Bombay Express Indian Rstrnt New York City

Stopped into this red before the theater. The food was delicious. Chicken Tikka masala was outstanding. It’s my go to dish whenever I eat Indian. This was outstanding. Had the rice pudding for dessert. Another winner.

Good food, so-so service. Went there with a friend at 7:45pm on the evening of Saturday, February 15, 2014.

As I stated in the "title" above, the food was excellent. The waitress? Oooh boy....

Let me start by saying that she was polite, which, being southern born and raised, I greatly appreciate. That being said, she was a VERY slow and confused young lady.

I had bought a Groupon using my smartphone. Although I'd mentioned this when making the reservation, I thought it prudent to have the Groupon displayed on my phone when she approached. She took it upon herself to reach down and tap the "Redeemed" button on MY phone. Probably not a very good idea to touch other people's stuff without asking or something. To make it almost comedic, and in keeping with her ditzy waiting "style", she came back later and asked for the Groupon as if she had't seen it. My friend and I had to convince that she had indeed seen it AND "redeemed" it herself!

Most everything asked of her (drink order, appetizers, entrees, etc) had to be repeated. And repeated. Even then, with three open tables in the entire restaurant (no big tables at all), EVERYTHING took a LONG LONG time to arrive. I saw her fix our complicated drink order (a diet coke, a Budweiser, and a glass of wine), then I saw it sit on a counter near the cash register for quite some time while she chatted with another employee. Same thing with everything we asked of her.

We ordered the "Garhwali Chicken Tikka" for an appetizer. She was quite confused as to what that was (that's precisely how it's listed on the menu). However, the dish itself was outstanding. Very nice flavor, and the quality of the chicken meat was some of the best I've ever had!

I had my go-to Indian dish, "Chicken Tikka Masala", as my entree. I ordered it "medium" spicy. It came with almost no spice at all, but the flavor of the dish was very, very good. The size of the serving was also quite good.

My friend ordered the "Lamb Korama". Again, the flavor and quality of his dish was wonderful. The quality of the meat there also seemed quite good/tender/fresh.

The garlic naan was tasty and fresh.

All in all, I would definitely go back to this place when craving great tasting Indian food. I would especially like to try the lunch buffet that I understand they have weekdays.