The Gurkha Palace & The Chequers Inn in South Oxfordshire

We had an impromptu visit and were so glad we did. The food was delicious and the staff were so lovely. If we are in the area again we’ll be back!

The owners are so friendly, it’s like when you go visit your cousins. Very welcoming and the food was top notch. Will definitely go again.

We were on a weekend break for a graduation and visited the Gurkha Palace restaurant which we found through a web search and booked a table. I come from an area South Shields where a lot of Indians settled because of the shipping heritage. Subsequently there are dozens of Indian restaurants located all over the area mainly on Ocean Road where there are dozens to choose from so Indian food is in our DNA. We had a drink in the local pub “The Chequers” with whom this restaurant shares a premises with. The staff and the locals were great and very friendly. It is a real local pub with a warm and friendly atmosphere. We were given a warm welcome and taken to our seats by a member of staff from the Gurkha Palace Restaurant and given a menu. The place had a lovely comfortable feeling and was full of friendly people celebrating birthdays and people just having a good time. I have eaten Indian meals all over the world and The Gurkha Palace Restaurant ranks as one of the finest I have eaten in. The food is some of the best I have eaten and at a reasonable price. We ordered a variety of dishes, far more than we could eat, and everyone was cooked to perfection by their expert chefs. The staff and management are pleasure to speak to and super-efficient. The whole experience was so nice my wife insists that we make the 700-mile round trip again, just to eat in this establishment. Thank you to the owner, the chefs and all staff in the Gurkha Palace and bar for making it a great night.

Amazing food, the hosts were so welcoming! I'm going back again for sure

Our first visit to the Gurkha Palace last weekend and a great surprise to be greeted by our host Kahita whom we had not seen for over 3 years as customers of the Yeti in Cowley Road. Nothing changes with deserved 5 star reviews for delicious food and first class service - a truly great evening. Looking forward to returning in the near future!!

Great service prompt and great knowledge of their quezine.😎

A great place for dinner. Food was really great as was the service.

Me and my partner stayed at a star gazing dome in a campsite nearby and heard about this place when booking our stay. The food was so good! So tasty, the staff were so lovely, gave my partner some chocolates and a beer on the house, such a kind touch! Would definitely recommend to everyone, portions are a great size, my partner is a chef himself and has been very impressed by the food! We will definitely be back if we are in the area! Thank you again!

Wonderful Indian and Nepalese food served in a good atmosphere by a lovely family: homely, authentic and tasty

The food is top notch, you cannot fault it. B U T ……. The waiter served us, several times, in a Puffa Jacket, in early September, was not cold at all ‼️ The Waitress, as lovely and bubbly and funny as she was, served us wearing Crocs, and grubby ones at that ! Also, there was a considerable amount of waiting time so Onion Bhaji’s were served, FOC but that’s not the point.

I went from germany to Oxford this august because I was born there. Because It was may last day in Oxford, I wanted to dinner somewhere and found this indian restaurant. The food was excellent and the staff was very friendly!!! Although, Oxford is very expensive, the food there ain't that expensive and was amazing. A perfect and cozy restaurant!

Amazing place, AMAZING food, very friendly, will deffo return

Amazing food and wonderful service - 10/10 would highly recommend!

The best chicken and lamb biryani I have ever tasted, it needs to be tasted to believe. It's a fine quality to be able to create such flavour ...

By far the best Curry house in Oxford. Used the Gurkha Palace numerous times over the past few years to eat in and take away and nothing else in the area comes close. Great value too with fantastic customer service without the long wait you get from all the others!... Also you can grab yourself a drink from the bar if you fancy it....

We have eaten here twice in one long weekend and the food was just great! The atmosphere was friendly and welcoming. Highly recommended.

We're on holiday at a local campsite. Drove past & came back for a drink. Pleased we did, booked a table & came back for food. Food was very flavoursome, best curry I have had in a long time. Owner's very friendly & helpful when ordering food. I really can't recommend this place enough. Wish they would open a place in the north-east.

Visited the Gurkha Palace while visiting a concert at Blenhiem Palace. The food was amazing and very reasonably priced. The owners were very nice also, took the time to come over and say hello. A lovely chilled experience - 5 Stars 🌟

Excellent service and very welcoming

Delicious meal, great atmosphere, would definitely recommend you try it if you are in the area.

Excellent meal and staff. We thoroughly enjoyed the lamb korma and aloo ghobi. The naan was light and delicious, as was the vegetarian fried rice. Waiting staff were friendly and welcoming

Great food. We needed dairy free food and they catered brilliantly for us. Delicious, would recommend.

The onion bhaji (starter) were gooooorrrgeous - a really light and crispy batter. Followed by a king prawn korma with a peshwari for my mains and this creamy coconutty combination hit the spot for me

Woah - we are so delighted we came to Horspath for a break, what amazing hospitality we happened upon here - friendly and funny staff, happy to share their experiences, but not just this, the most tender lamb I’ve had in a curry ever. Everything was perfectly fragrant. Not to be missed, and we would book to stay in the village again on the basis this restaurant exists 😁

Absolutely beautiful food. Everything we had (lamb korma and lamb karahi, cheese & garlic and Peshawari naans) was super fresh, fragrant and full of flavour. The owner came and chatted with us for a while before we ordered. She was super friendly and helped make the whole meal feel special.

My girlfriend and I decided to try Indian food together. We found this Restaurant and walked in, excited to taste the flavors. The smell of spices made us hungry. Every bite of our meal was delicious, like a trip to Nepal and India. The staff were really nice, making our date night special. Highly recommend

Our first visit here. Outside of the city with easy parking and a welcome greeting from one of the owners. The food was excellent, fresh, well spiced and flavoursome. Good sized portions and a friendly atmosphere. Will definitely be coming back to try some of the other Nepalese specialties.

Always good food. Great choice.

Great food and excellent service. We walked in to a very warm welcome welcome & despite arriving early for our booking we were kindly accommodated. The quality of the food was exceptional and we highly recommend a visit.

Great value for money, great tasting food, excellent customer service, extremely welcoming would recommend from lincoln fans

After a long time ago first seeing this advertised we decided we'd give it ago. We weren't disappointed! The popdoms were crisp and chutneys were excellent. The tarka dall, and the garlic naans were yummy. The only thing was the red dye added to the meal, but that's it! Simply superb.

The best food in Oxford- 10/10 food & service- kind & wholesome! Sitting in & take away are equally delicious- hidden gem!

Wonderful food and a very warm and welcoming place. We eat here regularly and get takeaway, too. The malabar chicken in our favourite. So good you find yourself thinking about it the next day! Absolutely delicious! We have enjoyed every visit and always look forward to coming back. Highly recommended!

Amazing food and service as usual. We had a takeaway that was delicious and flavourful. Always our go to takeaway. 10/10.

Really warm welcome when we arrived, we had lovely chats with the owner throughout the evening. She was so nice that she even gave us free onion bhajis and ice creams to take back to our kids. The food was incredible! I'd go back for the onion bhaji alone. Will be returning again for sure.

After hearing many good things about this place me and my wife went for dinner. We tried momo as starter and Masu jhol and chicken tikka biryani as our main. Food was absolutely delicious. The atmosphere was great with very helpful staffs. Price was reasonable for such lovely meal. Highly recommended.

Visited the restaurant after the cimema, and this was our first visit. The staff were polite and helpful and the food was amazing.

Do not recommend the Indian takeaway at all from here. The stir fry is nice, but the curry particularly the tikka masala and the korma I am sure is just watered-down jar sauce as it is very liquid and that's exactly how it tastes. Not worth over £10 for that and not much chicken.

Lovely food and friendly service. The food came very quickly. Don't let the fact its at the back of a pub put you off its top quality.

Beautifully prepared flavoursome food. Lovely setting and ambiance, superb service. Cannot fault anything, will definitely return.

Great food and service. Very friendly staff and space.

Excellent food! Very hospitable, will definitely go again!

Best Indian restaurant! It’s located behind the pub.

Ordered take away 7.15pm and told 45mins! Arrived 8pm and told just bagging up meal. 8.45pm find out that meal is only just being cooked! Complimentary bottle of wine and 9pm go home to discover one meal missing. Called and told meal will be delivered 15mins and 40 mins later driver calls saying here and was at wrong address! Complimentary bottle of cold beer in bag which made meal cold! Well over 3hrs from ordering to finishing meal and totally ruined my sons birthday evening I will never use this place again!!

Wow this place was delicious! Incredible ambiance, staff and food hit the spot! Excited to come back and try other dishes!

The food was excellent. The service was swift and friendly nothing too much trouble. Great ambience. Will definitely be returning.

Excellent meal. Service and ambience was spot on. This was my first visit and will definitely be returning ☺️

My mom and I were visiting Oxford and craving for some Indian food to keep us warm in this weather and of course given our dietary restrictions kebabs are our best and safest bet when traveling. We came across Gurkha Palace and I was quite intrigued they served Nepali food as well and was super curious to try it. We asked the server if the restaurant would cater to cooking our curries in butter or ghee since we follow a Keto lifestyle and they were so accommodating which was a huge relief and we were so grateful for that. The menu had amazing selections and variety in Indian and Nepali dishes also labeled in their native tongue took me some time to go over it ( very well explained of course) and with the servers guidance in handy we ordered the lamb sandeko for appetizers, tandoori king prawn, butter chicken, karahi paneer for the main dish and wow the flavor of each dish was amazing the sauces were rich and delicious, the portions were great and the fact that they accommodated to our restrictions was a cherry on top. I would highly recommend visiting this hidden gem in Oxford if anyone is in the area it’s a must! We had an amazing dinner experience thank you!

Our favourite restaurant. Food is always delicious and the service outstanding. We take all of our visitors here and they’re always blown away by the food.

Vegan daughter, hungry husband, both very happy. Lovely atmosphere. Very friendly and accommodating. Even the little dips that came with the poppadoms were exceptional. Lovely village too. Well worth the detour.

The food is incredible and the family who run it are so friendly they make you feel at home. I have visited many times trying various options and have never been disappointed. Will return when I next visit the area.

Great Nepalese resturant set within nice local pub. Very friendly owners and staff, we are always made very welcome and enjoy the excellent food. There are some really good specialty dishes on offer, the Gurkhali lamb is very good. Have been here several times and will come back when next in Oxford

Delicious food. Wonderful service. Wish we had gone sooner and will definitely be going back.

delightful food. awesome service. best night in a long time. i had the chefs mismas, pashwari naan and pilau rice and plenty of cobra. no complaints

Really well organised and very accommodating to a large booking for OBU, staff were friendly and very attentive, food was really nice and the portion sizes were very good too

Great food and great and friendly service amazing atmosphere, great place to meet with friends or family.

Would highly recommend the food is delicious. The staff are extremely friendly and welcoming a lovely little find they also offer take away service so will most definitely be doing that too.

We are regulars here now having discovered it around a year ago. The food is full of flavour and authentic, and the service is always fantastic - Kabita and her husband are so welcoming! Despite it's quiet location, there's always a nice atmosphere inside too. Highly recommend a visit!

We are regulars here now having discovered it around a year ago. The food is full of flavour and authentic, and the service is always fantastic - Kabita and her husband are so welcoming! Despite it's quiet location, there's always a nice atmosphere inside too. Highly recommend a visit!

Wonderful experience!! I went there with my wife to have dinner and we ordered quite few items and everything coming out of the kitchen was hot, fresh and authentic Indian food. We loved each item which we ordered. Strongly recommend this restaurant. For me this is by far the best and authentic Indian restaurant in the Oxford area.

Wonderful experience!! I went there with my wife to have dinner and we ordered quite few items and everything coming out of the kitchen was hot, fresh and authentic Indian food. We loved each item which we ordered. Strongly recommend this restaurant. For me this...

We arrived more than an hour early due to a poor film at the cinema and we were given a warm welcome by the bar staff. We were told this would not be an issue and we could have our table early. The restaurant owner...

Delicious food, great atmosphere and wonderful service. Good menu with lots of choices for vegetarians and gluten free options. We will definitely be back.

The tikka masala and butter chicken was delicious! We had a wonderful time and the staff made us feel very welcome.

Fantastic food! The butter chicken and tikka masala was rich and full of flavour with a hint of sweetness. Absolutely delicious! The service was also five stars and we felt very welcome from the moment we entered. We had a wonderful evening.

Would give more stars if I can for service(fast and friendly) and lamb(delicious and so tender). Another hidden gem in Horsepath. Will be back for more ...

Me and a friend had a wonderful time here. The service was exceptional, the two owners were incredibly warm and welcoming and contributed massively to a relaxed almost homey atmosphere. I ordered the piro lamb and my dining partner jhol machha, both were exquisite! Thank...

The food here is wonderful spicy well cooked and very very tasty, the staff are wonderful and welcoming just great service all st a good price.

The food here is excellent! The Lamb Korai is the best I’ve ever had. I’m going to have to dock a point ton the stars though for the occasional rubbery chicken. We’ve eaten at the GP a dozen times or so and the chicken sometimes tastes like it’s done ten rounds with Mike Tyson before being offered up in what would otherwise be a delicious curry.

Delicious food with a very friendly atmosphere. We were looked after well and enjoyed chatting with the proprietor. Prices were very reasonable.

Amazing hosting.. Loved the ambience. Delicious food Calm place to spend evening with your family

Very popular place, glad we booked. Excellent service from very friendly staff right from the bar, through to the waiter and on to (presumably) the proprietor. Food was very good, flavoursome without being greasy and very good size portions that we had no problem with getting the leftovers boxed up.

Best place such nice food, and the women and her husband who work there are amazing always giving complimentary food

We ordered takeaway. When the food came it was cold and more like something students with hangovers would eat. Very disappointing,

We had fantastic food tonight while we were celebrating our son’s weaning ceremony. Particularly chicken chowmien and masu jhol were very delicious. Service was great and ambiance was buzzing. Highly recommend if someone looking for organising family get together.

I must say I've just eaten the best Indian I've ever had, the food was spot on, temperature and the flavours are out of this world ! Congratulations to all who work here, I will be telling others about this GEM of a place and...

I had chicken mo mos and they where absolutely delicious would highly recommend and the atmosphere is amazingly

I took my son for dinner,it was our first time, Absolutely delicious food, and the service was excellent, 10/10 all round

We came here this evening after reading the excellent reviews. We were not disappointed as the food was tasty & plentiful and the staff very attentive and helpful. The owner checked in on us a couple of times & stayed for a chat to recommend...

Ordered food 6:40pm with friendly staff member at the bar. Our order was taken very promptly. We were not informed that there may be a long wait. Another customer came in multiple times to chase their takeaway. They had ordered at 6:15pm. After chasing multiple...

We had an absolutly amazing birthday meal here last night. There were 14 of us and we all agreed the food was amazing. It was my sons birthday and the lady in charge made sure he felt special, even bringing him out a birthday cake at the end of the meal. It felt like we had a real personal touch to our night and we will all definitely be back. Thank you.

One of the best Indian meals we have had. Would highly recommend. Fantastically friendly and welcoming people

Really excellent food, chef very helpful advising what we should have. The pub is a bit tatty but clean and food made up for it.

Fabulous location and it was a lovely evening so what’s not to love about the build up. Nice variation on classic Indian food / fusion. Lovey soft lamb filled dumplings with a tangy tomato sauce. Hot lamb dish which was very tender and very tasty....

Really enjoyed my midweek meal here. Great food & excellent service. The naans & onion bhajis were real standouts, but all the food was very tasty. Lots of parking outside. Going back in a couple of weeks

We were staying at a hotel on the outskirts of Oxford and didn't want to go out into Oxford. This restaurant had excellent reviews and were happy to deliver to the hotel. Our food arrived hot and on time and the driver was professional. Food...

This place is great for a family night out whether you like hot spicy food or not. Very attentive and so helpful.

Amazing food and lovely stuff. Main hose was amazing and lovely to chat with. Real homely feel. Will definitely come again

What a surprise to find such a great restaurant at the back of the pub. The staff made us feel very welcome and were extremely friendly. Me and my brother were visiting Horspath and thought we'd try this restaurant and we were not disappointed. The...

Excellent in every way. Friendly staff and fantastic food. It's a pity I'm not local to the area or I'd visit frequently.

Great food and attentive service.

Food great - service a bit too good if you know what I mean

First time visit with friends,Highly recommend,service was spot on from start to finish,food was Amazing and definitely recommend,we shall be back very soon 👍

Delicious food, tasted just like home. Staff were very attentive and accommodating to our needs, making us feel very comfortable. Would definitely recommend for an authentic taste and experience.

We chose the Gurhka Palace after reading the reviews on TripAdvisor - well worth the short drive out of Oxford. Doesn’t look like much from the outside but restaurant lovely - honestly the best curry we have ever had, highly recommend & the service is...

Nice takeaway, had the special biryani. Good portion size and tasted fresh and flavoursome.

Absolutely pleasurable experience! Excellent, friendly service and top-notch curries and condiments, plus beer. We will come with our children next time. A very nice atmosphere.

Delicious food. Recommended. Incredibly nice people. The food is delicious. And the price is absolutely great

Just 'happened' upon this place. What a find. Limited menu but EXCELLENT food and service.

Nice people but the food really wasn't great, speaking as someone with a lot of experience of Indian food. Onion bhajia was a mess of uncooked onion and uncooked gram flour: aubergines were old, seedy, and also undercooked: chana masala chickpeas tasted just of cheap tomato and were also undercooked (we didn't ask for it to be rushed to us, but it did feel like it was anyway). The 'lemon rice', for £3.80 or something, was just normal rice with *actual chunks of lemon peel!* in it - we spent more time picking stuff out of the rice than we did eating it - the mango chutney was watered down and the salad was just onions covered in some kind of crude chilli. Extra stars given because the lamb wasn't quite so bad, and because they did at least take some money off the bill to compensate for all the other stuff, but I'd stick to the meat dishes if I were you, and expect very little from the sundries.