Balti King in South Hams

Excellent food, the pashmiri naan was incredible. Such wonderful food. Super service, a fabulous little restaurant Will definitely return

I ate here with John and the food, service and atmosphere was great! I recommend the tandori mixed grill. It was very tasty. Simon the manager is a true gentleman!

Popped in early (5:15 pm) on a Friday night as we were staying out of town and we’re too lazy to walk in and out again. Despite it being really quiet the couple running the restaurant made us feel really welcome. The food was delicious, good portions, some nice specials. Very enjoyable experience.

Was very quiet when we visited. Food was delicious and staff were very friendly and attentive

This restaurant may not have kerb appeal, but do not be put off. The staff are very friendly and the food is excellent. Prices for all dishes are very good. I had an excellent meal and will return when next in Totnes.

Excellent service, and amazing food highly recommend. Best in town in my opinion very kind staff, and the food was very nice. If you visit Totnes this place is a must to try.

Best food in town highly recommended

Came with two friends who were visiting. Flavoursome curry generous portion sizes. Service was very kind. We loved it! ✴︎ Thank you!

Delightful food and wonderful people.

Very friendly attentive hosts, nothing too much trouble. Food tasty and plentiful. Will be going back

They always provide the best food in town. Taste and quality both are great. Above all they are so kind with their customers.

I had the Prawn Biriani, but the sauce was not what I expected, too sour for me and overpowered the Prawn, otherwise an enjoyable experience

BEST CURRY IN TOTNES! - don’t let any decor fool you. These guys care about food and care about the customers! I have eaten curry all over England, and these guys stand out a mile. Keep up the great work!

Great food and drink, excellent starters and mains cooked to order. I'd recommend coming here and return I shall.

Thanks for a great late dinner last Saturday. We appreciate you staying open late and being so accommodating. The food was very good, especially the naan bread and the best coconut rice I’ve had in quite a while. Much appreciated.

Very good food the only problem was way to much oil in one dish

i ABSOLUTELY LOVE baltic king! Met the love of my life here 5 years ago in June, and come here for our anniversary every year, And share a hot Tandoori Masala! Shame we however can’t get down and dirty after, as i have to sit on the toilet for about 45minutes afterwards! The ring starts stringing. But never the less, Worth it!

Went for an early evening curry with family. Service was excellent and the food absolutely delicious. Had to ask for a “doggy bag” as the portions were large! Enough for another meal over the next couple of days. Go and enjoy a great curry.

The best Indian I've tasted in years, the staff were friendly and warm.

Great food and great staff. The staff are very friendly and the menu is extensive. You can also take your own alcohol with you. Would recommend.

Returned to the Balti King while in Totnes after our first visit a year ago and found the same excellent quality and value. The owner/ staff are friendly, the poppadums were nice and crisp, and our meals were piping hot, tasty and large in portion. Don't be put off by the rather unusual old historic building, the food is excellent and prices are very reasonable.

Amazing food, amazing service!! Thank you so much for a wonderful evening 😊

Ordered a takeaway. Came on time, hot and very tastey!

Friendly, good prices and easily the best Indian in Totnes. We go to Balti King every time without fail and have never disappointed. Can't recommend enough.

Yummy food, fabulous service, lovely people!

The man who owns this restaurant is great and so is hia restaurant. He even gave me a lift once when I was hitchhiking. Highly recommend!!

I’ve been going to the Balti King for years and it is my favourite choice for a curry in the area. Love the vibe in there and Simon is a fantastic host. A good proper cosy curry house in the heart of Totnes. The takeaways are consistent too. I would recommend: Chicken Pathia. It’s not too sweet and very rich in flavour. All in all: a brilliant spot. 5/5.

Food was tasteless and bland. Poor quality and probably one of the worst I have ever eaten. The restaurant was dirty and shabby. A complete waste of money .

Nice food with good service. No coffee available after meal though?

Great selection of dishes, the chef's specials are just that.

Ordered while we were out and about to pick up at 7.30pm on Sunday for a group of 8. Everything was available on time, and delicious. In fact there was so much food, it lasted us until the next day also. Great service, great food

Returned to the area to visit family and ordered take out. Pathia was delicious! Garlic Nan was just right and everyone was happy. All items were piping hot and tasty. There was enough for seconds the next day.

This restaurant might have 0% kerb appeal, be on the shabby and dated side décor wise inside, but do not be put off dining here. The food was very tasty and served by friendly staff. The menu covers all those traditional dishes you would expect from an Indian restaurant. So, if you are in Totnes looking for that big spicy hit, Balti King will deliver dishes to satisfy your cravings.

Very shabby and rather dirty restaurant. Staff very pleasant but food not great. Would not go again as quite disappointing

Visited the Balti King last week, an unusual building for an Indian restaurant but don't let that put you off. Being early in the week, the eat-in part of the restaurant was not very busy although they were much busier with takeaways. Despite this, service was quick, staff were friendly, our poppadums were crisp and our meals delicious, with large portions. Very reasonably priced too, highly recommended.

Nice restaurant, and the food is delicious.

Very bland food and manager / owner came across as very disrespectful and abusive towards his employees.

great food, nice staff. but £30 min order is way to high

Really delicious food, nice atmosphere and the waitor was so friendly and helpful. Would definitely return!

Order a take away for one for collection. Was ready on time. Food was delicious, and was enough for me for 3 days! Prices match quality. Would eat here again.

The service is amazing, the food is the best i’ve ever eaten, the theme is incredible! Come to this restaurant you will not regret it!

Love the Balti King. Good, honest unpretentious curry.

Always enjoyable great food and Simon is a great host

Fantastic food and very friendly staff

Good food off the High Street in Totnes. Worth a visit if you like curry 🥘

Last Saturday 28th September 2021 my wife and I celebrated our golden wedding anniversary with 23 of our family. We decided to have an Indian takeaway meal in the evening and I put together a list of what everyone wanted. It was quite a list. Not having used the Balti King before I was a bit nervous of how this would turn out. The meal wad delivered and every single thing I had ordered arrived, hot and on time. The meal was splendid and many of the group thought it among the best tasting food they had eaten. My wife and I were delighted with the ease which the order was taken and delivered, the courteous manners of the staff and the beautiful food itself. Thank you very much and I would certainly recommend you to anyone reading this review. Mike McEvoy, Windsor

we had been put off even going IN to the Balti king because of the terrible messy ( dirty) window and unwelcoming entrance. Inside - like a Tardis - nice kind attentive staff, good food, reasonable value. very quiet. Could be MUCH busier if you redesigned and cleaned up the entrance!!

Awful food, seemed like microwaved shop bought, tasteless mush. Also different price if paying by card or cash which I had never come across before. Not much else to add.

A delightful Indian restaurant tucked away in a side alley at the bottom of Totnes High Street. The wooden beams on the roof make for a

A lovely family run restaurant with great tasting curries. Thanks for being so hospitable Tipu bai.

We visited for a spur of the moment curry on a Saturday night. They were very busy with a steady stream of takeaways but happy to accommodate us. The food was superb, all fresh and tasted amazing. We couldn’t finish it all and they were fine for us to take the rest home. I can highly recommend.

Went as a party of five. Excellent service, excellent food. Pleasant atmosphere. The best Indian meal I've had for eleven years. I Would fully recommend.

The food is authentic, filling and delicious and the staff are very friendly! The Wednesday Buffet is an absolute steal for what you get and they offer collection and delivery, highly recommended!

First time experience whilst holidaying in Devon - excellent takeaway for 10 of us, big portion sizes, in fact we couldn't eat it all. Excellent customer service in rectifying a slight 'technical' error we had. Would definitely use them again when we next holiday in Devon - highly recommended.

Exquisite food on a busy bank holiday weekend. Can't fault anything, the best yet from there. Not the overly-sugared rubbish from elsewhere in town! Decent portions, very well balanced dishes.

I use Balti King regularly I totally trust it High hygiene standards, quick preparation and the Paneer and Hot-Sour Dishes are tasty and filling - Love their lemon and garlic rice sides, too The staff are very personable, they take the time and trouble to remember your name and recommend things for you, when you can't decide what you want. I also like that they are friendly without crowding you, so you feel you can go in there and have a proper chat with whoever you are with. I would not consider any other Indian food - it has to be The King!

I had the worse meal ever from here... if I could give it -5 stars it would of got it. The food is bland no favour... sauce is watery... Think the chef needs a cooking lesson. Im a person who cooks curry often eat it often and know what im taking about favour taste heat... To slso see as I went in a dead fish in the fish tank and a young girl to be told to fish it out with a net and throw it in bin was off putting and its not something I would do in front of my customers. The rice was as bad as ever egg fried rice and it was clumped together like glue. Not nice not tasty would never go back here. Ill cook my own instead.

Really impressed - excellent food and great value for money.

Without a doubt the very best indian restaurant ive been too! Friendly sevice and delicious food in a beautiful town. Happy to recommend this place all day long. I have used the balti king for years and it always hits the mark. 10/10 well done guys!

Family celebration so ordered a fair bit of food, very little chicken and watery sauce, bad stomachs afterwards

Had our second recent takeaway from Balti King, this time with friends and it was very good. Wife had a Lamb Biryani and I have a new curry to me that I have forgotten the name of! - but was very good. I'd like hotter, but it was my choice. Food came in reasonable time.

We visited tonight for a family meal. The staff were lovely and kind - and the curry was amazing! The best I've ever had! Isla (age 8)

Great friendly service. Lovely naga curry.

Nice friendly staff but oh my god, the food. Curry’s seemed to consist mainly of lurid food colouring and sugar, stale popadoms, etc, most ended up in the bin. No idea how they have been going so long...

We had a huge take away from the Balti King- which is located on a cute back street of Totnes. It was the best Indian take away we have had for years. Totally delicious dishes. Of particular note was the excellent biryani and excellent veg sides. Very generous portions. It may not look much from the outside but the food is very delicious.

Prompt delivery to Tuckenhay Mill. Excellent tasty food. Would thoroughly recommend.

Don’t do it!Takeaway was ordered well in advance , they told me it would be 30 mins, I arrived 35 mins later when they charged me full price, I then waited another 35 mins while they cooked my food which they clearly hadn’t started before I paid for it, which would have been okay but the food was poor. No spice at all, served by sullen staff and a manager who avoided eye contact. We just moved to the area, we are not here on holiday, I won’t eat food from here again. Terrible.

Cheap, tasty with friendly service. The outside of the restaurant looks a mess.

I wasn't really unsure about this restaurant from the outside, but once in, the staff were so friendly and kind and the food was amazing! It just needs a good lick of paint and a tidy up!

Not big takeaway people, but had a curry from here recently and was very good. Lamb Biryani was good according to my wife and I had the Lamb Sagwala (spinach), which was nicely spiced, tasty and hot. Delivered within 40 minutes of order and all dishes hot enough.

Always great food with friendly service. Thank you.

In these new hyper vigilant times, this was well managed and relaxing. Excellent food and with an NHS discount!!

The chicken curry was succulent, not dry like some curries. And the prawns were so tasty too, really well cooked and butterflied. Lovely. Will definitely be ordering again!

So pleased to see The King back open! Enjoyed a delicious takeaway, and felt safe at the premises with the precautions set up for social distancing. Looking forward to more!

First time ordering and I’m impressed with the outcome! Food was lovely and more than enough to go around. We collected and all staff were wearing PPE, payment and collection were contactless, we had to wait a bit for our order to be ready but nothing major! Thank you.

What a treat! As of today all pubs, restaurants and other such public venues have been closed and my family and I were left in despair. But luckily the Balti King in Totnes is still doing takeaways and so to treat ourselves we ordered an absolutely delicious takeaway. It was quick, beautiful flavours and generous portions. Thank you Balti King, we will be returning!

Thank you simon and the team, we all enjoyed our meals and the friendly service as ever... we will see you again soon!

The Balti King has survived in Totnes for many years, some how ! The last time I ate there of my own volition was about five years ago, and then I said never again.We were invited out by some neighbours for a “surprise meal”, that turned out to be in the Balti King.Cheap in every respect, will not go again.

Our waiter was miserable; he didn’t want to accommodate my food intolerance by offering something other than what their special meal deal had to offer. He only agreed to after my husband spoke up. Decidedly average food; goat curry was tough. We love garlic but huge chunks in every mouthful! That’s just lazy prepping. One star as the owner/proprietor was friendly.

Great curry. Especially Tikka sauce. Staff friendly

Very friendly.... love the fish tanks!!

This is not a posh place but very good food and the best naan bread outside of India...very friendly staff and because they do a lot of take aways the dishes always taste fresh.

Living locally, we know this cosy little Indian restaurant quite well. We don't eat out too often but when we do, this place is generally our first choice. We have been customers on and off for the last 15 years or more. Our latest visit proved the same as our previous jaunts: good all-round. The staff are great! They were friendly and helpful with our (often naive) questions! We like the ambiance as well; on our latest visit we appreciated the soft and gentle (non-intrusive) Indian music in the background. The service was *very* speedy, and the food was great. We don't like very-hot-spicy nosh, so were pleased that our choice proved mild, but still very tasty. Oh, and in our naivety we accidentally asked for too many dishes this last time, but no probs -- we asked for a 'doggy bag' and were given proper little [re-usable] plastic boxes to take remaining food away with us. Nb: we can't comment on any meat dishes, 'cos like so many locals, we're 'Veggies'!Parking is a doddle; there's either the big Morrison's car park, or the council one, both just a very short walk away.One little thing which possibly isn't often mentioned in reviews(?) ~ the *loos* were really nice and clean! -- with a new-looking (professional) tiling job having been done in there. This might seem like an irrelevance, but for us, grotty loos, in any eating establishment can be really off-putting and cast a shadow over whatever else one might experience when dining out... As side issue, we animal lovers also liked the fact that the beautiful fish in a small (and very clean) aquarium looked happy and healthy, so that too was a bonus: it was very relaxing to watch them swim gracefully around whilst we were eating! :) We're now retired, and though not impecunious, we're far from rich, so the final treat was just how *inexpensive* our veggie meal was ... now that makes a nice change in this expensive day and age! Would we recommend? Yup... *definitely* go for it! :)

Have bought takaway 2x nice food cooked properly nice selection of different dishes very good

owner very rude on phone , not willing to deliver to address on industrial estate even if paid over the phone was rude and swore at us do not use imagine if we had a complaint about the food it would not of been sorted absolutely terrible way to run a business , SHOCKED AT THE WAY WE WERE SPOKEN TO ( AVOID AVOID AVOID)

Awful curry.. Too sweet.. Unrefined.. Avoid

Amazing food and amazing staff!!!! Cant be beaten

Amazing as usual and goat curry too...xx

The staff were friendly and helpful and the food was lovely. We ordered onion bhajis, meat samosas, chicken tikka, lamb dopiaza, pilau rice, garlic naan and a chicken & mushroom biryani. All the food was freshly cooked and very tasty.

We had a lovely meal at the Balti King. The staff were very friendly and the meal came pretty quickly. The restaurant itself it a bit quirky and down a back alley but very close to the town centre. Recommended.

They got the order all wrong, we got normal nan's instead of keema, we asked for 3 kormas and 2 tikka's we got 3 tikka's which just tasted of tomato awful and timing 15 minutes turned into 35. But on the up side we did get a bottle of free Ros'a thanks then.

We've enjoyed lots of meals at the Balti King over the years, including both takeaways and eat-in, and I have to say that the food and service have always been excellent. The Manager is most welcoming, and will always accommodate particular requests. Orders by phone are usually ready at the agreed time, and the food is hot. Haven't tried the home delivery, so can't comment. Would highly recommend this place.

Goodness knows how many times the tiny, chewy shrimps in my prawn curry had been reheated, disgusting; whole slices of quartered onion and pepper (mostly onion); al dente dry rice and, a sauce with a colour that screamed 'I came out of a jar'! Not an experience I plan to repeat.

Lors d'un séjour à Paignton, nous avons commandé à deux reprises des plats auprès de cette enseigne, lesquels ont été livré dans l'heure qui a suivie. Très bonne découverte et qualité irréprochable. Carte aussi variée qu'étendue. Le service est de qualité et avec le sourire svp.

qualité à baissé depuis l année dernières. Dommage. Plats sans trop de saveur et peu de viande. Dommage . Service livraison pratique

Don’t eat in here. The carpets stick to your feet, it looks like it’s the 70’s, the customers are Neanderthal and the service is dedicated to takeaways. When it finally arrived the food was outstanding. Chef is in the wrong place.

We just had an excellent takeaway at the Balti King in Totnes. Great menu choices and the staff were very friendly too. Would recommend and reasonably priced too.

Had another great takeaway from here, and have been meaning to write a positive review for ages as people often pipe up to leave negative feedback but dont have the same energy to praise. I have tried many different things on the menu all with a consistently tasty range of varying flavours to all the different dishes. Will be back!

Remember how big the portions are next time!

Nice chilled place and friendly staff. food has been lovely when iv visited and iv been on a couple of Sundays early evening. Like the light authentic music in the background. See you again king