Gurkha Cafe & Restaurant menu with up-to-date-prices

Gurkha Cafe & Restaurant Menu

September 7, 2026
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Gurkha Cafe & Restaurant is a Nepalese and Indian restaurant at 25-27 Cockburn Street in Edinburgh’s Old Town. Its central location between the Royal Mile and Waverley station makes it convenient for residents and visitors. The relaxed dining room offers table service, takeaway and set meals throughout the week.

Nepalese dishes such as momo, sekuwa and choila sit alongside Indian favourites from the tandoor and curry kitchen. Chicken, lamb, seafood, paneer and vegetables are matched with spice combinations that range from aromatic and gently warming to much hotter. Rice and breads complete the meal, while mixed starters allow a table to sample several styles together.

Vegetable momo, pakora, paneer dishes and curries provide a useful selection for vegetarian diners. The kitchen handles dairy, gluten, nuts and other allergens, so guests with allergies should consult the latest information and explain their needs before ordering. Separate vegetarian and non vegetarian set meals make a multi course visit easy to plan.

Beer, wine, soft drinks and Nepalese tea accompany the food, and simple desserts complete the set menu format. The long experience of the kitchen is most visible in the way familiar Indian dishes sit comfortably beside less common Himalayan preparations. Gurkha Cafe gives diners an accessible introduction to Nepalese food without narrowing the broader choice available to a mixed group.

Address: 25-27 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh EH1 1BP, United Kingdom

Gurkha Cafe & Restaurant Menu

Appetizer

Plain Poppadoms
£0.80
Spicy Poppadoms
£0.90
Spicy onion
£2.50
Pickle Tray
£2.50

Signature Starters

Aloo Tareko
£7

Potato cake stuffed with green peas,cumin and fresh ginger.

Vegetable Mo: Mo
£7

Dumplings stuffed with spiced Mixed Vegetables.

Chicken Mo: Mo
£7

Dumplings stuffed with spiced Mince chicken.

Chicken Sekwa
£7.50

Traditional grilled boneless chicken, popular street food from Nepal.

Piro Kukhura
£7.50

Chicken spiced with Sweet chilli Sauce with, garlic and herbs.

Lamb Choila
£9

A unique and traditional grilled lamb dish from Kathmandu served with salad.

Classical Indian Starter

Vegetable Pakora
£5.90

Mixed vegetables dipped in a spicy batter and deep fried to make Fabulous fritters.

Chicken Pakora
£6.50

Little spiced deep fried pieces of chicken.

Achari Paneer Tikka
£7

Homemade Cottage cheese marinated in spicy, tangy, yoghurt-based marinade infused with pickling spices and cooked in Tandoor.

Chicken Tikka
£7

Boneless chicken marinated in yoghurt with spices and herbs.

Sheekh Kebab
£7

Minced lamb kebab barbecued in clay oven served with special sauce.

Fish Tikka
£7.50

Pangasius fish grilled with herbs & spices.

Tandoori King Prawn
£10.50

King prawn marinated in spicy, tangy, yoghurt-based marinade infused with pickling spices and cooked in Tandoor.

Tandoori Mix Starter (Ideal to share between two)
£15

A beautiful selection of chicken tikka, sheekh kebab and fish for authentic barbeque taste.

Nepalese Non-Vegeterian Mains

Lamb Khutta (Medium)
£19

Lamb leg cooked in tradition Nepalese herb and spices with Diced potato and Cherry tomato.

Bhot Ko Chelu (Medium)
£16

Tender pieces of lamb cooked with green chili, garlic and spring onion.

Gurkha Special Chicken
£16

Chicken prepared with chef’s blend of spices served on a bed of mild Daal Makhani.

Poleko Bhale Kukhura (Medium)
£14.50

Chicken marinated with Nepalese herbs and cooked in thick sauce.

Classical Indian Non-vegeterian Mains

Butter Chicken (Mild)
£14.50

Roasted succulent chicken cooked in rich creamy flavoursome sauce.

Jalferzi Chicken (Hot)
£14.50

Spicy boneless chicken cooked with fresh capsicums and onion.

Chicken Korma (Mild)
£14.50

Diced boneless chicken served with rich creamy sauce.

Chicken Tikka Masala (Mild)
£14.50

Barbecued boneless chicken cooked in a chef’s secret blend of spices.

Madras (Hot)
Chicken £14 / Lamb £15

Lamb cooked with sour and spicy sauce and curry leaves and touch of Mustard seeds.

Saag (Medium)
Chicken £14 / Lamb £15

Chicken or Lamb cooked with spinach with herbs and spices.

Karai (Medium)
Chicken £14 / Lamb £15

Chicken or lamb cooked with onions, tomatoes & capsicums.

Vegetarian Specials

Vegetable Korma (Mild)
£12

Mix of seasonal vegetables cooked with mild rich creamy sauce.

Vegetable Curry (Medium)
Side £7.25 / Main £12

Curry made with mix of fresh seasonal vegetables.

Paneer Makhani (Mild)
£14

Paneer (cottage cheese) cooked in different styles

Paneer Makhani – Karahi (Medium)
£14
Paneer Makhani – Saag (Medium)
Side £8.50 / Main £14
Dal Makhani (Mild)
Side £7.50 / Main £11

Mix of bean and lentils slowly cooked in delhi style.

Mushroom Pyaza (Medium)
Side £7.25 / Main £12

Splendid mix of mushroom and onion cooked with spices.

Sag Aloo (Medium)
Side £7.25 / Main £11

Spinach cooked with potato.

Aloo Kauli (Medium)
Side £7.25 / Main £11

Cauliflower and potato uniquely flavoured with chef’s own blend of spices.

Bhuteko Saag
£8

Fresh Spinach Leaf sauté with Cumin seed, Chopped garlic and Dried Chilly

Seafood Specials

Jholilo Machha (Medium)
£16

Diced pangasius fish cooked in medium sauce with rich coconut milk.

Chilly Garlic Fish (Hot)
£16.50

Pangasius fish with garlic and chilli prepared in sweet and sour hot sauce.

King Prawn Karahi (Medium)
£17

King prawn cooked with with diced mix pepper and onion in thick sauce.

Mains From Clay Oven

Chicken Tikka Shaslik
£16

Chicken marinated and skewered with onions, tomato and mix peppers.

Sheekh Kebab Main
£16

Minced lamb kebab barbecued in clay oven.

Tandoori Fish Tikka
£16.50

Pangasius fish marinated in species and barbecued in clay oven, Served with chef’s special sauce.

Tandoori Seabass
£17.50

Seabass barbecue in clay oven served with salad and special sauce.

Tandoori Chicken
£18

Roasted chicken prepared with yogurt, lemon juice and plenty of spices and served with mix salad and sauce.

Tandoori King Prawn
£20

King prawn barbecue in clay oven served with salad and special sauce.

Mixed Kebab Platter
£22

Chef’s Special Choice of barbecued chicken, lamb, Sheekh Kebab and Fish.

Byriani Dishes

Rice based dish with the full of flavour with herbs, spices and stuffed with choice of meat, King prawn or vegetable and served with salad and sauce.

Vegetable Biriyiani
£14
Chicken Biryani
£15
Lamb Biryani
£17
King Prawn Biryani
£19

Salads & Side Dishes

Cucumber Raita
£3
Chips
£2.75
Nepalese Achar
£6
Mix salad
£5
Plain Yoghurt
£2.50

Accompaniments

Steamed Rice
£3.50
Pilau Rice
£4
Pinapple & Coconut Rice
£5
Plain Naan
£4
Garlic Naan
£4.50
Apricot Naan
£5.50
Cheese Naan
£5.50
Keema Naan
£6
Tandoori Roti
£3

Kids Menu

Chicken Korma Delight
£8

Mild chicken korma with rice & Chips

Chicken Tikka Masala Delight
£8

Mild chicken tikka masala with rice & Chips

Chicken Nuggets with Chips
£7
Fish fingers with Chips
£7

Lunch Menu – Lite Bites

Lunch menu available 12 PM – 4 PM.

Aloo Paratha
£5.75

Paratha stuffed with lightly spiced all served with yoghurt Dipping sauce.

Cheese Paratha
£6

Paratha stuffed with mild cheddar cheese served with yoghurt Dipping sauce.

Keema Paratha
£7.25

Paratha stuffed with minced meat served with yoghurt Dipping sauce.

Chicken Mo Mo
£7

Steamed dumplings stuffed with spiced chicken mince served with chutney.

Vegetable Mo: Mo
£7

Steamed dumplings stuffed with spiced mixed vegetable served with chutney.

Veggie Frankie
£7

Roti roll filled with assorted spicy vegetables served with potato.

Chicken Frankie
£8

Juicy morsels of spicy chicken wrapped in roti served with potato.

Lamb Sheekh Kebab Roll
£8

Lamb kebab wrapped in roti served with potato.

Samosa
£6

Pastry Pyramids filled with spiced mixed vegetables served with yoghurt & tamarind chutney.

Samosa Chat
£8

Samosa doushed with sweet yoghurt, tamarind, and green chutney.

Aloo Chop
£6

spiced potato croquette/fritter that is irresistibly crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. A famous and much loved street snack.

Lunch Menu – Curry Set

Lunch menu available 12 PM – 4 PM.

Vegetable Jalfrezi
£11

Seasonal vegetable cooked with peppers & onion Served with rice.

Chicken Tikka Masala
£12

Chicken cooked in chef’s secret blend of creamy sauce served with rice.

Bhuteko Lamb
£13

Tender piece of lamb Served with rice.

King Prawn Milijuli
£13

Lightly spiced King Prawn toasted with vegetables Served with rice.

Lunch Menu – Khaja Set

Light Food platter consist of vegetable, chicken, lamb, puffed rice, Potato, Yoghurt Chukauni, salad and chutney. Lunch menu available 12 PM – 4 PM.

Khaja Set – Vegetarian
£11
Khaja Set – Non-Vegetarian
£14

Lunch Menu – Salad & Sides

Lunch menu available 12 PM – 4 PM.

Spicy Chips
£3.75

Fries toasted with blend of spices.

Chips
£3.50
Mix Salad
£4

Dressed mix leaf and lettuce with cucumber, tomato, & olives.

Dessert

Chocolate Brownie
£5.50

Served warm with vanilla ice cream. Nice to share, but also for solo chocolate lovers!

Gajar Ko Halwa
£5.50

Traditional Nepalese homemade dessert made from crushed carrots cooked in milk with cardamom and sugar

Gulab Jamun
£4.95

Traditional Nepalese and Indian sweet made from reduced milk and dipped in sugar syrup

Kulfi
£4.95

Homemade traditional Indian sub-continent ice cream made from milk. Available in original and mango flavour

Selection of Ice Cream
£6.25

Two scoops of vanilla, chocolate or strawberry flavours

Teas

Nepalese Tea
£3.25

The simplest traditional tea prepared by actively boiling a mixture of milk and water with loose leaf, sugar and whole spices like green and black cardamom, black pepper, ginger, cloves etc

Breakfast Tea
£2.95

A tea that tastes delicious when served in the traditional Western breakfast-style, with milk and sugar, generally a black tea or blend

Darjeeling Tea
£2.95

A high quality black tea grown in mountains around Darjeeling

Peppermint Tea
£2.95

An infusion of peppermint, mentha piperita, naturally caffeine-free tea

Green Tea
£2.95

Tea made from unfermented leaves and is pale in colour and slightly bitter in flavour

Coffee

Caffe Latte
£4.25

Espresso coffee topped with foamy steamed milk

Vanilla Latte
£4.25

Steamed milk vanilla essence and Espresso

Caramel Latte
£4.25

Steamed milk with sweet caramel sauce and Espresso

Cappuccino
£4.25

Espresso with steamed and foamed milk

Americano
£3.95

Double Espresso and hot water

Espresso
Single £2.95 / Double £3.50

Coffee made by forcing steam or boiling water through ground coffee beans

Liqueur Coffee
£7.95

Choice of whisky or liqueurs, stirred with sugar and topped with thick cream

Liqueurs

Sambucca
25ml £3.50 / 50ml £5.95
Baileys
25ml £3.50 / 50ml £5.95
Amaretto
25ml £3.50 / 50ml £5.95
Cointreau
25ml £3.50 / 50ml £5.95
Kahlua
25ml £3.50 / 50ml £5.95
Tia Maria
25ml £3.50 / 50ml £5.95
Drambuie
25ml £3.50 / 50ml £5.95
Glayva
25ml £3.50 / 50ml £5.95

Cocktails & Mocktails

Millet Mule
£9.50

Kodoko Rakshi, lime, and ginger beer. Inspired by what’s poured in Himalayan homes. A bold millet spirit lifted with citrus and ginger fizz. Refreshing at first… then it hits.

Pornstar Martini
£9.50

Vodka, passion fruit, vanilla, and lime. A little sweet, a little sassy, and dangerously easy to love.

Espresso Martini
£8.50

Vodka, coffee, coffee liqueur, and vanilla. Smooth, bold, and built to keep the night going.

Kamasutra
£8.50

An Indian version of the Orgasm. Baileys, Kahlúa, Amaretto, and cream, topped with cinnamon. The creamy cocktail that flirts as much as you.

Passion Fruit Mojito

Passion fruit, lime, mint, and soda. Fresh, fruity, and impossible to put down.

Kathmandu Temple

A golden sunset of mango and cranberry, sparkling with lemonade and a splash of lemon.

Pink Lemonade

Lemonade, cranberry, lime, mint and soda. Sweet, tangy and the kind of mocktail you’ll want all to yourself.

Virgin Mojito

A refreshing blend of mint and lime, fizzing with soda for that perfect, all-day sip.