Buffet Hall interior at The Rustik, Satpuda

Central Multi-Cuisine Restaurant

The Buffet Hall - Multi-Cuisine Dining by the Wood Fire

The warm, beating heart of the resort and the most loved Buffet Near Satpura Tiger Reserve: a stone-walled, low-beamed hall that wakes before the morning safaris roll out and stays lit long after the last walk back from the river. Brass pots steam on the open wood fire, the tandoor breathes in the corner, and the cooks work in plain sight of the long teak tables, deliberately so: half the meal is watching it being made.

Breakfast and lunch are unhurried buffet spreads that cross five kitchens: earthy Gond tribal stews and hand-rolled Indian classics, wood-fired Italian favourites, hearty American counters, and wok-tossed Chinese plates, all built fresh each morning. Dinner shifts to à la carte across the same kitchens, with the bar open through every sitting and the wood fire still glowing in the hearth.

Hours 8 AM to 11 PM All-day kitchen: buffet & à la carte
Cuisine Indian · Tribal · Italian · American · Chinese Five cuisines, one wood-fire kitchen
Capacity Seats 48 Long teak tables, open-kitchen view
Bar Full Bar Beer, wine, spirits & sundowners

When We're Open

Buffet & À la Carte Hours

Slow wood-fire mornings, a daily-rotating lunch spread, and a kitchen that stays warm from the first cup of chai right through dinner, all in the same stone-walled hall.

Breakfast Buffet

8:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Hot parathas, eggs to order, raw forest honey and chai brewed slow on the wood fire: the breakfast a morning safari deserves.

Lunch Buffet

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

A daily-rotating spread crossing Gond tribal stews, Indian classics, Italian favourites, American comfort food and wok-tossed Chinese plates.

All-Day À la Carte

8:00 AM to 11:00 PM

Full à la carte across five kitchens: Indian, Tribal, Italian, American and Chinese, with the bar open alongside.