Dining & Culinary Experiences
Experiences
High Tea at The Verandah
Served daily at 4:30 PM on the sun-dappled, ivy-clad Verandah overlooking Chaura Maidan, this is Shimla's most storied high tea experience. Presented on tiered porcelain from Jaipur, it features house-made jams, scones baked with local maize flour, and a rotating selection of single-estate teas. What to expect: Wild Himalayan raspberry and apricot-ginger house-made jams Maize-flour scones with clotted cream and seasonal preserves Single-estate Kangra green and organic Darjeeling first flush teas Illustrated booklet on 'Tea & the British Raj in Shimla' Private banyan-tree seating option for anniversary celebrations
Himachali Hearth Dinner
An intimate, reservation-only dinner held twice weekly in the restored 19th-century wine cellar — now transformed into a rustic-chic dining nook with stone walls, copper lanterns, and a live wood-fired hearth. What to expect: Intimate 12-seat setting with live wood-fired hearth cooking Siddu steamed in banana leaves over simmering river stones Babru (black gram dumplings) fried in cold-pressed mustard oil Tasting flight: apple brandy, chilgoza liqueur, and rhododendron wine Hand-carved walnut spoon gifted as a keepsake post-dinner