Pokhara Restaurants

Gurkha's Restaurant has been around for a while and is a favorite place for many travelers. The plus point is its location in the heart of Lake Side where everything is happening. The service is also excellent the waiters always polite and available. The food is also very good and they have a lot of variety... maybe too much! The menu is far too extensive ranging from local, Continental, Chinese, Indian and Italian... looks like the owner has tried to cover everything! This makes it very difficult to make a choice. Also the interior could do with an improvement as it looks a bit drab when you walk in. However, they have an excellent outdoor seating.

Favorite Dish: Since I have eaten here several times I have found the food to be a high standard plus when inspecting the kitchen it is very hygienic compared many of those you find in Lake Side. My all time favorite dish is the butter chicken tikka masala with freshly baked nan. They have their own tandoor clay oven so the tandoori items are top class.

Not only is this a delightful guest house, but a good place to eat as well.
Ignore the electric pylons and you will enjoy the morning view of Phewa Lake during your terrace breakfast.
Nothing is haphazard about this place, run by the "3 Sisters", Lucky, Nicky and Dicky.

Favorite Dish: Mixed vegetable omelet for breakfast. Good bread, toast, not the paperwhite thing.
Good breakfast drinks; teas, coffee, juice.
A simple breakfast for three came to NRS 490,-

Gosh, Guys I've been spending my vacation in lakeside Pokhara since past three years. And this time, it was literally hazardous when we dined at THE GURKHAS. We just went into this restaurant because we were just fascinated by the name itself, but when we were presented with our order, Fish Curry in nepali style plus, grilled fish and mashed potato.....it was like as if the food came from the hell..It just ruined our evening...I strongly advise you guys not to go there..on top of that..the price was ***ing unnecessarily expensive..and Ridiculous. The owner..MB saheb..you gotta review your management soon...and make a market survery of your restaurant!!!!!!And let me remind you..when customers are sitting on the table..mosquitoes can't just wait to chase the them.really...........This is not something THE GURKHAS are supposed to be doing>>.

This little bakery is a good place to stop for breakfast, particularly if you're heading off to climb up to the World Peace Pagoda. They do really nice pastries, although later in the day they might be a bit stale. There are three branches in Lakeside, so it shouldn't be hard to find one, and there's another branch on Damside too. We stopped at the one in front of the Boomerang restaurant, just north of the Royal Palace (I seem to remember it being near a tree shrine).

Serving a range of food from western (veggie burgers and chips) to Chinese (chow mein), this little restaurant to the north of Lakeside (not far from Hotel Woodpigeon) is run by a young couple, whose children help out or hinder depending on their age! The whole family is very friendly, and we ate here several times for breakfast and dinner. They even asked after my health after I missed dinner one night due to sickness, and made sure I knew where to get medicine from.

Oh, and very importantly - they have beer!

Most places on Lakeside do a mix of Nepali, Indian, Chinese and Western fare, and this is no exception. They do a very good Chow Mein, as well as beans on toast or cheese and tomato toasties (70NPR) for those feeling a bit homesick or under the weather!

During the trek from Pokhara to Naudanda, it´s possible to stop in one of the many tea-shops located in the villages along the route to enjoy a tea, a coffee or some local pastry. I specially liked this cigarette advert i saw in Kaskikot.

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We had our lunch here after the flight, before checking in to Fishtail Lodge. They were already prepared a buffet for us. We had naans, chicken curry, rice and lots of other stuff. All were delicious. They did this buffet thing for our group and generally they serve a la carte, but a few Spanish tourists wanted the same we had while we were there. Since there was so much food, they could join us. I hope you are lucky enough to come across a buffet. God knows I cannot decide what to pick from the menu in Nepal.
The restaurant is located on a street full of shops and it is also have lake view. I took a small walk after lunch, which was my first encounter with streets of Pokhara.

Favorite Dish: Naan, curry chicken and a special beverage like lemonade