| ambiance |
71.4300012588501% positive |
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Since that time, it has gone steadily downhill, yet the new owners still continue to "coast" on Neela Paniz's reputation for great food and ambience. ”
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The parking situation is ridiculous. ”
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Great location, very convienent, $4.75 valet seems a little excessive for Pico on a monday night, but all the street parking was taken. ”
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Dirty restroom, sad, uncared for ambience, slovenly wait staff and embarrassing food. ”
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i've tasted better curry for two thirds of what Bombay Cafe charged us and the atmosphere wasn't all that great either. ”
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For a nice ambience, just okay service and outstanding food, $25 is nothing to complain about, I'll be going back. ”
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The ambience is good, service is excellent. ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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Delicious desserts too - I love the badam cake and the carrot rice pudding. ”
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| drinks |
75.0% positive |
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Good food, good drinks and friendly wait staff! ”
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The dishes are really expensive, so expect $40 per person if you have a drink and a dish. ”
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This place has the best lamb dishes and really refreshing ginger infused drinks- ginger martini, ginger lemonade. ”
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Being a little tipsy from the insanely strong drink certainly helped when the huge bill came. ”
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| food quality |
75.19000053405762% positive |
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Food was good and tasty, but extremely spicy. ”
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This place has the best lamb dishes and really refreshing ginger infused drinks- ginger martini, ginger lemonade. ”
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But all in all, we'll be back with Reservations next time, because the food is amazingly delicious and authentic. ”
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fall in the second group - sure food's good but not good enough to overcome these shortcomings. ”
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Maybe they were just having an off night but our food was disappointing. ”
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Give it a shot if you like, the food is great! ”
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Delicious desserts too - I love the badam cake and the carrot rice pudding. ”
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Great Indian food in West L.A. Well spiced and unique tastes. ”
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Although the food is pretty good, the prices are extremely high. ”
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Try the Sindhi chicken and the delicious different types of chutneys available. ”
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Good food. ”
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chicken was dry, minimal curry sauce. ”
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The waiter was inattentive and could care less when I told him I did not enjoy the meal. ”
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The absence of Indians when we arrived at the restaurant should have clued us in too so I guess that we deserve the bad food. ”
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Good Indian food in a very small but confy place. ”
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great selection of good indian food. ”
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Seriously, the worst Indian food I have ever had! ”
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Nice service but very bland food. ”
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The food was good, but it did not warrant the expensive price tag. ”
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Good food, good drinks and friendly wait staff! ”
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Great food, but TINY portions! ”
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Dirty restroom, sad, uncared for ambience, slovenly wait staff and embarrassing food. ”
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The food was GREAT, the price not worth it at all, I'd look elsewhere. ”
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Usually Indian food is tasty and cheap, but in this case it was average and TERRIBLY expensive. ”
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With a 9.2 rating we were expecting finger-licking good food. ”
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For a nice ambience, just okay service and outstanding food, $25 is nothing to complain about, I'll be going back. ”
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Their bhel puri, malai kofta and nan are just delicious. ”
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sure missed that yummy roti; My guy and I figured it was because they only enough metal chutney dishes for the dining room tables and not for the Bar. ”
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I've been goint to Bombay Cafe on and off for 15 years and still find the food delicious. ”
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The dishes are really expensive, so expect $40 per person if you have a drink and a dish. ”
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While it goes against every ounce of taste I have, I actually liked the food at Bombay Cafe. ”
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Not great food, bad service, unknowledgeable bartender, rude manager, rude valet and dirty bathroom! ”
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Kinda a bummer, but we wanted to stay, because it's the best Indian food around. ”
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Since that time, it has gone steadily downhill, yet the new owners still continue to "coast" on Neela Paniz's reputation for great food and ambience. ”
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Service is good, atmospher is welcoming and the dishes are unique, yet very traditional, with their won little twist on things. ”
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Some delicious choices at decent prices. ”
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The food is delicious, well spiced, made with fresh ingredients. ”
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One would expect Bombay Cafe to be much like Tantra: mediocre Indian food masked by the (Americanized) Exotic Nature of Indian culture. ”
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have to say the staff was extremely friendly and the restaurant itself is nice, but who cares when the food is that bad? ”
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The fish was NOT FRESH. ”
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The food was absolutely delicious. ”
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Complete ripoff, bad food, high prices. ”
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Okay, so it may not be the most authentic, but its consistently great food with friendly service for a reasonable price. ”
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| menu variety |
100.0% positive |
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Some delicious choices at decent prices. ”
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great selection of good indian food. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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This used to be the best Indian restaurant on the West Coast, up until its sale about a year ago. ”
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My goodness- my husband and I have been in LA for almost two years and have yet to find an impressive Indian place. ”
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Bombay Cafe is my favorite indian restaurant. ”
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It is my favorite restaurant of all time! ”
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| return potential |
66.66999816894531% positive |
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But all in all, we'll be back with Reservations next time, because the food is amazingly delicious and authentic. ”
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I'm so sad because this used to be my favorite Indian place in all of LA and now I don't even know that I ever want to go back. ”
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Our waitress had the gaul to come back to remind us that the tip% was quite unsatisfactory. ”
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| service |
52.779998779296875% positive |
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Good food, good drinks and friendly wait staff! ”
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Finally, the staff, especially the hostess, is rude and dismissive. ”
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The service was good and the prices represented a good value. ”
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Okay, so it may not be the most authentic, but its consistently great food with friendly service for a reasonable price. ”
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The service is outstanding, especially if you request Alyson. ”
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used to love this place, but it seems like the new manager/owner is running this place into the ground. ”
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Extremely slow service on the night I was there (Thursday). ”
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She's the best waitress ever! ”
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have to say the staff was extremely friendly and the restaurant itself is nice, but who cares when the food is that bad? ”
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Nice service but very bland food. ”
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For a nice ambience, just okay service and outstanding food, $25 is nothing to complain about, I'll be going back. ”
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Dirty restroom, sad, uncared for ambience, slovenly wait staff and embarrassing food. ”
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The waiter was inattentive and could care less when I told him I did not enjoy the meal. ”
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was there on a Monday night; it was NOT busy, yet the servicer was slow and rude! ”
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Our waitress had the gaul to come back to remind us that the tip% was quite unsatisfactory. ”
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My only complaints are that for one, only the tables in the dining room got their roti and chutney, and we did not, (amazing stuff, better than I've had anywhere else), and the service was rushed and not very personal, because our server had a full dining ”
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Not great food, bad service, unknowledgeable bartender, rude manager, rude valet and dirty bathroom! ”
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The ambience is good, service is excellent. ”
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| value |
62.03999996185303% positive |
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This restaurant is also very overpriced for its lack of quality. ”
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The food was GREAT, the price not worth it at all, I'd look elsewhere. ”
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The dishes are really expensive, so expect $40 per person if you have a drink and a dish. ”
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WAY too expensive! ”
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Great food, but TINY portions! ”
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The service was good and the prices represented a good value. ”
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Being a little tipsy from the insanely strong drink certainly helped when the huge bill came. ”
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this place is way too overpriced. ”
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During a time when money is an issue for many of us and there are a lot of good restaurants out there, I respectfully recommend anyone choose an alternative indian restaurant to frequent. ”
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The dinner was very expensive as well-- I would recommend staying away from this place. ”
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Okay, so it may not be the most authentic, but its consistently great food with friendly service for a reasonable price. ”
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Usually Indian food is tasty and cheap, but in this case it was average and TERRIBLY expensive. ”
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Complete ripoff, bad food, high prices. ”
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The food was good, but it did not warrant the expensive price tag. ”
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Some delicious choices at decent prices. ”
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Everything is excellent and worth trying but these are our favorites: Samosas and the Chutney Sampler with Walnut, Sweet Tomato and Mango chutneys. ”
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Although the food is pretty good, the prices are extremely high. ”
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Food was decent, but very pricey. ”
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| wait time |
0.0% positive |
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Extremely slow service on the night I was there (Thursday). ”
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was there on a Monday night; it was NOT busy, yet the servicer was slow and rude! ”
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