Excellent
DESCRIPTION: I had wonderfull time, food was execellent, very good enviroment.
DATE: 2005-03-09
FOODRATING : 10
SERVICERATING : 10
OVERALLRATING : 10
RECOMMENDED DISHES : saag panner

Decent food, biased service
DESCRIPTION: I have been to nearly every restaurant in the Bloomington area, but I have only received terrible service at a handful of them... Bombay House was definitely one of the worst. After being seated, we (my two friends and I) were given menus and water. We were never asked if we would like anything other than water. We all decided on dishes that were vaguely described to us by our server, who was much more interested in the 3 girls next to us than even trying to please my group. Our appetizer came out after about 20 minutes of waiting (which was fine since they were relatively busy), but we never got any refills on our water. The food was spicy enough that we were nearly begging for water. The girls next to us received their beers, plus 2 more bottles before we finally got our refills on water. About an hour and 10 minutes after sitting down, we finally got our food. The dishes were good, but for the price there wasn't a lot of food there. I ordered a lamb dish which was slightly overcooked, but still edible. After being there for nearly 2 hours, we were patiently waiting for the check to come and for some more refills, but it wasn't until the table of girls (who had a crowd of male servers around them almost the whole time) next to us made a scene about how we hadn't been taken care of very well that we finally got our check. We had to stop somewhere on the way home to get something else to drink because the food had been spicy but we never got our last refills.
DATE: 2003-05-07
FOODRATING : 4
SERVICERATING : 2
AMBIANCERATING : 6
OVERALLRATING : 4
RECOMMENDED DISHES : None

Yummmmmm
DESCRIPTION: I go to Bombay house fairly regularly and I've never had any problems. The food is delicious, the chicken is always extremly tender. The service isn't great, but I've never been left for an unusual amount of time. I've never seen more than two servers working at a time, so sometimes they get bogged down, but that'll happen in any restaurant. Considering the size of the restaurant, I'm always really impressed by the service they give. The portion size is very good for the price.
DATE: 2003-12-05
FOODRATING : 10
SERVICERATING : 6
AMBIANCERATING : 6
OVERALLRATING : 6
RECOMMENDED DISHES : Chicken Korma

Give Me Korma
DESCRIPTION: I have only been here once and was really impressed with the Lamb Korma it was so creamy and very mild. I was so impressed that I thought about it for days afterwards. A friend dinning with me ordered a different Lamb dish which was very spicy. I would suggest that you ask the server if a dish is spicy if you have not had it before as many dishes from that area of the world are hot. The server did stop by a couple of times to check on us.
DATE: 2004-01-26
FOODRATING : 10
SERVICERATING : 8
AMBIANCERATING : 8
OVERALLRATING : 6

Indian food like no other
DESCRIPTION: My wife and I were at Bombay House on the night they opened - not even knowing it. And for the next year, when we went, it was fairly empty. But as word got around how good the food is, they clearly became almost too popular for their own good. So the wait got longer. But after leaving Bloomington, and trying Indian restaurants in three cities (all with good reviews) we have never had Indian food as good as Bombay. Guests to town that we took there have said the same, and these are people from major cities like Chicago with all the Indian they could want.
DATE: 2004-03-05
FOODRATING : 10
SERVICERATING : 6
AMBIANCERATING : 6
OVERALLRATING : 10
RECOMMENDED DISHES : Chicken Tikka Masala

Recommended
DESCRIPTION: I have to agree with the other *positive* reviews. I've been to Indian restaurants all over (including NYC and SF), and Bombay House is as good as any. The food is generally not outstanding, but it is good...in particular, their Tandoori chicken is some of the best I've had. The lunch buffet is excellent and reasonably priced. As for the service, I've never had a bad experience there.
DATE: 2005-09-23
FOODRATING : 6
SERVICERATING : 8
AMBIANCERATING : 6
OVERALLRATING : 6
RECOMMENDED DISHES : Tandoori chicken

Great food and Gathering Place.
DESCRIPTION: A group of 12 picked this restaraunt for its social gathering. Here are thier Impressions: * I kept it vegetarian and went with the Chana Masala with Basmati Rice and an appetizer of Vegetable Pakora. Chana Masala is a spicy dish often made with cayenne pepper, dried mango powder, garlic, and chick peas (garbanzo beans). This is one of my favorite dishes and Shahi Dawat did an excellent job with it, especially combined with generous portions of their perfect Basmati Rice. The Pakora appetizer was nice, but filled me up too much... not leaving room a lot of room for the masala. All told, the meal with the appetizer (which was large enough to share) came in at around $12 including a drink and plenty of rice. The restaurant is very nice and was very accommodating to our large group. The back room allowed for ample seating and was quiet enough to allow for conversation between our group's members. * I went with the Butter Chicken, it is basically Tandori chicken with a rich tomato gravy... excellent, but not as good as my moms... You must try the Naan, which is flat bread, made inside a clay oven, not something you can make at home. Also next time check out the indian store next-door, I got there a bit early, so rented two movies, excellent selection, only $1 per movie. The food was pretty good, but I would still recommend the lunch buffet, that way you are not stuck with just one selection. * Great food. It's so different - it's hard to describe (nothing to compare it to). I was blown away by the rice pudding. I thought "Eh! Rice pudding? - kinda boring." I was really surprised. Not only was it the best rice pudding I ever had - I didn't even know I liked rice pudding. You have to try it to see what I mean. The naan is really, really good. Those crackers... not sure what they're called - excellent with the (green salsa?). That green stuff was SO fresh! It tasted like something someone would've made from fresh vegetables from their garden in July. Amazing! I just wish I knew what this stuff was called. It's definitely worth learning.
DATE: 2004-03-01
FOODRATING : 8
SERVICERATING : 10
AMBIANCERATING : 10
OVERALLRATING : 8
RECOMMENDED DISHES : Chana Masala, Basmati Rice (included with most meals), Naan flatbread, Rice Pudding

DESCRIPTION: tasty food decent service
DATE: 2004-02-27
FOODRATING : 6
SERVICERATING : 6
AMBIANCERATING : 6
OVERALLRATING : 4
RECOMMENDED DISHES : paneer butter masala

DESCRIPTION: The food it consistantly wonderful!! I highly recommend this restaurant.
DATE: 2004-03-27
FOODRATING : 10
SERVICERATING : 10
AMBIANCERATING : 8
OVERALLRATING : 8
RECOMMENDED DISHES : paneer makhni