Taste of Gurkhas — Restaurant in Winchester

What an absolute disgrace of an Indian restaurant. Ordered £28 worth of curry last night and it arrived within 15 mins (thought that was a little too quick anyway) and when we opened it all, it was not at all what we expected. I ordered a chicken tikka masala and tasted disgusting and my pilau rice had lots of disgusting onion skin in it. And my partners chicken biryani had a pot of orange sauce ?!?! And a bowl of rice - where is the vegetables?! We also asked for a pot of mango chutney and we got some dusting green gloop. I rang up to let you know and ask for a refund, and to my disgust, I was told that you could only give me 50%, when I questioned why you said "because we do not know" - you didn't believe that I had not eaten it!!! I said for you to come round and I'd proof it and you said you had no time to do that. Well I had no time to eat your food! We spent £28 on this and it was horrendous. You said that you do "proper Indian food" - well I have eaten at many Indian restaurants before and I can tell you that NEVER EVER had pilau rice had sloppy onion skin in it. I had to settle for the 50% off but I will promise you, I am never, ever recommending...

Browsed their website, as I was 'round the corner, and decided it looked terrific (but I'm no fool). I rang and ordered a takeaway (collection) for 6.30 (at 6.02). I turned up at 6.29 (can't help myself) - the food arrived at 6.30!!!!! STARTER: Onion Bajia - slightly black on the outside horrendously dry on the inside and was difficult to put a fork through. Ridiculously hot! A pathetically small portion of sauce accompanied it - not nearly enough. MAIN: Lamb Biryani - dry lamb buried in some dry rice with an accompanying tub of sauce (it said 'Sauce' on it). The sauce appeared to be out of a tin, or should have been! Yuk, but it did have some peas in it. Peshwari nan - dry and really quite yucky (it went in the bin with most of the rest).

The images (clearly borrowed) and text on their website just wreaks of fine dining - or something approaching it. I suspected it wouldn't quite be there as a takeaway - how could it be? No, sorry - this wasn't even close, it was really quite horrid, amateurish and .......... well ........... you get the idea. Won't be going back despite being regularly 'round the...

Exceptional! 🇳🇵

This is my thing; I know a thing or two about good Indian, Nepalese cuisine. The offering here was excellent and far surpassing expectations.

I was offered a table promptly. They even asked if the lighting was okay before seating me.

The menu was typical for a U.K. offering but I knew exactly what I wanted. Unfortunately, it was not in the menu. Nevertheless they made no quibble and made me, mattar paneer.

The food was hot, decent in portion size and exactly as I love it. Full of flavour. Succulent chicken tikka and a dhansak sauce thick, sweet and sour, full of red lentils, cooked to perfection.

The rice was delicious and not overly greasy. A beautiful soft pillow Garlic naan made for a good mopping up. Nothing was left here, not a scrap.

Very reasonable prices. 1x mattar paneer side 1x CT dhansak 1x special ride 1x garlic naan 1x pint soda lime Cira £26

🇳🇵Well done Taste of Gurkhas 🇳🇵 I rarely give 5 stars but you deserve...