Monkey Temple is a neighbourhood restaurant on Askew Road devoted to the food traditions of Nepal and India. Its philosophy treats food as a way for people to share and connect, creating a warm setting where the satisfaction of a meal extends beyond flavour to the comfort of dining together.
Nepalese specialities give the restaurant its clearest identity, introducing diners to dishes that are less familiar in many London curry houses. Steamed momos, spiced chhoeyla, Thakali style combinations and robust Gurkha inspired curries reflect a cuisine shaped by mountain regions, trade routes and varied local communities.
Indian favourites, tandoor cooking and biryani broaden the selection, with fresh spices and seasonal ingredients used to build depth and aroma. Vegetarian and vegan choices make it easier for groups with different preferences to share the experience, while a range of heat levels keeps the cooking approachable.
The simple dining room and friendly service give Monkey Temple the feel of a dependable local restaurant rather than a formal destination. Guests can settle in for dinner or order for collection and delivery, making its Nepalese and Indian cooking part of both special evenings and everyday meals in Shepherd’s Bush.
Address: 92 Askew Road, Shepherd’s Bush, London W12 9BL, United Kingdom
Monkey Temple Menu
Most Popular
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chargrilled chicken cubes cooked in a creamy sauce with cashew nut. Sweet.
Chicken Korma
Creamy, sweet and mild.
Chicken Karahi
Prepared in medium hot gravy with green peppers, onion, tomato, and ginger garlic in Nepalese style karahi powder. Medium hot.
Tandoori Mixed Grill
Grilled pieces of tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, lamb tikka, seekh kebab, and king prawn. Served with a bowl of salad.
Momo Chicken
Six pieces. Nepalese steamed dumplings with minced chicken in Nepalese spices.
Choyela Lamb
Spiced grilled lamb, paneer or mushroom marinated with red chilli flakes, chopped ginger, and garlic hot.
Sekuwa
Lamb marinated in Kathmandu style spices grilled in tandoori oven. Served with chopped red onions and garlic chilli hot.
Karnali King Prawn
Marinated in fresh ginger garlic paste with a hint of red chilli and soya sauce, grilled in clay oven
Starters
Karnali King Prawn
Marinated in fresh ginger garlic paste with a hint of red chilli and soya sauce, grilled in clay oven
Aloo Chicken Tikki
Grilled pulled chicken and mashed up potato slightly dusted with spice and enveloped in light batter of golden breadcrumbs and silky egg
Momo
(6PCS- choice of lamb, chicken, vegetable) Popular Nepalese steamed dumplings with choice of mince filling in authentic Nepalese spices
Momo Chicken
Six pieces. Nepalese steamed dumplings with minced chicken in Nepalese spices.
Chilli Monkey Momo
(Choice of lamb, chicken, vegetable) Deep fried momo cooked with spicy chilli, bell peppers and onions
Choyela
Spiced grilled lamb, marinated with red chilli flakes freshly chopped ginger garlic Hot Note: For vegetarians this can be done with paneer. Please write on the comments box
Choyela Lamb
Spiced grilled lamb, paneer or mushroom marinated with red chilli flakes, chopped ginger, and garlic hot.
Sekuwa
Lamb marinated in Kathmandu style spices then grilled in tandoori oven. Served with freshly chopped red onions and green chilli. Hot. Spicy
King Prawn Puree
Cooked prawns with fenugreek leaves and onions served with fried puree bread.
Prawn Puree (with Small Prawn)
Delicately cooked prawns with fenugreek leaves and onions served with freshly fried poori bread
Onion Bhaji
Crispy fried onion straw fritters.
Vegetable Samosa
Crispy patty filled with potato and vegetables.
Lamb Chops Starter
Lamb chops marinated in Nepalese spices chargrilled.
Chilli Tossed Chicken
Onion, peppers, chicken, lamb, or mixed vegetables tossed with roasted and grinded red chilled, spring onions, and garlic.
Momo Lamb
Six pieces. Nepalese steamed dumplings with minced lamb in Nepalese spices.
Momo Vegetables
Six pieces. Nepalese steamed dumplings with minced vegetables in Nepalese spices.
Meat Somosa
Crispy patty filled with potato and mildly spiced minced lamb.
Deep Fried Squid
Fried squid with julien cut peppers mix and onion.
Chicken Main Dishes
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chargrilled chicken cubes cooked in a creamy sauce with cashew nut. Sweet.
Butter Chicken Masala
Chargrilled chicken strip out of bone and cooked in a thick masala sauce. Mild and silk creamy. Mild.
Chicken Karahi
Prepared in medium hot gravy with green peppers, onion, tomato, and ginger garlic in Nepalese style karahi powder. Medium hot.
Nepalese Masala chicken
Nepalese style chicken tikka masala with whole spices. Creamy and medium hot
Murgh Mustang
Smoked chicken breast flavoured with choice of herbs and spices, cooked in a slightly spiced masala sauce enriched with fenugreek and mustard.
Chicken Gurkha
Chicken cooked with three different types of chilli dry red, green, and bullet. Extremely hot.
Chicken Nepal
Chicken pieces cooked with cream, ground cashew nuts, and mango. Sweet and creamy.
Chicken Thakkali
Chicken cooked with onions, tomato, ginger, garlic paste, and thakkali style roasted spices.
Chicken Lasooni
Chicken cooked in a medium spiced tomato gravy infused with red chilli and garlic. Medium.
Chicken Ceylon
Chicken breast flavoured with cream, ground coconut, and medium hot Nepalese spice. Medium hot.
Chicken Ko Sa
Sliced chicken tikka cooked with ground coconut, mushroom, and green peas enriched with lemon and almonds.
Lamb Main Dishes
Lamb Dalchini
Spice, medium hot with cinnamon, and tinge of sweetness finished with crispy potato sticks on the top. Medium hot.
Lamb Karahi
Prepared in medium hot gravy with green peppers, onion, tomatoes, and ginger garlic in Nepalese style karahi powder, medium hot.
Kathmandu Lamb
Lamb cooked with tomato, onions, chopped green chilli, curry leaves, and ginger garlic. Medium to hot.
Lamb Badam
Sliced lamb fillet in a nutty creamy sauce.
Lamb Sag
Tender spiced lamb cooked with spinach. Mild to medium.
Lamgjung Lamb
Lamb cooked with ginger garlic stick, mustard seed, and curry leaves in coconut sauce.
Farsi Lamb
Butternut squash prepared with lamb, fiery chilli, and warm Nepalese spice.
Sherpa Lamb
Lamb cooked with fennel seed, ginger, and bird eye chillies.
Tandoori Dishes
Tandoori Mixed Grill
Grilled pieces of tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, lamb tikka, seekh kebab, and king prawn. Served with a bowl of salad.
Half Tandoori Chicken
Chicken on the bone, prepared with mild tandoori spices, chargrilled on clay oven. Served on sizzler and with a bowl of salad. Mild.
Paneer Shahslik
Paneer pieces marinated with infused yoghurt spices and grilled with onions, tomatoes, and capsicum. Served with a bowl of salad
Chicken Shahslik
Chicken pieces marinated with infused yoghurt spices and grilled with onions, tomatoes, and capsicum. Served with a bowl of salad.
Poleko King Prawn
Charcoal grilled king prawn flavoured with various tandoori spices. Served with a bowl of salad.
Whole Tandoori Chicken
Chicken on the bone, prepared with mild tandoori spices, chargrilled on clay oven. Served on sizzler and with a bowl of salad. Mild.
Lamb Shahslik
Lamb pieces marinated with infused yoghurt spices and grilled with onions, tomatoes, and capsicum. Served with a bowl of salad
Biryani Dishes
Chicken Biryani
A choice of biryani prepared with aromatic rice, chosen meat, and egg accompanied by biryani sauce and cucumber raita.
Lamb Biryani
A choice of biryani prepared with aromatic rice, chosen meat, and egg accompanied by biryani sauce and cucumber raita.
Vegetable Biryani
A choice of biryani prepared with aromatic rice, chosen meat, and egg accompanied by biryani sauce and cucumber raita.
Mixed Biryani
Biryani with lamb, chicken, prawn and vegetables
Prawn Biryani
A choice of biryani prepared with aromatic rice, chosen meat, and egg accompanied by biryani sauce and cucumber raita.
King Prawn Biryani
A choice of biryani prepared with aromatic rice, chosen meat, and egg accompanied by biryani sauce and cucumber raita.
Vegetarian Main Dishes
Paneer Chilli
Paneer cubes cooked with onion, green peppers, and green chilli. Fairly dry and hot.
Sag Chana
Spinach cooked with chickpeas
Piro Bhanta (new)
Sweet and spicy eggplant curry
Dal Sag
Spinach cooked with yellow lentils and garlic.
Rajma Curry
Red kidney beans and black lentils cooked in a cream and tomato sauce.
Mixed Vegetable Curry
Selection of mixed vegetables cooked in curry.
Tofu Broccoli Stir Fry
Tofu and broccoli stir fry with ginger garlic chilli flakes and soya sauce.
Farsi and Soya Chunk Tarkari
Butternut squash and soya prepared with fiery chilli and warm Nepalese spices.
Mixed Vegetable Karahi
Prepared in medium hot gravy with green peppers, onion, tomato, and ginger garlic in Nepalese style karahi powder. Medium hot.
Chana Aloo Soya
Dehydrated soya chunks cooked along with chick peas and potatoes.
Seafood Main Dishes
King Prawn Bhuna
King prawns sauteed with aromatic spices, cooked with herbs, tomato, and ginger.
Seti Fish Curry
Boneless cod fillet cooked in a spicy onion sauce with green chilli, curry leaves, mustard seed, and tamarind.
King Prawn Karahi
Prepared in medium hot gravy with green peppers, onion, tomato, and ginger garlic in Nepalese style karahi powder. Medium hot.
Fish Thakkali
Boneless Tilapia fillet, cooked in onion, tomato, ginger-garlic paste and roasted spices.
King Prawn Nariwal
King prawn cooked with mustard seed, curry leaves, desiccated coconut in coconut sauce.
Naan
Peshwari Naan
With dry nuts.
Plain Naan
Soft, lightly leavened Indian flatbread.
Garlic Naan
Chopped with garlic.
Chappati
flat thin bread
Cheese Naan
Soft, buttery naan filled with melted cheese.
Keema Naan
With mince meat.
Roti
Stuffed with potatoes.
Aloo Kulcha
Stuffed with potatoes.
Fries
Stuffed with potatoes.
Rice
Pilau Rice
With herbs and spices.
Boiled Rice
Basmati rice.
Egg Pilau Rice
With egg.
Mushroom Rice
With mushroom.
Side Dishes
Mattar Paneer
Curd cheese with peas.
Sag Aloo
Spinach and potatoes.
Dal Tarka
Lentils.
Bombay Aloo
Potatoes.
Sag Paneer
Curd cheese with spinach.
Chana Masala
Chickpeas.
Bhindi Bhaji
Dry okra.
Mushroom Bhaji
Cauliflower.
Sag Bhaji
Spinach.
Brinjal Bhaji
Dry aubergines.
Govi Bhaji
Cauliflower.
Extras
Mango Chutney
Sweet and tangy condiment made with mango.
Poppadums
Thin, crispy Indian flatbreads served hot.
Mint Chutney
Fresh and cooling accompaniment to your meal.
Madras Curry Sauce
Spicy and aromatic Indian-inspired sauce.
Raita
Cool and creamy yogurt side dish.
Onion Chutney
Sweet and tangy condiment made with onions.
Korma Sauce
Rich and creamy Indian-inspired sauce.
Masala Sauce
Aromatic, spiced Indian-style sauce with warm masala flavours.
Yoghurt
A refreshing and tangy accompaniment to your meal.
Green Salad
Fresh mixed greens.
Traditional Curries
Chicken Korma
Creamy, sweet and mild.
Chicken Madras
Onion based gravy. Medium.
Chicken Tikka Balti
With balti sauce. Medium hot.
Chicken Dhansak
With lentils. Hot.
Vegetable Korma
Creamy and mild.
Vegetable Pasanda
Creamy with cashew and almonds.
Lamb Madras
Onion based gravy. Medium.
Chicken Jalfrezi
With green chillies, pepper, and ginger. Hot.
Lamb Rogan Josh
Cream and onion based gravy. Medium.
King Prawn Vindaloo
With potatoes. Very hot.
Lamb Sag
Tender spiced lamb cooked with spinach. Mild to medium.
Prawn Dhansak
With lentils. Hot.
Chicken Rogan Josh
Cream and onion based gravy. Medium.
Lamb Vindaloo
With potatoes. Very hot.
Lamb Bhuna
Fairly dry. Medium hot.
Vegetable Sag
With spinach.
Vegetable Phall
Extremely hot.
Chicken Pasanda
Creamy with cashew and almonds.
Lamb Pasanda
Creamy with cashew and almonds.
Chicken Bhuna
Fairly dry. Medium hot.
King Prawn Dhansak
With lentils. Hot.
Vegetable Vindaloo
With potatoes. Very hot.
Lamb Phall
Extremely hot.
Chicken Dopiaza
With onion. Medium hot.
Vegetable Dhansak
With lentils. Hot.
Chicken Sag
With spinach.
Vegetable Patia
Hot, sweet, and sour.
Lamb Dopiaza
With onion. Medium hot.
Vegetable Rogan Josh
Cream and onion based gravy. Medium.
Lamb Dhansak
With lentils. Hot.
Chicken Vindaloo
With potatoes. Very hot.
Prawn Vindaloo
With potatoes. Very hot.
Prawn Madras
Onion based gravy. Medium.
King Prawn Madras
Onion based gravy. Medium.
Vegetable Madras
Onion based gravy. Medium.
Prawn Bhuna
Fairly dry. Medium hot.
King Prawn Bhuna
Fairly dry. Medium hot.
Vegetable Bhuna
Fairly dry. Medium hot.
Chicken Patia
Hot, sweet, and sour.
Lamb Patia
Hot, sweet, and sour.
Prawn Patia
Hot, sweet, and sour.
King Prawn Patia
Hot, sweet, and sour.
Lamb Korma
Creamy and mild.
Prawn Korma
Creamy and mild.
King Prawn Korma
Creamy and mild.
Prawn Sag
With spinach.
King Prawn Sag
With spinach.
Lamb Jalfrezi
With green chillies, pepper, and ginger. Hot.
Prawn Jalfrez
With green chillies, pepper, and ginger. Hot.
King Prawn Jalfrezi
With green chillies, pepper, and ginger. Hot.
Vegetable Jalfrezi
With green chillies, pepper, and ginger. Hot.
Lamb Tikka Balti
With balti sauce. Medium hot.
Prawn Tikka Balti
With balti sauce. Medium hot.
King Prawn Tikka Balti
With balti sauce. Medium hot.
Vegetable Tikka Balti
With balti sauce. Medium hot.
Chicken Phall
Extremely hot.
Prawn Phall
Extremely hot.
King Prawn Phall
Extremely hot.
Prawn Dopiaza
With onion. Medium hot.
King Prawn Dopiaza
With onion. Medium hot.
Vegetable Dopiaza
With onion. Medium hot.
Prawn Pasanda
Creamy with cashew and almonds.
King Prawn Pasanda
Creamy with cashew and almonds.
Prawn Rogan Josh
Cream and onion based gravy. Medium.
King Prawn Rogan Josh
Cream and onion based gravy. Medium.
Drinks
7Up Lemon & Lime Bottle, 1.25l
Tasty Twist of Lemon and Lime flavour, carbonated soft drink
Coca-Cola Original Taste 330ml
Coca-Cola Classic is the world’s favourite soft drink and has been enjoyed since 1886. Great Coke taste Only natural flavours No added preservatives Gluten-free, dairy-free and nut-free Serve ice cold for maximum refreshment.
7Up Lemon & Lime Can, 330ml
Tasty Twist of Lemon and Lime flavour, carbonated soft drink
Coco Cola 1.25
1.25 litre bottle
Still Water
Non-carbonated drinking water.
Diet Coke 330ml
Love it light? Add some sparkle to your day, minus the calories with Diet Coke Diet Coke is a sugar free, low calorie soft drink. No Sugar No Calories Gluten-free, dairy-free and nut-free Contains vegetables extracts and sweeteners Serve over ice with a slice of lime.
Diet Coco Cola 1.25
1.25 litre bottle.
Mango Lassi
Creamy yogurt drink blended with sweet mango puree.
Sparkling Water
Fresh and bubbly water, perfect for any occasion.