All of us love exploring new places and trying out new eateries. It could be for the food, the ambiance, spending time with loved ones, chilling on a Saturday evening or making the most at the end of a lengthy week. We are on a look out for the newest lounge or a coffee place yet some of us are particular about dining at our favorite restaurant and not trying a new joint.

With growing culture of eating out, the number of cafes, pubs, bakeries, restaurants is increasing and we can see crowd on stalls in front of departmental stores. After visiting and living in K-town for almost four years in a go, I can list out some place which disappointed me so bad:-

The list starts with Mezze. If you have not heard of it, this place is at Durbar Marq and is a part of Roadhouse. It has an open space wherein one can enjoy the view of the Narayanhiti Royal Museum. The ambiance has attracted many; but people have given unsatisfactory reviews on food. The worst was when I reached there on a rainy evening to enjoy some Italian, the water was leaking from the roof at two spots. They emptied the sitting at one and kept the ice bucket on the other. We were surprised to see a place like Mezze operating this way.

I cannot stop mentioning Fire and Ice on the list, which is the best-est place for the majority. One of the worst customer services can be found at the place where we drool for Pizza. The other day we waited half an hour for the menu card to reach us, and the next half an hour for the food to be placed. As we were waiting as hungry birds, we were eyeing on the waiters to get our dishes. When he walked towards us, we realized that the order was wrongly taken. This was not the end of our discontent, when the cheque was handed over; the total was twice the things that we ordered.

Attending the customers in the friendliest manner should be the most important aspect which definitely helps the business to grow. This is lacking at lot of places in town. Sumai Ghangri café being the busiest and the only place for open momos lacks this quality and so does Baker’s Den, the confectionary in Baluwatar. Mirrors, a lounge in Jhamshikel has been on the NO-TO-GO list because of the same reason.

Irrespective of the high brand names, The Yellow Chilli in Tripureshwore does no justice to the food that is served and Bu-ke-ba is just an organic name. “Falcha, at Jhamsikhel is one of the messiest places” says one of my friends who visited just recently.

These are just some places which are off my list now. With the critical reviews on one side, we have the next blog coming to you which is going to be on the best places that you have to go, while you are in K-town. You cannot be missing them at all.

And how we would love if this trend begins:-

P.S:- Do add in your experiences and let us know your stories.