Stone Hill at sunrise: the tiled-roof house with its lamps lit, potted palms on a rain-washed courtyard, the Sri Thalakauveri bus and misty hills beyond.

A home in the hills

Stone HillResto Cafe 1959

Good food. Great views.
A table waiting for you.

Our story

A house on Stuart Hill.

Stone Hill is a café and a restaurant in the same house — a tiled-roof home with white walls and a red plinth, set behind a paved courtyard near Raja Seat. The name is carved into the dry stone wall at the entrance. Inside, the kitchen takes its time.

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“Stone Hill Cafe 1959” carved into a dry stone wall, framed by greenery. — The wall at the entrance

Goodfoodbringspeopletogether

Worth the climb

Come for the food, stay for the view.

Coorg flavours
Coorg chicken curry, akki rotti and neer dosa, cooked to order.
Café classics
Filter coffee, cardamom tea and a plate of pakodas.
A warm house
Rosewood tables, brass lamps and red-oxide floors.
The view
Madikeri falls away below the terrace.

From the board on the wall

We cook with care and passion,not just for profit.

The owner dines here every day, so we maintain the same standards for our guests.

No artificial food colours
No tasting powders
No reused oil
No halal

Every dish is freshly prepared.

Please note: we do not serve halal meat.

A dish of dry-fried chicken in a dark, spiced masala, garnished with coriander.

A saucy chilli dish with peppers and coriander in a shallow bowl.

Battered florets tossed with curry leaves and red chilli.

At the table

What comes out of the kitchen

A few of the plates, photographed at the house. Nothing here is styled or brought in — everything is made to order on the hill.

Filter Coffee₹45
Akki Rotti₹40
Neer Dosa₹60
Coorg Chicken Curry₹240
Stone Hill Malai Paneer₹350
Stonehill Milkshake₹200

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The Stone Hill house at dusk with the blue and white bus parked alongside it.

In the courtyard

A bus and a jeep

A retired TATA bus stands in the courtyard, still lettered Shri Thalakauveri. An orange Mahindra parked alongside carries the Stone Hill name across its windscreen. Neither is going anywhere — and both have become part of how people recognise the place.