Tich Modern Indian Cuisine

The fam took me to Tich (what drama, figuring out how to pronounce it) last night for my birthday, and damn, I was not disappointed. Oh, and the parental units were concerned that they could not spy anyone who looked Indian working there, but their authenticity fears were quickly put to rest.
Not only do they have a delicious veg section on their menu, they also have a veg 3 course option, which is nice. We opted to share many (oh, so many) dishes, and across the board, everyone was thrilled with every dish. For me, the evening’s true hero was the garlic naan, but I’m weirdly devoted to white carbs and empty calories, so that’s just me.
I also loved the décor… rustic lighting and reclaimed wood feature walls get me right *here*. Kind of hipster-​y I suppose, but we all secretly love that vibe.
The service was excellent, if not a little formal at times (our server took himself very seriously), but overall beyond reproach. He really knew the menu, and was attentive and friendly. 5 stars for him, even though he forgot to take our drink order twice. So I had a dry birthday, which meant no hangover this morning — BONUS!
Side note: I brought my 13 month old daughter, and they had a high chair waiting for us at the table. It’s not a kiddie restaurant, but it was surprisingly child-​friendly. The music was a little loud, which muffled any complaining from the ankle-​biter. ***sorry about all the pappadum bits on the floor, Tich!***
Highly recommend, and will defo return to this little Mimico treasure.

A great restaurant that shines along lakeshore west. We were here to celebrate our one year wedding anniversary.
The positives — a) service was exceptional. Our waiter and associate staff paid close attention to our requests, answered our questions about portions and the restaurant history (I used to live in the neighbourhood years ago and mistook it for another restaurant (Everest); b) the food — delicious. We opted out of the prix fixe (which looked good)
The negatives a) the beer I ordered was the last of its brand and came out flat, but chalk that one up to coincidence; b) service was just a bit slow… c) it was a little crowded …
Overall a good experience. Will come back.

Through jaded eyes. For sure another Toronto Indian revelation only to be a recapitulation of tired 3 day old has been. For Sure!
Wrong, Bob
Fresher cleaner intelligent spicing overall. MalabarSeafooD a little mild not quite insipid. Biryani (veg) very good. Vindaloo (Portugese provenance) eschewed, oft killed wi heat vinegar oft undetectable and Palm vinegar not widely available. Tandoor oven on premises excellent paneer (beyond commercial rubber), skewer and bread.
Pleasant competent service in serviceable venue Suck some Kulfi (heavily rose watered).

Brilliant! Food is exquisite. Service is great. If you like Indian food, this place is a no brainer. ’nuff said.

Very good food. Make sure you make reservations. Good options for vegetarians. The portions are decent. The fish and shrimp both are excellent.

Amazing. Classic Dak Bungalow chicken. Fine service and remarkably good chai. I could make a habit of this place.

Great ambiance, ok food.
I love the reclaimed wood and blue green colours, a great departure from the standard heavy orange, pink, red, purple golden Indian restaurant cliché.
However, despite it’s trendy hipster appearance, Tich is a let down when it comes to food. Yes, they do have some interesting dishes on the menu, especially in the fish and sea food department but the flavours are bland and the food is heavy. I felt terribly acidic the whole night after having dinner there a few days ago.

Great atmosphere, food and service. Absolutely love this place! Very authentic taste, highly recommended.

We came in on a Sunday without reservations and was told they were pretty booked up. They accommodated us though and we sat down. Ambiance was great, modern and relaxing. The food came quick and was delicious. We ordered the lamb korma which had amazing flavour and the chicken vindaloo. Our only complaint was the service. They were polite but we had to ask for water, drink refills and our bill. Overall, a very good restaurant and we will be coming back.

Let’s start off on a positive note. The décor is beautiful and modern — clean! The service was really bad and the food was sub-​par. Way too spicy and I am Indian.
The apps were decent but the mains were not good. I didn’t like the breads either. Unfortunately will not return.

Great addition to Mimico. Only reason I am
not giving 5 stars is because we grabbed take-​out so I cannot comment on service. Food was fresh and flavorful and I portions were plentiful. Will be visiting again soon!

Food was good. We ordered the onion appetizer. Forgot the name now. For mains it was the lamb korma and butter chicken. Butter chicken was decent but not as sweet as I am used to. The lamb korma was spicy and delicious. Probably one of the best I have had. Price wasnt bad. Nice atmosphere. Service will need to improve. The younger waitresses seem lost and the main waiter was too busy. We waited for a bit to order food. But they redeemed themself at the end with more frequent checking in on us. I would go back to try other dishes.

Food was excellent and could easily be given 5 stars. Service however needs to be improved. We were a party of 4. 2 of us ordered the prefix and 2 ordered a la carte. For some reason we were given a drink menu but not the food menu when we first arrived. It is difficult to pick your wine choice when you can’t even see the food options you might be closing from. While we given water right away, we were at there for at least 30 – 40 minutes before our drinks arrived. I found the wine pours to be on the small side, especially with all glasses of wine being almost $ 10.
The server repeatedly went through what we ordered but mumbled through it every-​time so we could hardly understand what he was saying. This was annoying when the bill came and he over charged us and then argued about what we ordered. We also had one bill and each figured out what we owe but the server wasted a lot of time trying to split the bill and getting it wrong every time. We also had to remind the server a couple times that 2 of our meals came with dessert since he was plopping the bill down right after our mains were down.
Food was great. The lamp chop app on the pre fix was excellent with a ton of flavour. The lobster and shrimp dish was lacking lobster because they were out (which was very disappointing) but still excellent. I have no idea what the dessert was but I took it home and ate it the next day and it was very good.

Sorry overall disappointed. The décor is amazing. Our server was amazing. The menu is simple and includes all good Indian dishes. The food is a different story.
Lamb shank felt like a tomato stew and quite bland, lamb chops were ok, crab cakes hardly had crabs.
Overall, rather disappointed at both the main courses and the apps.

Amazing service and delicious food. I ordered their lamb shank. It was perfectly cooked, well spiced and the taste was amazing. Their lachaa paratha and Paneer lababdaar was good too. Their chef knows what they are cooking and not experimenting. I will suggest to try this place at least once if you are a Indian food lover.
Their kulfi was amazing too. Must try.

Got a early reservation because it was booked up. Usually a good sign.
The décor is really nice — modern and lovely.
Off the bat — I have a sensitive nose — so to me, before the place filled up and the kitchen got cooking, I was really put off by the way the restaurant smelled. I think they may have a damp basement or something. Understandable, but please burn some lamp bergeres, or something.
Friendly service.
We started with the Kokani Crab Tikki, supposedly crab cakes. It gets a big no from me. When I ask for crab cake I expect to at least get a hint that crab was involved in the making of the dish… instead I got a cake overpowered by curry leaves and mustard seeds. I felt like I was eating a spice ball. Maybe they waved the crab over it? No — just no.
Our second appetizer was the Onion Bhaji — now I am not normally a fan of battered and fried onions, but these were delish!
I also had the Bengali Fish Curry, which was ok, and my dinner companion had the Chicken Vindaloo because he craves all things spicy — and the menu says in BOLD letters HOT — usually for him it ain’t, but in this case it lived up to the hype! He was very happy.
I’ll return and give it another shot — I hear the Sea Bream and Braised Lamb Shank are both great. For now… it’s ok — hopefully I’ll revise my opinion.

Should be a five star if it weren’t for a few service mishaps.
The food quality was excellent. The flavours were complex and ingredients fresh. Staff were friendly and helpful and accomodating. We ordered from the price fix menu. I would have given a 5 star but we asked before being seated about an allergy to all nuts and seeds and were told it would be no problem… which is wasn’t…however, the first course came out with sesame seeds on top of the salad, I think the server may have grabbed the wrong plate as he returned within seconds with the new plate. We has the paneer and chicken masala. They were both equally amazing.
Second course (mains) were amazing. I ordered the vegetable medely and my partner ordered the lamb shank. The vegetable medely came with eggplant, lentils and paneer. I loved all three and the lamb shank was also spectacular. The only thing we were not aware of was there was a surcharge on the lamb shank which I don’t recall seeing on the menu.
The dessert course was a bit problematic. We were told the one dessert that was safe for allergies could be prepared without the nuts on top, a dessert cottage cheese soaked in cream. First it came out with nuts on top, we thought maybe the server mixed up our desserts as mine was an ice cream with pistachios inside, luckily I took a bite of that first and noticed it was a) cold and b) had nuts. The server was very apologetic and immediately took it back and brought out a new cottage cheese dessert within minutes… in a special bowl, however there was one lone almond sliver floating around… we didn’t mention it this time, as we really were way too full to even eat dessert. The mains and appetizers were AMAZING. I love they use fresh spices and not the dried ones we are accustomed to. I was never really a fan of Indian desserts anyways, my ice cream was tasty though.
Will likely return, but will be very VERY cautious and maybe will avoid dessert, which we normally do anyways.

We tried Tich for dinner last night and loved every bit of it. I tried the veg menu and almost ordered everything (we were party of 8). Onion bhaaji, tandoori platter,
saag panner, dal Bhukara, masala Bhindi are top notch. Have to say that the garlic nan is the best I had in a long long time. They also have some great wines options to go along with the food. Very nice ambience… great waiting staff and very welcoming host! Will definitely go back!

If there’s one place you’d go while in Toronto for some great Indian food, let it be Tich. The food is prepared with extensive attention-​to-​detail. The drinks are exquisite. Don’t miss out on the Lamb Chops. The staff is very welcoming and the service is warm!