Tarka Indian Eatery

About this place

Tarka Indian Eatery is an Indian restaurant at 302 Te Irirangi Drive in Flat Bush, on the eastern Auckland corridor that links Botany, Ormiston and Manukau. It trades as Tarka Indian Eatery Botany and sits in a retail strip on one of the area's main arterial routes, with parking on site and easy access from the wider south-east Auckland catchment.

The kitchen works across a broad, familiar North Indian repertoire — curries such as butter chicken, biryani, tandoori and grill items, breads and vegetarian dishes — served for both dine-in and takeaway. There is a licensed bar offering cocktails, spirits and other beverages, and the restaurant also operates a shisha lounge. Outdoor seating is available alongside the indoor dining room, and the venue lists in-store pickup and delivery through the usual Auckland aggregator platforms. Reservations can be made online through the restaurant's own booking system.

For event organisers, Tarka's main point of difference is that it is set up as a function venue as well as a restaurant. The business promotes two venue halls, including a party hall fitted with DJ lighting and a dedicated cake-cutting area, which makes it a practical fit for milestone birthdays, engagements, community gatherings and staff celebrations. Full-service catering is offered both on site and off site, so the kitchen can also service corporate functions, weddings and private parties at other locations. Menus can be arranged for groups rather than ordered à la carte.

The restaurant is open seven days for dinner service, and holds a Google rating of around 4.3 stars from more than 500 reviews.

Tarka suits informal group dining, large family celebrations and catered corporate events in east Auckland, particularly where a licensed venue with its own function space and in-house catering is required. Browse more Auckland venues.