**This arcticle has been amended with the venue's updated opening dates. The Gurkahas will now open April 11, with the soft launch now taking place on April 11-12**

A new South Asian restaurant in Marylebone will welcome diners with a hefty opening offer.

The Gurkhas, a modern Nepalese restaurant on Great Portland Street, will open on Tuesday, April 11. 

To mark the occasion, the restaurant is offering 50 per cent off food on April 11 and 12. 

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If you're not familiar with Nepalese cooking, it has all the richness and flavour expected off South Asian cuisines but as it is lighter on the fats, Nepalese dishes are generally a healthier option. 

Chunky veg, lean meats and fish, as well as pickles and salad stuff are used to create simple yet satiating dishes like steamed chicken dumplings in tomato and soybean soup, monkfish choila - grilled spiced fish with cucumber salad and beaten rice - and mutton sekuwa, which is a skewer onion, coriander and spiced tomato sauce.

Taking its name from the Nepalese soldiers who have fought for Britain since 1815, the restaurant is from Shrabaneswor Rai, the Nepalese-born co-owner of Hot Stone Steak and Sushi Barin Islington, who has familial connections to the Gurkhas. 

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Head Chef Joe Allen has a Gurkha for a father-in-law and after travelling extensively across Kathmandu, Chitwan and Pokhara, Allen's menu will showcase the flavours of the Himalayas. 

This is not Allen's first foray with Nepalese cuisine in London. His appearance on the BBC's My Million Pound Menu saw him secure a three-month pop up Kitycow at Hush Mayfair. 

Address: 110 Great Portland Street, W1W 6PQ

Website: thegurkhasrestaurant.com