Once Upon a Time ....

... there was a recommended vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Phnom Penh - K'nay25k . According to our comprehensive and rather smart itinerary folder said eatery is located a short distance from our hotel so, being the generous and kind wife that I am, to indulge HRH was the plan after a hard day's grim discovery. 

First we thought we'd check out TripAdvisor where the reviews were great.  The address and telephone number however were different. Bizarre. Next we popped to Reception. Whilst they had never heard of the restaurant by name, a quick Google (or whatever the Cambodian equivalent is) revealed a phone number and they were happy to call and check it was indeed the same one. The phone number rang and rang. "Try this one", says HRH passing over our folder with an alternative number. 'This one' was out of service. 

"Well", says the obliging Hotel Manager who has by now joined the discussion, keen to help and to unravel the mystery, "it definitely exists, on the web, and the TripAdvisor reviews are recent. Would you like me to ask a tuk tuk driver to take you?" 

Why not? Things could be worse, we thought, so off we went. 

Assuring us he knew where he was going, repeatedly indicating 'bodi tree, bodi tree' the driver took us down some pretty unsalubrious side streets and pulled to a halt under a flowering vine at a restaurant on a terrace, with a completely different name. And what do you know? It was the right one!! 

"Ah yes", says the young maître d', "we moved, and changed the name but it's the same!" What a strange world. 

So there we were, at Terrace95 in for a penny. Nice atmosphere though ...

And as it turns out, the food was excellent, the choices for his nibs extensive but not exclusive and it was good to see HRH indulge in some really tasty veggie fare that was not simply the default choice on the menu. 

Starters - fresh spring rolls and sweetcorn fritters with fascinating fiery dipping sauces. Can you tell he's happy? 

Mains - fish char mai and sweet potato, pepper & peanut stew with sticky wild rice. Scrummy.