This unique restaurant in North Del Ray came up as one of the rare Nepalese restaurants in the DC Metro area. The staff is gracious. I was doing take-out but was served water and the "special bread" at the bar, along with pickles, while I waited for my order to be prepared.
There isn't a lot of veg stuff on the menu but a definite effort to cater, with a couple of dishes being noted as vegetarian options. I ordered the Classic Royal Thali, vegetarian version. I laughed when the waitress asked if "that was all" as it is a very large dish, a sampling of nearly all the offerings. I got a bag with no less than seven separate containers of food. The result was mixed. The "special bread" was a small circle of slightly sweet bread, lightly fried with sesame seeds. It was yummy. The pickles were terrific -- unique veggies pickled with a spicy seasoning and sesame. The rice tasted and smelled funky and came with avocado, which I can almost guarantee isn't a Nepalese food. The eggplant was mushy in not a good way. On the flip side the potato and cauliflower curry and the seasoned spinach were quite delectable and the the "16 bean curry" was truly amazing. There was a container which I thought included salad. It was a random collection of raw chopped vegetables -- sweet potato, daikon, red and yellow onion, cucumbers, one hot pepper and one lemon slice. Not sure what do to with this, I ate some and saved others to use in another dish.
Bottom line: I would return to try the veggie dumplings (not available on the menu I was given) and to check out the dessert options. The spinach and bean curry were definite repeats, as well. The rice, however, was just nasty, so I would be careful as to what I order there.
Nepalese Restaurant
3807 Mt. Vernon Ave.
http://www.royalnepalva.com/
There isn't a lot of veg stuff on the menu but a definite effort to cater, with a couple of dishes being noted as vegetarian options. I ordered the Classic Royal Thali, vegetarian version. I laughed when the waitress asked if "that was all" as it is a very large dish, a sampling of nearly all the offerings. I got a bag with no less than seven separate containers of food. The result was mixed. The "special bread" was a small circle of slightly sweet bread, lightly fried with sesame seeds. It was yummy. The pickles were terrific -- unique veggies pickled with a spicy seasoning and sesame. The rice tasted and smelled funky and came with avocado, which I can almost guarantee isn't a Nepalese food. The eggplant was mushy in not a good way. On the flip side the potato and cauliflower curry and the seasoned spinach were quite delectable and the the "16 bean curry" was truly amazing. There was a container which I thought included salad. It was a random collection of raw chopped vegetables -- sweet potato, daikon, red and yellow onion, cucumbers, one hot pepper and one lemon slice. Not sure what do to with this, I ate some and saved others to use in another dish.
Bottom line: I would return to try the veggie dumplings (not available on the menu I was given) and to check out the dessert options. The spinach and bean curry were definite repeats, as well. The rice, however, was just nasty, so I would be careful as to what I order there.
Nepalese Restaurant
3807 Mt. Vernon Ave.
http://www.royalnepalva.com/
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