Rajasthan Motel, Agra & Jaipur 01-2015

This place is not in Agra or Jaipur, but the only reason you will stop here is because your driver takes you to eat, toilet and possibly buy things from the tourist gift shop. Walking into the dining room and seeing 5 different tables of 2-4 tourists each reaffirmed this. There are also much larger tables and a buffet cart (empty on this quiet day in January) so I assume it caters for the buses also.

The first thing that struck me about the menu was the prices. Rs. 130 for a plain naan, Rs. 60 for a tea... those are some extreme Indian prices especially for a roadside place in the middle of nowhere.

- Vegetable Kofta - surprisingly excellent little balls in a great curry. I'm unsure what vegetables they used but I never thought a meatball without meat could taste like this;
- Non-Vegetarian Thali (salad, curd, papad, pulses, seasonal vegetable, mutton curry served with rice & chapati) - laal mass curry lacked the real heat it's meant to have but was still nicely flavoured as were the pickles. It was a good mix albeit for Rs. 550.

I would plan accordingly next time and find somewhere else to eat. The real reason for this is that the prices are remarkably high for India and reflect the large tourist eating hall, the buffet option (most likely when it is busier) and the attached gift shop. It would also factor in the commission to the driver who brings you there. Having said that the food was actually very nice, so if you do end up here and the price doesn't bother you, you'll eat well.