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Dining

Eat when you arehungry

Four kitchens and a rule against set mealtimes. Most of the fish is landed at the jetty the same morning; most of the vegetables come from the island garden.

Open on the island right now

Salt & Lime
07:00 to 17:30
The Boathouse
11:00 to 23:30
The Long Table
19:00 to 22:30
Chef's Counter
19:30 to 22:00
Salt & Lime07:00 to 17:30

01All day, on the sand

Salt & Lime

Breakfast until you are finished with it

Tables under the palms on the east beach, with your feet in the sand. Breakfast runs until eleven and nobody will mention it if you arrive at ten to. Lunch is salads, wood-oven flatbreads and whatever came off the boat.

Hours
07:00 to 17:30
Seats
60
Dress
Barefoot
Order this
Coconut hotcakes with island honey

Breakfast

  • Coconut hotcakesIsland honey, lime, toasted coconutIncluded
  • Tropical fruit plateWatermelon, pineapple, papaya, passion fruitIncluded
  • Masala omeletteGreen chilli, curry leaf, parathaIncluded

Lunch

  • Reef fish flatbreadWood oven, tomato, curry leaf oil₹1,450
  • Tuna pokeYellowfin, avocado, puffed rice₹1,650
  • Garden saladLeaves and herbs picked this morning₹950
The Boathouse11:00 to 23:30

02Grill and bar on the jetty

The Boathouse

Grilled over coconut husk, eaten with your hands

The old boat shed at the end of the west jetty, now a bar and an open grill. Lobster, prawns and reef fish over coconut husk, cold beer, and the best seat on the island for sunset.

Hours
11:00 to 23:30
Seats
40
Dress
Come as you are
Order this
Whole grilled lobster, lime butter

Grill

  • Whole lobsterLime butter, charred corn₹4,800
  • Tiger prawnsGarlic, chilli, coconut vinegar₹2,600
  • Catch of the dayWhole, with green mango salad₹2,200

Bar

  • Maravi mojitoWhite rum, garden mint, lime₹850
  • Tender coconutStraight from the tree₹350

Sweet

  • Pistachio kulfiBrown butter biscuit₹650
The Long Table19:00 to 22:30

03Dinner under lanterns

The Long Table

One table, the whole coast of Malabar

A single table for twenty-four set on the sand each evening, lit by lanterns. The menu is the cooking of the Malabar coast and the islands: slow curries, rice, pickles, breads from the tandoor. Dishes come to the middle and are passed along.

Hours
19:00 to 22:30
Seats
24
Dress
Linen, no shoes
Order this
Lagoon crab curry with red rice

To start

  • Banana flower cutletsTamarind, mint₹750
  • Squid pepper fryCurry leaf, black pepper₹1,150

Main

  • Lagoon crab curryRoasted coconut, red rice₹2,400
  • Island fish curryRaw mango, kokum₹1,900
  • Jackfruit biryaniRaita, pickles₹1,450

Sweet

  • Tender coconut payasamJaggery, cashew₹650
Chef's Counter19:30 to 22:00

04Eight seats, nine courses

Chef's Counter

Whatever the boats brought in

Eight stools in front of the kitchen pass. There is no menu: chef Anouk Ferreira cooks nine small courses from the morning's catch and the island garden, and tells you about each one. Book it for your second or third night.

Hours
19:30 to 22:00
Seats
8
Dress
Smart, still barefoot
Order this
Raw yellowfin, lime leaf, sea salt

Tasting

  • Nine coursesChanges every night₹9,500
  • Wine pairingFive glasses₹5,500
  • Temperance pairingFerments, teas and juices₹2,800

Reservations

Hold a table

House guests never need a booking for breakfast or the Boathouse. The Long Table and the Chef's Counter are small, so tell us when.

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