Gurkha Himalayan Kitchen Restaurant

Ordered chicken momos and puffed rice via door dash. I loved it both . I was really craving for momos the way they are done in India and Nepal. I would say not exactly the same but they are good. Puffed rice need more lemon to my taste . I look forward to try other dishes from this place .

As i sat, eating my meal at this restaurant, a couple called the owner over and said this was the best food they’ve ever had in Vancouver. I just want to balance that out a bit. The goat curry was far from being traditional and was mediocre at best, the lentil soup and the mango lassi were disgusting. The momos were decent. I’d probably go here again at some point but it’s a pretty average place in my opinion.

Food was delicious, but the service was kinda weird. Walked in and had to wait for someone to come out the back for a bit, a guy eventually showed up then made a big fuss about us not having a reservation despite the restaurant obviously being almost entirely empty. There was literally only one other group there and they were about to leave, had to actually ask "you're joking right?" While looking around at the whole empty restaurant. Eventually got seated but not after making it clear how inconvenient this was for him. Really weird. After that service improved, a different server came out and we interacted with her for the rest of the evening. Only at the end of the evening did she disappear and we had to interact with the guy again, who had to be asked a few times before almost reluctantly bringing us our bill. It was just .. strange? Not really sure what to make of it.

This restaurant came up when I googled resturants near me while I was visiting Vancouver. I had never tried Nepalese and thought I would give it a go. Absolutely amazing food, it was fresh and perfectly balanced. I especially liked that I could customize my spice level, my dad and I ordered different spice levels and they were both exactly what we asked for. I liked that when I sampled my dads dish (hot) that the burn did not linger. They also have great vegetarian and vegan options. I would 100% recommend this place.

I wish I could give more than 5 stars to the place. The dumbbells here are great I would have re-ordered it immediately. The okra platter is also perfect. The place is humble, cosy and friendly.

We came to this restaurant for the first time based on google reviews. The food was just average but the wait time for food (after getting seated) is high. We ordered several things starting from the drinks which had more water and less of the juices/spirits, jhol chicken momos were cold from inside (since the server got ours and someone else’s order together, so I’m sure not if ours were cooked and waiting), chicken chili momos were good but they could’ve been hot (temperature wise) as well, chicken chowmein was again average, chatpate (rice puffs) were missing so many ingredients as compared to the traditional recipe.

It's the only place i know that serves Himalayan dishes here in Down town Vancouver. This was my 3rd visit to this restaurant. The first two experience i had were good. This third time though is just average. Food were okay ish if i compare it to other ethnic dishes that serves curries. Let me start with the cocktail drinks we had...they were serve not cold and ice is rapidly melting. Its wasn't the best and could have been improved more. We had the DD and Yogi's. The appies were okay as well. It was tasty but waiter didnt tell us that the two appies we ordered are going to be pretty similar dish. So we ended up eating two appies that are sort of similar. Then for the main dishes, we ordered creamy chicken and spinach Lamb curries. They're not very warm when served. But they are otherwise tasty. I would otherwise opt for regular spicy and not medium spicy as they are not spicy at all. The lintel soup that came with the dish are good and taste refreshing. I finished it in no time. The naan bread however was not the best at all. It arrive partly heated, and when we had our first bite, i knew right then that it was not warmed on grill but it was heated using a microwave because of how tough and chewy it was. I complained and requested it replaced with grilled one. The new naan that arrived were very soft a and palatable compared the first one. Overall the total experience was satisfactory but it could have been rated higher if there were more attention to details on the food served. The interior design of the restaurant could be improved well if the decors were updated and more stylish, hang some mirrors to make the place bigger as there are no windows and make this tiny restaurant feel more claustrophobic.

We wanted something different while on a staycation in downtown. The chicken Momo was recommended by a good friend, and so we took the opportunity to try it. We ordered take out to bring back to dine in our hotel suite. Along with the Chicken Momo (steamed) we also ordered Lamb Momo, Lamb and Spinach curry and Mustang Wings (Sweet & Spicy). The momos were better than advertised - the fillings was very generous. The dipping sauces served with them were delicious and paired well. Of note, the spice level we opted for was mild - there was almost no spice, so if you may want to up the spice level if you enjoy spicy food. The Lamb & Spinach curry was one of the best curry dishes we've had in a long time. All was balanced, lamb was tender and the spinach plentiful. The Mustang wings were ok. Mostly sweet and not too much spice (mild option). They were like a solid pub-style fried chicken wing. All in all a wonderful meal and we look forward to a return visit. Of note: we first tried to order via Doordash, but was unable to do so. We then called in our order for pick up and there were no issues with that.