Emaho Cafe — Restaurant in Himachal Pradesh

The boy working at the cafe who also deals with room booking has some problem. We waited for three hours to get two rooms, when i said toilets weren't clean, the guy said toilets are clean (they were not but perhaps he doesn't know what clean means), and then very rudely asked us upon checkin tell me straightforward how many days you need. i said one and that for tomorrow we would tell the next day. but he was being rude and then said only one day we would give. these guesthouses though run on this system that you take for a day and can keep extending, the boy it seemed have a problem with us. maybe he thought we wouldn't extend, he would have to get the rooms cleaned the next day again, and so decided to refuse us so he could give to other customers (there had been enquiries in front of us) who would stay longer. If he didnt have to give us rooms, why did he make us wait for three hours?

You would expect a monastery to have peaceful and gentle staff who would be as nice as you are. but clearly...

The Emaho is a café of long standing on the Kora(circumambulation) circuit around Rewalsar Lake. On the first floor of a building in monastic maroon and run by monks of a nearby monastery, the Emaho remains the only hangout of note in this holy town. Thronged by monks, tourists and pilgrims alike, it has a nice bakery counter with egglesss desserts, nice coffee and several dishes and snacks suitable for an international palate. From its outdoor terrace, there're fine views of Guru Padmasambhava perched atop a hillside, the lovely lake area, and the street below. The latter makes it a fine place for people-watching. I ordered a cappuccino with double espresso and a slice of blueberry cheesecake. The cappuccino was nicely brewed, though the cheesecake tasted run-of-the-mill. The people-watching while enjoying the coffee...

Emaho cafe operates on the grounds of Drikung Kagyud monastery which has no Google maps entry as of now. The cafe has the best coffee in town with freshly ground beans and double shots upon enquiry. We stayed in Drikung Guesthouse which is mainly managed by the Emaho barista guy, a simple structure, images attached, hot water on left tap after one bucketful. The Drikung Monastery mainly is small boys in robes looked after by very few, if at...