Marg has done very well, a week in India, eating nothing but Indian Food. She deserved a change. We had a choice of sit-in – Dominoes, a first anywhere, we chose the more familiar Pizza Hut (8, Handicraft Nagar, Fatehabad Rd, Tajganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282001, India). Home Sweet Home.
A ten minute walk from the Gateway Hotel, the busy junction was less intimidating in the light of day, people mostly ignored us, sadly, so too did the Chap who was meant to be serving us. Having been allocated a table fairly efficiently by a Young Lady, the Waiter was apparently taken aback when we asked for time to read the Menu. We did order Drinks, without Ice as advised for the entire Trip, however, any thoughts of bringing these quickly did not pass through our Chap’s brain. It was only 42°C outside, Hector required Bunkers.
Pizza Hut will no doubt never appear again in the Curry-Heute Blog, however, the Menu deserves a special inclusion. Kadai, Kofta and Paneer, only in India. Ironically, I cannot stand Chicken Tikka on a Pizza as served in the UK, but the thought of Kofta, well. For once, heed should be taken of the Chilli Ratings.
We were here to eat – Bland – Euro-Food. Black Olives with Pepperoni on a Deep Pan base, a Hector Pizza. No such luck today, the Veggie Supreme it had to be.
The size was perfect for sharing, as usual I ended up with the Larger Half. Our Chap finally brought the Sprite having been reminded – No Ice – for the third time. Not the best service. There’s more.
The Bill
Rs 965.00. (£10.75) So was Marg’s Drink counted as one? There was a 10% Service Charge. We paid the usual Taxes on top, but Tax on the Service Charge? Then they Rounded up the Gross Amount, a fraction of a Rupee to make the Bill Amount. 1.2 Billion people in India, do this with every customer… No wonder India’s Economy is blossoming.
The Aftermath
The Taj Mahal was so – this morning. Time for the Agra Fort and the Baby Taj.
India Trip 2016 – Day 7 – Agra, Uttar Pradesh – The Taja Mahal, Agra Fort + I’timad-ud-Daulah