Gurkha 19 in North Kesteven

Ordered a takeaway which wasn’t great. In one dish, the chicken tasted off so I didn’t eat it and it went in the bin. Other dishes were satisfactory but not good enough to make me want to eat here again. Service was friendly and efficient.

This used to be a fantastic place that served consistently amazing food!! Sadly our last take away was dreadful and was thrown in the bin. I phoned and spoke to the manager and even though I’ve been going for years and brought a lot of custom to this establishment they didn’t want to make a full refund and I was messed about with promise of calls that wasn’t made. He first said it wasn’t the usual chef and then said it was… how can a fantastic chef go from 100 to 1 over night? The chef suddenly was in charge and said he would offer us a discount on our next meal however due to the concern of the next meal being valentine and another possible dreadful meal we’ve declined and cancelled our booking. The call was ended by the manager who stated he would phone me back and again, this hasn’t happened. If this is a new chef, I would avoid until they sort themselves out and get back a chef that can cook amazing food like they always have done prior.

Food was fab! Good service too! Restaurant area abit cold

Just found my new favourite Indian/Nepalese restaurant. Absolutely amazing food and good beer. Friendly service. Well recommended.

Had my first takeaway tonight which I collected and service was really good. Bonus could use my nhs card for discount. Efficient, food delicious and tasty, good value. Thank you guys was the best Indian in Sleaford

Really fantastic food - we all had two little plates rather than a main meal, and all of the starters and veggie sides we had were delicious and very different in flavour which is really great. Very definitely recommend the Momo, just delicious - really fabulous steamed dumplings with a tasty sauce.

Food is really lovely, well priced and the portions are good with plenty of meat in the curry unlike some other Indian restaurants I have been to. 🩷

We visited here on 17th Oct and booked a table for three at 7pm. It was our first visit here and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The staff were lovely and the food was really tasty and brought to the table quickly, despite them being really busy. We will definitely be back! :)

Went here for a large family gathering. Staff were fabulous, and the food just as good. I'm from the Glasgow area which is spoiled for choice with quality Indian restaurants, but Gurkha 19 compares favourably with even those. Everyone loved it, with a few being regulars. Next time I'm back in the area, I'll be hoping to visit again.

We love this restaurant; they are more than happy to amend recipes, accommodating dairy free and gluten-free without any issues. Staff are lovely, and food is amazingly delicious without loads of ghee to spoil the dish/your waistline 😊 great prices too.

Best Indian I have ever eaten. I have eaten in and out all excellent experience. Great restaurant.

Terrific food served by smiling and attentive staff made a birthday treat into a very special night. Keep doing what you’re doing Gurkha 19.

One of the best Indian meals I've had . Freshly made, perfect balance of spices, tender cuts of meat exactly the right portion sizes. And friendly knowledgable staff. Highly recommended.

Very Authetic taste, I ordered Chicken Momo and Lamb/Shrimp Briyani.

Very nice, loverly food, fast service 5 stars for me 👍 ⭐🌟✨🌟⭐

Meal was top quality. In store service was good. The website gives impression they deliver and they dont. Meal was also hour longer than originally stated. They were super busy when we arrived to collect. Quality of food was not impacted. Worth the wait.

Food was average, very disappointed to find out the the serving staff DONT get to keep their tips...Apparently they get food at the end of the night!! DO NOT TIP HERE UNTIL THE OWNERS AGREE TO SHARE TIPS BETWEEN STAFF IN LINE WITH GOVERNMENT BEST PRACTICE

Will only deliver if you live in Sleaford We live four miles from the town on a main road. Last time we collected the order some items were missing we were not reimbursed for the missing items! Terrible service and food pretty poor but we have lived in cities for years and used to higher standards.

Just had a cracking takeaway from here.The food was delicious.And the service was excellent.Thankyou very much.

Tasty food. Big portions and fairly priced

Best Indian food for miles, wouldn't go anywhere else

Beautiful food, too bright no privacy and no atmosphere, could have done with background music

Just had a fantastic meal here very attentive and polite great food highly recommend

Food was fantastic and the service was amazing. Would recommend and will be going back again

Ordered takeaway. Half missing , thereby requiring return visit. Not overly impressed with meal. Seems to be a bit of a hit and miss re quality sadly enough.

Brilliant! One of the best curry houses we have ever been in, nation wide.

Lovely food, reasonable price as well.

Lovely place to have a curry, reasonable prices and great quality.

We went there on Saturday evening in a group of four. Unfortunately for us there was a large group of 15 already there. They had several very noisy children and the adults were noisy too with bad language being heard from one man in particular. They had been seated, had given their orders but then all re-seated themselves in different places so when the food came it took ages to find out who'd ordered what! We sat down at 7.30pm having booked that time and our poppadoms were brought out fairly soon but it was then 9.15pm before we got our main courses! It all seemed chaotic and very noisy. The actual restaurant wasn't very authentically 'Indian'...very brightly lit, no background music.. it felt more like a bus station cafe than an Indian restaurant. The food was ok but nothing special and they lacked the finer points of service like bringing you the bill with a few mint sweets at the end. We had to go and ask for the bill and they then had to hand write all the prices of the items on a scrap of paper and add it up on a calculator. They appeared to need extra staff as they were not only overwhelmed by the large wedding party but we're also dealing with a constant stream of home delivery orders too, as well as trying to cook and serve the other diners. All the tables were in a long row either side of a narrow walkway and delivery drivers were squeezing past restaurant staff and then hanging around outside the kitchen/toilet door area making it congested and awkward for food trolleys to come out. We'd only gone there because I'd won a raffle prize of a meal for one. Our group of 4 had poppadoms & pickles, 3 naans, 1 rice, 4 standard mains, 2 diet cokes and 2 beers and it came to £72 which is more than I'd normally expect. Not a great experience, probably not the fault of the staff...they maybe should have blocked out the evening a little longer for the wedding party. Another group of 4 actually complained about the delay of their food order. We won't be going back.

Great place, good service and really tasty curries.

Can't fault the food or service cracking little restaurant

Great coziness and Gurka beer what's no too like

Could not be more happy. Went to this restaurant after being recommended and my whole family were not dissatisfied! Friendly staff and amazing food :) we look forwards to visiting again.

Great, easily the best one in town

Great food...unfortunately we had a very long wait for takeaway on a number of occasions.

Good service, lovely food and very helpful staff

Fantastic quality plus a 10 % discount for cash in the shop, so order by phone, collect and don't order by app - no discount. Give this place a go, the food really is fantastic.

Gave 5 stars on my last review, we've eaten in the restaurant countless occasions, always taken our friends when visiting for a good curry,food always delicious, had a number of takeaways over lock downs, however our last order arrived late and short of a curry and not to normal standards, complained they really didn't care, we've ordered a takeaway tonight 3 hrs late, we've called constantly engaged or phone picked up and cut off, when we did eventually speak to someone "food on way" didn't ask our name anything !! , order just arrived, we've sent it back, don't pay by credit card if we had we'd been struggling for a refund, it's a real shame

Fantastic food fantastic service every time we've been there fantastic news can't wait to visit it most weeks

Ordered takeaway it was ready on time and tasted great

Excellent food and friendly service.

Absolutely disgusting service ...didn't bring what I payed for and refused to refund me ...also nearly an hour late ...never again will I be spending money here ....I've had to put 1 star as it would not let me post this if I didn't

Great food, it just took a little longer than expected.

Was told the order would take up to 2 hours, fine. OVER 3 hrs later the order shows up MISSING essential items. The food that was there was barely warm at best. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND.

Had our first take away tonight as a treat for my twins 17th birthday. Everything was perfect. Easy to order, piping hot food, quick delivery and excellent food. Would definitely order again.

We had our second delivery from there tonight and was as good as the first time, we will definately be using on a regular basis now, the food is lovely and a great friendly service.

the food is always fantastic. the staff and the speed of service are great. I recommend this place went people ask about the best curry places

Visited as a party of 5 during covid. The social distancing set-up was excellent with big screens between the spaced out tables and we had finished and were out of the restaurant by 10 pm. The food was absolutely amazing and to be honest, the best indian meal I have ever had anywhere. The staff were very helpful and efficient and the food came without any problems or long waits. My Garlic Mushroom Puri starter and Chicken Kadhai main were delicious. All the dishes were empty so everyone enjoyed their meal.

Ghurka 19 shout out! Had a delivery from them tonight, they forgot part of our order, quick phone call and it was swiftly sorted & delivered within 10 minutes ! Highly recommended if you’re into curry! Thank you!👍

Fresh and authentic. Visited on a Monday night so it was fairly quiet but lots of takeaways going out so clearly doing a trade. Had a very nice chicken tikka karai with just the right amount of heat. Fresh onions and peppers and really tasty chunks of chicken made this feel home cooked. Will be back.

Friendly fast service, nothing too much trouble, lovely food and great atmosphere

6 of us went out for my fathers birthday and couldn’t fault the service food or price. Starters, mains, sides and drinks £125. All very tasty, felt safe though restaurant was busy. Thank you very much for an enjoyable night

Enjoyable evening. Staff were fantastic. Amazing food.

Good food but delivery took 2:10 to arrive, which was 55 mins later than the stated time.

Easy to book over the phone. Service was excellent and the food was delicious. We have been here many times and will continue to do so.

The food was hot and fresh, the service was good but ... we felt the food was lacking in spice, not chilli, that depends on the dish you choose, it simply lacked the flavour we expect from Indian cuisine (this is of course a subjective view). We also found the atmosphere to be a bit 'thin', little by the way of decoration and the lightening was too bright, not a tea light on the table kind of place. Okay for the daytime but it didn't create the kind of intimacy that is appropriate to the later evening encouraging you to linger over a last drink, we ate and left.

Food is always great and staff are very polite whether eating in or collecting to takeaway. Best Indian in town

Quite simply a fantastic tasty meal. Service superb and the food is outstanding. Once you have visited, you will without doubt return

We love the delicious food from Ghurka19, this fabulous restaurant was recommended to us over a year ago and we would never look back. Very professional and polite service. The food is to die for so delicious. We have fragrant egg fried rice and the mixed gurkha curry. Honestly so much love and fresh ingredients will go into every dish. Thank you Ghurka 19

Due to Coronavrirus we couldn’t go to have a sit down meal. We located the menu online, easy to follow ordering instructions and online payment. With a countdown clock telling you how long a wait to collect your order. On collection food was ready, got in home and it was piping hot, tasty and felt like more on the plate than in the restaurant. Very good service and food tasted great as ever.

Had a take away for 5 of us and everyone agreed that once again all the food was excellent . Delivered on time and food tasted superb. Thank you

A very good takeaway delivered for free. Their Paneer Kadhai is excellent, good biryiani, tarka dhall and bhindi marsala. Very fluffy nan. It all came to £22.60 which could feed three or even four if not hungry. I have also eaten in which was very pleasant with good service.

Our first visit and it certainly won't be the last. Went with 2 friends who had been before. The restaurant is spotless, the service welcoming and nothing too much trouble. The menu is extensive with plenty of choice. The food we had was absolutely brilliant and reasonably priced too.

We had a lovely meal there tonight. Food was delicious the service was first class and so friendly. I would recommend Gurkha to everyone.

Always great food and friendly staff! Will continue to use this place and recommend it to others.

Ordered a takeout for collection; ready on time. Great curries, great naan, tasty rice, nice chips(often takeouts are soggy) these weren’t. Haven’t a bad word to say. Our first experience ordering from Gurkha 19, will certainly be returning!

Great food, menu varied, attentive staff, clean, comfortable, takeaway good also, definitely recommend

Four of us went here for New years eve 2019. To be fair it was a last minute booking and we were surprised to get a table. It was the busiest I've ever seen it. The staff were friendly enough, but not very talkative. The menu was fairly basic, not a lot to choose from but we all managed to find something. The waiter was quick to order and get our drinks for us all. The food came out pretty slowly. Probably waited about thirty minutes. Though this was probably due to how busy they were. The food was hot and looked presentable, though I'd ordered a hot spicy curry it was very mild. To be honest we all thought the food was a little disappointing. I know they were busy, but they should still get the food right.It wasn't horrible but just lacked any real flavour. But we were with friends and we still had a good night.I don't know if I will return again. The prices were in line with other restaurants so it wasn't any cheaper.

We had a lovely meal last night, we couldn’t fault the food at all. I was so pleased it was worth waiting for as we waited such a long time. We had to ask for our order to be taken after being sat down 40 minutes and then didn’t get our mains until 2 hours after first sitting down. It seemed like more food was going out the door for takeaways than to the diners in the restaurant. The only other thing needing improvement is the wine. We ordered 2 rounds of white wine, both times it wasn’t chilled enough. We asked for something colder but the same was brought back so we had to resort to putting ice in the wine, which is not something I like doing. We did give feedback at the time saying your fridge can’t be cold enough or the settings need changing. Overall the food is so delicious, just a shame it took so long to get it!

I loved the food and staff very friendly

Very grateful to be squeezed in, as we hadn't booked a table. Lovely food, very tasty. Very attentive service. Thankyou.

Nice place to eat, friendly staff, good food pleasant surroundings. Well worth a visut

I called in here after having played a concert in the town, having been booked in by the promoters. Service was excellent, with one young waitress in particular an absolute gem with outstanding customer service. However, the food was somewhat bland, even having ordered a jalfrezi.

Been here on a number of occasions since the re-furb a couple of years ago and it has always been excellent. Good food, good staff, in fact I am going back again tomorrow night provided my booking is confirmed !!

Not sure if they have changed some chefs or recipes but I didn’t think it was as nice as usual last 2 visits . Food more bland and average . Always been brilliant for a few years so not sure if just bad luck , or standards have dropped .

We stopped by for a late dinner, the staff were friendly and welcoming. The food is good quality. I'm a fan of peshwari naan, which was very good with dahl followed by Lamb Briyani. My wife had Lamb Shashlik and rice. Recommend!

We regularly go to Gurkha19 on a Friday- a bit of a treat at the end of the week. Visiting regularly really makes you focus on the consistent quality of the food and service, rather than a one-off review.It’s a treat, and one of, if not the best Indian / Nepalese restaurants I’ve been to. Would recommend highly.

We were a party of ten for a family get together and look forward to a great evening. After our drinks were ordered we waited for them to be delivered to the table which took ages, with some of our party receiving them five minutes later then the rest, not sure why as they were not busy at the time of ordering. There were no alcohol free drinks apart from coke and lemonade which was a disappointment for the drivers of the party. We ordered from a very extensive menu and waited in anticipation for our food to arrive, some of the first offerings with sad salads to accompany the onion bargee were not encouraging. The mains were adequate but the flavouring of the food were full of heat rather spice which was disappointing. The portion size was reasonable without being generous.

We went to Ghurka 19 yesterday with our friends and our toddlers. It is the second time we have been here and won’t be the last. The staff are so attentive, asking if we needed refills when our drinks were almost empty and if everything was ok with the food. The food is absolutely amazing, one of the best curry’s we have had.

Our usual Indian in Lincoln had closed down, so we were looking for another one. We tried two in Lincoln and one in Coningsby. But were disappointed with various reasons. We are not difficult customers. But I then found Gurkha 19. So we gave it a go when we had a friend visit.

After chilli hut closed I was anxious about finding a new curry establishment in Sleaford. Then gurkha 19 came along and my prayers were answered! Really delicious food and great service.

Nice atmosphere food quite nice

Very nice warm and friendly had chicken korma will be returning thanks benita

Excellent service and attention to detail. The food selection was great and certainly tasted fantastic. Modern clean restaurant, warm and welcoming. Well-priced house wine and beers. Centrally located in Sleaford, next-door to the Library with massive car park opposite. Give the mixed-grill a try, something different with brilliant fresh flavours.

Staff helpful & friendly food exellent

It was the first time we'd been since it had been taken over and we were happy to find out it was still of excellent quality.

Another good meal although we ordered off menu the day before for momo's when I booked and they took a while to prepare and cook. Might just stick with the set menu and enjoy a wonderful meal and great staff.

After being recommended this restaurant we visited for the first time tonight. It was very quiet with only two other diners present.

Been here about 6 times now. There's a great menu, meaty and veggie, and quality drinks. Always enjoy the meals here.

We ordered a takeaway online with Gurkkha 19 - the order was ready to collect as soon as we arrived at the restaurant, all staff were friendly and welcoming. The food was absolutely fantastic for all the family. Would 100% recommend and we will be ordering again.

Good food, respectable price, very friendly staff. Well worth a visit. I have eaten in and had many takeaways. Lovely.

Our party of four dined about 6pm and we were fortunate to get a table as it was so busy. We had a vegetarian amongst us and she was delighted with the choice available. Food was fantastic, service very attentive and we all left full and happy. Husband and a friend tried the Gurkha beer and enjoyed it very much.

Very good food, well cooked. They lost one star 🌟 because I would have expected some Nepali dishes on the menu

Fantastic food, love this place. Food us always good and hot and service always friendly

I have eaten in and had take away from here and can’t fault it. Each meal has been very tasty with a very wide selection and the service has been excellent. Will definitely be using them frequently. One of our party was in a wheelchair which they made haste to accommodate and were very anxious to make sure my friend was comfortable.

Good food,friendly staff and clean. Alternative to Indian dishes.

Great food excellent customer service

Great food. Great service, always a great meal! And friendly staff!

Nice selection of food, friendly service. Will definitely revisit if back again.

This is the first time I have visited Gurkha 19. I’m really impressed with the standard of the food, quality of ingredients, delicate spices and friendly service. This has the atmosphere of a great, family-owned business and was a treat to frequent.