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"I was excited to spot this place hidden in the back streets below the hulk of The Belchers. Hong Kong has so few Nepalese places that it’s always good to have another one, plus the humble front of this place made me optimistic it might be reasonably authentic.But things quickly began to disappoint.First, I noticed they offered Spanish Tapas alongside Nepalese food in what I could only take as an attempt to cash in on two markets. Then, the menu felt disappointingly limited. Instead of offering something distinctly Nepalese, most of the dishes resembled those served in India restaurants across town, and the more standard dishes offered by these places at that. There were korma and jalfrezi curries, a few tandori dishes, but nothing much else.We went for a Kathmandu fish curry with mustard seeds, which looked like one of the more unusual things on the menu.It shared a problem suffered by most of the fish curries I’ve had, the delicate taste of the soft white fish becoming completely lost in the sauce. Instead of cheap white fish, it would be nice to see curries made with something slightly meatier. The curry’s sauce wasn’t bad, tasting convincingly rich and thick, with the mustard seeds adding a nice hint. However it lacked the subtle hints of spice and feeling of balance that have made curries I’ve had before really stand out. The small metal dish of curry we were given also felt very small, especially considering that it cost around HK$80.The mixed tandoori was also distinguished primarily by its size. It was about half as big as similar dishes offered in other restaurants and really felt insubstantial considering the HK$100 price tag. The small pieces of sausage tasted good, with mixed lamb nicely blended with herbs, but their flavour didn’t really compensate for their measly size. The ostrich meat, the one slightly more unusual part of this mix, was very tough and uninspiring. Better Tandoori can definitely be found at some of the restaurants in Chungking.The samosas we had to try and supplement these shrunken portions were also on the small side. They tasted very dry – as though frozen or made a long time ago – and had been reheated quickly (maybe microwaved) so that the insides were still lukewarm. They were a depressingly long way from the crisp, slightly flakyshelled, Samosas that you can get just fried on the streets of India. You can also pick up much better samosas for about a third of the price just by wandering around Chungking mansions.We also had some Nepalese Ghurka beer (HK32), which came in small bottles and was very watery and lacking in flavour.I switched across to something else after my first glass.My biggest complaint about Kathmandu is the price of the dishes, which mostly sat between HK$80 and $100. This might be justified if these are for huge, or even normal sized, portions, but for the shrunken serving we seemed to get it felt too much. Equally, it might be okay if the restaurant was producing some really outstanding cooking. I will happily pay for tiny servings of really great Japanese food, for example. But the food here was largely very mediocre. I don’t think I will return."

好細間既鋪頭仔，人少少去食下氣氛都 ok,食物出品都 ok, 但又唔算好突出,幫襯期間都見主要熟客都係外籍人仕，有驚喜地方反而係佢地既特色啤酒!!!"喀架啤" !! 真係估唔到~ 係出面又飲唔到~老細話係佢地家鄉特色啤酒~ 用春水做!! (Spring water)! 咪心邪呀~連同行平時唔飲啤酒既老婆都話好好味!有機會去幫襯一定要飲番幾支!!!! ps. 老闆好好客~ 好樂意同客人分享尼泊爾民族的風土人情及歷史!

見開左一間好特別o既尼泊爾菜，就同老婆去試下。

(Seeing a newly opened Nepal style restaurant, me and my wife determined to have a try.)門口坐左個肥尼泊爾人，好 nice！(There was a fat Nepal'lian' sitting at the entrance of the rest to welcome us, it's so warm, haha.)我地坐左o係最入面張枱，枱面佈置得幾靚，紅色桌布+花。

(We were assigned the most inner table, with red table cover and one piece of flower.)睇左 menu，款式其實唔多，有 set dinner，我地怕叫兩個 set dinner 食唔哂，所以 order 左一個再加 al la carte 少少野食。

(Per menu, the rest doesn't provide variety of food.We ordered one set dinner as we were afraid that we couldn't finish 2.) set dinner 包湯 都 ok，但淡左少少。

(Soup of set dinner: OK, but a bit too light.)set dinner 包一塊薄餅，點 sour cream (青色)，好開胃！(Thin pancake of set dinner: need to taste with sour cream, appetizing!)我地另外再點左兩塊薄餅，上面放左D 肉碎、蔥花，都係好開胃！(We ordered 2 thin pancakes as well, yet these were covered by pieces of meat and spring onion, appetising again!)set dinner 包前菜 咖哩角+沙拉，味道ok！(Curry puff plus salad, feel fresh, not too heavy.)set dinner 主菜 其實我地原本點雞肉但o黎左羊肉，但估唔到好好味，唔太'酥'，羊肉入哂咖哩味，好難得咖哩係唔辣但重香料味，我估幾正宗。

(We ordered chicken but turned out mutton was served.It's really a surprise, couldn't imagine how good is the mutton, as the curry was not that spicy but with strong seasoning.)我地另外點o既青口 6 件，焗得好香口，上面都係放左D肉碎、怱花，好特別o既整法。

(Side order: 6 mussels were again covered with pieces of meat and spring onion, which was distinguishable from others.)

This restaurant is opened by Nepalese, all the food served is very fresh and authentic!!We tried the curry chicken dinner set and also the lamb rack dinner set, both are good. I particularly like their Lassi (we tried both Mango and Peach Lassi).Made with fresh fruit~ very refreshing!This is a cozy restaurant, you can tell the food is prepared with heart. Recommended to people who want to try nice authentic food!

My first entry at Openrice.I have very much enjoyed dinner at this place, this hideaway place offers a greatatmosphere. Place is quite packed (it's a small diner) but it's very cozy. The deco is also very authentic (from nepal), you can tell the owner has spent time and heart in this shop. Food is of good quality too, I like the Mixed Tandoori platter (esp the Tandoori chicken). Filled with pleasent surprises. Will certainly go back!

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• Kathmandu Cuisine地址:
  西環石塘咀和合街14-16號地下南里1A舖
  Kathmandu Cuisine, Shop1 A, G/ F, South Lane,14-16 Woo Hop Street, Shek Tong Tsui, Western District
• Kathmandu Cuisine電話: 28177811
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