Gateway to India - Tacoma

4 (11)

$30 and under

Indian

2603 6th Ave, Tacoma, WA 98406

About this restaurant

Vegetarian-friendly
Great for brunch
Good for business meals

Welcome!

We have been serving fine Indian cuisine to the Puget Sound area at our Tacoma location since July 1996. We opened our second location in Gig Harbor in Nov 2009. Come in and treat yourself to authentic dishes from the northern India in a causal family environment. We have a vast selection of delicious meals from vegetarian, Tandoori, seafood, lamb, chicken and more. Also enjoy our vast selection of Indian beers and wines. Come and join us for meal and find out what you are missing!

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Indian, Vegetarian
Hours of operation
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 3:00pm Saturday & Sunday: 12:00pm - 3:00pm Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm - 9:30pm Sunday: 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Website
http://gatewaytoindiarestaurant.com/
Payment options
Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Surinder Singh

Location
2603 6th Ave, Tacoma, WA 98406
Neighborhood
Tacoma
Cross street
Fife
Parking details
Ample parking next to the restaurant.
Public transit
route 1 on 6th Ave
Additional
Banquet, Corkage Fee, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Tandoori Murgha | Chicken on the Bone$15.95
Chicken marinated with authentic Indian spices and herbs. Barbecued in Tandoor. Served on bed of onions on a sizzling platter
Tandoori Murgh Tikka | Chicken$16.95
Tender boneless chicken breast marinated with authentic Indian spices and herbs. Barbecued in Tandoor. Served on bed of onions on a sizzling platter

Lamb Entrees

Spicy Level: Mild, Mild +, Medium, Medium +, Hot, Hot +

Saag Gosht | Spinach & Lamb$17.95
Boneless lamb with pureed spinach cooked in onion sauce with freshly ground herbs and spices
Shahi Gosht Korma$17.95
Boneless lamb cooked in creamy yogurt sauce, with ginger, garlic and fenugreek leaves. Garnished with almonds

Seafood Entrees

Spicy Level: Mild, Mild +, Medium, Medium +, Hot, Hot +

Masala Jinga | Shrimp$18.95
Shrimp seasoned with fresh herbs and spices, cooked in tomato, onion and yogurt sauce
Masala Machlee | Fish$18.95
Cod cooked with fresh herbs and spices in tomato, onions and yogurt sauce

What 11 people are saying

Gateway to India - Tacoma reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.0

4.0 based on all time ratings

4.0Food
3.7Service
3.5Ambience
0.9Value

Noise • Moderate

11 Reviews

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kingpoop
Seattle8 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 28, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Birthday dinner was delicious.
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WontChooseThisAgain Gold
Seattle41 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 3, 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
Buffet wasn't ready right away and wasn't very good on this day. Little disappointed. Also, bathroom was very dirty. Hadn't been here in a few years and seems like it's gone downhill.
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OpenTable Diner
Central Coast54 reviews
3.0
Dined on October 29, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Made reservations actually for 4 and when the lady said they don't do business with OpenTable so we had to wait for an available booth. There was another party ahead of us and instead of guiding us to our table, the lady just said over there. Which I don't know what over there meant. We all decided to do the buffet which was $11.99 per person and $5.99 for kids the age of 10 and under. Majority of the time , we had to asked for our water to be filled, I ordered a Chai tea and it took a while until I was informed that they ran out of Chai tea and was making it. The buffet was not bad but they ran out of naan bread, rice pudding and spoons. My expectations for a buffet is it's ok that they ran out of food but it should not take 30 mins to an hour to refill the food. Anytime things were addressed, the lady did try to ask the kitchen about it so it's out of her control.
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Allara222
Seattle13 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 14, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Ever since my husband took me there the 1st time I've loved Gateway. Their food is amazing, their staff is top notch so it is am amazing culinary experience your taste buds will celebrate. What Open Table can improve is THEIR knowledge of the restaurants so they do not let you set a reservation for when the restaurant is NOT open. On Sundays Gateway doesn't even open till NOON so we were there for 15 minutes waiting as our reservation was for 11:45.
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Janie
Naples34 reviews
3.0
Dined on March 23, 2015
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Buffet was ok! Limited help that day!
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steve Gold
Seattle46 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 8, 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
First time visit to this restaurant and first time for Indian food. We dined early on a Firday night (5:30) so there were only 4-5 tables of patrons. This likely also contributed to all the attention we had by the wait staff. We ordered Marsla chicken and Jinga shrimp. My wife doesn't do spice so she order the chicken mild. I wasn't sure if hot really meant hot so I order Med for the shrimp. Both dishes had very good flavor. The shrimp was definitely a medium in my book so I will likely try hot next time, which unfortunately means my wife won't try it. We also had a bread called spinach naan. Oh my gosh, that was really good! Tasted great dipped in the vegetarian soup. Great restaurant. We will be back!
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Johnny Gold
Toledo27 reviews
4.0
Dined on January 25, 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
This is one of my last minute go to places that always seems to have room and a good meal.
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NAS125
Seattle9 reviews
4.0
Dined on April 15, 2013
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The people here really care about your experience. You go here for the food and the service and that is what you get. We go here 1-2 times a month and have never been let down.
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wardogzzz
Seattle22 reviews
3.0
Dined on January 13, 2013
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
The wait staff seemed a wee bit harried, but they managed to keep up with the service. I would say that they still need a little more experience and training and in time they will have a four star rating. Menu items are always well prepared and I noted a distinct change in our usual appetizer. The portion was cut, but the quality was better. Not that it was bad before. They did miss the order for some bread, but that was not anything we couldn't get over. We really didn't need it anyway. Other than that, the food was awesome and we were able to get reservations on a Friday night. By the way this place clears out about 1900 and becomes even better.
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23rdStudios Gold
Denver59 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 3, 2012
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
We were in town on Business and as always i turn to OpenTable and the GF turns to Yelp.. We got a glowing recommendation from a friend and so we went to check out this awesome place. I ordered the Lamb Tandoori at a spicy level 6 which is Indian Hot, the food was awesome. Besides it being to hot to eat because it was served right off the stove it was awesome. The Garlic Naan is really good and a nice size also, everything is really well cooked and the staff is really nice.
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Indian, Vegetarian
Hours of operation
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 3:00pm Saturday & Sunday: 12:00pm - 3:00pm Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm - 9:30pm Sunday: 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Website
http://gatewaytoindiarestaurant.com/
Payment options
Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Surinder Singh

Location
2603 6th Ave, Tacoma, WA 98406
Neighborhood
Tacoma
Cross street
Fife
Parking details
Ample parking next to the restaurant.
Public transit
route 1 on 6th Ave
Additional
Banquet, Corkage Fee, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Gateway to India - Tacoma

About this restaurant

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Menu

Appetizers

Subji Pakoras | Vegetable Fritters$7.50

Vegetarian Samosas$7.50

Vegetarian Entrees

Daal Maharani | Mixed Lentils$12.95

Kabuli Channa | Garbanzo Beans$12.95

Tandoori Entrees

Tandoori Murgha | Chicken on the Bone$15.95

Tandoori Murgh Tikka | Chicken$16.95

Lamb Entrees

Saag Gosht | Spinach & Lamb$17.95

Shahi Gosht Korma$17.95

Seafood Entrees

Masala Jinga | Shrimp$18.95

Masala Machlee | Fish$18.95

What 11 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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