Cafe Mélange manali

Akriti Mattu 12 months ago

Landed at this quaint cafe in Old Manali during a light drizzle outside. Ordered Tandoori Trout, which happened to be the most expensive in Old Manali (900 INR) but was served with love.

Vibe is good. Staff is polite as well.

The menu can be more varied with better pricing.

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Ranvijay Singh 16 months ago

Definitely the best food I had in manali. The place has a good vibe and there are live bands usually playing. A huge variety of good food options to choose from all of which is extremely tasty and savory. The service is a delight and the staff is courteous as well. The place also gives hookahs with coal refill. Best of cafe old Manali in cafe melange. I had chicken garlic steak and nutrella banana pancake and chicken manchow soup.

Saurabh 15 months ago

The Café Mélange gets high marks for its breathtaking riverside location. Split level seating, with an iron spiral staircase leading to a lower deck almost hanging over the River Manaslu and with great mountain views, makes it one of the best restaurants in Old Manali. Very close to the bridge leading to Old Manali, it has fine views of the very entertaining zipline activity, next to the bridge. The spacious, upper deck has fine wooden tables and chairs and in summer, it's open to the elements. In winter and the monsoons, diners are sheltered by transparent PVC curtains. Since it was past noon, I ordered a vegetarian thali and a milk tea. The milk tea was a disappointment in this land of chai, but the thali was an absolute delight. It had a sabzi, chapatis, rice, dal, salad and pickle. The sabzi was a bit oily, but the other items were delicious. The yellow dal certainly was one of the best I've had in a long while. The salad of onions and cucumber tasted fresh, even though it was deep winter. The menu is the standard Old Manali stuff with Indian, Italian and Israeli dishes. The prices are a bit on the higher side compared to other places in Himachal Pradesh, but I think fine for an over-touristy Manali.