The Gurkha in Mid Sussex

We stayed at this hotel/restaurant because of my love of Nepalese food. The hotel was comfortable and the staff members charming. The restaurant is always packed - and for good reson- because the food is excellent. Each dish is authentic, beautifully prepared with carefully balanced frageant spices- really fantastic!

Have not been here for a while, but a mate and I thought we would visit to see if it was as good as our memories had been telling us. We booked, which I would advise others to do, as it gets busy. The friendly greeting which continued with the service all night was delightful. I asked if could do me a dish that is no longer on the menu, a material lamb dish. No problem of course we can was the reply. The food came out quickly and boy did it live up to our memories no not at all it totally surpassed them. The table of four to our right were full of praise for both the quality of the food and the friendly efficient service. Despite a large table of 20 in the restaurant the service continued to be five star all evening.

The service was brilliant. All staff were so professional and friendly. The food was beautiful and great value for money. We would definitely come back to East Grinstead just to eat here.

First time visiting the Gurkha restaurant. Amazing service, fantastic food and lovely atmosphere. Never tried their food, however I was recommended by the staff that Railway lamb was very popular. It did not disappoint. A lovely place, with a welcoming team. Thank you ☺️

One of the best Indian meals I’ve had! The menu includes several delicious Nepalese dishes and the quality is excellent. All the staff are friendly and helpful and the atmosphere is great. The mocha potato dish makes an amazing alternative to rice!

Great food and service, great to have the option of pizza for the children. Defintely recommend the Railway curry, very tasty

Delivery of £100 worth of food and selected the house special with several sides and 3 other mains. The special tasted like a tin of tomato soup had been used for the sour tasting sauce and was seperated from the king prawns which were cold. The balti and garlic chicken was failry pleasant though. The most annoying part was the bahjis, aubergine, sag & mushroom all had the same sauce and flavour mixed in, which was similar to the sauce used for the special main..! When placed on a plate all you have is a pool of sauce with some veg and meat swimming around without different flavours. Don't know what your preference is, but I like to have different authentic tastes of each vegtable, not drowned in a poor tomato based sauce. We were also missing a special rice, but couldn't be bothered to call back. What I fail to understand is how other reviews are so complimentary and the food images are miles apart from what we recieved, unless we were just incredibly unlucky?

Really lovely place to eat. Great food lovely kind child friendly staff, nice ambience, lovely decor spotlessly clean. Nice to have the choice of lovely pizzas to curry's. Nothing too much trouble. Lots of beers and ciders. Price of a 9 inch pizza 10 pound. Salad 2.50 nan bread 4.50 magnets bottle 6 pounds. Everything freshly cooked to perfection. There was 15 of us for a 50th birthday all the orders were correct lovely and hot. Was allowed to bring our cake and sing happy birthday and eat it there. Really recommend it.

Amazing food will definitely be back and reccomend to everyone! The staff and ambiance are brilliant.

Excellent food! We went as a group of 14 and there was plenty of room for us. The staff were patient and polite. The service was fine. I would say the food is the highlight. I would definitely recommend the goat cur.... full of flavor. The drinks options were a little limited. But still had some good beer on draught, shame the IPA wasn't available. I would definitely recommend going here. Tasty food, great value and nice staff. Thank you very much!

Hands down the best Indian/Nepalese food I've ever come across 😋 especially considering the price. Just over £50 for 3 courses, coffee and drinks for 2 people is incredible value for money! The chilli squid and garlic duck were divine, so full of flavour. The only slight negative was the attitude of the person who took the order initially. Wasn't rude per se but just abrupt. Asked to try kingfisher before ordering, was told it's the same as cobra, Indian beer. Wasn't sure what to pick out of three dishes, they're all different types. How hard is it to make a recommendation?? Still hasn't stopped me from wanting to go back as the food was like nothing else and other staff were efficient and pleasant.

Best Indian food ever, so fresh and flavoursome, was absolutely delicious, wish we had as nice a Indian on our doorstep

Excellent evening with brilliant service and tasty fresh food, we have done all the Indian restaurants around the district but this has become our No 1…will definitely return with friends and family.

Amazing food, the best meal I have had out in a very long time! Friendly staff too. Will definitely be returning!

No great, not the best service and definitely not the nicest food. The Nepali dish was the same as a dansak, extra sugar her and chilli. Both countries try’s had just frozen veg in which is crap! I don’t recommend in any way

We only ordered takeaway from here before which has always been consistently good so we were excited to try it in person. The service was attentive, friendly and very efficient. The beer and food was utterly delicious.

Four of us plus King Charles had an amazing evening. Great food, staff friendly. Will definitely visit again.

This restaurant used to be in much smaller premises in East Grinstead. They were so busy that they had to move to bigger premises in Felbridge but the same good food and service moved with them. Five of us were there for Sunday lunch, two carnivores, two veggies and a vegan and we all found something tasty on the menu. Service is attentive without being intrusive, food is carefully cooked and presented and the final bill was perfectly acceptable. What more could anyone want?

Dined here whilst staying overnight near Gatwick. Nice meal, friendly staff but not the best Nepalese I’ve had and definitely the most expensive but that might be because of its location. But, it was very popular for a Wednesday evening. Goat on the bone £13, Gorkhali Chicken £12. Rice portion was quite small too.

Delicious food and amazing service. I thought I’d try something new and had the Hariyali Chicken Curry and it was so tasty - the best curry I’ve had in years. The curry was flavourful and not too heavy, I ate the whole thing where as I’d usually leave some. The sides, bread and currys my companions had were delicious too. The service was great, the staff were friendly and couldn’t do enough for us - even giving us a free drink at the end. Couldn’t recommend more, I wish I lived locally so I could come back again and again!

Coming to this restaurant for the first time I was really impressed with the food and the excellent service. Definitely come here again! Chicken Moma was amazing starters !!!

We stopped off at the Gurkha to take advantage of the lunchtime offer which is great value. We were really impressed by the quality of the food, having chosen from the Nepalese part of the menu. We highly recommend this restaurant and will be returning again to enjoy this food with other friends. the service from Rajesh was excellent and attentive. The items we had were as follows: SHEEK KEBAB 9/10 CHICKEN / LAMB MOMO 8/10 MANGO CURRY (flavoured mild and creamy curry with Chicken) 9/10 TAWA LAMB 10/10 OKRA side dish 9/10 KEEMA NAAN 10/10 Coffee was good too!

We have been long time customers of The Gurkha and have never been disappointed. The food is incredible and all the flavours are amazing. The staff are very friendly too

First visit to The Gurkha since before Covid. I didn't regret going back at all. The service was excellent and the food was superb. I had the King Prawn Puri to start and it was fabulous. To follow I had the Himalayan Lamb. The spice seasoning on both dishes was perfect. You could taste the individual flavours of the spices in each dish. Anyone who is wavering about going here to eat, just do it. You'll get a warm, friendly greeting from the team and an experience you may not have had in other Nepalese/Indian restaurants.

Hello everyone and to all staff@ Trip. I had a dinner meal with family here a very long time ago. This website has requested me to finish my draft review so I am doing the same. I remember this joint on the side a main...

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Arrived at a premier Inn just done the road. We were visiting for a family wedding and the restaurant there wouldn't entertain 13 of us. Walked up the road to The Gurkha beautiful food and friendly helpful staff nothing too much trouble. Please visit if...

What can we say an amazing meal booked at last minute for a table of 13 people was well accommodated service was impeccable and the food was by far the best meal I’ve had in a very long time absolutely gorgeous food would highly recommend

Simple parking outside the front and easy to find. All the staff were so attentive and welcoming. Fast service once arrived and seated. Wonderful decor inside restaurant. We had incredible starters and mains - super tasty which was presented beautifully. One of the best meals...

Curry dishes are very good. it is a spacious and very comfortable restaurant. We love it and definitely go back again soon.

My husband and I had lunch today at the Gurkha Woodcock Inn and would say it’s the best meal out we have had for quite sometime. As we walked in we were very impressed with the appearance and it felt very clean. We had the...

I hope to return when this restaurant has upgraded the kind of cooking oil they use to sunflower oil or maybe rapeseed oil. For now I will be sticking to Tarana.

Best food I've had in a long time, fresh flavours and amazing service... Can honestly say the best curry I've ever tasted, highly recommended.

Service very good , chicken tikka biriyani very nice , gets very busy and vibrant , I Found it’s gets very warm in restaurant eating area so I took off my jumper as got so hot . We all had a great meal and would...

My friends had a nice meal and it smelt and looked lovely but the restaurant uses soya bean oil so I just had a drink and a naan, the naan was nice. Hopefully they will use better / healthier / more sustainable oil in future,...

Food was very tasty and the staff very friendly. The naan was so nice I ate half of it before starting my curry. I'll definitely try Nepalese again in future.

We had an excellent evening on this, our first visit. The food was mouth watering, a wide choice of menu. Our waiter, Derek was very attentive and helpful with the menu choices. The decor was smart and stylish, and not forgetting the very clean toilets....

First time in a Nepalese restaurant and a very good experience. Friendly, attentive staff and a new twist on Indian style meals. Try the Hariyali curry - don't be put off by the green colour (due to the mint) - it was delicious.

We visited this restaurant on a visit to Sussex The surroundings were very pleasant, the staff very friendly and welcoming. We have not eaten Nepalese food before. We found the dishes very tasty and generous. We would definitely return

Spot on with collection time. Food piping hot when we arrived home with our collection. Great quality of varied dishes.

Absolutely gorgeous,very,very pleased It was our first delivery from Gurkha E Grinstead and it arrived on time and very hot So tasty really enjoyed thank you

Very poor takeaway unfortunately, and not the first poor one we’ve had from here. Arrived late and very cold. When I phoned I was challenged by a rude man who effectively told me I was lying. I was offered 10% off my next order. Unfortunately there won’t be a next order.

Brilliant all round. Thanks you

Great food and really fast delivery

Great food well packed , dropped off at the door

Excellent food? Delivery so can’t rate the restaurant!

Delicious curry I’ve ever tasted!

A wide selection on the menu means that every visit is new to the taste buds, but the service is always perfect. Love The Gurkha.

After giving precise delivery instructions on how to locate our door my partner had to run after delivery man before he drove off without delivering our meal, as he was knocking on neighbours door even though it is signed saying 118a @ rear! He was quite rude to her also made her feel as if it was our fault he couldn’t find the address! Strange cause we’ve had 2 previous takeaways without problems!

Food was excellent, Very fresh and flavoursome

We ordered a takeaway at 18.13 after nine phone calls and excuse after excuse including the driver having an accident the food was delivered at 21.00 stone cold. Restaurant staff not interested and took it as a bit of a joke! Would get better service...

Really delicious spread. Cant fault it. Thanks!

thay have recently open-end a decking area with is veryame but no cutlery nice the problem is thay don't come out to serve you I waited 45 mins for them to come out to serve me with only a few customers inside I phoned from...

Excellent food as always - thank you

Excellent food as always - thank you

Food was absolutely sensational. First time trying Nepalese and I couldn’t fault a single dish. Totally Delicious and would recommend to anyone!

Couldn’t be happier we have never had a disappointing meal from here take away or eating in!

Good Food and nice curry with tender chicken .We ordered take away "delivery" which arrived on time we ordered a couple of dishes only available to them Gurkhali Aloo and very tasty, my Dansak was not better or worse than usual local worth a try...

Had a takeaway for four this evening, which was delivered in the allotted time. The food was excellent!

The food was SO GOOD! I can't wait until next time we have guests for a good excuse to break the diet!! I had a chicken Rogan Josh which was great, such a nice flavour and perfect amount of sauce. Others had chicken tikka masala, which I tried a bit of and loved. The side orders were lovely too. I'll definitely be ordering from here again.

ordered takeaway from here and everything was lovely, however pilau rice tasted mouldy and almost like grass? not sure if this was a chefs day off, but for a Saturday night i would’ve expected better

Food well presented and hot. Very tasty and enjoyable meal.

Amazing food will definitely be ordering again

Ordered for ASAP took 2hrs. Food is nice but take a LONG time to come

Still not arrived, currently 15 minutes late

As always - amazing food, consistently amazing. As always - random timing. 2 hours late in the past, immediate calls giving a different time from the one quoted often, and - today - a 7.30 original time was delivered at 6.50. Lucky we were home.

Always recommend they won't let you down

Fantastic food and service! Best curry around! I can’t wait to visit the restaurant once they are allowed to reopen

First time we've bad delivery rather than eat in and it's just as fantastic. Simply the best Indian around.

At risk of seeming like a fawning review! This was the first order upon recommendation. Suitably impressed. Thanks, Bignall family will be back.

the service and food from this restaurant is always first class.

All good, food hot and delicious

Delivery service was prompt & food was delicious. I would definitely recommend !

Our new favourite place. We're vegetarian and don't like spicey food so usually stayed away from Indian style food. But the options here are fantastic for us. Loads of choice. And top quality food. The junglee bhaji is our favourite, they're amazing. Can't wait until next month when the Mrs says yes to another take away.

Called the restaurant man was incredibly rude. Food was over we over 2 hours ago and when I asked for an update (for the third time) I was told it would be at least 15 minutes again. All that was ordered was two chicken tikka and a naan. Hardly a difficult order. When I asked for a refund restaurant were rude and said you’ll have to ask just east. They haven’t cancelled the ordered despite the fact it was supposed to be here an hour ago so I’m unable to get my money back. Furious and will NEVER order again.

Ordered food over two hours ago still hasn’t arrived. Phone doesn’t even ring when calling restaurant. Looking for a refund.

Tikka masala sauce is excellent thank you

The food and service from the Gurkha never disappoints.

Chunks of lamb and chicken in separate curries were very chewy and fatty

Food was late, but the driver apologized & we didn’t have a problem with it. We totally understand how busy everyone is at the moment in these crazy times. #covid19

Excellent food , delivered very quickly and hot when arrived- perfect experience

We chose to try out the Gurkha based on other feedback and we were not at all disappointed. Food was fabulous and the waiting staff were attentive and friendly. The atmosphere was that of a typical busy restaurant which was a good sign when we...

Food was fine as usual but late

Can't get enough! Super tasty!!

Been coming to Gurkha for many years ,normally come on Saturday evening after horse racing at Lingfield.The food has always been excellent and the service very good ,considering it Is normally busy on Saturday evenings .Had the Lamb madras this time, very well cooked and...

Went there for there midweek banquet meal.. Only issue is they should make it 1.50 more per head and include a extra side or nan.. Not enough to have a propper fill up.. Left wanting more and that's never good when having a curry.. Apart...

I think we all had nepolese dishes. All cooked from fresh and had a different flavour to a standard curry. Staff were attentive and the atmosphere was good

Ordered a chicken tikka masala and I counted 6 pieces of chicken which were small cubes how ever the container it came in was full to the top with sauce.. I’m ordered lamb tikka for starters again 4 small pieces that were extremely salty... safe to say I was very disappointed and I feel I’ve just totally wasted 25 pound

Amazing curry! Best in East Grinstead and always turns up hot! Just wish it would be delivered quicker but worth the wait !!

Ate here again recently on a Wednesday evening. Great welcome from the staff, always friendly, helpful and efficient. Started with the chilli momo and a chicken momo, followed by a railway curry and a king prawn jalfrazi with pilau rice and a plain nan. Everything...

It's easy straightforward and delicious. I didn't have to wait add long as I thought

Fabulous food with a great menu selection. Consistently excellent quality of dishes that a tasty. So good its difficult to choose just one pr two menu items. Eaten in, as well as had takeaway. Every time great food. Polite, attentive, professional staff. A definite favourite...

Awesome meal and some free pappadoms! THANK YOU! :)

The food was cold. The flavour was good but it came so cold. The naan bread had no colour and was very doughy.

Delicious as ever. My favourite takeaway

as usual great grub. got extra for dinner the next day. even better. yum yum

Love the food from here, kids first time having this takeaway and all polished their plates off (having fussy children isn't fun) their special fried rice is awesome.

Food was all very meh and took over an hour and half to arrive. Had better service from here before but not today...

Some of the order was missing. Late delivery.

The Gurkha takeaway food is amazing quality. I hope it never changes.