Gurkhas Nepalese & Indian Restaurant, Penicuik in Midlothian

Tasty cooking, good quantity of food, high quality of services and pleasant staff. I recommend this place to eat.

Excellent food, freshly prepared, good value and atmosphere and great service.

food wasn't the best, had a noodle in my curry so went straight into the bin. won't order again, delivery came early, the woman was early and if I had disabilities the way she rung the buzzer is ridiculous, didn't even give it a few seconds before ringing repeatedly!

"Reminded me of the taste back in my country."woooow the momos😋😋😋

Dreadful, 6 miniscule supposed king prawns floating in a bland watery supposed madras and an undercooked naan despite having to wait nearly two hours for it arriving, all for the princely sum of 16 quid, ridiculous. Avoid avoid, avoid.

Ghurkas Was our go to takeaway but last few have been very watery and we had a few problems with delivery and service

My boyfriend and I tried this restaurant after our Airbnb host recommended it to us, and we had an AMAZING experience here. The owner greeted us with a smile and treated us like royalty…we felt right at home and very comfortable after a long day of exploring Edinburgh. 😊 The food was also superb; we have tried many Indian and Nepalese restaurants in the UK and in Canada, and Ghurkas was by far the best we have ever tasted. The poppadoms, curries, and dips were delicious. After our meal, we were brought warm towelettes for our hands and squares of After Eight chocolate! What a treat. Everyone should try Ghurkas!

Food is top tier and staff very friendly

Food was good when it arrived but the poppadoms were burnt and the chicken pakora was cold.

food was late by 1 hr and missing spiced onions. chicken pakora was cold. though after waiting 2 hrs it was pointless to call back a 2nd time.

Love the food from here good for a takeaway first time eating in restaurant top notch

I have enjoyed eating here with family and friends. I have benifited from tasty takeaways and am always pleased with the quality and service.

Excellent meal tonight, all the dishes were flavoursome. Recommend the Chicken Bamboo chilli garlic and cauliflower korma.

Excellent service and delicious food

1 hour and 45 min wait for a single course and sides from a restaurant 15mins away

Flavourless food tasted like it had been pre made, frozen, defrosted, and then sold. I won't order from here again. I've said that before and went back, but this time I mean what I say. I would advise others not to buy from here! What a shame that I need to leave such a review. My town deserves better quality for the prices we are being charged. We deserve better.

2 hours and 35 minutes and still no food. Requested a refund which I will have to take up with just eat. I had to call twice. I left a note with instructions about how to find my address (which is on a the main road into Penicuik) but was told they’d been trying to contact me and couldn’t get through. Was given excuse about car crash, last time I had to chase up my order as well which was pushing 2 hours when it arrived…incorrect and missing an item. Disastrous place.

Abit disappointed, looked great but tasteless which was a shame cause I was really looking forward to it!!

Excellent food, ready right on time. Will be ordering in the future!

Bit of a hiccup tonight. Staff very apologetic, friendly and keen to rectify. I don’t eat chicken but if you do, you won’t be disappointed by how much chicken is in the curries! Still, easily, the best Indian takeaway in the area

Fantastic food, really tasty, lots of fresh veg and herbs. The Newari Choila starter was excellent. Excellent service as well.

Food was honestly 10/10 tonight, delicious butter chicken + veggie biryani. The chips were also class. The order missed my can of irn bru sadly which I was looking forward to but I did get refunded via the app.

Very tasty and very friendly. We felt very comfortable when we were here in April 2023. Greetings from Germany.

Great food, fair prices, delivered hot and on time

Thought we didn’t have the children’s korma and rice but just found the korma

The food here is so good. The curry was totally spot on this evening. The pakora was a massive hit with my son also. Honestly no complaints with quality or taste ever. Always seems to be 5/10 minutes later on delivery than it originally states. This can be annoying it well worth the wait.

Ordered at 6.30 and didn’t arrive till 7.55!

Food was lovely, shame delivery took so long

Having had several takeaways from here I cannot recommend highly enough. Always super tasty, especially the lamb dishes. Friendly service and quick collection. Better than any curry we found in Edinburgh before moving to Penicuik

Food was only slightly later than estimated time but driver was friendly. Food arrived hot and was extremely tasty.

Perfect, fantastic Nepali food served with a smile

Veg Pakora were fantastic and the lamb in the Madras was melt in your mouth, hot but not too hot. All round delicious.

Amazing food! Piping hot and delicious. We will definitely be back.

Hidden gem, providing inexpensive, delicious and unusual curries - their traditional Nepalese food is absolutely fantastic (Himalayan dumplings and Timuri Lamb are superb, and I'd never had them before), as are theri curry-shop standards. Highly recommend - Penicuik is very lucky to have this restaurant!

Utter rubbish, don’t waste your money on this place!

I had a fantastic meal at this lovely restaurant with my sister and husband. All our dishes were so tasteful. The service was surgery and the place is lovely and clean. Will defnitly visit again. ☘️

After bouldering, 3 of us decided to go for a meal here. We arrived close to 9:30 pm (almost closing time), so we were going to order take away. Staff were incredibly friendly and invited us to sit in. The service was impeccable, the food was divine and we had a lovely time over there. The food is very reasonably priced and the portions are generous. 10/10, will return for sure!

First time we’ve tried this restaurant. Blown away with the food. Husband is a chef and he couldn’t fault ANY of it! Will definitely be ordering from here again 😁

I’ve ordered several takeaways from Gurkhas. All of them have been delivered promptly and been very nice.

The food was really tasty and it came still very hot 👍 best I've had in a long time. Definitely recommend 👌

Really nice restaurant, good food and great service.

We had our first sit in meal and both off us agreed it was the best quality meal we've had. Beautifully spiced and fresh 100% recommended

Extremely tasty and all enjoyed ten stars ⭐️

Brilliant food, expertly cooked with passion by a motivated and focussed kitchen team. Great banter. Fill yer boots.

Had to write a review of this amazing restaurant. Got two takeaways about a week apart during our stay in Edinburgh. Both absolutely outstanding quality. Everything from the soft perfectly cooked nan bread to the fluffy delicious pilau rice and superb curries was mouth wateringly tasty. All dishes were piping hot and well packed. Good sized portions too and the prices are very reasonable. Service was prompt and most courteous. What more could you want. Highly recommended !!! Thank you to all at Gurkhas Penicuik for the lovely meals. We will certainly be returning on our next visit to Edinburgh.

curries were outstanding was a bit late but restaurant were helpful!

All the staff are very friendly and the food was too delicious. Unique taste of nepalese and indian food . Will definitely visit next time.

The food is absolutely delicious. I recommend the meat platter in the starters for non vegetarians. It's amazing. The staff is great and friendly. Lovely place. Will come back.

The most delicious Nepalese food in the whole England… it’s mouth watering. Must visit !!

Been ordering same thing from here the Ghurka buttermilk chicken never had a curry nicer always on time or early minus today change of accounts I usually order on never been disappointed also plenty of food and chicken is always so flavourful n the curry itself is amazing always piping hot as well :)))

Ordered crispy naans, got crispy naans. Fantastic curry as always & fast delivery. Best in the cuik!

This is about the third time I’ve ordered from Gurkhas and while it’s usually on time, today the food was 20 mins later than the end of the adjusted timeframe. I understand that small businesses can be hard put to it in unexpected busy periods, but for the price it costs to be that late and have the food arrive only lukewarm isn’t great. I don’t much like having to wait well over the time I’m promised and then have to spend time reheating the food when it arrives. A real shame as the staff are all nice and the food is good, but food delivery lives and dies on getting it to you hot and on time.

Called restaurant three times and they kept saying they’d check where the drive was. Eventually arrived 30 mins late. Won’t be ordering from here again.

Food not much flavour and very chewy. Perhaps it needed cooking a bit longer.

Excellent. Lovely food and service

Outstanding takeaway tonight, delicious, piping hot, on time, extra request (make the biryani mild) was followed, what more can you ask for.

Food was very late. Jalfrezi curry tasted more like a stew and was cold.

The food was ok, good value for money. The staff were courteous and friendly but the service was unacceptably slow. Takeaway orders take precedence over table service.

Food was piping hot and delicious.

Tasty meal, nicely spiced and very fresh.

Ordered a vegetable biryani and recieved lamb. Found out the hard way mid bite.

Lovely, authentic tasting Nepalese Indian food. Chicken cooked to perfection!

One of the best curry’s iv had excellent service friendly staff will definitely be back

This was the first time I’ve used Gurkhas, delivery was late, food was luke warm, doubt if I’ll use them again.

Very late delivery with the reason being delivery car breakdown. Could walk delivery to house in 15 mins. Next time, if we order again, we'll collect!!

Waited over an hour and a half for food and ended up cancelling. Shocking service

Absolutely amazing meal. Nothing was too much trouble and as a party of six we wanted to try a few starters so they made two platters to share. It's just a pity we were only there for the weekend. Will definitely return next year.

Delicious as always, wouldn’t order an Indian/Nepalese from anywhere else!

Though the entrance is somewhat hidden, the restaurant is very nice and cozy. The patron offers help wherever he can and is super friendly. The food is excellent and very affordable. Recommended!👍

First time using this restaurant and will definitely be back, all the food was brilliant and the service when we collected was very friendly. Have already recommended to others.

It was cold and lamb korma was like soup

That was one of the best take away's I have ever had.

Great food, wereally enjoyed some finely prepared chicken and paneer curries.

My wife, my son and I visited just a few days ago. We had previously ordered for home delivery, but this was the first visit to the restaurant. Food and service is excellent! I had a king prawn starter (prawns were still in their shells), and the prawns were butterflied - they were accompanied by what I think was a raita and a little salad - also some sauce intertwined in red and green. Lovely! My main course was Chicken Pokhreli - absolutely outstanding! I also had steamed rice and garlic & coriander naan breads. The Pokhreli is an authentic Nepalese dish and it actually has nettles in it, but please do not be put off with that! Just wanted to say that my family and I were treated so well by the fantastic staff - we even had a quick chat with the chef! Will definitely return!!

Excellent meal available for collection dead on time. Will return.

The best culinary experience we had during our trip is Scotland. This is a must-go restaurant if you are visiting Edinburgh : tasty meals (all of them!!), large portions and so gentle staff! We went there two days in a row for dinner and everything was perfect!!

Best curry in Midlothian!! 🌟🌟If you don’t try this restaurant you’re missing out. Amazing food and amazing friendly staff. Food so fresh and the best king prawns I’ve ever had. Give it a try you definitely won’t be disappointed.

Really tasty. Highly recommend.

Unfortunately, both curries were not up to the usual standard. There was very little if any spice in either.

Ghurkas have never let me down, it’s the only Indian /Nepalese takeaway for me.

very good restaurant, cuisine that changes, friendly staff.

very friendly and calm, the food was great (a little spicy) and the service was very welcoming and kind. I thank you for this good time!

Find was delicious will definitely go back

Delicious as always, unfortunately I ordered Lamb and got chicken, had dished up before I realised

Delivery arrived after 1.5 hrs unsurprisingly cold. One of the dishes was wrong and my curry had 8 small pieces of chicken in it. Called to complain about the wrong dish and was told they would resend the whole order again. Did not want to wait another 1.5 hrs so said I would collect. Order then cooked in 10 mins. Got home and dish was still wrong. At least I got double the amount of chicken in the end. Poor show though.

Great value for money. Would order again

Food made from scratch - so tasty! Very friendly staff

The meal was fantastic will definitely order again and will recommend to others.

Great food, great staff not one to miss if in penicuik.

By far the best in Midlothian and Edinburgh food outstanding I'd have given this 7 🌟 if it was possible so clean so great a taste and outstanding staff WOW 👌

Very disappointed with our delivery. Our 2 curries (£8.95 each) Only 4 pieces of chicken in each main meal and the rest sauce and the sauce was so bland. Overly salted chips and popadoms smashed to bits. Decent rice though. An expensive failure I’m afraid

Excellent testing takeaway. Chose to collect and didn't have to wait excessively long. Great customer service.

Best place in Penicuik for food

Very tasty food experience, we came on our first night to Penicuik. We had 4 types of food, and thought it was really very tasty with generous serving sizes and awesome flavour.

Food was lovely, very tasty and fresh and still hot on arrival. It was however late, taking a total of 1.5 hours to get here and likely would have taken longer had I not phoned to chase it up. We're likely to order again but hopefully delivery isn't late next time!

Food is getting worse unfortunately, I'm sorry to say that I'll not be ordering again.

We all had a lovely meal at The Gurkha (including the fussy eaters!) I had the saag aloo which was the best I’ve ever had. We’re definitely coming back soon.

The service was excellent and food presentation was great. Our only issue was the 2 dishes we had were exceptionally sweet. That I guess is down to individual tastes to a point but for both to be as sweet wasn't my preference in currys. This would have been a 5 star otherwise.

Second time ordering and loved it as much as I did the first time! Food is full of flavour and is absolutely delicious! Can’t wait to try another dish next week!

Lovely meals, we chose Indian food that was on the menu which was delicious. The Naan bread was probably the nicest I've had; very light and a perfect accompaniment to the cutty. Place was surprisingly quiet, although we're a bit early in the evening, service was excellent and the restaurant was very pleasant.