Gurkha Cafe & Restaurant

The food was good but the staff was ridiculously rude. I won't come bank or recommend it to any of my friends. It is a shame because the menu is interesting.

We visited this restaurant three years ago when we were at the festival. We enjoyed our meal then and were delighted to find the restaurant again during this year's trip. The food is excellent.

All four of us enjoyed our meal - it was excellent particularly the lamb starter with traditional Nepalese herbs and spices! Service was very good. All positive!

Lovely service, atmosphere and freshly prepared food. Authentic Nepalese dishes. Great for veggies and meat lovers too and caters for people who like varying degrees of chillie and spice. We always visit the Guka Cafe whenever we are in Edinburgh, usually at festival times me. It's a good spot to rest up between events. We love it!

The food was great and services lovely we all enjoyed and will be going back again this year . Christmas market and Edinburgh tattoo next week

Very nice surroundings. Staff very attentive and courteous. The menu has a good variety, and prices are reasonable. Most importantly, the food is delicious. Will definitely return.

The place is really lovely and the food exquisite. Only the service has room for improvement - quite expeditious and the staff a bit cold.

We had a very nice diner at Gurkha - good food, excellent taste, and also the service was very good. Really a restaurant to recommend to other people !

It has been a very nice place, friendly staff and the best: the authentic indian food! We have enjoyed it in a group of five and will come back!

Nice atmosphere, courteous people, excellent service. Should be highly recommended to come with family and friends. There was not a single shortcoming to mention. All the best for the restaurant

I thought the menu seemed smaller than normal as I couldn't see some of the items on the menu which I'd previously ordered. However, the service was very good and the apricot naans were to die for!

Love this place. 2nd visit. Fantastic food, and lovely, friendly, attentive staff. Couldn't ask for more. Even brought me out a free dessert, and all the staff came to sing happy birthday to me.

Everything was delicious, but the price of extra rice added up quickly and we ended up spending more then we'd intended. My cocktail was tasty as well.

The food was amazing, there was a lot of choice, the prices are really correct, the staff was really nice and the dining room is wonderful!

Excellent food and great service. Restaurant was very quaint, tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Thoroughly enjoyed our meal. King prawns were delicious.

Great restaurant in centre of Edinburgh. Even though the Edinburgh Festival was on and everywhere was heaving (including Gurkha Cafe) they welcomed us with a smile and showed us straight to our table. Service and food excellent throughout.

Very polite attentive staff and the best curry I've ever had! A must visit place to experience if ever visiting Edinburgh. Nothing more to say

Doesn't look that much from the outside but is bigger than you think. More importantly, the food was very good as was the service. Staff were friendly and helpful. Would be happy to return.

Food was very nice. The inside is quite better than expected based on the look from the outside. However, friendliness of service should be improved to make the experience even better.

Food was delicious. Service was friendly and prompt. Overall we were very happy and our dishes and drinks were all quite good. 23 24 25

Outstanding! Great food and excellent service together with an impressive attention to detail including changing the ingredients of the pilau rice once they realised I was coeliac.

The whole experience was the best experience I've ever received, the service was absolutely perfect, and the food was out of this world, definitely will be recommending.

I had an awesome time!! The food is really good and tasty; the staff nice and friendly. You feel like you are in a totally different atmosphere when there!

Outstanding food. The lamb was to die for. Great nepalese beer too. Nice atmosphere and a good level of service. Left with a big smile on my face.

Very good and tssty food. Children menu ideally for children who are not too much used to spicy food. Quick effective and nice waiters. Highly recommended.

Another excellent meal with superb service from attentive staff. Can't recommend this restaurant highly enough, been there several times and never been disappointed. Thank you once again... The Jones family.

Really nice food, all cooked very fresh. Had to wait a while but it's justified given everything is cooked so fresh. It's not cheap so not for everyday, but it's worth it as a treat.

The Gurkha is a great restaurant with excellent food and service, we have been here three time and have enjoyed each time we have gone here!

I had my 60th birthday meal at the Gurkha restaurant and had a lovely evening. A complimentary cocktail was a nice surprise and our sweet was served with a message on plate. Food was superb, overall a lovely experience.

Food was excellent - attractive down to earth decor - restaurant very busy so service a bit slow - menu offers good range of choice - Everest beer on draught is very drinkable - overall we recommend and will go there again.

Nice place. Excellent food. A bit noisy but welcoming. Fair prices on wines and drinks. We recommend it for lunch and dinner. Couples or with family.

Food was good, however we were seated at table with 4 chairs as we were a party of 3 we sat were we thought would be comfortable and were asked to move from chair to alllow access for staff to move about, we were not too impressed with this, have been here before and the food is always good, but they shouldn't rest on their laurels

Great restaurant, good food and great service, would recommend it... Good setting and the location is really good as its in the centre of town..

Very tasty indian food. Pleasant, friendly and efficient service. Well worth trying if you are looking for a good indian restaurant in that part of Town.

Food was lovely but service a bit off the boil but would happily return to eat here, to give the restaurant the chance of getting the maximum score

The food was very tasty and plentiful. The chicken was cooked perfectly which was a nice change from other Indians I've had. Took the leftovers away in a doggy bag and enjoyed it again the following night!

A fabulous little restaurant that we've now visited twice. The menu is quite different from the "usual" fare in a "normal" curry place and is all the better for it. One of the sauces you get with the poppadoms is incredible and that sets you up nicely. The food is beautiful and as we are one carnivore and one vegetarian we can vouch for both dietary options. A final shout out to the staff who are very good indeed.

Nice traditional restaurant, delicious food, great atmosphere & lovely staff. We really enjoyed celebrating our parents 50th Wedding Anniversary there! Will definitely return if we come back to Edinburgh.

Great food and relaxed atmosphere. Staff very attentive but perhaps too much as dishes were cleared too quickly before everyone was finished. Made us feel rushed.

This was our second time at the Gurkha, and with the food as good as it is, we will certainly be returning in the future.