17-23 May 2013 #656

The Yellow House

This restaurant in Sanepa offers sumptuous breakfasts, probably one of the best menus in town
Someplace Else by Sulaiman Daud

Along with a place to stay for the night, The Yellow House in Sanepa offers sumptuous breakfasts, probably one of the best morning meal you can find in town. And with ingredients organically sourced and delivered from farms just outside of Kathmandu, the food is not only good for your belly but also your conscience.

Take a seat on the spacious patio and the waiter will bring you a slip of paper that serves as a menu, just indicate which items you want and how many of each dish. Although there is the usual fare of bread, sausages, eggs, and salads, you can opt for slightly more exotic selections like sautéed mushrooms or quail’s eggs.

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The base of every good breakfast is the bread and The Yellow House can take pride in baking some of the freshest loaves this side of Patan. At Rs 60, the light and crunchy baguette is a steal and goes well with the butter provided. The two slices of whole seed toast (Rs 85) is heavier and more filling, but excellent with marmalade.

The Yellow House also does a range of eggs, prepared in every style imaginable. The French omelette (Rs 120) was tasty, although it could have used a dash of pepper and the fried egg (Rs 50) wasn’t runny, the way some lesser-skilled chefs might have prepared them. The menu says eggs are free-range and organic, which goes to show that you can have a ‘green’ meal without forking out thousands of rupees.

For under Rs 200 you can indulge in smoked bacon or ham, or cold cut sausages. Those looking to try something different should sample the spiced lamb sausage (Rs 190) which the management says is so popular that sometimes the kitchen runs out of stock half way through the morning.

If you could have only one dish from the menu, however, pick the mushrooms. Grilled and cut into thin slices, they are a delicious complement to your main meal. And at just Rs 90, you might want to order another bowl.

With a cup of coffee or a mango smoothie (Rs 110) to wash everything down and the day’s newspapers by your side, brunch at The Yellow House is the perfect way to spend a lazy weekend morning.

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How to get there: from Pulchok walk towards Sanepa chok, turn right, and walk down the road until you see the yellow sign of Yellow House on the right.