Bay Leaf
Open-air · multi-cuisine
Set outdoors among the bay leaf trees it is named for, looking over the tea gardens. The seat to take when the evening is behaving.
Breakfast 7:00–10:30 am · Hi Tea 4:00–6:30 pm
MAYFAIR EXPERIENCE

Below the last ridge the cooking turns Bengali and the plate follows an order: shukto first, river fish in a thin mustard jhol, panch phoron cracked in hot oil, kasundi at the edge, mishti doi at the end. It is a meal to take slowly. Bay Leaf sits out among its trees looking over the tea, and the Planters Tea Lounge pours the garden outside through a long, quiet afternoon.Below the last ridge the plate turns Bengali: shukto first, river fish in mustard jhol, mishti doi at the end. The Planters Tea Lounge pours the garden outside through a quiet afternoon.

The Tea Lounge pours the garden you are looking at.
Bengali and Rajasthani, with the garden's tea
An open-air kitchen among the bay leaf trees, Tea Pot for lunch and dinner, a Rajasthani thali house, the tea lounge itself, and two bars.

Open-air · multi-cuisine
Set outdoors among the bay leaf trees it is named for, looking over the tea gardens. The seat to take when the evening is behaving.
Breakfast 7:00–10:30 am · Hi Tea 4:00–6:30 pm

Every exceptional meal begins long before it reaches the table—with the soil, the seasons and the hands that nurture each ingredient.

Our cultivation initiatives bring fresher produce to the table while encouraging more responsible and efficient procurement.

Behind every ingredient are farmers, gardeners, growers and culinary teams whose knowledge and care bring nature’s abundance to the table. By valuing provenance, seasonality and local produce, we create food that is rooted in its place.

For MAYFAIR, true culinary luxury lies in provenance—the connection between the land, the people and the plate, where every meal becomes a story of place, purpose and responsible hospitality.