Yak and Yeti Gurkha Restaurant in York

The decor and ambience is authentically Nepalese. We made a day out to York planning an evening meal in the restaurant. Friendly staff, every body spoke to us. We knew all the dishes, and the ones that we ate or packed were worthy. Momo was good as expected, buff sukuti was good too. The chowmein was Nepali flavoured and the chick pea curry in the Daal Bhaat set was pleasing. Our toddler son enjoyed the Chowmein while my daughter gave top marks for momo. We also tasted a few other things, and were all good. The restaurant was full, the service was prompt by that standard.

Absolutely lovely food, and very friendly service. This place felt very real. Although I have never been to Nepal, I would imagine that any inauthenticity in a Nepalese restaurant in northern England would lead to the food, ambience or service taking on a northern flavour, but that did not appear to be the case here. I had that wonderfully exciting feeling of being on holiday in a place where things are delightfully different. Definitely a place to try.

Lovely Nepaless food, I love my traditional food and the foods are to die for. I took two of my friends who never tried Nepaless food before, I recommended some chilli momos, chilli chips, rice and vegetables curry, chicken curry and my veggie friend had fish curry for her main. They all loved it especially momos! Would definitely recommend ❤️

Brilliant. Wide selection of really tasty fresh food served quickly by welcoming always-friendly staff. Whether you're looking for something different or pining for Nepal 🇳🇵this place is reliably excellent. I love it. Thanks to all concerned.

What a great find!! The food was delicious! So much flavour 😋 The staff were so friendly and helpful.! Lovely atmosphere! Highly recommend this place, absolutely amazing. And will definitely return next time we visit York ☺️

We had a gorgeous dinner here, we ordered a dry buffalo starter that was delicious as well as the lemonade and pork curry. Lovely mix of flavours and great service.

Been to yak and yeti twice. Both times absolutely delicious. Get the chilli momo and Everest lamb 🔥🔥🔥. Atmosphere is rlly nice and the service is even better (the waiter even ran down the street after me when I left because I forgot my headphones. GIVE THAT MAN A RAISE). Defo one of the best hidden spots in York.

Had reserved a table, and arrived on time to find the restaurant completely full, no explanation and menus thrusted into our hands while we waited (nearly 15 minutes for people to leave and for others in front of us, who hadn’t pre-booked to be seated first) Menu is limited but we were aware of this, but on top of the limited menu we were told there were no lamb dishes available. Very disappointed as booked this for a birthday based on the reviews here, staff didn’t seem very customer focused given the circumstances.

The food is amazing, well worth it to pop in.

Really excellent Nepalese food, especially recommend the choila!

It was very very lovely food! Buffalo momo was so delicious!! We ordered it 2 time! We love it! Thank you for very tasty food in York! The buffalo gyoza is so delicious that I ordered it twice! ! The Lamb curry was also delicious and I was very satisfied! If you have a chance to go, I definitely want you to order the buffalo gyoza! ! It was the most delicious restaurant on our one night and two day trip to York! !

Went as a family to experience the cuisine of Nepal. This is the real deal and is the best Nepali food in the North of England. Definitely recommend. The momo are the highlight of the menu. Portions are smaller than you’d get in an average restaurant but is more than made up for in quality. You get what you pay for which is authentic quality food. 10/10

We visited having read the good reviews, but left quite disappointed. Portion sizes were really small, and overall, we felt that the prices were high for what we had and didn't represent good value for money. The quality of ingredients was good, however with main dishes alone between £13 and £15 we expected much more food on our plates.

My husband has been to Nepal and loved the cuisine, so we wanted to go somewhere authentic. This Nepalese 🇳🇵 family run venue is authentic, the food is delicious (we had the daal) and the staff were lovely. Will return when we next visit York.

100% perfect place with Nepalies vibes Very delicious Mo Mo and Thakali Khana Set.

Lovely place, really calming, wonderful interior with great thangkas. Momos, nepali tarkari and especially the homemade lemonade was wonderful.

My first time of eating in a Nepalese restaurant in York and it was so so worth it, I’ll recommend if you love spice food.

I have visited this restaurant before, this is my fourth time and again the food was exceptional. I was with a friend who had never tried Nepalese food before, he couldn't get over how the food tasted. He and I loved the chilli Mo Mo' s . The chicken meals we had were also lovely. Thankyou to the staff who were very professional and very welcoming. I obviously will visit again. I actually live 50 miles away and can't wait to go again. Thankyou R Emerson.

I really enjoyed my first visit to the Yak and Yeti. It was surprisingly quiet for a Friday evening with less than half the tables occupied, it was nice to have something similar but distinctly different to the usual "Indian". It was approximately £55 for 2 starters, 2 mains and beer. Really friendly staff and prompt service, we thought it could do with a bit of background music but overall a great place. I suspect the small doorway makes it a little hidden from those walking past.

Love this place for something different. Cross between Indian and Chinese food and fast service

Food was delicious, lovely choice - can’t wait to go back and try other things. The chilli momo were incredible and would highly recommend. Staff were all super friendly and it had a great atmosphere.

Great food every time we have been 😁

Our company were carrying out some work in the restaurant during the day. I was approached by the chef who asked if I had ever tried Nepalese food. I replied “no, however I’d love to..” The polite chef said ok let me make u something.. After 15 mins or so he came out of the kitchen with 2 plates. Myself & one of our apprentices (Callum) sat at a table and he presented us with a starter to try. We had the Steamed Mo:Mo, which was absolutely fantastic. The chef was not only a lovely chatty guy but to offer us something to eat / try whilst working onsite was a kind offer. Thankyou very much for treating us. It’s much appreciated & we would definitely recommend not only the food but also the kind & pleasant service. Matt & Callum

Very tasty food and kind waitress.

Amazing restaurant, good service, great value for money and lovely staff

I really enjoyed it. The waiters were lovely. The food was some of the best, definitely recommend.

We had a great meal here. The curry was one of the best I’ve had. The main portions are on the small side, but with a starter you won’t leave hungry. If we visit York again, we’ll definitely visit again.

Mine and my partner's favourite restaurant in York!

What an amazing restaurant the service was spot on and the menu was really good , Food was really tasty and great portion size , the whole evening was so lovely in there , Thank you all who took care of us .

Amazing! Couldn’t recommend more! The momo’s are incredible!

Delicious! Great options for gluten free, well-marked menu

Locale veramente carino e personale molto gentile . Consiglio vivamente

This place feels like home to me. The people that run it are warm, welcoming and offer yummy, home cooked meals that remind me of my mum’s dishes. And they’re reasonably priced. (A box of egg fried rice costs 3.75£). I’d recommend it to anyone from India/Nepal feeling homesick and looking for a casual dining experience.

I can not accurately describe the meals I just consumed. However divinity on a plate is a good start, I have never had a reaction to food more than the food I have had today. It has definitely caused me to happy dance while eating my food.

This is the first time I have ever eaten Gurkha food and its is totally different to any other national cuisine I’ve ever eaten, it was absolutely delicious loads of different flavours and plenty of meat within their dishes… Had a bottle of Gurkha beer also which was standalone also! The staff in this place are so friendly and tentative nothing is too much trouble. I would highly recommend booking before going as this restaurant was packed, plenty of room I’m not complaining at all. Will definitely be visiting again the next time we are in York…

This restaurant is amazing! The quality of the food is fantastic and it's so flavoursome. I've had the platter of dishes for £17.99 many times and it is delicious and filling. The service is great too - highly recommend this place!

I wanted to write another review for Yak and Yeti, having eaten there many times by now. It's still my favourite restaurant in York, but now I know where complaints about portion size were coming from. On one occasion I ordered a main dish and even with the sides and starter left feeling hungry, which was really confusing. However, their thali-like set meals are large in size and a feast both for the senses and the eyes. So unfortunately, depending on what you order you can leave with very different experiences. The noodle soups (which contain a full-sized portion of momo dumplings, I think) are also well-sized and otherwise delicious. Finally, I'd like to put in a good word for their homemade lemonade and lassi, both of which I love.

Authentic beautiful flavours.... Great location amazing choices

Food was top notch - so tasty and packed full of flavour. The buffalo was amazing - I’d also recommend the crushed rice (it’s not how it sounds but adds great texture). As some of the other reviews have mentioned the portions are a little small but provided you have a starter and main you won’t walk away hungry. The desserts look great too although I didn’t have one. The Gurkha beer is lovely - goes really well with any of the spicy dishes and great size bottle (660ml) The front of house staff are all lovely and very accommodating - the atmosphere is also really nice, can get a little loud due to the small size of venue. All in all one of my favourite places to eat in York.

Went without reservation and whilst small , busy restaurant got a table. Staff were great and explained ingredients in dishes and food better than described as tastes were superb. Couldn’t recommend enough

Authentic Nepalese food. Lovely decor.

Visited Yak and Yeti recently and can not fault any aspect of the dining experience. Nice atmosphere, friendly staff, great service and the food was delicious, especially the Everest Lamb (curry) that has a fusion of flavours that has to be tried to be believed! Keep up the great work - highly recommended!!!

Overhyped! Ridiculously small portions, they were more like starters rather than mains. Spent £60 and left the place HUNGRY. Felt scammed. No value for money!! Wouldn't recommend and I won't be coming back! Service was below average. Some people came after us but received food faster.

Very nice food, friendly Staff Gr8 treat

The ribs we're poor quality, very fatty & chewy. Lamb curry was tasty but way overpriced for the amount. A lot of restaurants/food establishments are doing this now their prices are going up & portions are going down. It's very cheeky & annoying. If I pay £25 for a meal I expect to be full, a young child could of easily eaten it

Menu was a bit limited compared with other similar restaurants. Had Ghurkali Pork which was pleasant but lacking in definition. I think the other dishes were similar. Chilli mo mo were tasty. Service was good, as expected. If you want a variety of dishes there are better options but this place is very popular.

I really like the environmental settings in Gurkha Restaurant. It’s like an old traditional place where we get the unite with our friends and enjoy the delicious meals. I highly recommend to those who wishes to explore the old Asia Nepal and Bhutan culture to visit there.

Totally worth giving a try . We really enjoyed their noodles and dumplings 🥟 . Going to visit them again

Amazing food. Very friendly atmosphere with great service 👍🏻

Food was perfect. One of the best curries I’ve had in years. Staff were fine, we were served quickly and our orders were mostly correct. Unfortunately, the middle table in the room was incredibly noisy. Our table of five literally couldn’t talk to each other. My advice, ring and ask, and avoid large parties - there’s only one room so no getting away from it.

Family run business, friendly service and delicious food!

I really enjoyed my experience here. The food was delicious!

I had never tried Nepalese food before but it is my new favourite! The buffalo mo:mo & daal bhat masu were delicious. My son had vegetable pakoras & beef stir fry and he was equally impressed! It was very filling too…we didn’t have room for desserts, even though they looked very tempting! The staff were friendly and helpful, and the food presentation and decor was so good that it made us feel like we were in Nepal! We will definitely come again if we get the chance!

Best nepalese food i’ve ever had. Service was great and the food was very affordable. Definitely recommend trying the veg dinner plate.

We were in York for our wedding anniversary, I'm a trekker and Nepal is my dream place to visit but, alas present circumstance dictates I can't, I'd seen this place on previous visits mad promised to try it. Very friendly and pleasant ambience, the food was very good. We both went for the platter Daal Bhat Musa, I had mine with lamb curry which was superb. Very light compared to the richness of Kashmir curries I usually eat, very tasty. My wife had coconut ice-cream and I went for the Mustang Coffee, a small warm coffee made with honey, brandy and toasted rice, lovely winter warmer that coats the ribs. Very understated and relaxed place with lovely food

My first visit to a Gurkha restaurant and I wasn’t disappointed. The food was delicious as was the service. My two friends and I shared a starter of pork steamed MoMo and Kukhura Ko Pakhetta. For main we all ate Daal Bhat Masu with Lamb that melted in your mouth. I washed it down with a refreshing bottle of Gurkha beer.

Świetne miejsce! Super klimat i jedzenie. Nie czekaliśmy długo, choć był problem z doborem stolika, bo dużo było rezerwacji (weszliśmy bez rezerwacji)

Such a pity that this little gem was almost empty Saturday lunchtime whilst there was a queue on the pavement at a bland chain restaurant down the street. The dumplings were excellent and the mains were very good, really well spiced, tasty and different from the normal Banglish fare. Service was friendly and efficient. Prices were reasonable and certainly competitive to anything on the high street.

We have been there with my family for dinner It was a really good experienced Highly recommended🙏🙏🙏

Why go to the Yak and Yeti? 1. The food is excellent! It has the spicy flavour you would expect from Indian food, but it's light on the stomach. 2. The service is excellent with the natural politeness and kindness of the Nepalese. 3. The owner is a veteran of the British Army's Gurkha regiment. He came thousands of miles from his home to serve our country. Now he is sharing the best of his culture with us. His family are excellent ambassadors for the Nepalese culture cooking for and serving diners with politeness and friendliness.

Staff are lovely, friendly and helpful. Never had Nepalese food before and, to be fair, probably won't again. I had two starters which were OK without being special. The beer was good, though!

The first time in a while I’d had Nepalese (the first time for my better half). Delicious- I could have eaten it again. Take your time and savour every mouthful. I highly recommend this, and we will definitely be back.

Great restaurant. Excellent food. Very friendly and prompt service. Food served in traditional brass tableware. Beer v good too :-)

Love the place, host were amazing and the food was really good, with value for money. Good quantity. Loved the ambiance too. We were served by Dibsan really sweet person and amazing server. Food was authentic Nepali dishes, not like fake taste at all. Really enjoyed. Definitely should visit.

Delicious food, super friendly staff.

Delicious food and a great variation of dishes for all diets. Service was excellent, and the restaurant itself was very nice. I would definitely recommend Yak and Yeti, and the homemade lemonade!

If you see that doorway, go through it and up the stairs, order as many different things with your company as you can, try a bit of everything and thank me later. The food was fantastic, flavours galore, cooked perfectly and the mains were very warming, couldn't fault the food or service at all, loved every bit. A true hidden gem.

Our first experience of Nepali food. Great friendly service. We loved the flavours. It felt like every thing was freshly cooked. Would recommend.

What a lovely little find this was on our weekend away lovely food lovely staff and a lovely atmosphere what else can I say but we'll 100% return

Wonderful little gem in York. This was our first visit here But not my first meal with a Gurkha (Field Kitchen) before. As always I ordered far too much LOL but loved every mouthful. The service is wonderful and would recommend booking ahead. Please do NOT be put off by the small street level entrance door This is a Frist floor eatery.

Really really good food, offering dishes away from the usual curries. Lots of veggie stuff. Very reasonably priced.

Excellent food, reasonably priced. Well worth a visit

A lovely independent family business. Relaxed atmosphere. We called a few hours prior and managed to book a table for the same night. On arrival every seat was taken and very busy. Staff were attentive. The chilli chicken mo mo’s were delicious. Would definitely recommend and go back

Great place. Definitely order the momos

Great little place, everything was well cooked, well presented and tasted amazing.

An authentic Nepalese restaurant with excellent food, many varieties suitable for those who love spicy and those who not, nicely decorated environment and very nice staff. The owner is an Nepalese whose hospitality is very warm and cares for customers’ needs. Must try Mo:Mo (dumplings) in soup, curry and Yak & Yeti beef. Reasonable priced. Value for money. It’s on the first floor which may be easily missed in passing

Delicious. Very reasonable. One of two of my favourite restaurants in York

Different, in a good way. A lot of things I have never seen before. Starters were grea. Good drinks and service to match. .

Fabulous food as always but disappointed my favourite dish was unavailable though recommended suggestion was just as tasty. Service is attentive and quick. One of my favourite places to eat

A wonderful little gem in the center of York. After our starters (steamed dumplings and papadum with chutney) we shared two main dishes: Ghurkhali Pork (£12,99) which is a curry, and Dharane Sungur Ko Masu ($13,99) which is dry cooked pork belly with spinach. Both dishes were served with rice and absolutely fantastic. We had coconut icecream and the chocolate fudge cake for our desserts and the latter was a hit (and quite a big piece may I add). I would come back for this chocolate cake had it not been the main dishes and simple yet colorful and friendly atmosphere that already convinced me. The price quality of the food is excellent too; if we visit York again this is the place where we’ll go for dinner!

Fully loaded, welcoming and delicious experience, the food is amazing, id definitely recommend going here and I would definitely go back, owner is also really great

Amazing food. So tasty and reasonably priced too. Would definately go back. We saw the reviews and decided to try it. so glad we did.

One of the best meals we have ever eaten anywhere. One of us is vegan and the choice of vegan food was unbelievable. We started with some vegetable steamed Mo:Mos and some chilli Mo:Mos. Both vegan and totally delicious. Mains were Special Chow main and...

It's a shame because the reviews are very good and maybe we caught them on a bad day. The people who were front of house just didn't seem very happy which isn't a good start. The food came out quite quickly and the sauce for both dishes was very hot and tasty but the chicken didn't taste freshly cooked hence the speed. Its a shame because the food looked lovely.

The small entrance is not, at first sight, inviting but the upstairs dining room has an excellent ambience. The menue is limited but the food is delicious. Friendly staff.

A lovely upstairs restaurant. The food was delicious and staff very friendly. Will definitely be going back.

Really good food as always, would highly recommend.

Great place with delicious traditional Nepali dishes and interior decor! although not very spacious but the overall experience was very good.

We love Asian food but have never tried Nepalese before. There is lots of choice on the menu and every diet is catered for. The food was delicious with lots of flavour and well presented. The portion sizes were perfect for us.

Brilliant experience , had never tried Nepalese food before but will definitely be having it in the future. Service was very fast and friendly, good vegetarian options. Thankyou!!

Food was dreadful! We went there once and will not recommend it to anyone! Also it is considerably overpriced compared to other Nepalese restaurants. The man (owner) was a lovely man and he was very polite. His wife thought was not happy when we politely returned a meal due to being inedible… We got another meal instead of it, which you could tell was made out of the cheapest ingredients, the momos being stuffed with only what it tasted like semi-cooked onion. She was not very polite in the end when we were going and asked if we had paid, which made us think maybe other unhappy customers haven’t been paying. Later we came to know from local people that Yak and Yeti is the worst Nepalese restaurant in York (and if you ask us, in the world!)

Great little restaurant tucked away in York. Food was incredible and service was very friendly. A must try if you haven't had Nepalese food.

Really enjoyed our meals here, great food presented with a friendly service. The entrance is easily missed, these pictures may help.

Amazing food and service, definitely one of the best restaurants in York (and we’ve tried a lot!!) They also adjust spice levels according to taste - we like it spicy and they do this without compromising on flavour

Yummy food and great service. Have wanted to eat here forever, but never seemed to find the time, but our last visit to York we did. And what a lovely experience. It’s a bit unassuming to start with - an open door up a steep...

First time in a Nepalese restaurant and it won't be the last. Very nice

This little hidden gem of a restaurant is simply stunning food is well unbelievable if ever in York is highly recommend it the everest lamb is beautiful

One of two great Nepalese restaurants in York!! Dal bhat reminded me of one eaten in Nepal 💓 🙏🏼

Well what to say this is a hidden gem of a restaurant in York,as for food just incredible the taste and presentation highly recommend steamed mo mo, chilli chips, battered prawns as for mains chow main so tasty and as for the everest lamb omg...

The Yak and Yeti is an absolute gem. Delicious food with personable service.