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The ancestral home of the aristocratic Ramkin family occupies a good length of [[Scoone Avenue]] near [[King's Way]] on the monied slope of [[Ankh (city)|Ankh]].
Ramkin House is located on a hilly section of Scoone Avenue, "a wide, tree-lined, incredibly select part of Ankh. The house commanded an outcrop that gave it a magnificent view of the city" ({{G!G!}}).  The gatepost has stone dragons, and the garden has stone statuary of Ramkin ancestors. The grounds are large and include dragons pens, an ornamental pool, etc.


When [[Sam Vimes]] first saw the estate, the gardens were overgrown, vines covering the statues of past Ramkins. Lady [[Sybil Ramkin|Sybil]] lived in three rooms of the vast mansion, in an ascetic manner that outraged [[Nobby Nobbs]] (rich people have no right to live like poor people). Since becoming the seat of the Duke of Ankh and Commander of the [[City Watch]], the old place has been spruced up and aired out, and more staff hired. (There's the dignity of the title, and entertaining, and a [[Young Sam|baby]], of course.) When he moved in, Sir Samuel began an array of booby traps around the house to guard against Assassins. The [[Assassins' Guild|Assassins]] will no longer entertain any contract on His Grace, but students may be unable to resist the challenge of creeping "Old Stoneface's" house for a virtual attack. They always regret this bravado.  
[[Ankh-Morpork]] has more than its fair share of restaurants, catering for ''all'' tastes. There are the normal restaurants for [[Humans]] (from the eat-all-you-can, low class, such as [[Sham Harga's House of Ribs]] to the very high class, such as that referred to in {{H}} where they make the vegetables cost more by cutting them into smaller pieces), rodent-based restaurants catering for the huge [[:Category:Dwarf characters|dwarf]] population (exemplified by the Delicatessen run by [[Gimlet Gimlet|Gimlet]] and his newly opened [[Yo Rat!]] enterprises), and more ''specialised'' restaurants for the various [[:Category:Undead characters|undead species]], for [[Trolls]], and even for [[Goblin]]s.


The estate has a large group of dragon pens behind the house, built with very thick walls, but a flimsy, umbrella-like roof. This style is popular for explosives factories as well. At one point ({{T!}}) Lady Sybil had 26 dragons in the pens. Spare capacity in the dragon pens and elsewhere in the grounds was used to house the animal population of the [[College of Heralds]], following an inexplicable outbreak of fire there. It is not known if any of the menagerie is still there at the Ramkin household, but Roderick the hippopotamus and his close friend of the same species ''really'' appreciated the freedom of the ornamental lake (see {{FOC}}). Given Vimes' penchant for making the house and grounds Assassin-proof, and knowing the territorial imperative for a hippo defending its wallowing hole is a strong one, and that an angry hippo can bite a man in half.... bets, anyone?
However, it is in [[Genua]] where restaurants are truly a marvellous experience. The food is incredible, and the drinks unbelievable.
 
Country Residence: Ramkin Hall is a large country estate located in Quirm. It is dubbed "[[Crundells]]" and provides the setting for {{SN}}.  


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==Additional Ankh-Morpork Restaurants==
Other Ankh-Morpork restaurants and eateries mentioned in [[Book:The Compleat Ankh-Morpork|The Compleat Ankh-Morpork]] include:
*Three Small Full Bowls on Fringe Alley, [[Isle of Gods]] - an [[Agatean]] Pig's ear soup and noodle bar.
 
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Latest revision as of 05:22, 16 March 2018

Ankh-Morpork has more than its fair share of restaurants, catering for all tastes. There are the normal restaurants for Humans (from the eat-all-you-can, low class, such as Sham Harga's House of Ribs to the very high class, such as that referred to in Hogfather where they make the vegetables cost more by cutting them into smaller pieces), rodent-based restaurants catering for the huge dwarf population (exemplified by the Delicatessen run by Gimlet and his newly opened Yo Rat! enterprises), and more specialised restaurants for the various undead species, for Trolls, and even for Goblins.

However, it is in Genua where restaurants are truly a marvellous experience. The food is incredible, and the drinks unbelievable.

Additional Ankh-Morpork Restaurants

Other Ankh-Morpork restaurants and eateries mentioned in The Compleat Ankh-Morpork include:

  • Three Small Full Bowls on Fringe Alley, Isle of Gods - an Agatean Pig's ear soup and noodle bar.
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