Bombay Blues Reviews Summary

Category: Indian restaurant Glasgow, UK

Address: 41 Hope St, Glasgow, G2 6AE, United Kingdom

Phone: +441412210817

Rating: 4.1
based on 175 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was some of the best Indian we’d ever tasted."
  • "Outstanding food - best meal in Glasgow!"
  • "Food is awesome, perfectly cooked, aromatic and really yummy."
  • "Everything was freshly made and delicious."
  • "The food that they served was of a really high quality, was really fresh."
  • "The meal was great with authentic Indian taste with right spices."
  • "The food was delicious and the staff was very friendly."

Cons:

  • "Extremely disappointed with the service and food."
  • "The starters were poor, no chicken pakora or chicken chat. The curries were made with the cheapest chicken."
  • "The curries were not upto the standard. Underseasoned, bland curries and undercooked rice."
  • "It was tasteless and pathetic."
  • "Terrible service and flavorless food, when we stated the butter chicken seemed bland we were told to leave because we were 'insulting the food.'"
  • "Not a single dish of 20+ items was worth tasting twice - they were without any flavor or aromas for which Indian cuisines are known for."
  • "The food taste was really average and quality of the ingredients were below average."

Service

Pros:

  • "The waiter serving our table was really friendly and welcoming."
  • "The service was quick, friendly staff, just opp the central station."
  • "Staff were friendly, professional and genuinely interested in quality service. All customers were treated with courtesy and grace."
  • "The staff wouldn't allow us to take food from a near empty dish at the buffet & insisted on getting fresh food. The staff were lovely with a good banter!"
  • "Both times, the wait staff were extremely understanding and amenable to our dietary requirements."
  • "The staff is amazingly helpful, efficient and friendly… The owners are just pure gems.. courteous and polite.. wonderful service with a big smile."
  • "The person serving us was helpful in choosing right dishes and was considerate and jolly in nature, which turn enhanced our experience."

Cons:

  • "1 star for Horrible staff attitude today."
  • "Men Staff is very rude. I've never seen members of hospitality industry behave so aggressively with customers."
  • "The staff had attitude and mixed up the vegetarian and chicken curries in the buffet."
  • "So waiter came to our table and shouted at innocent child if you don't behave, will ask to leave hotel."
  • "Very Rude nd unprofessional behavior!!!"
  • "The staff is pathetic.,. They are just behind money and show very arrogant behaviour against Indians..."
  • "Rude staff who don’t know how to talk to customers."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Excellent value for money! A must visit and definitely a re-visit restaurant :-)"
  • "For the first time I tried buffet in indian restaurant and I think that I never want to do anything else. With a very friendly atmosphere, there was really excellent food for very good price."
  • "Great lunchtime buffet for great price : 3 courses for £9!"
  • "Good value for money."
  • "Food is great and good value."
  • "Great value for an unlimited 3 course meal right in the city centre close to Central Station."
  • "Authentic Indian buffet at price £13 per person. Lots of veg and non veg starter options."

Cons:

  • "After ordering 4 drinks we were charged £3.95 per half pint lager shandy and £5.90 per pint of lager."
  • "Drinks are slightly costly when compared to other eateries."
  • "Drinks are very expensive."
  • "The most expensive buffet what I have had for that size."
  • "Poor quality & well overpriced."
  • "then they have the audacity to overcharge my order, but then even worse is adding a 20% 'mandatory' gratuity."
  • "One star I deducted because of the price increase of the buffet package post Covid season."

Ambience

Pros:

  • "Indian Restaurant no. 1 in Glasgow! Best food besides Mother India but with a more original concept regarding the bluesy music atmosphere."
  • "Great atmosphere."
  • "Had a fantastic time in this great Indian restaurant on Hope Street."
  • "Great authentic Indian food, nice ambiance."
  • "The ambience was also warm and comfortable."
  • "I really liked the atmosphere and the hospitality here."
  • "It's very pretty inside with lots of lights in the window."

Cons:

  • "Pity the atmosphere has suffered from the ban on driving in central Glasgow, so don't be put off if it doesn't look busy."
  • "Dined at the buffet here on Wednesday night, as old firm match was on, it was pretty empty... service wasn't great and although we were only ones in restaurant, we had to ask for drinks and felt we were being a hindrance by asking."
  • "The place is a little tight for space, so be careful when going by people."
  • "The interior looks great and seating is comfortable."
  • "Yesterday we felt very unwelcomed by the 2 younger gentlemen handling the service."
  • "Ladies toilets were dirty and messy."
  • "The toilets could also do with a good cleaning as they were pretty rank."

Buffet

Pros:

  • "Buffet is brilliant. Plenty of choice - even for vegetarians - of dishes."
  • "The buffet is the best option to take, lot of dishes for veg (starters)."
  • "When we said we were vegan, we were given endless options of delicious food to try."
  • "It's an all you can eat buffet which has a great range of starters and main courses."
  • "For vegetarians, the buffet has great range of starters, but mains are limited."
  • "Good food. Great veggie starters - more limited veggie main courses in buffet - offered alternatives. Great friendly service & well priced."
  • "The buffet is quite impressive in terms of variety and taste."

Cons:

  • "The buffet remains drying since lunch."
  • "Worst place for vegetarians, very limited veg options."
  • "Buffet menu NEVER changes. So if you've eaten once you are done!"
  • "Veg & Non-veg items kept very close with wrong name plates, if any vegetarian visiting this place then surely you will taste non-veg first time."
  • "Sad to say Food was not great, not enough food, no salad no starter though they charged huge amount for buffet."
  • "Had a sit down buffet meal, a poor selection overall with overcooked and dried up mains and a very little choice of starter."
  • "For the buffet, there are about 4 curry option, few breads and two types of rice."

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