emily's - the rokeby manor

while when you visit emily's, you will enjoy the food but their hospitality is god awful. so when we reached emily's we were told to stand outside their gate and by gate i literally mean the property's gate and that the waiting is of 1 hour which increased to 2 when a couple that reached there 5 minutes after us 🤣
now to the second point, after feeling really awkward standing outside the gate and requesting the guard multiple times, he asked us to wait inside (which we thought that they will let us sit somewhere), nevertheless, we reached inside, the receptionist asked us to wait outside the door now because it's not allowed and out guests here are complaining to which i have two things to say: either you have your restaurant in an isolated or a different building than your stays or don't open it for public, you want to earn as well and you don't even have the basic courtesies.
now moving on to the next part, we went to the first floor towards the restaurant and let me tell you it was more than half empty to which they were willing to make us wait outside the gate.
now we ordered, we had our food, but in a decentplaceyoud be served with water and refilled regularly but here remember you need to ask and you'll get it though. you've opened a restaurant, but the least you can do is be courteous. while we were going back, it was raining and there was a family of 8-10 people who guess what, were made to stand outside near the gate under a tree and that included elders, so back to my original point, i've given 3 only for the food but otherwise it's a point blank 0 especially to your receptionist and your staff managing tables and queue to the restaurant.

so, my husband and i went to emilys for evening snacks and to work a bit since we had heard a lot about theplaceand the hotel. we sat in the reading room as one of the waiter told us that food will be served there. when we got settled in the reading room another waiter came and denied to serve food and told us there was a conference to be held in the reading room. we got up from there and got another table in the restaurant. i ordered an oreo shake for myself and my husband ordered a masala buttermilk. to be honest none of those things were even crossed a basic mark ! the buttermilk was sooo thick and soo salty. and the oreo shake wasn’t even edible. the milk was in that shake wasn’t fresh as a result i returned the order. none of them cared enough to know what was the problem or didn’t even try to fix it.
it’s sad because that hotel is one of the best there and they cannot even serve a good oreo shake and buttermilk.
would never want to go back there.
and by the way we sat there and worked for more than an hour because there was no otherplaceto go. and no conference happened in the reading room !

i so wanted to visit thisplace. hotel rokeby is sophisticated clean with a great view . emily is a restaurant in rokeby . they serve great food , portion was good with great taste . the only drawback is they don’t allow you to play games even like uno or jenga .

awesomeplacewith equally amazing food, view and vibe. everything is just perfect about the place. it is a
hidden treasure.

came back to this restaurant after 3 years. their menu explicitly mentions that the breakfast menu lasts till 10:30am on weekdays and we were expecting to have proper main course. however, when we were about to order we were told that the main course would only be available after 12pm. since we had come all the way, we reluctantly ordered poori sabzi and ginger lemon honey tea from their breakfast menu. poori sabzi was average at best (not worth the price) while the tea was too sweet. would only recommend thisplacefor the ambience and the view. don't go by what they write on their menu/website. call them beforehand to confirm what food items are available.

very overrated now. i had lunch at thisplacea couple of years ago and completely enjoyed it. however, today was the worst experience. i waited 30 minutes to get a table and then another 50 minutes to get my food. i ordered chicken lasagna and lamb biryani and apart from being extremely small portions, the quality was terrible. biryani was tasteless, lamb was not properly cooked. the rice they used were of a very poor quality. overly expensive. all i left with was a high blood pressure and empty stomach.

rokeby is known for its mesmerising view, which makes it a must visitplacefor all the travellers! we had placed an order for spinach ravioli, roasted pumpkin salad, olive and sun dried naanza and paneer tikka! the reviews are:
spinach ravioli: the ravioli tasted superb and for me its a must try dish for all the pasta lovers! we got the same customised to a mix sauce one and it was delicious! i would really give it a five star rating!
salad: the salad was okayish! you can avoid ordering the same! it was sweet in taste, and the portion size was also small!
paneer tikka: the tikka was roasted perfectly with proper spices! it was really good and i would recommend it to the people who love north indian food!
naanza: for me the naanza was a spoiler! it was flooded with cheese and since the same is on a naan, it did not go well with the taste buds! you can probably avoid ordering the same and try out some other dish!
overall, emily’s is aplaceto enjoy the ambience and have a nice family time! so here the food is a secondary thing and it’s a must visitplaceto have a good time with a wonderful view

lovely decor. it's an amazingplaceto dine with family. food is good. loved the pasta and chicken. upto the mark. service was quick and good. aplaceyou must visit if you go to landour for the beautiful interior.

theplaceis very beautiful with a lovely seeting. firstly i was served with fresh basket of bread and butter like authentic italian restaurant. than i ordered pesto penne pasta with chicken . it was by far one of the best pasta i had . i ordered the pasta twice as i loved it and also had ginger honey lemon tea which was also good

thisplacewas so hyped for me but it did not fail. the sticky toffee pudding is great. the apple apple crème brûlée was not up to the mark.will definitely go back.

back to the british era

rokeby manor boasts of a fascinating british villa with an enchanting ambiance and a very sophisticated client base. no wonder we could spot a maserati suv among other minions like audis and mercs. it is undoubtedly an extravagant resort and houses a cafe called emily's
on the upper floor of the main building. you'd be overwhelmed by the smell of old age wooden stairs and the scenic view just outside the cafe. this surely would be a recommendation if you wanna spend a fancy weekend or maybe go for a pre-wedding shoot.

but don't start making your plans already cause we've yet to review the food. maybe it was due to the absence of the head chef that around 50%, yes! 50% food on the menu wasn't available. we were about to leave but the beauty of thatplacekept a hold on us. ordered pizza which they serve in naan base, a cheese toast and a hummus pita to start with.
couldn't believe how bland the pizza was and the hummus was slightly watery than usual. the toast was really good but wasn't enough for us to try anything else. the breads didn't look like fresh out of the oven which was very unexpected as they've got an inhouse bakery.

a not so wonderful experience after we tasted the food and paid a hefty amount for we'd say, just the experience.

food: 7/10
ambiance: 9.5/10
meal for 2: 1500₹

i visited this restaurant exactly a month back to celebrate a special occasion. since it was a weekend and landour was pretty crowded we had pre-booked the table that afternoon itself. also, we had requested for decorating the table. we reached few minutes early than the booking time so we were asked to wait while the table was getting ready which turned out to be quite disappointing. they had just provided us an led candle for the decoration part. we ordered pasta, pita bread and hummus. the food was good. pasta was a little dry so we asked the chef to customize it a little. we would have loved to have some wine for the celebration but sadly theplacedidnt serve any liquor.the staff was nice and polite otherwise and clicked us a few good pictures.

freshly baked bread creamy pasta and a beautiful view from the window. sophisticatedplacewith good crowd perfectplacefor a vacation 💓

went for a nice quiet lunch...amazing ambience with all the xmas decorations...courteous service..ordered spinach ravioli,olives and sundried tomatoes naanza,very berry milkshake,peach ice tea and sticky toffee pudding...loved everything...must visitplacefor a nice family and friends time with good food and lovely ambience plus weather

emily’s is a cuteplaceto get dinner with friends/family, also ideal for a date night in mussoorie. it’s way up in landour, hence its location sets it off the usual tourist crowd around the mall. i’ve been here twice and liked the food both times. i wouldn’t call it safe to order indian here though. pastas and pizzas do best!