Chef’s Tasting Journey
Seven courses.One story.
A journey from first light to last candle. Allow two and a half hours, and leave the evening open.
A sweet tasting journey from bread to bonbon, paired with coffees and teas. Saturdays and Sundays at 4 pm.
A seven-course royal banquet through four heritage kitchens. Allow two hours, and come hungry.
Course I of VII
Golden Yolk
We begin with an egg because every story begins with one. Slow-cooked, served in its shell on smoked twigs.
- Ingredients
- Farm egg
- Mushroom soil
- Black truffle
- Pairing
- First Flush Darjeeling
Course II of VII
Scallop & Citrus
The sea arrives, bright and clean. A single scallop with yuzu kosho and a whisper of green chilli.
- Ingredients
- Hand-dived scallop
- Yuzu
- Green chilli
- Pairing
- Yuzu & Elderflower Spritz
Course III of VII
Pumpkin Velouté
Warmth, poured tableside. Roasted pumpkin, toasted seeds and a ribbon of chilli oil.
- Ingredients
- Pumpkin
- Pepitas
- Chilli oil
- Pairing
- Chamomile & Honey
Course IV of VII
Black Figs
A palate pause: figs roasted with wild honey, whipped chèvre and thyme.
- Ingredients
- Black fig
- Wild honey
- Thyme
- Pairing
- Black Cherry & Thyme Shrub
Course V of VII
Seabass & Morels
The heart of the evening. Crisp skin, morels from the Himalayan foothills and beurre noisette.
- Ingredients
- Seabass
- Morels
- Brown butter
- Pairing
- Cucumber & Elderflower Fizz
Course VI of VII
Smoked Duck
Applewood smoke, a deep cherry jus and the season’s parsnip. (Garden journey: Celeriac Wellington.)
- Ingredients
- Duck breast
- Cherry
- Applewood
- Pairing
- Midnight Amber
Course VII of VII
The Chocolate Cube
We end in darkness and sweetness. A cube that melts to reveal molten salted caramel.
- Ingredients
- 70% chocolate
- Salted caramel
- Cocoa nib
- Pairing
- Ceremonial Hot Chocolate
Reserve the journey.
₹5,500 per guest · Garden journey ₹4,500 · Paired elixirs ₹1,800
Mocktail and tea pairings only. We are a family-friendly house.
Course I of VII
Sourdough & Cultured Butter
Every café is a bakery first. A warm slice of our 36-hour sourdough with salted butter.
- Ingredients
- Wild yeast
- Stone-ground flour
- Cultured butter
- Pairing
- Pour-over, single estate
Course II of VII
The Croissant
Seventy-two hours of patience, 27 layers and a shattering crust.
- Ingredients
- French butter
- Flour
- Time
- Pairing
- Cappuccino
Course III of VII
Fruit Tart
A sablé shell, vanilla crème pâtissière and the season’s brightest fruit.
- Ingredients
- Vanilla
- Sablé
- Seasonal fruit
- Pairing
- Jasmine Pearls
Course IV of VII
Macarons
Rose and pistachio, a love letter to the Parisian salon de thé.
- Ingredients
- Almond
- Rose
- Pistachio
- Pairing
- Earl Grey Crème
Course V of VII
Strawberry Fraisier
Cream, sponge and strawberries in perfect, architectural layers.
- Ingredients
- Strawberry
- Mousseline
- Genoise
- Pairing
- Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade
Course VI of VII
Opéra
Coffee-soaked almond sponge and ganache, with the café’s signature in gold leaf.
- Ingredients
- Coffee
- Almond
- Chocolate
- Pairing
- Flat White
Course VII of VII
Parisian Hot Chocolate
We end with a cup thick enough to stand a spoon in.
- Ingredients
- Dark chocolate
- Milk
- Cream
- Pairing
- Served on its own
Reserve the journey.
₹2,200 per guest · Coffee & tea pairing ₹900
Mocktail and tea pairings only. We are a family-friendly house.
Course I of VII
Golgappa Shots
Street food, made royal: three waters of mint, tamarind and kokum.
- Ingredients
- Semolina puri
- Mint
- Tamarind
- Pairing
- Jaljeera Fizz
Course II of VII
Dahi ke Kebab
From the kitchens of Awadh: hung curd and cardamom, crisp outside and cloud-soft inside.
- Ingredients
- Hung curd
- Green cardamom
- Rose
- Pairing
- Saffron Chaas
Course III of VII
Galouti on Sheermal
Created for a toothless Nawab, so tender it melts.
- Ingredients
- Lamb
- 32 spices
- Saffron
- Pairing
- Aam Panna
Course IV of VII
Laal Maas
Rajputana’s fiery hunting curry, smoked with clove and Mathania chilli.
- Ingredients
- Lamb
- Mathania chilli
- Clove smoke
- Pairing
- Kokum Sherbet
Course V of VII
Awadhi Biryani
Sealed in dough, cooked on dum and opened at your table.
- Ingredients
- Aged basmati
- Saffron
- Kewra
- Pairing
- Burani Raita
Course VI of VII
Dal Darbar
Our signature black dal, simmered on the tandoor’s embers all night.
- Ingredients
- Black urad
- White butter
- Cream
- Pairing
- Rose & Cardamom Lassi
Course VII of VII
Shahi Tukda & Chai
Ghee-fried bread in saffron rabdi with silver varq, then kulhad chai to close.
- Ingredients
- Saffron rabdi
- Silver varq
- Pistachio
- Pairing
- Kesar Elaichi Chai
Reserve the journey.
₹3,800 per guest · Shakahari banquet ₹3,200 · Sherbet & chai pairing ₹900
Mocktail and tea pairings only. We are a family-friendly house.