Richie Indian And Takeaway - Torbay

We recently dined at Richie's and enjoyed the incredibly delicious and authentic South Indian cuisine. The flavors of the food transported us back to our time living in Tamil Nadu. We tried the Idly, Masala Dosa, and chicken Biryani, all of which were freshly prepared and tasted like homemade dishes. The service was excellent, especially from Jothi who was very friendly and welcoming. If we find ourselves back in the area, we will definitely return to Richie's. We highly recommend this restaurant for anyone looking to experience true flavors of Tamil Nadu, South India. Thank you for a wonderful evening!

The restaurant is very clean and the food quality is excellent. You can come in for the best South Indian cuisine. The owners, who also serve as chefs, are the best people ever. They treat their customers like family and I was pleased to dine there. I will definitely visit again 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.

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