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| My (not so) baby brother and me! |
My little brother passed his A levels this August and so has
successfully graduated from 6th Form in Oxted, so last Thursday we
all attended his graduation ceremony to celebrate his success! After the
ceremony we decided to go out for a meal and chose the Gurkha kitchen.
Found at the top of Station Road East in Oxted, the Gurkha
Kitchen is a friendly Nepalese restaurant serving a brilliant mix of curries,
rice and noodle dishes. Nepalese food is hard to explain, the closest I can get
is a mixture between Indian and Chinese food (leaning more towards Indian) but
even that doesn’t really cover it. It’s a unique cuisine and is tasty as well
as popular (the restaurant was packed that Thursday!).
When we arrived we weren’t completely sure what we were
supposed to do, is it like an Indian where you all share dishes (this is at
least how my family treats it)? Or do you get your own dishes and just share
thoughts?
So we asked the waiter what was the best idea and he
suggested a variety of dishes for us to share. Asking for our meat (chicken)
and spice (anything from mild to hot) preferences, we were presented with an
interesting yet complimentary mix of starters then mains.
For starters we had a Nepalese style calamari, prawns in
breadcrumbs, spicy filo vegetable parcels and potato rosti type bites. They
were all really tasty, coming with a selection of dips and chutneys, everything
was demolished (even my seafood wary boyfriend enjoyed everything!).
For the mains we were presented with two chicken curries, one was
sweet and mild similar to a unique version of the Indian dish chicken tikka
masala, the other was much spicier in a yellow sauce which was sweet and
extremely tasty. As our mains were
brought to us a sizzling green chicken dish blasted fragrant spices across the
restaurant and arrived at our table. These dishes are always attention
grabbing, both for the other people in the restaurants and for the taste buds.
This dish didn’t disappoint, the chicken was succulent and tasty, probably my
favourite of the three. We also had a lamb dish which was less exciting than
the chicken dishes, but still tasty and the meat was really excellent, something
which isn’t always achieved with lamb dishes. The side dishes which composed of
rice, naan breads and a potato dish, perfectly complimented the curries.
Overall we had an excellent experience at the Gurkha
Kitchen, the staff were accommodating, friendly and helpful. The atmosphere was
relaxed and the food was really tasty, a welcome change from the usual Tandoori.
I would definitely recommend it for a special evening meal or if you’re feeling
a like you’d rather have a night in they also do takeaway!
NB - I was so excited about the food I forgot to take photos! It did look as tasty as it tasted though!
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