Vatica Indian Vegetarian

(770) 955-3740

1475 Terrell Mill Rd SE
Marietta, GA 30067 33.9159 -84.4696

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Price:

$

Last updated 10.15.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Family-Friendly Dining, Lunch Spot, Cheap Eats, Hidden Find

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Vegetarian, Indian

Smoking Permitted:

No

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What People Are Saying About Vatica Indian Vegetarian

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The Scene – Don't be thrown off by the shabby look of this out-of-the-way spot: Grab one of the booths along the wall and wait for the fun to begin. Lovely silk fabrics hang from the ceiling in a halfhearted attempt to give the place an exotic air. The amusing owner makes corny jokes with everyone--it's just part of the experience. – – The Food – There's no menu, no meat and no choice in the matter of your meal. A few minutes after you sit down, someone from the kitchen wheels out a cart with thalis--circular metal trays--for everyone at the table. A thali typically…

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The Extras:
Try some of the inexpensive homemade sweets from the display up front, particularly the fudgey-looking concoctions.
Save Money:
If the $8.99 dinner thali isn't a good enough bargain for you, try Vatica's $6.99 lunch deal.
ambiance
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “easy parking, clean -”
  2. “The restaurant is in kind of a "dive" location, and is not the most beautiful place in the world, but the food is great.”
  3. “The food is delicious and relatively spicy, service is fast, and the owner is friendly and fun to visit with.”
dessert
0.0% positive
  1. “My experience was horrible, they mentioned on website thali contains desserts and appetizer, but they told us it will be charged extra.”
food quality
88.33000183105469% positive
  1. “The restaurant is in kind of a "dive" location, and is not the most beautiful place in the world, but the food is great.”
  2. “The food is always delicious and fresh, and the service great.”
  3. “The premise is simple -- as soon as you are seated, you are brought trays with four items of the day, plus raita, rice, and the most delicious thin naan that I have ever tasted.”
  4. “At $8.99 for dinner and $6.99 for lunch it is such a great value for wonderful food!”
  5. “The food is always interesting, different, and VERY delicious.”
  6. “In these tough economic times, why waste your money on bad food and really, really, rude service.”
  7. “The food is delicious and relatively spicy, service is fast, and the owner is friendly and fun to visit with.”
  8. “love Indian food, especially vegetarian Indian food, and this is one of my favorites.”
  9. “Excellent experience, great food”
  10. “recommend this place to anyone who wants great food and service and not concerned about the looks of the place.”
  11. “First time and we really loved everything about this place, good food (eat as much as you can at lunch, and we didnt understand why someone made a complaint they were still hungry., I dont quite understand why because there was an endless supply of food..”
  12. “enjoyed the owner's wit, the joy of not having to order, and the amazing aroma of the food filling my car as I was driving home.”
  13. “can't get enough of the potato curry and then most times that we visit, we get to enjoy another vegetable dish that we havent tasted before.”
  14. “Even though I am not a vegetarian, I thoroughly enjoyed my first meal at Vatica.”
  15. “Great food”
  16. “The food was very fresh, perfectly seasoned, simply amazing!”
  17. “Fresh food that was perfectly seasoned!”
  18. “Place is nice and clean and food is tasty, People who love simple and elegant food it is right choice for them.”
  19. “On top of the rude service, the food was terrible.”
  20. “The food was wonderful.”
  21. “We love Indian cuisine and I've frequented many vegetarian restaurants before.”
  22. “This is such a unique and delicious dining experience.”
  23. “The price may seem high, but truly Indian food is always expensive and this is all you can eat of 5 to 6 different dishes.”
  24. “Great food at a great price”
  25. “like the variety of dishes that we get to taste.”
  26. “great place for some home made food.”
  27. “Lovely food, great prices and very helpful staff”
  28. “Really good Indian food.”
  29. “We very much enjoyed the succulent food and charming wit of the staff.”
  30. “Great, great food.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “like the variety.”
  2. “recommend the samosa and sweet Mango Lassi from the menu.”
  3. “like the variety of dishes that we get to taste.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “recommend this place to anyone who wants great food and service and not concerned about the looks of the place.”
  2. “great place for some home made food.”
service
78.5699987411499% positive
  1. “the staff are very friendly, kind and sweet, especially the owner :)”
  2. “Great, great service.”
  3. “As other have said, the owner is incredibly friendly and affable, but all of the other employees are very friendly as well.”
  4. “Food was excellent all around, and the service was excellent.”
  5. “On top of the rude service, the food was terrible.”
  6. “recommend this place to anyone who wants great food and service and not concerned about the looks of the place.”
  7. “Lovely food, great prices and very helpful staff”
  8. “The food is always delicious and fresh, and the service great.”
  9. “am not saying that because of the rude service.”
  10. “Excellent, friendly service.”
  11. “In these tough economic times, why waste your money on bad food and really, really, rude service.”
  12. “The food is delicious and relatively spicy, service is fast, and the owner is friendly and fun to visit with.”
  13. “The owner is awesome, as is the rest of the staff.”
  14. “We very much enjoyed the succulent food and charming wit of the staff.”
value
71.4300012588501% positive
  1. “All you can eat, great quality, and cheap.”
  2. “Highly recommended and worth the trip!”
  3. “At $8.99 for dinner and $6.99 for lunch it is such a great value for wonderful food!”
  4. “Lovely food, great prices and very helpful staff”
  5. “In these tough economic times, why waste your money on bad food and really, really, rude service.”
  6. “The price may seem high, but truly Indian food is always expensive and this is all you can eat of 5 to 6 different dishes.”
  7. “Great food at a great price”
2 Star Rating: Below Average

05/09/10

Weird experience

by ness25

I came in here to eat some lunch and it was about 2:30. I knew the place did not have a menu and you ordered the daily offerings. The owner stared at me and asked me if I wanted a menu. When I said no, he seemed somewhat pleased. By the way, there was no one else in the restaurant. The food, like I said was kinda bland and expensive for what you get. When I paid, as I was leaving the owner said "Next time, don't come so late, cause we like to close by 3."

  • Pros: Food wasn't bad- I think owner means well
  • Cons: Food wasn't that good either- bland.
1 Star Rating: Poor

01/14/09

Just awful!

by isamuel

We ordered food from this place for my father-in-laws birthday party. We walked in Vatica and were called dogs! Someone that works at the place thought it was funny to call customers dogs wearing Georgia sweatshirts. Upon finding out my wife graduated from Georgia and went to law school, he called my wife a "liar, not a lawyer!!!!!!!" On top of the rude service, the food was terrible. Palaak Panner and Eggplant was awful. I am not saying that because of the rude service. $80 for two half trays! Insane! I would have walked out if we did not have so many people coming to the party.

In these tough economic times, why waste your money on bad food and really, really, rude service.

I give this place an F on every level!

  • Pros: nothing
  • Cons: awful food and service.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/09/08

Great food

by MKfoodie

Really good Indian food. We visits every month or so for dinner. It is a set menu, and it is a little different every time and always good. Our plate is always refilled and we never leave hungry. The location isnt the prettiest though I dont mind it. The price may seem high, but truly Indian food is always expensive and this is all you can eat of 5 to 6 different dishes. I like the variety. The owner always remembers us and is really funny. I recommend this place to anyone who wants great food and service and not concerned about the looks of the place.

3 Star Rating: Average

08/25/08

Love/Hate Relationship

by LilyH

As a vegetarian, it's great to be able to go out for lunch and have something besides a green salad. As a fan of Indian food, I'm not terribly impressed by Vatica. In the year or so I've been a regular, I've gotten very bored with the rather bland, mushy food and lack of variety. Rice, soup, potato curry, dal, vegetable, bread and raita...it never changes. In addition, I've clearly been pegged as a two-thali customer. After the second refill I've literally continued to sit for an hour while conversing, and no additional refill has been offered. Since about 2 oz of each item is provided with each refill, and since this is often my main meal, it's really not worth the $12 to me. There are restaurants that I look forward to patronizing and restaurants that will do for an okay meal everyone can live with. This is definitely one of the latter.

  • Pros: Vegetarian, dependable
  • Cons: Mushy, bland food; slow service
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/21/08

I can Cook better than that for sure...........

by Prachidesai

I had gone there with 10 of my friends ...we were really hungry and were craving fr some traditional indian food ...Vatica was a real bad experience....the mananger /owner was really weird and sacrsatic ..clearly not intreasted or ready fr 10 ppl or i guess was ready to call of the day

FOOD was really bad...the only thing i liked was carrot pickel .No taste what so ever and the service wasnt that great either .

NEEDS real Improvement with FOOD , Decor , Attitute and service.

And PRICEY i wonder why..for what ..????????

NOT WORTH THE PRICE ....not even close

  • Pros: carrot pickel
  • Cons: price , food , service u name it

The Details on Vatica Indian Vegetarian

Place Categories:

  • great succulent food
  • very chatty owner
  • great service
  • recommend place
  • really bad indian food
  • great thalis
  • bad experience
  • unique dining experience
  • much enjoyed charming wit
  • great price
  • very friendly staff
  • really weird mananger owner
  • like variety
  • amazing aroma
  • love indian cuisine
  • enjoy vegetable dish
  • recommended highly
  • great value
  • fresh vegetarian indian
  • great quality
  • excellent choises
  • recommend mango lassi
  • loved mother inlaw
  • awful eggplant
  • big fan
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