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
Spicy Poppadoms
Spicy onion
Pickle Tray
Signature Starters
Aloo Tareko
Potato cake stuffed with green peas,cumin and fresh ginger.
Vegetable Mo: Mo
Dumplings stuffed with spiced Mixed Vegetables.
Chicken Mo: Mo
Dumplings stuffed with spiced Mince chicken.
Chicken Sekwa
Traditional grilled boneless chicken, popular street food from Nepal.
Piro Kukhura
Chicken spiced with Sweet chilli Sauce with, garlic and herbs.
Lamb Choila
A unique and traditional grilled lamb dish from Kathmandu served with salad.
Classical Indian Starter
Vegetable Pakora
Mixed vegetables dipped in a spicy batter and deep fried to make Fabulous fritters.
Chicken Pakora
Little spiced deep fried pieces of chicken.
Achari Paneer Tikka
Homemade Cottage cheese marinated in spicy, tangy, yoghurt-based marinade infused with pickling spices and cooked in Tandoor.
Chicken Tikka
Boneless chicken marinated in yoghurt with spices and herbs.
Sheekh Kebab
Minced lamb kebab barbecued in clay oven served with special sauce.
Fish Tikka
Pangasius fish grilled with herbs & spices.
Tandoori King Prawn
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)
A beautiful selection of chicken tikka, sheekh kebab and fish for authentic barbeque taste.
Nepalese Non-Vegeterian Mains
Lamb Khutta (Medium)
Lamb leg cooked in tradition Nepalese herb and spices with Diced potato and Cherry tomato.
Bhot Ko Chelu (Medium)
Tender pieces of lamb cooked with green chili, garlic and spring onion.
Gurkha Special Chicken
Chicken prepared with chef’s blend of spices served on a bed of mild Daal Makhani.
Poleko Bhale Kukhura (Medium)
Chicken marinated with Nepalese herbs and cooked in thick sauce.
Classical Indian Non-vegeterian Mains
Butter Chicken (Mild)
Roasted succulent chicken cooked in rich creamy flavoursome sauce.
Jalferzi Chicken (Hot)
Spicy boneless chicken cooked with fresh capsicums and onion.
Chicken Korma (Mild)
Diced boneless chicken served with rich creamy sauce.
Chicken Tikka Masala (Mild)
Barbecued boneless chicken cooked in a chef’s secret blend of spices.
Madras (Hot)
Lamb cooked with sour and spicy sauce and curry leaves and touch of Mustard seeds.
Saag (Medium)
Chicken or Lamb cooked with spinach with herbs and spices.
Karai (Medium)
Chicken or lamb cooked with onions, tomatoes & capsicums.
Vegetarian Specials
Vegetable Korma (Mild)
Mix of seasonal vegetables cooked with mild rich creamy sauce.
Vegetable Curry (Medium)
Curry made with mix of fresh seasonal vegetables.
Paneer Makhani (Mild)
Paneer (cottage cheese) cooked in different styles
Paneer Makhani – Karahi (Medium)
Paneer Makhani – Saag (Medium)
Dal Makhani (Mild)
Mix of bean and lentils slowly cooked in delhi style.
Mushroom Pyaza (Medium)
Splendid mix of mushroom and onion cooked with spices.
Sag Aloo (Medium)
Spinach cooked with potato.
Aloo Kauli (Medium)
Cauliflower and potato uniquely flavoured with chef’s own blend of spices.
Bhuteko Saag
Fresh Spinach Leaf sauté with Cumin seed, Chopped garlic and Dried Chilly
Seafood Specials
Jholilo Machha (Medium)
Diced pangasius fish cooked in medium sauce with rich coconut milk.
Chilly Garlic Fish (Hot)
Pangasius fish with garlic and chilli prepared in sweet and sour hot sauce.
King Prawn Karahi (Medium)
King prawn cooked with with diced mix pepper and onion in thick sauce.
Mains From Clay Oven
Chicken Tikka Shaslik
Chicken marinated and skewered with onions, tomato and mix peppers.
Sheekh Kebab Main
Minced lamb kebab barbecued in clay oven.
Tandoori Fish Tikka
Pangasius fish marinated in species and barbecued in clay oven, Served with chef’s special sauce.
Tandoori Seabass
Seabass barbecue in clay oven served with salad and special sauce.
Tandoori Chicken
Roasted chicken prepared with yogurt, lemon juice and plenty of spices and served with mix salad and sauce.
Tandoori King Prawn
King prawn barbecue in clay oven served with salad and special sauce.
Mixed Kebab Platter
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
Chicken Biryani
Lamb Biryani
King Prawn Biryani
Salads & Side Dishes
Cucumber Raita
Chips
Nepalese Achar
Mix salad
Plain Yoghurt
Accompaniments
Steamed Rice
Pilau Rice
Pinapple & Coconut Rice
Plain Naan
Garlic Naan
Apricot Naan
Cheese Naan
Keema Naan
Tandoori Roti
Kids Menu
Chicken Korma Delight
Mild chicken korma with rice & Chips
Chicken Tikka Masala Delight
Mild chicken tikka masala with rice & Chips
Chicken Nuggets with Chips
Fish fingers with Chips
Lunch Menu – Lite Bites
Lunch menu available 12 PM – 4 PM.
Aloo Paratha
Paratha stuffed with lightly spiced all served with yoghurt Dipping sauce.
Cheese Paratha
Paratha stuffed with mild cheddar cheese served with yoghurt Dipping sauce.
Keema Paratha
Paratha stuffed with minced meat served with yoghurt Dipping sauce.
Chicken Mo Mo
Steamed dumplings stuffed with spiced chicken mince served with chutney.
Vegetable Mo: Mo
Steamed dumplings stuffed with spiced mixed vegetable served with chutney.
Veggie Frankie
Roti roll filled with assorted spicy vegetables served with potato.
Chicken Frankie
Juicy morsels of spicy chicken wrapped in roti served with potato.
Lamb Sheekh Kebab Roll
Lamb kebab wrapped in roti served with potato.
Samosa
Pastry Pyramids filled with spiced mixed vegetables served with yoghurt & tamarind chutney.
Samosa Chat
Samosa doushed with sweet yoghurt, tamarind, and green chutney.
Aloo Chop
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
Seasonal vegetable cooked with peppers & onion Served with rice.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken cooked in chef’s secret blend of creamy sauce served with rice.
Bhuteko Lamb
Tender piece of lamb Served with rice.
King Prawn Milijuli
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
Khaja Set – Non-Vegetarian
Lunch Menu – Salad & Sides
Lunch menu available 12 PM – 4 PM.
Spicy Chips
Fries toasted with blend of spices.
Chips
Mix Salad
Dressed mix leaf and lettuce with cucumber, tomato, & olives.
Dessert
Chocolate Brownie
Served warm with vanilla ice cream. Nice to share, but also for solo chocolate lovers!
Gajar Ko Halwa
Traditional Nepalese homemade dessert made from crushed carrots cooked in milk with cardamom and sugar
Gulab Jamun
Traditional Nepalese and Indian sweet made from reduced milk and dipped in sugar syrup
Kulfi
Homemade traditional Indian sub-continent ice cream made from milk. Available in original and mango flavour
Selection of Ice Cream
Two scoops of vanilla, chocolate or strawberry flavours
Teas
Nepalese Tea
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
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
A high quality black tea grown in mountains around Darjeeling
Peppermint Tea
An infusion of peppermint, mentha piperita, naturally caffeine-free tea
Green Tea
Tea made from unfermented leaves and is pale in colour and slightly bitter in flavour
Coffee
Caffe Latte
Espresso coffee topped with foamy steamed milk
Vanilla Latte
Steamed milk vanilla essence and Espresso
Caramel Latte
Steamed milk with sweet caramel sauce and Espresso
Cappuccino
Espresso with steamed and foamed milk
Americano
Double Espresso and hot water
Espresso
Coffee made by forcing steam or boiling water through ground coffee beans
Liqueur Coffee
Choice of whisky or liqueurs, stirred with sugar and topped with thick cream
Liqueurs
Sambucca
Baileys
Amaretto
Cointreau
Kahlua
Tia Maria
Drambuie
Glayva
Cocktails & Mocktails
Millet Mule
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
Vodka, passion fruit, vanilla, and lime. A little sweet, a little sassy, and dangerously easy to love.
Espresso Martini
Vodka, coffee, coffee liqueur, and vanilla. Smooth, bold, and built to keep the night going.
Kamasutra
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.