Lekavya

Three rooms, three lists

The menus

One kitchen behind three counters — the restaurant, the cafe and the bar. Take whichever one the time of day calls for.

Lunch and dinner, by the water

भोजनालय

The Restaurant

Bhojanalaya

The kitchen cooks two services a day. It begins with the dough and the fire, and it ends with the lake going quiet outside the window.

To begin

  • Prosciutto crudo e rucola

    Rs. 950

    Cured ham, rocket, aged balsamic

  • Burrata

    Rs. 900

    With tomato, basil and good oil

  • Soup of the day

    Rs. 550

    Whatever is best this week

From the wood oven

Dough proved overnight

  • Margherita

    Rs. 850

    Tomato, mozzarella, basil

  • Funghi

    Rs. 1,050

    Wild mushroom, thyme, garlic

  • Prosciutto e rucola

    Rs. 1,250

    The house pizza — ham and rocket, after the oven

Mains

  • Fresh pasta

    Rs. 1,150

    Rolled and cut in the kitchen, sauce of the day

  • Lake fish

    Rs. 1,650

    Grilled whole, lemon and herb

  • Braised lamb

    Rs. 1,850

    Slow-cooked, seasonal vegetables

  • Garden plate

    Rs. 950

    Vegetables, grains and herbs

To finish

  • Tiramisu

    Rs. 550

    Made in-house

  • Seasonal fruit

    Rs. 450

    With cream or without

Coffee, pastry and the slow part of the day

चियाघर

The Cafe

Chiyaghar

From mid-morning the lounge turns quiet and the lake goes bright. Coffee brewed properly, something baked that morning, and a table you can keep for as long as you like.

Coffee

Beans roasted in Nepal

  • Espresso

    Rs. 250

    Single or double

  • Flat white

    Rs. 380

    Double shot, steamed milk

  • Filter

    Rs. 350

    Slow-brewed by the cup

  • Iced latte

    Rs. 420

    Over ice, for the terrace

Tea

  • Masala chai

    Rs. 250

    Brewed with whole spice

  • Ilam black

    Rs. 300

    Single-estate, served plain

  • Mint & lemongrass

    Rs. 280

    Fresh leaves, no caffeine

Pastry & light plates

Baked each morning

  • Butter croissant

    Rs. 350

    Plain or almond

  • Seasonal tart

    Rs. 450

    Whatever the fruit market had

  • Open sandwich

    Rs. 650

    Sourdough, soft cheese, herbs

  • Yoghurt & honey

    Rs. 400

    Local curd, toasted seeds

Beer, cocktails and the last hour of the evening

मदिरालय

The Bar

Madiralaya

Cold beer, something off the grill to go with it, and a shelf of bottles behind the counter. The bar runs its own list and keeps going after the kitchen has stopped.

Signature cocktails

Mixed to order

  • Phewa Sour

    Rs. 750

    Local gin, lime, timur pepper, egg white

  • Lakeside Negroni

    Rs. 850

    Gin, sweet vermouth, bitter orange

  • Machhapuchhre Smoke

    Rs. 950

    Smoked whisky, honey, walnut bitters

  • Champagne Room

    Rs. 900

    Sparkling wine, elderflower, grapefruit peel

Spirits

Served neat, on ice, or long

  • Single malt

    Rs. 1,200

    Rotating pour — ask for tonight's bottle

  • Gin

    Rs. 700

    House and imported, with a choice of tonic

  • Rum

    Rs. 650

    Aged and white, Nepali and Caribbean

Wine & beer

  • Red / white by the glass

    Rs. 800

    Rotating selection

  • Sparkling

    Rs. 950

    By the glass or the bottle

  • Draught beer

    Rs. 450

    Cold, local, in a tall glass

Menus and prices are indicative and subject to change. Ask the floor for the day’s specials, and tell us about allergies before you order.

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