well, yes we went in with a lot of expectations (anyone would look at the reviews!) and oy would be fair to say we were quite disappointed. if you are someone who values ambience and location more than the food then thisplacemight be for you. also, location is good only if you are sitting outside by the river- but there are limited tables and we managed to sit there but we were made to move citing rains as a reason. but when we moved in they continued to serve people who came later and sat there 🙄(sigh).
the water i asked never came but the food did. coming to food, very average well below the price range if you have visited other cafes in manali (old manali/ mall road), the presentation is good. the burger, was something you will get in cafe that just assembles it for you ( read store bought patty-"the corner house"on mall road had so much better chicken burger with a juicy patty)the hot choclate was bournvitta, come on ! best things we had was fries. we suffered so that you don't have to, so please avoid and if you absolutely have to come make sure you come when there is live music !