We received a warm welcome by the owner when we arrived. We had not been there for some time because we moved away from Barrie. We had a delicious lunch special with soup. It was freshly cooked and great flavors. It was hot and as always very appetizing! We also had onion bhaji which was wonderful! We have never been disappointed, always friendly and excellent food! We will not leave it so long and we will be back again soon! read more

Tara Indian Cuisine - Indian Near Me - Barrie, Ontario

Fantastic restaurant! Definitely recommend. The food is delicious and the staff are great. Both take out and dine in are good, give it a try! read more

I have been going to Tara for years, it is without a doubt the absolute best Indian cuisine! Family owned and operated for generations, meals are authentic and consistently amazing quality. I have had so many dishes, it is impossible to select just one favourite dish. A must see in Barrie for locals and visitors, run don't walk to Tara for meal that is guaranteed to delight! Thank you Yar, Nur and family for always providing an exceptional dinner experience. read more

I have dined here for years, and every time it is excellent. The spices are superb, and I love the lunch platter. All for a reasonable price. View of the lake is lovely, and the service is always friendly. read more

We were quoted 30 min for delivery. 1 1/2 hours later I cancelled the order. What's more, they tried to deliver the cold food initially ordered. read more

Brought my younger brother and his wife to Tara for dinner. I had forgotten how wonderful the food is there. They have such a great selection and variety. If Indian food is something you enjoy, you really should try Tara.It's unforgettable and favourable. You really need to try it. It will transport you to Indian for original tastes. We all enjoyed it so much. read more

TARAble! I've been enjoying great food here for over 25 yrs. Sadly today will be our last visit. We use to rave like madmen about Tara's food. Tonight was the worst Indian food we have ever had. Cold overcooked tandoori shrimp and chicken, overcooked flavourless naan cardboard, and mediocre lamb korma. Food ordered at 2:38pm with a pick up time of 5:30. Arrived at 5:32 to pick up, and they had nothing for me. Their ordering app "touch bistro dine" had sent me a confirmation email and #. The owner said I must've ordered from a different restaurant, or that my wife(who I said ordered) must have screwed up. When I was able to show him the confirmation email he said he'd get our order in next. I waited patiently in my car. It was ready at 6:20. For the price, they need to be doing more. Too much competition out there to be this much off your game. Sorry Tara...someone else has mentioned your crown is slipping. I feel it has crashed to the floor and stepped on! read more

Decent Indian food... again it's quite pricey compared to Toronto where it's 5-8$ for a currie 50$ Garlic naan Rice Chicken Masala Aloo Gobi Food was all tasty just the price sucks, I can make this at home for a lot cheaper, guess barrie isn't the only place for Indian food VERY SMALL PORTIONS FOR THE PRICE Garlic naan 3/5 Rice REALLY EXPENSIVE FOR THE AMOUNT u almost need to order 2 2/5 Chicken Masala 3/5 Aloo Gobi 4/5 this was fantastic read more

WARNING: Do not eat here. Let me preface this by saying the quality of food here (which ranges from good to inedible) depends largely on whether or not the owners (two brothers) happen to be in the establishment at the time you order. If they're in, you might get decent food. If they're not, expect a downgraded version of their regular menu because, apparently, these two brothers can't be bothered to ensure a certain standard in their establishment if they're not present. Let me now get into why this second grade, watered-down version of an "Indian restaurant" should be avoided at all costs. We have on three separate occasions ordered their unsweetened butter chicken (we make it very clear over the phone that we don't want the sugary butter chicken) only to come home after picking up the order and see they've got the order wrong and given us the sweetened version of the dish. They've even, on one occasion, given our pickup order to wrong people and made my wife wait an additional 30 minutes while they re-made our order. On each of these occasions, we've not given them a hard time over these issues, allowed them to fix the order as needed and driven back to the location after driving home to pick our order up with no further requests of compensation/credit etc. We understand they're a small business and mistakes happen so have continued to provide them with business to help support local Barrie establishments. Tonight, on the fourth occurrence of them once again giving us the wrong version of the butter chicken order, I was willing again to drive back to the restaurant (we live across town) to get our food but this time asked for compensation off of one dish because this keeps on occurring and we've wasted time and money without complaint in the past simply trying to retrieve the right dish from the restaurant. While they (reluctantly) did so (after offering me "rice" as compensation), they began to yell at me, telling me they didn't want my business and to not order from them ever again. I was already lowering my standards eating at this pitiful place. And while neither brother unfortunately possesses the talent as chefs to compete with new and better Indian restaurants popping up in the area, they proven tonight that they neither have the business acumen, customer service skills, nor the decency as human beings to be considered a choice for us moving forward. I'd highly urge anyone reading this to not bother gambling their chances at getting a decent meal at an already high price. There are plenty of other (and much better) Indian restaurants in the area who deserve your business. Avoid this rubbish, nonsense establishment at all costs. read more

Best Indian food in Barrie! Drive from NYC for it. They can make anything vegan if you ask. I got them to make a vegan vegetable korma with coconuts, raisins, and peanuts that is amazing!!! read more

Tara is one of the restaurants that defined my love for Indian food. I've eaten at Tara on and off for many years. I stopped going several years ago, and from time to time I go back. Today I was back. The owner is very friendly, and the restaurant is very clean. The bhoona beef I had was good, but the butter chicken was yellow, bland, and made with white meat that was very dried out. I avoided many of the dishes out on the buffet because they were dried out. The Daal was a solid lump. They serve a buffet, but I usually go when they first open, and have showed up later in the afternoon. The food is consistent. The sauces are typically very thin. I will continue to go from time to time because I remember how great the food was at one point, and I keep hoping that it will go back to that way. read more

You have to go for the "slow" food here, like the stews fall off the bone tender, that sort of thing... lamb was fab, even if you don't like lamb, there's no gamey here. Don't go for the typical Indian food stuffs at this place... It's an authentic Indian restaurant... *not a "Canadian/Indian" restaurant. That's like saying the Mandarin is a Chinese restaurant... you know what I mean? ok good. Glad we got that cleared up. They can moderate the heat level to you your taste, either completely mild or super hot. Decor is neutral. I think they were trying to go for fine dining vibe... but it's causal. read more

Due to the reviews from some of you, we decided to stop at this place for Indian food. We were very impressed. Definitely just as good as Toronto. Very nice and spicy. Highly recommend this Indian Restaurant. read more

Tara Indian Cuisine - Indian Near Me - Barrie, Ontario

Worst experience ever..poor service..will nvr recommend anyone. 0 star for their pathetic service. read more

Great location over looking the lake. The restaurant had a nice decor and ambience. We were seated right away and given menus. At initial glance, I noticed that their prices for their main dishes were very expensive!! My friend and I ordered the butter chicken ($18), rice (4.90 x 2) and paratha ( $2-3). As we were waiting for our meal we noticed that they microwaved our rice before serving it to us, anything microwaved is not a good sign in my books! The food came and I was shocked at the size of the butter chicken for 18.00. I thought I was going to have leftover but nope!!! Good enough for two people. I've tasted better butter chicken. The rice was nothing special, the paratha also, nothing special! This place was a money grab but the view was nice. Service was pretty slow and the restaurant had only 3 tables to serve and that's including my table. read more

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Even 1 star is too high! The most disgusting and over-priced Indian food I have ever eaten! The so called "butter chicken" is something my mom makes in less than 5 minutes when she is in a rush. Not restaurant quality food at all. It is a disgrace to good Indian food. Place should be shut down. Please do not make the mistake of ordering from here and overpaying for something you can make yourself even when you don't know how to cook. read more

Tara Indian Cuisine - This dish cost 27.99 plus tax!!!! - Indian Near Me - Barrie, Ontario

I went here with my husband and ordered Butter Chicken and Naan bread, there were very few pieces of chicken and the service was below average. Way too expensive for the value. read more

The benchmark for Indian food in Barrie, Ontario. Nothing better.

Online Ordering Doesn't work. Incompetent management has let the online ordering issue linger for weeks. The manager said they aren't receiving any orders from their website, including the ones that are pre-paid by credit card. You will receive two confirmations, one from their website when placing your order, then another email confirmation. However, that doesn't mean your order actually got sent as they aren't receiving those orders. Management even said they stopped answering their phone because of the volume of calls pertaining to that. read more

I'm not a huge fan of Indian food, but when I can find some good dishes I am a happy guy. This place is considered to be one of the better Indian joints in town and I was pretty happy with the meal. The Naan bread was fresh and the butter chicken was sufficiently tasty. Meal prices were average for the quantity of food, as there was plenty in each dish to share with the table. I'm no Indian food expert but I think this place lives up to its hype. It was good, I'd go back eventually. read more

This place is better than a lot of Indian places in Toronto. Pricey, but you get what you pay for. Next time we do Indian in Barrie, we try Spice and compare. Portions were also generous, I had enough leftovers to make lunch for myself (well, I had to make a bit of rice). Very popular as tons of ppl called and picked up from here. Quiet, even with several tables of people on a Sunday evening. A great place to chat & relax. If the price were lower, I'd give the 5th star. read more

This was a find! For a city boy in close proximity to Little India, this was delicious. You could see the freshness and quality in every dish. I'm big on Naan and they will not disappoint. All our dishes were order "Medium" and they brought on some head sweats but not complaining. I like it when a culinary dish arouses the senses. But it was at my limit for the heat factor so judge accordingly to your own tastes. Service was great and nice décor/ambiance. Would definitely came back and recommend to others. read more

Ordered the butter chicken with naan and palo rice. I have eaten, butter chicken all around barrie and Toronto and this was the worst butter chicken I have ever had, it is so greasy it's hard to get on the spoon and none will stick to the naan bread bread. So expensive! I thought paying more I would get better product defiantly not the case here! read more

Best Indian food I've had so far, including Toronto. Nice revamp of the restaurant, though prices have gone up. Having said that, I don't begrudge one extra penny for the food. Fantastic! read more

Its always my fav restaurant in Barrie Ive eaten in dozens of Indian restaurants across Canada and by far this is my favorite Nam bread baji balls chicken korma beef madras and sag panear with rice. To die for read more

Overpriced and food was not good , and I am Indian. I know what Indian good is like . I really did not like any of the dishes. There were too many onion seeds in every dish . I don't think they need that many onion seed . they need spice ! read more

One star is too generous! Do not order from this restaurant! We placed an $80+ order for delivery, specifying no coriander because of a food allergy. All the dishes came with coriander and it was too late in the evening to re-order. The restaurant promised that they would give us the dishes at no cost next time we ordered. Just called to place an order and were told that there is no way they were going to honour what they had promised. The man was rude and refused to accept that it was their fault in the first place. Terrible customer service. We will never order again from them and advise you do the same. There are other options in Barrie for good Indian food where you are actually treated like a valued customer. Take a pass on Tara's; you deserve better! read more

I have been going to Tara since it opened. The food is incredible. The nicer you are to the staff the better they'll be to you. Don't you get sick of people leaving good feedback and then leaving a crappy 2 or 3 stars? Tara is a 5 star gem of a place ~ even my boyfriend who doesn't usually like Indian food LOVED it. A must visit. read more

Always great authentic Indian cuisine. Eat in or take out is always consistently great food! YUMMY!

My girlfriend and I have been coming here this past year every few months and she really enjoyed the food as there are many vegan options and I thought the food was good. Tonight my girlfriend ordered delivery, the delivery was Onion Bahji and Tarka Dahl. The woman taking the order wrote her number down wrong and they tried to call back but didn't start making it because they couldn't contact her. Strange but okay. She then calls back and asks what's up and they say they'll start making the order and deliver it ASAP. Alright no worries! The food comes and she only receives the Onion Bahji. She then calls back in a very respectful tone (we both work in restaurants and understand mistakes happen) and informs them she only received the Onion Bahji and she would appreciate the rest be delivered. The man (owner) on the phone tells her she needs to "stop complaining" and that she needs to sort it out with the woman who took her order. The woman who originally took the order has a hard time with English sometimes and told my girlfriend that she only ordered the appetizer which wasn't true because they had to go over her order like five times on the phone to make sure they understood correctly. I was just really shocked to hear "you need to stop complaining" when bringing an issue to their attention. Maybe they were just having a bad day but you guys need to work on your customer service. read more

I have been Tara Indian Cuisine several times, Food is good but quite expensive there. Service is average.

Love the chicken korma, chicken dhansak, seekh kebab and vegetable samosa. Worth every penny you pay here. Flavour of the food here keeps me coming back. read more

Took my wife and two daughters, 14 and 17, for our first visit to Tara Indian Cuisine. Was busy, so service was just okay, but food was solid. Asked for a bit more spicy, as I like it, but didn't quite get what I was hoping for which is why not a full five stars. The family loved it, good food. read more

VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, not even 1 person came to the table to ask for water for 20 mins!!!! When asked the owner and waiter to improve their hospitality for future - they asked us to leave if they don't like the service!! VERY BAD & EMBARRASSING EXPERIENCE read more

I've been to Tara before and enjoyed it well enough. I am not an expert on Indian food, although I do enjoy it very much. The prices are a little high. Biggest frustration from my last meal was that they didn't honour their WagJag coupon, which myself and a few friends brought for our dinner. There were some stipulations, which we acknowledged, but they wouldn't let us offer certain items off of the menu, although these rules weren't written anywhere on the WagJag deal. This was my friends' first time at Tara and they were disappointed in the prices and with the management's refusal to honour their own WagJag. They probably won't go back because of these reasons. I might, only because it's close and I'll eventually cave into my curry cravings and get over my anger from this evening. Just seemed to be a bit of a "trick" to get people in there. read more