Salaam Bombay Indian Cuisine

A solid old favorite for Indian food but by no means the best of its type in the neighbourhood. The decor is traditional Indian-style, the service is fairly good and there is even sitar entertainment most evenings in the form of a cross-legged man sitting on what I imagine might serve as the buffet counter at another time. The food is slightly disappointing. I ordered Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi, which is supposed to be a very flavorful, dark-sauced, spicy dish, normally made with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and chicken tikka pieces. My mouth was ready for such a dish but what I got was a disappointment - barely cooked chicken chunks with little flavor, a pale chunky tomato sauce, and every odd vegetable but peppers and onions. This was not the hearty, spicy, deep, dark stew I hoped it would be - it was a quickly cooked tasteless mess that the least experienced chef could have whipped up at home. That said, my dinner companions were more satisfied with their dishes, a lam ... more

A solid old favorite for Indian food but by no means the best of its type in the neighbourhood. The decor is traditional Indian-style, the service is fairly good and there is even sitar entertainment most evenings in the form of a cross-legged man sitting on what I imagine might serve as the buffet counter at another time. The food is slightly disappointing. I ordered Chicken Tikka Jalfrezi, which is supposed to be a very flavorful, dark-sauced, spicy dish, normally made with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and chicken tikka pieces. My mouth was ready for such a dish but what I got was a disappointment - barely cooked chicken chunks with little flavor, a pale chunky tomato sauce, and every odd vegetable but peppers and onions. This was not the hearty, spicy, deep, dark stew I hoped it would be - it was a quickly cooked tasteless mess that the least experienced chef could have whipped up at home. That said, my dinner companions were more satisfied with their dishes, a lamb stew and an eggplant stew, and the fried appetizer assortment was standard fare, as was the basmati rice and naan. less