earl's secret

lovely ambience, courteous staff and 5* food. it was all worth every penny spent. tucked away on a quiet hill the access route to which is barren and pleasant to travel, this rustic property is a hidden gem that must be experienced at least once. a delightful change to the run of the mill dining that makes up most of ooty's offerings, we were thrilled with the taste, portion sizes,servicetime and the ambience above all. ample parking and lush greenery in every direction coupled with a lovely vintage building providing the backdrop for the entrance view simply adds to the overall fantastic experience. will be coming back again every time we visit ooty.

earl’s secret

genuinely one restaurant which stands out in ooty.
multi cuisine restaurant which is a bit hard to locate and reach as its on top of a cliff but it’s worth going.
amazingserviceand ambience and beautiful scenery.
fish and chips were good as well. the dip served with it is really good.

the nasi goreng is a piece of art.
with the perfect balance of flavours, the nasi goreng is a must have!

butter naan was made so well and cooked to perfection. best eaten with the butter chicken which is the perfect complement.

earls secret white brownie dessert is a must have.
the perfect end to a good meal.

just one word 'amazing', the taste of the food was really good, theservicewas good and it had great ambience, would really recommend this place.

the place has a very good ambience and that's the only rrason they get crowd
however theserviceis pathetic
they took almost an hour to get the soup
these people dont ever have the audacity to listen
bringing one dish in every 30-40 mins then everyone is waiting hungry for the next dish
worst ever experience
this place spoiled our mood & 3+ hours.
i don't recommend this place to anyone and will highlight the issues in social media too
u can't just fool people because u got a good location

one thing i would always suggest ppl visiting ooty is "never visit this place ever" u will end up wasting your time, mood & money

i had breakfast there.all the items were well beyond my expectations.everything is so fresh.the food is excellent,generous portions and great prices. puri bhaji was very perfectly flavoured, idly, sambar and chatnis were delicious.theservicewas fast and friendly.the ambiance is the cherry on top.. its a glass house. i highly recommended it if you’re in ooty.

we went for lunch at earl secret … when we order veg momos which were in menu … the reply by waiter over there was yesterday was too much crowd at hotel so we won’t be able to make it … half of the items in menu he denied it as not available … than we told him to add potato in one of veg main course gravy instead of aloo … he was like we won’t be able to do it … let me take order of another table than will come back to you .. it was highly disappointing theserviceover their … even glass house which we went for lunch it was not clean also … this place is not worth visit and staff over their they don’t have courtesy to serve guest … we literally got up and decorated not to have lunch , staff over their was laughing & seems he was quite happy as we didn’t order their … this place doesn’t deserve even single rating 😡 over hype place … i would just say don’t visit on the basis of rating … it was really waste of time ..

place is good asthetically
but food and customerserviceis below average
dont ever order whiste sauce pasta, received uncooked food taste was very very bland
other food was also okayish

place is worth the hype but food is not

this was my second visit to this cafe.. and i was disappointed with food taste right from starters to main course to beverages..serviceand ambiance was up to mark.. the staff behaviour was very warm and welcoming..

earl's secret has the perfect ambience which you want to enjoy with a great meal.
if you are looking for a pocket friendly restaurant then it is not the place.
even though the prices are high, i loved the portion size of each dish. both the quality and quantity is commendable.
the property is located on hill top and secluded area, so if it is okay if you are driving and if coming by auto, then please keep it in waiting.
the seating area has both indoor, outdoor and glass house arrangement. on weekdays, the rush is quite less so you have seating choice.
theserviceis a bit slow even though it was not crowdy.
i have ordered 4 dishes - fettuccini alfredo, pasta in pesto sauce, grilled fish and chicken roulades.
among the dishes loved the grilled fish and alfredo pasta.

overall ratings
ambience: 5/5
food: 4/5
service 3/5

i would recommend everyone to visit this place to enjoy both food and the hill top view. happy eating :)

i had gone to this place after reading great reviews online. however, my visit turned out to be very sour. main reason for this was their exceptionally longservicetime, they took so much time for serving one roti, i don't even wanna talk about the main dishes. even the bill came ten minutes after we asked for it. agreed there was rush there, butservicewas just too slow. and food was not anything out of the world or even delicious. it was very ordinary for the price they are asking. not worth going at all.

theservicewas too slow. it makes no sense for them to make guests wait almost an hour to prepare the food! the staff keeps apologising but this is the second time it happened, which clearly shows that it’s common for them to make people wait really long to get even the first dish on the table.

earl’s secret is a picturesque location with vintage settings and flavoursome food. the most beautiful and serene restaurant in ooty which offers my three best cuisines - indian, italian and chinese. although, the cream of the cake was the customerserviceof the staffs. they were extremely accommodating, hospitable and just rocking awesome! we thoroughly enjoyed our visit and will definitely be back too.

if you are visiting ooty, you must visit this restaurant. we stopped here for lunch & the meal was fabulous. right from the soup to the main course, italian to indian dishes, everything that we ordered were delicious. they had a single eggless white chocolate brownie dessert on their menu & that was out of the world. my entire group was elated & we haven't eaten such a fab desert ever. excellentservicealso by mr. jeeva. a highly recommended restaurant.

we are in love with this place. the ambience is super classy. the chef biju pramanik has magic in his hands. the food was tasty to the core. and above all theservicegiven by arup, kiran and shantanu was way beyond excellent. i would surely recommend this place if you want to have a world class food andserviceexperience.

came to this place with a lot of excitement to try the food here. but the food was extremely average and the customerservicewas even worse. the ambience was average too. the manager needs to buck up and start focussing on the customer experience. the thai curry was good, but try the drinks at your own risk, watermelon juice was filled with water and was bland, the eggs were not cooked properly and the omlette was raw. i would not recommend this place for breakfast or lunch. they do offer a fireplace and hence having dinner here might sound ok.