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Bombay Palace
Category: Restaurants Indian Indian [Edit]
795 Markham RdScarborough, ON M1H 2Y1
Neighbourhood: Scarborough
(416) 431-5577
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Caters:
- No
8 reviews for Bombay Palace
8 reviews in English
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Review from Darren S.
Markham, ON
8/30/2011
I would like to preface this by saying that this place deserves 3.5 stars for the simple reason that I believe it deserves 4 stars for the price I paid (I had a group buy coupon thingie which essentially gives me 50% off), and it deserves 3 stars at regular price.
First of all, I was bracing for the worst because of the reviews I've seen on Yelp. But really, it's very decent. Once you can get over the fact that a) the place was ghetto (cmon people, it's Markham and Lawrence, was that really a surprise?), b) the food is not on par with restaurants like The Host, and c) there are bones on the butter chicken (OMGWTFDisgrace! --I'm being sarcastic btw), then I think most people will agree that this place is really quite decent.
Alright, I understand that having bones in the chicken for the butter chicken can be considered unacceptable in some highfalootin' circles but really, the taste is still very good. Not fine-dining good, but still good. The chicken was (mostly) tender, you just have to kind of look around for the meat that seems "newer", and having a fresh supply of fluffy naans to go with it was lovely. The eggplant dish was quite nice too, and there was another chicken dish that was very good.
The place is old, yes, and dim, yes, but it's kept quite clean, and the servers were very attentive and friendly. The only complaint I have is that their vegetable pakoras were, unfortunately, abysmal.
As an aside, they played dance-techno music over the PA, not really loud but noticeable enough, and I have come to the realization that I like Indian Euro-style dance music! This may have been a one-off, but I kinda like it :)
Would I recommend it? Not for the ambience, I agree, but certainly it's worth a shot if you have a craving for quick, decent if unelegant, and satisfying Indian buffet. Try it! -
Review from Adrian K.
Scarborough, ON
1/25/2012
It appears that the Bombay Palace has closed it doors. I recently received a email from GroupOn indicating they were giving a refund for anyone that had purchased a coupon for this establishment.
It's really too bad they didn't invest more into this place. I recall going here several years back and nothing much had really changed since I had first gone here back in the early 90's with my family. Back then, it was one of the few large Indian buffets outside little India. In addition to being outside the Indian core of Toronto, the Bombay Palace received praise from The Toronto Star and Toronto Life for it's delicious food. -
Review from William T.
Scarborough, ON
6/4/2011
Was feeling peckish for Indian yesternight. So I ventured over to said eatery. Waiter was swift acting so bonus there, naans were fresh, favourite veg dish was their Mushroom Masala (mushrooms so savory from all the other juices penetrating into them). Time & time again my stable meats there are butter & tandoori chicken, never lets me down.
It's a good ayce to go to if you want to indulge in spicier foods. -
Review from Amanda N.
Scarborough, ON
3/12/2011 1 Check-in Here
This was the worst indian food I have ever had to date.
The staff was very friendly, it was clean, but awful.
We went here on a Sunday for my moms birthday, for the lunch buffet.
The food wasn't that warm under the heating lamps. They had tandoori chicken, butter chicken, rice, pakoras and a selection of desserts.
After checking out the buffet, I opted to have butter chicken off the menu, hoping that that at least would be hot and fresh. When it arrived, it was hot, but the cuts of meat were terrible. It didn't seem like it was the chicken breast that the menu promised it would be. I picked at it, and hardly ate it.
Meanwhile, my family was waiting for them to refill the buffet. It seemed like they brought one item out every 15 minutes, even though the buffet was empty.
The naan took the longest to restock, and it always seems flat and cold when it got there. I was smart, and ordered the naan from the menu, so when it came it was at least fresh.
I ate here about a month ago, and I still feel sick when I think about the cold, flavourless food. It's a shame, because they seem like really nice people, but they food just isn't good.... -
Review from A.J. S.
4/21/2010
In Scarborough, Bombay Palace serves decent Indian food. As usual the restaurant falls into the usual litany of problems i have with Indian restaurants. Aloo Gobi 8.95?
The food here I suppose is decent. There are a few dishes which you don't normally just make at home for a quarter of the price. I liked the Paneer Makhani. It was decent.
The service was ok, the waiter did seem to take a while to get there. The food took a while too. The waiter seemed nice enough I suppose, at least he didn't walk around with the constantly constipated look on their face that some Indian waiters seem to think indicates class.
The ambiance wasn't horrid, wasn't great. Nothing really sticks out in my mind about it. -
Review from Raj J.
North York, ON
7/31/2011
The seating, washrooms and general ambiance of the restaurant sucked. It was established in 1984 and looks as if no maintenance has been done. Everything was so dirty.
Chicken dishes were okay. But most of the other food looked stale and old.
Also the desserts sucked!! Rice pudding was more like they just mixed rice with milk....not at all authentic ( not even close)!!!
Edited on Jan 18 to add: The owner was very rude too - not just with me but with most of the other customers. As other reviews have mentioned he was adding tips to the today bill (even for two people) without informing us beforehand.
Also we have to wait for the dessert and some other dishes to be refilled in the buffet.
You can get much better buffet, value and ambiance at Bombay Bhel (North York), Tandoori Flames (Brampton), Tandoori House (North York) etc. -
Review from Kiki I.
Toronto, ON
7/12/2009
Small, quiet and tucked away in a plaza let this not deture you from the wonderful delights found inside. Well that's what it used to be like, after a recent visit I'm disappointed to say that the food quality has gone down and the flavours are not what they used to be. It's too bad, I used to enjoy eating here.
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Review from Andrew B.
North York, ON
1/16/2010
great food in a shady strip mall
