Nepali Times
Review
If not for a Kaiser, then a rajah



DWARIKA'S GROUP

It was Friday night, but early as we were, we had Dwarika's Kaiser Café Restaurant & Bar almost wholly to ourselves. All the better to admire the simple, tastefully done two-storey building comprising outdoor and indoor seating.

We were quickly ushered inside, installed next to a gas heater, furnished with menus, and left to admire the framed, bookish demeanour of the previous owner of the complex: Kaiser Sumshere JBR. What would the Field Marshal, so admiring of European culture, have made of the continental fare available at the restaurant that bears his name today?

Armed with glasses of Chilean red, we tucked into the excellent Seafood Cappuccino, a rich tomato-based soup leavened with chunks of prawn and topped with a creamy foam. The Grilled Oyster Mushroom with Roast Cumin, too, was tasty, except for the fact that it was breaded and fried, and weighed heavy on our tummies. Would we be able to do justice to our mains?

The Steak a la King, accompanied with a mushroom basil sauce, mashed potatoes and vegetables, put that question to rest. A crunchy crust gave way to tender, perfectly poised medium rare meat, and I could barely bring myself to covet my companion's charcoal baked fish, though the sight of rapidly emptied plate was proof of the pudding. The tastiest meal in a long time, she declared. It was only for form's sake that we shared a dessert, so stuffed were we. The light Lime Yoghurt Cake fit the bill, and we staggered out into the night.

Good portions, excellent service, and given all that, prices that don't set your teeth on edge. Bravo!

PS It was with some annoyance that we forked out Rs 80 to be allowed to pass through the Garden of Dreams on our way to the restaurant. I agree that an excellent job has been done on the restoration of this historic garden, and that maintenance could use some form of public support. But can't Dwarika's come to an agreement with the government regarding separate access to the restaurant, so those only looking for food and drink aren't compelled to subsidise the lip-lockers that have thronged the garden of late?

Nepalikukur



1. john
Entry fee Rs 80 per person for Nepalis and Rs 160 per person for Kuirekukurharu.

2. DG
Dr. K.I.Shingh once said:" There are Field _Marshals in Nepal who have not een seen cock-fight to Kesar Sum Sher."
 He was well known in Rana circles those days for his often sharp unpleasant  remarks to his family members mostly his step- brothers and  to others.
Once Dilli Bzares went to collect chanda to his place and asked for his presence. He came through the staircase wrapped in a khaso only.Some one when asked replied that they came to hasve his darsan . He promtly removed his khasto and  gave darsan in his birth day suit
There are many anecdotes about him.
 





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