Bombay Spice in Exeter

These less than fine fellows charged us for apparently free and unlimited rice, which they to begin with claimed would not be in the bill, although this could be attributed to Connor sign, who did stink a little maybe they need to buy more cleaning products

Not spicy, scammed for more than double my money and charged for unnecessary things

Ordered something which didn’t arrive and when I called they told me it wasn’t on the menu and told me to not make a big deal out of it and then they hung up the phone and blocked my number. This was very rude when I was just calling to enquire about a replacement or refund but was not given the option to explain this.

Awful food. Awful delivery. Awful awful awful just avoid. Asked for lamb madras got chicken, rice stone cold, asked for a tikka naan got a plain one, asked for Coke Zero got Diet Coke. Ordered two chicken royal starters got one. Theft food was horrible too. Id rather eat out of a bin then order here again. Avoid at all costs

It’s a shame I can’t upload a picture, but the piece of thin string we received in our saag paneer was not very welcome. Spoilt the expensive some what.

all good, arrived well before estimated time, was hot and tasty. great price, thank you.

Very nice Indian food, always on time and great price. Will be ordering again

Very nice food, great service and nice delivery. Fantastic, thank you very much!

The rieta was a cottage cheese texture. Garlic chilli chicken tasted old and just threw a load of sliced garlic in and almost raw or not cooked enough , when I mean a load I mean vampires wouldn't even take a second look! Poppadoms soft and bendy and naans the same, was all abit sad and very disappointing, shame as a brummie a curry is usually a treat.

I’m really sad to write this as I normally order from here and it has always been nice but tonight’s was so disappointing. The meal was luke warm, it was very bland. The sagg aloo had about three small potato’s and the naan bread was hard and tasted horrible, I couldn’t eat it. I will try again but not for a while

Never again. Empty restaurant on a Saturday night should send alarm bells. It did, as soon as our meals came we left. Sorry for the owners, but terrible food.

Manager was rude and unprofessional. We were demanded to pay an overcharged bill and not provided with receipts. This may have been excusable if the food was good, but this was undoubtedly the worst Indian food I've eaten in Exeter. Doesn't help that most of us developed intestinal issues the following day. Particularly concerning as we did not order spicy items, indicating questionable hygiene practices. Considering the proximity of countless fantastic alternative Indian restaurants within a 5 minute walk, I cannot fathom recommending this establishment unless you're seeking bad food and service.

The Madras was very mild, The excuse was the chef was late, never again

ordered for 7.50pm and it arrived at 6.30pm. food was lovely though

Do NOT order anything via the website for this restaurant. They took my order (and accepted payment) when restaurant was scheduled to be closed and have not refunded my money.

my order wasn't delivered at all. my husband after 3 hrs of waiting got in the car to go & get it. we tried ringing restaurant when it was 1/2 hour late & got told it'd be 5 more minutes & that driver was on his way. Still no show. Tried through the app & they updated delivery time to 830pm. we ordered at 6pm. Tried calling restaurant several times after 830 & the number kept going through to a ladies voicemail. Once my husband got to the restaurant they cooked it & got given a bottle of beer

Wasn’t as tasty as previous order we’ve had. Way it goes I guess

Food was lovely and the service was very polite and welcoming. Unfortunately there is absolutely no atmosphere at all. No music and a very bare interior. We had a few dirty bits that were replaced quickly by staff once they were noticed. Value was very good though.

absolutely rubbish and a problem with delivery as well very disappointed as normally very good

Excellent food well worth a try

Food did not show up. Can’t call because the number listed is wrong.

We love Bombay spice, perfect every time. The curries are really tasty, the garlic chilli chicken is my favourite! Highly recommend and it came early which was nice, thanks again

Lovely curry as always, very tasty! delivery time is always spot on. Also been in the restaurant owner very friendly, thanks again

really decent delivered quickly will use again

Food still not here even though it left the restaurant 30 mins ago I only live ten minutes away, they don't answer the phone or anything yet quick enough to take payment

Food still not here even though it left the restaurant 30 mins ago I only live ten minutes away, they don't answer the phone or anything yet quick enough to take payment

We have beautiful tasty meals but both could have had more meat Very enjoyable will be ordering from them again Quick delivery for a Sunday too

First order from here and won't be the last. Nice food, arrived on time and hot. 👍

This place has changed hands and is now a great place! We visited in July and food and service were both fantastic. Some earlier reviews reflect previous owner I think Give it a go, why not?! We had chick balti, veg dupiaza, and naan.. mushroom rice was fabulous

This place has changed hands and is now a great place! We visited in July and food and service were both fantastic. Some earlier reviews reflect previous owner I think Give it a go, why not?! We had chick balti, veg dupiaza, and naan.. mushroom rice was fabulous

Was enjoyable. Had 50% off over £25 spent. Wouldn’t been happy paying £15.99 for chicken nuggets and chips. They was dried out and hard. The actually curries was lovely and we enjoyed Ty x

Delicious. Really good value with the discount. Food was hot, tasty and very delicious. Ordered my favourite curry Lamb Dansak and a Tikka Ceylon. Wonderful.

lovely food, arrived hot. Very happy and will use again. Thankyou

We are travelling from Dorset Came across the restaurant by chance. Loved it. Great service and generous portions. Very friendly atmosphere.

We were visiting the area, and decided to go for a curry, we drove past the restaurant, and parked. The restaurant is upstairs, but it is well worth the walk up, the food and service were really good and the prices very good I had lamb dansak, and the wife had lamb shashlick. The starters and mains were cooked to perfection, and the portions just right. So give it a rry you will not be disappointed.

The food itself was pretry good, but it was delivered over an hour before the requested time, with no app/text updates beforehand. We were not home, it has a hassle to try and meet the driver elsewhere, and we had to walk back home carrying the food bag only to eat cold food later...

Order arrived but was missing the curry from the order! The main part of the meal! Phone number to contact them does not work .

Needs to work on food. Not quite up to taste. Rubbery chicken uneven seasoning. Flavorful rice but too much coconut. Odd range of menu. Doesn't quite go well.

very good food, the chicken shashlik was absolutely lovely .

After reading the reviews was skeptical but I can’t complain the curry was pleasing my only critic which could just be a personal taste was the samosas where a tad to oily also they threw in a free beer which was a lovely gesture!

Food was cold and poppadoms where smashed into pieces

The food was so bad, we had to dispose it. Their makhani was paint red in colour and every dish was sweet. Order in if you want to have a mini breakdown and question life like we did. Would not recommend 0/10.

This place is amazing, the food tastes great, on time and hot, no faults love this place!

Another amazing meal, so tasty.. thank to very much

Order was a few minutes late but that really doesn’t matter. The food was really nice and well cooked. Will order from this restaurant again.

Lovely dinner and speedy delivery thank you!!!

Disappointed. Missing our portion of chips. Ordered veg samosas but was sent meat. The veg curry with both biriyanis was very hot when it's normally mild. Been using this restaurant for years and always been OK, so feel a little let down this time.

All food was nice and tasty delivery was friendly and can't complain. Waiting time was as expected as it's freshly cooked food and not fast food. I asked for extra hot and it was spicier than normal which is great 👍👍👍

Haven’t ordered from here before, was so lovely.. very tasty and we both enjoyed our food. will 100% order again.

Lovely curry as always from Bombay spice, quick delivery and piping hot! Only downfall is the Bombay potatoes were forgotten..

food was cold which is a real shame as would have been great otherwise

They are pretty bad for forgetting certain food, whether that be rice or popadoms. For me I was missing the three popadoms I ordered and instead received rice. Food I did get was good, not the best I’ve had from them so I was a little disappointed but it was still very nice. Definitely value for money so worth ordering, would recommend you get curry and rice over biryani though!

Food was great despite missing one item

Delicious but disappointing. We ordered late as a colleague is retiring, and we appreciated the bits added to the order. Unfortunately that colleagues veggie dish had exploded in transit and 50% of it was inside stuck to the paper bag and inedible. I called the restaurant: no answer, I called the delivery driver who told me that another one would be brought, however none arrived sadly, so unable to give many stars for service.

food was really great quality. We could pick faults but even what we could pick those faults with was still delicious.

No mint sauce. No poppadums. Delivered rice after saying no rice. Not hot saag side& not hot prawn dish. The rest ok

Lovely fresh food, nice atmosphere, great friendly happy service and good price. Everyone enjoyed and they went out there way to make a dish that wasn’t on there menu for us. Would recommend!

Hi, well, where can I start? We ordered different meals which one was a chicken tikka biryani which if made properly should take at least 40 minutes to prepare it’s made properly The chicken tikka and seek kebab were overcooked and dry the chicken tikka. Jalfrezi tasted exactly the same as the vegetable curry which obviously should not the only thing that was edible was the poppadoms and garlic and cheese naan I should’ve realised when they offered 50% off anything you buy over £25 the total bill came to £61 with the 50% off put it down to 30 something I advise anyone not to go to this restaurant. They should not even be on Just Eat. I think I should have a full refund as we had to throw most of it into the bin, if I was to give one of 10 score, it would be zero. I hope you read this email review and something is done about it. Kind regards Mr Fitzsimmons.

Ordered for the 3rd time this evening. Each time I’ve ordered the mixed kebab starter the onion bahji has been missing. I even put on notes tonight about the missing onion bahji when ordering and STILL missing. The mint dip in the pickle tray was also gone off and had to be binned.

absolute disgrace only half our order turned up we rang was shouted at and had the phone put down on us. will never use again

Food was really tasty, ordered chilli chicken, lamb buhna and cheese Naan. Best Ruby I’ve had in ages.

The food was so much better than previous. The lamb was lovely. The naan lovely. Sadly the mint sauce was warm & had to throw away. No need for 4 rice on top of the 1 mushroom rice. So next time swap rice for poppadum and cold mint sauce. Nice overall

The food was deviled on time and was hot but mine was very watery and bland and my husband's was quite a bit spicier than he's had elsewhere. Also did not agree with him the next day

Beyond phenomenally bad. Meal turned up missing all of our rice. When I called, there was zero apology, zero acceptance of any wrong doing and they put the phone down on me and would not pick up again. Refused to send the missing items. Definitely going to visit them - not going to let this go. Sick of being ripped off because nobody bothers to hold poor service to account. Very very angry. Can't wait to visit them in person.

First time I’ve ordered from here & was good would order again.

I ordered last week for the first time in years, as I had a couple bad experiences. However I have deleted my old review as they have really improved massively. I have since ordered a further 2 times. The food is fantastic, the service amazing. I can't make a single complaint and good for them. I hope they can keep up with the good work and win their customers back.

We ordered last night and had it friends very tasty we all enjoyed it.My husband, son and l ordered food here again tonight .

Great food! First time ordering in a long time, the new chef did an amazing job, food was lovely and tasty and huge portion sizes. Will order again! The chili garlic was spot on

Again another lovely meal, don't believe the old reviews. They don't give the restaurant the credit it should have for the massive improvements they have made. keep up the good work and the customers will come back for more.

Top quality, with 50% off it's well worth it.

Late and ordered a Cheesy Nan and they gave me a Poppadom, very disappointed

Ordered a good selection and the 6 x poppadums and a pickle tray was missing but an extra portion of rice was supplied. Tried to phone them (same no on their receipt as well as the website) but number not valid? Tried other known tel numbers and no luck. Unable to contact them to explain and request a partial credit. Happy with the quality of the food and no problem with the delivery - but the accuracy of the order was not good. This was the second time I placed an order and in both cases they forgot items. Had to request the refund directly via JustEat and hopefull this will go through okay. JustEat needs to add another 'stars' option for 'accuracy of order' to help customers with their feedback.

Forgot our rice, vegetable curry was on the bottom so it had leaked

Fantastic service and food. My go too Indian.

Lovely food , great service. Little gem in Exeter. Give it a go! Nice place x

After reading the reviews, I came to the conclusion that this 'famous chef' doesn't exist. The food was very average, had it not been 50% off then I would not have been satisfied. The lamb pieces were like biting into rubber, the sauce was okay and generally not bad overall apart from the meat. I'd say 3 star is flattering but about right overall.

I ordered from their special a week prior and they gave me one item rather than 2 from their buy 1 get 1. A week later ordered karahi and they said it would come with pilau rice, the pilau rice never came with it. Called the restaurant to ask and was yelled at and the phone was put down on me 3 times.

Great curry, best in town, love Ryne menu. Loads of choice & dishes I’d never heard of. Super friendly welcome & service. Worth a visit.

Great quality, always reliable.

Lovely food and really well priced will definitely order from them again

lovely food even though it was late, but they kept me updated so better than other businesses.. Will definitely use them again

This was among the worst Indian food I've eaten in my life. The lamb saag was tasteless but the prawn puree was just about inedible. Who's ever heard of Indian food doused in soy sauce ?

Booked a table for 15 people on a Friday evening. Despite some negative reviews recently, none of us had any complaints. Food was well cooked, tasty and served on proper plates. Service was faultless, the staff helpful and friendly. Dunno what the negative reviews are about, I'll happily return.

The madrass had no flavour at all and the rice was full off oil

Really nice Indian, ordered one rice but received two extra, ordered one poppadom but received extras plus sauces. Over all really good, delivery was a little longer so wasn’t piping hot but was very nice and saved money with the discount.

Had the Chicken Nawabi, quiet night, we drove around Cornwall, and on the way out stopped a night in Exeter. The food was great and the staff excellent, we had a good night and too be honest the food is up there with some of the best subcontinent food I've had in the Uk. No problems, recommended.

The food was stale!! Absolutely disgusting unedable!! The restaurant only offered to pay me £15 back! After spending £43 on food! I refused the payment of £15 because all the food was stale the rice was burnt! Sag aloo was a smlet off! The colour of it was disgusting! Food has been cooked before Christmas! My 6 year old didn't end up having food until very late due to this!! Never ever again will I buy food from Here! Will Be reporting them!

Food was excellent and delivered early. Everything delicious and piping hot. Always forget the curries include rice!! Excellent value for money

Fabulous flavours. We had vegetable set menu for 2 people, and added a vegetable korma. No regrets! It was so tasty.

Got laughed at by the waitress when I ordered tap water after she had told me the extortionate price of a beer. The LGBT rice was disappointing curry was alr. Highlight of the night was a 10 year old it singing us a Christmas song, but I quite frankly cld have sang better myself. We were also requested to bring 2 tomatoes on arrival (supposedly for the chef to use) but were kindly reimbursed for this. Got to meet ‘the best chef in Exeter’ who had been hired part time for Christmas to attract more customers, which clearly has been working considering 98% of the restaurant (if you can call it a restaurant) was empty. Would highly recommend though - great cultural experience.

The delivery was 40 minutes late and cold so I want a refund

they cancelled my order and never refunded my money. ignoring phone calls too

Food was late, cold and the order was incorrect. Poor service and poor food will not use again. Phone number for restaurant is unavailable so could not contact them overall a waste of money.

Where do I start. Food was over an hour late, was cold and to be honest the worst tasting Indian we have ever had

We visited Exeter in Jan and came here for the first time for dinner and really enjoyed the experience. We came back in Nov and the food was yet again delicious, and the staff were friendly and attentive. The cost was reasonable compared to other restaurants, and we would be happy to come back again.

Worst Indian food… it’s almost a scam 😅😅😅 I ordered chilli chicken and got something which I never knew existed 😅😅 Anyways, the place needs to eat at other Indian places as well. I hope they read this and work on food. Best of luck !! Checkout the food pics for context of review.

The food was really horrible. Everything tasted of mint and vinegar !!!

Unfortunately, the food was cold, cold to the point of being un edible. Absolutely ABYSMAL, VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED.

I'm new to the Exeter region and thought I'd set about finding my favourite Indian restaurants, as I regularly order a takeaway. I suppose that starting at the bottom of the heap also is constructive, if I had set out on an exercise of eliminating the 'never agains'. I ordered some staple favourites - a surefire way of comparing good cooking - being a Prawn Puree, a Saag Bhajee, A Lamb Achari and a Coconut Rice. The best that can be said is that the food was delivered promptly and that the lamb was tender. The saag was so dry and so salty, I couldn't eat it. The rice was so sweet and soggy, it would have shone as rice pudding, the achari lacked even a trace of taste or aroma of lime and the prawn puree ... oh my word! Never in all my days have I ingested this quantity of soy sauce. Seriously, what nationality is your chef? Indian or Japanese? Not fit for purpose.

This was my first time ordering food from Bombay Spice. I'm quite a creature of habit and regularly have saag bhajee and lamb achari. The saag bhajee was so salty I couldn't eat it. No other flavours shone through - just salt and quite dry spinach. The lamb was deliciously tender without any fat - just how I like it! - but there was not a hint of limey tartness in the sauce. The rice was not delicately flavoured with coconut but so sweet it was more like a rice pudding desert. Overall, not impressed.