Gwalior : Traditional Indian Kitchen — Restaurant in Mid Devon

Wow, just wow! We adore Indian food so our expectations were high yet still exceeded! We popped in for lunch after a visit to the optician but hadn’t booked in advance as only decided to go on the day. The restaurant was spotlessly clean and really light and airy. The tables are really generously sized with lots of space for all the bowls and plates of delicious food (so rare these days, most restaurants cram lots of tiny tables in and end up piling food dishes all around you leaving no room to move, simply not a problem here!). Abdul was very welcoming and helpful from the moment we arrived. He was very knowledgeable about the menu and even offered us the chefs special starter platter which was not on the menu. Nothing was too much trouble and he was very attentive without being overbearing. Now, the food - exceptional! We had the chefs special platter that Abdul recommended, it was very special indeed! A truly wonderful onion bhaji full of fresh spices, seekh kebab, tandoori chicken and the most amazing fresh sauce. Every thing was cooked to perfection, beautifully flavoured and tasted incredibly fresh. We had 2 mains, a side, naan bread and 2 different rice dishes (I did say we love Indian food!). The meat was all beautifully soft, well flavoured and cooked to perfection. Each sauce was very special and again, tasted beautifully fresh. Sadly, our eyes were rather larger than our bellies and despite our best efforts, we could not quite eat everything we ordered but Abdul was very quick to proactively offer to pack everything up for us to take home which was lovely. All in all, we cannot recommend this restaurant enough and will definitely be...

After walking past many times and smelling the amazing aromas coming from this restaurant we finally had an evening where we could give it a try. Rang earlier today to enquire about a booking for tonight but there was no answer. 20mins later Abdul called back to see if he could help, amazing start to our first visit to this lovely restaurant.

Table booked and half an hour later we were welcomed by the very friendly and happy staff and quickly shown to our table.

The poppadoms and sauces kept us busy while we read through the menu. We don’t drink alcohol so just had Diet Coke, which I’m happy to report was charged at a very reasonable £2 a can, not like some other restaurants where we’ve been charged over £3 before!

The order for our starter was taken, leaving us time to decide on our mains. The starters were amazing, they tasted beautiful and were very well presented.

The mains arrived, along with our side, breads and rices. The table was full of food and we instantly knew we would be asking for a container to take our leftovers home!

The food was absolutely delicious, you know when you go out for a meal full of expectation hoping for lovely food, only to be left disappointed, well, this will not happen here, they do not disappoint!

What made this extra special was when the chef came out to ask if we had enjoyed the food and was happy to tell us how he had made some of the dishes!

We have enough leftovers for lunch tomorrow which we will enjoy with the 2 complementary cans of Diet Coke we were given as we left!

10/10, we will definitely be back, great staff, great food and a lovely...

We came here for my partner’s birthday and oh my gosh! Everything was perfect. You wouldn’t want to miss out on Tiverton’s gem of Indian cuisine.

Upon entering, we were made to feel very welcome, with balloons decorating our table and Abdul being outgoing, warm, and friendly throughout the evening. As well as recommending dishes from the menu, Abdul was fantastic in making chef’s choice combinations of dishes and sides to ensure we had the best selection for our palates.

Above all else, the food was incredible. The vast spectrum of flavours and varieties of dishes available left me almost astounded at what to select - but thanks to Abdul we were able to try the best the restaurant had to offer. My partner was surprised with a tremendous biryani that consisted of beautifully cooked lamb, top-notch seasoning, and enough to make his lunch for tomorrow easily. As for our mains, nobody was left disappointed with the fragrant lamb achari gosht - that went around the table countless times - and we were all thoroughly impressed with the paneer makhani. We all feel like human barrels after such an indulgent meal.

TLDR: Make it a priority to come here. As a small business, the quality of service and food from Abdul and the team makes this place...