Royal Gurkha Spice in Teignbridge

Treble service still haven't received my order!!!!!! Over 2 hours late rang 3 times and they kept saying it was on the way...we only live 10mins away. Will not ve ordering there again

not good to be honest. delivery 2 hours after ordering. I was starving but food was very bland and very little meat in the biryani. garlic naan had no garlic. total let down 👎

Best Nepalese / Indian around! Very good menu, full of flavour, good value and great service. I’d recommend anything from the Gurkha speciality menu. Arjun and his family are an asset to Bovey Tracey and I will continue to buy from them on a regular basis

The food is cold, it taste like tomato soup the nan was supposed to be a special with added honey, just horrible, I would like a full refund

My nan bread was burnt in places with a bitter taste. The tikka chicken was flavourless. I will never order from this company again.

We had a food delivery yesterday Monday 28th October. The delivery was 1/2 hour late.( Last time food came 1/2 hour early ) I stood in the road so they would know where we were all that time . We phoned back + were told in bad English - Sorry we're closed .It was for my neighbour and friends birthday . I mentioned to the driver & he smiled and was happy to say we are closed Now . All the food was COLD . What we could eat we had to warm in the microwave. More importantly it was very Bland and had little ot no flavour . Even my vegetable Corma was tasteless . The chicken baltu was tasteless. As we're the other meals . I've always gave top reviews and sing praises of this place . Was it because it was Monday & quiet as you closed early or changed Chef. I'm sadly very disappointed with it all and will think again before I order food or go for a meal which we've done quite a few times and it's Not cheap . I would appreciate your response. Thanks Derek

This was actually a take away delivery experience and one which we cannot recommend. Firstly the meal was delivered on the wrong day albeit on time. The second attempt was delivered 2 hours late although we had been advised of a delay The food was not of the standard we would expect particularly the lamb bhuna which had very little taste. The order was incomplete in that onion bagees we ordered were missing. Based on this experience we cannot recommend this place but we may possibly give them a second chance.

The food was amazing and the menu had plenty of choice. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. We will definitely come back.

Great food, great customer service and always ready quickly. Best in the south west ! Cannot help but find myself going back.

Food was really good and the service was great. Staff are so friendly here. Will deffo be back 😄

momos were hard around edge and soggy in middle. Curry was extremely disappointing and tasted horrible. Not a nice experience at all.

This review is based off of our delivery experience. Our family reviewed their menu and thought the menu looked lovely, lots of options for our tastes/dietary requirements. Our order was put through via a delivery company, the order was accepted by the restaurant and the food cooked and ready. We then received a phone call from the restaurant to say the driver that was allocated to our order was busy, they did not know where he was. They did not offer an apology, just asked us to pick it up if we could. As we had used a separate app, which costs more in view of delivery we anticipated some compensation for this issue, however none was offered, and again on coming into the restaurant no apology was given for having to have to come out and collect even though we had to make provisions in order to do so as we could not collect. The food. I have a low level spice palette, my partner a spicier palette . We both agreed neither of our dishes had any flavour or appropriate spice levels. I had a chana masala, and mostly I could taste chickpea water. A lot of our food did end up going to waste. I would like to think this is a blip night, but we have used this restaurant before and had similar concerns. Maybe a recommendation from this review would be try the direct restaurant and see if the food is better.

Ordered food for delivery. Was called after the food was “dispatched” to say that the delivery driver was busy and they didn’t know where they were. Had to go and collect the order. There was no apology of sorts, and no offer of compensation for the delivery fee. Food was mediocre, the dhansak had no real flavour and was just spicy. Wasn’t sure if there were any lentils in it. Maybe an off night for this place, but won’t be ordering again for a while.

Very disappointing take away. Food took two hours to arrive. All very overpriced/small portions, all dishes seem only 2/3 or 1/2 full. Some breads badly undercooked, almost raw. Taste was bad all round, other than the momos. We couldn’t believe we had £70s worth of food in front of us from a take away. Not going to order from here again

Ordered food at 2030 this evening for the first time to be delivered to my home. Arrived at 2235 after message on fb and calling them to chase what was happening. The food was late, luke warm and tasted really bland. Poor

Thought I’d give them a second chance after 1 bad experience and this time it was even worse

OMG what's has happened at the Royal Gurkha. We have had some good meals here in the past but last night's takeaway was terrible it was very a watery curry very hot spices but no flavour . The nan bread and the mushroom rice were good but the curry's were terrible.

I placed my order at 7:15 with an estimated delivery time of 8:30. As it got closer, the time was pushed back to 9:20, and then again to 9:40. At 9:41, the app showed my order as delivered, but it actually arrived at 9:50. Unfortunately, the food was lukewarm and not up to standard. Overall, I’m disappointed—if you can’t meet the promised delivery time, please don’t set those expectations. It feels like my evening was disrupted, and this is not the experience I would have had dining in the restaurant.

Got told to collect my order at 8.35pm … it’s currently 9:15 and I’m still sat waiting

OMG, I ordered a lamb Rogan gohst, chicken balti, pilau rice and alloo ghobi. The food was awful, no flavour at all looked and tasted like soup. The aloo ghobi was all mushy. The service was awful and waited for one hour for the main courses.

Food was very ordinary, we have order 5 different dishes from menu, chicken, prawn, mixed vegetables and chickpeas but all taste and colour are same. It seems same mixture are been used for all menu. It can’t be Nepali or Indian recipes.

Amazing restaurant. The food here is excellent. We drive a long way to come here. The staff here are so welcoming and lovely. Would highly recommend.

Food was delicious and would recommend. Red wine was warm so asked for ice bucket and got ice.

Fantastic Indian restaurant, Very friendly family run. Good deals on the meal bundles. We are now a regular here ! Can't wait to come again

I normally opt for the biryani but for a change had the ghurkali chicken for the first time and was really good. Would recommend this place for a takeaway as they for some dishes not in your normal menu

Please DO NOT eat here, possibly the worst food of my life. The King Prawn curry that I had was essentially very overcooked prawns in a tomato soup- it was horrific. My partners lamb dish was not edible. The garlic rice that was ordered- I’m not even sure it was rice. PLEASE DO NOT EAT HERE

I hate to leave a negative review for a local business, but the entirety of the lamb in my pasanda was inedible as it was all gristle. Maybe next time I’ll remember not to fork out, just get chicken and hope it’s better. The rice and papadum were ok though, and the portion size was good.

We went there for a dinner with my two other friends. We love the place and the food was delicious and tempting . The service was nice and friendly ambience. I would really love to go there again with my family as well. I would really to recommend my other friends to visit that restaurant.

I had to collect food as wait was too long. Curry’s were very bland.

Took my £50 order lied to me for 3 hours saying it was on route …Spoke to them after the website saying it was delivered another hour passed then told it was on route another passed told owner was on route nothing as yet avoid at all costs

Absolutely gorgeous! We had a real feasty this time, tandoori, balti, keema naan, aubergines and all sorts. Everything was cooked to perfection and tasted incredible. Delivered exactly on time too.

Good food but I wouldn't get delivery again as it took so long, it arrived 2 hours after ordering and 20minutes later than the estimated delivery time.

Have been using this Indian for a takeaway while on holiday over several years but this year June 2024 while on holiday with my lovely wife I went here to get a meal to celebrate our 42nd wedding anniversary!! I think it must have changed hands over last few years !! Everything was tasteless as if forgotten spices !! My Monk fish curry contained about 5 -1/2 " cubes of fish and was swimming in what can only be described as tomatoe soup, my wife's Tandoori king prawns didn't taste like they seen the inside of a tandoori oven !! Gurkha Tiger Prawn starter was tasteless didn't contain any special herbs and spices !! Onion Bhajee had a strange flavour as if cooked in stale oil and wasn't fully cooked, lemon rice didn't taste of lemon and had a burnt flavour !! the whole meal was really not enjoyable and most of it ended up in the bin !! If we had been eating in I would have sent the whole lot back to the kitchen and refused to pay !! This experience was a total waste of £60 and would definitely not recommend after this experience shame because we have had some lovely meals from here over the years!!

Absolutely delicious, next time I'll know not to order so much.

Very quick delivery! Ordered and 40 mins later got delivered. The naans were a bit dry, the filling was sparse. They unfortunately forgot mango chutney (which had been ordered and paid for) which was a shame!! The curry’s were so tasty, would recommend the curry’s to everyone!!

The service was ok they didn’t seem interested in making you feel welcomed when you are taken to your seats. The atmosphere could use a little bit more positivity but I got to say to my surprise their food is completely surreal and appetising!

I have not received my order!!

One of the worst Indian takeaways we've ever had. Everything tasted terrible and this was supposed to be a treat. Watery, bland, meat was horrible and tasted recooked. Delivery driver was lovely, cannot fault him but the food was dire.

Came down for dinner as on holiday in the local area. Absolutely beautiful. The tandoori mixed grill was delicious. Meat was lovely and tender with a nice punchy tandoori spice. Service by the waiter was what you expect. Very relaxed atmosphere and the owner came over to have a chat. Would highly recommend.

Lovely food, hot and on time. Very polite delivery driver. Will definitely use again.

Lamb Chilli Garlic was very average, was more like a Fajita dish with an orange coloured sauce and far too many peppers. The actual Lamb was nice, but let down by everything else. Garlic Naan was cold and chewy, Coconut rice wasn't particularly hot on arrival.

Wow!!!! Wonderful experience. Friendly and welcoming but most importantly the food was superb! Full of flavour and the meat was cooked beautifully, particularly the lamb. We will be back!!! Thank you .

tasty food and good portion sizes.

The owner told me that the recipes have just had a revamp following a few negative comments and I can only say the change is very much for the better. The tikka masala has a better thickness and they offered to adjust the taste to how I wanted it. I would strongly recommend trying the new food!!!

We ordered takeaway from here in the assumption that this restaurant couldn't possibly be as bad as previous reviews suggested. Yes it really is that bad. Overall tasteless, greasy, inedible lamb, vegetable samosas 99% potato and tasteless. One of the 'special' items in the special mixed Tikka turned out to be an onion bhajee. Nuff said...

Delivery driver was rude, refused to find the house and made me walk out in the rain. Phoned the restaurant and they apologised. This was the first and last time ordering. Food was disgusting, Chicken tikka masala was literally tomato soup with chicken in and the chicken bhuna was vile. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND TO ANYONE. evening ruined cheers!

Ordered for the first time for a delivery through Just Eat, the food arrived around the time stated which was the only thing to go right! The delivery driver rang my mobile and insisted I had to walks out my house and up the road because he was not going to drive down the cul de sac and look for the house in the rain ? I got soaked through so I rang the restaurant to complain and they just apologised. Then the food.. DISGUSTING..!! The chicken tikka masala is just tomato soup with hard chicken chunks. The bhuna is bland and had a vile taste to it. I can at least say the pilau rice was normal. Evening ruined tonight, will not use or recommend to anyone at all!

Absolute perfection! Gorgeous food, delivered on the dot.

Bought a mixed tandoori for £15 each. Got one piece of prawn, 2 pieces of small chicken and 2 pieces of beef, 90% onions. Beef was chewy, only thing eatable was the chicken. Food was late, had to ring them up. Dishes was so tiny for £15 I thought you would get more. Not going to order again.

Tasty food, with a good choice of specials that I have not had the opportunity to try before. Friendly and polite staff. Recommended

We had dinner here the other day, the service was excellent, the food was fantastic and very flavoursome. Try the chicken momo!

Never been so angry due to awful service. Ordered takeaway for delivery on their website on a Wednesday evening at 7.15pm order nearly £50. Estimated delivery time between 7.30 - 7.45pm at 8pm I called to see if they had an eta? Person on the phone didn't even ask my name or for order number just stated he has no delivery drivers tonight as he sent them home. I asked why he hadn't called me and his reply was that he was busy, I asked if the order was ready which he said it was so thankfully husband hadn't had a drink so could drive up to collect. Total joke, I will never order from them again. To top it off restaurant was empty and parts of order missing. Oh but they have us a free bottle of beer haha

Do like it here such nice people love their food

First disappointing one last night. 30 mins late (but did get a phone call).Food unusually thin and watery. Mango Chutney wasn't the usual type. Strange....they must have been having a bad night, the Gurkha is usually fabulous!

Had a lovely curry,my wife and I.staff were very friendly, great service and lovely food. Gd selection of drinks 5 stars from us

Some of the food was too salty to eat fully

I have seen it is the best curry house in nearby areas. It’s best for family or friends get together or to organise a small party.

Missed the delivery unfortunately.

Seated by a waiter whom then disappeared. Waited a lifetime and was asked what drinks we wanted. Waiter disappeared. Second waiter came and asked about drinks. Then disappeared. Waited a second lifetime. First waiter bought drinks. Then disappeared……. Eventually ordered popadoms. Finished popadoms. Waited a third lifetime for waiter to ask us what we wanted (we had read from the substantial amount of choices which had absolutely no discriptions unlike every other restaurant in the world). Took order and waited our fourth lifetime. Food came out. Mrs curry was absolutely bland and tasteless. Mine was death by chilli. They were very very quick bringing the bill. All in all took two hours for two drinks, two mains and two rice. Oh, and four lifetimes! Went next door to the Spar and bought chocolate to cheer ourselves up. Would never recommend this restaurant to anyone. Ever. Not even someone I hated.

Dreadful service … after ordering from her for over 10 years …. It’s gone down hill! I have waited for 2 and half hours for a delivery on a Saturday night.

Had food from this restaurant last night. The food is pleasant but overpriced. Biggest problem is how late it comes. Take the worst case delivery time and add an hour to it. I would not have ordered if I’d known.

My wife and I and another couple who are our friends, visited the Royal Gurkha Spice on Saturday evening of the 3rd February and enjoyed a lovely relaxed meal following a day of activities in Bovey Tracey. The building is ideally placed on Fore Street, so just a short walk from local pubs and the whiskey distillery. On entering the restaurant, it was cosy and intimate and we were placed in the area to the rear. The staff were attentive and friendly and we were very quickly offered drinks whilst we decided on what to eat. Most mains are around the £15 price range with rice and other sides extra, making a typical meal around £25pp. Once we had chosen our meals, we were offered poppadoms to pick on whilst our meals were freshly cooked. The service is unhurried, so plan for that. But we actually quite enjoyed having the time to chat and enjoy our drinks after a busy day. The meals arrived piping hot and were very tasty, however the spice level is more delicate than were used to, so if you enjoy hotter food you may want to go for the 3 chilli options. If spice isn't your thing, then Royal Gurhka Spice will be perfect for you. Nonetheless the flavours were delicious and I thoroughly enjoyed my Murgha Moghlai. During our meal we also had entertainment! A large middle-class family party sat in the front section and were obviously feeling a bit tight that day as they kept complaining and complaining about all and sundry until they reached the conclusion that they didn't want to pay for their 10+ meals that they had mostly consumed. At one point the 'Dad' character, let's call him Jonathan, was up in the face of the restauranteer bemoaning that a smaller party had been served first. Eventually they left in disgust, albeit with full bellies. Jonathan mustn't have quite the fat wallet he expresses whilst driving his white Audi, hence the performance. They had all obviously been tanking the Peroni and G&Ts all day as we saw them again later outside the Cromwell Arms pub nearby; this time Jonathan's daughter, India (?) was in tears in the street... no doubt after some prosecco-fuelled spat with her floppy boyfriend, Oliver. All very chav-tastic with entitled mid-management vibes! Overall, I enjoyed our meal, and although I would plumb for the 3 chilli Trevor Korai next time, I would definitely recommend a visit to the Royal Gurkha Spice... just don't get drawn into the dramas of the Waitrose-Wannabe Family when they look over for social support. The restaurant is lovely. Enjoy it for what it is... calm, relaxing, and unoffensive. Namaste.

Absolutely rubbish arrived cold . Communication awful please don't try to deliver so far. Ridiculous set up. Please do not use this just eat . I guess it works in city's but in the country it simply doesn't work. Your abusing your delivery drivers.

Didn't arrive and was told it was delivered

Absolutely brilliant as usual. Delivered on time to the minute - also as usual. The food is hot, beautifully flavoured and plentiful.

I don't normally write bad reviews but i really had to with this one!....we decided to try this Indian rather than our usual (bollywood) and I wish we had stuck with what we know. The chips tasted like they had been reheated were like cardboard and cold, one naan bread missing - and ordered cheese naan - think they forgot the cheese! and that was also overcooked and the curries were watery and all this after a 2 hour wait for food! Very disappointed 😞

First time getting delivery as I usually pick up due to being literally 2 minutes down the road. Today I tried delivery and unfortunately it’s arrived late and was unfortunately cold. Disappointing

It was a last minute drop in to pick up some food, the special biryani and keema naan were exceptional. Would recommend over any local take away

Staff are very polite. Service is also good. Talking about food its really taste good and it’s hygienic. Special curry,rice and briyani are the best which I will recommend.So beautiful, so elegant, just looking like a wow.😱

What a great,friendly place.took my family of 7 out tonight,for dinner,food was great,very tasty,staff were brilliant, great place to go…

Staff are very friendly. Food is delicious and hygienic. Service is also very good. The best curry house I have ever visited. Thank you Royal Gurkha Spice for everything.

This spot is amazing for casual night and food is so very good 👍 The staff were soo king and generous 🙂 Just loved the ambiance 🙏

Arrived half an hour after the latest delivery time given: 2 hours after ordering. Food was pleasant though did not resemble what we ordered.

Well an hour late, warm-ish food and cold, inedible chips. No communication and was told ‘10 more minutes’ three times when I called them. The curries were very bland which was strange as we’ve never had issue’s before and enjoyed the food from this restaurant previously. We feel really disappointed and upset at the way everything was handled. Honesty is the best policy, we could of come and collected in 10 minutes if we knew there was an issue.

Food was lovely, but the service was rubbish. Ordered at 6.30pm with a delivery time of 70minutes (7.50pm). Food didn't arrive until 9.15pm. Called at 8.45pm to ask where it was as the status said delivere and they said it was already out with the driver... given it's only a 10 minute drive, I'm not sure that was true...

Unfortunately a real dissapointment. I read the previous reviews and felt they were quite mixed so decided to book and make a decision for myself. I booked for a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 children- all of whom love a good curry). I ordered my all time fave Chicken Tikka massala, children went for Korma and hubby a biryani. Initially I was a little surprised that the curry dishes were served in cereal bowls. My daughter (who is 15) sampled hers first and said it was bland and didn’t taste of anything. I thought she was just being a picky teenager but on sampling the Tikka Massala this was no different. Full of colour but absolutely no flavour to any of the dishes. Such a shame! The byriani was also very bland. The Naans didn’t feel home made (they were dry and something you would pick up in a supermarket). On a positive note the staff were very friendly and attentive and wine was reasonably priced but unfortunately wouldn’t recommend to anyone looking for a tasty meal out.

Absolutely perfect - as always! Delivered 5 minutes early too! You can't fault the food from the Royal Gurkha - always flavoursome and hot.

Tiny little restaurant, nice food.

Use for takeaway and find the food and service good. No complaints.

Always go here once a year with friends as we take part in a sporting event. Food and service is good. But the card machine has been broken every time we visit so we have to either troop to the supermarket to get cash or one person has to pay using online banking and we reimburse them.

Worst Indian we have ever had! Like the other reviews, no flavour, no spice, very different curries clearly based on the same sauce. Chicken and mushroom balti tasted like a stew, and Murgha Makhani tasted like gravy, no hint of tomato. Nans were hard and chewy. Positively chicken was succulent, and it arrived hot and on time. But definitely will not be returning!

Late & lukewarm food with missing items- not the best

4 hours late 🤣 oh well, these things happen

Didn’t receive the chips also £5:95 for the 5 small bits of lamb starter is expensive

Took over two hours for the food to arrive, and when it did, didn't include the correct items.

Generous portions and delicious every time. Delivered on time by friendly drivers. Excellent.

A fantastic fresh great tasting Indian takeaway. Best curry I’ve ever had. Staff always friendly and the food is always fresh and full of flavour. A must for anyone passing by or in the area

Food very cold and rice not fresh

food could have been a little hotter. ordered for 6.30. got message 6.o5 to say was ready for collection

I had to collect as delivery driver let the restaurant down

Very nice curry and fair price , really enjoyed the food

Perfect!! As usual. Delivered to the minute.

Great food! Lovely tasting sauces, good value for money. Definitely our local favourite.

Have not been in for a curry for awhile. I had a Chicken Tikka Masala it was very tasty. It's a slightly different style to my own but still very enjoyable. I could really taste the ground almond in the food which is great because that's one of the things I like about Tikka Masala. More red in colour than I normally have but, I would buy again. The Peshwari Naan was really nice. It would be more exciting if the resturant used the pilau rice red/green food colouring trick were two lines of colour are added in but it might have an effect on rice quality is it has to sit for a awhile before giving it a quick stir in the dish. You would have whitish rice with a few red and green rice in there. The rice was tasty and not oily. Thanks guys. The delivery driver with just going out on a run and he was friendly. They deliver to a farily wide area.

Quick delivery, food was piping hot which you don’t always get with some take aways. Absolutely delicious. Thank you!

Will never order from another Indian. Amazing food, even better customer service. Thank you very much. Your kindness this evening has earned a loyal customer, will definitely recommend

The lamb rogan tasted more like a tomato casserole. Overall the food was quite bland and disappointing

Delivery time was great but Food was average at best, much better curries from newton.

We were very disappointed with our food. The meat was tough, had almost no flovour and did not seem grilled, despite being tikka dishes. The naan bread was very tough, too. The samosas were alright though.

Overall great,just the potatoes were a bit off. Thank you so much for the extra papad.