Tarka Indian Kitchen — Restaurant in Austin

Hi Owners / Manager , I have ordered yesterday one togo , Paneer Biryani evening 8 pm . I have waited for 15-20 mnts and after receiving the togo paneer biryani I went to my house and when I have opened the box , to my surprise I was shocked and shattered , I have seen only 50% of the box is filled with Paneer Biryani , and it was a shockeed to me after eating I felt like I got robed or else scammed with this restaurant . I have paid almost 10 $ for this one and they have given me hardly 50% of the quantity . I have called to restaurant and have explained , but the person who picked my call have told that he will give one appetizer when I come next time and epxlianed that the person who makes this dish will pick the portions with his hand and it will be less some times like that , I have suggested him saying that if that is the case they need to go by weight like 1 lb or 2 lbs in pounds it should weight. he just job he have written in complaint book and will give me some appitizer next time when I order . This is like big scam to me , I have explained to him that this happened to me second time and it is very disappointing . Beaware of this company , seems like the box they are using is correct one , but they are putting very less quantity only . high alert !!!!. If you order Biryani they will just give 40-50% of the box filled , the quantity in the box should be filled completely 100% , or else given the small box which you can fill the quantity completely , dont scam people like this , by giving large box and giving quantity as small portions like 40-50% only . Owners / Management please correct this one , you are cheating and scamming customers. Customers please be alert with this Restaurant and question them next time if they do not fill the togo box completely 100% , question them , when we pay the whole price , why they are giving quantity for...

I used curbside on Father’s Day so I could not rate the atmosphere, but here is my review.

This experience on Father’s Day included a $10 off coupon if you spent over $35 on food. I decided that was a great deal even though I am the only one in the household that enjoys Indian food I went ahead and did a curbside pick up yesterday. The ordering process was adequate. Nothing to write home about and I did have some challenges trying to get the food. I wanted in the order and enter my payment, but I was able to accomplish it after a couple of tries. My order included Vegetable Samosas (V) Flaky pastry puffs (2 per order) stuffed with seasoned potatoes and green peas. Three Plain Man reads. Madras Soup (V) (GF) Tomato-Coconut Soup cooked with Indian spices & finished with an aromatic tarka. It was a tough decision for me between the coconut curry and the Korma (N) (GF) Rich cashew almond pistachio cream sauce. Served with basmati rice.. the Korma won out this time! I usually have it with spinach but today I ordered it with shrimp. When I got home with everything, it was easily divided into three generous meals for right around $35 including tip and discount . The curbside service was great. They had said it was going to be 20 minutes and it was closer to 15. Not a bad wait for a Father’s Day. !!! The food for me is salad you can order four different levels of heat, and I stay between mild and medium, depending on the dish . It was a very salad experience at Tarka and I rated it...

So I'm not usually one to give reviews for places but this actually was really upsetting. Went to Tarka. Its busy. I place myself a slight distance from the first people standing in the "pick up" line. A few moments later some giant man walks in with a delivery bag (likely uber or whatever) and places himself DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. The girl at the counter dealt with him first even though I know she saw I was there first. When she was done, I stepped up to the front, making it obvious I was in line and ready to pick up my pre-ordered food. The girl at the register straight WALKED AWAY! Didn't aknowledge me at all and went to the bathroom. A manager walks by and I say hello and gesture as if I'm waiting for help and SHE TOLD ME TO GO STAND BEHIND ANOTHER MAN IN THE REGULAR ORDER LINE. Ps. My food was done, ready and getting cold after all this bs. Now, I know that I'm a tiny woman but that is no excuse to treat me like I dont exist or a second rate customer. It was busy but they weren't THAT busy. There were only maybe 5 other people in the regular pick of line that I ended up having to get behind for no other reason than sheer laziness and lack of professionalism and work ethic. As the manager, she should have jumped in to help me instead of sending me to a second line to wait all over again when I WAS LITERALLY THE SECOND PERSON IN THE PICK UP LINE. With that kind of management, I guess I can't be surprised that the counter girl gets away with shotty service. Thumbs down on...