I and my family ate dinner at Kathmandu Kitchen last week. We love Indian food and naan bread and wanted to try this new place, especially since they have Nepalese cuisine, which we had never tried.
For an appetizer, we ordered plain and garlic naan...bread along with the Vegetable Mo:Mo. The Mo:Mo came with a few sauces.
For our entrees, my wife had Lamb Vindaloo, and I had the Nepalese Style Chicken Curry. Both came with Basmati rice.
The Mo:Mo was good. I had never had something wrapped in a water based bough before, but the effect was nice -- much better than a greasy egg roll. The taste impact was a little mild, but improved with the sauce.
We both ordered our entrees dialed up to "medium" spiciness, and both of us felt like it was too mild. In fact, both of our dishes were almost bland, which is not something we've ever experienced at the Indian restaurants we've tried. It was tasty, but very mildly so. Perhaps this is the Nepalese style? Not sure.
The service was quite good. They kept our water glasses filled, and we never felt abandoned or forgotten.
The atmosphere? Can't really say there is any. There are a few pictures on the wall, but everything else, from the high ceiling to the plain walls to the almost cafeteria-like tables and chairs say, "Ordinary." I would prefer a few bucks allotted to a good decorator so that the place has some visual appeal.
The main downside I would cite here is the prices. I felt they were too high for the decor and the "taste impact" of the food. I would have a hard time going back unless I were intent on sampling something new or looking for something I couldn't get anywhere else. If the food were knock-your-socks-off great, different story. I just can't say that ours was.
We will probably try Kathmandu Kitchen at least one more time, to give it another shot. I just know it'll be more expensive than I'd like it to be.More
