Dusit Princess Kathmandu: Fusion of cultures and flavors

Dusit Princess Kathmandu is one of the first five star hotels to offer a blend of Nepali, Asian, and Thai cuisines and cultures. Part of a Thai hotel chain, the Dusit Princess is a cozy and comfortable space, where you can choose to relax both indoors and outdoors.

The hotel, which won the Best Interior Design Award in Nepal, features various affordable rooms that offer a mix of Asian hospitality with numerous modern facilities. The dining and function rooms provide amazing views. There are separate barbecue and bar areas where delicious, mouth-watering food and drinks are served. These are prepared by highly skilled international chefs and bartenders, adding to the hotel’s value and prestige.

The dishes served here focus on Thai cuisine, specially prepared by Chef Subin Phankarasin from Thailand. Chef Phankarasin, currently the head chef at Dusit Princess Kathmandu, has over 16 years of experience in the culinary industry. He started his career in Thailand and has worked in renowned hotels such as Le Meridien Dubai, The Westin Doha, and The Kempinski Hotel Muscat. He specializes in culinary carving, menu creation, and Thai cuisine.

We sampled their famous Prawn Roll, Vegetarian Spring Roll, and Maize Pakoda with Sweet Chili Thai Sauce for starters. The dishes were crunchy and had the right balance of flavors, with the sauces perfectly complementing the food. For the main course, we enjoyed Fried Rice, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Pad Thai Prawn, Black Pepper Prawn, and Ginger Chicken. Each dish had a unique taste and flavor that had us craving for more.

For dessert, we had Baked Juju Dhau, Baked Gulab Jamun with Rabri Jugalbandi, Khao Neow Ma Muang (Thai Mango Sticky Rice), and Vanilla Ice-cream. The desserts were drool-worthy. Every ingredient was fresh and flavorsome. Prarthana Sen, PR and marketing manager, says, “We have focused on offering fine dining with Nepali, Indian, and more international flavors.”

All in all, the hotel is an excellent place to indulge in some quality time with your family and friends. They have ample parking space too.

Their specials:

• Pad Thai (a Thai noodle stir fry with a sweet-savory-sour sauce topped with crushed peanuts)
• Khao Pad (made of jasmine rice, fish sauce, oyster sauce, and veggies)
• Curries like Geeng Kiew Wan (a sweet green curry)
• Geeng Massaman with rice (a curry from South Thailand with rice)
• Mango Sticky Rice