I hate to say it, but this was honestly the worst Indian food experience I've had--and being Indian, that says a lot. Our appetizer, pav bhaji, didn't even come out until after the meal. When it finally arrived, the bhaji was bizarre--it was a dry ball, almost like a pakora, instead of the moist, buttery potato dish it's supposed to be. The dal makhani was also dry and clearly seemed like it had been cooked days earlier and just reheated. The butter chicken was disappointing too; the pieces had almost as much cartilage as actual meat. Service was mediocre. After taking our order, the menus just sat on our table until we asked for them to be removed because we needed the space for our food. A water jug was dropped on the table for self-service even though the restaurant was nearly empty on a Sunday afternoon and there were two servers working. On top of that, the restaurant itself was very warm, which made eating hot Indian food really uncomfortable. We honestly couldn't wait to leave and didn't even bother taking our leftovers. With so many other good options in town, I wouldn't come back. From top to bottom, this place needs serious improvement. read more

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This place is super convenient if your pressed on time and need a quick appetizer bite before the movie starts at AMC Manteca next door. They have a full bar. First time visiting and to be honest I don't know they had a sit down Indian restaurant in this Bass Pro shop anchored shopping center. It's called a bistro. Not much Indian decor but their food makes up for that. I loved the fish salmon pakoras (fried fritters) and Gobi Manchurian. They have several tv sets above the bar also. Service is friendly and attentive. It's easy to miss this spot if you drive by but we walked around and ran into it basically. Across the small street is Curry Pizza house if you're craving Indian desi style pizza . This place has all the usual suspects of Indian dishes, very clean and next time I'm not late to a movie I will sit down and eat with no rush and enjoy it a little bit more. Give them a try! 5/5 read more

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This place surprised me .. hidden gem !! The food was great ! Service was quick and staff was friendly. The curry comes with basmati rice which is uncommon in the Bay Area . Ambience was decent- fine dining . Titallly recommend this place for vegetarian friends :) read more

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Very bad food and we got uncooked naan in our order , even though we clearly mentioned that we need well cooked naan. read more

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The food here was very good, compliments to the cook for preparing tasty dishes. However, the service could definitely be improved. When we arrived, the restaurant wasn't busy, but service was delayed as our server was at the bar on her phone. She didn't write down our order, which led to mistakes, and when we pointed them out, the response felt dismissive rather than helpful. One dish came out far too spicy for us to eat, and rice was only provided for one person instead of enough for the table. Throughout the meal, no one checked on us, and at the end there wasn't even a smile, a thank you, or a goodbye. I truly believe that with some additional customer service training, this server could really make a difference. Right now, the food is great, but the service experience unfortunately overshadows it, and that's something that could cause the restaurant to lose business over time. read more

Food was not too bad and more on the colder side... it sat on the counter for 25 minutes while I was waiting sitting in the front couch as instructed.... Why wouldn't you bring the food or let me know it's ready to walk back... that is why it got a three star rating. There was only one other family there as I waited for an appetizer takeout.... 25 , ' read more

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this food was hella good-- spicy butter chicken, chicken curry, and mushroom masala with a side of garlic and spicy naan. honestly the best indian food i ever had. read more

I dint have a good experience at this restaurant. The girl who welcomed us was not at all welcoming. She took our order which made us uncomfortable. Food was ok. I wish they can have a better friendly service. read more

We ordered lamb and chicken biryani and it tasted awful. Lacked flavor, tasted like boxed food. I was so disappointed, they will lose business if they don't improve on their dishes. I think this might be my worst Indian food ever. Lamb was not cooked properly tasted like that added tomato sauce with curry . read more

Zaika's is one of the few sit down Indian restaurants in the Manteca-Lathrop-Tracy area (it actually might be the only one)! The restaurant is kept clean and the curries seem to be made fresh (we were one of the only 2 patrons there and it took 15 minutes to bring the food out). My only gripe is that there is loads of food color added to the biriyani -- looks unauthentic and unnatural. The rest of the curries and naans were great! read more

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The food was very good, my Dad and I like it with heat and they can bring it. Lamb is great. Garlic naun bread was awesome. Service was fast and very friendly. Great reasonable price read more

We went there on Sunday evening, not a single customer. Food was so bad and stale , we ate in 10 min and didn't bother to take leftovers. Don't know how this place is still running. read more

I am sorry to all my yelpers. I am traveling for work ran inside to grab some food and dash back to the hotel. I order had a drink and waited for my food. My waitress was Navjot she very polite and nice . She made feel welcome. She was able to discuss the menu and together we figured out a fire recommendation the Special Chicken Biryani's. Very delicious and light with the rice. Spice level was medium just barely breaking a sweat. The restaurant was clean and open. This is must try if you love Indian food. I will be returning just to give this place a sit down and try . Please support and give them try. read more

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We have DoorDashed food from Zaika several times and it was good except today was horrible. The veggie pakoras we burnt outside and raw inside. The chicken briyani was dry, rice undercooked and chicken had a heavy flour coating and no chicken. The naan was under cooked, the dal makani and butter chicken were good. Overall, we were disappointed with the order after spending over $90. All previous orders have been great, eating at the restaurant was great. We will not be ordering for a while. I hope the can work on maintaining consistency. read more

I came to pick up my order and it was given to someone else (DoorDasher) by accident. They asked ME to deliver the person's food to their house and "trade the food" even though I'm not a food delivery driver. I refused and they still didn't offer to remake my food or rectify the situation with a refund. They then asked me to wait for the DoorDasher to come back to the store and give me my food I had ordered 45+ min ago. I left, this business is so cheap they aren't willing to fix a mistake they made. If a business is willing to compromise health, safety, and customer's private information I will never be back. read more

My husband and I came in last night and we're looking forward to trying this place. The place was cute and bright. It smelled so good too! We were a 2 top sat quickly right behind another 4 top. The only other table in there at the time. We ordered an appetizer and asked for a few more minutes to decide on entrees. After about 10-15 minutes the server dropped our appetizer at which point we were now ready to order and just walked away. She brought us plates and silverware, and didn't pay any mind to my husband trying to order. We were confused and a bit turned off at this point. The appetizer was fine. Very heavy on the tamarind, but that is just preferce, so no marks there. Timers/alarms were going off on the front and she just never came out. It was akward and loud. I would have assumed she was cooking the food had I not seen someone else in the back. Anyway another 15-20 minutes or so goes by after we finished our appetizer and we decided to just leave some cash on the table and go elsewhere for food. I hope this place works on it's service. Being neglectful can definitely ruin an experience. read more

service was really good everything came out on time and perfect and the food was really good as well as everyone was so nice and welcoming definitely would go back as my first time being there. Everything was setup neatly and perfectly clean and the lady was always checking and asking if we needed anything else. read more

Good food, quick drinks, amazing service, nice servers, very friendly good decor, and amazing ambiance, very good chef for being new.

Excellent atmosphere, great service, and food that exceeds expectations. Definitely worth a try. read more

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Have been to this 10 times , I like the food never disappointed but today I Have ordered chicken lollipops and charged $14.99 for just 4 small pieces Seems over priced read more

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Food was decent. I just feel that the owner needs to invest in training the servers. The lady who was serving didn't have any pleasant interactions with us. She came and asked are we done and just left the bill at the table. She came back and we handed the payment along with tab to her. She just took that from us and said nothing. Then started cleaning the table while we were leaving and said nothing. There was no ok, thanks, bye at all. There was another table busy next to us and we didn't hear anything from her. read more

Aman provided excellent customer service! The chef was incredible food was absolutely on point. The Shrimp Tikka Masala was out of this world and the best we have had. read more

This is my 4th time here every time we had an great experience here. Food was 10/10. Lighting and the environment is perfect. Garlic naan and tandoori roti was well cooked and thin and crispy. read more

Finally, Zaika has opened after a long wait. My first visit, and the place created a good impression. Ambience is nice, staff is courteous, service is fast. Papad and mint chutney were given complimentary. They tasted good. We ordered Paneer 65 Biryani, Chana Pindi, Lachha Paratha and Tandoori Roti. Even though we ordered for medium spicy level, food tasted spicier. But still not a problem as everything tasted good. Food came in fairly quickly after we put in the order. Quantity was generous. Restaurant is still waiting for their alcoholic beverages license. Definitely recommended and place to go back soon. read more

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Me and my grandfather had a wonderful lamb vindaloo and chicken tikka masala served by their wonderful hostess Balak. The food came out fast and was delicious. We were checked on often and the inside of the restaurant was very nice and clean. Would definitely recommend to my family and friends. read more

Ok so I will make this long! Forgive me. Tried this place for the first time 2 months ago. Been here four times sense. - first time we tried it it was epic. Good was fresh and so tasty. The bartender took care of us and he did such a great job. He sold us on the place and his drinks were awesome. - second time took my dad and it he never ate Indian food prior to this. My dad loved it and we tried new dishes and again it was fresh and great - third time took friends and agin their first time and again fresh and great. Again tried new dishes and we were not disappointed. - forth time was tonight and it was odd. We believe sense people don't understand how great the place is they went low economy. Lights and air were off. They turned the lights off and we came in and they turned on. They never turned the air on and it was nasty inside so uncomfortable. This time the Naan wasn't as fresh and it was dried out. My wife found a hair in her food. They remade it. We did pay for every thing because they are new and can't take the hit. Over all this place is the best Indian food I have had. I will say India food is gluten free normally and I suggest a GF menus to help newbies. Glad they are here and if they fix the air I'll be back. read more

Outstanding food. Very good drink and cocktail menu. Without question the best food in this plaza, and the best butter chicken I've had in a while. read more

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Appetizers are a hit! Tried a Dosa for the first time and accidentally ordered the "paper dosa" which was huge. But even as a leftover it was delicious. Service was great, the bartender Raymond was informative and made really good/ strong drinks. He's working on his own drink menu. I'll be heading back to try the broad menu! read more

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In my opinion, this is the best Indian cuisine in Manteca. I have tried several Indian restaurants in Manteca and compared them to ones I have visited in the Sacramento region. Zaika is by far is the best in Manteca. The meat was tender in all dishes and the service was very helpful. You must try this place, I will be going back to try the bar next. read more

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This place is Wholesome, great service, amazing food, yummy butter chicken and loved their chole bhature , yogurt based product was bit sour. Will come again. Our server Jas was very welcoming !! read more

Not exaggerating best food I've ever had in my life. Came from Turlock to visit a relative and we decided to go out and eat before we saw a movie, so glad we did. This place is the center of joy and whimsy, I was so excited to try the chicken curry and it did not disappoint. The service was also very good, out server was a little slow to come to our table since we were the only people here, but a lot of the food probably takes a while to make so I'm not complaining. The environment was nothing special, the liquor on the shelves is what stood out to me. Very organized and neat. Overall I would drive all the way to Manteca just to have this amazing food. read more

My husband and I enjoyed a delicious lunch here. He ordered chicken and mushroom Marsala while I had the seafood plate with salmon and prawns. We shared some rice and a side of buttery garlic naan. Our service was engaged and pleasant and the music was great. I will return with friends. read more

We have been trying this place few times since they opened in Manteca. It always used to be our go-to place and we did had issue last time and thought it's a one time fluke but today was one of the worst experience ever. 1. Today being one of the hottest days (110 degrees) in Manteca this place decided to torture customers with NO AC and wouldn't even have decency to let people know upfront on their AC being down. We noticed this after ordering our food and had to make it TOGO as the heat was miserable for dine-in. We noticed they offered another party a portable fan and one of the party person had to literally hold the fan to cool his family down. 2. We always order our regular, butter chicken for kids (my 6 YO's favorite) and lamb curry for us. My 6 year old instantly complained the sauce tastes like ketchup and it sure did. The lamb tasted too tangy and heavy on cardamom. This place has definitely gone down hill on their quality. read more

I was looking for a good place to eat Indian food in the Modesto area, and the options are all usually takeout or delivery because there really isn't a restaurant with good seating , lighting and ambience. The food here is the second best I've ever had in my life. I had the saag, paneer, chicken, tikka masala, and the bangan bhartaThey were delicious. The service is wonderful and the restaurant is brand new and so clean. I highly recommend this place and I will be going back Very soon. It's not to be missed. read more

The cute girl was really nice and the food was good, it came out fast and the service was 10/10

The food here is very very good.But the service here is not good.A lady work here. She is very rudely. Obviously if we like food or drink, we will order it again and when we asked the lady to order, she said Why don't you take it all at once.we don't like it.If she keeps talking rudely to customers like this, customers will not come there. We will not go there again read more

Hot piping food. tasty and quick service. Will definitely go back. Close to home. Lot of variety. nice ambiance. Respectful staff.

I'm a world traveler & have eaten Indian cuisine in wonderful restaurants in the capitols of Europe & this country. I've lived for years now in the deep woods of Northern California & have been long deprived of good Indian cuisine. The Zaika Bistro was an enchanting & nostalgic return to a food that I adore & missed terribly. We had the finest gentlemen from the Punjab waiting on us. He was sincere & attentive to our every wish. The Butter Chicken was tender & subtle. It was more perfumed than spiced! I asked for a crisp to my garlic naan & it was freshly baked from that morning & the best I ever experienced! I couldn't believe I was in MANTECA, CA! I'll return to that hole in the wall town, several hours from my home, JUST for this magnificently authentic & precious dining delight! read more

We have been to Zaika a few times and the food is amazing. Additionally, the service provided by Aman was great. She took care if everything and more! read more

Everything was so delicious!! We started off with the vegetarian pakoras, and then we ordered butter chicken, garlic naan, and plain rice. The vegetarian pakoras were amazing and probably my favorite part of our meal. The butter chicken was rich and flavorful, and the garlic naan was so buttery and perfect. We also got a mango lassi which was great as well. The service was great, and the restaurant was very clean. I look forward to eating here again, and I'd highly recommend coming here and trying their vegetarian pakoras. read more

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