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Bombay Cuisine
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Category: Restaurants [Edit]
2006 9th Street(between Addison St & University Ave)
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 843-9601
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
8 reviews for Bombay Cuisine
It was cold, and rainy, and the Indian Buffet that we had wanted to go to for lunch was closed. We were hungry. We were hungry in that way that you can get hungry where you can almost feel the depth of hunger welling up in your in the pit of your stomach. Indian food was the only thing that was going to elevate that hunger.
So we walked up University and saw Bombay's sign. I had been there 5 years ago, with a bunch of girlfriends, and recalled that it was a bit shady on the atmosphere, but couldn't recall the food.
The rain started to pour harder, and even though I'm lady who likes to take risks, and try new food, I was still attached to an exciting buffet, so a little disappointed when we ducked into Bombay Cuisine, and were seated immediately.
There were three other tables full, and Hindi-style Turner movie network playing on the flat screen t.v., both which seemed like a very bad sign, but my dining partner was already ordering us mango lassi's and the day's lunch had been decided.
We got two veggie curry lunch meals, which came with rice, veggies, yogurt, saag paneer, chickpea curry, and a choice of chipati or puffy bread.
The food was served, too quickly for me to begin to understand what the hero and heroine of the film were in despair about and in snyc with as much time as my fellow dinner was able to get up, go to the bathroom and come back to the table.
It was wonderful. We like Indian food, especially on cold, rainy days, when you are hungry and the spices surround your senses and the variety of colors in every dish make it feel just a little bit brighter all around.
This food was definitely homemade, and seasoned very well. It was a little on the sweet side, but I appreciated that for a good Indian meal and it was a steal at $5.95 for all the food you could ever want- hungry or not.
I would say that this place must be under new ownership, because the decor and food was much more tasteful that I recall, but I think that it's worth the trip a couple blocks from the HWY off of University Ave. to see what they call the "Best Indian Food Experience," at Bombay.
Summary based on 1 dinner:
--veg (Gujarati) thali just ok compared to others I've had (see list). One of the veg curries was cabbage and peas--not that appealing
--presentation left something to be desired as it arranged on a metal, military mess hall style tray
--service friendly and ok
--parking easy on street
--no evident wi-fi
--cheap
Pretty good indian -
The woman working was super nice in dealing with one member of our party with stomach issues (aka NON indian food eater). That is always a plus. My masala dosa was unbelievably delicious - my dining partners couldn't say they same. We all enjoyed our meal, but they werent blown away.
The atmosphere is nice & prices pretty good. Coconut Chutney that came with my dosa was the highlight..
Secret Squirrel and I, on a quest to find our Priya replacement (see review) checked out Bombay, which I remembered from the mid-80's as a fine Indian restaurant. We were not overwhelmed on our visit, however, and felt the food was blandish, overpriced and not particularly Wow! inducing. I'd go there again, if need be, but it really wasn't a memorable experience.
We got the Bombay Thali, which comes with your choice of one meat curry (lamb or chicken) and one veggie curry. The chicken was tender, though a little on the bland side, but the eggplant and potatoes had great flavor and a nice kick to it. The thali is served on an aluminum hospital-style tray(!?) but each little pocket is chock full of Indian food goodness -- naan or chapati, dal, your two curries, rice, raita and mango chutney. Cheap and tasty, and as a bonus, the decor seems to have moved forward from the early 70s to the late 80s since the last time we were in.
I went here because it was in a convienent place. There was hardly anyone inside (1-2 tables) so I was kind of scared but I figured that you can't have bad Indian food in Berkeley. I had the paneer with peas and it was delicious. The paneer tasted like homemade, very fresh. I also had a chicken dish which was very tasty also. They both came with some mango chutney. The bread seemed like it was wheat and also was hot and fresh. The server was very friendly and was very happy for my business. Even though it's not a popular place (either that or it's very new since I'm first to rate it) I would highly recommend it if you're in the area.
What a treat to have this as a my neighborhood restaurant. The food is delicious. It is just like the food that my mom made when I was growing up. This is Indian food for Indians.
these guys used to be a lot better. before their recent renovation, i have vivid memories of roti the size of massive dosas. we just went here a few weeks ago and were underwhelmed by the mattar paneer and the uttapam. the mango lassi was blah and the chicken tikka was inexcusable. guess we'll just have to go to vik's instead...
