Good place to eat in Agra?

ekg one · Jan 24th, 2006, 04:20

Hi, everyone! Any thoughts on good places to eat in Agra (all I'm getting from the guidebooks are horror stories and mediocre reviews)?

Thanks so much for your advice!

Darmabum · Jan 24th, 2006, 04:21

Try Zorba the Buddha. A bit of a ride from the main hostel area . . . but Oh So Worth It. Bon Apetite! Scott

guerik · Jan 24th, 2006, 04:42

Joney's place is good if you feel like some western or Korean food, nice and cheap, especially nice for breakfasts. Not even vaguely fancy but I've eaten there a bunch of times and not been sick

edwardseco · Jan 24th, 2006, 05:25

Zorba's is good as far as Agra goes. Flaky, staff but for Agra nothing special. My boy loved the Pizza Hut..

charley · Jan 24th, 2006, 05:39

Dasaprakash, 1 Gwalior Road Beind Ashok Hotel is very good for South Indian thalis and dosas. A little pricey, about (Rs 80 - 110, I think) but worth it.

Leith · Jan 24th, 2006, 07:37

Try the Kamal hotel's rooftop resturant in Taj Ganj. The food is nothing special but the veiws are great. Stayed there for four nights eating breakfast and tea and never got ill.

04274108 · Jan 24th, 2006, 08:11

Joney's! Make sure and drink the lassi's! We ate there 3 times a day because it was a great place to get away from the touts and meet other tourists. Never got sick once eating there. Check out the outdoor kitchen and watch chef whip up great dosas.

guerik · Jan 24th, 2006, 09:19

It is really good at Joneys - not much authentic Indian stuff in sight, but it's delicious, cheap and friendly (and Agra's not the ideal place to hunt down authenticity anyway). If you're in Taj Ganj, look out for it!

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PeakXV · Jan 24th, 2006, 09:33

Umm Joney doesn't exactly have his happy face on there

.... but I guess I'll check out on my next trip.

maybe he's camera shy or thinks your going to make off with the pop bottle again

guerik · Jan 24th, 2006, 10:08

I'm pretty sure that it wasn't Joney and that this guy was looking after it for him. I've been there a couple of times though and can't remember which time I took the photo

04274108 · Jan 25th, 2006, 00:04

That's chef! Everytime I saw him, he was grinning. I guess he's waiting for the kid to bring a chicken back from the market.

kiwi_razz · Jan 25th, 2006, 03:52

From a budget point of view, you can't beat Joney's.

Back in the late nineties, when they had food poisoning scams in Agra, Joney's was the only place we ate at.

The next time we went, we ate at the Sheraton (obviously a little more expensive).

Then last year, it was back to Joney's again. Honestly I ate there for every meal and I think I had cheese/tomato jaffles for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The best CM Jaffles in India.

I mentioned the fact that I had been there 7 years previously so he spent a fair amount of time searching his old comments books. Unfortunately he couldn't find the one from our visit, but honestly he has a huge amount of comments books which shows somewhat hoe popular it is.

Will post a couple of pics soon.

ekg one · Feb 8th, 2006, 09:43

OK -- here's another question: assuming I take the Shatabdi Exp. back to Delhi, is there a good, romantic restaurant to have dinner? (Yes, I will be in Agra on Valentine's Day and, Yes, this is goofy, but.....)

Thanks!

aesood · Feb 8th, 2006, 11:45

Ha ha - we were so freaked by the horror stories in the guidebooks that we ate at pizza hut! Taj Mahal then pizza hut - sure was a cultural day.

Katta · Feb 8th, 2006, 14:51

I ate very well at the Lucky Restaurant - great owner and his son. But that is a couple of years ago.

Also at a more swanky place called Home??Something.

Jan 24th, 2006, 04:20	#1
ekg one Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New York Posts: 10	Good place to eat in Agra? Hi, everyone! Any thoughts on good places to eat in Agra (all I'm getting from the guidebooks are horror stories and mediocre reviews)? Thanks so much for your advice!

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PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,515	Umm Joney doesn't exactly have his happy face on there .... but I guess I'll check out on my next trip. maybe he's camera shy or thinks your going to make off with the pop bottle again __________________ What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

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aesood Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 19	Safe to eat in Agra Ha ha - we were so freaked by the horror stories in the guidebooks that we ate at pizza hut! Taj Mahal then pizza hut - sure was a cultural day.

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Katta Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belgium/Sweden Posts: 38	Lucky Restaurant I ate very well at the Lucky Restaurant - great owner and his son. But that is a couple of years ago. Also at a more swanky place called Home??Something.

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Jan 24th, 2006, 04:21	#2
Darmabum On the Road, wherever I am Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: in the mountains of Idaho . . . now the red-rock plateau of southern Utah Posts: 888	Try Zorba the Buddha. A bit of a ride from the main hostel area . . . but Oh So Worth It. Bon Apetite! Scott

Jan 24th, 2006, 04:42	#3
guerik Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,038	Joney's place is good if you feel like some western or Korean food, nice and cheap, especially nice for breakfasts. Not even vaguely fancy but I've eaten there a bunch of times and not been sick

Jan 24th, 2006, 05:25	#4
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,436	Zorba's is good as far as Agra goes. Flaky, staff but for Agra nothing special. My boy loved the Pizza Hut..

Jan 24th, 2006, 05:39	#5
charley Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 16	Dasaprakash, 1 Gwalior Road Beind Ashok Hotel is very good for South Indian thalis and dosas. A little pricey, about (Rs 80 - 110, I think) but worth it.

Jan 24th, 2006, 07:37	#6
Leith Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Margaret River :SW Western Australia Posts: 168	Try the Kamal hotel's rooftop resturant in Taj Ganj. The food is nothing special but the veiws are great. Stayed there for four nights eating breakfast and tea and never got ill.

Jan 24th, 2006, 08:11	#7
04274108 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 294	Joney's! Make sure and drink the lassi's! We ate there 3 times a day because it was a great place to get away from the touts and meet other tourists. Never got sick once eating there. Check out the outdoor kitchen and watch chef whip up great dosas.

Jan 24th, 2006, 09:19	#8
guerik Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,038	It is really good at Joneys - not much authentic Indian stuff in sight, but it's delicious, cheap and friendly (and Agra's not the ideal place to hunt down authenticity anyway). If you're in Taj Ganj, look out for it! If anyone knows how to shrink this image pls let me know - the click and drag method's not working!

Jan 24th, 2006, 10:08	#10
guerik Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,038	I'm pretty sure that it wasn't Joney and that this guy was looking after it for him. I've been there a couple of times though and can't remember which time I took the photo

Jan 25th, 2006, 00:04	#11
04274108 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 294	That's chef! Everytime I saw him, he was grinning. I guess he's waiting for the kid to bring a chicken back from the market.

Jan 25th, 2006, 03:52	#12
kiwi_razz Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London Posts: 410	From a budget point of view, you can't beat Joney's. Back in the late nineties, when they had food poisoning scams in Agra, Joney's was the only place we ate at. The next time we went, we ate at the Sheraton (obviously a little more expensive). Then last year, it was back to Joney's again. Honestly I ate there for every meal and I think I had cheese/tomato jaffles for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The best CM Jaffles in India. I mentioned the fact that I had been there 7 years previously so he spent a fair amount of time searching his old comments books. Unfortunately he couldn't find the one from our visit, but honestly he has a huge amount of comments books which shows somewhat hoe popular it is. Will post a couple of pics soon.

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Feb 8th, 2006, 09:43	#13
ekg one Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New York Posts: 10	OK -- here's another question: assuming I take the Shatabdi Exp. back to Delhi, is there a good, romantic restaurant to have dinner? (Yes, I will be in Agra on Valentine's Day and, Yes, this is goofy, but.....) Thanks!