24/7 Restaurant (The Lalit Ashok Bangalore)

Our place is tucked away in the High Grounds area of Bangalore, right on Golf Course Road near the intersection with Kumara Krupa Road. Being part of The Lalit Ashok means we’re always open, 24 hours a day, which is good because this city never seems to sleep much anyway. The view out toward the golf course is probably one of the best things about where we are, especially in the early morning hours when the mist is still hanging over the grass and the sun is just coming up. We get a real mix of people here. Some are staying at the hotel on business trips, while others are locals who just want a meal at an odd hour of the night. The kitchen staff works in rotating shifts, so there's always someone back there chopping vegetables or checking the ovens. It’s not a small operation by any means, but we try to keep things feeling grounded and simple. The floors get a lot of foot traffic throughout the day, so someone is always mopping or cleaning something. It can get pretty hectic during the weekends when families come in for a meal, and the noise level definitely goes up quite a bit. But then at 4 AM, it’s just the hum of the refrigerators and maybe one or two people finishing up a very late dinner or an early breakfast. We don’t go in for anything too flashy. It's just about keeping the food ready.