7
Years Experience
50
Signeture dishes
2000
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Served Royalty & Diplomats
Chef Shreeram crafted bespoke dining experiences for the Saudi Royal Family and international ambassadors.
Our Story
From the Himalayas to the Algarve
A Family’s Culinary Journey
Some recipes travel across continents. Ours traveled from the foothills of the Himalayas, through the kitchens of royalty, and finally to the sunlit coast of Carvoeiro.
The Chef Behind the Flame
Chef Shreeram Maharjan’s journey began at just 18 years old, in the prestigious 5-star Soaltee Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. His extraordinary talent soon caught the attention of diplomats and ambassadors — and eventually, the Saudi Royal Family themselves. For years, he crafted bespoke dining experiences for the world’s most discerning palates.
But his greatest passion? Creating something of his own.
A Legacy in the Making
In 2009, Chef Shreeram opened Ayo Gurkhali in Wilmslow, Cheshire — a warm, family-run restaurant that quickly became a local institution. Alongside his son Robin, he built more than a kitchen; he built a reputation.
Over 17 years, he has mentored and helped dozens of Nepali and Indian chefs open their own restaurants across the UK and Portugal. Yet his heart always remained at the stove.
The Algarve Chapter
In 2016, seeking sunnier horizons, the Maharjan family brought their craft to Portugal, first in Armação de Pêra. By 2018, they found their permanent home in Carvoeiro — where the warmth of Nepalese hospitality meets the freshest Algarve ingredients.
Every dish on your table carries three generations of tradition, 40+ years of mastery, and one family’s unwavering love for authentic food.
This isn’t just a meal. It’s our story, served to you.
Chef Shreeram Maharjan
Executive Chef & Founder
His journey began at 18 in Kathmandu’s 5-star Soaltee Hotel, led him to serve the Saudi Royal Family, and now brings 17+ years of mastery with his son Robin to your table in Carvoeiro.
2009
The Dream Begins in England
Chef Shreeram and his son Robin open Ayo Gurkhali in Wilmslow, Cheshire — bringing authentic Nepalese flavours to the heart of England.
2016
A New Chapter in Portugal
Seeking sun and new horizons, the Maharjan family crosses borders to open their first Portuguese restaurant in Armação de Pêra.
2016
2018
Home in Carvoeiro
The family finds their permanent home on the Algarve coast. Gurkha Kitchen Carvoeiro is born — where Himalayan tradition meets Atlantic freshness.
2026
The Legacy Continues
Father and son still stand side by side — one at the stove, one at the door — welcoming you to taste a story 17 years in the making.
2026
Menu
DAILY 11 AM – 11 PM
Please find our menu below
Menu Notes
Delve into our mouth-watering menu to select a variety of food that will tantalise your taste buds.
The dish strength shown on our menu (please download the PDF version to see the chilli symbols and nut allergy details) is for guidance purpose only, please specify your preferred dish strength when placing an order, as our chefs will be more than happy to accommodate your needs. If we can assist in any way with your selection, please do not hesitate to ask.
Some of our dishes may contain nuts, seeds, their derivatives or other allergens. Please ask if you are concerned, need guidance, and alert us to any allergies you may have before ordering.
The management and staff sincerely hope that you enjoy your visit to us. If you have any suggestions for improving our service further, please do not hesitate to let us know.
🌶️ Mild 🌶️🌶️ Medium 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Hot 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Extra Hot
No dish, foodstuffs or beverage, including starters/appetisers, may be charged unless they are requested by the customer, or rendered useless by the latter. DL 10/2015 de 16-1
VAT INCLUDED AT THE LEGAL RATE | WE HAVE A COMPLAINTS BOOK | PRICES CORRECT AS OF APRIL 2026
Appetisers
Appetisers
PAPADUM 1.50€
SPICY PAPADUM 1.60€
CHUTNEY TRAY 5.80€
Soups
Soups
MO:MO IN CHICKEN BROTH 7.50€
Homemade Nepalese ravioli filled with lightly spiced minced lamb, served in chicken broth with coriander leaves and browned onions.
MULLIGATAWNY SOUP 7.60€
Spiced lentil (dal) soup with rich, aromatic flavours.
Starters
Special Nepalese Starters
All starters are served with fresh green salad.
CHHWELA WOCHHA / LAMB (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) 7.50€ / 8.00€
Chicken/lamb barbecued tender piece of chicken or lamb cooked with various special Nepalese spices served on freshly prepared pulse lentils pancake-wochha. A uniquely flavoured traditional Nepalese starter.
CHICKEN PAKORA 6.90€
Succulent boneless chicken marinated with spices, battered and deep fried, served with tangy tamarind sauce.
MO:MO (GURKHA KITCHEN SPECIAL) 7.60€
Gently spiced minced lamb wrapped in pastry and steamed cooked, served with tamarind sauce. A popular delicacy in Nepal.
CHICKEN / LAMB SUKUTI 7.20€ / 8.00€
Marinated pieces of tender chicken or lamb cooked with various fresh herbs and spices, full of unique flavours.
KATHMANDU CHICKEN WINGS 7.50€
Spicy chicken wings marinated in yogurt and fresh herbs and spices, cooked in clay oven, served with cool yogurt dip.
LAMB SEKUWA 8.90€
Clay oven cooked spicy strips of lamb, with Nepalese spices, fresh green chillies and onion, garnished with coriander and fresh ginger, Nepalese style.
CHICKEN SAMOSA 7.65€
Crispy triangle-shaped pastry stuffed with minced chicken and authentic spices.
Seafood Starters
PIRO PRAWN (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) 7.50€
Prawn cooked with garlic, ginger, onion, fresh tomatoes, green chillies and fresh herbs and spices.
PRAWN COCKTAIL 7.95€
Prawn in cocktail sauce mixed with pineapple slices.
FISH PAKORA 7.40€
Lightly spiced deep fried cod fillet strips in special gram flour batter served with cool yogurt mint sauce.
KING PRAWN BUTTERFLY 7.55€
King prawns coated in gram flour batter and bread crumbs with a touch of light spices, deep fried.
Vegetarian Starters
All starters are served with fresh green salad.
PIRO PANEER (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) 7.75€
Homemade cottage cheese sautéed with onion & peppers in Nepalese sweet and sour sauce (spicy).
SAMOSA 6.60€
Crispy triangle shaped pastry stuffed with assorted vegetables, delicately spiced.
ONION BHAJI 6.80€
Deep fried onion fritters in special gram flour batter.
MIXED PAKORA 6.90€
Gently spiced julienne mixed vegetable in gram flour batter. Deep fried.
SHAHI PANEER TUKRA 7.10€
Spiced up home made cottage cheese cooked in clay oven with fresh onions, green & red peppers.
Tandoori Specialities
STARTERS OR MAIN COURSE (ON SIZZLER)
All tandoori main course are served with medium spiced vegetable curry sauce and fresh green salad. All the following tandoori dishes are marinated in fresh herbs and spices with yogurt which is cooked over flaming charcoal in a tandoori. All tandoori main courses are served on a sizzler plate with grilled onion and peppers garnished with fresh coriander, sliced lemon and carrots. Practically, no fat is used to cook any tandoori dish, so it’s a perfect selection for weight-watchers.
GURKHALI SEEKH KEBAB 7.50€ / 17.50€
Tender minced lamb and onion seasoned with fresh herbs and spices barbecued on skewers.
TANDOORI CHICKEN 7.90€ / 15.95€
Spring chicken on the bone.
CHICKEN TIKKA 7.60€ / 16.95€
Tender pieces of diced chicken breast marinated in cardamom infused spiced yogurt.
LAMB TIKKA 8.35€ / 18.85€
Tender piece of diced lamb fillet marinated in cardamom infused spiced yogurt.
TANDOORI KING PRAWNS 22.95€
Off the shell.
CHICKEN TIKKA SASLIK 17.95€
Barbecued diced chicken breasts with Nepalese spices served with grilled tomatoes, onions and peppers.
GURKHALI MIXED GRILL (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) 22.90€
Combination of chicken tikka, lamb tikka, tandoori chicken and seekh kebab.
Chef’s Recommendations
HIMALAYAN CHAM CHAM (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) 15.90€
Tandoori cooked chicken stir-fried with onion, peppers, garlic and ginger in a medium spiced special Nepalese creamy sauce to give a sharp himalayan taste.
SHERPA LAMB CURRY 16.85€
Slowly cooked tender lamb with potato and onion with Gurkha spices.
GARLIC CHICKEN CHILLI MASALA 15.50€
Chicken tikka cooked with green and red peppers, green chillies and chilli pickles in a wide range of spices and herbs.
KUKHURA (CHICKEN) STIR FRY 15.70€
A new chicken dish cooked with fresh herbs and spices to the chef’s own secret recipe.
SASLIK KARAHI CHICKEN 14.70€
Marinated chicken, green peppers, onions and tomatoes grilled together in a tandoor, then transferred to a pan to cook with chef’s special sauce, garnished with fresh coriander and ginger.
SHAHI KUKHURA 16.95€
Chicken tikka and minced lamb cooked together with ginger, garlic, pepper and rich blend of medium spices and herbs topped with sliced boiled egg.
TANDOORI BUTTER CHICKEN 14.95€
Barbecued chicken cooked in butter, tomatoes, fresh cream and spices.
HEA:LA (DUCK) CHILLI 16.95€
Julienne duck cooked with onions, peppers and fresh green chillies in special Nepalese massala sauce.
KHASI (LAMB) STIR FRY 16.75€
A new lamb dish cooked with fresh herbs and spices to the chef’s own secret recipe.
MO:MO 17.00€
Gently spiced minced lamb wrapped in pastry, steamed cooked, dipped in sesame seeds sauce.
DAA:KULA CURRY 16.95€
Slowly cooked lamb in thick lamb stock and tomatoes with Nepalese spices, garnished with coriander and fresh ginger.
SAG CHICKEN / LAMB 14.90€ / 16.70€
A wonderful combination of puréed spinach and chicken breast or spring lamb flavoured with roasted cumin seeds, methi and oriental spices.
CHICKEN TIKKA MASSALA 14.35€
LAMB TIKKA MASSALA 15.65€
PRAWN TIKKA MASSALA 16.90€
This dish is cooked with yogurt, spicy butter and delicately flavoured tandoori creamy sauce to give a distinctive and exotic taste.
Seafood Specialities
JHINGA BUTTER 17.95€
This dish captures an exquisite flavour of king prawns roasted in a tandoori cooked in mild spices with cream and touch of butter made to chef’s own recipe.
PRAWN SAAG 17.95€
King prawns cooked with garlic, ginger and fresh spinach to a medium strength.
PRAWN CHILLI (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) 17.50€
Prawns cooked in sweet sour and hot sauce with onions and peppers garnished with fresh coriander and ginger.
NEPALESE FISH CURRY (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) 15.95€
The exquisite flavour of Nepalese fish curry cooked with chef’s own recipe.
FISH CHILLI 15.95€
Fish cooked with peppers, onions, fresh chillies, garlic, ginger and lemon juice in fairly hot and thick sauce.
Classic Indian Dishes
CHICKEN 14.75€
PRAWN 16.90€
CHICKEN TIKKA 15.80€
LAMB 15.95€
KING PRAWN 20.90€
LAMB TIKKA 17.95€
KORMA
Delicate sauce with cream and coconuts to give a rich creamy texture.
DANSAK
Cooked with lentils and pine-apple, fairly sweet and sour.
PASSANDA
A very mild dish cooked in fresh cream with touch of spices garnished with dried fruits.
BHUNA
Cooked with onion, tomatoes and red and green peppers in a firm dry sauce of medium consistency.
ROGANJOSH
An authentic Indian dish cooked with tangy tomatoes, garlic, fennel and mustard.
DOPIAZA
Medium strength dish cooked with cubed peppers and onions.
BALTI
Cooked with special balti sauce which consists of more than 20 different herbs and spice.
KARAHI
A blend of fresh onions, tomatoes, coriander, garlic, ginger and fresh fenugreek which are all fried together to give a distinct flavour.
JALFREZI 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Cooked with green chillies, fresh ginger, diced onions, peppers, tomatoes, fresh coriander and herbs and spices.
SAMBER 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Hot and spicy dish cooked with fresh lemon, lentils and fresh herbs and spices.
MADRAS 🌶️🌶️🌶️
A southern Indian dish with hot and spicy taste highly flavoured with ginger, garlic, tomatoes and lemon juice which lends a fiery taste to its richness.
VINDALOO 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
A very hot dish with a plentiful amount of chillies, ginger, garlic, tomatoes, lemon juice and black peppers with aromatic herbs and spices.
Biryani Dish
An excellent traditional cuisine exotically spiced, cooked with basmati rice, flavoured by cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and many rare spices and garnished with coriander and biryani sauce.
CHICKEN 17.75€
LAMB 19.00€
PRAWN 21.00€
VEGETABLE 16.50€
Vegetable Dishes
MAIN COURSE OR SIDES
All vegetable side dishes 9.50€
PANEER CHILLI 14.90€
Home made cottage cheese cooked with green chillies, peppers and tomatoes in Nepalese spices.
SHAHI PANEER 15.00€
Home made cottage cheese cooked with fresh cream in special thick gravy.
VEGETABLE STIR FRY 13.90€
Mixed vegetables sautéed with Nepalese spices touched in sweet and sour sauce.
MUTTER PANEER 14.95€
Garden peas and home made cottage cheese cooked with fresh cream and aromatic oriental spices.
CHANA KABULII 13.95€
Chick peas cooked with our special gravy.
MIXED VEGETABLES 13.50€
Mix with choice of Spinach / Cauliflower / Chick Peas / Brinjal.
SAAG BHAJI (SPINACH) 13.35€
SAAG PANEER (SPINACH AND COTTAGE CHEESE) 13.55€
DAL TARKA (LENTILS) 13.35€
CAULIFLOWER TARKARI 13.50€
BIRNJAL TARKARI (AUBERGINE / EGG PLANT) 13.50€
MUSHROOM TARKARI 13.25€
BOMBAY ALOO 13.50€
ALOO GOVI 13.50€
Sides, Rice & Breads
Essential Extras
BOILED RICE 3.90€
PILAU RICE 4.50€
EGG RICE 5.50€
SPECIAL RICE 6.00€
MUSHROOM RICE 5.90€
CHIPS 5.50€
SALAD 7.50€
RAITA 7.50€
Tandoori Bread
NAAN 3.85€
ROTI 3.50€
GARLIC NAAN 4.75€
CHEESE NAAN 5.90€
PESHWARI NAAN 5.50€
KEEMA NAAN 6.00€
Desert
Desert
MANGO KULFI 5.80€
PISTACHIO KULFI 5.80€
GULAB JAMUN 6.80€
Ice Cream
VANILLA 5.50€
CHOCOLATE 5.50€
STRAWBERRY 5.50€
Kids Menu
Chicken & Chips
MERRILAND CHICKEN AND CHIPS 11.50€
Served with fresh green peas, golden fried chips and salad.
GOLDEN FISH AND CHIPS 11.50€
Fish fillets coated in a golden crispy batter fried to perfection served with green peas, chips and salad.
CHICKEN PAKORA AND CHIPS 11.50€
Nepalese style chicken nuggets and chips, comes with salad.
Omelette
OMELETTE AND CHIPS/RICE 11.50€
Curries (Mild)
CHICKEN KORMA 11.50€
Delicate sauce with cream and coconuts to give a rich creamy texture.
CHICKEN TIKKA MASSALA 11.50€
This dish is cooked with yogurt, spicy butter and delicately flavoured tandoori creamy sauce to give a distinctive and exotic taste.
CHICKEN BHUNA 11.50€
Cooked with onion, tomatoes and red and green peppers in a firm dry sauce of medium consistency.
CHICKEN PASSANDA 11.50€
A very mild dish cooked in fresh cream with touch of spices garnished with dried fruits.
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Hours
Daily 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Open 7 days a week
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