This is a part of 'project 110, going back and re-filling', writing is happening 8ish months after the date.
I have been to this place once, a couple of 'weeks ago' in late April, when TD's friends were about to leave Nepal, this was the place for our last hangout.
Let's start with the good parts. The ambiance is what people come here for. It's a garden restaurant, more focus on the garden. Lots of trees, bamboo cladding on the buildings, wooden chairs and tables, gravel and stone footpath, a couple of water fountains, statues of buddha and so forth. Chill relaxing hippie music plays throughout. .Either that or buddhist chants, which...yeah we went there early in the evening, it's possible the vibe changes throughout the day and it gets more raucous in the evenings, but that wasn't my experience. A solid 10 out of 10 for ambiance.
The food was decent. Nothing outrageously good, but slightly above average. As in, if somebody told me to meetup at this place explicitly for their quality food, I wouldn't be disappointed by their choice. It fills the tummy and excites the senses slightly, that's more than one can ask from most places at a reasonable price.
The service was decently prompt, the servers well-trained and professional.
Prices were on the higher side, even for Thamel's nicer places, which is saying a lot, but then it's the entire package one is paying for including the cost of renting the free treed land, probably. And peace is hard to come by in these areas after all. I would definitely feel a little weird coming here all by myself in the afternoon, but that could just be me.
It's a pretty great place, decent food and service, a great area to come for a tea or a drink, read and chilled hang with friends on lazy Sunday mornings.
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