bombay deluxe indian restaurant

was that a turd!?. me and my friend showed up andorderedthe mix grill with some coffee. we waited anxiously while the coffee brewed. when the coffee came, the creamer was from a goat, and made the coffee bubble up. when the food came, we were shocked when one of the meats was shaped like a human turd. after poking it with a fork, i decided to eat it and let my friend just have the bread. even though it wasn't, i felt the chef might have shaped it like a turd just to be funny. overall i thought this place sucked.

iorderedthe mixed grill and i ate forever on it. the picture is what was left after i was done. the naan bread was phenomenal and the meats were all good. some of my chicken was a little overdone but all in all i think this is good indian food!

we went there 4 days back. very disappointed. first of all, they don't understand the order properly since most of the staffs are non-indians. we were two and weorderedfor tandoori roti, dal makhni and baingan bharta. the food is rubbish, tasteless and smells of tomato purée only. nowhere, an indian dish. the cook, i presume, is a mexican and have no idea how to cook an authentic indian dish. we were very hungry but couldn't eat even 20% of the servings, so bad it was. if you are looking for authentic indian food, don't fall into this trap. it's rubbish.

very disappointing. on a recommendation from a friend weorderedhome delivery. i placed an order at 7.40pm and was told it would come within 45 mins as it was the only order. the order arrived at 8.45pm but it was only the rice, naan bread and panak paneer. we questioned the perplexed driver about the chicken and lamb dish we orderd and he said he would ring the restaurant. we never heard from the driver again.... the restaurant called and said the driver had given the rest of our order to someone else; would we like it redelivered asap? yes, we would, thank you. another call at 9.25pm asking if we had received our order? no, we haven't. oh, well we can't get hold of the driver, can we get someone else to redeliver? yes, please. 9.45pm i call the restaurant again, still waiting, and the restaurant now tells us no we are not sending the order but you can have your order for no charge next time.... no thanks, we want to eat tonight, can we have it free tonight? no, sorry, i can deliver it myself but you will be charged the full price. 2.5 hours after placing our order and still full price. no thanks, and we won't be back. you're dreaming. don't bother.

not heavy, flavorful -- good!. second time eating there. asked for delivery but their guy wasn't there or something, was worth the drive from downtown.orderedthe goat curry and kuchumar salad. salad i didn't care for, it was large diced carrots, some lettuce, jalapenos which was nice and not nearly enough dressing (to be fair, menu says "hint of", but the salad remained incomplete to me nonetheless). the goat curry is fantastic, the goat is flavorful, and the curry not rich or heavy. bones, joints, it's all in there, and makes all the difference. i'm sick, needed a spicy kick, and got it. also their lassi is good, but i haven't had many, so can only say it was balanced, thick, and delicious.

food and service a+. i like the goat curry and lamb korma so much that i neverorderedanything else in the menu...and i never eat my favorite dishes without my taj mahal indian beer...this is a great place to eat and relax on weekends, the staff are so friendly and attentive... sapana and rita you guys are great. i recommend this place for their food and service.

my domestic partner reginald and i attended this restaurant last tuesday to use a groupon and let me say that the food was quite splendid (you must look past the failed attempt at an arctic entryway which is a right hand in-swing door into a 2x2 room and then a left hand out-swing storm door). iorderedthe goat and my parnterorderedthe curry chode. both were excellent! they did lose major points however when the appitizer arrived 20 minutes after the main course (reginald was quite disgruntled and who could blame him) despite all of that the price was fair and i will be returning. i would like to try the chode myself!!

the owner is very abrasive-iorderedthe same thing i always order-the chefs special and am accustomed to gettiing the chicken breast for the last 10 yrs-this time i recieved the chicken leg and butt-all i asked for was a fair exchange and he totally humiliated me and we ended up leaving the money and food in the table because it was so horiffic- if that is customer sevice-than they will soon be out of business!

good food. we ate here for the first time thanks to a groupon. weorderedthe malai kaftas (vegetable dumplings in cream and nut sauce), paneer kalcha (naan with cheese), and shefta kebab (beef with spices cooked in an onion and pepper sauce). the kaftas were decent, nothing we will likely order again but it tasted fine, though the cream sauce was bland.

the paneer kalcha was excellent, even our two two-year-olds kept asking for more bread.

the kebab was very good - nicely spiced, the meat moist and the onions and peppers in the sauce soft but not overly cooked.

weorderedfor take out and realized when we got home that we'd been given somebody's order of chicken tikka masala. we were glad we got it (and i was glad i'd tipped on a take out order) - the chicken was nicely cooked and spiced, though a tad too spicy for our tastes, so we ate just a bit and saved the rest.

we also got a good amount of basmati rice, which what little i ate was nice and fluffy, not a semi-congealed blog like you usually get at chinese restaurants.

the food is a little pricey (entrees seemed to all start at $13), but worth it for a splurge.

bombay deluxe is one of my favorite restaurants in anchorage and i've been going there for years. the staff is always very friendly and remember us from our previous visits. the food is amazing! my one and only negative observation is that the food lacks consistent flavor. while almost always really tasty, it depends on who's cooking. sometimes the dish i order is different than the last time iorderedit, and i'm not sure what to expect. regardless, the food is super yummy and a must try for people who like indian food or want to try something new.

mixed feelings. i have heard, from a number of people, that bombay deluxe is your best bet in town for indian food. my husband and i went for dinner on a friday night. we were seated quickly and our waitress was friendly (at first). weorderedthe "sampler plate" for an appetizer. we choose this item because it had a variety and it was the only appy that didn't say that it was deep fried. when the sampler came to our table it was a bowl full of deep fried food. we asked our waitress if this was right? why didn't it state that it was deep fried? my husband got the mix grill (wihich was $24) and i got the chicken biryani. all the meat in the mix grill was way over cooked and dry (chicken, shrimp, steak, ground meat) my husband ate only a fews bites of each and left the rest of the dish. my dish was very good, great flavor, great portion size. i could tell the waitress noticed that most of our food was not eaten, but not once asked if there was something wrong. instead she seemed to avoid our table and when we paid for the check there was no thank you, have a nice evening. it seemed that she was offended that we didn't eat the food....puzzling. not sure if we will return. was really looking forward to being blown away by the food as we were told we would be.

very disappointed. i called at lunch and inquired about a reservation for seven adults and two highchairs. i was told to show at six that evening. at 5:30, on the way in from the valley, i got a call asking that i come late, and they had an unexpected group and gave our table away. we were a group coming from a few places, and contacting everyone would have been impossible while driving the glenn, so i said we would just wait until he had space. after about 10 minutes of being seated, the owner started taking drink orders. he walked away after the first two alcohol orders, when he returned with their drinks he started to leave, i asked for water, he said his daughter was getting some for the table and he walked away again. what about the rest of the table?? when we flagged him down my husbandordereda sprite, but was told there was no soda since the fountain was broken. i understand things break, but it would have been nice to know. they did have 2-liters of coke, so he did get a drink, but was never given a refill, even when he asked for one.

the menu looked amazing and decisions were difficult. i settled on the chicken korma. my son asked for the curry, but the owner suggested the milder tiki masala, i appreciated the suggestion. the food arrived after about 20 minutes. we were served one small plate of rice to share with the promise of more as it was needed, but no one came back. we had to track down someone for more. i didnt try the other dishes, but my husband said the lamb curry was outstanding and tender. my chicken korma was overly mild, but pleasant. sadly it contained, what appeared to be, tinned fruit cocktail. the chicken was breast meat that was quick-cooked and quite tough. had it been slow simmered in the sauce, the dish would have been amazing. my sons tikki masala was good, but the chicken was tough, just like mine. the owner suggested the bread basket, which we ordered, and were quite pleased. the naan and kulcha were amazing! like others have said, they are *quite* proud of their food. we had awful service, but 20% tip was built into the bill for us, which averaged to $27 per person. quite steep considering kids were in the party and water was the main beverage.

i realize not everyone grows up eating indian food in hole-in-the-wall family restaurants in big cities, so i am usually forgiving, however, this was a massive fail from almost all directions. i won't be back to dine in, but just may order the bread basket for takeout snacks while in town.

one of my top 3 in anchorage. bombay deluxe is a wonderful restaurant.

even after hearing a soaring review from a boss, i was a little cynical about trying the bombay deluxe at first. the location seemed a little shady and dingy; i wasn't totally sold. however, after our first meal here i fell totally in love.

i've been here several times now, and i have never had anything bad. the worst thing i could say about anything i've everorderedfrom bombay deluxe is one time, the import beer i got was a bit skunky. however, all import beer is skunky...that's the risk i took!

the naan is fantastic, and both the meat and vegetarian dishes are always on point. the service has always been fast and attentive. the atmosphere is campy, but endearing. i always love the bollywood films they have on, on the tv at the bar (which always makes for a great conversation).

the prices are high, it costs about $60-65 for dinner for 2. this would include: 2 beers, 1 appetizer, 1 or 2 orders of naan, and 2 entrees. however, you get a hearty serving of delicious indian food for lunch the next day out of the deal (totally worth it!).

i love the bombay deluxe, it is definitely in my top 3 restaurants in anchorage. you won't have any buyer's remorse with this one!

it'll do - but it'll cost you!. as someone mentioned in another review (but what bombay deluxe will never tell you!), indian food, in general, is very inexpensive cuisine. when we first moved to anchorage, weorderedfrom bombay deluxe quite a bit as they were the only gig in town. and i think they really count on this. but over the past few years, their prices have gone way up, which might have been okay - until their portion sizes started to get way smaller. don't get me wrong - the food is good, but heinously overpriced. in a sense, though, i appreciate them for it - they forced my husband and i to start cooking our own kormas and vindaloos and, after a few attempts and fiddling around with spices, we have finally nailed our favorite recipes. for the cost of a single entree at bombay deluxe, we now enough food at home to serve about 8 people...lol