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Seasonal
The menu follows what is actually growing. It changes through the year and nobody writes it down a month ahead.
Odia Dhaba
Local flavour, served with warmth.
Food is what a stay is remembered by. The dhaba on campus cooks Odia food the way home cooks it — seasonal, local, mostly vegetarian, and made fresh for each meal rather than held under a lamp.
3 meals
included with every night
Seasonal
cooked from what the week brings
One kitchen
retreat diets cooked alongside
How we cook
Four rules the kitchen keeps.
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Local
Odia dishes, bought close by. This is the food of the region rather than a hotel's idea of it.
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Mostly vegetarian
The everyday table is vegetarian. Tell us what you eat when you enquire and we will plan around it.
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Cooked fresh
Each meal is made for that meal. It is why the dhaba serves at set times rather than all day.
Meal times
Three meals, on the hour.
The campus eats together. Timings shift a little with the season and with retreat schedules — the front desk will confirm them when you arrive.
| Meal | Time | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 08:00 | After yoga, once people are back from the trail |
| Lunch | 13:00 | The main meal of the day, followed by rest |
| Dinner | 20:00 | Early and light, so guests sleep well |
Retreat guests follow a diet planned with the doctor, cooked in the same kitchen and served at the same times.
The retreat kitchen
A controlled diet that still tastes like food.
On a retreat week the kitchen cooks to the plan the physician sets after your assessment — portions, timing and ingredients included. It is the part of the week most guests say changed how they eat at home, because it never feels like a punishment.
A retreat thali
Planned
Set with the doctor after your intake assessment.
Portioned
Served to the plan rather than to the buffet.
Timed
Meals sit around therapy sessions, not the other way round.
Written down
What worked goes into the plan you take home.
Tell us in advance
Allergies and diets, before you arrive.
A small kitchen can accommodate almost anything with notice and very little on the day. Put it in your enquiry and it reaches the kitchen before you do.
- Allergies
- Anything you cannot eat, and how severe it is.
- Vegan / Jain
- Tell us at least a few days ahead so the kitchen can shop for it.
- Non-vegetarian
- Ask what is available on your dates — the everyday table is vegetarian.
- Children
- Ages and anything they will not eat, so the kitchen keeps something simple back.
- Day visitors
- Ask whether the dhaba is serving non-resident guests on your dates.
- Groups
- Fixed menus for offsites and larger family groups, planned with you.
At the table
The dhaba.
The dhaba
An Odia thali
Dinner on the lawn
Come hungry
Every stay includes every meal.
No separate food bill, no ordering in. Tell us your dates and what you eat.
