Royal Bengal Restaurant

itamarmn 

on Citysearch

19 years ago

Bengali it is - but not the buffet.. – A former reader reported that the food is not Bengali. This is probably true of the buffet, but the a-la-carte includes several typical Bengali items: Try the fish called Hilsa (a million bones, but extremely tasty), and the eggplant cooked with mustard seed. The Bengali menu is small, but excellent. It's a small, unpresumptuous place, a simple ma-and-pa restaurant with excellent food and kind service. 

vidt 

on Citysearch

19 years ago

Nothing really Bengali, but ok food – I've eaten several times at this buffet restaurant, mostly because of the convenient location (notwithstanding the massive rubble pile which has graced its entrance for the past few weeks thanks to City of Cambridge construction). They advertise as authentic Bengali food, but it is not different from you average Cambridge Indian buffet. The samosas are distinctly Bengali though (smaller and crispier) and I will wager by the 4 arms of Vishnu that they prepare the filling fresh each day, i... read more

Contributor 

on Citysearch

20 years ago

Cambridge eatery serving an authentic departure from usual Indian fare. – The Scene The 32-seat room shows loving touches on a budget--Indian wall hangings, folk art and posters fix the ethnic identity, and servers wear traditional Bengali garb. White tablecloths and pink cloth napkins dress up the look for patrons from MIT and Bengalis delighted to have some home-cooking. The Food The spicy, complex cooking of Calcutta and Bangladesh is worlds away from what usually passes as "Indian food," so skip the standard fare and con... read more

dbr12 

on Citysearch

22 years ago

Yummy – They have great Bengali food, definitely worth the money and the service os also good!!!