They had to also ensure that the business concept was accepted all those years back and there was a continuous balance between the concept, the production work at the bakery and the customer service at their flagship store in Vasco. Till date, both are actively involved in the well-being of the business and the brand.

Beliefs and Goals

'Good food doesn't have to be inaccessible. We believe that you should be able to take care ofyourself at any time of the day or night with good quality food at the most affordable prices, so that everyone has access to tasty food”, says Nishika. “The goal of The Temptation Cafe is to make everyone feel welcome at all times of the day and have them enjoy our products round the clock.”

"From being a part of your birthday and wedding celebrations to visiting us every evening for your favourite snack and thick milkshake, we believe inbuilding long lasting memories". she adds