We were in a group of 12 but all meals were served buffet style. Breakfast was a choice or even a mixture of Indian and English, very interesting. Lunch and Dinner were mostly Indian although the chef did Continental with an Indian twist, very unusual and delicious. If you like Indian food this was a good place in Darjeeling to have good Indian food in buffet style, so what you were choosing was explained by one of the waiters who served so you would know what you were eating and how spicy it might be. With Indian food that is particularly important to many Western travelers.
All was very freshly prepared and appetizing usually with a soup course served at table before going to the buffet table. The dining room is small so never crowded or noisy; most of the other diners or hotel guests visited with us as though we were old friends and we would see many of the other guests at the local sites and then be able to converse at meals. It definitely had a boarding house atmosphere, very friendly with every attention given to the comfort of the guest both in the hotel and the hotel dining room. It was a lovely spot to stay and dine. Very memorable.