The best restaurants serving Indian food in South West

We were staying nearby and found this lovely restaurant at the quay. The food was delicious and the portions were very generous. Also the staff were very polite and attentive. We would definitely eat there again! Would recommend to anyone! Comfortable dining.

Great service. Gorgeous food. Throughly enjoyed our meal. Highly recommend. Best Indian restaurant in Swanage. Hands down!! See you next year xxx

When we went there they did not open on time. Waited and they let us in the food was sub par. Service was ok. Difficulty understanding what we were ordering.

This isn’t the first or last time that we visit this restaurant because every visit is different, but also the same, different recommendations on the menu, always excellent , always leaving satisfied with freshly cooked food and excellent service, value for money, so please visit

Booked a table for 7 o'clock New Years eve. Guy phoned back saying they couldn't do that and could we make 8.30 which I agreed to. Arrived on time to be met with absolute chaos. We were not actually greeted by anybody with probably 40 people crammed in the bar area waiting for tables. Was already dubious about staying but then 2 separate incidents made up my mind. One customer at the bar grabbed a waiter and asked why they'd been waiting 30 minutes for their booked table followed by another seated customer asking why they'd been waiting 40 minutes for starters. That made up my mind so we drove into town for a curry at Ruchi. Appreciate NYE busy but strikes me the restaurant got greedy and accepted bookings for numbers it simply couldn't cope with.

Stay away!!! Very poor food quality. worst Indian food we had. We ordered take-away and the person who served us realised that we were not locals as we’re just visiting, hence served us poor food. Definitely waste of money. Never again.

A very pleasant dining experience. A great menu with a wide variety of food. I asked for a few twists to my meal and this was done expertly and quickly. Cobra on draught is a big plus and the house white was good value. Will definitely come again.

Very overpriced, the food is more expensive than London,Surrey & West Sussex Curry Houses. The Onion Bhajis are the worst - imagine having Bhajis the size of a Malteser& no flavour & it will cost £4.50 for the displeasure of eating it. I had the Chicken Tikka Bengal Naga- asked for extra Hot - it was ok,the Waiter was surprised I had eaten it and said they could do it more spicy next time- basically cook what I asked for in the 1st place and did not get.

My partner and I visited this first class restaurant for only the second time with three of my Grandchildren this time. We live in Merseyside, but in Devon this is definitely one of the places to visit. Staff very kind and friendly, food first class and my eight year old enjoyed Chicken Nuggets and chips. Well there is something for everyone.

Excellent food, Dev was really nice! I really enjoyed the chicken tikka masala and the garlic nan bread, definitely recommend it.

After a nearly six-hour journey from Yorkshire to Hatherleigh, we decided to stop whilst passing through Okehampton to pick up a curry and settle for the night on arrival. We placed our order online through the restaurant’s website, which was user-friendly. Upon arriving at Rajpoot, we found the restaurant relatively quiet, but were informed that we would have to wait around 20 minutes for our food. When we received our order, there was no itemised order on the bag, which meant we couldn't quickly verify everything. Eager get to and settle into our accommodation for the night, we hurried back. However on arrival and unpacking the foot, it became clear that while we had the right amount of rice, one of our curry orders was missing. As everyone eat their meals— One offering a try at their mild curry which i found overly sweet—I called the restaurant to inform them about the missing dish. The staff member explained they were quite busy and suggested that I either call back or wait for them to return my call to obtain my bank details for a refund. Since I had paid by card, this confused me, so I also sent an email for clarification. As for the dishes that were served, those that did eat described the meals as mediocre, falling short of the standards we’ve come to expect from our renowned local establishments like Akbars.

I travel on business on a monthly basis to Cornwall and always visit this restaurant. Service is great and food really good. That being said, don’t mind paying for food, but when the price on the invoice don’t match the menu is not great, if moneys tight, just ask for a tip. The chicken on the mixed grill was over cooked, hard. Sorry, not going to this place again.

Absolutely amazing meal last night. Great value for money as part of their Wednesday/Sunday offer. Service was excellent from the friendly and helpful team. We will be back!

Living in Glastonbury we are between wells and street with lots of Indian restaurants to choose from we have tried them all with mixed reviews .. Indian Ocean as it’s now called is always the most reliable .. would highly recommend them … very authentic Indian food every time