Pros: cheap Cons: extremely unhealthy because the food is very oily! Also, unclean. There are crumbs and oil smudges inside. Ick! read more

I love this place! I was not a fan of Indian food until I came here. $5.99 for dinner buffet (if you pay in cash and only get water) is one of THE best deals I have found so far. Although there isn't a hugeee selection, I still think its a pretty good menu. A lot of the food has chicken in it and the rice fills you up a lot so watch out. The food can get heavy so come hungry! And I love the dessert!! Super yum for an unbeatable price. Bombay Cafe, you've won me over with your Gulab Jamun! read more

My go to location on those lazy days. I have only tried their 2 entree platters. Pretty standard spread, good portions for the price. My favorites are the chicken kheema nd tandoori chicken. read more

I would not recommend coming to this restaurant. The food is below average, and almost everything is pre-made. When I asked to take peanuts out of the different bhel puri, they couldn't because it was already made. Also, the tables are not very clean and or not cleared often, such as after customers leave. Also, this place uses a ton of plastic. Plates, bowls, utensils, containers, trays, etc. It's all disposed of, which I consider a negative. read more

Extremely rude staff! Will fight with you for 10 minutes to not to give you an extra chutney! Will never go there and ask people to avoid this place! read more

Ever since I left India - this is the closest I can feel to India!! The food is authentic!! I absolutely love everything I have tried and go there everyone I am in that location! Thank you for the great food and amazing experience!! Very grateful to have you guys in the city !! read more

If tou are going order biryani just order white rice, chilli powder, salt and raw chicken pices separately. You can mix according to your taste. If want to ask why it is like that , their representative tell you " our biryani like that". If want to order biryani that is worst biryani ever. read more

Bombay Cafe - This biryani " bombay cafe biryani" . If you are out of biryani you have to let customer know about it , he/she can order another item. - Indian Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

Ordered the butter chicken and it was awesome, especially for the price! We loved this little hole in the wall and definitely want to go back soon! read more

Went in looking for some good chaat last week. Bhel Puri falls short of flavor, it was salty and ingredients tasted they were taken out of grocery packets. The dhahi puri was little better but for the price these could have been better. Their Samosas are supposedly very good and so I may try samosa chaat next time. From other reviews it seems their lunch/dinner menu is better read more

In doing my yelp research prior to an extended stay in NoVA for business, Bombay Cafe popped up as a place I might want to check out. Once I arrived and got settled, I realized how close it was to my hotel and paid a visit. Overall, it was a decent experience. The variety of offerings was good, and everything I tried tasted good. The restaurant itself is a little strange in that it is in a strip mall (although to be honest EVERTHING seems to be in a strip mall around here) and the atmosphere is pretty blah. It almost comes of like a Cici's Pizza or something aside from the Bollywood mural on the wall. Standout dishes were the butter chicken and saag chicken. The tandoori chicken seemed to be glazed with some kind of sweet sauce which wasn't bad, but unusual in my experience. The naan was hard to come by because once a fresh pan was put out it would be snapped up in a feeding frenzy. The few pieces that I got were ok, but not as moist as I prefer. Considering the price, this is an excellent value, and if you are nearby and craving Indian I recommend it. read more

Horrible employees and management. Extremely rude service and not a friendly staff. Went for a large order and was made to wait for the Owner who was having "lunch" in front of us. Won't recommend this place to anyone looking for a place with decent service. read more

Since this review. Bombay has renovated and fixed their AC issues. Thank you Bombay Cafe!!

This is THE BEST Indian food in Northern VA. Great place to pick up some food and take it home or eat there. I always get a platter which is an amazing price (under $10) which comes with two choices of a dish and a side of white jasmine rice, naan, and a sweet little dessert. I usually get the paneer in tiki masala sauce or the butter chicken. Amazing! Defintely recommend this authetic restaurant because the food is incredible and the atmosphere pulls you into the Indian culture with its smells, dessert racks and more. Make this your next dinner out! read more

I was out this way to go to some of the Indian grocery stores in the area, so we stopped in for an early dinner. On the weekends, the buffet is $8.99 ($8 if you pay in cash). For $1 you can add a fountain soda. They also have assorted sodas and juices (including guava and lychee--two of my favorites!). Just a head's up that you need to spend $10 in order to use a credit card to pay. They had several vegetarian options for us to try (saag with mushrooms,dal, bhindi masala, potato curry, etc), plus maybe four entrees with meat in them, and some delicious pakoras and samosas. The bhindi masala was by far our favorite. I'll go back just to have this again! The cost included kheer, but they also have a self-serve pay-by-the-pound refrigerated section of Indian treats that is separate from the buffet price. Since they weren't labeled, I have no idea what any of them were. We chose simply based on colors and having a variety. Some of the milk fudge-type items were great, others were not so hot. The food was good for the price/for it being a buffet and I am sure that when we are back in this area, we'll stop by again. read more

GREAT food, great service. I've been attending this place for 7+ years & have always had great customer service & excellent food. My favorites are the Butter Chicken, Chicken Biryani, Goat Biryani & Chicken Keema. I work less than a mile from the restaurant & every time I order lunch to pick up, they pleasantly took my order over the phone & it's ready to go when I arrived. Every time I've gone into the restaurant itself, I've had nothing but pleasant customer service from a variety of their workers both male & female. The best thing is they're open until 1:00am.. Thank you & I will continue to support you.!! read more

The woman at the counter has a terrible attitude and is combative for no reason. Sad part is the customer service is terrible but the food is decent. Lost my business. read more

As an Indian, I can say that Bombay Cafe is one of the best, and most affordable Indian restaurants in the area. A group of friends and I dined in on a Thursday evening for a friend who had never eaten Indian food before! Since we were a large group, we wanted to do family style, which was not really an option, but the gentleman working allowed us to buy the to-go size containers and eat in (thank you!) We ordered a lot - butter chicken, chaana (chickpeas), palak (spinach with corn), dahi puri, and of course, rice, naan and desserts. Everything was absolutely scrumptious - we devoured it all and even went back for more! The 7 of us probably spent no more than $10 each, and were full by the end. Yeah, the place is a little old school in appearance, with the Bollywood music playing on the TVs, but with the food as good as it is, it's worth it! read more

Popped by to give them a try. The food was good and certainly a nice selection to choose from. Every few minutes someone from the kitchen came out to restock the food bins so there was never any down time. Lots of customers in the restaurant. The buffet was only $8 and a drink $1. I thought it was a great value under ten bucks. Only a couple of slight negatives to mention; when you are finished with your plate they want you to carry them to the back of the restaurant and place them in bins for pickup, I spotted a few pieces of food still remaining on their clean dish stacks - two separate dishes to be exact, and their soda fountain dispenses too much carbonation for Coke - that could be easily adjusted. read more

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They increased the price of samosa to $1. However, the size of the samosa got smaller. They are stingy with the chutneys. We got 12 samosas - 4 of them were broken. We will never go back there again. read more

We reached here at around 11:30 pm after a tiring journey . The ambience is very average but, the food! OMG Absolutely loved the food!! Everything was delicious. Super fast service!! Their butter naan is epic! Just melts in your mouth Both veg and non veg curries were delicious! Would recommend this place if you are looking for just good food to satisfy your soul read more

Bombay Cafe is my spot! Delicious food and a good value for the price as others have mentioned. Skip the desert though. Top dishes are the classics butter chicken and tandoori chicken. The naan is good too. Highly recommend. read more

BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK Definitely NO Competition, when you consider the amount, the quality of the food to the price they charge. Food- 3 Meat dishes, 3, veg dishes and the regular basmati rice tandoori,chicken salad, two appetizers, Pakoras, and Naan Fountain drinks, sodas, bottled water. Food Quality- 3/5 Taste- 3/5 QUALITY AND QUANTITY for the PRICE- 5/5 read more

Bombay Cafe catered 4 events for us in 3 days, and each one had a variety of options. No menu was a repeat, therefore no one got bored eating the same food. They created the menu for us and we trusted them to do so. We were impressed beyond expectations. They delivered professionally every time.They coordinated with venues and brought in whatever the venue didn't have. They provided their own staff, setup ahead of schedule, and provided excellent service. BC I can't tell you exactly what we had, since I didn't eat much. But everyone around me gave their compliments to me, (which I'm now passing on here). I had friends out of town who said Bombay Cafe had the best daal they've ever had. I do remember having their lamb chops (which I had a few of), and that's all I remember eating. I did have a bite of the ras malai, which I looked forward to finishing. But of course I'm at a wedding (mine), and some kid knocked it over :/ read more

I ordered the worst goat Curry I have ever tasted. The sauce was thin and tasteless. If it wasn't for the great desserts they have I would only give them one star. What a waste of time read more

Worst experience I don't like her fucking attitude. She doesn't know how treat the customer. read more

Bombay Cafe - I don't like her fucking attitude. She doesn't know how to treat the customers. This was my worst experience. - Indian Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

Service is filled with a bunch of literal imbeciles. I wanted a beer and I present to them my card. They have trouble of finding a date of birth on the VA license. I've pointed to where it literally says "Date of birth" on the freaking card and they still say "I don't see it"! That happened on my first visit. The second visit (yesterday), they told me they could not serve me alcohol because they have to follow their "rules" which they think means they cannot serve alcohol to anyone born in the year 1996. COMPLETE DUMB*SSES!! 1) IT IS BEFORE OR ON TODAY'S DATE (4/22/2018). 2) THEY STILL HAVE THEIR STICKER FOR 1996. THE UPDATE SHOULD NOW BE 1997 AND THEY ARE NOT FOLLOWING ALONG WITH ACTUAL STATE LAW. Overall, the food is cheap but it's iight. Their service is short and they gotta do something about fixing that. read more

The food tastes fresh and delicious; also it's a great bargain. The owners are kind and their reno is looking good!

When I want quick good Indian food I come here. The food is always fresh and tastes great. My favorite dish here is the butter chicken. It is creamy and flavorful. I'm so glad to have this place near my home. read more

First/last time using this restaurant. Goat curry was decent. Chicken Tika Masala was OK. Worst part was the dried out garlic nan. Like it sat under a sun lamp all day. Disappointing read more

Amazing food!!! Gotta love the palak paneer and their naan was perfect. Prices can't be beat either...

Discovered this place when a friend took me here. Since then, it's my go-to place to satisfy my Indian food cravings. For about $8, you get two entrees with rice, naan bread, a tiny desert portion (like one bite), and a tiny soup bowl. It is a very good value, and if you say you're a student you can get it four around $6-$7. read more

I went to this place many times and they were so rude but recently they hire a new girl her name is Pani, she is really nice her customer service was great, she was really helpful not rude like other girls who work there, Pani i give this place 5 star because of you, keep it up you are the best. 5 star for ms Pani.***** read more

Indian food should never be boring or flavorless, but this place has somehow taken one of the worlds great cuisines and made it so. I was going to call it mediocre, but that would be a disservice to all the mediocre Indian restaurants out there. The phrase "Not a bargain at any price" comes to mind here.... read more

For $6.99 and late hours, what can be better? With that price tag, I can't complain; it's filling and obviously quick. Fulfills my late night cravings! read more

Good Indian food. However I always think that they should start with Indo- Chinese recipes too :P A platter cost for just 6.99$ in which he gives 2 veggies (veg/non- veg) of our choice with a PERFECTLY MADE NAAN/BREAD (I just love the fluffiness and softness), basmati rice and sweet dish. If its dine in then we can also take daal/lentils and that free.:) Apart from a good platter they give many other things like samosas, aaloo chaat, dahi bhalle etc. Do try the meal :) read more

Place is normally busy and not too bad to hangout at night. The food use was never good but use to be edible an year ago but as of now it is awefull. i would eat here instead of every other place around the area with the name kabob in it. There are a lot of them and not a single on knows or choses not to make a kabob. The veggie dishes here can be eaten and you may even find a little flavor in them. I really don't know what to say about their meat dishes; I can't tell what kind of meat it is or it was seasoned and cooked or thrown on to spices and put out. I am giving this place two stars for good sweets, ok service and acceptable veggie dishes. read more

This place is not the same any more. Quality of food and service has gone down a lot and prices have gone up. Size of samosa has shrunk. Mithai does't taste the same. You can literally feel the crunch of sugar on a gulab jamun. There is no such thing as good customer service. read more

Best food in this area served in a more casual atmosphere . Food is delicious freshly prepared and Mia of traditional Punjabi food and street food Everything is worth trying here Best value for your money read more

This place is amazing. I love going here because it's close to GMU and the food is always awesome. The staff is incredibly friendly. You get a lot for what you pay for. The garlic naans are what make life worth living. Definitely one of the best Indian restaurants in the Fairfax area. read more

The food and service here gets worse by the day. I went with a friend and ordered samosas since they were being fried fresh and my friend ordered chaat. The dumpling in the chaat was stale and smelt bad and the potato filling in the samosa was smelling and was bad. The person at the cash register told us that the potato filling and the dumpling is made days ahead and frozen and it is our luck if we get a good one or not. They also told us that they prepare all the platter food which they sell for $6.99 months ahead and freeze it. They did not give us a refund. This is a very dirty place, with bad food and no customer service at all. read more