Namaste Kathmandu

Probably the best curry I have ever tried! The prize is totally worth it.
Staff is great - perhaps over-attentive sometimes.

I would suggest NOT visit Namaste Kathmandu on FESTIVAL TIME at all, at least during weekends. Too busy, the managers try to approach people even if they do not have time or place - definitively something they should change.

But the rest is perfect. Music, atmosphere... great!

Booked a table for two for 6th August well in advance.
Table not ready when we arrived.
Total chaos and lack of organisation.
When the table was ready, we were rushed through our meal - main meals being offered before we had finished our starter.
Three requests for more drinks needed before they eventually arrived.
Staff refused to serve coffee after meal as they were clearly desperate for the table (Festival time, you see, got to 'make hay while the sun shines')
Similar complaints from diners at adjoining table re. lack of coffee and the bare-faced affrontery of the Maitre d' (if you could call him that).
Both sets of diners resolved never to return to this gang of money-grabbers.
Avoid like the plague.

(See my blunt and to the point review on their Facebook page. ***Caution not for the easily offended***).

Had a great Nepalese meal here with 5 friends. The staff very very helpful and caring towards us. The Nepalese flavours were perhaps more subtle that traditional curry, and were very tasty.

They even have Viognier and Torrontes on the winelist, which is quite forward thinking for an Indian Restaurant, and they are aromatic wines that are perfectly suited to the spicy flavours.

Worth a visit.

You can choose between Nepalese or Indian options. Nepalese was very good. The service is pretty good considering the size of the restaurant. Also, the staff helpful and friendly. In my opinion, this part of town i.e. south of the Royal Mile is where most of the really good Indian restaurants are located.

Definitely go for the Nepalese options, a bit different and much tastier than the very average Indian dishes. The service is attentive, perhaps over-attentive at times.

I have visited the restaurant last night. It definitely worth Hit list recommendation. We enjoyed the curry, most probably the best chicken curry, I ever had.

The staffs were caring. The restaurant looked quite busy but we had our food in time and the rice was fluffy. Definitely will go back!!!

I visited this restaurant with a group of friends during the festival. Upon arrival we were shown to table for 8 crammed into the bar area. We had booked a table for 10! After some delay they added on another table and a couple of chairs but it was right in front of the kitchen access so far from ideal for those sitting on the end.

After a bit of a wait we ordered starters and mains. Some considerable time later our mains arrived! When we pointed out that we hadn't had our starters we were asked if we had wanted them first! The waiter took an executive decision to cancel our starters and just put out the main courses. We wouldn't have minded but two of the main courses and two portions of rice were cold. The chicken was cleverly described as "boneless" - thigh alert. The meat was quite pink although on balance did seem more or less cooked.

We were given free desserts as compensation but the table was split over whether to tip - the waiting staff were polite and helpful but the lack of any overal organisation and apparent chaos in the kitchen really let this place down. Unfortunately we are too put off to consider going back to try the starters.