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Bombay Exotic Cuisine of India

  • Address: Hillcrest Center, 3960 5th Ave., Suite 100, Hillcrest, San Diego, CA, 92103 | Map It
  • Phone: 619/298-3155
Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.0/5

Fodor's Review:

Notable for its elegant dining room with a waterfall, Bombay employs a chef whose generous hand with raw and cooked vegetables gives each course a colorful freshness reminiscent of California cuisine, though the flavors definitely hail from India. Try the tandoori lettuce-wrap appetizer and any of the stuffed kulchas (a stuffed flatbread). The unusually large selection of curries may be ordered with meat, chicken, fish, or tofu. The curious should try the dizzy noo shakk, a sweet and spicy banana curry. Try the family-style tasting menu, which includes appetizer, tasting portions of four entrées, naan, and mango mousse dessert for $39 per person.

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Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by bringslite from San Diego, CA on 11/9/08
The qulity of the food at this restaurant keeps on getting worse. I think it has todo with greed!

After being there several time for their buffet, I noticed (and those who accompanied me) this horrible bloating and feeling of "fullness" after eating only one plate (half full). Last time I went there, I almost landed in the ER after having a terrible bloating and difficulty breathing for sometime 9I'm a healthy young pesrson).

Decided never to go back there again! And I recommend that you do the same if you do not want to poison your body with whatever they put in the food.

Member Rating: 2.0
Ratings details: Food: 1.0 Atmosphere: 3.0 Service: 4.0 Value: 1.0

Reviewed by joannadee from Florida on 9/30/07
Lovely atmosphere - beautiful water fall, music, nice outdoor seating. Samosas and pakoras great. Curries and biryanis delicious! Able to eat without garlic! Across the street from the Landmark Art Cinema.

Member Rating: 5.0
Ratings details: Food: 5.0 Atmosphere: 5.0 Service: 5.0 Value: 5.0

Reviewed by mark_dewey from san diego on 1/19/07
They just moved across the street and the place is amazing.

Member Rating: 5.0
Ratings details: Food: 5.0 Atmosphere: 5.0 Service: 5.0 Value: 5.0
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