Bombay Cafe

surferboi 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

High raters must love bland indian food. – There is nothing authentic about this place. Indian food should not be this bland. I felt like I was eating at an Indian food night at my dorm. 

rks25 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Bad Indian Food! – We wish that we had read the reviews before we went there. The absence of Indians when we arrived at the restaurant should have clued us in too so I guess that we deserve the bad food. First of all if you are an Indian, avoid this place. The paneer makhni and the baingan bharta were too sweet. I have never had sweet baingan bharta in my life. Secondly, it is also a rip-off! $7.00 for pani puri???! What a disappointing experience. 

foodie06 

on Citysearch

18 years ago

Abominable – A complete let down. With a 9.2 rating we were expecting finger-licking good food. If you've ever eaten Indian food before then stay away from this place. Complete ripoff, bad food, high prices. 

xteen 

on Citysearch

19 years ago

Wouldn't Go Back – I don't understand how this place got a 9.2 and/or why it is ranked #1 in Zagat for Indian food. The food is fine, but nothing special. There are MUCH better Indian places in LA. The service was so-so, the ambience so-so. The menu was a little limited - no lamb saagwala for example, which was surprising and disappointing. Many reviewers complained about the prices. I wasn't outraged at the price - $50 for more than enough food for two, but this place does not live up to the hype. 

lindyjbs 

on Citysearch

19 years ago

Rip-off – I have done a lot of traveling in my life, and I have NEVER seen an Indian restaurant which charges $60 for two pieces of bread, and three A LA CARTE entrees (except perhaps in London, b/c of the pound-dollar exchange rate). Usually Indian food is tasty and cheap, but in this case it was average and TERRIBLY expensive. Unless you have money to spend, I wouldn't recommend it. 

mehtarao 

on Citysearch

19 years ago

Ok restaurant compared to other ones... – I would say this is an ok restaurant compared to other ones. Food was good and tasty, but extremely spicy. We tried the lamb vindaloo dish and i was litterally sweating. I am surprised it is so spicy & hot after seeing some of the reviews complaining the food was bland. May be its b'cos of the dish we had tried out or simply the waiter had thought we r indians & made the dish extra spicy. The nimbu cocktail was really good & the nan was excellent. I think the quantity of the dish was... read more

Andrew G. 

on Insider Pages

19 years ago

Good, eclectic Indian food Great Indian food in West L.A. Well spiced and unique tastes. Try the chicken frankie for some basic fare or curries or tandoori for more upmarket. The nimbu soda is a favorite, too. 

alanshih 

on Citysearch

19 years ago

much better options for indian out there – i went with the recommendation of friends but wouldn't go back.....here's why....to start, there were open parking spaces in the back and still had to "valet"..the valet guy drove off because of course it would be weird to pull right into the lot before i even walk into the door...food was ok.portions small. asked for rice..server didn't say it was extra, so $3 was added at the end. chicken was dry, minimal curry sauce. i asked for more and server said ok, didn't mention that a smal... read more

lala222 

on Citysearch

20 years ago

VERY DISAPPOINTING – We had dinner here the past week and were totally disappointed. The food was sub-par at best. We couldn't understand why this place was rated so highly when there are so many better Indian restaurants in LA. Plus they charge for Chutney!!!