The Village is actually a made up village with a little post office, make believe market and a tiny school. They charge you an entry fee and then you are free to gorge on anything and everything served inside, which is, of course, free of cost.
The ambience is rustic and village like, as the name suggests.There is beautiful faux tree in the middle with a parapet where several vendors sit and sell their wares that include parandis, wooden toys etc. There is also a ‘mehendi wala’ and his western counterpart ‘faux tattoo wala’ who is usually surrounded with a hundred kids, some getting a tattoo done and the rest just admiring the man’s handiwork. There is a bangle vendor, the man actually makes the clay bangles right in front of your eyes, you can get a custom made kada or chudis at dirt cheap prices. A tarot card reader and an astrologer complete the picture.
The food is a blend of various Indian dishes. There are stalls that serve piping hot puri bhajis, chole baturas and pav bhajis. For junk food lovers there are pani puri, sev puri, bhel puri counters. Another stall serves various types of bhajias and vada pavs. There is also a small counter, where the cook whips up some seriously delicious varieties of maggi noodles.
The Village is not a restaurant, where you are just served your food and expected to leave as soon as you are through with the meal. You can hang out here for hours and every half hour there is a ‘katputli’ show. A live DJ plays latest Bollywood numbers for the crowd and some enthusiastic folks break into a dance spontaneously.
Overall, an awesome experience.