Bombay Blues - Glasgow City

We had two wonderful dinners at Bombay Blues during our 5-day stay in the city. Both times, the wait staff were extremely understanding and amenable to our dietary requirements and made sure to customise certain dishes for us to suit our dietary restrictions and palates, and the results were delicious. Over the two days, we had, between the four of us, the Goan Salmon curry, prawn curry, kadai sabzi, jeera lemon rice, aloo paratha, papdi chaat (especially fantastic! , pani puri, tadka dal, and the thali. A special mention must go to the yummy garlic naan in the thali, the perfectly seasoned channa masala, the flavourful tadka dal, as well as the decadent gajar halwa and kheer sweet dishes, which were extremely authentic, made with top quality ghee, very lightly sweetened (which suited us perfectly and utterly soul satisfying. The only thing missing from the kheer, for 100% authenticity, was perhaps a smidge of cardamom and/or saffron, and some ghee-roasted cashewnuts in the gajar halwa. All in all, two very tasty and thoroughly enjoyable meals at Bombay Blue, and we'd be happy to return again in the future the next time we visit Glasgow. Very good value for money and a genuinely warm and joyful experience for all of us.

Decent Indian Buffet lunch in the city centre. Helpful and polite service by the staff. Many vegetarian starters were available. Drinks are slightly costly when compared to other eateries. The food taste was really average and quality of the ingredients were below average. Experienced mild discomfort in the stomach for few hours after consuming lunch. Restaurant management should definitely look into the quality and try to use fresh ingredients.

Turned up at 1215, very few starters on buffet as it had been cleared already and not replenished despite only opening at 1200. Starters when they did arrive were of poor quality. When we went for the main course it was a similar experience. Had to go back and sit down waiting for more food to arrive. Manager was on the intercom to kitchen staff telling them to get a move on with the food. Just not up to the standard we normally receive at Bombay Blues. I don’t know what the issue was but clearly there was a problem. Taste wise the starters were poor but the curry main course was tasty when it arrived. Overall due to the wait and limited food we were disappointed with our visit.

Hadn't been here in years but decided to try it again. Opted for the buffet but the food was dried up and the rice was hard and a skin had formed over what was left of the korma. If there had of been lids that would've kept the steam in and the food soft. On saying that our server brought over a fresh curry and new rice so they redeemed themselves. Nice enough place but next time I'd rather order the food fresh and avoid the buffet! They also need a new stair carpet all worn away and looks about twenty years old!

I would recommend this place. The food was good in terms of taste and the ambience was also good. Slightly less options than some of the buffet's, I had been. Overall the available variety of food was more than enough to have a good meal.