Hill Club

Top choice in Nuwara Eliya


Dinner at the Hill Club is an event in itself. The menu focuses on traditional English dishes such as roast beef with all the trimmings and rich puddings – in cuisine terms it's far from sophisticated, but will be familiar (for homesick Brits at least). The whole thing is carried off with faded colonial panache. All diners must wear formal attire.

Ties and jackets are available from a wardrobe near reception. Women must also dress smartly. Come along an hour or so before dinner for a drink in the Hill Club’s bars. It was only a few years ago that the ‘Casual Bar’ was resolutely enforced as ‘men only’. Now all gender variations are welcome, provided you are smartly dressed. After dinner enjoy a frame or two of snooker.

If you’re not staying the night here, you’ll have to pay a Rs 100 temporary joining fee.