Big Tikka offers an inventive, bold approach to Indian cuisine, reinterpreting nostalgic Indian dishes with a big heart and an open mind towards global techniques and influences. Distinctly Indian flavors in a contemporary menu.
Shaking up Indian cuisine over on the shore is Big Tikka, a modern restaurant … using bold flavours (of course) and reinterpreting classic dishes in a contemporary way.
– Urban List
OurStory
BigTikka operates in the heart of Takapuna and plays a big part in Auckland’s diverse food scene. Indian cuisine has an abundance of spice and aromas; over the year’s scintillated global taste buds through exotic array of dishes. Rich interiors, along with an ambience that spells traditional grandeur will instantly transport you to India.
OurSetting
As you walk in Thela (food vendor cart) gives you a teaser. The interior reminisces of a past age, evoking a sense of old-house charm adding a grand setting copper vessels and utensils line walls and ceiling. A full display kitchen first of its kind (in NZ for an Indian restaurant) gives you frontline seats to the live action.
OurFood
To ensure authentic flavour and taste, most of the ingredients are sourced directly from India through importers in NZ. Sourced spices & ingredients are carefully blended with local produce and cooked using traditional methods and innovative twists to deliver an experience that is familiar yet different.