Mysore/Mysuru, May 31 -- The curtains will come down tonight on 'The Roost', the popular garden restaurant and hotel on Hunsur Road at Hinkal that has been part of Mysuru's social landscape for nearly three decades.

The establishment will serve its last customers on May 31, marking the end of a 30-year journey that has left behind countless memories for patrons.

Speaking to Star of Mysore, Founder Konganda Dilip Biddappa said, the closure follows the expiry of the property's long-term lease. The restaurant was established on Jan. 19, 1996, on a 30-year lease, which was later extended by three years. "With no further extension possible, I have to vacate the premises," Dilip said.

He described the parting as an amicable arrangement, a "g...