Great food, nice ambience and table settings, and accommodating staff. We came here with very good friends and all thoroughly enjoyed a first experience with Nepali food. Our young waiter, Dipesh, from Katmandu, was very helpful in guiding us through the menu to select traditional Nepali items and coach us on spiciness. He was very patient even when I asked if they had buffalo or yak meat on the menu (they have goat, chicken, and lamb). We started with a mix of vege and chicken "momo" (steamed dumplings) with a nice sauce. The gundrunk soup was a treat of flavors and spice (the key component is fermented dried spinach). For main courses, we had khasi ko masu (spicy goat), butter chicken (not traditional Nepali, but a nonspicy Indian respite), a vegetarian Nepali thali and the nonvegetarian Nepali thali. Thali is a large sampling of foods and these included dal (lentil) soup, gundrunk soup, spinach paneer, vegetable curry, chicken and goat (in the nonvege thali). All of the dishes came with the traditional basmati rice, but we also had a portion of Indian naan. We also received a small portion of a spicy pickled condiment. The food was delicious and satisfying. We had masala tea (spiced and dark) and finished with a taste of rasamali, a sweet dessert consisting of paneer soaked in milk with cream and flavored with cardamom and pistachio. We thoroughly enjoyed this meal and the interaction with the wait staff. I am already looking forward to the next visit! Next time, I think we would order main (traditional Nepali) dishes and share more around the table.

We were surprised that the restaurant was not full, especially for a Friday night, perhaps because they do a large takeout business.

We placed our usual online order (over $100) for delivery and did not receive everything. I called and asked that they please send the driver back with the rest of order. They apologized, said they were busy, left the items out of the bag and would send out the driver again. After waiting over an hour, I called back again and they told us their policies had changed. They no longer include the item I specifically requested with the order.
Wow.
It's so frustrating dealing with a business like this. Customer loyalty means nothing anymore. Please be cautious when ordering from here. We of course will never do so again.

I met some friends here for supper the other night and was pleasantly surprised at what a great restaurant this is. The food was delicious, the staff was fabulous, and the ambience was very conducive to catching up with old friends. It's a winner!

If you're in Bethesda, Maryland, enjoy Indian food and want to sample some Nepali items, Shangri-la is worth a visit. At dinner, the cooking is thoughtful and the wine list is surprisingly good-- we have had interesting organic wines here on occasion. We have enjoyed the tandoori items, the daal, the papal paneer (spinach with cheese cubes) and the breads. The lunch buffet is plentiful, hearty and filling-- an excellent bargain. Service is always unobtrusive and helpful.