Bombay Spice Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were so friendly. They couldn't do enough for you and would never rush you out."
• "Service was impeccable, only once did the manager attempt to seduce my friend."
• "Absolutely fantastic, the service was great from the moment we walked through the door, the food was amazing."
• "The staff were all very friendly, and very easy to ask for new drinks."
• "Service was excellent, the food came quickly and tasted amazing."
• "Staff were friendly, helpful and attentive."
• "We were welcomed by friendly and polite staff."

Cons:

• "Should of found elsewhere to eat out."
• "The staff that evening seemed mostly frustrated that we had chosen to eat there that evening."
• "Very rude staff and very bad service."
• "Very bad and impolite staff."
• "The guy who sat us down was fairly abrupt."
• "On entering, instead of welcoming us, we (a family of 8 including 2 babies) were rudely asked by the owner to check rates in the menu before sitting."
• "I’ll start with the service - I disagree that the service was good, the waiter was very rude."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The main was perfectly fine, however the first batch of poppadoms were dry, the onion bhajis were over cooked."
• "Unplanned dinner and it was absolutely delicious. Nice portion size, not to much and bags of flavours."
• "The food itself was delicious, and very pleased with our individual choices."
• "The atmosphere was nice and comfortable, and service was very good."
• "The food at Bombay Spice is exquisite and has a very impressive vegetarian range."
• "Absolutely fantastic hospitality and so so happy with the purely home made feel of the bengali dishes."
• "The food was wonderful, tasty and fresh."

Cons:

• "Ordered through Delivero and Bombay spice didn't put all of my order together properly, missing food."
• "The drinks price was higher than the curries price!"
• "The butter chicken tasted like a famous brand tomato soup."
• "ALL our dishes were overly salty and overly spicy."
• "The food was below average, especially compared to other offerings available in York."
• "Was in on Friday and food was tasteless and bland."
• "Curry was bland, I went for a medium and there was no spice at all."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Atmosphere: cosy, warm, authentic, lights dimmed, music good."
• "The venue is intimate, wholesome and cosy - perfect for any kind of meetup."
• "Great food, atmosphere and staff."
• "The location is great, the ambience is amazing and the atmosphere is lively."
• "This was probably our best meal in York and in our top 10 curries worldwide probably top 5!!"
• "The restaurant was really busy showing their popularity."
• "Really friendly and attentive staff too see you again soon Bombay Spice."

Cons:

• "Shady restaurant and shabby management."
• "We were seated upstairs, which wasn't as nice as the main restaurant area."
• "Very gloomy atmosphere inside, paintings and interiors inherits depression while eating."
• "Looks extremely dated and needs a drastic makeover and good clean."
• "Quite clearly they are discriminatory against families and children."
• "Last visit there was a guy stood behind the bar watching me eat and making me feel very uncomfortable."
• "The food literely tasted like last evenings re heats."

Value

Pros:

• "Good quality food and not expensive."
• "Great choice on the menu at good prices."
• "The menu was extensive and cost very reasonable."
• "Not super cheap, but neither did I feel like we overpaid."
• "Portions are excellent and very reasonably priced."
• "The food is top quality - amazing!"
• "Really good food, great value and the service was excellent."

Cons:

• "They are charging more what they had written in their menu."
• "And at nearly £30 for 2 curries 1 rice and 1 naan. Shocking!"
• "Very very expensive. Waiter told us that this restaurant is mainly looking for foreign national and not Indian people."
• "Bland bland bland, and very expensive for bland."
• "Very disappointing to say the least, considering the full meal Is very expensive."
• "They didn’t accept card after meal. They said machine is broken."
• "Portion size was very very small in starters and the price was not as per the mark."