Joney's Place seems to be best known for the early morning breakfast you can have before the Taj Mahal opens at 6-7am (depending upon season) or immediately after. It currently sits at #6 on TA for Agra and is mentioned in both LP and Rough Guide.
What took me by unexpected surprise was the 15 or so Korean tourists on this morning squeezed into this tiny place of 4 tables. It could have been an anomaly, however given the walls are covered with Korean and Japanese menus promoting (assumably) packet ramen, it's probably a place to visit for Koreans akin to some European restaurants where every single American visits.
I have to admit the son of the owner who greeted us there was very friendly. On an unusual day of torrential rain, he sent out one of his staff members to purchase us a reasonable quality umbrella for Rs. 200 whereas he said the shops would charge tourists probably 400-500 for the same.
- Mutton biryani – slightly oily, very intensely flavoured and salted;
- Cheese jaffle – pepper, tomato, simple cheese wedged between white bread.
These were washed down with some standard hot chai. The food was adequate as a breakfast. The lassi is supposed to be good but it was too cold and wet that day to be appealing. If anything else is open early morning I'd try that preferentially next time just to see but part of me doubts there would be anything better in the area for the morning.