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With only eight tables arranged around an open kitchen, this tiny restaurant has an understandably homely feel, and the restaurant adds a welcome touch of colour to an otherwise drab stretch of road. Influences from Mongolia, Persia and the Indian sub-continent are apparent on the menu, which opens with steamed lamb or vegetable dumplings known as momo and piquant pork choila (shredded meat cooked with ginger, garlic and spices). Main courses are spiced to order (children will have no problem with normal'); meat, tofu or seafood are selected to be stir-fried with a particular sauce: the pick of these are the intriguing kaju, with cashews, nutmeg and milk, and the light and tangy amilo. All except one main course costs less than a fiver which, combined with a BYO policy (50p glass charge), makes Base Camp a great place to explore the foothills of Nepalese cuisine.

Time Out Cheap Eats in London Guide 2007