By far the worst experience I had. We asked the food to be packed and had specifically told the waiter to keep the non-veg separate from veg food. I warm up the food and begin eating, only to realise that I ate non-veg food!! Seriously? I was told by the manager he will give me my money back. It then took 3 weeks waiting before I realised no refund was processed. I then speak to the owner by the name Mr J and ask to give my money back. The owner got bit cheeky telling me that he his doing me a favour and he normally wouldn't give 'free money'. I'm sorry but when you are a vegetarian and get served non-veg and the restaurant accept that they messed up your order, apparently they are doing you a 'favour' if you ask for your money back. It is a slap on any restaurant to not take customers diatry requirement into account. They should be happy I didn't post this on DevonLive. Such horrible customer service had left a bitter experience in the end. Will not recommend !!!!

Fantastic dinner for too at Denley’s. Always such a warm welcome upon arrival and despite not having a reservation, they were able to accommodate us. Definitely recommend booking in advance. Can highly recommend the chef’s specialities. The tamarind dish was divine! They have a good selection to suit all tastes with exquisite mild dishes and some spicy sounding ones for the more adventurous. We really enjoyed our meal and look forward to coming back again soon.

Quick search on Google Maps and found this place with very good reviews so decided to visit and they were definitely not wrong. Everything about this place is fantastic from the nice decor to the very friendly staff and most importantly the awesome food. Both my work mate and I thoroughly enjoyed it and if we are ever working around here again we will most definitely return.

A very enjoyable evening for our anniversary! Fantastic service. Staff very friendly but professional. Food excellent. Thank you to all at Denley's who take that extra step to make you feel very welcome. We will return again soon!

COVID friendly, amazing food , really good service, loved it

Think I’ll have to look for another curry house. Takeaway tonight was bland and insipid. Small portions for the money and the naan breads looked and tasted like they were made yesterday. Shame really as in the past they’ve been quite good but tonight didn’t impress at all. I don’t feel they’re value for money on tonight’s showing.

I have been enjoying Indian Food for 55+ years. I travel all over the UK and usually have an Indian meal at least once a week. I stopped off at Denley's for the first time. I can honestly say out of the hundreds of different establishments that I've eaten Indian food at, this without doubt The Best. The food was beautifully presented and the Taste, God knows what miracle the chef performed but it was fantastic. Fresh herbs and spices, good portions I was overwhelmed and such excellent quality.

Great food, but couldn’t wait to get rid of us as the next guests were waiting to be seated. Evening felt rushed and not at all relaxing. Ask if they are very busy or not before booking as you will be hurried if they are.

Excellent curry and fast efficient service as always.

The welcome was good. The food and presentation was excellent. Even requests off of the menu were accepted. A huge effort by all the staff. Thankyou

We've been dining here for almost 5 years. I've never been disappointed with the menu. Well deserved the title of best Indian place in the UK.

Many years since I've been here and it has changed hands so wasn't sure what to expect. We had an amazing meal, couldn't fault it in any way, really fresh, authentic, flavoursome food and great service. Highly recommended it.

I love my Indian food to have lots of flavour and not be spicy or hot, I visited for the 1st time as it was recommended by a work colleague, I decided to go for the chicken tiger plain rice and a paswari nan, the tiger was very lovely full of a friuty flavor, it did have a little spice to it but I really enjoyed it and like I said before I do not eat spicy food, the nan was perfectly cooked, service was very good with the staff being very friendly, the prices were a little pricey compared to back home, the say a Chicken Korma being £13.95 compared to around £8 back home, highly recommend

Our first visit, an upmarket Indian restaurant with nicely presented and tasty food. If I could change anything it would be the music. After decades of Indian food in the UK, surely we don't need to listen to the music to put us in the mood. It somehow cheapened what is otherwise a classy restaurant.

Lovely venue and very friendly and helpful staff. Nothing was too much trouble. The food was mixed, though. The bhindi bhaji was rather tasteless and the tarka dal was just a dal without the tarka topping. It was nice enough but less than I expected. The biggest disappointment was the sticky toffee pudding, which simply wasn't anything of the sort. It was a chocolate sponge cake with chocolate sauce. No toffee sauce. No caramel. Nothing like we expected from the menu. We didn't eat it and we weren't charged for it, which was nice. Everything else was excellent.

Food was stunning, very popular but as visitors we went for a takeaway and we were not disappointed. Absolutely top notch food.

Nice to visit again and remember why I love it.. always a great atmosphere, happy staff and great food and service. Lamb was amazing and lovely hot towels to finish.. always worth a visit.

Been once again tonight, this place is something else out standing food, can not fault this place in anyway, the staff are by far the most helpful, polite and professional of Any place I have eaten, very unusual for all staff to be so professional, from start to finish outstanding, highly recommend x

Amazing service, very friendly and helpful staff and the most delicious food! Highly recommended! Place that you don't want to miss if you are in this area.

I've never tasted anything so good. Fabulous food and swift service. First class

Nice meal

Always fabulous

Outstanding

Excellent food. V. Friendly staff

Fantasic gluten free currys, being a ceoliac always concerned about eating out, was given confidents they knew what had gluten and what didnt and even gave a steer on what was safe through cooking methods. No sideeffects and was awesome to share in a takeaway with my family

A wonderful place to eat. Friendly welcoming staff, good Covid-19 awareness and precautions in place. The food was phenomenal- good quality and very tasty. Loved our evening out here.

Lovely takeaway, fresh, full of flavour. Really good

Fantastic food, spotlessly clean, excellent service. Reasonably priced, would highly recommend

I went here as part of a large group celebrating a colleagues leaving do. The service from the staff here was very good, very friendly and welcoming. The food was incredible. Very tasty. I had the chicken passanda with a cheese naan. Looking around at the others on my table, there were many empty plates in the end.

We loved everything about this restaurant. Great food with an amazing menu served by really friendly waiters. Highly recommended 😆

Delicious food and great, fast service. Remained polite and professional dealing with a customer who was extremely rude to staff. We have had a lovely evening, will definitely be visiting again! Thank you.

Food is ok but £18.95 for a main dish excluding rice is a bit pricey.

Absolutely fantastic- best Indian meal I’ve had in year’s

I'm from Birmingham, the other half from Derby. This is by far the best curry/experience we have ever had. The food was perfect and the staff/waiters were exceptional. Our 3 children even had a lollipop each when we left. Thank you Denley's

First time here had a lovely meal. Highly recommend it!!

A real gem of a restaurant, delicious food, attention to details "second to none" very attentive staff, great ambience, and very good value.....

Had their takeaway, pretty good choice, good tasting

Amazing food consistently and great customer service, highly recommend

Food available on takeaway basis. Ordered and paid online, picked up in 30 mins.

All was ready for collection on time. The food was first class with more than ample portions. Good value for money. Although this was the first takeaway we have had from Denley's it won't be the last. A nice way to celebrate my birthday.

I had a takeaway recently, my word it was fantastic, the chicken was chunky, tender and juicy and the flavours were incredible. Keep up the great work!

Best Indian based around Exeter. Food was excellent and definitely the best I’ve tasted before. Not only great food but the staff were so friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend!

Excellent food, well presented with great service. Lovely surroundings.

Lovely food, great choice, fast service. We were a large group and our food was served together. Reasonably priced. Will definitely go back.

This place was amazing. Good customer service and very proud of their food and its appearance as weel as taste. Would highly recommend to all Indian food lovers.

Absolutely delicious food, kind and first rate service and beautiful music. One of the best restaurant meals we have ever had , Perfect!

Always fab food and service. Good loyalty scheme too.

Lovely Indian restaurant best tasting Indian. Staff very friendly helpful highly reccomend.

Good choice on menu, well presented and in a reasonable time. Recommend booking for late diners or groups. Friendly and cosy.

Amazing service and the food made my work colleagues silent as we ate!

One of the best Indian takeaways in Devon. The flavours always taste fresh and fragrant. Lots of choice, including vegetarian options. Service is always impeccable. All the staff are always so polite, and they all work as a team. Very efficient. My one criticism is that they use a lot of single-use plastic in their takeaways. I wish they'd make the swap to using paper based or compostable containers. There are so many great products available now, there really is no reason not to switch. I'd happily pay another £1 or so on my order if needed. If dining in, avoid sitting at the two tables near the main entrance, on busy nights there are a lot of people queuing for takeaways and it gets very crowded. You'll have people standing all around you.

Besides the fact that this one of the only places that serves food in Topsham after 10.00pm, the takeaway menu is delicious. I have used them twice now for biryani dishes and tandoori chicken and both have been really tasty. The service is quick and extremely polite and the food remains hot when you get it home. The restaurant has a modern look and a lovely atmosphere so we will definitely give a dine in experience a go in the near future.

It was such a delicious food and best service...I would recommend to all

The food was very good. The lamb was quite tender and the flavours/heat from the curry was exactly what I was looking for. However the reason for my 3 star review is because I ordered online to collect and chose 6:55PM. I received an automatic email straight after stating it will be ready to collect at 7:15PM. I was a bit confused as it gave me the option for 6:55 so I called and was told by the staff that it will be 7:15. I let this slide as I assumed they were very busy with it being a Saturday evening. I arrived at exactly 7:15PM and paid for my order and was asked to wait by the bar. I was waiting for 20 minutes and this was only because I chased the order up twice! I believe it would of been longer if I didn't do this. The staff were friendly and offered me a free drink while I waited, I got a sense they were trying to "keep me sweet" as the annoyed look on my face was clearly obvious to them. I wanted my order, not a drink. In the end I got home and ate my food nearly an hour later than expected. If you aren't able to keep up with online orders aswell as keeping the restaurant customers happy. Don't do it!! And don't allow us to choose a time if you aren't able to stick to it. Focus on the quality not the quantity. I would like to say I would eat here again but the thought of having to sit and wait in a busy restaurant with lots of people around puts me off.

Denleys was totally as per the expectations. The food, highlighted by the chicken biryani and chat, was truly delightful. The staff's politeness and helpfulness added to the positive experience. The ambience complemented the overall enjoyment, creating a pleasant dining atmosphere. A fantastic choice for those seeking a delicious blend of flavours in a welcoming setting.

I had almost given up hope of finding a decent Indian in Devon; now we drive up from Exmouth once a week for a take away and sit down at least once a month. Simply the best food, atmosphere, and service; a little dearer than your average, but absolutely miles ahead. Highly recommended and worth the journey.

Friendly staff and lovely food as always.

The food was delicious! I contacted Denley's about organising a big banquet lunch at work and even though they don't do lunch the management team was kind enough to help put things together and deliver everything to us at the time I requested. Worth the price, great customer service and again.. the food was great!

Superb selection of the most delicious food and very good value. Excellent attention to detail and service. This is definitely the best Asian restaurant in this area. We will be back many many times!

Love it , staff ar, great and the food, salam

Such a shame, we have always had nice meals here as an eat in. Due to covid we did our first take away. I was not impressed with there take away at all. The rice was the best part. Unfortunatly the king praws were over cooked and rubbery. We didn't eat all our dinner due to this which was upsetting. Such a shame but I will not go for a take away again...

Fantastic food and service

Probably the best indian food I've eaten, superb restaurant highly recommend

Consistently top quality food and service. Highly recommended.

Great Indian take away. Food was ready exactly on time and very tasty.

Amazing food and the waiter was a Wulfrunian too. Will call again.

The food here is good. The wine not so much and expensive for what it is, but that's the only minus. Finding genuinely good Indian food (as we call what is mostly a Pakistan and Kashmiri quisine) is hard in this part of the country. But if that's what you want, try here (albeit for westernized version, of course)

Great food and service.

Great service great food great ambience.

Brilliant place to eat, excellent food with friendly staff.

Excellent menu, great food and friendly service.

Still a really good restaurant.

NOT DOING EAT OUT TO HELP OUT We travelled 30 mins to Denley’s as we saw that they were advertising Eat Out to Help Out on their social media, but this was sadly false. Instead they gave us 20% off our bill for food and drink, but the meal still cost 5 of us £30 more than anticipated. Regardless it was a delicious meal with very friendly service.

Fantastic food!

Really friendly, excellent service, great food, well presented.

Excellent food, quick service, the best Indian Restaurant I have ever tried!! Keep it up Denleys!

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Have been coming here for over a year for our takeaway and had a few meals in there. The food is delicious. When eating in the rice portions seem to be slightly smaller than when you get a take away. The staff are very friendly and chat away with you. They offer a loyalty card with stamps.

Best indian ever

Excellent cuisine you won't get much better!

Best lamb shank damask iv had in a long time! Cheers guys

Delicious food. Just moved to the area from Bristol where we were spoiled for choice and this is one of the best Indian I've had!

Great food, amazing service. It was a busy Saturday night, we were contacted twice to reassure us of our order and update delivery. Something which is overlooked by most delivery services when they get busy. All you want is “I’m sorry but we are busy and we haven’t forgotten you” All of this was still within 1 hour of placing the order. First class, personal service, thank you.

very late turning up again - 1hr 20mins is unacceptable - are you amateurs - must be -

Totally let themselves down on NYE. Ordered a take out and were told to collect in 2 hours. Arrived 2 hours later to be told they were running half hour late. Finally got our food an hour and ten later. Be honest with your customers then they have the opportunity to cancel the order particularly on a night like NYE when most people (including us) have made plans. I ended up not even seeing the new year in I was so disgruntled! They were super busy and should have put a cap on the amount of take out orders they accepted as they just couldn't cope.

By far the best Indian restaurant in Exeter and the South West. Food is exceptional and service impeccable. Well worth a visit

Great Indian food, friendly staff, smart decor.

Amazing food and great service

The best Indian food and service

Quality food both in the take away and restaurant. I do like the fact that they do serve some different dishes instead of the standard tika masala / korma etc. (Much as I like those dishes!). Friendly staff.

We went this evening and the whole experience was brilliant. The food was amazing, the best Indian we've had. The staff are so welcoming and look after you as soon as you step foot into the restaurant. Such a good atmosphere! We will be back very soon.

This was the first time I've ever been to an Indian restaurant. We went with friends from overseas. I was concerned about the food being too hot for my taste. But it was absolutely perfect. Right from poppadoms, to the onion bhajis to the curry and desert. Some of the tastiest food I've ever tasted. Service was great with a smile and a great sense of humour. Would recommend to anyone. We'll certainly be going again.