prices for meals etc

Hi

I am thinking of booking an escorted tour of India(Delhi,Agra,Ranthambore,Jaipur,Udaipur and Mumbai). All the hotels are included, but breakfast is the only meal(except Ranthambore,which is b,l and d).Last year we went to china with the same company and all meals were in, so i am just wondering if the prices for meals,drinks are really expensive in india, or will it be reasonable enough.

thanks

sm3

prices for meals etc

Hi sm3

a very good meal in a very good restaurant is no more than Rs700 about €12 including soft drinks. The most part of indian restaurants have no license for alcoholic drinks, expecially in Rajahstan.

Prices raise up significantly if you have a meal inside the hotel (more if it belongs to an international chain). A bottle of beer Kingfisher, really weak, depending on the places, costs no more than Rs200 about €3.

At Excellensea in Mumbai, one of the most renowned seafood restaurant in the city, we had an amazing meal,2 pax, 2 courses each including pomfret fish hugely sized, Rs 1800 about €30, including 2 kingfisher.

You could also experience the government restaurants called Indian coffee house, you can get there a simple meal ,1 course, i.e. chicken byriani (rice and chicken curry topped with fried eggs) and a cup of coffee for less than Rs100 about €1,80.

Undoubtly reasonable

Alfama

prices for meals etc

food in india is very cheep depend upon if u need veg or non veg food and pepsi or beer ?

for simple meal per day 200 r is more then sufficient

Thanks Alfama,

It is reasuring to know the food costs shouldn%26#39;t be too high,depending on standard of restaurant. At the monent im still doing my homework, but was a little worried the costs would be very high, as the hotels seem to be expensive, and we wouldnt want to eat in the hotel all the time. The whole point of a trip would to experience the complete atmosphere of india, not just the sanatized sterile tourist hotel atmosphere, although it is nice to go back to a comfort zone of

the hotel at night!

thanks again

sm3

Thankyou to Aimabroad aswell for your reply. At the moment I am trying to take all info onboard.

sm3

The price of food varies depending on where you eat. At the lowest end are the street food stalls, where an entire meal can cost ten to twenty rupees (10 to 20 pence)

Then there are small restaurants that serve thali meals - these are complete meals with about 10 different dishes. Thalis range from 25 rupees to 200 rupees and are great value for money. (30 p to 3 pounds). To see what a 35-rupee thali in Mumbai looks like, here is my blog post and photo:

…blogspot.com/2007/05/udupi-thali.html Note that Mumbai is expensive and the same thali will cost less in other places. Thalis come in vegetarian as well as non vegetarian options.

There are mcdonalds in a lot of places, where you can have what passes off as a meal for about 1 pound sterling. Pizza hut and Subway have options starting from 1 pound. Even in small towns you%26#39;ll find pizza and the cost is something like 2-3 pounds.

At the mid-range, there are several restaurants that serve buffet meals for around 250 rupees. These are usually very suitable, with starters, salads, rice or biryani, naan, curry, yoghurt raita, pickle, papad, and multiple desserts.

The 5-star restaurants have extensive buffet meals with tables groaning with food, Italian, Chinese and Indian food - for 1000 to 1500 rupees (12-15 pounds).

At the high end, a sit-down romantic meal for two could cost anywhere between 2000 to 6000 rupees depending on the kind of wine you order. Food by itself will be not more than 1500 rupees.

Eating out in India is a LOT of fun. Just walking in the bazaars is fun actually, you should find time to visit a regular local market to see the women haggle over everything, and crowd around bangle shops and trinkets.