Nepali Times

Tucked a little way off Pulchowk, the Entrance Café provides a quiet and comfortable ambience. The relatively new establishment boasts a three-storey building with an outdoor sitting option. The inner dining area reminded us of traditional Nepali homes with wooden stairs and low ceilings while the outdoor garden area was decorated with peak styled tents, perfect for winter afternoons.

Since nothing beats eating under the sun during cold lazy winter afternoons we chose to dine outside. The menu offers Italian, Continental and Chinese flavours along with the usual fast food variety.

Since we were starving, we jumped right to the main course. Spaghetti Carbonara (Rs 349) and Penne Arrabbiata Pasta (Non-veg) (Rs 349) were chosen from the Italian section. The Spaghetti Carbonara served with white sauce, egg drop, bacon and cheese was creamy and not at all oily. It perfectly satiated our craving for a creamy pasta. The Penne Arrabbiata Pasta although boasting good flavours had cooled down by the time it reached our table.

From their Continental section we ordered Chicken Sizzler (Rs 429) and Tofu Steak with creamy Brandy Sauce (Rs 299). The tofu was pan grilled with creamy brown sauce and the taste leaned more towards Chinese. The chicken sizzler was served with rice and the chicken was tender and well seasoned, our only qualm with this dish was its meagre portion.

If you like sweet and sour flavor, you could give the Szechuan Chicken (Rs 349) a try. Even though it’s placed under the spicy Chinese cuisine section, the dish was not spicy at all. This dish does have Chinese flavor and is cooked with red hot Chinese ingredients.

The last dish to arrive was Spicy Bean Curd Chicken (Rs 399). True to the saying save the best for the last, served with rice the green pepper’s light spicy taste had perfectly blended into the chicken and the dish was a treat to eat. We noticed a large screen beside our table and the waiter informed us about live-football matches in the evening and also live music on Friday nights.

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While it also offers some expensive choice such as Grilled Salmon steak with creamy cherry butter sauce (Rs 999), the price is affordable with a normal meal costing Rs 450 per person.

Although the waiting staff were friendly and the food consistently good, the waiting time was a tad long (45 minutes).

With Christmas around the corner, the Entrance Café is hosting a special music night for everyone to celebrate together, and they will also design a Christmas-special menu for the holiday. Bring your family or friends to experience a lovely night with delicious food and drinks.

How to get there: The Entrance Café is in Bakhundole.