Cars are a pretty new phenomenon in India, and are becoming more common amongst the growing middle class, and what better way to combine the car, a relatively new status symbol, with the Indian love of food than the Drive in Restaurant. Many cafes offer service to the cars that pull up in front as people eat their breakfast, snack, dinner in the car.
Our friends Philippa and Mahesh, who now live in Mysore while they set up a retreat in the mountains of the Western Ghats of Karnataka, wanted to share this experience with them and took us to their favourite place set amongst giant willow trees, a very peaceful and shanti atmosphere, not so much like a car park.
We parked up, placed our order and were brought our breakfast by the adept waiter, and ate in the car. One benefit, that we didn't take up, was the idea of honking your horn to get the waiters attention, which could be a benefit in the case of needing more chutney or sambhar.
Adam wasn't so sure about being able to balance the plate on his lap, but he did manage. He had his usual idli and I had my usual set dosa, both were good, nothing out of the ordinary to report.
You can also eat on your bike, but there is no car service on Sunday mornings, note to self.
This was our car in the car park, surrounded by lush greenery and the only place that I can think of that had music piped out there to add to the tranquility of the setting.
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