Gurkha Barnstaple in North Devon

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Lovely meal, well worth a visit 😋

My wife and I have been enjoying the Gurkha for many years, ever since it opened in fact. In that time the food, the welcome, everything you want from an evening out has been wonderful. On our latest visit we tried the LAMB SAGWALA which was really tasty with tender, melt in your mouth lamb. Thanks again Pradeep and staff for your service, see you all again soon.

We love this place, great food and service, very friendly and attentive, quick too. Usually the atmosphere is also great but on this occasion there was a big table of friends who were very loud!

Excellent food, lovely staff and a welcoming atmosphere. Can't wait to come back! Thanks

Great curry, Everest and Base Camp are amazing, Shrerpa my least favourite but you can’t go wrong here. Friendly staff, only drawback is you do occasionally have to wait a bit as it’s so popular. But well worth it!!

Been again great service especially with our child always love coming here!

Not worth the hype. Too much onions in the curry. We had 3 specials and all was full of onions. Ordered only poppadoms to go with mains but they gave dip tray without us asking for it and charge. Slow service. Was OK but nothing stood out to me.

Love the food here and the service is brilliant . Such friendly and helpful.

The food here is excellent. Great combination of Nepalese and Indian dishes. Very friendly service, although a little slow Restaurant can get over crowded which can be a tad uncomfortable. They need a bigger restaurant, so probably a victim of their own success!

Delicious food, busy busy restaurant but for a good reason. Thanks so much

The nan were bit sweety gravies are good

Delicious food and friendly, welcoming staff make this a real gem of an Indian restaurant. Highly recommended.

If you're looking for an exceptional dining experience, look no further than our favorite restaurant. We come here with all family to celebrate any occasion a lot and it is nothing short of amazing, thanks to their outstanding customer service and amazing food. From the moment we walk through the door, we're greeted with warm smiles and genuine hospitality. The staff goes above and beyond to make every visit special, ensuring that we feel like valued guests each time. Their attention to detail and commitment to excellence truly set this restaurant apart. On our visit this evening, the team surpassed all expectations. It was my dad's birthday, and to our delightful surprise, they brought out a beautifully presented red velvet cake to celebrate the occasion. This thoughtful gesture not only made my dad's day but also reaffirmed why this place remains our top choice. We highly recommend it to anyone looking for an unforgettable dining experience. Thank you guys! Xx

Best curry house in Barnstaple. Enjoy.

Having recently moved to the area from the south east of England we were keen to find a good Indian/Nepalese restaurant. We had tried The Spice and The Sagor in Bideford (our closest town). The Spice was a complete disaster and The Sagor was just okay but nothing to write home about. So tonight as we were on Barnstaple we decided to try The Gurkha. The staff were welcoming and friendly, orders were not rushed but but taken promptly, drinks arrived quickly, and the food was delivered in good time. The food was lovely, unfortunately we decided to play it safe and ordered 'known' dishes so that we had a direct comparison and they all tasted as expected. So I said unfortunately at that's because I would have loved to have ordered some of the dishes on the menu which looked intriguing. If I have one negative comment I would say the meat to sauce ratio could be better but overall the taste was lovely and we will be back. I am aware that they are opening another branch in Bideford at the end of August '24 so if the food is as good there then that is set to become our new favourite Devon Nepalese restaurant.

Really enjoyable meal, amazing food and lovely service. Will be returning in the future!

amazing food served by amazing people!

Very fresh food and friendly staff.

Excellent food great staff, they go above & beyond for you, excellent

Went with the family for a birthday dinner excellent meal and great service would recommend it to anyone

Beautiful food - wonderful service

The nicest food around and great service. The best tandoori salmon of my life - highly recommend!

Excellent staff and quality food. Authentic in a cozy comfortable atmosphere

The food at Gurkha is consistently good. Tasty and well presented. The staff are lovely. Attentive and courteous. Highly recommended.

I ordered a chicken biryani for takeaway. The price online is 8.95£ and they charged me 10.95£ when i was saying that i ordered the biryani because its of the online price and they started arguing with me. That’s so rude.. didn’t liked the food as well!

Fantastic food and the staff are so nice, myself and my partner had a lovely evening here, will certainly be coming back

We just had the most delicious meal at The Gurkha, made all the better by the wonderful, friendly service. I can highly recommend the Tandoori King Prawns which came out on a sizzling hot skillet and tasted gorgeous. We had roti and daal to accompany, and some poppadoms with chutneys. Everything was beautifully fresh, and served with a smile. Thank you so much, we’ll see you again soon.

Went there last night 10/5 /24 for the first time food was amazing service was excellent definitely be going back had the base camp curry lovley nan bread rice poppadoms and a gurkha larger 10 /10 thanks

Amazing food and friendly service! What more could you want I highly recommend this place. Visiting from London, will definitely be back. The chilly chicken was beautiful!

Great food & a really good selection of dishes. Friendly staff who looked after us really well.

Had a takeaway from here… chicken tikka masala, it looked and tasted like chewy chunks of chicken (clearly microwaved) in tasteless tomato soup … honestly … I was flabbergasted. I honestly would rather starve if this was the last place on earth

Came here for a different style of cuisine and having had Nepalese food a few years ago I wanted to try a different dish again. I ordered the Base Camp Curry from the waiters recommendation as I wanted a traditional dish with some spice. Ordered this alongside a Gurkha Naan (Garlic Naan with fresh Chillies). Other dishes that were ordered was Tori Macha and Shahi Paneer. All the dishes were really good, unique, flavorful and tasty. The Base Camp Curry was exactly what I wanted, not over spicy where I rushed or fought through my dish, but enough heat for me to enjoy a dish with a kick. The waiter was really friendly, approachable and knowledgeable in each dish which helped in making decisions in what to eat. The location, although on a side street makes it more interesting as to what's the restaurant going to offer. From my experience I would say definitely give it a go, you won't go wrong Dropped a star on the atmosphere as we weren't there whilst it was busy so couldn't give a full 5, but with the background music and service from the staff no complaints here 👌🏽

It might not look nice from the outside, but as they say don't judge the book by it's cover. It looks cozy inside and comfy. The staffs are really nice and hospitable. 5 thumbs up to the men who serves the food. I definitely recommend this restaurant.

Overall experience was one star because i have woken up the next morning, regretting my experience here. The starter was enjoyable but the main was rubbish. I ordered what was advertised as a spicy garlic lamb dish but what I got was what tasted like tinned tomatoes with very little flavour with a few pieces of lamb... Very disappointed with the lack of flavour. The waiting staff were very pleasant but the gentleman server was a hustler... After we made our orders, he continued to suggest more and more food to the person who I was with, gullible, she fell into his trap... Unfortunately , I was the person who was paying🙄 It was the way he targeted her, and turned his back to me while he did this. I wasn't impressed. The atmosphere was ok but the décor needed updating 20 years ago... Floral carpet isn't a thing anymore... The bill was just over £70 for two people, not worth it....

We had a big family take away from here and the food was amazing, will definitely be back.

What A Spot... Best Curry Around Here For Miles !!!

Visited this lovely restaurant for the first time last week. The welcome from the staff was amazing so friendly and warm. Our meals were gorgeous, I had Tandoori,my husband had a fish curry and we had rice and peshwari naan. Food and service could not be bettered. Highly recommended.

Amazing food, always! Best place for a curry in Barnstaple

Fantastic place to visit, staff and the food are fabulous

This was a random selection while looking for somewhere to eat in Barnstaple. Suffice to say we were'nt disappointed. Good food, good service and friendly host. Recommended and we will return on another visit to Barnstaple.

One of the best curry houses I've been to. Even on a Sunday night food and service was second to none. I would recommend their Base Camp and Everest dishes. Prices are extremely reasonable and everything was just great value.

My first time dining here and it won’t be my last . The staff were amazing and friendly . The food was absolutely amazing . From starter to main . There was no rush to have us out after eating . I’ve never been to such a friendly restaurant before . So many amazing dishes to try for my next visit

Quick service amazing food polite service was slightly crowded

Great little restaurant. Always friendly, food is of good quality consistently both in the restaurant and take away. Highly recommend

The food is full of flavour, the nan is probably the best I have had, the chicken chat puri was 10/10 and I now wish I lived closer so I could have it all the time! (Visiting family) the atmosphere and surroundings reminds me classic London brick lane curry house, comfort and friendly. The staff are fab too!

We've been to the Gurkha many times and it remains top of our list for any events and social gatherings amongst our group of friends. The staff are extremely friendly and kind, and made my 32nd birthday meal special. It's a small place but that adds to the character. You can still easily meet there with a large group if you book ahead. The food is always excellent and very flavourful. I highly recommend the Base Camp Curry if you like it a little hotter. Couldn't finish mine last night and had to take the rest home, couldn't bare to waste it! Will absolutely visit here again.

Amazing food and drink with a variety of authentic dishes, welcoming owners and a lovely atmosphere. Still one of the best restaurants around.

Wonderful food friendly people always enjoy my meal and atmosphere is great

Oh what can I say! Our second visit and the standard of service and food as good as the first visit. Such a lovely team of smiley, genteel Nepalese and the chef is second to non. Would definitely recommend and can’t thank them enough for treating Lee on his birthday with cake and music. Such a delight and surprise. Can’t wait to go back. Namaste to you all 🙏

Friendly staff ,very good take away

We ordered a takeaway from here. The service was very friendly and efficient. However, the food was only just average. Both curries were quite bland, they were also meant to be spicy however there was no spice at all. Very overpriced for the quality of food.

Just had the base camp curry, two tandoori chickens, saag aloo and Tara dahl - absolutely lovely - even included some free poppadoms (and a sneaky beer as it was a bit late) - will definitely come back when we down visiting again - thank you 👏👏👏👏

Food is always great, staff are friendly and knowledgeable, they take dietary requirements seriously. Booking is advisable as they are always busy even on a random Tuesday night!

Excellent food and friendly service, love this restaurant!

We only had a takeaway, but it was fantastic, best Indian food I've ever experienced. Very friendly staff (family run) I will certainly use them again when I'm in Devon.

Best Indian food in Barnstaple by far ! And they're so kind too

Great service and even better food! 👏

Lovely meal, very polite staff. Very, very busy.

Food and service were both great, we went two Fridays in a row whilst visiting the area! Definitely book as it was absolutely packed!

Great quality food, friendly staff and nice clean tables, chairs etc. Definitely worth a visit.

Good food, fast service- we were in a hurry and they were very accommodating.

First time using as a take away but the food was as good as when you sit in, probably the best Indian takeaway in have had

Yum! Got a takeout on the way back from surfing at Saunton. Super tasty. Very good and friendly attentive service. Very happy and will come again.

What an unexpected treat! As the cynical Londoners we are, we arrived to the restaurant extremely skeptical, but oh gosh how we changed our mind. The food is truly excellent, such a wide variety of Nepalese and Indian dishes all cooked to perfection. SO tasty! And the service is equally good. Cherry on the cake, it's also very reasonably priced. I don't often leave reviews, but to any other skeptical tourists around, I can't recommend it enough ;)

Wow food is just amazing. Really enjoyed the base camp curry.

Absolutely fantastic experience as always. Staff always go above and beyond and make you feel very welcome. Facilities always clean and the restaurant is always nicely lit and welcoming. The portion sizes are perfect, not too big and not too small. Food is always piping hot and tasty. Their Naan bread is the best I've ever had, but the main dishes are also phenomenal. Thank You to The Gurkha!

Fabulous meal ,good value and friendly staff. Will definitely visit again.

Very friendly service and delicious food.

Lovely service, so polite and friendly. I would definitely recommend it.

Super tasty and very friendly. Young guests, well attended and very original owners and service staff. Go!!

Great curry house, used frequently, great hosts and great curry!

We were on the way back from a day trip to Lundy and after a few days of good pub meals fancied something spicier. We like our curries, especially Nepalese. We didn't have high hopes of a curry in Barnstaple but how wrong we were. Food excellent. Spiced really well, with each dish having it's own character and flavour. Highly recommend.

The best curry spot I've ever been to, highly recommend it.

Great food great service. Have eaten here many times

We are well travelled across India and Nepal and this restaurant is very authentic with tasty food. Friendly staff and very reasonably priced. Highly recommend

Definitely better than fish and chips, probably

We've only been a couple of times, but it's got a good reputation and we can see why

Had myself a Madras hot and spicy went down well 👍 my son had korma wife a bhuna. Nice meals all round. I recommend to anyone who likes Indian food 👍

Fantastic food and such lovely staff! We always come back for more. Thank you ☺️

The best Indian I ever had, great food, amazing service! Highly recommend

Great food, such a busy and popular restaurant.

Excellent food. Probably my new favourite. Expensive.

Very friendly and welcoming, great service Delicious food, highly recommended.

Absolutely amazing fantastic meal last minute booking mushroom rice was the best ever. Staff are really lovely. Will definitely be back.

My wife and I hadn't had Nepalese food before but we're glad we tried it. We really enjoyed this restaurant. They were friendly and hospitable and the food was amazing.

Has improved since my last visit

Very good food and an excellent and friendly service.

Amazing service and LOVELY food! We got one hot and one medium to share Nd not be overwhelmed, but neither were very hot. All was totally delicious though!

We had dinner as a family. Very friendly treatment. Very good dishes and very good service.

Lovely friendly staff, so welcoming! The food is incredible. The best curry myself and my husband have ever had. We have been going here for the last 3 years or so and we wouldn’t go anywhere else.

One of those tucked away places that you wish you knew about earlier. The menu is kind of Indian cuisine with added specialties, which means that there will be something for everyone (if they like Indian type food). The food was well cooked and good portions. The Nepalese style beer I had was very pleasant and accompanied the meal well. I will happily return.

Absolutely fantastic. Found it by chance and thank god we did. Food was brilliant. Service amazing. If your in the area eat here..... you won't be disappointed. . Only downside its hidden down side street and doesn't look the best but looks are deceiving. Inside clean tidy and greeting.

Had a great evening here, the Gurkha is an unfussy restaurant with some of the best tasting food you could wish for, the friendly staff give you plenty of time to choose your dishes and then leave you to enjoy your meal whilst always being on hand for your drinks orders. This was my first time at the Gurkha, I'm looking forward to many tasty returns, thankyou guys 👍.

Most incredibly delicious food.. Wonderful and positive people! Real tradition Indian and Nepalese food like nowhere else here! :D so happy i found this place! I will definitely be returning! Aum namah shivayah! Bom bholenath mahadeva ke jai! Shambhunath swayambhu nilakunta! 🕉️🙏🏼💗🔱

Good range of dishes with Nepal speciality dishes included, can be busy so good to book at weekend. Great friendly family service.

Lovely food and friendly service. Fur of us eat and we all raved about our choices, have to say their breads are superb. Staff all really friendly and welcoming.

This is probably best in barny, very tasty. I will be back

I love this place, totally authentic with delicious food

Had a takeaway lamb balti. Really disappointing, lacked depth and flavour.