Cafe Indiya in Plymouth

We ordered online, a delivery for two. We live 2.4 miles away. It was on time. Sadly the temperature and the food were a let down. The food was barely warm. The vegetable samosas had little flavour, and a soft pale yellow texture. Onion bhajis a bit better but cold. Our naans we’re almost OK, fresh and nearer warm enough in their closed envelopes. But my vegetable curry had little taste and with the surprising exception of the potatoes the other vegetable were over cooked and the dish u invitingly cool. My partner struggled to find the enthusiasm to finish her chicken. We chose Cafe India because of some good meals eaten at the restaurant over the years but our using CI for a delivery was a bad decision.

Nice food (low on spice but nice) but waited for ages. Sat there for 25 mins last collection time with no communication from the team at all.

Just superb again. Vindaloo could be hotter but still very tasty.

Order delivery arrived early and food fabulous as usual. Also I find the prices to be fair. Thankyou

Amazing service and food! The staff were so accommodating and made the food at a spice level that suited me. Will definitely be ordering again soon!

I have been a customer for about 15 years. I have been using Just Eat to collect my stamps for Cafe Indiya and tonight I used them and got some money off. Tonight’s Vindaloo by far the best I have had for a while. Proper hot and very tasty. The chicken just fell apart. Super impressed. Happy curry eater!!

The food was cold enough to need heating up.

I would never suggest this place to anyone. Food is 0 star I would say. Starters 1. Chilli prawn: It's just semi boiled to show that the prawn is fresh but it's bad. 2. Mixed plater for one and the Lamb is not cooked properly. They agreed that the Lamb is not cooked and changed my starter to chicken Tikka. Main Course: Lamb and windaloo chicken. OmG its so bad. Just in an Onion gravy. Worst part is my vegan friend ordered 1 roti and 1 naan and after it arrived, when she asked to confirm if the naan is Eggless they said no it has egg however nowhere on the menu its mentioned that it contains egg. Which is like a big no no. Overall experience is very bad, except the tiger beet that my friend had.

The low end of mediocre. Overall this curry is not the best or certainly not what it was many years ago. Order a takeaway with a family member a week or so back for 30 quid..not a bad deal for what you get but curry was very average and had almost no spice. Overly sweet and just plain boring. Sorry but there is better out there.

Excellent 👍 food from cafe India is always top notch

Great food, lamb was so tender it was lovely

Not much flavour to the food and it looked as pictured which isn't brilliant.

Foods been fantastic! Good service all the time, and the team really works hard around the clock to make sure you get what you want.

Really friendly staff, nice interior decor, really good menus, easy to read (some menus have tiny print) really big portions on the curry, 3 of us we had the starter for 2 and that was enough for 3 .. really like the cocoanut rice,pashwari naan and jalfrezi curry..

really and truly amazballs, honest, lush fooood. chefs kiss

lovely food as always from cafe India 🇮🇳

Was missing 1 poppadoms, ordered 4 got 3.

Missed a dish and the meal was not very hot

I get their Masala and it is one of the best in Plymouth.

None of the food was hot and there was not enough rice for 2 people.It was a set menu for 2.

Some of the best Masala in Plymouth.

It was lovely that it was early but the chicken tikka masala and the king prawn safe was not as good as usual as a

Absolute joke… over £60 of food ordered and was laughed at when I phoned to ask where it was. Food turned up 2+ hours after we ordered & it was stone cold by the time it got here. Avoid at all costs, utterly gutted on a family get together

Absolutely Amazing as always. A place dear to our hearts thank you xx

A perfect place that we found by accident . Excellent quality food . Noisy but friendly . Great price and very helpful staff. Thankyou

Bit of a wait for delivery but when it did arrive food was delicious and piping hot. Lamb was so tender and all was really tasty.

Incorrect dish delivered but replaced fairly quickly.

Over rated and overpriced will not ever use again as there are plenty of Indian takeaways so much better than this place

Food arrived early which was ideal. Unfortunately the dishes we ordered were not as good as expecting. The lamb in the lamb curry was tougher than a leather boot. The vegetable pathia had mostly cauliflower and 1 tiny potato. The side dish of tarka dhal was very ok and the spicy potatos all 5 small ones was average. Shame as this restaurant was one of the top 3 in plymouth. 2nd bad experience. Will not be returning.

Great service great food cannot fault them have been coming here for nearly 8 years now

we do like café India whether we're there for a meal or having a takeaway. Highly recommend

Somewhat disappointed. Went after reading it had been a recent award winner but not really impressed with their offering or the restaurant itself. Have been to quite a few indian/Nepalese restaurants in Plymouth with much better food, ambience and service. Glad we tried it but won't be back!

One of my favourite restaurants in Plymouth.Delisious food,very tasty.Highly recommended!!!

Lovely food. Lovely service. Can’t fault it. 👌🤩

The 10mins was unimportant but the complete lack of feedback on progress was irritating, since it was offered. If the feedback stages are not going to be updated, it would be better if they were not shown

Food was amazing! Really tasty, fresh and hot. Big portions great value for money. Really friendly on collection :)

We are quite a way from the restaurant so not surprised it took a while and wasnt super hot, but that is acceptable based on the distance. The food seemed of good quality, the meat was succulent. I was hoping for a much hotter taste being a naga, but it was very mild. I enjoyed the taste but prefer a bit of a challenge so will make it clear on future orders to not hold back on the spice.

absolutely fantastic delicious food probably the best bhuna I've had in a while and wife's lamb korma was also delicious delivered piping hot and was even early which was a bonus. we would highly recommend if you want a delicious hot and fantastic Indian 5*

Grt place 🏼 to hangout with friends 👨‍👩‍👧👫and family. Very good 👌🏼atmosphere around. Food Quality (In some dish) and quantity is on top 💯. Every dish 🍖🥩🥓🥐🥒 🥗was delicious 🔥 do visit the place 🗣️🗣️. Very good staffs👨🏿‍🍳👨🏿‍🍳🧑‍🍳🧑‍🍳 and management 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 feeling of a full stomach even on the limited food that is provided. So you tend to come back to the same restaurant as you feel full.

Food arrived on time but was cold. Portions all quite small, curries were low on chicken and sauce v thin. A bit disappointing.

Stayed open later as some of the group got held up. The food was fresh and very good, service was excellent.

Absolutely awful. The food was freezing. I ordered Lamb but believe me that meat was NOT lamb. Absolutely disgusting

DO NOT USE. Order over an hour late, no communication regarding this. I asked where it would be twice and after 9pm it eventually arrived. I asked for some money back which I don't think was unreasonable and the restaurant refused to refund any money and blamed the delay on the weather???? Disagree with that statement, would have collected but no option to do this and the restaurant kept saying it wouldn't be much longer...

I ordered for delivery on New Years Eve. £50 on two curry’s, two sides, two rice, chips, poppadoms and naan. Delivery only took an hour, however… it was cold upon arrival, the onion bhagi’s were dripping in grease, the mixed meat starter was the worst thing I’ve ever tasted, the chips were stale, the lamb curry was chewy and the poppadoms inedible. Really disappointed

You didn’t get much for the order and also it gave 2 prices for the meal for 2 one said 29-99 and other 34-99 and also only got one rice

booked for 7.30. ten of us. had the drinks and nibbles. ordered our mains. nobody cleared our table- so we did! the actual meal arrived at 9.40. minus a couple of peshwari naans. we only went as the first time it was all good. will not be going again. very disappointed we were !

Food wasn’t hot at all in temperature

The food was good, but the poppadoms were lacking, all broken and didn’t equate to what I ordered.

Food was outstanding .restaurant was very clean brilliant service

Fantastic food as always, would highly recommend

This was meant to be a celebratory meal and we thought with the great reviews this restaurant would be a solid choice. We were seated in the window area next to a very busy table which made it impossible for us to have a nice bit of dinner chat. They'll offer you poppadoms straight away as you sit down and we then found them added to the bill without being told. The food really wasn't great and it seems really expensive for what it was. Sorry to say we won't be back to this restaurant

I have been a regular customer of Cafe Indya for 14 years and have not had a bad meal until recently. My last meal was dry, cold and by far the worst I've tasted. I have noticed a decline over the past couple of years. Time to try pastures new.

Very flavoursome curries & good quality naan

Excellent food as always, great service

Food was cold, chicken madras had to put in the microwave. Not good reheating chicken

Great food. Great staff. Absolutely loved the evening. New place to get my takeaway

Got a deleveroo from them. Awesome chicken tikka masala and lamb madras. Thank you

Some disappointing starters! We also had no mint sauce or salad with our starters. 2 extra poppodums, though.

The food was delivered fast and decent but I had 1 issue , The keema rice from is not good , keema rice is meant to be fried on a pan with oil , peas , lamb mince , garlic , onions and 7 different spices and is very tasty ! What i just got from here was pilau rice mixed with peas and lamb mince in a microwave and was very dry with no effort , The chefs who cooked this need to taste how the spice merchants do it or google how to do it properly , Thanks and I hope you change how to cook this dish

Great food, really tasty and the menu descriptions were spot on except that my lamb tasted more like beef.

Brilliant!! Best Indian Takeaway I know and for the sml delivery charge and arrival time, it's not worth going to collect it yourself.

Not the first time neither I been fair cos the food is nice but stingy portions and always late so last time I will be ordering from here and still waiting my order right now so don’t know much longer it will be

I'm a Rogan josh connoisseur and thiers was truly excellent, delicious 😋

Ordered food from Cafe Indiya for the first time on Friday. The Garlic Chicken Balti was ok but the Crab Malabar was awful. Never have I tasted the like. It was like eating desiccated coconut covered in a bag of sugar. And I was totally unable to taste any crab. I ended up throwing the whole starter dish away as it was disgustingly sweet. I complained about the starter and was told by the person I spoke to that they would get the owner to call me. Well guess what….7 days on and still no phone call e en though I phoned up twice for an update and to speak to the owner. Not a great first experience of Cafe Indiya especially as I waited 2 hours for delivery of the food. What a let down. I don’t think I’ll bother ordering from there again. Plenty of other Indian restaurants in Plymouth to try I guess because they really don’t seem bothered at Cafe Indiya 1/5 🙁.

The food is fantastic, the staff are lovely but a bit slow. The atmosphere is a bit loud, same music on repeat and very awkward how close the tables are to each other.

Worst experience of a Indian restaurant.i would not recommend it to anyone.I have travelled the whole of the UK, and this place is the worst.

Good was really good, not really oily like Indian can be; was hot and on time, highly recommend.

Great food, friendly staff as always

Food took a long time to arrive. Onion bahjis were soggy and chips were soggy. Chicken tikka masala was ok

Check your bill very closely, some very clever antics used to try and over charge. Food was great, but the experience ruined by the bill experience!

Have eaten in restaurant an was always amazed by the food , but this take away was no way near their normal quality ,tbh wasn't that impressed

Always great quality. Loved my Vindaloo.

Cold and late. Waited 2 hours for food when the time to delivery would of only been 5min

Absolutely delicious! Delivered early, piping hot and a generous portion. Would definitely recommend.

The driver wouldn’t come to the door as “hurt ankle” nothing to do with it raining?

Really good - an improvement on a previous order . Arrived piping hot , everyone agreed it was fresh and delicious. Will use again 😄

Been coming here for 5 years and it has never disappointed. Great customer service and authentic food. Keep up the good work guys

Best curry house! Highly recommend!

We ordered a takeaway at 8pm was told delivery approximately 55mins, I called the restaurant at 9.30pm they looked for my order and said they would need to contact the driver and call me back, no phone call, so called again at 9.45pm, was told delivery has just left, no explanation to what had happened, no apology. The food was very nice but I didn't enjoy it as it was gone 10pm. If they do not want to do deliveries then they shouldn't advertise, unfortunately I will not be ordering from them again.

Food was bland. Wouldn’t order from there again.

I have eaten in this restaurant a number of times and the food has always been very good. But tonight I ordered a takeaway of 2 chicken curry baltis two plain naan, pilau rice and a chicken tikka starter. With delivery £33.50. Now I have no complaints about the food it was delicious as usual, fresh hot naan, delicious tender chicken, lovely spicy sauce. Great. The disappointing bit, why were all the containers only half full. I paid for a full portion of everything, both curries half full, the rice even though very fluffed up still 1/4 of an inch from the top. It may seem petty to some but times are hard and a treat these days is hard to justify. So please cafe indiya don’t spoil an excellent meal by offering small portions at normal prices. But again, I must say a delicious meal.

Didn’t enjoy the food at all no taste

We ordered from here because of the great reviews, we were told it would be delivered in 45 mins ended up being 90 mins so was not a good start when food arrived looked very nice but the 3 different meals we ordered all lacked much flavour and were disappointing considering the reviews, hopefully this was a one off but we won’t be ordering from here again☹️

Second time I have been there now there wear fourteen of us and the food and service was great had a really great time will definitely be going there again

The food was like warm and the tikka curry was very thick as was the korma like paste thought i would try some where else and we'll I'm starving and won't be returning £35 wasted

Our regular Indian takeaway was shut for a Monday night so decided to try out Cafe Indiya. When i collected the food, the Restaurant appeared clean and tidy and staff seemed friendly. However the portions of curry /rice we were given seemed quite small considering the amount of money they charge. It may be that we are comparing it to our regular Indian takeaway that offer decent portions, however the rice tubs were quite small, and the curry in the tubs were about 50% full. I will say though that their onion bhajis were delicious.

One of the best Indians in Plymouth.

Absolutely stunning food. One of the freshest Indians I have had.

This place has gone seriously downhill. I wont be coming back, this meal was awful and in the bin after one mouthful.

Food was tasty! Curry portion was good size and they added extra spice as per my request and one popadom for free. Took about an hour to come but was still tasty and warm

We were a party of 4 and arrived at 5.15 prior to an event we were attending at 7 nearby. A very warm welcome and attentive service from the outset. We had heard about the awards Cafe Indiya had received so tried it for the first time. The ambience and service was great and the food was a different level to any where else in Plymouth and we’ve visited many that claim to be the best. We arrived early so marked down one star on atmosphere but it was our choice to arrive early. The food is presented so well and differently from other Indian Restaurants which will delight any new visitor to Cafe Indiya. Cannot rate this place high enough for the best Indian meal and service in Plymouth

Award winning restaurant and the food lives up to the awards. Great staff, attentive and friendly but not in your face. Great food.

Love cafe indyia food. Great service all round - eat in, delivery & collection.

I don't even know where to start with this. I don't usually leave a poor review, especially if I can see some things to recommend a place, but truly people need to be aware of how terrible and overpriced the food here is. We ordered vegetable Bhuna, paneer koftas, Peshawari naan, paratha and onion bajee. The paneer koftas were inexplicable. Absolutely textureless balls of and unidentifiable paste covered in what I can only assume was ketchup and cream. The Bhuna looked and tasted like a supermarket microwave meal, ditto the rice. The bajees were cooked in oil so cold you could safely rest your hands in it and came out as a flaccid ball of grease, the Peshawari naan was one of the sweetest things I've ever encountered - a bounty bar would have made a more savory alternative and the paratha was both undercooked and excessively oily. When asked whether we enjoyed our meal, we replied that honestly no we hadn't (the barely touched plates were a clue). The response was to tells us we should have told them (we just did) and to charge us the full whack regardless. It's no exaggeration to say this was the worst curry I've ever been close to. They proudly display the "curry of the year award 2021" on the wall and I can only assume they stole it from another restaurant far far away.

Fantastic Nepalese and Indian food. Staff couldn't do enough. Free Parking available across the road.

Food was fantastic not had food from here for a long time it's as good as it was years ago very tasty there wasn't any of it I didn't like . The crab starter is weird texture but tastes amazing . Thankyou.

One of the best restaurants in Plymouth!! Great food and a Fantastic Team! Will be back soon!!

One of the best curry houses in Plymouth!

I have ordered from here many times over the years. It has always been hit or miss with quality. When it’s good, it’s the best. Unfortunately, when it’s bad, it’s awful. This time it was completely tasteless and the last few orders were not much better. Time to find a new go to, unfortunately.

Text to say on its way at time requested for delivery. Just eat said delivered at time ordered for 25mminutes later still not arrived. Called and then arrived 5 minutes later but only warm. Food is good but delivery times poor.