The Goofa Ashiana Restaurant, a curcular wood and stone structure with huge windows overlooking the Ridge on one side and the Upper Mall Road on the other, surprises on the upside with its delicious and moderately priced cuisine. Guests have a choice of sitting indoors(good for chilly days), or the more informal outdoor dining area with its parquet floors and ornamental, cast iron garden chairs and tables. The indoor interiors look moderately plush with long curtained windows, and tables with bright blue dining cloths arranged near windows overlooking the Ridge. Its great for people-watching, and while you're under no pressure to leave any time soon, you may feel embarrassed to linger by the constant ingress of casual diners strolling in from the Ridge. For a prime location like this, the food prices are modest. I ordered an absolutely good-value Himachali thali, since it was lunch time. It came in a traditional brass plate with small brass containers with dessert, kadhi, chholey, pumpkin curry, gattey ki sabzi, rice and puri. It was absolutely delicious and very filling indeed. I'd a casual look at the bar menu. The prices are much on the higher side, else this place is the kind for which drinks were invented. After lunch I sat out on the large terrace with its pretty bright blue and adobe tiles, enjoying the crowds roaming on the Mall below. The sun burst through the clouds after a while, warming my skin, my heart having already warmed up with yummy Himachali food. The Goofa Ashiana is a place that welcomes you to visit again and again.