The Bombay Cottage Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Absolutely delicious food and first class service."
• "What a lovely tasty meal full of flavour and quantity."
• "Both Curries were aromatic with just the right level of spice."
• "The food they served was very fresh and hot."
• "The food is absolutely delicious and in particular the pakora."
• "The chicken tikka is perfectly cooked."
• "Food was excellent and portions were huge."

Cons:

• "Rubbish food and reheated chicken and put in a hot pot no gloves."
• "This is the worst place I eat ever."
• "Mum had sizzling chicken dish which was burnt, she sent it back and wasn't offered a replacement."
• "Sauces are mostly water especially on take aways."
• "Food bland, portions small, service not good."
• "Ordered takeaway and received the blandest chicken korma I've ever tasted."
• "But this restaurant and it's food is really pathetic...if you order spicy food they simply add lots of red chilly powder which makes the dish tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "Dined here in early June with fabulous food & attentive staff."
• "I would give a million stars if I could I'm a regular in this restaurant you honestly couldn't meet a nicer friendly team."
• "Service is attentive and they do takeaway."
• "Was unable to fault this place, staff were welcoming, polite and prompt with service."
• "The staff are friendly and efficient."
• "Very professional and friendly staff."
• "Staff are so helpful and polite even with each other."

Cons:

• "I’ve never been spoken to in such a condescending manner in my life will never return."
• "They're rude to customers and each other - there is CLEAR bullying going on in this restaurant."
• "Shop was busy and service was poor."
• "The service was really slow, had to wait for more than 30mins between the starters and the main."
• "CUSTOMER SERVICE LEAVES A LOT TO BE DESIRED!"
• "Service was slow, waited ages for bill to come."
• "Service, unfortunately, was abysmal especially for such a long established restaurant!"

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Price £10:95 for starter choices, main choices and sweet choices or coffee."
• "The sauces are authentic and traditionally made. Great value for money, the lunch menus in particular."
• "Our party of 3 ate from the Pre-theatre menu and enjoyed quality food at a great price."
• "Prices very reasonable."
• "The best value I've found is on the lunchtime menu but it's all good."
• "Food was nice and worth the money."
• "Food is utterly delicious & good value for money."

Cons:

• "After paying nearly £60 for a meal that usually doesn't even cost £45."
• "Also £3.75 for a soda water and lime bit excessive."
• "£3.75 for a pint of draught diet coke REALLY?"
• "Don’t think it’s worth £13 a dish and £5 for a naan in the evening."
• "We eat Indian food regularly and have never tasted anything so bad and extremely over priced."
• "Over £130 for our meals with just soft drinks."
• "Turns out they charge £12 for 4 poppadoms and pickle tray, £10 for a large naan, £2.50 for a fruit shoot, £4 for a portion of chips!!"

Ambiance and Comfort

Pros:

• "Place was a bit dated but comfy seating."
• "The restaurant had a lovely ambiance, with soft lighting and comfortable seating."
• "Atmosphere is also wonderful, worth every penny."
• "Great atmosphere xx."
• "Everything about this place is special."
• "Consistently great food and a nice atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately the loud last century 'pop music' made the whole experience, similar to supermarket music, designed to get you in and hurry you up on your exit."
• "If you are looking forward to a relaxing meal, avoid table 1."
• "Not a relaxing atmosphere as everything is carried out in a hurried manner."
• "All the time we wanted to leave as the restaurant was absolutely freezing."
• "Tables are too close together, you feel you are having dinner with the strangers next to you."
• "We got a table in front of the front door where it was cold and not pleasant all the time."