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Reviewer: Jason
Total Reviews: 992
Reviewed: 7/11/2005
Rating: 8
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Needed something quick and nearby which leads us to visit Bombay Oven in Cupertino. Fairly close to work and many of our co-workers love eating here. We hit up the lunch buffet and at $7.95, pretty good deal. They had about 20 plates to choose from with plenty of veggie offerings and even serving up strawberries for dessert.
Buffets get scarey at times because I tend to overeat. With all the good food I ate today, I'd say I held strong with 2 small plates. I dont remember all the things I ate but the basmati rice (not too oily), paneer (creamy, watch out for this tasty thing), naan (ok, like pancakes) , chicken tikka masala (i think its the curry tomato orange color? love it, had 2 servings of this) were memorable. With all the dishes I had to choose from, I made an indian taco. Grab a piece of naan, layer it with rice, put some dahl or paneer, then goes the crispy chicken.
Interior was quiet and very clean. Waters were filled at all times and we left with happy stomachs. I like Bombay Oven and will be back. Maybe I can talk to the owner in adding Naan burritos to the menu?
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Reviewer: Terry
Total Reviews: 723
Reviewed: 7/11/2005
Rating: 8.5
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I must start off by saying... I wish I could say that the STi in the outside shot was mine. Such a beautiful looking car. I guess Jason took that one for our fans on the WRX forums.
Well this place was a wishlist request and at first I was a little apprehensive. It looked clean from the outside, but just a bit non-traditional. I didn't know what to expect. My hopes sank further when I saw the relatively small buffet. I am used to powerhouse buffets like Sneha where you could never tire of new and refreshing items in their selection.
Well Bombay Oven surprised me. There were few items (though I must commend them on the rather large percentage of veggie dishes) but each was a home run. My favorite was the cabbage marsala. Oh man, I could have eaten this and the Nahn and been satisfied with my meal. I tried 3-4 other items that I now forgotten the names of, but each of them was VERY strong and would have been favorites at any other place. Even the 2 types of rice available were heavy-duty.
Waters were refilled with haste, and wait-staff was friendly. Bombay Oven is VERY close to the Apple campus so it will be sure to be a frequent visit for me. High quality, quick lunch nearby. Winner on all counts. Oh yeah, and the price was average. Not cheap, but not overly pricey either.
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Reviewer: pyunnyhana
Total Reviews: 44
Reviewed: 3/15/2006
Rating: 7.5
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I was pretty skeptical about Bombay Oven. It didn't look too appealing from the outside, especially next to Panera. However, the inside was pretty nice and clean, but blank and minimalist aside from the decent lookin' chairs and tables. They had cloth napkins ooOh...
When I went up to the buffet line, nothing looked that great. Everything just looked like mush to me (I've only eaten Indian food two other occasions), but behold! Looks can be deceiving as most the food items were nicely spiced and went well with the rice and naan! Whatever I liked (forgot the names) it was all orange and was heavenly when eaten with naan and rice. It's quite funny to watch the friends eat their food because their mouths would stain yellow. Because of the spices and heat, our water glasses depleted quickly, but was refilled at an instant. Nice.
I'm not sure if it's worth 8 dollars considering that the selections were a bit weak. I really really wanted samosas and more meat selections. 5.95 or 6.95 would've been the ideal price. I just wish I had a bigger appetite going in because the stews were really tasty.
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Reviewer: ne00
Total Reviews: 165
Reviewed: 6/14/2007
Rating: 8
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Even though I’ve seen Bombay Oven at its current location for the last 6 plus years, today was the first day I ventured in to try their lunch buffet. Our group had initially planned for Indian Spices but having just had it on Monday, we decided between Bombay Oven and Grand Indian Buffet.
We arrive just before 12pm and snatched up the last parking space. Our waiter shows us to our table and we line up at the buffet line. Just as prunnyhana described, a lot of the items looked mushy within the trays. I helped myself to the rice, paneer, chicken tikka masala, the fried veggies, the grilled chicken, and the eggplant. The food was excellent and extremely hot (not spicy), I could still see the steam rising from my food. Everything was yummy and probably extremely bad for your heart. The eggplant had the same creamy gravy sauce as the chicken tikka masala. The grilled chicken was tender, but lacked the lemon infused flavor that Indian Spice has. Seems like Bombay Oven likes to use a lot of cilantro on their dishes.
Water service was excellent as there was a waiter dedicated to filling people’s water’s when it’s empty. My water was consistently refilled. Price is a little high at over $8 per person. Our bill was $51 for 5 people with two orders of soda. Again, they pour a can of soda for you into a glass with ice, thus you’re getting less than a can of soda.
The little sweet soaked balls are infused with coconut sprinkles and not as sweet as the ones over at Indian Spice, although still on the sweeter side. The inside and outside both look quiet old as the owners seems to have left the place as is including the furniture. My chair was in the state of falling apart, thus I was careful not to lean back on the seat too much.
Overall food is good and I would come back. Wish they had more dessert choices.
Pros: Good food, good service, accepts credit cards, good selection of veg and non veg.
Cons: Parking, worn out interior.
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Reviewer: wchane
Total Reviews: 141
Reviewed: 2/21/2008
Rating: 7
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This place was supposed to be closed months ago but for whatever reason is still in business so I figured I'd swing by.
It's your real standard bare bones indian buffet, two old school buffet carts lined up against the wall with your standard curries, chutneys, and tandori items. nothing was especially great, but it tasted like good, solid home-cooked indian food.
service was ok, they seemed to be a bit confused but other then that i'd return if i was really lazy and craving indian food. at $9.95 i thought they were a bit stiff on the price, especially without a mango soft serve machine.
7/10
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