The Great Gurkhas — Restaurant in Elmbridge

Strategicly positioned in Weybrigde The Great Gurkhas does not offer any parking facilities. However you can easily find some street parking nearby. The overall atmosphere is nice and the waiting staff are very polite and are happy to make you feel good. The starters I would advise to have the Momo and/or the Qutar Jinngha. The seasonning is done to perfection and they are both great starter. The Jumbo prawns are generous and they taste really good. Be aware that spicy means spicy there. It is not half job and it is true to the traditional dishes. The Rubiyan Duck was sadly overcooked and the tamarin sauce was almost non-existante. The Gurkha Mix special Dal was good but the raw garlic has over powered everything else within the plate. This restaurant offers an overall excellent value for money and a great selection of traditional Nepalese dishes. But remember...

"Biryani" was very poor. Just dry rice, no vegetable sauce so wasn't even a curry. Just rice. Called to tell them they forgot the sauce, they told me there was no mistake they don't make sauce. Huh?! They put a tiny pot of watery yogurt on the side which I guess is supposed to make up for the lack of curry in my curry lol? Even if I ate dairy, which I don't, this would be poor. I have had biryanis from many curry houses before up & down the country, never has it come plain, nothing on it. It always comes with a lovely curry sauce full of potatoes & veggies. Not here. Feel ripped off and hungry as was too dry & boring to eat plain. See the pic, it's not dinner, it's a side dish at best. Ended up putting it in the fridge, will have to make my own curry tomorrow to eat my expensive "rice" with - refuse to call it a biryani because it isn't one. Crap experience....

Great Authentic Nepalese Food: Often one sees a restaurant claiming to be Indian when in reality either the owners or the cuisine does not deliver expectations. The Great Gurkhas is genuine family run place in quaint Weybridge and we selected on the basis of other choices available. Mr Guru who had served in Brunei welcomed us in classic Nepalese style and joined us later in conversation taking due care in meeting our specific request for spicy menu. I took up his offer to partake Gurkha beer which was nice accompaniment. We had vegetarian momo, size of which could have been bigger and paneer parcels, well presented and delicious. The main comprised tadka daal, aloo and aubergine all freshly cooked and perfect with garlic naan. The prices are reasonable too and it was very nice...