The Ganges in West Devon

Circumstances made me a lone visitor in the early evening and as, for most of the time, I was the only one there I cannot offer comments about atmosphere or speed of service at busy times, though my meal came quickly. Excellent food, though I felt it was expensive.

Australian tourists in Tavistock. The Indian was different than we are used to but was excellent . We enjoyed everything we ordered. We ordered two naan but should have ordered one as they were huge. A big thumbs up from us.

We had takeaway from here while visiting Tavistock and it was excellent. The chicken tikka in the curries was cooked beautifully and everything was extremely tasty and well spiced. Ordered online and our order was ready when we went to collect. Excellent!

Amazing food every time amazing service the venue is a tad cramped and dark but the delicious food definitely makes up for that

2 meals no drinks over £70?? Seriously? Less than impressed by the starters, waiter didn't even know what he brought out! Dupiazi was more like jalfrezi. Meat was chewy. Chips were over cooked. Poppadoms basic. Place was like a restaurant from the 1980's. Sorry but just avoid. Though considering we went on a Friday night and there was only 3 tables sat (including ours), suspect word is getting around anyway.

We regularly order from Ganges Tavistock. Having travelled around the UK and visited numerous Indian restaurants, I can honestly say this is one of the best. Highly recommend for locals or people visiting Tavistock.

We ordered a korma and a tikka masala to share the korma was nice but the tikka was awful far to salty when we told the manager he said it was fine it was because we didn’t order rice ! Very disappointed!

Wow.! We have just had our first takeaway from here and it was delicious. The chicken rogan josh was full of big chunks of chicken. Juicy and cooked to perfection. The veg tikka was literally the best I have ever tasted. We had the pilau rice with poppadoms. I also had a peshwari naan. Again, the nicest I've had so far. Complimentary yoghurt riata and onion and tomato. Customer service is Fab. Our usual takeaway was closed. However this will now be our go to for food. I honestly can't recommend it enough.

A superb meal, everything freshly cooked, very tasty. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Highly recommend.

Last night at Ganges, the Butter Chicken dish was the standout! The ambiance was inviting, and the staff made us feel welcomed. The chef clearly put great care into crafting this delicious meal. Although they don't serve alcohol, guests can bring their own drinks, adding to the relaxed vibe. Overall, Ganges Butter Chicken is a must-try for anyone craving a satisfying and flavorful meal..!

Great food great service, best curry I’ve ever had highly recommend

Very expensive Indian for quality of food, wasn’t impressed

Amazing and friendly service. The young waiters were polite and qualified. The food was well made and delicious. I’m highly satisfied with my experience in this place. Would hugely recommend this place to come. We left well deserved tips for the waiters.

I used to use ethe Ganges regularly for both dining in and takeaways. Last night we had the latter. Soggy poppadums, undercooked onion bhajees and two watery curries. The pulau rice was the only dish cooked properly. Maybe the restaurant has changed hands as the two guys serving were both white Europeans. Whatever it was a dreadful meal. Despite being local we won't be returning.

Always absolutely excellent. Great friendly service and fantastic food at reasonable prices. Our preferred takeaway for years. Consistently excellent.

Beautiful ambience, the soft music and decor is cool. The waiters were polite. Naan bread was very nice, the mushroom rice can be better. Rogan Josh was really good. Prawn curry was just there, I wasn't impressed with it. Papadums were really nice, with the mint sauce & mango chutney. The sparkling lemonade was really good too, would be better with a little vodka 😉 The wait time after ordering was about 30-40mins+ that's too long for me. Lovely place really, next time I'll just do takeout because the cost of eating in is like x2 of takeout.

Walked in. Walked out. Went in at 7.30pm. Sat down. 4 staff. No customers. Dark and dingy. Didnt feel comfortable. Walked past at 9pm. A table of 3 and 2.

Not very friendly service and probably the worst take away from an Indian that we’ve ever had. Lots of sauce and few actual ingredients, wish we’d gone to Wetherspoons for a curry instead.

Went to the resteraunt on 18th September, I couldn't fault it. Great food and plenty of it with very good service. I would highly recommend this place. Slightly top end on price but its well worth the extra.

I regret to share that my recent dining experience at this restaurant was highly unsatisfactory. The quality of the food was abysmal, and to make matters worse, the staff exhibited a shocking level of rudeness by making light of serving raw dishes. The pricing was exorbitant, nearly double what one would expect for such subpar offerings. I strongly advise against dining here due to the combination of terrible food, unprofessional staff, and excessively high prices. Your dining expectations would be better met elsewhere.

Food ,tasty ,bring your own beer or wine

Absolutely delicious food, busy, original service and very worthwhile.

Delicious food, friendly service. Will definitely order again when back in the area.

Best Indian in Tavistock. Food always off consistent quality. Staff kind and helpful. Take your own beer

Great place, great food. Gotta bring your own booze if you want some. Can be annoying if you didn't know but actually pretty good as it saves you a bit.

We go to an Indian restaurant for the food (Ganges = great) and not for the desserts.

We went during the evening mid week and it was quiet. Food was excellent with good service from the cheerfully helpful staff. Very enjoyable. Thanks.

The food was relatively good but the price to eat in is extortionate. Our bill for 2 ppl, for popadums, starters and main meals incl rice and naan was almost £20 more than the takeout price. Wow, at that markup we wont be going back! Waiter also on twice cleared my plate away before my partner had finished his course. If your planning to eat in don't bank on paying the prices advertised on their website! Prepare for a shock! We will vote with our feet unfortunately, better food experiences can be had further down the same road.

Nice meal. Didn't deliver, so had to pick it up, but no real issue. Didn't get a reply from the restaurant on Facebook about delivery.

This Indian food is so rasty! Highly recommend purchasing any of the curry with rice. The naan bread is also really good. Both the cheese and minced meat is great. The minced meat naan has lamb meat.

Been many times and never disappointed.

Excellent service, tasty food served piping hot in a friendly, efficient manner. Would certainly return when next in the area

Typical High Street Indian restaurant. Decent food, good naan, pleasant service, nothing special. Bring your own booze helps to keep the cost down - if you remember to bring it (which we did). When we booked the table by phone they guy said there was a booze shop down the road but it looked closed when we got there (Sunday evening). Just as well we brought some!

Typical High Street Indian restaurant. Decent food, good naan, pleasant service, nothing special. Decor rather dated but with a certain charm to match. Bring your own booze helps to keep the cost down - if you remember to bring it (which we did). When we booked the table by phone they guy said there was a booze shop down the road but it looked closed when we got there (Sunday evening). Just as well we brought some!

excellent meal and service - good natured and friendly. Good value for money and actually a very tasty indian and being something of a connoisseur on curries I can tell you that for the south west it is one of the best in taste - I visit a lot of curry houses and where most in SW are mediocre this is something of a jewel for SW curries!

Lovely little place, food was amazing, staff very friendly. I would definitely recommend.

Chicken tikka masala was fine, egg pilau very plain and the onion Bhakti dry and floury. Not a cheap meal for one person at £25 one main one stay enter rice and popadoms.

In Tavistock for the week- end to enjoy a friends birthday. At a loss for somewhere to eat before attending tomorrow’s event. We were lucky to get into this Indian Restearant which, at 7.30. Was very busy. The quality of cooking and control of spicing in our dishes was exceptional. This restaurant is worth travelling to this small town for the quality of its cooking and the generous, courtesy and efficiency of the staff.

Came in early for an eat in meal. Service was excellent and the food very good and tasty. All the curries were spot on! They were busy as well- not so much eat in, the the phone did not stop ringing for takeaways. Only minor point is that the place is a bit shabby- I reckon it has not changed much since it opened in 80s… and I remember that! Does not affect the quality and service which were both very good.

An overdue night out with just my wife. We'd had takeaways from here before, very good. But first time dining in. Cosy and authentic restaurant. Excellent and attentive staff. The various dishes, including meat biryani, lamb tikka balti, stuffed naan, mushroom bhaji were all top quality and plentiful. It is a bring your own alcohol, which we refrained from (dry January), but a good idea I feel. A lovely evening and very impressed with the whole experience.

I've been here a number of times now whilst working in the area and staying over in the 'spoons opposite. Food is always fantastic and Ali is very welcoming. I'll be back next week too.

Absolutely magnificent restaurant and staff. Food is authentic and incredible. Being South Africans we rate this 100/100.

The first thing to say is the food is fantastic! The staff are really friendly and looked after us really well. It was my sons 15th birthday and they made it really special. It was all decorated for Christmas too and made it feel really festive. Highly recommended.

Simply a great local eatery where the food is fabulous. Really friendly people who look after you fantastically well.

Ordered a Madras and it was swimming in oil. Inedible. The coconut rice was good as was the chapati hence the 2 stars.

Had a lovely meal - beautiful food and great service

Traditional Indian Restaurant. Food is good and service excellent

The Ganges is a good Indian restaurant the food was of a high standard it was just unfortunate that we were the only customers eating in the restaurant so there was not much of an atmosphere. there was a steady stream of people coming in for take away food though.

Food was bland and dry, service from the young man was pleasant, the older gentleman unfortunately seemed arrogant and dismissive. Overpriced.

Tried this place during our stay near Tavistock. We like Indian food and having an excellent one locally to us at home, know a good restaurant when we're in one - this sadly, was not one. To be fair the starters were ok and the...

Food was amazing and the staff professional and friendly, reasonable pricing and good portion size... Very good Indian restaurant 5 stars from me

Catered for a large party of 21. Staff worked so hard to get the food out to us so nobody waited too long..not an easy thing to do. Food was lovely, as were the staff. Would definitely go back.

If you enjoy Indian food ..ganges is the place to go..remember if you want alcohol only soft drinks served but free to take drinks with you..Great food and service ..well done to you all

There were 21 of us who enjoyed a delicious meal at The Ganges, Tavistock. We gave the restaurant our choices about 20 minutes before we all decended, we were allowed to decorate with banners and balloons,nothing was too much trouble. All 21 meals were served...

An excellent little restaurant in the middle of Tavistock. Very good service and a welcoming manager happy to chat and explain the full range of dishes offered. We eat at Indians regularly all over England and all the dishes were excellently flavoured, fresh and perfectly...

Lovely meal with family friendly helpful staff

I have been here sevral times now for both takeaways and a sit down. The food is always good and the staff very friendly.

Food lovely, staff really friendly. They even went the extra mile and made my wife the best prawn cocktail she had ever had. We plan to go back soon...gorgeous.

Lovely meal on our visit to Tavistock. Had to take our own alcohol as they don’t have a licence. Sadly we were the only people in there, but that did mean the waiter/server gave us all his attention. It was still a very nice evening....

My wife and I enjoy eating out regularly and this is quite possibly our favourite restaurant. The food and service are exceptional, would highly recommend a visit.

Super service super food! Really loved our meal. Great bring ur own!

Came here for a staff meal last week, we were a table of 15 and we had not pre ordered. The staff were attentive and our food was excellent! Every member of our party felt well looked after and we were all very impressed with...

We visited this restaurant on the spur of the moment, and it was a great choice. They appeared to be short staffed but we did not have to wait too long to be served. There was plenty of different curries to choose from. We were...

Lovely food. Good service. Comfortable surroundings .

Ganges, in my view, has the best and importantly consistently good food in our area. You know you will get a good meal, with sizeable portions and friendly staff. Even COVID didn't get in the way!

6 of us staying near Tavistock for a week, collected a takeaway from here last night, great service, a few extras included in the box and everyone enjoyed the meals ranging from Veggie, Lamb Tikka, Chicken Madras and the chefs speciality Godha Chicken, with a...

We went as a large group to dine in. There was a little bit of a wait as it was quite busy, but it was well worth the wait. Excellent service, very polite waiter and delicious food. The atmosphere at The Ganges is very welcoming....

On holiday and had a takeaway, I wish this was my local, we had two dishes from the chefs specialities (Moushimi chicken and lamb tikka masala) both were excellent and the garlic Nan was fantastic. I wish we could eat here again!!!

Beautiful meal tonight, great service and very reasonably priced

The food is first class we live. In Bath. .And .love eating. Indian and its the best meal.we have had for a while the service and friendliness of the waiters was .excellent and the decor was modern and the. Place spotless would definitely recommend this...

First time we've tried this restaurant, having only lived locally for just over a year. I'd heard good reports and it has great revues on here. We wanted a takeaway and I liked the online ordering system, which gave me an indication of when to...

Not the same as it used to be. Even during the pandemic, the takeaway food was nice. But tonight, we found that the prices have risen a lot and the food nowhere near as tasty. All in all needs improvement before we'll go there again.

Delicious food. Naser made the experience delightful. Will be back

Delicious curry in great ambience!

We had a truly yummy & delicious meal at The Ganges last night - especially after the long lockdown! We were made very welcome by all the team, and our yummy food arrived very quickly. We have been coming to the Ganges for over 33...

A good indian restaurant with quality food. Garlic chilli masala for me. Nearly spot on surprisingly for my tastes it was just a little too fiery but nonetheless lovely. I only wish this restaurant had an alcohol licence.

Visited with my wife on 19th June 2021. Really nice meal - both starters and main courses were fab. Took in our own drinks - which suits me! Good value. Only gripe - 2 poppadoms and dip was over £5 which I thought was a...

Friendly staff, food was lovely especially the chef specials. No complaints at all. Note - it's bring your own booze, staff were happy to direct us to a local coop so no mither at all.

I can totally recommend the Ganges above most of the other local curry houses and takeaways. Decent takeaway service as well. Excellent sag paneer.

We ordered a takeaway from The Ganges both tonight (Sunday) and last Sunday evening. Last week's meal was really delicious, piping hot and freshly cooked. Tonight's meal lacked the pizazz and spice that we enjoyed last week. I had the chicken dopiaza which was bland...

Me & my boyfriend visited here for an Indian. Friendly & welcoming staff. The food was all lovely packed full of flavours, fresh & delcious! Couldn't recommend it more. Lovely Indian.

Visited here on 1st October, cold & rainy evening , but what a warm friendly welcome we got here from the owner. The food was excellent & service superb. Thank you so much. Will plan another stay soon from our home in Paignton just to...

We're from Birmingham and know a good Balti when we see one. And the Ganges certainly know how to do a good Balti. We'd go as far as saying this is one of the best Indian meals we've had for a long time. The service...

You walk in and there is beautiful music playing and incense burning which really sets the scene. We were recommended this place by family and were not disappointed. They dont have a licence so encourage you to bring your own alcohol should you wish to...

Even in a busy period (within the Eat Out 59%) the staff managed to find us a table as walk ins. Service was really quick and the food was spot on. Good portion size, hot and clear flavours. A great place to have a curry...

We had chicken Tikka Masala & chicken Shashlik. Lovely meal. Staff very nice & helpful. Would visit again.

My first visit to this restaurant and as Indians go, it was ok. The food was tasty but service was a tad slow. You need to take your own drinks as they don’t have a licence.

Had both take away and dine in. Always consistent quality. Very flavourful, all dishes being distinct. Food is not oily like can often be the case, so does not leve you feeling over-full. No complaints on service. A typical Indian restaurant overall. Nothing unique, but...

This is my first visit to this restaurant for at least 8 years. I was not disappointed by the curry and rice. The masala was very good. The staff were very polite and friendly. The only things that were slightly amiss were the dated decor and the fact the restaurant has no alcohol licence although alcohol can be brought into the premises.

Three visits to Ganges so far and all excellent. The chefs specials are worth exploring and their guidance on strength is spot on. Staff are brilliant. The restaurant was quiet when we went in so they had time to chat and joke with us. Love that we can take our own drinks!

We took friends here who had visited the same restaurant a lot over the years. As first time customers we did not find it that exciting and our friends thought it had gone slightly downhill.It was busy which is not a bad sign, our reservation was held though and the service was generally friendly and efficient.The food arrived at just the right time but the overall reaction was that our dishes were OK, but not much better than that. My biriani was advertised as having banana in it - different! But I did not expect a whole raw banana to be simply laid on top...? Chickpeas with cheese were good.The menu is quite a big one, it may that they should try doing 20% fewer dishes that little bit better in each cases this was not a dining experience to repeat in a hurry.Should add though that prices are fair and the whole establishment seemed extremely clean and tidy.

Wife and I went here as we love out Indian food.Staff were VERY friendly and food was quick.Nice little touch with the fresh rise for the missus.I ordered the lamb vindaloo. Usually in a takeaway I order a madras as Vindaloos are normally too hot. This one was a bit burny but not too bad.Would go again

My partner and I arrived in Tavistock late after a long drive and were tired and hungry. As we were staying in an hotel very close by we decided to go for an Indian meal at the Ganges Restaurant. We were surprised that there was only one other couple in the restaurant on a Sunday evening.The welcome we received was non existent, totally lacking in any warmth and friendliness. We ordered poppadoms with the usual chutneys and onion to start with. We had almost finished this when we discovered a dead fly in the lime pickle!! We called the waiter over who mumbled a 'sorry' and took it away. As it was late and we had ordered the main course we decided to stay. The main course curries were mediocre at best with a lot of thin sauce and very few pieces of meat. The bill was presented to us silently, there was no proper apology or even an offer of a coffee on the house! The cost of two poppadoms was taken off the bill, - big deal! Not a good dining experience at all!

Take your own alcohol, no charges for this, and the food was great. Hot plates kept the food warm and there was lots if it. Will go back when next down in Tavi.

We decided last minute to visit an Indian restaurant. We are so pleased we stopped here. Basic venue, great food, good service and BYO. We really enjoyed our evening, would recommend and will be going back.

We ordered take away from this Indian restaurant and the food was lovely. There is a restaurant as well if you prefer to eat in.

Had an awful experience at the Ganges, which was a shame as we were looking forward to a curry. First, it took ages to even have a drinks order taken, we had poppadoms before they asked us about drinks, by which time we ordered food and drinks together. We both had a pint of Coke. Waiter brings me (a woman) a pint with a straw and my partner (a man) a pint with no straw. I find this sexist and patronising. I asked why and the waiter said they usually bring the ladies a straw. Apparently being female makes me unable to drink with my actual mouth. Waiter got confused and then brought us a second straw. Fair enough. Starter came, no dramas. Then we waited AGES for our mains. It wasn't that busy, but we waited an hour and a quarter for our mains to arrive, which was just two different curries, a rice and a naan. Pretty standard. When they arrived, my rezalla was far too sweet, but we'd waited for so long I was too hungry to complain. The second curry (a bhuna) was nicer but not amazing. My partner asked for the bill and went to the toilet. I was paying. The waiter prepared the bill at the bar (with a rose for me) but waited for my partner to return to bring us the bill. Apparently as well as functioning mouth parts, I can't have my own funds. The waiter gave the bill to my partner and tried to present me with the rose with a smile. I said no thank you, and informed him that he doesn't need to wait for the man to return before bringing the bill. I paid and we left. All of this I found to be extremely patronising and sexist. No place for it in the 21st century. To top it all off, it was £51 for two curries, a shared starter, three cokes and a rice. Rip off. Won't be returning. Don't bother.

Fantastic meal, excellent service from Red! Recommend the lamb tikka jalfrezi and if you fancy a starter, go for the prawn puri!

Yet again, delicious food, outstanding service for an early meal before going to the theatre. Staff were aware of this and were wonderful with service, menu choices are plentiful and would recommend this restaurant.

We decided to try the Ganges while in Tavistock waiting to see a show at the wharf. All the way through the meal we were comparing each part of the meal against our local regular haunt. Luckily Tavistock isn't far from home as it won hands down. Good swift friendly service and great food. Really nice shamee kebab as a starter and main of chicken Madras although not quite as hot as my local it was very tasty. Good sized nan bread without the usual greasy buttery film that i get locally.