Nepalese restaurant The Gurkhas to open in London
The restaurant will be supporting The Gurkha Welfare Trust, donating 50p from every Gurkha Pickle dish sold to aid Gurkha veterans, their families, and communities
A new Nepalese restaurant, The Gurkhas, is set to open in Great Portland Street London on 11 April.
The restaurant will be owned by Shrabaneswor Rai who also runs the steak and sushi bar Hot Stone in Islington London.
The Gurkhas is named after Nepal soldiers who have fought for Britain since 1815 and will serve sharing plates that blend authentic flavours and spices with quality British produce.
Rai, who is also director and co-founder of Hot Stone,is from a Gurkha family and he will be supported In the kitchen by head chef Joe Allen whose wife is Nepalese, and father-in-law a Gurkha.
Allen has travelled extensively across Kathmandu, Chitwan and Pokhara immersing himself in the culture, sampling delicacies and trying his hand at wild boar butchery.
He last brought Nepalese food to the capital after his appearance on BBC’s My Million Pound Menu, attracting investment from restaurateur Jamie Barber to set-up Kitycow, a three-month pop-up at Hush Mayfair.
The restaurant will be supporting The Gurkha Welfare Trust, donating 50p from every Gurkha Pickle dish sold to aid Gurkha veterans, their families, and communities.
