1135 AD: New Restaurant in Jaipur
1135 AD at Jaipur’s Amber Fort is a new concept restaurant that recreates the splendor of the maharaja’s court. We had lunch at the new destination restaurant yesterday, currently in it’s soft opening, the location is hidden away above the jaleb chowk’s main gateway.
On arrival we were ushered upstairs to the Sheesh Mahal a private dinning room sumptuously decorated with guilded mirrored ceilings, silver thrones and a hookah pipe taller than our host! The waiters were equally impressive, dressed in embroidered sherwani jackets and huge saffron coloured turbans with long flowing tails.
Lunch commenced with delicious stuffed paneer and succulent chicken cooked in the tandor, a kind of charcoal fired clay oven. The main event was a tradition rajasthani thali with 10 small dishes set around kashmiri rice and piping hot naan bread. Absolutely delicious but quite impossible to eat the whole thing! The thali was followed up by traditional and tasty puddings with fresh fruit. I can now understand why Maharaja Madho Singh (r. 1750-68) reputedly weighed 700 pounds!
So the food was delicious, the service impeccable and the venue simply stunning. If you are lucky enough to go make sure you check out the back terrace, it has a table for two with spectacular views up to the magnificent Jaigarh Fort that is the most romantic dinner venue in town.
To dine at 1135 AD call them on +91 (0) 141 253 0148 or contact India Beat to include lunch or dinner as part of your holiday in Rajasthan.
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