From my experience, I’ve learnt that low-cost and no-frills hotels dish out lip smacking food. After visiting Talacauvery, on our way back home, we stopped at Bhagamandala for lunch. We zeroed in on Hotel Santhosh, which has a rural setting to it. The lunch here was decent and tasty. For Rs.100 (RO 1), four of us had a hearty lunch. The menu comprised of rice, sambar, rasam, vegetable, papad, curd, butter milk, pickle, dal vada, bhajji and payasam. The lunch evoked nostalgic memories of the good old days.

Meals are served on plantain leaves.

Dal vada, bhajjis were the accompaniments we ordered along with meals.

Hotel’s hand wash area in the backyard.

The exterior look of Hotel Santhosh.