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Dining

The kitchen answers to the market

Not to a group menu card written once and rolled out everywhere.

  • Kitchens documented 1
  • Houses 4
Glazed dining pavilion under a bamboo ceiling with cane chairs

One kitchen at a time

Every Ambiora kitchen is built around what its region grows and how that region actually eats.

A property in Punjab cooks differently from one in the hills, and the menus are allowed to say so. Where a property runs organic gardens, the kitchen is expected to use them rather than decorate the entrance with them.

Still being written

Restaurant listings, opening hours, dress codes and chef profiles are published per property as each kitchen is documented.

Close enough to name the farm.

Sourcing Where a supplier can be named, it is named on the property page.

Why it is a rule

Sourcing close to the property is not a marketing position — it is the only way a kitchen can cook a region honestly. A menu assembled from a national supply chain can be competent anywhere and specific nowhere, which is exactly the outcome the group is trying to avoid.

Responsible hospitality covers how this is measured, and what is not measured yet.

From the pass

What actually leaves the kitchen

Every plate below was photographed at Northwind and Hotel Dream Majestic. Club House and Highway Huts have not photographed their food yet, so they are not in this row.

  1. Paneer tikka plated with chutneys

    Paneer tikka plated with chutneys

  2. Grilled kebabs on a dark plate

    Grilled kebabs on a dark plate

  3. A club sandwich cut and stacked

    A club sandwich cut and stacked

  4. Penne with peppers and sweetcorn

    Penne with peppers and sweetcorn

  5. Dal makhani served with roti

    Dal makhani served with roti

  6. A mutton curry set out with whole spices

    A mutton curry set out with whole spices

  7. Fish in a tomato gravy

    Fish in a tomato gravy

  8. Paneer tikka plated with peppers

    Paneer tikka plated with peppers

  9. Stir-fried noodles served with a garnish

    Stir-fried noodles served with a garnish

  10. A vegetable dish topped with grated cheese

    A vegetable dish topped with grated cheese

10 plates on record from 2 of the 4 houses. This row grows as each kitchen is photographed.

Venues

Restaurants and bars across the group

01

Club House

Mohali, Punjab, India

This house has not published restaurant names yet. What it does list on site:

  • Restaurant
  • Bar and lounge
  • Room service
Restaurant dining room with set tables and a bar counter at the far end
Restaurant dining room with set tables and a bar counter at the far end
The bar counter with stools under blue arches
The bar counter with stools under blue arches
A table for four set beneath the arched windows
A table for four set beneath the arched windows
02

Northwind

Kharar, Punjab, India

This house has not published restaurant names yet. What it does list on site:

  • Minibar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Coffee shop
  • Room service
The restaurant at Northwind, tables laid down the room
The restaurant at Northwind, tables laid down the room
Set tables and tub chairs under the slatted screens
Set tables and tub chairs under the slatted screens
Cane tables on the rooftop terrace
Cane tables on the rooftop terrace
03

Highway Huts

Kharar, Punjab, India

  • Hut Restaurant

    The single kitchen on site, in the glazed pavilion at the end of the huts.

    Cuisine and opening hours to be confirmed

The long table laid for a sitting in the dining pavilion
The long table laid for a sitting in the dining pavilion
Yellow-clothed tables in the dining pavilion
Yellow-clothed tables in the dining pavilion
Window seating in the pavilion, looking onto the garden
Window seating in the pavilion, looking onto the garden
04

Hotel Dream Majestic

Mohali, Punjab, India

This house has not published restaurant names yet. What it does list on site:

  • 24-hour room service
The dining room, tables laid along the window
The dining room, tables laid along the window
The length of the dining room, tables laid for a sitting
The length of the dining room, tables laid for a sitting
Wooden tables and chairs across the dining room
Wooden tables and chairs across the dining room

Club House

Long evenings are a kitchen decision too

Service hours are set by the property, not by a group standard.

A menu that could be served anywhere is a menu that belongs nowhere.

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