Restaurante Sherpa Asiático — Restaurant in Benidorm

Sherpa is a popular Thai / Indian restaurant tucked up a side street in the Old Town on your right as you walk towards the main throughfare known as 'walking street'. It's easy to miss but it's a must if you enjoy freshly cooked Thai and Indian food that's bursting with flavour.

I have dined here a few times over the winter from the set menu (€14.95), although they also have a vegetarian set menu for €16.95 as well as a full menu.

They also offer a lunchtime set menu for €9.95 that is served until 4.30pm.

The set menu offers poppadums and dips, a choice of starters, main courses, deserts and a drink.

The complimentary starter is a freshly cooked onion bhaji with crispy fine rice noodles. It is delicious and hits the spot.

I chose the pork and beef skewers with a nutty masala and soy sauces and crispy rice noodles. These are freshly chargrilled and succulent with dips that that work well in bringing out the flavours.

The main course is the showstopper for me. I love the Thai beef curry with basmati rice and it never disappoints. It's not a curry as you know it. Tender strips of beef with sliced green peppers, chargrilled onions, soy and fish sauce with plenty of fluffy, light basmati rice is delectable and flavoursome.

You can choose the spice levels. I went for medium which, for me, was right. It's subjective though and a personal preference. Any hotter and it would have spoilt it for me.

It's a recipe I will be looking to replicate when I return home as it stands out as an unforgettable, tasty and incredible meal.

I have tried the chicken tikka masala. It is enjoyable and served in a generous bowl with a portion of fluffy, light basmati rice. Nothing wrong with it at all, although I would say it is fairly bland in comparison.

I chose the lemon sorbet to finish, which is perfect to refresh the palate.

I cannot fault this restaurant. The food and service is on-point and represents great value for money.

Highly...

Spent the day in Benidorm in early September and found this restaurant online as we were looking for somewhere that does vegan and gluten free meals. When a friend heard we were in Benidorm they messaged us to tell us to eat at the Sherpa Asiatica as they always do when in the area. It's a mix of Thai and Indian cuisine. We weren't disappointed. The service was great with friendly staff and the food was cooked to order so we were able to choose our own spice level. (Normally we like spicy food but erred on the side of caution and went for medium spice level. Glad we did as that was pretty hot). The food was beautifully presented and was delicious. We also tried dishes that we'd not had before and they were beautiful. We were given a couple of complementary dishes to try as well which were lovely. The restaurant opened at 6pm and we arrived at 5.55pm as we wanted to be early as we had a long journey back to our holiday accommodation. The restaurant filled up pretty quickly at that time and a couple of large parties also came in. It's definitely a popular place. Definitely recommend this restaurant but would advise booking, especially in...

This is the hidden gem of Benidorm!! I am very fussy about my food but this is amongst the best i have ever tasted & you were asked beforehand how much spice (& heat you prefered in your meal). It was high quality food, cooked to perfection. I could not fault the hosting skills either as they were not in your face but they were available if there was anything else you could possibly need. I just wished they could open up in the UK so that i could visit them for a meal every week. Updated 25/03/2022 Is it possible for three best to get better? The answer is surprisingly YES.. there are newer, fresher dishes & the whole experience has been slowly improved over time. The portion control has been adjusted to a point where you leave satisfied but not suffered to the point where it makes you feel ill. The service is second to none & the team work perfectly well together with the overall result of perfection. Well done to front of house & thumbs...