Hands down, some of the best Indian food I've had…read more Ever I stopped in since they were the only restaurant open at 10:30 PM for dinner by my hotel... and I feel like I hit the jackpot. The service was very friendly, the food was outstanding and the prices were reasonable... Everything that a great restaurant should be .

This was a change of pace lunch from our usual pub fare. It's one of those places where the…read moreemployees are so native to their cuisine that they find it hard to explain some of the dishes to foreigners. However, the food quality was excellent and the lunch portions were adequate to fuel an afternoon of exploring. In particular, both chicken dishes were tender and flavorful.

This place is a gem! I stumbled upon it while looking for somewhere to eat lunch after touring the…read moreRoyal Mile. I'd popped in and out of a few other restaurants that were fully booked, and was pleasantly surprised to find open tables when I walked into Gurkha. The ambiance was cozy, and felt like I was eating inside a family's home. The food was delicious and plentiful for the price. I was so thirsty from sightseeing, I drank my mango lassi before I thought to capture a photo for this review. It was just the right consistency of thickness and sweetness. For appetizers, I had the king prawns. It was perfectly spiced and delicious. It was followed by chicken biryani and naan. There was a sauce provided for the biryani that took it up another notch. For me, the prawns were the star of the show. At the end of my meal, I got a chance to chat with the owner and learned they are from Nepal. It was a pleasant exchange and the service was great.

Great service, easy location, and delicious food! I do wish the rice came with the chicken tikka…read moredish, but we really enjoyed this meal. The star of the show was definitely the garlic naan! That was the best I've ever had.

The food is excellent here. We were visiting from Atlanta and wanted some good spicy food. They fit…read morethe bill at a very reasonable price. I had the chicken Marsala with garlic naan. Very well prepared and delicious.

We were visiting during the Fringe Festival last summer and this was some of the best food I've…read moreever had. Nothing else compares to this place. We came multiple times during the course of our stay because we couldn't get enough. They recognized us and treated us so warmly every time. I still dream of coming back to here, nothing in my home country compares. Cozy and welcoming place with the best food.

Warmly welcomed for the business lunch here at Namaste Gurkha earlier today…read more The restaurant serves many of the popular Indian meals, but we decided, in the main, to opt for more unusual Nepalese choices. Two of our party began with the Nepalese Chilli Chicken - which was mildly spiced, with the taste of chilli & spring onions coming through. They both loved it. Another ordered the Sweet Chicken Tikka which was the same tender chicken you are familiar with, but marinated in honey for extra sweetness. I tried a little and it was lovely. My starter was Khasi Bhuteko, shredded spiced lamb in sauce. It has a very similar texture to pulled pork and tasted delicious. For the mains we enjoyed; Garlic Chilli Chicken - which is a medium spiced dish. Chicken Tikka Masala - with a sweet coconut sauce Chicken Nepal - Sweet Mango Chicken with a mild sauce. It actually tasted so abundantly fruity it was as if there were a whole mango in the dish. I had the Gurkhali Chilli spiced chicken in a thick sauce with a hint of lemon & some spicy green chillies. I would definitely have it again. We shared a garlic naan, Peshawari naan and two pilau rice. The naan's were very fluffy and the rice nice and light. My brother and I had Khukuri Nepalese Beer - named after the Gurkha regiment's curved blade. It has a foretaste like a wheat beer (Weiss Bier) and a hoppy aftertaste - lightly carbonated so a perfect companion for Nepalese / Indian meals. To finish we polished off Nepalese rice pudding - very small thin rice grains in a cream with a similar taste to Ras Malai. The whole meal was superb with complex sauces. We were also looked after by a great host and look forward to returning.

I think I've finally learned the difference between Nepalese and Indian food. Whenever I see a menu…read moreclaiming to be Nepalese I always feel a bit cheated to see familiar things like Biryani and Tikka Massala on there, but apparently the difference between the two is that traditional Indian dishes are much creamier and coconut-based, whereas Nepalese is based around tomatoes and lentils. That's one of the things that's so good about The Ghurka - you go for a curry but don't leave feeling like that girl in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory who swells up into a giant blueberry and has to be rolled out of the room. We went for lunch, where you have the choice of the á la carte or their £5.95 Set Menu. A main from the á la carte costs about £6-9 so we thought the set meal looked like great value for money. Also, you got a choice of at least 5 or 6 different things for each course, and it wasn't a buffet, which is always a bonus. With your main course, you had the choice of whether it came with rice, chipati or poori, and I have to say their poori are easily the best I've ever eaten in my life. When the waiter set the plate in front of me with 2 huge ones on it, I thought I was never even going to get close to finishing them both myself. I did. I can't review this place without mentioning this one thing though: on the lunch menu, although you have a choice of loads of different meats/fish/prawns, and you can choose the spice level, it's still just described as "chicken curry" or "lamb curry" etc. It doesn't exactly give off the most exciting impression of the food, although when it came we did all agree it was delicious. Also, this is an ideal place to go for a chilled out, relaxed meal. I wouldn't eat here if you're in any sort of rush, as the service wasn't the fastest. Definitely worth a visit though.

I don't know what astounds me more, the fact that Nepalese cuisine is an option for the culinarily…read morecurious or that there are so many of them that they fight over the same name. I tried to research my review for The Gurkha, a restaurant in Edinburgh, not to be confused with the Gurkha café. And not the Gurkha Brigade, which is...really, three Nepalese restaurants with the name "Gurkha" in the title all in the same city? Is that a condition for being a Nepalese restaurant? I would be happy to just have a Nepalese restaurant in my home town. The closest I could find was in Vancouver, and its name is...huh...Gurkha. I shouldn't be surprised about that. By the way, the Gurkha I'm at claims itself the first and "original" Nepalese restaurant in Scotland. I can read between the lines and that's effectively a giant middle finger to the other like-named restaurants. Oh and if you click the website link on TripAdvisor, it takes you to the WRONG Gurkha. That must sting. The Gurkha is an adorable sky blue-painted restaurant slotted between an acupuncturist and a Chinese take-out place, all three occupying less sidewalk space than a McDonalds and located on Morningside road (not to be confused with Morningside place or Morningside park--oh for the love of GOD, Edinburgh; you're not that big of a city!). Gurkha is considered large in that it occupies two storefronts, one door blocked off, yet it only takes about five seconds to cross on foot. What I'm saying is that the businesses in Morningside are tiny; it's like an economy of Lilliputians. The interior was a modest collection of white-draped tables, red shod chairs, and walls painted in an ill-advised choice of yellow promoted as amber but coming off as "corn via protein spill". The décor was simple, with few fixtures hanging from the walls. The staff was stone-faced but welcoming, wrapped in ties and vests, very posh considering the time of day. The effort was appreciated. I entered at lunch and noted the massive menu and listings with a very pronounced Indian inspiration. Biryani. Masala. Poppadom. Of course, there would be some carry-over--I've mentioned in other reviews that country lines mean effectively nothing and that true cuisine can only be graded by tribes and ethnicity, and even then one must acknowledge the sharing of trends between neighbors. I say all that to educate some and prevent my lynching from others. What distinguishes Nepalese from Indian (apparently) is the reduction in spice and the increase of sweeter ingredients like ginger. This was confirmed with the dishes I ordered. I say dishes for lunch because the Gurkha offered a lunch special, three courses for 6.95. The first was a trio of fried breads with huge buckets (BUCKETS) of various dips and curries, after...I'm sorry, did I lose you? You seem to be stuck on that price. That's right, it wasn't a numerical error. 6.95. Pounds or dollars, despite conversion, that's really cheap. The menu prices were a little higher on average, perhaps dauntingly so if you only wanted to stop in for a quick bite, but 6.95? That's the price for a starter in any other restaurant and here it's for three courses! I felt like I was robbing them. The courses were fixed but that's the brilliance. It's one thing to have a daily special a few dollars less but to have a three course combination meal, it becomes a given. Who would think of ordering off the main menu with a three course option for 6.95? And you still get to choose if you want chicken, lamb, beef, or pork. You still get a colossal slab of naan so large you can't see the plate it's served on. After that you still get dessert. This is beyond a good value. And thankfully the food was fantastic. It was my last day in Edinburgh and the Gurkha reminds me dramatically of one of the many things I will miss about this city. The value and possibilities cannot be quantified in the number of words remaining in this review. The Gurkha may be one of several Gurkha-named restaurants in Edinburgh, but it would be difficult for the others to measure up. There are many places to eat in Morningside and if you happen to be wandering along the road and come across Gurkha, THIS Gurkha, it's worth your time. Food: 5/5 Service: 3/5 Presentation: 3/5 Value: 6/5 Recommendation: 4.25/5

I'd been keen to try this Himalayan/Nepalese Indian/Pakistani restaurant/takeaway for ages now and…read morelast night it happened. I was browsing JustEat when, before I knew it, I'd added the set meal for two to my basket and hit order. Woops. I ordered at 6.45pm and our food arrived by 7.30pm which was perfect. The set meal for two includes: 2 poppadoms & spice onion and then you choose your starter from vegetable pakora, chicken pakora or chicken chaat plus two curries and two sides. We got chicken chasni and chicken tandoori masala as well as pilau rice and naan bread. The driver got a little lost but phoned us for directions so that wasn't an issue. I was really impressed with the food and can't fault it - everything was really fresh and delicious. Personally I'm not a huge chasni fan but Graeme really liked that, and there was a tonne of food so we had leftovers for lunch today. All up, it cost around £20 including delivery and I would definitely order from here again.

its not often you come across a restaurant that has the wow factor. but this restaurant hits the…read morespot each time. its tiny but the menu is quite big. and the food is really special. it tastes amazing. and because its not just indian food on the menu but himalayan and nepalese it makes it all the more exciting. the friendly waiter always explains what each dish tastes like. if you need to make your meal milder thats possible. the produce is fresh and just melts in your mouth. highly recommended. available thro delivery at JustEat aswell.

Traveling through Scotland a week ago, we (my wife, daughter and her fiance, and me) wanted to dine…read morein Airdrie as that's the town our family (McCreadie) lived in prior to moving to the U.S. 100 years ago. We were recommended to try the Himalayan Dine In. What a great recommendation! The service was great as was the food. If I lived in Airdrie, I'd be a regular. I wish I recalled the host's name as he was fabulous and really made us feel at home. He patiently walked us through Nepalese and North Indian options. We all had something different and all were very happy with our choices.

Wow, another Nepalese restaurant in city, never seen so many Nepalese restaurants in a city…read moreSince we were staying nearby, we decided to try a local restaurant instead of heading to the usual prime locations like Princes Street or the Royal Mile. Coming from the same region myself, I naturally connect with Nepalese food and am always eager to try authentic dishes whenever I get the chance... Seems, it is very popular, and The Khukuri has been an Edinburgh favorite for almost twenty years Nepalese food is often considered a combination of ingredients, flavors and cooking styles of a variety of cultures, including India. We ordered- Momo Jhol: never leave a chance to have momo at an authentic Nepalese joint. And it did not disappoint after all - 4/5 * Chicken Sekuwa: but it did. I know what sekuwa is, and it was far from that. Ofcourse I asked the serverbut the response was the usual, that We've adapted it to suit local tastes.- 2/5 * Lamb Biryani: not the biryani you guys would expect, it's more of lamb curry with rice Ofcourse, I was expecting more in terms of food taste, but overall owner's warmth, quick service,and even every server is there to help you, doesn't matter that table belongs to him/her or not Feel like home Food - 3/5 Overall - 4/5

Very nice dinner and relaxing atmosphere. Food is spicy and tasty. Recommend trying the dumplings.read more

We were looking for Indian for dinner tonight and were so glad that we stumbled upon this place. We…read morehad the Mo Mo chicken appetizer, spicy pappadom, and pickel tray, all delicious choices to start. My husband had the lamb leg, which was absolutely divine and so tender. I had the chicken biryani, which was also wonderful. We had the date and ginger naan along with our meals. All in all, we couldn't rate this place higher. Our waiter/manager/owner was also very nice. Eat here!

From the owner: We offer Authentic Nepalese Food & All classical Indian favourite.read more