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4.6

Based on 216 opinions finded in 2 websites

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Nº 90 in 603 in New Forest

Nº 2 of 6 Asian in New Forest

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Fabulous night with family celebrating 2 birthdays on Saturday 21st. Lovely to see a busy restaurant with fabulous atmosphere and lovely staff making us laugh. Such a good choice on the menu, our meals were delicious.... Thank you for making our night so pleasant x

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Caroline Corlett . 2024-10-22

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Went here with my wife for their Sunday lunchtime buffet. The restaurant was not very busy. The food was good. The choice was reasonable, in my opinion. Service was efficient and friendly. The buffet was £17 per person, excluding service charge and drinks. There is no onsite parking. The nearest public car park is about a 3 minute walk.

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D B . 2024-10-22

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Vegetarian food was good but not fantastic. Unfortunately with hearing impairment & use of hearing aids, the background music was very noisy & the large group sitting nearby didn't help. We sat in an area adjoining the main part of the restaurant. Service was slow although staff were polite & cheerful. Saturday night was particularly busy so next time we should book a table earlier & choose a quieter evening. The Sunday buffet style lunch sounds like the best option & value for money.

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Glynnis Stirton . 2024-10-19

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We visited Gurkha Kitchen in Ringwood with a large group of about 30 people, spread across four tables. Despite the size of our group, the staff were incredibly friendly, polite, and managed everything without a hint of chaos. The food arrived quickly, hot, and was served very professionally. I ordered Indian dishes, and so did many of my friends—everything was excellent! I was pleasantly surprised, as I had expected them to excel at other Asian cuisines but wasn’t sure about Indian food. I was wrong! The korma, pilau rice and peshwari naan I had were outstanding. Not a single complaint from anyone in our group. Highly recommended! 5 stars.

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Eugenio Carmo . 2024-10-13

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I have eaten here several times in the last few months. Firstly, the place is clean, including the toilets (a tell-tale sign of the overall hygiene levels). The service is friendly and efficient, and the food very tasty and quite well priced. Over the years I have been to many South Asian restaurants, and this compares well with all the others. Try the ‘special’ Nepalese dishes. All delicious.

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AMH . 2024-10-11

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Brilliant meal. Full of flavour. Nice service. Just a really decent curry house!

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Dominic Stafford . 2024-10-07

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Really lovely buffet lunch , lots of choices of dishes which is filled with flavour, plenty of meat available with good portion sizes , staff was really welcoming , choices available for the children which they loved , very good value for money , will be back again soon , thank you for a lovely time in your restaurant .

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Smile . 2024-10-06

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Really lovely family meal ( lunch ) enjoyed your buffet food today , was a great selection which was all full with flavours and plenty of meat , lots of choices and of great value, had a really great time in your restaurant, fantastic service, will be back again soon, thank you.

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Glitchy YT . 2024-10-06

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One of the Best restaurants we’ve eaten in for a long time Fantastic customer service, great menu selection, top food at a realistic price Definitely will be coming back , the chicken Korma was one of the best I’ve ever eaten.

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Martin M . 2024-09-22

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The service was a bit slow as people who came in after us got there food before us. The food was very good though when we got it

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Malcolm Somers . 2024-09-22

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Excellent Service and Food..... Highly recommended

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Bill Anten . 2024-09-18

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What an amazing meal!!! The service was impeccable, Binit really looked after us and we could not have asked for a better service and food. Would recommend and cannot wait to return.

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Charlotte Smith . 2024-09-15

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Wow what an incredible place. The waiters were fantastic especially Binet. Thank you for a delicious meal and a wonderful evening.

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Amanda Bell . 2024-09-15

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One of the best meals I've had in a long while. Well worth a visit

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Andrew Hobbs . 2024-09-14

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Loved the food and outstanding dining experience and huge part of that was thanks to Binit. From the moment we walked in Binit made sure we felt welcome. He is very friendly, humble and sweet which made the evening special. Highly recommend.

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Mihaela Oltean . 2024-09-14

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(Takeaway) From the first call, to the delivery.. the service was amazing. The guy on the phone was very easy to talk to and helpful on recommendations. Most importantly the food was incredible! Worth every penny. Don't hesitate to order with these guys

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Harry Mew . 2024-09-13

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Lovely Sunday buffet, good selection and very affordable! Staff are friendly as always can never fault them, thanks for the great food :)

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Georgie Northway . 2024-09-08

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A different take on curries, very interesting flavours, my favourite is Kathmandu Prawn curry, well recommended 🥘

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Derek Ruffell . 2024-08-28

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Fantastic restaurant. Staff are so very welcoming and friendly. Food is always amazing, lovely cosy atmosphere. Can't recommend it highly enough 😊 A real asset to Ringwood town centre

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Beccy Oldis . 2024-08-24

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Great experience. Staff were lovely, food came out so quickly and was fresh and delicious. Plenty of veggie and vegan options including tofu which is always a bonus :-)

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Nicole Feeley . 2024-08-23

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Busy Saturday night. Table of 4. Drinks arrived after 30 minutes. 8xPoppadoms ordered condiment only enough for 2. Ended up ordering 3x condiment selections.£3.00 a time. Food order taken wrong. Very noisy not a relaxed quiet atmosphere. Hard to hear across the table. Food took ages to arrive. Ordered 2nd drink, had to ask again after 30 mins as had not arrived. Only after complaining did they remove the wrong order and offer a 10% discount off food only. Overall wasn't a great experience.

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Robert Clements . 2024-08-18

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Wonderful atmosphere with incredible food and amazing customer service with smiles to bug you feel very welcome would highly recommend. 😊

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Charlotte Blaze . 2024-08-17

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Was busy for a Thursday night, atmosphere was great. Staff are really attentive. Food was amazing, big portions and delicious.

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Zoe Evans . 2024-08-14

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Whenever I'm in the New Forest this is a must! Outstanding food and service 👌

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Babs Troke . 2024-08-12

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Amazing food. Fast delivery service.

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Em . 2024-08-03

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Our favourite restaurant in Ringwood.Is also our family’s favourite restaurant.Have been 4 times recently and always excellent food.Reasonably priced eg 140 for 6 and drinks.Can’t understand only 18 in Ringwood ratings. Very friendly and helpful staff

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lovetravel63-65 . 2024-08-01

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Amazing food and good service on Friday night. I had the Grandmas chicken curry and my husband had the tandoori rack of lamb, he said it was the best food he’d had in ages. It was a horrible rainy night but was pretty busy and the takeaway driver was run ragged?!!!

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Helen S . 2024-07-07

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I went here yesterday for the very first time and I was very impressed. The curries (both thai and indian) were very nice , with the waiters attentive but not pestering. The naan bread was the best I've tasted!! The poppadoms were crispy , warm and not greasy. Really nice place, will definitely return.

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Seth Read . 2024-06-30

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Brilliant all round, can't fault it. Food excellent quality and choice Service spot on Reasonable price

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Simon Deakin . 2024-06-28

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The food was Brilliant. Service was excellent. Staff really friendly.😁 Definitely recommend👍

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Prabik Sapkota . 2024-06-26

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Ordered a takeaway via just eat and it arrived on time and was still hot and wow the food was absolutely stunning freshly cooked great flavours and plenty of it ould highly recommend we will be ordering again

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Emma h . 2024-06-24

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A simply outstanding curry. Service was friendly and appropriately attentively. The food was simply excellent, one of my best ever curry's. I'd highly recommend.

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Michael Lloyd . 2024-06-15

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Beautiful food two nights running. Thank you so much for such an amazing meal. Not just taste but obvious quality and care.

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Gareth Davies . 2024-06-15

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Always warming ly welcomed with amazing service and obviously GREAT FOOD

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Janet Fraser . 2024-06-09

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Great food, exciting menu and friendly service. Everything was efficient and the food was really tasty. Will definitely visit again.

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paulriggers . 2024-06-02

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Had been there with my family for the first time. Staff were friendly and very attentive. No area for me to fault on. Food was fantastic as well. I tried the chilli basil chicken , it was fully packed with flavours with right portion for myself. All of my family members were happy with the food and the experience they encounter there. Thank you Gurkha Asian Fusion Ringwood for accomodating us. We will be back soon.

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Saya . 2024-05-28

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Forgot to bring the rice and the chips were like little stones. Take so.e care and time in future.

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Mark . 2024-05-14

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I came here whilst on training with my work. On entering I had a very warm welcome. As a lone female I asked to be seated somewhere private as felt odd being alone! The gentleman was very nice and Chose a table that was perfect. I asked what the closest curry was to a butter chicken as I didn’t want anything too garlicky & not too hot. He recommended the Ruby curry…. Yummy it is and was one of the best curries I’ve ever had if not the nicest! Lovely individual service & prices reasonable. Pinot Grigio was tasty too! HIGHLY RECOMMEND & might even return again tonight 😂

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Amazonaims . 2024-05-09

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Two great lads took our orders and brought us our food.

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Bernice Bowden . 2024-04-22

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Everything was absolutely exceptional. Staff were very friendly, welcoming and helpful. They were also very knowledgeable and passionate about the food.

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Brian Pugh . 2024-04-13

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The food was the best i have had, beautiful currys, defiantley go back, staff wonderful, lovely place.

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Vanessa Wareham . 2024-04-06

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We recently had a meal at Gurkha Asian Fusion during our holiday. Venue was so much bigger than I thought, lovely decor and cosy inside. Staff very friendly and accommodating. Food was fantastic. We loved the menu choices and were spoilt for choice. Great kids curry options. Definitely recommend.

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Lisa Lang . 2024-04-01

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Service was amazing, we were greeted by having the door opened for us upon arrival, the food tasted fantasic, couldn't fault it at all. The staff were all polite and very attentive. Will 100% be visiting again

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James (Jay) . 2024-03-28

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Excellent menu at reasonable prices. Food - delicious! Lovely team. Helpful and friendly. Thank you

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Charlotte Jackson . 2024-03-26

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Wow! Been here twice now, blown away both times. The flavour of the dishes is just phenomenal. Not to be missed.

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Peter Williams . 2024-03-23

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Good food , had a great time with my friends

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Rochak Adhikari . 2024-03-02

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Everything was top notch. The food was really good, especially chicken chowmein which had a smokey taste. The service was efficient and warm.

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Irusha Adhikari . 2024-03-02

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We had a lovely meal here, food very much brings back taste of home. Great atmosphere and service too.

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Manisha Pathak . 2024-03-02

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Great food, great atmosphere and amazing service.

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Sajan Simkhada . 2024-03-02

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Great evening, service was impeccable. Thank you

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Carol Bairstow . 2024-02-25

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Dinner with friends. Delicious food with fantastic service. Such a great evening. Thanks

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Richard Bairstow . 2024-02-25

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Lovely ambience, brilliant service and authentic flavours

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parul nangia . 2024-02-19

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Top Nepalese restaurant. Love the momo. Always had great service and both eating in and takeouts are very nice.

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Conor Walsh . 2024-02-06

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Outstanding food delivered by attentive friendly staff.

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Graham Hayball . 2024-01-04

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Food was excellent Service was excellent Pork belly and duck were amazing. Will be going back

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lisa thompson . 2023-12-31

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My friends and I love this restaurant. The service is lovely, the staff are both patient and friendly, especially with some of the clientele they have to deal with. The food is delicious and it is really reasonable. I had the prawn pad thai this time.

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Lizzy Beans . 2023-12-21

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We phoned up wondering where our food was and they said they tried to deliver it and phoned multiple times(which wasn’t true) The man on the phone was very rude.

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Lauren Jones . 2023-12-21

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We went today for the first time for lunch and had a really good meal. I can recommend the honey chicken and pilau rice. My husband had Thai green chicken which was also very good.

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Elizabeth Carpagnano . 2023-11-10

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Always friendly service and great food

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Sarah Cavill . 2023-11-07

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Great choice of different dishes. Really enjoyed the curry.

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Brenda Rolfe . 2023-10-30

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Had a takeaway delivery last night 25th October. The meal was fantastic and so much of it. Loved it. The chap who delivered it was very polite .

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Pam Cameron . 2023-10-26

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Food was not great! Pad Thai noodles were inedible!! One dish described as a 3 chilli heat rating had zero heat 🤦🏻‍♂️🌶️🌶️🌶️❌

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Peter Turner . 2023-10-08

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Lovely food, friendly staff. Comparable with the Gurkhas Inn in Winchester.

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hcsg25 . 2023-10-03

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Very nice and I liked the menu options a bit different than you’d usually get. Can’t rate atmosphere because we were very early and only people there! We would defo come back.

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Sarah Hillman . 2023-09-29

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Absolutely sublime! I eat a lot of Thai, Indian and Nepalese food and I can genuinely say this was the most tasty, rich and perfectly balanced Thai Red Curry I’ve ever had. The rice was perfect and although I randomly added a peshwari naan to my order, it was as perfect as my meal. Everyone I was with enjoyed their meal and the restaurant was extremely accommodating for vegans, vegetarians and meat eaters alike.

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Edward Alexander Ward . 2023-09-16

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Fantastic food, great service!!! I would definitely recommend this lovely restaurant. Looking forward to our next visit!!

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Steve Smith . 2023-09-06

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I had been looking forward to going here for quite a while!, food was really nice, hot, fresh, great taste but service was very slow, they forgot drinks we ordered and two of the staff were very young, one rolling his eyes when he needed to work and the other chewing gum when taking our order, I’m guessing they were very short staffed and got the family to help. Staffing is a problem these days so I do understand there plight!. Overall the food stands out, tasty, hot, fresh just don’t be in a hurry when you visit 👍😊

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giveusourcountryback . 2023-08-30

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Really good food, plenty of choices and the staff are really friendly. Plenty of room and a lovely atmosphere, I would definitely recommend.

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S31BY . 2023-08-19

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My previous review below was based on a delivery meal, having now had a meal in the newly located restaurant my opinion is even better, food is very good, service and cleanliness excellent with prices that are justified by the Quality. This is now the best curry / fusion restaurant in Ringwood by a long way will definitely be using again. Previous review: Very good food with loads of flavour, prompt delivery, good value compared with other similar restaurants in the area, will definitely use again. Just my opinion but dishes tend to be a little hotter than those in similar restaurants, but don't let that put you off.

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Andy Martin . 2023-08-18

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absolutely lovely meal and great service, very busy early evening on a Friday which is a great sign. Highly recommend to treat yourself to go here for a different meal, try the grandma's curry, its great.

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bruce atkins . 2023-08-18

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Really great food, the gurkha's revenge curry was seriously good, really nice egg rice and one of the best garlic naan.

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Chris Hart . 2023-08-16

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Overall a nice meal, nothing special. Paid a pound for spicy popadom that was half the size of the normal one at the same price. Was very busy and the food took over an hour but that’s understandable. Nice people working there. Portions sizes where about right (bar the popadom) would give a 3/5. Food was nice. Not much to complain about. Might try again another day. Good luck to them in the future.

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The Kro . 2023-07-30

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Super place to eat in every way.

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Zundapp . 2023-07-30

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The food was pretty good but both curries were full of oil when we open the tubs. This was the grandma's curry. Definitely prefer to stick with Verwood curry house

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Andrew Taylor . 2023-07-14

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What a delightful experience ~ after many recommendations from friends that have good taste In quality food we stopped by chance last night and tried The Ghurkha in Ringwood. From the minute we walked in even though we had not booked we were treated politely and cordially. We started with three poppadoms and chutneys . The mint and yoghurt dip was superb and unlike any that we have ever tasted. My husband went for the Grandmas curry and was delighted with egg fried rice and I having little appetite in the heat had a tandoori poori bread and tempura prawns . Exceptional food and a bill of only £ £35.90 ! We shall definitely be returning on a regular basis. Many thanks to all the team. Ian and Denise Bell

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Denise Bell . 2023-06-24

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Tremendous local restaurant, incredibly friendly staff and amazing food, couldn't make a single criticism. Recommend the authentic Nepalese dishes.

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Honest Reviews . 2023-06-22

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Excellent meal out with my brother. Friendly staff and delicious food. Very quiet on a Thursday evening!

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Chris Sheerin . 2023-06-16

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Every time I've visited here, I've had a warm and friendly welcome. The food is great as is the atmosphere. There is a good selection of dishes and the pricing is fair. Overall this is a great place to dine.

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Pete Taylor . 2023-06-13

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We are never disappointed! All dishes taste delicious, and there is a lovely variety on the Menu.

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Kate Newton . 2023-06-09

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We drove through Ringwood en route to Bournemouth, and stumbled across Gurkha. The friendly waiters helped us find something suitable for the children who prefer mild food and we had some really tasty food ourselves. Being from London, where we have access to plenty of Indian restaurants - we rated this one highly! The food, service and atmosphere is really great. Try it!

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Rakhee Shah . 2023-06-02

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Well.... service is top notch, its been a while where i was looked after this much!the waiter's are doing a really good job makeing sure that the food is right, and that everything is okay, it just gives you such a good comfort that everything is great!the food itself is amazing, especially the the Nepalese honey chiken 👌🏻the restaurant itself is fairly specious and well decorated, cleanliness was not an issue, and the atmosphere with some chill background music is perfect!

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Adel “joker” Sefer . 2023-05-31

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Great food, great service. All round excellent experience 👌

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Yvonne Klesnil . 2023-05-31

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lovely lunch today celebrating a birthday, charming waiter helpful and attentive food was delicious will definitely return

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Kim Innis . 2023-05-30

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We were introduced to this restaurant when we came back from Thailand end of February this year. We found it to be brilliant, i.e. food drinks and service, since then we have been several times all for special events of which they have made rememberable for us. Roberta

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Roberta Burton . 2023-05-22

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Just had another fabulous meal here, each time we visit and choose something different from the menu say " nothing can be better than this !" Till the next time😊

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christine kirkman . 2023-05-16

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Even after its moved it still provides brilliant food and brilliant service.. Very well served and I was payed close attention to during my meal. Attentive service and tasty food is this places bread and butter and it doesn't get any better. Second time there and it was great Nice to find out it's moving down the road to a bigger place. 3rd time they moved and so I've updated my review again.

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Ben Carey . 2023-05-08

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Friendly and best curry in Ringwood 👌

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Sam Reid . 2023-05-07

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A very popular place in a Tuesday evening but very relaxed and friendly atmosphere. 2 X Chicken Shashliks, Balti and Noodles were all delicious with pilau rice, poppadoms, 3 beers, 2 wines and a coke we spent £83 which is very reasonable for 4 people 😋

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Steve Heir . 2023-04-19

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Absolutely delicious and very flavorful dishes with the perfect amount of heat. One of the best restaurants we've ate at in a long time. Looking forward to eating here again soon with my family visiting from the US.

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kendyl silva . 2023-04-13

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Excellent food and service. Brilliant for vegan' s. Good price

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Denise . 2023-04-12

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Ordered takeaway for delivery. Very prompt service and food was delicious.

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Val Renyard . 2023-04-12

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We were very excited about 4.8 ⭐️ but ended up disappointed with service, waiting for the order around an hour. Starters (momo and corn soup) were ok-ish, the main (korma) was fair, nothing special. The staff were not trained enough and we got different replies about the allergen info from different people. For food 4, for service 3

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Antonina GreatBe . 2023-04-08

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Perhaps we weren’t expecting much but we were bowled over with everything we had here, it was so tasty, good service and excellent value.

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Phil Buckley-Mellor . 2023-04-02

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Forgot to do a post a year ago but have just been reminiscing about this place . The food was outstanding and the service outstanding too

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Nicola Clarke . 2023-03-25

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Delicious food and really lovely staff. Couldn’t fault our visit to Gurkha. There was a bit of a wait for food but the restaurant was very busy, which is lovely to see, so a wait could be expected.

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Emma Brooks . 2023-03-12

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Came in tonight with a mate for food absolutely amazing food lovely quick service will definitely come back again

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Dark Shadow Music Official . 2023-03-02

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Excellent good value food, polite and helpful staff.

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l m . 2023-02-17

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Had lunch on 9th february with my husband. Food was good and plentiful though restaurant was very quiet. Staff lovely. Will definitely return.

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Jenny Turner . 2023-02-14

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After reading the reviews I decided to ordered a takeaway. If the food is that good in the restaurant maybe they should not do takeaways. Food was really poor and pricey.

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Jo . 2023-02-08

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Excellent food, lovely staff, very accommodating to our menu requests. Would highly recommend.

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