Zaika Gourmet India — Restaurant in Town of Rib Mountain

Basically was ignored when we walked in with kids. Bartender looked at us after a couple minutes and asked how many people we had. We told them we had a reservation. No smiles, just looked disgruntled. Hostess came out from the back and stood way over by the bar and pointed us to where we were to be seated. She asked how many kids menu we needed and then said she will be over with menus. 15 minutes later, no menu. No check-ins. People who came after us (nicely dressed) were seated right away and serviced right away. One of the waiters stopped by and asked if we knew what we wanted and we responded we did not get any menus yet. Still nothing afterwards. We can see the hostess just standing at the front by now. Bartenders continue to glance back at us but no interaction. We went went to go ask for the menu, most of us have had enough of waiting. 20 minutes just for us to go seat ourselves and ask for our own menu. Wasn't aware this restaurant was part self service. When we got up to leave, they all looked surprised and a couple waiters started to "come and check in" on us. They asked why we were leaving. Well it's quite obvious we weren't wanted in the first place. Next place we went to, happy faces, serviced right away and great food. We were so excited to try this zaika, but not anymore after...

I Have had Indian food at many places in America, from South Dakota, Tennessee, Florida and more, some of these places in large cities like Tampa, Tallahassee, Nashville and more. This restaurant in the middle of Wisconsin has taken the cake so to speak. They have dishes from many parts of India, their flavor is phenomenal, and presentation is beautiful! The staff go out of their way to be friendly, courteous and professional. I have been to this location and dined in three times, and had their food four times with some take home. When they first opened their wait times where longer sure, but not to a ridiculous amount, and certainly nothing I have felt uncomfortable with. As the weeks pass it gets better and better as they fine tune their craft, and I see this restaurant becoming a staple of the area. I will contenue to regularly visit as long as I live nearby, and will even come back if i move away. I always am so excited for their food I forget to...

We were excited to try this place. We came the second day after opening so we kept that in mind with the review.

To keep it short, wait time was long, food was hit or miss, and service was ok. The Pani Puri (hollow balls filled with potatoes and vegetables) and the Shabnam Ke Moti ( house special mushrooms) were both a bit disappointing. That said, the Samosa Chaat was excellent and although it was an appetizer we’d eat that as a dinner- it had great flavor. The garlic naan was really good so I assume all the naan options would be as well. We had pomegranate mocktails were super yummy.. Overall, we would go back and try some other choices from their very extensive menu. The ambiance is just fine, the bar is nice, but would have been nice to see some more Indian decor and music. The owner came around and checked in on the patrons, as they were aware that they’re still “ working out the kinks. Definitely give it a try. Just maybe give them a...