The OpenLounge at The Farm

The first reaction (from first timers to The Farm) is usually a raised eyebrow. It is the first thing you will see when they enter our Yellow Doors. I am talking about OpenLounge - the open air lounge at The Farm. "I'm here to eat. What are all these beds and divans doing outdoors?" - is the thought going through their mind. We offer no explanation because it is very entertaining to watch them go through the discovery/realization.

Almost a fifth of an acre of the restaurant space is converted into the OpenLounge - comfortable divan's and beds scattered under trees and bamboo clusters. The mattresses are adorned with colourful bedspreads and comfortable pillows (see photos on the Facebook group). It adds vibrancy and much needed splash of colour to the greenery.

This is also where you will wait while we get your table ready. Almost everyone goes about exploring the place after a chilled tender coconut has refreshed your parched throat. All the kids head out to the kids play area and proceed to have a blast at the rope obstacle courses. The parents accompany the children to the play area and soon realize that prying them away will be a long drawn and futile attempt and retire back to the OpenLounge for some much needed time away from the kids. Once back in the lounge, expecting the usual waiting chairs in restaurants we've noticed people sitting stiff, not sure how to use the beds and divans.

It happens right after dinner! Once you are stuffed with the best food you've ever and step back out in the OpenLounge for desert you see the comfortable beds and divans again. With the dawn of realization and a big smile you head towards your bed/divan and drop your overstuffed self on the mattress. "I understand now" - you think as you kick off your shoes and pass out on the soft pillow to catch your breath from all the gorging in the last one hour. "It cannot get better than this". Well it does. As you lie there in the cool breeze watching the night sky through leaves and branches of the tree you are under, you hear a call for desert - Farm made Kulfi, the famous 'Orgasm' or the warm Banana Walnut cake with ice cream. And you tell yourself or your mates - "Give me ten minutes while I make room in my stomach".

The OpenLounge is constantly evolving, with more beds, divans and hammocks coming soon for our ever increasing customer base. The coffee shop is almost ready for you to come hang out in the evenings - read a book or play board games with your family and friends over tea/coffee, cookies and sandwiches. The kids will keep themselves busy for hours running around, playing in the kids play area and making new friends. We are contemplating adding a pool too before we start our weekend brunches (14 kinds of stuffed parathas from the tandoor, butter, lassi and pickles). So stay tuned for more updates and visit us soon; your bed in the lounge is reserved and you and now you know what to use it for and more importantly, how!