A resort restaurant can be many things. It can be a convenience — a place to eat when you don’t feel like going out. It can be an afterthought — mediocre food in a pleasant setting, trading on captive guests. Or, with the right intention, it can be a destination in itself — a place that guests seek out, linger in, and talk about long after they leave.

Brook N Pines, the signature restaurant at Kasauli Hills Resort, was conceived with that third ambition firmly in mind.

The Philosophy

The name says it all: Brook N Pines. The restaurant is rooted in place — the mountain streams, the pine forests, the altitude, the seasons, the people who have cultivated this land for generations. Our culinary team believes that the best restaurant in any hill station should taste like that hill station. Like its soil, its spices, its traditional kitchens, its local produce.

And yet the modern traveller brings a worldly palate, refined expectations, and a curiosity for how the familiar can be reimagined. Brook N Pines holds both of these truths simultaneously — honour the heritage, embrace the evolution.

The Himachali Heritage

Himachal Pradesh has a culinary tradition that remains largely undiscovered by the mainstream food world. At Brook N Pines, we set out to change that, one plate at a time.

Our menu features a curated selection of Himachali classics prepared with the care they deserve. The Dham — the traditional festive thali of the region — appears on our menu in an elevated form, with each component given the attention it merits: rajma cooked in a slow, traditional manner; kadhi made with locally sourced yoghurt; chana madra rich with dried fruits and spices; and rice that is fragrant and perfectly textured.

Siddu, the traditional Himachali bread made from fermented wheat dough and filled with poppy seeds and ghee, is served warm with a house-made white butter that guests consistently rave about. Trout, sourced from the mountain streams that give the restaurant its name, appears on the menu in several preparations — grilled simply with mountain herbs, or in a richly spiced gravy that nods to the region’s love of bold flavours.

The Modern Touch

Alongside these regional treasures, Brook N Pines offers a contemporary menu that draws from wider Indian and global traditions, always interpreted through a mountain sensibility. Soups are warming and deeply flavoured. Salads use local seasonal greens alongside familiar ingredients. Pizzas and pastas satisfy younger guests and those craving something more familiar without feeling out of place.

Our breakfast spread deserves special mention. The morning meal at Brook N Pines is, for many guests, their favourite part of the day. Hot parathas with fresh butter and achaar, eggs prepared to order, local honey with toast, fresh seasonal fruits, and a chai that tastes the way chai is supposed to taste — strong, spiced, and made with full-fat milk. All of this served with the valley spread out before you through floor-to-ceiling windows.

The Space

The restaurant’s interior is warm and unhurried — wooden beams, large windows, a fireplace that becomes the heart of the room in winter months, and tables spaced generously enough to allow real conversations. In the evenings, soft lighting creates an atmosphere that is intimate without being dim.

The outdoor seating, particularly at sunset, is some of the most sought-after dining real estate in Kasauli. As the sky turns amber and rose over the valley, and the Himalayan ranges catch the last of the light, the meal becomes something more than food. It becomes memory.

Brook N Pines is not just where you eat during your stay at Kasauli Hills Resort. It is where the stay truly begins.

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