Gurkha Express

Gurkha Express is a Nepalese and Indian takeaway on Nottingham Road in Belper, working the same address as the Popadoms & Pickles operation but trading hard on its Nepalese identity. It has built one of the strongest customer reputations of any Belper takeaway — over nine hundred customer ratings on aggregator platforms averaging four stars, with several reviews calling it the best takeaway in the whole of Derbyshire.

The menu is a Nepalese-Indian crossover — the standard curry-house list of bhuna, dhansak and madras alongside Nepalese momos, choila, chicken sekuwa and dishes that take spice in a different direction. The chicken korma gets repeat praise for tender meat and a properly balanced sauce, and reviewers single out the depth of vegetarian, vegan and coeliac options as unusual for a small-town takeaway. Free poppadoms and pickles drop into every order.

The shop is set up for online ordering through its own website. The few negative reviews concentrate on the occasional missing item rather than the food itself. Evenings, with weekend trading running later.