I love Tarka. Sure it might not be the most authentic thing ever, but fast food Indian food just satisfies a craving like no other. I always get the chicken coconut curry with a basket of butter naan and leave feeling full and satisfied. I just don't think this place can be beat for the speed and taste that you get here. The chicken is always tender. The rice is cooked perfectly and the naan is has a slight crispy and is perfectly chewy on the inside. I think the hot spice level is perfect if you like the heat and you want to taste your food three bites later. I love that you can customize your spice level and there are vegetarian options. I wish there were more Tarkas in San Antonio!!! read more

Tarka Indian Kitchen - Chicken Coconut Curry Hot - Indian Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

I don't know what the recent bad reviews of this place are talking about. I had a wonderful early lunch today. Great service from everyone I encountered. Food was tasty. I'll go back again when I want Indian food. read more

I heard this was owned by the owners of Clay Pit. To be honest, Tarka is better. The lamb was tough, but the Chana masala was really good. Ordered dinner for three for $60 and we didn't put a dent in it. Several lunches were enjoyed. read more

Absolutely LOVE Tarka! The food is always delicious. The service is top notch. Very casual dining with a calm atmosphere.

This is an Austin based restaurant because they don't take cash and that is one reason for me to boycott it. The food is good except for the garlic naan if you reheat it the food is like leather and I had to throw it out. More like a fast food Indian place. Georgetown has ethnic chinese, thai and japanese food restaurants but not any Indian food. I look forward to an Indian family setting up an Indian restaurant here so I can have an alternative to Tarka. But wait until the economy buffs up first. We used to have indian buffets on the weekends in the US and that is how I started eating Indian food. Georgetown has a huge senior population so buffets would be well attended but not so much high end priced meals. It's the city north of Round Rock and this area is booming. Please bring an Indian family restaurant and limited grocery up here and it would be a blessed alternative to Tarka. read more

Awesome food, fast service, great spot for dine in or curbside. Love that there are vegan options.

Food is amazing! Can't go wrong with menu item choices. I wish they had more authentic drink options. The chai is not very flavorful but may have just been the day I went. Aside from that, if I could eat there daily, I would! read more

Tarka Indian Kitchen - Vegetable Samosas Yummm - Indian Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

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Craving some spicy Indian food in the Cedar Park area then try Tarka Indian Kitchen. I had the lamb masala with medium heat. We ordered through Doordash. It took about 50 minutes from the time we ordered until the time we started to eat. The food was still warm when we began to eat. The flavor was spicy but not overly spicy. There was plenty of lamb meat inside the masala. It came with a good portion of rice. I also had garlic naan. It was delicious as well. I enjoyed my dinner and settled my crave at the same time. Thank you Tarka Indian Kitchen for being open during the pandemic and giving us another option to dine in Cedar Park Texas! read more

Everything is drowned in tomato sauce. The Naan and fries are good. But it's not a "let's go there", kinda place.

We love getting our food to go from here. Korma and the garlic nann is my favorite! The food is always well warmed when we get home to eat it. The food always made in a timely manner and the service is great! read more

Mid. The naan bread and the chicken masala was very good but the lamb on the other hand... very off putting taste. The restaurants were clean and staff was nice and helpful. read more

Love Tarkas!!! We have been going to the Round Rock Tarka location from the week they opened for business. The service and quality has been consistent for over 10 years! Best Indian cuisine in the area! read more

Atmosphere is ok, we ordered paneer tikka masala, chicken vindalo and some garlic naans. Paneer tikka masala was ok, naan was ok, but vindalo was worst, vindalo is supposed to be bit spicy but it tasted like a chat and was sweetish. If you like Americanized Indian food, you will like this place but if you are looking for authentic Indian food it's no way near to it. We won't go back, but as I said if you like Americanized India food give it a try, for authentic taste wouldn't recommend. read more

One of my favorite Indian food restaurants, even though they're a chain. They have great vegetarian options and delicious garlic naan. My husband and daughter like the food here too. The inside of the restaurant feels kind of fast food-ish, but it's not bad, just not aesthetically pleasing. The restaurant is clean and it only took about 10 minutes to get our food on a Saturday around 5:30pm. read more

This place is always pretty packed, because it's good. Nothing fancy or exotic, just good, typical Indian food. We stuck with the normal items - a biryani and a tikka masala. The naan we ordered with it was also great. The kids chicken and fries was well seasoned (if a little over salted) but the kids biryani was pretty unflavored and my kid wouldn't eat much of it. Overall, it was great and I'll be back (again). read more

Tarka Indian Kitchen - Chicken Tikka Masala - Indian Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

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My husband and I go to Tarka pretty regularly. We love this location. The food is always great, the restaurant is always clean, and the staff is really friendly. Steven in particular is always a familiar face at Tarka and he's knowledgeable and efficient. He has great recommendations to try new things. I'm always impressed with the quality of food at a fast food Indian restaurant, but they really are amazing. read more

Not only is the food great, but the smell in store is straight up intoxicating. Do yourself a favor: If you always order in, go and pick it up sometime. Good level of spice, nice fluffy naan. Just solid Indian food. read more

I had never had Indian food before until I came here, and let me say it was a great experience! I tried the vegetable samosas and a coconut curry. Both were delicious. The man at the register (I want to say he was the manager but I'm not sure), was super helpful and explained the menu more to us since we told him it was our first time. I'll definitely be back! read more

Tarka Indian Kitchen - Vegetable coconut curry - Indian Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

Excellent food, I would like more garlic on the garlic nan but otherwise no complaints, dine in or take out it's hard to beat, I have eaten here a number of times read more

The staff is so friendly and outgoing! I was expecting this to be like fast food but it wasn't and I loved that! The food was amazingly delicious! I also liked that I could customize my entreé, Tika Masala lamb with paneer. I also got it with Naan, Mulligatawny Soup, mango cheesecake and mango lemonade. I highly, highly, highly recommend Tarka! read more

Tarka Indian Kitchen - All finished, but it was Mulligatawny Soup, Naan Bread, Tikka Masala Lamb with paneer, Mango Lemonade, and Mango cheesecake - Indian Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

I was first introduced to Tarka by visiting this location when I was on a weekend trip to Austin. I was leery of chain concept Indian food but I have to say this place nails it - consistently. I knew it was likely a good pick when I saw actual Indian people eating there.....lol. I like to judge any Indian food place by its butter chicken to start off and I have to say it was very good. They let you choose the level of spice and I am a lightweight so I keep it low level. That said, the flavor has to be the winner and it was all there. I also love samosa and theirs are very good. I ended up looking for and trying the Houston location as well and I have to say they are all the same level of really good! WINNER!!!! read more

Very fast service and very delicious. I often order tarka on Sunday evenings for takeout. The food is perfectly spiced and very authentic. Services fast and friendly and very efficient. To my favorites are korma lamb curry and coconut chicken curry. Garlic naan is also very tasty. read more

I don't have enough Indian cuisine experience to write a full proper review. However I like this place. It has several different options in order to explore the menu a bit and get some variety. The waits are not long and the staff has always been very friendly and helpful. I am not crazy about the location it is deep in the shopping complex so I often forget about it. The atmosphere is not bad but it is not the best either. Don't ask me why I don't know but the few times I have dined in have been fine just not super. Again nothing really bad to say here just being honest. Overall I enjoy the food and service and would recommend for sure. If there is better near by just let me know but for a novice they will for sure keep getting my business. Great work and Thanks! read more

The food is always delicious. The staff is always nice and helpful. I visit several times every time I visit Round Rock. Great prices and cleanliness! read more

This place never disappoints, I love how consistent they are with the flavors, especially because I don't live close to a Tarka (*hint*hint COME TO DALLAS) so it's always a treat and satisfying experience. I highly recommend getting the Tikka Masala with chicken and vegetables and an order of Samosas read more

Tarka Indian Kitchen - Menu - Indian Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

I think this place is great! The people that work there are always so nice, the music is great, and the food is super delicious! The prices are also really good! read more

Interesting twist to indian cuisine. Food was pretty good faster service than a lot of indian restaurants. Pretty decent ambiance. Ordered chana masala with roti,naan and masala fries. Chana masala was hot as requested but the problem was the spice didn't blend in to curry this might be due to how the restaurant creates their dishes. Overall it was pretty positive experience read more

Always great food and friendly service. Their mango lemonade is fabulous and we like that their food tastes authentic.

Good food. I consider this an American approach to Indian. Which works well for foodies trying the cuisine for the first time. Samosa was solid. The dipping sauce was also good. There is some nasty sauces and this was not one of them. Chicken Tikka Masala is my go to. Hot is not very hot, but I have not tried extra hot. I can't tell if the sauce is in a pre-made plastic bag or freshly made, but it is good nonetheless. The atmosphere is hip and trendy with Traditional music in the background. Very Austin in my opinion. I like it. It's is more of a fast food theme; imagine Chipotle, minus the food poisoning. You order and pay, then sit down. They will bring food and then your on your own for the dining experience. Which confuses me for the overwhelming hints for tips, but I know next time. read more

Tarka Indian Kitchen - Indian Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

The food was not authentic but I gave three stars because the customer service was so amazing. I will not visit this place again. Not worth it. read more

I frequent regularly! Friendly staff & great food! Have never been disappointed, they are consistent.

Yummmm Tarka. I'm super impressed with all their vegan options (don't worry they've got plenty of meats and paneer for everyone else!) Everything I got was vegan, and it was awesome! They have labels on the menu for vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free. Veggie Samosas: ok, I'm some sort of freak that usually hates samosas because I think they are all dry, and these are so moist on the inside and crunchy on the outside. Coconut Curry: creamy but not too creamy. Really well balanced curry that hits all the notes I want it to. Medium was a good spiciness, but if you like spicy food go for hot. Masala Fries: ok, these are just French Fries with seasoning but hey they're good! I also had Roti and Vegetable Pakora. Nothing wrong with them, just not spectacular. read more

Tarka Indian Kitchen - Vegan Appetizers - Indian Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

What a wonderful experience and delightful meal! We had some serious conversation to have. Knew we'd be there a while. Started by ordering just appetizers (very tasty) and tea. Staff was excellent, very welcoming and friendly, great knowledge of menu. We continued by ordering soup (Delicious!) and wonderful naan. Finally made it to entree time with more to discuss. One of the best dishes anywhere. Mirchi Mirch curry. So spicy and incredible! More naan, of course! The staff checked on us, not rushing but more like we were valued customers or friends. clean, comfortable, friendly, delicious! read more

Ordered delivery and wasn't impressed with the quality or quantity of the food. We ordered Chicken Tikki Masala, Lamb Vindaloo, garlic naan, and the mango cheesecake. As you can see in the picture the portion size is really small for $15 with extra protein and I ordered extra hot and it was barely spicy. So disappointed, we were looking forward to enjoy some good Indian food but it was a fail. read more

Tarka Indian Kitchen - Tikka Masala, Vindaloo, Garlic Naan - Indian Near Me - Round Rock, Texas

Food is always tasty, great customer service, have never eaten inside though we only get to go.

Tarka has convincingly become my new FAV go to. Been there 3 times in last month & each time the Chicken Tiki Marsala was simply DELISH!! So silky & tasty & light the entire meal is. Add the garlic naan with it & aaahhh! No more grumbling in my tummy. :-) The staff is always friendly & the food fresh. Today I sat outdoors & enjoyed my lunch. There is plenty of outdoor seating as the weather warms up. I did want to try a different meal today and the order taker was kind & patient in her recommendations. Unfortunately I did not take the leap of faith but stayed with ole faithful. Rarely crowded but always busy with dine ins, take outs, and deliveries. Highly recommend this wonderful cultural & culinary gem in Round Rock. read more

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Food is ok, took my family here after Christmas. We order food and tried to find table. Half the place was full the other half are all dirty tables that haven't been clean so we stood around and waited to see if anyone came by to help clean a table so we can sit down. Finally got one table wipe down to sit but they didn't clean the chairs so we had to swap other tables chair. Very messy and uncleanliness. read more

The foood is amazing everything fresh and they're friendly. Finished everything sitting there and it was very filling! read more

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The chicken vindaloo with steamed rice and naan... get the vin SPICY... it's amazing stuff. Perfect notes of spices and hot fire, loved it and will definitely order again. I've had the spicy hot chicken vindaloo around town with other Indian cuisine restaurants and this one... BOOM! You have got to try it. You'll thank me. read more

Everything is made fresh and is so delicious! Totally shareable entrees and appetizers. Saag is creamy, paneer is seasoned perfectly. A little noisy but we both left very happy and needing a nap! We'll be back!! read more

Tarka Indian Kitchen - Saag with paneer and rice - Indian Near Me - Round Rock, Texas