Great food - and easy to serve both vegans and carnivores. The tastes dance in your mouth; filling without stuffing. The service is efficient, friendly, and appreciative of one's patronage. That's not commonly encountered; but at Tikka, you truly feel welcomed. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Tikka is in a strip mall; the restaurant is a large open-spaced room.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]There are nice decorations on the wall.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]The seating is okay.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] But you're coming here for the food! (and great service!) read more

Been back multiple times but cant add any stars..... but would if I could. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Fantastic service food awesome and patrons happy and many regulars it seems.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Tikka is a fabulous choice for Indian cuisine and has been a favorite for years. But recently Tikka has taken to serve a factory-manufactured puffy snack in place of their excellent papadum. This could not be more inconsistent with authentic Indian cuisine and is frankly awful. We strongly encourage Tikka too abandon this styrofoam-like substance and return to tradition. Wayne and Pat Poyer read more

Perfect lunch combo checks off all the boxes for flavor and portions. Spices are on point, worth coming back! [[HIGHLIGHT]]Customer service was amazing very friendly, attentive, and clean around the clock.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Keep up the hard work, we will be back! read more

Tikka Indian Cuisine - The Vindaloo & the Rogan Josh lunch combos. - Indian Near Me - Venice, Florida

Amazing Indian food! We always stop here when visiting Venice. Food is fresh and has so much flavor! Our favorites are the butter chicken, tandoori chicken and saag paneer. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The restaurant is extremely clean and the service is great--staff is so friendly and attentive.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Our favorite Indian restaurant outside of London! read more

Tikka Indian Cuisine - Trio kebab, Chili & garlic naan, tandoori chickens paneer, butter chicken - Indian Near Me - Venice, Florida

Wow I can see why Tikka keeps winning awards, I'm here for the second time this week and every dish is amazing. I love how their menu is set up with a dish and your choice of veg, paneer or meat. I could go on and on about the perfection of every dish we tried, but just try it. You won't be disappointed. read more

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Service was excellent, [[HIGHLIGHT]]ambience was ok.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] FOOD which is all I care about was tasty, plentiful and affordable. I had the chicken korma and my wife had the lamb korma. Hers was mild and mine was spicy. Her mild was very mild and my spicy while spicy was super spicy. I highly recommend eating here. Outstanding restaurant! read more

I don't usually review place I've only had takeout from because I can't get a whole picture of the service and environment but the food from Tikka makes this an exception. This was some of the best Indian food I've had. Everything was so flavorful and tasted fresh. The spices were all balanced well so you got the full range of flavors without being overwhelmed. Even the mango lassi had a lovely hint of cardamoms. I would be excited to try to the restaurant in person and will definitely order again! read more

The food is amazing and service is top notch! I can't wait to come back and eat my way though the menu. I'm vegetarian and my husband is not, but they accommodated our needs perfectly. Definitely give this place a try. It's top notch! read more

I've been going here for years and it was my favorite restaurant in Venice. Something has changed. Last few visits all the food was bland and had very little flavor. Disappointed. read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]First time visiting, loved the food, the waitstaff and the ambiance of the place.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Definitely will return. Food quality was what stood out for us. Good value for the money as well! read more

Love this Restaurant! This is the best Indian food we have had since we left the Northeast! Highly recommend it!

We had ah-mazzzzing takeout from here! The butter chicken was so full of flavor! We had generous portions and it heated up great the next day!! I look forward to coming here again! [[HIGHLIGHT]]I definitely want to stay and eat inside-it's a beautiful restaurant![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Great service, good was delicious and came out quick and hot! The lamb was so tender I didn't even use a knife!

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Tucked into a little run down shopping center-this little Indian restaurant was yet another only fair place.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The samosas were nice and light with a good crust but too much cardamom. The sauces for the curries were very bland and on the sweeter side. The bullet naan was great and spicy and the pilaf was light and fluffy. I do miss a traditional chimichurri sauce as the sauce was more creamy than im used too. The service was great just want more spice. Give it a try! read more

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We started with rogan josh. It had chicken as the protein. The chicken was tender and the sauce was as it should be. Our other dish was shrimp saag. The shrimp were cooked perfectly, light and moist. They were in a saag sauce that also was as it should be. We added some rosemary pita. Again , as it should be. No flaws. They tout themselves as one of the Indian restaurants, and they are correct read more

Amazing! The food and service here is incredible and we ate there twice in the week we were in town. The eggplant starter is a huge winner and even my husband who doesn't like eggplant trusted the server's recommendation and was not disappointed. So many options with almost everything gluten free and the ability to adjust how spicy you want it. Generous portions. A new favorite! read more

Delicious food, quick service and friendly staff! [[HIGHLIGHT]]Small restaurant, so if you come during a busy time you may have to wait.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Great food, great service, lots of leftovers to take home, highly recommended. They accommodated our requests, refilled drinks before we even asked, made us feel comfortable and happy. read more

Tikka Indian Cuisine is a must visit. The food was phenomenal (authentic, flavorful, and perfectly cooked) but the service truly stole the show. Om was exceptional; he was attentive, professional, and made us feel incredibly welcome from start to finish. It is rare to find such high quality service paired with such delicious food. We will definitely be back! read more

I love Indian food having lived in Asia and I have found this place to have the best Indian food in Venice. Dine in or take out, the food is delicious. I stick with the basics here, Tika Masala, Butter Chicken, Samosas, Cauliflower and Potato in curry sauce, Roti Prata and lots of garlic naan. The staff is great. First class service and always courteous. read more

I can assure you that this restaurant deserves its award of #1 Indian restaurant in Florida and I'm happy that it's within 20 minutes from me! I tried a good variety of dishes and the flavors were consistently robust and the aromas were mouth watering. I highly recommend the Eggplant Chana Chat as an appetizer. The eggplant is lightly fried and combined with the masala made it addicting. Another favorite was the tandoori chicken. The portions of chicken were generous and the spices just right, although I'll ask for more heat next time . Their fluffy naan is the best I've had. I also appreciated the generous portion of rice, enough for leftovers. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The restaurant is clean and comfortable and service attentive.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I can't wait to return! read more

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Delicious Food, Reasonable Prices Tikka has their act together. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The restaurant is clean and well-run.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Staff are thoughtful. The food comes out quickly even when very busy. I had the Chicken 65 appetizer, Shrimp Rogan Josh entree and a side of Garlic Naan. The Rogan Josh was a particularly tasty sauce. I would definitely come again to try more items on the menu. read more

First time here! I had the butter chicken and it was amazing. The service was also just as great and very friendly. They always made sure we had our refills and asked if everything was ok! [[HIGHLIGHT]]And the environment was clean and very pretty.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Will def recommend coming here again! I will be coming back :) read more

Tikka Indian Cuisine - Indian Near Me - Venice, Florida

I have been here several times and the food does not disappoint. With it being selected as a top place to eat in Tampa Bay you know to expect greatness. And boy, is the word out, at least for "in season", on my last visit this place was packed. I love the food and service here at Tikka. The flavors and quality of food are top notch. On my most recent visit I dined at a table Sandeep was managing and he was friendly, polite, and engaging and even threw around some Spanish with my native Spanish speaking friends :) We enjoyed our food and will definitely be back! Thanks, Tikka!!! read more

Tikka Indian Cuisine - We love getting here early at opening :) - Indian Near Me - Venice, Florida

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Outstanding. Loved the lunch choices and very fair price. You get an app, entree and dessert.

The service and the food were both superb. I eat Indian food often and the entree tasted very authentic. I would highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Excellent service, Aloo Gobi flavorful spicy - look - good selection for vegan options. Will visit again read more

I ADORE Indian food, discovered this passion in the 1970's at beautiful Raja on 6th Ave in NYC ( they even had a sitar musician at dinner!) Love love their combinations and uses of healthy legumes, vegetables lean chicken lamb and the most exciting spices of any international cuisine. Just entering and taking a deep breath of their stewing dishes in the kitchen is exhilarating. We went last night with our wonderful Indian neighbor Nick. We started with appetizer chicken 65- - OUTSTANDING wonderfully deeply seasoned fried chicken bite size pieces you dipped in a lovely subtle yogurt sauce. He and Jon had the same sizzle platter with broccoli, vegetables and round plump tender chicken spiced differently dipped in a fragrant light tomato cream sauce. Very good. I had my favorite Saag, a spinach based thick delicately creamy sauce cooked with lamb. It was good, but needed more seasoning and was unusually rich. I am used to very lean sauces slowly simmered with a variety of legumes, vegetables and a robust use of spices. I would love to return for lunch and try out more dishes, the great Indian beverages and desserts! (ps: RE the new Indian $$$ restaurant in downtown Sarasota that used to be on Tamiami next to Fresh Catch Seafood, Nick does not like the misc add on charges for groups over 5, nor their cuisine!) read more

Our go-to restaurant in Venice is Tikka Indian Cuisine. Everything we've ever ordered is delicious. I've had excellent Gobi Manchurian (fried cauliflower) elsewhere, but Tikka's is the best of the best. Be sure to indicate your tolerance for spice. I specify medium. Chicken tikka is usually served with grilled onions. This restaurant takes it a step further with broccoli, green peppers and I think I detected mushrooms. Unlike any tikka I've had before, they provide a ramekin of mild and creamy dipping sauce. Sauces are paramount in Indian cuisine. Their kurma is top drawer, as is the sauce in my husband's lamb vindaloo. We rounded out our meal with garlic naan and an inexpensive bottle of Merlot. The staff is friendly, dishes are well-priced, and our meals are consistently good, with portions big enough for lunch the next day. read more

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I have had indian food numerous times and this was awful. Chicken Saag was like eating soup spooned over rice. Onion chutney tasted like a bottle of Heintz ketchup. read more

Outstandingly amazing Indian food!!! This restaurant is an absolute gem. The food is beautifully cooked. We ordered the chicken tandoori, shrimp tandoori, lamb kebab, chicken 65, coconut rice, biryani, cheese naan, garlic naan, rice pudding, mango cheese cake, and cardamom cake. All the dishes were so flavorful, the way they use spices is amazing. The naan was great, soft and gooey at the same time. The service is very good too. Our waiter was very polite and accommodating. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The restaurant looks very nice.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We waited outside for 30 minutes and it was so very worth it. I'm not sure if they would take phone reservations. The prices are not bad at all and the portions are huge. Each protein is accompanied by a bed of broccoli and onions. The coconut rice is delicious! Highly recommended! The lamb was absolutely delicious and tender. The desserts we tried were all great. Couldn't pick a favorite.... because they are all favorites. That rice pudding...OMG...it's going to be very difficult now to match that degree of deliciousness.... Absolutely delicious read more

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There is plenty of parking. We got to the restaurant around 5:30 and we were able to get seated right away. We noticed it started getting busy a few minutes after. The staff was really good, very attentive. They were playing indian music which was nice. Now the food, the food was really good. We got chicken tandori, it came with vegetables and rice, it was flavorful. We also got the cheese Naan. The tikki masala was great, we got the lamb and it came with rice as well. The portions are big and prices are amazing! I would definitely go back and recommend. read more

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This is one my favorite Indian restaurants in SWFL. Shhh! Don't tell anyone lol and I drive 30min+ to go here! Top quality service & ingredients. Always an enjoyable experience at this restaurant. Thank you to all the staff for consistently making it a worthwhile/memorable experience. read more

It's been 84 years...it's been almost a year of having seasoned food touch my palate, and Tikka was the best choice to reintroduce flavor and seasoning. It was a recommendation from the hotel manager. Seating was fast and was immediately served with a complementary basket of papadams and dips. The Samosas were delectable, and the garlic cheese naan tasted like we were eating a brick oven cheese pizza. The garlic was the perfect balance to counter the cheese. The butter chicken was so delicious that I did a customary happy dance. My only critique (this is more for me) is that it could have been had a little more spice for a medium level. The next time I visit I will try it spicy. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambience was intimate, however it was casual.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]It's a great location for a nice dinner date with your significant other or friends.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

We have never had Indian food before because I thought it would all be to spicy hot. Read something's and decided we should probably try this. I saw the reviews for this place before we got to this area and wanted to wait to have our first try here. So glad we did. This place was fantastic. So flavorful and just great. We started with the samosas which were seasoned spicy but not bad. Then we had the basil chicken and the kabob trio. Both excellent. The chicken was tender and yummy. We finished with the cardamom caramel cake which was to die for. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The place is small but decorated nicely.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The staff is super friendly and accommodating. We will go back for sure now that I know we like Indian food. read more

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Tikka Indian Cuisine in Venice finally answers the question for me on whether or not there is high quality Indian food in Florida. The virtually perfect reviews on various sites and their status as the second best restaurant in the entire state of Florida in 2023 definitely had me intrigued and hopeful for a good meal, and it did not disappoint. I had been resigned to ranking Indian food on a special Florida curve having had disappointing experiences across the state in highly ranked restaurants in cities including St. Augustine, Orlando, Naples, and Miami. The decor created an ambiance almost like being at a small wine bar in Italy, which I guess is appropriate for a city named Venice, but also had some Indian artwork and music playing. We wanted to try out a variety of items to get a full taste of their offerings. The meal started off with complimentary papadum which is always appreciated, but it was the plain variety that didn't have much kick to it. The mango lassi (5/5) was absolutely one of the best I've ever had, made from fresh mangoes and having just the right of flavor without being too sweet. To start off, we got the onion bhaji and chili chicken. The onion bhaji (5/5) blew me away as it was a beautiful high class presentation unlike any I'd ever seen before. The onion was coated in a flavorful batter and cooked to perfection without any excess oil. It tasted great and left me wondering how they even make it as it was a pull apart variety that intertwined without being messy. The chili chicken (4.5/5) was tender and of great quality, with just the right amount of heat without being too spicy. The chicken tikka masala (4.5/5) was prepared to perfection as our waiter made a suggestion to go with a medium to spicy heat level, which equated to about a medium spice level at restaurants you'd find in the northeast part of the country. The chicken and tomato-based gravy hit all the right flavor notes. If I had to find a point of criticism for the meal, it would be the butter naan (4/5) which was above average, but not great (still tasted good). Definitely a satisfying meal all around, and the chef knows what they're doing to serve up high quality and flavorful food. Service (5/5) was incredibly kind and friendly, and you can tell that the staff worked hard to be attentive and mindful of customers. Even on a weeknight, the place was busy with people dining in and to-go orders, yet the food was pretty quick to come out after being ordered. Coming from New Jersey where there are plenty of great Indian restaurants, I'd have to say Tikka Indian Cuisine would rank pretty high right among them and would crack my rotation of places I'd be a regular customer at...it's clearly the best Indian food I've had in the state of Florida and a place I'd love to return to and would highly recommend to others visiting Venice. read more

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Came back again after a little time away and nothing has changed..... excellent food, amazingly clean dining area, and amazing staff. Came back for lunch and got another amazing meal. This place is rated one of the best in Florida for no reason! read more

Tikka Indian Cuisine - Chicken Vindaloo lunch special. - Indian Near Me - Venice, Florida

Wow!!!!! What a treat!! The lunch special was amazing served with plenty lunch, an app and a dessert. You get naan and a lentil wafer, YUM!! Best Indian food I've had in the state of Florida. Can't wait to come back and bring the family. Excellent service and enjoyed the vibe. read more

Tikka Indian Cuisine - Saag paneer lunch special - Indian Near Me - Venice, Florida

Easily our favorite restaurant in all of Venice!! Today we had the: Goan - on the sweeter end, silky, and a very faint citrus flavor, and coconut And the chettinad which was easily one of THE best Indian dishes I've ever had (which is saying a lot). The coriander blended with the other spices reminded me of clove? Or cinnamon? MMMMM. So good! You honestly can't go wrong here. I try to have a new dish every time to work my way through the menu while my wife sticks with her fave. The staff is extremely friendly and welcoming! 5 stars plus WAY up! Even their Google reviews have them at 4.9 rating with almost 800 reviews. Stop reading and either eat here or pick something blindly off the menu and it will be good! read more

Tikka Indian Cuisine - Indian Near Me - Venice, Florida