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Bombay Bhel is a casual, relaxed spot serving up authentic Indian dishes. They offer an extensive list of vegetarian options.
With the right amount of spice, their tandoori chicken was just right for me, and the naan was very fresh. Service was so so that day. We waited for 15 minutes before getting a table, even though the restaurant was less than half full, and there was no line up. The hostess was just busy doing her own thing and decided to make us wait. I would have given a higher service rating if not for this.
Curry doesn't cost much. Why do they only give you such a small portion? After leaving this place, I was not satisfied and felt as if I needed to go to McDonalds to fill myself up. However, the food tastes good. Overall, I would not come back until it becomes cheaper to dine there.
I enjoyed my dinner here.
There were a couple of us, so we got to try out a few dishes.
The appetizer sampler was a little delight. I didn't quite enjoy the Buttered Chicken that much. It wasn't as creamy as I usually have it. The Prawn Masala was very good. The Curry Beef was good choice too.
Their garlic naan and roti was very delicious too!
Definately going again.
We always pass by this place and curious to see if they're good or not. The decor from the outside is quite attractive, so we decided to try it for the first time.
Went there around 5pm and the place is still kinda dead, which was nice. I like quiet. The decor inside was simple and nice.
As food and drinks, we had Butter Chicken & Tandoori Chicken w/ rice, a side of garlic naan, ice tea and chai tea. The butter chicken looked small but it did had a good amount of chicken in it. Also their butter chicken sauce is sweeter than other places and tomato-ey. The tandoori chicken had 4 big pieces along with a little fresh salad.
For the first time, we received some top notch service. It was consistent and our server kept on checking up on us.
The price is average, it's usually around $10-14 per dish.
Recommended.
Took advantage of a promotion for a takeout meal. Met the owner who is very charismatic, and it transcends into the whole atmosphere and staff. The food is very good- not too bland, not too salty, with generous portions of naan. The only negative I can think of, and it's not under their control, is that parking can be hard to find...
But definitely worth checking out!
I was really hungry and was craving Indian food and had always wondered how the food at Bombay Bhel was, I've drove by many times but had never checked it out. The beef samosa was ok, I've always loved samosas and have tried many different places and Bombay Bhel makes it just fine. The garlic naan beard was soft and fresh, butter chicken was tender and good, the tandoori chicken was decent. For dessert, the mango cheesecake is really good!
The food is good here. Not as authentic as it could be but still very good....Best butter chicken I've had yet... and decently priced for lunch.
Service was an issue here on all occassions that I visited. The staff were slow and seemed confused even though there were only 3 tables of two one afternoon. We waited a long time to order and had to flag down the waiter to get the cheque. We then had to flag him down 5 min. after that because it seemed like he forgot (he just stood around and folded some napkins while we waited)
In fact, one time it was so bad that the owner gave us a free appetizer coupon if we came back next time. So we came back and gave them another chance. The service had not improved. I ordered my mango drink at the same time as my meal and while the food finally came, the drink never did. I reminded the waiter twice about the drink and it still didn't come. Near the end of the meal as my companion's plates were being cleared, my drink arrives!
I haven't been back since.
I went to this Indian restaurant on a Sunday afternoon. I was really pleasantly surprised at the ambiance of the place. It is a very spacious, but warm place. The service was great, but not many people were there at the time. Both or meals were prepared with excellent quality.
The ambiance was alright. The food was fairly good(i will give them that) but in terms of the price/value, it's a little on the expensive side compared to other Indian restaurants I've eaten at(the past 5 years). Service sucked. Our server(who i suspect was the owner) was annoyingly chatty. He said his family was from Pakistan(if i remember right). The guy kept chatting to us incessantly even to the point that he sat down beside my older friend and at one point rudely asked me why i looked so out of it. I had actually just returned the night before on a international flight but i didn't tell him the reason because i wasn't gonna give him an opportunity to further engage us in his conversation. I hate server's like that who don't know when to stop talking. Hello! I come to your restaurant to eat and catch up with my friends(not catch up with you and have you ask me all sorts of questions about my life). Luckily for me, i've met very few server's who are that chatty and inquisitive. My co-worker recently wanted to try out this restaurant with me but i said a firm NO. I'm not putting myself through that hell again. Instead, i took her to this other mom-and pops Indian restaurant in Main that sells the most amazing goat curry and boy, was she hooked. I can't remember the name of the restaurant but i've eaten there more than i care to remember. I was introduced to it by a close friend of mine who happens to be Indian. Anyway, to conclude, Bombay Bhel has good food but be prepared for the annoyingly chatty & inquisitive server(or owner?).
Small servings! There was barely any chicken in our butter chicken but the sauce was all right. The vindaloo was super spicy but had no flavour. Naan bread was overdone and the rice was hard and chunky. They had way too many service people working that night because for the 45 minutes we were there, five different people came to our table to ask us how we're doing. We sat for a while after our meal to enjoy our beverages and this one server came up to us and asked if she could take our water full water glasses away. The room was nice; however, you would never guess it is an indian place if it isn't for the music. Will not be returing.
Had a lunch special. The naan was really good. Everything else, so so. I like Indian food so that wasn't the deal. It wasn't really hot. The pickle was not good. Everything in the little bowls all just kinda tasted the same. There was nothing like a curry at all. It included some kind of dessert that seemed like a really runny rice pudding. The texture just grossed me out. The atmosphere was good but some of the waitresses didn't even know what the menu items were. Would not return.
Okay, we heard this place was good but we didn't want to drive all the way out to Burnaby to try it. Then one day we did anyway, mostly because we had an Entertainment Coupon to use up. What a great idea! This place is great! We had the sizzling palak platter which everyone loved, and several vegetarian and one shrimp curry, plus some breads. Everything was good tasting, a good portion, for a good price -- just what I want in a restaurant! The only thing was that it seemed like three curries had the same sauce and slightly different ingredients. It was good, but three of the same was not a good diea, I wish our server had warned us about this.
I came here with some friends as a second choice because the first choice was really busy. I didn't know what to expect at this restaurant because I rarely have Indian food. I was quite surprised how spicy the food was when my order came. I had to basically stuff my face with Naan to take the heat off my tongue. The service was excellent. The waiters and waitresses came by every second to ask if we were enjoying our meal. They filled our glasses without us asking too. The atmosphere was really calming and stress free. It wasn't quite busy as it probably should be being on a Saturday. I had the chicken curry with rice. Excellent in every way.
Having been to Bombay Bhel in Toronto a number of times, when I found out they had opened a location in Vancouver, I was more than thrilled. Had the butter chicken w/ naan. To be completely honest, the butter chicken is better at Tandoori King. Very good, attentive service. Clean, yet somewhat boring surroundings. A bit disappointed, considering my high expectations.
As a born and raised Vancoverite I had no idea that an Indian restaurant experience could be like this! Before this Toronto outfit opened Bombay Bhel, the only place even close was Rubina's on Kingsway, which I find excellent but a little old school.
Bombay Bhel is just about perfect in their execution of new Indian cuisine and old favorites and the ambience is perfect for a sophisticated night out with friends or your significant other.
In my opinion, this is the best high end restaurant in the "heights" way better than the pretentious and ridiculously priced Pear Tree
Food here is perfect,the selection wonderful.Staff always changing,always young,and menu awareness [ie ingredients] usually unknown by the youthful servers.Staff are always agreeable, but lacking a professional attention to detail and never suggest options/desserts etc. Owner Ron is a muscle bound male who knows his job in toto.He is a consumate professional restauranteur,young, but aware to sensitivities and cultural needs. This place has the potential to be honestly great in time, a destination location for certain.
Lighting, a bit dull for reading the menu,and sound system needs a bit of adjustment,ie bass and resonance. I will continue to love the food & return often.
Had dinner with my wife and two friends. All of us live/lived in the UK for extended periods and the curry there sets a pretty high standard. We shared 5 dishes - aloo gobi, chicken vindaloo, shrimp masala, biryani & tikka masala, both chicken. I guess we like chicken. The food was really good, every dish, however they didn't all arrive at the same time. It was hard to get drinks, hard to catch the waitress' eye to order more side dishes, and finally took ages for the bill to arrive. Only one or two people were allowed to touch the till and if they were otherwise occupied, you had to wait, 15 minutes. They were friendly enough, but life their interior decorator, somewhat indifferent. Service bad. Ambiance/room good enough. Food lovely.
My brother-in-law is East Indian, so my sis has learned to make all the authentic East Indian dishes. I guess it's not a fair comparison for any restaurant that I compare my sister's great home cooked meals, but you have to start somewhere.
Since Bombay Bhel is in my neck of the woods - I gave it a try anyway ... just to see if they've got the goods.
My go-to dishes are always butter chicken, curry lamb, samosas and naan - all of which we ordered. Presentation was very nice and the decor was very cozy, but it all comes down to the food now doesn't it? Sorry, but it didn't deliver. Nothing was outstanding - it was usual Indian food ... the kind that you can get anywhere on Main/Fraser Streets. Of course, having high standards to compare it to, I guess it really isn't a fair comparison. But, now that I've tried it, I won't be going back there if I'm craving Indian food. It will either be Ashiana's on Kingsway or call my sis up for dinner.
A friend of mine decided to bring Indian food for dinner and picked Bombay Bhel. The server who took the order seemed to know what she was doing but when we got home, we discovered it was NOT what we had ordered. We phoned the restaurant to let them know they got the order wrong and they said we could bring it back and they would exchange it. We then ordered Karai Chicken instead. On the way to pick up our food we thought we would add another dish to the order so it could all be picked up at the same time. When we called the restaurant back, the staff seemed to have no idea what we were talking about when we explained the situation and said we wanted to add another dish we would be happy to pay for. After speaking with 4 different people, we get the manager on the phone. We explained the situation again and asked to add another dish and asked for a recommendation. The manager very rudely said it was Saturday night (it was about 6pm) and she didn't have "time to read out the menu!"
To cut a long story short, we orderd the Goan chicken curry and went to pick it up. At the restaurant, there was no apology for the mistake in the original order, the new food was thumped onto the counter and the attitude of the staff was extremely poor! The food was good but extremely oily! Prices are also higher than normal and in the end, this place is just not worth it.
This is the third time that we have had a problem with this restaurant and their service. The staff just don't seem to care and have no idea what customer service means.
A very poor showing and we will certainly not be going there again. There are plenty of great Indian restaurants that are more deserving of my money and know how to talk to and treat customers!
I used to work near the Bombay Bhel and I would go there about once a week. Their take on Indian food is awesome especially the Butter Chicken but I have had other things there and it is all great. It's so good that once in a while I'll take the 20 minute drive to pickup an order and bring it back home to satisfy my Bombay Bhel cravings
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