Richie Indian restaurant and takeaway in Torbay

We had a cracking dinner. The South Indian bread was interesting & the Medu Vada was a dish I hadn't seen before. Very good curries & lovely cold beer. Good friendly service. It was also reasonably priced, we'll be back, best Indian in Torquay

Really great. Lovely curry and very accomodating. We booked very late, midweek but it wasnt a problem. Recommend!!!!!

I come to this Indian restaurant ost years as it's the best, and again the food was amazing. Just found out they have aldo.opendd a new restaurant in Exeter. We had 6 dishes and they were all fantastic, home made and prepared to order, super fresh ingredients and expertly blended.

My wife and I ate here during a stay in Torquay. We had not booked but were met with a warm, friendly welcome and quickly seated. After Poppadums and chutney, we ordered Chicken Tikka Korma with boiled rice and Chicken Jalfrezi with Pilau Rice along with Parotta. The curries were fantastic - I have been eating Jalfrezi for about 50 years and this was one of the very best - perfect heat and layer upon layer of delicious flavour and my wife found her Korma very tasty. Portions were very generous and the Pilau Rice was the best I have had in a long time. The Parotta was new to me, but we both really enjoyed the texture and taste and it was a nice change from Naan. Torquay is lucky to have Richies and we will definitely return if we are back in town. Dreading my next Jalfrezi back home as it will have a very high standard to beat.

Excellent food and excellent service Thank you

Service very poor waited nearly an hour for starters it wasn't even busy. The food was terrible I had a tikka sauce more like a tomato soup and the bread was under cooked. The restaurant was so quiet with the wait so long I had to collect some more Tesco cutlery from another Table before I could eat.

5/5 fabulous as always and hope to see you before we go back to Spain it not until June 25 as always for very good food. Best wishes for Xmas and new year JBH from Spain

Excellent service and the food was very tasty and authentic. The cook came out to talk to us, which was nice. We were visiting Torquay but will be back. The only niggle was two loud toddlers running around.

Very poor takeway service! Taking more than 2 hours for delivering food when promising to deliver food in 45 minutes. When I had called I was promised multiple times that next 20 mins and I have still been waiting for the order. I WONT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE!! Please don’t order from this place, very untrustworthy place to order your takeaway from!

If you yearn for true South Indian food this is the place. I lived in India and often in Chennai. The flavours just flood back to me. The food is very much home cooked and just perfect. Their breads are fantastic!! Service just excellent. Lucky for Exeter they are opening there too!!

Came across this Indian restaurant so we decided to give it a go. We were so glad we did, the food was lovely , one of the nicest chicken kormas I have ever had. The service was excellent and the owner wished us goodnight in Welsh as she had lived in Wales for a few years. We would definitely return if in Torquay again.

Six bikers from Essex! What a great meal, cooked by experts and the service was second to none. A very special evening. Thank you all.

I eat a lot of Indian food/curries, but I can safely say that the chicken curry I had is one of the best I've ever tried, Tamil Nadu, outrageously flavoursome Great service, friendly and attentive staff, good selection of drinks, can't fault the place. Would I visit again, when next in the area?...... 100% I would! The question is, do I try something else new, which I don't normally do, but they've tempted me. 😋

Had a delightful meal and the staff werr excellent .will be returning. best indian in torquay

I would first concern yourselves with the 1 reviewers on here as the food ( Jalfrezi and Biryani ) we were served was very, and I mean very, poor. Despite the long wait the result was a very watery 'curry' and as someone who travels to Indian with work (last count 20 times) and been to countless India/Bengali restaurants in the UK, the biriyani served was really awful. dry, tasteless and served with a watery excuse of a sauce in white pudding bowel. Two large parties of tourist collapsed the ability to serve promptly leading to long waits which clearly had transferred to the kitchen and food quality . My only advice is to try somewhere else and don't risk it.

A little gem. Don't pass this one by. A wonderful experience. Lovely food.

Service with a smile! Called in for a takeaway, loved the style of the place, lady serving was very welcoming. Waited 20-25 mins, food turned out great.

We were on holiday and the wife had been googling the local indian restaurants and we had looked at the reviews for Richie’s. What can I say. Absolutely brilliant. Ignore any of the negative reviews. Food was brilliant. The porata was amazing, service was really good. Great value for money as well. Nothing was too much trouble. When we’re back in the area we will definitely visit again. Thank you guys.

My daughter and I went here for a meal , can honestly say it was one of the tastiest Indians we've ever had , service was excellent, can highly recommend going here.

After a busy day shopping we visited Richie Indian Restaurant, we found the food very tasty and full of flavour a true and authentic taste of south Indian food a fitting end to the day

Have been here for dinner. Luckily we got a table w/o reservation. Really nice choice of indian food and pleasant service. The restaurant itself could get some interior design update, but that's not critical when food is so good.

This is a delicious place in atmosphere and taste. Different dishes to surprise you and lovely staff to serve you. A genuine home cooked meal with real fresh ingredients. Marvelous.

Amazing Indian food. Perfect authentic South Indian food. Something for everyone idli and dosa, along side all the classics like korma, biriani etc. Chefs wife came out to chat with us, wonderful family feel. Outstanding food. My family have all been to Indian and this is top quality authentic food. Highly recommend.

Very tasty Indian cuisine. We were very lucky to get something to eat so late in the evening. Very nice welcome and great food.

We ordered a takeaway last night & found the service & food excellent. We would highly recommend

Staffs are friendly and food is scrumptious with reasonable price. Sambar and chutney were so good.. Highly recommended

Chicken Biriyani and Chicken Tikka Masala were lovely.

Beautiful food Such kind hospitality Come here to stay warm and eat delightful food

Great food , fully halal food , waiters are great and everything was made from fresh , most authentic Indian restaurant.

This place was that good I went back 3 days straight, beautiful food, great staff, decent prices, will definitely go back on my next visit to Torquay ,

A wonderful gem of an Indian restaurant. This Chef is very careful to use just enough oil to give the dish taste but not oily. Masala Dosa was one of the best ever we had. Recommend this very highly. Inside decor was good. The service excellen. A must visit when in Torquay

It's a great place to hang out and eat, the food is excellent, south Indian x cuisine along with some continental. Just enjoyed eating there. Good for children family and friends.

Nice chilled out place. Home cooking.

Amazing food at this traditional Indian restaurant, well worth a visit

The owners are so nice and really good out their way to ensure your dining experience is the best you can have. The food was absolutely beautiful 10/10 and the service 10/10. Thoroughly recommend a visit.

Libby is an amazing host. Food was 5 star. Lovely atmosphere and very well priced. Thank you for a nice evening meal. Would highly recommend. Bill Watson.

Recently had food from here, it was absolutely awful. The service was terrible from the woman that runs it. Had a bad stomach and sickness from the meal. (NOT DIETARY, FOOD POISONING) because i hadnt eaten anywhere else that day. After reading the other negative reviews about the quality and being ill i should have chosen somewhere else. Maybe they should try the food they serve. And I did refuse to pay for my meal, clearly you don't know how customer service works when somebody hands you a plate of food that's hardly been eaten you shouldn't argue with the customer it should clearly be removed from the bill with apologies not bartering trying to make me pay for half the meal... you've got to admit that you're standards obviously are slipping as you have numerous food poisoning reviews and can you also make sure you clean your toilets also very unpleasant to use and the smell is horrendous... hopefully you'll take this review as positive feedback that will hopefully help you improve your business and hygiene standards. I will never eat at your restaurant ever again..

Extremely disappointed with our visit here tonight. After reading the reviews we were expecting a nice meal. Spiciest chicken tikka masala I have ever eaten, chicken Korma was extremely bland with no flavour and chicken was really tough. Rice and sundries were nice, chef wasn't happy when we challenged the food and made us feel bad but after reading some of the other bad reviews it explains a lot!! Extremely disappointed for out night away in Torquay wish we had gone somewhere else!

This was possibly the best Indian meal we have ever had. Food was cooked to order and so fresh, the flavours were amazing. A family run business that takes pride in their cooking. Really lovely owner that took the time from the kitchen to come and see if you’re happy with the food. Food takes a little longer to come out but that’s because it’s not batches cooked, it’s cooked once you order and is well worth the wait. Wish we lived closer as we definitely be regulars here.

Good food, good service and a nice location.

Nous y sommes retournés après plusieurs années , la propriétaire est toujours aussi sympathique, la nourriture faite minute et excellente , mais je mets une étoile en moins car nous avons eu froid , le restaurant n’était pas ou peu chauffé . De plus une odeur horrible dans les WC homme et femme , je voyait tout le monde ressortir dégoûté aussi c est dommage ça gâche tout .

We returned there after several years, the owner is still as friendly, the food was fresh and excellent, but I put one star less because we were cold, the restaurant was not heated or barely heated. Plus a horrible smell in the men's and women's toilets, I saw everyone coming out disgusted too, it's a shame it ruins everything.

Birthday meal with family. Delicious food, excellent service. Served fresh, cooked on demand. Thank you for a wonderful evening

I visited last night with a friend. We found this place on Google and it had the most/best reviews so we went for it and SO pleased we did. Possibly the best curry I have ever had and I'm not doing what too many people today do and call everything "amazing". This place actually is amazing. The food is fresh, tasty, novel, and plentiful. It's South Indian so a little different to a tandoori house. Lots of coconut but has the usual madras, korma, dansak, biriani etc. We both had madras (1 lamb, 1 prawn) and they were both phenomenal. Oh and we started with a rice pancake filled with a potato mix. It was something else. Just go and try. You will thank me.

We are regulars to Richie’s because the food is fabulous and it’s a real family business. The restaurant itself is a little rustic but has plenty of charm but the real star is the food. We usually order more than we can eat so we can try as many dishes as possible but take home any leftovers which is an amazing treat at home. We usually order the Masala Dosa - these are huge so we share between two and are super fresh and crispy on the outside and filled with delicious spiced potato. The Sambal veg curry is delicious but also quite spicy. The coconut chutney in addition is also fantastic and unlike anything else I ever tasted. We usually have the Mushroom Bhaji - a delicious curry that makes me want to go vegetarian every time. The depth of flavour is amazing and it’s just got something else I’ve never tasted in every other Indian restaurant I’ve been to - and I’ve been to a great many. I also love the Paratha bread which is just amazing. Very different from Naan - super crispy and fluffy layers that pull apart - delicious! I also really enjoy the Chicken Tikka Tamil Nadu and the Lamb Biryani. You must, must try the Dosa though - absolutely unique in this part of Devon. The food is also extremely reasonably priced and the service might be a little slow but that’s because it is fresh! Worth the wait for sure. Although you could get a takeaway I would highly recommend that you go there as the Dosa and Paratha need to be enjoyed immediately after cooking to really get the best results but otherwise a takeaway Richie’s is better than no Richie’s at all! We’ll be back again in a few weeks as always. Thank you Jothi and your family for a wonderful meal. See you again soon.

The food was cooked fresh to order so a little bit of a wait but the taste was fantastic Well worth the wait. I have eaten curry in many places and this curry was one of the best.

Took a while for food to arrive but cooked to order and most definitely worth the wait.Definitely recommend a visit if in Torquay.

We didn't eat in, we had a delivery. The delivery was missing a few items and the delivery driver was exceptionally rude and confrontational. I've never experienced anything like it. I had to call the police. From what he was saying,the delivery driver seemed to be from the restaurant/family in particular and not a general delivery driver. Awful, confrontational service and I will never order from this establishment or family again and I'd advise others to do the same.

Excellent food and staff . We enjoyed the meal which was cooked to order. The staff were friendly and helped with our choice of meal. Definitely will be back.

The best Indian restaurant in Devon. Beautiful authentic Indian cuisine at a really reasonable price. 10/10 from me, I can't wait to go back. Lovely family run restaurant.

Had a great meal here on Saturday night - delicious authentic South Indian food and very reasonable prices. Friendly too.

Family run restaurant with excellent food and friendly staff, Highly recommend. Very good choice of meals all freshly prepared and cooked. good position close to town and harbour.

This was a very tasty Indian meal and I very much enjoyed the experience. The restaurant interior was slightly dated and service was quite slow but the food was certainly worth the wait and is fairly prices.

We visited this restaurant for a family meal, we had various dishes off the menu, including the delicious 'Porata bead', which are like nothing else we've ever had!! All the meals were cooked to perfection, the flavours incredible. The staff lovely and very attentive, I highly recommend this as a must place to eat in Torquay, we will definitely go again when we next visit the town.

Wonderful service.. fabulous food.. some of the best Indian food we have ever tasted.. you are missing out if you don’t give this restaurant a try whilst you’re in Torquay.. well done and thank for making our night memorable

The food was delicious. Spicy but not too hot. Served all together and good explanation of the dishes when asked. Fantastic value too

Wow. Best food ever, freshly cooked. Staff were friendly. Sure we could pick holes and find faults but why bother when the food is that good. Pity we live 300 miles away or I would come every day. Magnificent

Such a lovely welcome by the lovely family run restaurant. The food is so tasty 😋. I'm very fussy but I've never had a under par meal there. The prices are excellent too.

Got the South Indian curry and the naan bread alternative (can’t remember the name) And it was delicious! Recommend this place to anyone!!

The food was not good the male toilet was broken so you had to share the ladies, and that stank 😒, it was like someone had started a restaurant in there front room , and were still learning how it works

Nice Indian restaurant in the town. Wish the service was faster.

4 pareo we so had curry curry and all though it boarded on un Eddie because of the disgusting amount of salt don’t think they will be there for our visit next year

Fantastic. Really lovely food, really nice service. The lady who runs the restaurant was really friendly. We had the Dosa - and this was easily the best (and most generous) dosa I've ever had. We liked it so much we went back the next day and had another for lunch.

The best indian restaurant and takeaway in the bay ... easily. Good value for money, good service, and most importantly, absolutely amazing food.

Probably the most authentic home style South Indian food I've tried. Absolutely fantastic. Torquay does not know what a gem it has on it's doorstep. Freshly cooked home style chapati that were phenomenal. Tarka dhal that was top class. This is the third time we've tried this restaurant and I am so glad we came again. Absolutely top food.

Had a really good time here. Great South Indian food and really nice service 😍 Definitely recommended 👌🏼

I live in London, but every time I visit the Torquay area, I insist on visiting Richie's. Love the idlis - never had them anywhere else! Fantastic food, good value, good service. Looking forward to the next time!

Just enjoyed a delicious meal here with family members. Attentive hosts, freshly cooked to order authentic south Indian cuisine. And the speciality breads are a fine alternative to naan. Highly recommended.

A meal that was different from the usual ‘English’ Indian. Fresh tastes rather than bulk manufacture. Very pleasant owner. Certainly return again.

Had our first date here,, and have just had our 1st anniversary here, great services very polite and happy, great tasting food will always come back

This spot is great for an indian family get-together, authentic indian taste and curries from both north and south-indian cuisines, reminding of taste from home.

Booked this for a get together for a birthday, had been before and was impressed with the food… service was lacking but happy to overlook that : Advised to get everyone’s food choices in prior to attending .. did that and took it in 4 days before .. everything was listed so we all knew who was having what , prices etc .. all that was to be decided on the night was the drinks .. asked to pay a £50 deposit ( wasn’t advised when phoning this was needed but happy to pay) restaurant has signs for cash only but magically a card machine was offered for the payment .. paid cash anyway.. but only cash on the night!!!! Hmmmm Some guests paid for drinks as they went.. this was then still added to the bill!! One item was forgotten from the order ,, most of us had eaten before this dish was eventually delivered .. It was very tasty albeit being late .. Everyone knew what they ordered.. no disputing on that front .. but the drinks added after was a shocker .. A large wine and soda in a pint glass eventually amounted to the person not knowing what they were doing and pouring practically a whole bottle into a tall glass.. weights and measures are not understood at all! A landlord of a pub was with us and tried to explain about weights and measures to the confused looking hostess .. There wasn’t a till receipt available of what was ordered as and when .. just lots of random pieces of paper .. so no wonder there was a mass confusion over £100 discrepancy.. Also there was only one functioning toilet on the night for the whole restaurant! Thank god it wasn’t really busy !! Overall very disappointed, ruined a celebratory evening out .. cannot dispute the lovely food .. but 14 of us will never return hence they will lose a lot of trade .. Torquay is a small place and word of mouth is everything!! It can make or break a business .. A birthday evening ruined

Came here for a birthday meal for my mum with a group of friends .. Had to give the menu choice prior , then told at the day of turning up with menu choices we had to pay a £50 deposit., Day of meal was a shambles .. No one knew what they were doing .. overcharged big time on alcohol.. saying we were £100 outstanding!! Where did the £50 deposit go???? Absolutely disgusting service and no idea about weights and measures on booze.. illegal !! ( we came with a landlord of a local pub who knows his onions!!) Ruined the birthday celebrations.. won’t be coming back.. such a shame as the food is good No idea what they are doing .. Also says cash only .. but when asking for the deposit miraculously a card machine was produced.: Hmmmmmmm where does all the cash go??? Very disappointing

The food was lovely but it was a complete shambles when paying the bill. We were a large group. The lady tried to overcharge us by a large amount, going through it all took 45 mins later we. It was a birtday celebration nightmare.

Great food, very tasty and not your usual run of the mill Indian - it's very friendly and family run and worth a visit of anyones time !

I will never ever go to this Indian restaurant ever again my husband and I both had food poisoning. My husband was in hospital for two weeks. I went down for a week never ever go there again

Great food, good vegan options and reasonable prices. Worth a visit!

Chose Richie as it looked like a nice place and was pleasantly surprised that the food was outstanding. Probably the best Indian meal yet and the host was lovely. Would highly recommend!

We just visited Richie’s and had the most amazing authentic delicious South Indian food. It reminded us of the food we would eat when we lived in Tamil Nadu a few years ago. We had the Idly, Masala Dosa and chicken Biryani. It was all home cooked and freshly made to order. Flavours were so authentic and so tasty, especially the Idly and Dosa. The service was great and Jothi, front of house, was lovely and friendly. If we are ever visiting on holiday here again then we will definitely be back. Can highly recommend Richie’s if you want a real taste of Tamil Nadu, South India. Thank you for a lovely evening!

Food good, but service needs work. Sat down for 5 minutes without being offered a drink (had to go and ask), and given the bill at the end before we had requested. They missed out on if we wanted desserts, or more drinks. They all seem lovely, but perhaps are new to working in a restaurant environment.

Wonderful South Indian experience

It's a very nice and tasty food 😋 lovely atmosphere. Warm welcoming staff and always freshly cooked food on good prices 😋 I love this restaurant

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Very Hygienic and Good Food Quality can walk in for the best South Indian food . Owners are the chef here best people ever will treat their customers like family❤️ pleased to be there and will visit again very soon.

We were looking forward to our Indian and were grateful that they allowed our dog in. However, we were all disappointed by our meals. We had vegetarian madras, chicken madras, pilau rice, and chips. All were very bland and tasteless. We won't be returning.

Excellent food, 1 of the best south Indian food I had in a while, excellent service, friendly staff, the chef came & greeted everyone, definitely would go back

Regrettably, our opinion is very much at odds with that of other reviewers. It must have been an off night. Service was extremely slow (not helped by the waiter losing our order altogether). Our starters came without the sauce and I had to ask twice for our drinks. We both ordered Vindaloo, a wonderful curry with layers of flavour originating in Portuguese Goa. Sadly, unlike the one we had 3 days earlier in a different restaurant, the only flavour in this was chilli and almost too hot to eat. No subtlety whatsoever. Our onion bhaji was overfried and had a burnt taste. Samosa and porathas where, however, extremely good. One admin niggle. If a restaurant only takes cash there should be a clear and prominent sign outside. In this day and age we do not really carry cash and it was pure luck we had enough.

Fantastic meal, the staff are brilliant. Other customers are obviously regulars and lovers of traditional Indian cuisine

Het was een kleine restaurant, eten was wel lekker. Het is overigens ook Halal! Qua prijs is het wel goedkoop. Jammer dat de bediende niet zo goed Engels kon.

Good place to eat specially if you want extra spicy food and would recommend the parotta.

Surprised to see a Tamil restaurant here, taste was extremely good.. had parotta, veg gravy, masala dosa, veg fried rice , onion Bhajji, mango lassi, etc..wonderful service by the team..walkable from the beach..

I'm from South India and I can tell that this is the best restaurant with authentic taste of everything they make. I have been visiting it almost every week when I'm here on business. Recommend for good spicy and tasty food.

Did not even clear the table after eating starters for a long time

We had a fantastic meal at Richie. Staff were friendly and the food was amazing. The chicken dansak was delicious.

First class food amazing and the service was excellent

Really delicate and authentic flavours. A little bit of a wait for the take away but you don’t mind when it’s fresh and the love has gone into the food. Lovely staff and friendly service. Reasonable prices. Best I’ve has in ages and I lived in london for 15 years.

Delicious meal First time to order a take away from Richie’s. We had heard good things. We chose a set meal. 3 curries and 2 rice, onion bhaji and chapati. Excellent. Great price as well.

We booked a table for half 8 Sunday and food was amazing both me and my partner thought it was the best we ever had thks

This was our second visit to Richies with our friends who were visiting us from the Midlands, Richies did not disappoint, the food was again top class with excellent friendly service and prices. I can highly recommend Richies for excellent Indian cuisine

Lovely family owned restaurant Hearty portion size Reasonable pricing Loved the chicken curry, rice and masala dosa. It was very busy on aThursday evening, so you might have to wait for the food because everything is made fresh as per the order.