Rendezvous

Lesotho


The chandeliers and cloth napkins are the only signs of pretence in the wholly down-to-earth restaurant at Lancer's Inn hotel, popular with aid workers and local business folk. The globetrotting menu offers Chinese chicken, Lesotho mountain trout, French rolls or Dutch-style sandwiches for lunch, and steaks, chops, noodle dishes and curries for dinner.


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Nearby Lesotho attractions

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11.17 MILES

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3. Ha Baroana

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5. Morija Museum & Archives

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6. Royal Archives & Museum

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7. Ha Kome Cave Houses

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