Bombay Chowk Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is delicious."
• "Highly recommend the food as well, flavorful delicious all while dining in an authentic atmosphere."
• "The Veg Thali is superb, excellent variety and value."
• "The food they recommended was extremely good."
• "Every dish is pretty good."
• "The food is absolutely delicious and abundant, what an amazing value on the Upper East Side!"
• "The food was really good."

Cons:

• "Chicken was over cooked and rubbery and the butter chicken sauce was thin."
• "The butter chicken was rubbery and in very thin unflavorful gravy."
• "The serving sizes were small, and the food lacked authentic Indian flavors, often veering towards excessive sweetness."
• "Their chicken tikka masala is way too sweet it’s not supposed to be sweet at all!"
• "The food was good but just missing that savory taste."
• "The food was below average, I ordered goat Biryaani and it tasted 1/10."
• "The Malai kofta had a nauseating sweet taste."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff is very nice and accommodating."
• "The owner is quite friendly and willing to educate on differences between Northern and Southern Indian cooking styles."
• "Our waitress was friendly and helped us navigate the menu."
• "The service was beyond great. Very friendly and welcoming."
• "Service was quick and efficient."
• "The staff is friendly and attentive."
• "Service is exceptional and kind."

Cons:

• "There was an automatic 20% tip on a check for two."
• "Service is slow."
• "The waiter also didn't guide very well regarding the menu."
• "Irritated/angry-faced servers."
• "Service is friendly albeit a bit slow."
• "It would take so long for us to see a server to even get our menus in the first place when we sat down."
• "Food also took awhile to come."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The ambience is warm and authentic."
• "The decor is so regal."
• "The atmosphere is pleasant with South Asian decor surrounding you."
• "Beautiful decor as well!"
• "The ambiance and atmosphere is very exquisite."
• "Atmosphere and decor is fabulous."
• "The interior is very elaborate with a cool vibe."

Cons:

• "The entrees do NOT come with starch, and a plain naan costs $3.95, plain rice costs $4.95."
• "The surrounding is fabulous."
• "Environment and vibes of the restaurant is awesome."
• "The Google rating here is pretty deceptive."
• "The kitchen was super slow and it took over 45 mins for us to get our food."
• "The only criticism is that the tables are too small for the size of the dishes."
• "The prices were way too high."

Value

Pros:

• "What an amazing value on the Upper East Side!"
• "Food portion and quality is top notch."
• "The Quantity and Quality of the food is good for the price."
• "Amazing Authentic Goan Food!"
• "Probably the best Indian I’ve had in the city so far."
• "The vegetarian lunch special is a great value in terms of taste and price."
• "Their lunch specials are a deal."

Cons:

• "For the price, there are much better options around."
• "One mistake was that they gave me a serving spoon to eat with instead of a regular spoon."
• "The entrees do not come with rice and the quantity could have been a bit more."
• "So the portion was very small and completely over priced for what it was."
• "Pricey, as everyone else says here."
• "A bit disappointing $200 experience for two people at dinner."
• "The food is wayyy overpriced for the food portion they serve."