Batika India Bistro

This is my favorite Indian restaurant in Novato. It's a little pricey but the food is wonderful. As with most Indian restaurants, Batika has a wide range of vegetarian dishes that they can also make vegan. Service is fantastic.Food: 5/5

This appears to be a family run indian food restaurant. The owner's are awesome and take very good care of their customers. We all had a different chicken dinner and everyone walked out very full and very happy. I had butter chicken and my wife had Chicken Tika. Both were very good. I asked for mine indian hot and was satisfied with the flavor and spiciness. Often that can go to far but this was perfect. Thank you Batika, you were very friendly and very good.

The food is simply below average. I got the kebab platter, lamb dish, and chicken biryani. Kebab Platter - Chicken was dry. Lamb was so chewy, I didnt bother. Lamb Dish- No coherent flavor profile. Just a bunch of spices dumped with onions and ginger garlic. Chicken Biryani - Probably the best of the three. Chicken actually wasn't tough and the flavor was good. Rice was overcooked and not how they should be in a biryani. Salty and Greasy seems to be the theme. Seriously, thats not what Indian food should be like. If you're looking for Good indian food and dont mind a drive try out: Prabh Kitchen in Mill Valley Clay Oven and Grill in Vacaville Masala Dosa in San Francisco. In my experience there's not a single half-decent Indian restaurant in Novato or San Rafael. I have nothing to gain, I'm just a very picky eater.

What I like about this place is the quality of the ingredients. The salad is super fresh. Even the fresh melon offered was sweet and just ripe. All the main dishes were excellent too. Curried cauliflower, butter chicken, tandoori chicken, and today a spicy fish curry! They don’t use any frozen veggies in the curries, etc., either. It’s $12.97 including tax for all you can eat at lunch. Pleasant atmosphere. Good find!

Ordered the Chicken Dum Biryani to go I work down the street from the online menu said it was $10.50, I show up and they charge me 15.14. No plate, No fork, no napkin. Barley any chicken.. about 3 bite size pieces. I basically paid 15.14 for a bowl of rice.

Interesting menu, food was good. The outdoor seating lovely. However, we had hardly picked up our silverware when the waiter appeared back to clear our plates! This was repeated 4 more times. Maybe it was just a one time experience? Enjoy the wonderful food and be prepared for an overzelous waiter!

Great food and service here. Really good veggie and some vegan options Vegetarian options: A lot of vegetarian options on the menu. Parking: It's easier evening parking than day parking as it is on a street with lots of small businesses.

Authentic Indian food in a great location. The atmosphere is very lovely and comfortable while the waiters attend to you very well!

Loved everything about our dinner tonight at batika. The plaach kebaabs were so good !

I love Batika Indian Bistro. They are able to make most of their dishes gluten free and the food always has a more authentic flavor than other Indian restaurants. The staff are friendly and amazingly efficient. They are quick with your order and allow you to enjoy your meal. I never feel rushed out the door! Oh yeah...and when they can have it again, their buffet is AWESOME!