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Rum Doodle 40000 ½ feet Bar and Restaurant—the name is as unique as its setting. As you enter the Thamel eatery, you will notice plywood footprints hung on the walls right from the entrance itself. These footprints are the stories of the Everest Summiteers—a legacy that has been continued since the time Sir Edmund Hillary penned his name on a board at the restaurant. Now, Rum Doodle is no longer just a bar or a dining place. Instead, it is a chronicle of the adventures on the high mountains, some of which date back to beyond the 32 years of its establishment.
Regular visitors to Thamel may wonder why we are reviewing a place which has been quoted oft in the Lonely Planet guide books as the place to be in Nepal. The caveat here is that it has shifted last March from its old location to Jyatha, and its new arrangements have given an entirely new touch to the restaurant's ambience. The halls are more spacious and the restaurant extends to three floors, including a terrace. Now, you can enjoy both the comforts of a cozy indoors and an open terrace.
Rum Doodle has a variety of dishes on its menu, ranging from pastas and pizzas to steaks. One of the specialties they serve is the Chicken Basket, a crispy flour basket filled with chicken and whipped cream gravy. Vegetarians need not panic, because the Mushroom Basket is an equally-good substitute. Moreover, the Woodfire Pizza, made in a specially prepared oven, adds a different flavour to the regular pizzas available around the city. In addition to the taste, the hot pizza served on a traditional nanglo looks attractive and, surprisingly, gives a Nepali feel to the Western dish.
The unique name of the restaurant has been derived from a humourous novel, The Ascent of Rum Doodle, where a fictitious mountain of 40,000 ½ feet height is named Rum Doodle. Trying to be true to the meaning of its name, the restaurant boasts: "here the tales are as tall as the mountains and the cocktails are as bizarre as their names, with one to suit every taste." So we cannot miss out its specialty—an attractive range of cocktails and mocktails. Among the pleasures of the alcoholic kind, the Kathmandu Royal—whisky, rum, orange juice, pineapple juice and cream—stands out. For those who don't drink, Yog's Special Mocktail gives a sharp and refreshing taste with its special combination of orange and lemon squash, soda, sprite and cream.
Rum Doodle is a traveller's hangout—well reflected in the number of footprints on the walls. Manager Yog Bahadur Rajbhandari says, "We have covered over 75 percent of Everest summiteers in over 16,000 footprints." Thus, it is a must-do on the mountaineer's itinerary: step inside and carve your name on a footprint if you have climbed any mountain. If you are one of the rare ones to have climbed the highest peak on the plant, you get an additional benefit: free food.
The restaurant gets livelier on Fridays as it features a live performance by a band, The Heartbreakers, who play English rock numbers and also Hindi and Nepali numbers on special request. Don't miss out on this adventure, where tales from the high mountains and stories of the Yeti regale you every now and then. If not, just enjoy the good food and drinks—the cocktails are an adventure by themselves.
Rum Doodle 40000 ½ feet Bar and Restaurant—the name is as unique as its setting. As you enter the Thamel eatery, you will notice plywood footprints hung on the walls right from the entrance itself. These footprints are the stories of the Everest Summiteers—a legacy that has been continued since the time Sir Edmund Hillary penned his name on a board at the restaurant. Now, Rum Doodle is no longer just a bar or a dining place. Instead, it is a chronicle of the adventures on the high mountains, some of which date back to beyond the 32 years of its establishment.
Regular visitors to Thamel may wonder why we are reviewing a place which has been quoted oft in the Lonely Planet guide books as the place to be in Nepal. The caveat here is that it has shifted last March from its old location to Jyatha, and its new arrangements have given an entirely new touch to the restaurant's ambience. The halls are more spacious and the restaurant extends to three floors, including a terrace. Now, you can enjoy both the comforts of a cozy indoors and an open terrace.
Rum Doodle has a variety of dishes on its menu, ranging from pastas and pizzas to steaks. One of the specialties they serve is the Chicken Basket, a crispy flour basket filled with chicken and whipped cream gravy. Vegetarians need not panic, because the Mushroom Basket is an equally-good substitute. Moreover, the Woodfire Pizza, made in a specially prepared oven, adds a different flavour to the regular pizzas available around the city. In addition to the taste, the hot pizza served on a traditional nanglo looks attractive and, surprisingly, gives a Nepali feel to the Western dish.
The unique name of the restaurant has been derived from a humourous novel, The Ascent of Rum Doodle, where a fictitious mountain of 40,000 ½ feet height is named Rum Doodle. Trying to be true to the meaning of its name, the restaurant boasts: "here the tales are as tall as the mountains and the cocktails are as bizarre as their names, with one to suit every taste." So we cannot miss out its specialty—an attractive range of cocktails and mocktails. Among the pleasures of the alcoholic kind, the Kathmandu Royal—whisky, rum, orange juice, pineapple juice and cream—stands out. For those who don't drink, Yog's Special Mocktail gives a sharp and refreshing taste with its special combination of orange and lemon squash, soda, sprite and cream.
Rum Doodle is a traveller's hangout—well reflected in the number of footprints on the walls. Manager Yog Bahadur Rajbhandari says, "We have covered over 75 percent of Everest summiteers in over 16,000 footprints." Thus, it is a must-do on the mountaineer's itinerary: step inside and carve your name on a footprint if you have climbed any mountain. If you are one of the rare ones to have climbed the highest peak on the plant, you get an additional benefit: free food.
The restaurant gets livelier on Fridays as it features a live performance by a band, The Heartbreakers, who play English rock numbers and also Hindi and Nepali numbers on special request. Don't miss out on this adventure, where tales from the high mountains and stories of the Yeti regale you every now and then. If not, just enjoy the good food and drinks—the cocktails are an adventure by themselves.
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