Tiger Trail, Hotel Royal Orchid

You may wonder what Tiger Trail is, for which we have an explanation. Not
a yarn but a memoir of an experience that we had a decade ago which was
so profound that we had to come back and share it with the world. Long ago during the “Raj” era, the British went on trails across India to
hunt the ever-elusive tiger. Those trips across the subcontinent formed a
sort of pattern popularly known as the T

iger Trail. So we decided to go on
the same trail, except with one big difference; we weren't out to hunt the
tiger, but to appreciate its beauty. Our trails took us from the swamplands of the Sunderbans in the east, to
the deep forests of the Ranthambore in the west, and from the undulations
of Dudwa in the north to the depths of Nagarhole in the south. To savor the
same experience as the trailers of yesteryears, we stayed in the same
forest lodges built for the British, watched deer frolic the greenery as if it
were their personal backyard, sat by the campfires while our guide cooked
for us, and jumped in the sheer delight on the very sight of a pugmark. Hours grew to days, days grew to weeks, and weeks became a month, and
our anxiety grew to anguish and despair, as we hadn't seen the tiger yet. We started to pack our bags from our final sanctuary when we saw a herd
of deer scamper as if they had seen a ghost. We hid in our jeeps, from
where we could spy on what was happening, and there she was. Rising
from the marshes, like a phantom moving towards its prey, looking ever so
majestic was the tiger we had waited months to see. Our journey was over
as we had seen for what we had sought after. What happens next of course is another story, but our experience on the
trail had led to this restaurant. As we could not bring home a tiger as a
souvenir from our trails in the wilderness, we decided to bring to you the
various cuisines of the regions that we had trailed the tiger. Memories of the various campfires that we sat by with the guide inspired
us to recreate the culinary experience we had indulged at that time. We do
hope you enjoy the restaurant reminiscent of those forest lodges we
stayed at and the cuisine adapted from our trails. Thank you for joining us in celebrating a truly magnificent animal and our
National pride - 'The Tiger'.