Thariks in Torbay - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Noticed that the restaurant was in new hands. Ordered via on line which didn’t work and had to resort to the old fashioned way of phoning our request in. Takeaway via delivery. Surprised that the order arrived within 25 minutes bearing in mind it must have been at least 10 minutes drive time. Chicken Jalfrezi was too hot and seemed almost Vindaloo strength, went in the bin. Chicken Chilli Massala had the appearance of cold chicken reheated with the sauce which would go some way to explaining the quick cook and delivery time. Not as good as good as the previous owner, will not revisit. Very, very disappointed ☹️

saturday evening dinner.charming staff.lovely ambience. food wnderful.had to take doggy bag because portions so generous. wine list good. will book again

Had a takeaway delivered as a treat on a weekend. Ordered 2 chicken passandas. First came very watery, no taste. Phoned them they sent two more which were more watery than the first. All of it ended up in the bin. Phoned them to discuss & they put phone down on me. Absolutely disgusting.

Really nice dish. Ordered a chicken Balti Madras hot, perfect. Wife had a Pathia, not too hot, again perfect. Staff attentive, nothing was too much trouble. Will visit again when back on Devon

We have been going regularly for the past 3 years and have never once been disappointed. The food and service is superb. We love it and can not praise and recommend Thariks enough. Thank you all for delicious food and great service. Can't wait to go back again and again. The best Indian food and service in the bay and beyond !

I've come to this restaurant for many years food is perfect always hot and fresh .. staff very polite and friendly ..I recommend this restaurant to any1.. best in the bay

FOOD IS SO NICE AND SERIVCE IS VERY GOOD. BEST IN BAY . I COME AGIN .THANKS FOR NICE FOOD . See you soon. Any one come and this reastrant.

Not a good experience The chicken was hard to eat we had garlic chicken and Dansak however the dansak was the garlic chicken !!!with just sugar added and chilli! no lentils in it . If I had wanted that I would have said We booked online so the offer was 20 % off but when bill came it was not taken off so we had to ask . The owner sat with a hoody up on a table very unprofessional We eat out in Indian restaurant a lot as well as buying all spices in brick lane and making our own Indian food we lived in India in our life . we was asked to try this restaurant but will never return ,the only good side was the waiter who was very polite . The toilets really was not nice for customers to use

Lovely meal, onion bhajis were delicious, everything was tasty and service was excellent. Will definitely be returning!

Out of this world !!!’ These guys rock They are the best for Indian food cooked all fresh and with Love ! They are an amazing team of very special people, seriously, we can’t speak highly enough and we are fussy ! Thank you so much again for the best food and best time with beautiful friends xxx

Amazing as always best in the bay, the food , service and whole atmosphere is perfect. We wouldn’t go anywhere else. Thank you so much Jewels, Jazz and all your team. Can’t wait til we can come again , Rich and Deb xx

Fantastic! We had starters and main, cannot be faulted, best we've had in ages. Great service, thanks guys! Will be back again very soon!

Another out of this world experience and the food is just to die for ! We really can’t speak highly enough of you , the best Indian in the south west even if not further!

The best Indian in Paignton the food is tasty and hot service is reasonably fast Very helpful friendly staff the atmosphere is welcoming although could do with air conditioning if the summers are going to get warmer love it here was not my first and will not be my last we all enjoyed

Service from Saurabh was very good. Wasn’t expecting such attentive and friendly service in a beach side restaurant. Coming from London where there are lots of curry houses, the taste of food was just average. It was just alright. But the average curry was covered up by the great service.

Had a fantastic takeaway (set meal). Plenty of food, great flavours and good quality meat. The service was friendly and courteous when I arrived to collect too. I would definitely go back.

Outstanding as always, food out of this world. Staff amazing, they cannot do enough to help. Nothing is too much trouble. Also very knowledgable about the dishes and offer excellent recommendations

Best take away in Torbay maybe the best in the south west… Amazing food and quick delivery… First time we have used thariks and will 100% be using again… I’m so impressed with the food

Out of this world food , fresh , generous portions , attention to detail when ordering, superb friendly staff who couldn’t do enough for us , and lovely surroundings making the whole experience just fabulous. We’ve eaten in a lot of Indian restaurants and we can honestly say this is the best and we are fussy eaters . A hidden gem not to be missed we loved it ! Thank you and see you again soon .

Lovely food - the janannathpur was excellent! Very friendly staff and complimentary shots - perfect venue for any occasion. Excellent for locals x

We ordered 2 onion bhajee starters, Thariks menu clearly states they come with salad, this is misleading as they don't. The Tandoori chicken was smothered in red colourant to disguise it had not been cooked in a clay oven. The pilau rice was tasteless and just boiled rice with red and green colourant.

Superb yet again! We go here regularly and it’s always excellent, last nights meal was faultless as usual! Thank you Jewels and Jazz for a great all round experience! See you soon Deb and Rich xx

Visited following new ownership. Found the meals rather insulting to the western pallette. Red food colouring to make the chicken look like it was cooked in a Tandor oven. Asked for Pilau rice and got some boiled rice with red and green food colouring. Rang them saying didn't receive lamb; turns out it was Australian beef. Watch it when you are cleaning the dishes. If it stains the basin, you will need some thick bleach to wash it away.

Great restaurant staff lovely food was lovely we had a lovely meal nice and hot and great portions only thing is no where to park so need to park up side street or get a taxi

Brilliant service, we celebrated a friend’s birthday. Food was delicious! Will be visiting again soon. Thank you!!!!

ii went here for a family night out to celebrate my older sister finally passing her driving test and the staff there was very kind to give us a free drink to help us celebrate

I went here on a date night with my girlfriend and can happily say that atmosphere here was amazing for such a monumentalise night

One of the best indian restaurant ever seen in uk. I think 5 star aren't enough for staff they deserve more than that. And their indian styles currys 💓🥺

Thariks Indian restaurant now is a major improvement to what it use to be the staff seem more friendlier and the food is so much better I would recommend this restaurant for any reason occasion or for no reason at all

AVOID!! went to torquay to go to SIMLA SPICE which was found to be shut down so rang their number to 100% check it was closed when surprisingly Thariks Indian restaurant answered the phone, chap on the phone said they have relocated & renamed in...

Disappointing, average British Indian Restaurant curry. Also order did not fulfil expectations as advertised in menu, no salad with bhajee starter and pilau rice was just boiled rice with food colourant!!!!!!!!!!!! Will not order from Thariks again and would not recommend.

Perfect from start to finish, faultless! Came here as we informed it was the previous Simla spice which we loved and we were not disappointed and think it was even better than before. Food was amazing as was the service and great value for money....

I use Thariks for my Indian takeaways. The food is out of this world and the staff very friendly. Jewel takes time to explain each dish and recommendations, I absolutely love this place. Definitely visit if you are in the area.

Very nicev food.and very good most probably the best in Torbay with out doubt , will most certainlyrecommend to all my friends as the greatest eating house a round, superb

This was the first time we have eaten at Thariks since the new management took over. We had starters of Bhaji, 2 x Chef specials , rice and naan. Everything was great, particularly the 2 x chef special dishes which were very flavoursome It is...

Awful food! Onion bhajees hard and chewy. Naan bread like cardboard with bits of garlic. Sauce was like something out of a jar tasteless! Not impressed at all and phoned up to complain. Was offered half price on next visit/takeaway! Not good as we don’t...

Friendly staff, tasty, food menu, good definitely recommend it I will take my family here and friends Nice size restaurant

Food is amazing and staff are top class. Nothing is too much trouble and you are made to feel very welcome. Definitely recommend to others

Mixed feelings about this place,food was lovely but service was very slow and felt they were more concerned about take away the phone constantly ringing and staff rushing around take away driver , waited over an hour for our started to be served, understand since...

Amazing food and the staff were very friendly, will definitely go again. Would recommend to friends.

Ordered for a family of 6. When called to say items were missing they offered it for next time when I said I would rather like a refund they declined, asked if I could speak to the manager they said they were unable to reach...

We have just returned from a New Years Eve meal at Thariks in Paignton. Our first visit since the Management takeover. Absolutely first class. The best Onion Bhajees ever! Service and food was amazing. We will continue to support Thariks with their takeaway menu too....

The food was outstanding and the staff was very friendly me and mates very enjoyed our time eating here

Lovely food and friendly staff and super helpful, I would definitely go here again. All freshly cooked food, something for everyone

The food here is lovely and service was quick, would 100% recommend this restaurant. The staff are very kind and friendly :)

Came with me and my family. We could not have been made more welcome and the food was out of this world, we are definitely going to be making this a regular visit x

Just had a sit in meal under the new ownership after a recommendation. We were the only customers in there & I have to say although the waiter was friendly & helpful the food quality was pretty poor. Basically just sauce with some meat in...

Thariks is under new management. This is the second time that we have ordered from them. We thought that we should give them a second chance as the first time it wasn't the best but it just gets worse. The flavours are nothing like Tharik....

I ordered from here last week and the food was incredible; however, this week was a different story. Our vegetable masala was just sauce with no vegetables, the colours of the food were plain, and I’ve woken up with bad stomach cramps and a banging...

Enjoyable food ordered and collected within 20 mins but was cold. Foody was tasty but disappointing because of food colouring . Mixed grill everything was coloured red including onions and side mint sauce was mushy pea green colour . I dont understand why a chef...

Having always driven past for many years we decided to give it a try. Well we wished we had gone sooner. Excellent food and excellent service. Probably one of the nicest curries I have had. Slightly pricey but well worth it. Would definitely recommend.

Went to restaurant as we were visiting Paignton and didn't know the area. We both were looking forward to a curry but were disappointed. The onion bahgees were soft not crispy and a bit oily and luke warm, the curries were OK but nothing special,...

We tried 4 other supposedly excellent indian restaurants around the bay and were extremely disappointed. Quite poor food. Then we tried this restaurant for our takeaway and we're very impressed. So for last couple of years almost ever week this is where we go. The...

When we visited recently to go out for some nice food with my friends we were really pleased with the food itself. Unfortunately the same CANNOT be said for the staff. I think he is the owner or manager but the way he speaks to...

Went for a meal with my family and my kids and I’ve never been so appalled with how the manager/boss speaks to his workers and delivery drivers. There was this poor lady doing deliveries for him and all I could hear was him swearing at...

Ordered, said one hour... Then 90 mins... After 2 hours we called, they said "ill cancel it" terrible service. They shouldn't accept the orders if they can't cope with them.

Regrettably it’s looking as though I will have to find another curry place to order from. I always go in to collect & on every occasion there is zero customer service, little eye contact & no responses to friendliness & smiles. I almost feel like...

After walking over a mile and a half up the Torquay road "Who ever answered our call " said only 5 mins walk from Paignton. welcome was with a grunt, long story short very poor food , tried overcharging and £15 for a bottle of...

We ordered a takeaway and were asked what time we would like it to be delivered, we chose 8:15pm. Around 7:15 I happened to see a notification on my phone saying our takeaway was on its way so my partner phoned the restaurant to query...

Superb takeaway tonight. Excellent quality chicken and really tasty. Couldn’t fault it. We’ve been using Thariks (eat in and takeaway) over a number of years and this was our best yet and certainly one of the best Indians in the bay.

Used to go to Thariks and heard it was stil good. Had a delivery tonight and the food was very poor and also late. Avoid !

Ordered takeaway last night the food turned up on time, hot and amazing as always the flavours were beautiful the garlic chilli chicken was amazing thanks Taj and the team Dave and family

Ordered a few dishes to take away. We could not eat them!! So much salt. No spice flavours at all and very little sauce. Rang to explain. They agreed to to give us another. These were no better obviously just out of same batch. Not...

Really enjoyed our Indian take out. I had a really delicious korma and pashweri namn. We will be ordering again from you soon. I don’t think I will have the saag alloo again as a little greasy.

Just had the most amazing takeaway from Thariks. We had Chicken Tikka Massala, Butter Chicken, Bombay Potato, Chicken Madras with Pilau rice and Garlic Naan. Food tasted amazing with authentic spices, lovely succulent chunks of fresh chicken and fresh garlic on the naan. Takeaway was...

Came over from Torquay this evening as your website you was open and was very disappointed to find the restaurant closed you really need to update when your closed so annoying when you find out your closed when suppose to be open.

We had a takeaway, ordered early doors. What a disappointment. Nan breads had the same texture as a flip flop. Lamb tikka, well the lamb was rubbery and had no flavour. The chicken tikka was bland. However the sag aloo was delicious.

We have regular takeaways and eat in meals with friends, lovely food and friendly conversation with the owners. Only Indian we use locally. Butter chicken is our favourite.

Myself and my family ordered a take away from here on the weekend. We don’t usually order from here and I don’t usually eat Indian, but my mum I try it. When the order arrived my mum was not happy with one of the order...

Always ordering my curry from here. Always reliable and consistently great. Would recommend to anyone!

Tikka Massala very good and all the food we have tried has been excellent. Good naans and excellent samosas. The food tastes like it has been cooked with care and expertise. Only had takeaway so haven't tried the sizzling type of dishes. Really nice fresh rice, salad and vegetables. Only dish I wouldn't order again so far is the King Prawn Biryiani as not nearly as good as my favourite Indian which is far away in Kingsbridge.

The worst customer service ever. The toilets for customers is so dirty that it shouldn't be open for use. The metal rice dishes had finger prints on them and the rice was clumpy and disgusting. The attitude towards staff was terrible and his greetings were terrible. Worst restaurant I've visited in nearly ten years. The manager doesn't have a clue how to run a business and for that reason alone should be closing instead of suckling the joy out of it. I've seen more life in a morgue.

I visited Thariks on Saturday night with my family, the food was fantastic and the service excellent. We will definitely go back and would recommend to anyone for either a meal out or a takeaway

We went to Thariks last night for dinner having had takeaways from them in the past. Definitely no complaints from last night or even the takeaway meals in the past, food was delicious and good portion sizes.

Food was great ( I just hope the kitchen was cleaner then dining area and the toilet)

Having not been here for many years, I was really looking forward to visiting with four friends. Wow, standards have fallen! We arrived on time, not to be be greeted with a smile, just a pointed finger showing us which table to take. Throughout the meal we all felt like we were in the way and an inconvenience. The lady and gent (assumed owners?) made no attempt to interact. Leaning over, dropping plates in front of you, or handing them to you to take. I literally had to place my head against the wall to avoid being elbowed in the face. Faulty towers would have delivered better service. The restaurant was very quiet, no atmosphere at all. Long waits before food orders taken, perhaps to get you to drink more. The loo wasn’t pretty, a trolly of cleaning stuff on view, but not used. The vent above the loo had a thick mound of black dust hanging from it. On a positive, compliments to the chef, the two stars are for you, the food was really nice and all five of us enjoyed it.I suggest they shut up the restaurant and concentrate on being a takeaway as this is not a dining experience anyone would want to repeat.

Absolutely love this place! The food is amazing, Staff are so friendly. Moved from London 4 years ago and couldnt find a indian takeaway the same as my favourite in london, But this was reccomended by a family member and wouldnt eat anywhere else. I order probably once a week and the food is always just as good as the first time i tried it. definatley would reccomend!

First time the family tried and Indian take away. Could t have asked for better service or food. Was able to attend to our requirements with no worries. Food was amazing so tasty and not to spicy either. Food was warm for home delivery was on time too. I really couldn't have asked for a better first meal would highly recommend if you've never tried Indian cuisine before. 10/10

had a lovely get together at thariks.food was so delicious.customer service 10 on 10.really we all had a good time.highly recommended.

We live nearby. Have been going for years. Lovely hospitality great food. Fab service. Wouldn’t go anywhere else. A must visit.

Went to Thariks last night to celebrate my dad’s 70th birthday with 12 friends.

I have been eating at Thariks in Paignton for over 15 years, and I can honestly say the food and hospitality is the best Ive found. Always welcoming and nothing is too much bother, whether it’s a large party, or just two of you..... top notch, take it from somebody that knows

The food is excellent and a beautiful restaurant i order from them all the time i would recommend everyone to try it

I eat here all the time and I also order take away it is really good I always havethe chicken pathia with naan it's so light and soft when we visit the restaurant with my partner my partner don't like hot spicy food and they will do it less spicy the will alter anything on the menu to your taste the way you like it l also have the dansak as it tastes just like a pathia but with lintels and garlic flake and pineapple as I don't like garlic flake and pineapple they are always happy to take it out I would recommend the food to any and I always have 10 out of ten

Came here with my girlfriend Kamya for my 21st birthday.

Fantastic service, food was amazing would definitely recommend this, so much flavour in the food best Indian restaurant I've been to.

Thariks never fails to deliver. Great choice of food as mild or hot as you can handle, we especially love their chicken tikka main, the best in the bay. Eating in or takeaway the food is always spot on.

Absolutely delicious food and great delivery service. The best in Paignton. Highly recommended by us!

Always have a great meal here with my pals highly recommended Food is great and the owner is always freindly and accomodating too our requests for mass of food

Went this horable place food just tasted hot as in spices hot which I do not mind stafe rude and aregent macke s you feele uneasy in your own town atetude like could not give a dame anyway never again expect a envemental health viist would rate zero only system will not let me do not thinck you have a wright two customer do not thinck ever unhappy customer will pay for rubbish food much better else we’re in paighton and Torquay

Further to my previous review of this business, I would say give it a miss! Poor food, very poor service, not made welcome at all.

Omg i actually feel sick and I only eaten 2 mouthfuls, chicken on the mixed grill was dry and had a very unpleasant smell, the bread was really sweet nothing like normal, all dripping in fat, couldn’t eat it will not return, shame as used to be my favourite place to eat

Had really nice meal here in May 18, the food was outstanding very reasonably priced had staff were helpful food.

We used to be big fans back in the day of the previous owners and now just use for the odd take out, the food is really nice but takeaway prices a little on the steep side but the food was nice

I used to eat here a lot in the 90s, the food was fantastic then but sadly the chef moved away and the food wasn’t as good, revisited a few years ago and was ok, the food was fine, but it lacked the edge that I expect from a top Indian restaurant.

I had to repeat the order 3 times, the phone kept getting cut off, they never tried to call back, when order arrived, they had forget one of the main items, when we rang back we were told very abruptly that we would have to wait over 30 minutes, the garlic nam looked like it had been drenched in engine oil, the whole meal was a total disappointment, we will be going back to our favourite restaurant “GANGES” who we highly recommend,

Went here on recommendation and not disappointed. Lovely interior - very different to other Indian restaurants and quite classy. Staff friendly and food well above average. If the Chicken Tikka had come on a sizzling plate, Thariks would have nudged into excellent. I will be visiting again

Departmental night out food varied and tasty.Service was a bit slow we arrived 7.30,food arrived after 8.30 (offered loads of drinks !!!) In general nice night.

This Indian restaurant was recommended by my in laws. Found the service a bit slow and the menu had the vegetarian options as “side dishes”. Dishes were mild and my toddlers had no trouble but I could have handled or expected more spice in my saag aloo. Overall a nice restaurant and good for those who don’t like too spicy.

Just had takeaway very tasteless lamb was all fat and gristle not good at all the wife's was no better rice seamed a week old will not go back again gone down hill big time.