Bombay Bustle

Bombay Bustle reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Arun

   London1 review

   4.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Excellent food and service. Overall a great place to dine for Indian cuisine. But bit pricey!!
   

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   Sushant

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 14, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Desi food, Michelin quality, great ambience. Nuff said
   

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   Reena

   London8 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on May 10, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   The food and service was great. Really enjoyed my time. My husband and I selected the tasting menu and it was extremely delicious. Really high quality flavours and prepared to an exceptional standard. The venue was a lot smaller than expected. The website seemed bigger so it did feel a little less exciting but it was still a nice restaurant. My only flag is the compulsory cover charge which I didn’t agree with. It is not a service charge which most of us are used to paying for and happy to. The cover charge I believe is basically charging you because you book to go to their restaurant. This was compulsory and was approx 10% of the bill. I think this should be optional as our payment for food covers the markup for their operating costs.
   

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   Jane VIP

   London2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 5, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always amazing!! The food is delicious and the service is great.
   

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   Dinesh

   London1 review

   2.0

   Dined on April 27, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   We have been visiting Bombay Bustle for few years now, but our yesterdays experience was not great. Booking for 8:30 pm , but felt rushed in finishing up our meal very quickly. Whilst we were still having our starters the main course was served. Even worse after finishing the meal the bill was on the table no dessert or coffee were offered. I say this was our last visit to you!
   

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   Bob

   San Francisco1 review

   3.0

   Dined on April 19, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely restaurant, super food and friendly staff but they added a £40 cover charge to our bill ?!? How does that make any sense? It was not a strange time or out of hours. It was not a service charge and tip was additional, suggest checking this before making any booking.
   

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   Hildur

   Washington DC1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 18, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   All food we got very tasty, and service perfect. They did everything they could for us 6 persons with different expectations. Value for money.
   

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   Jessie

   Hertfordshire5 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 12, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   A really lovely location for a birthday meal. The staff were friendly, and I enjoyed the decor. The food was delicious and I regret going safe with my usual dish as the menu is full of so many great flavours to try.
   

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   Irene VIP

   London3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 11, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Bombay Bustle remains one of our favourite Indian restaurants in town, and we will be going back again soon. The food is always delicious and the service is impeccable and friendly. Amazing place!
   

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    Jas

    London21 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on April 10, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    This is by far the best Indian restaurant in London and I dine here with friends every few months. The food, service, ambiance is always excellent and it always gets a 5 star rating from me. However, not this time for the sole reason that due to Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act being introduced which legally obliges restaurants to pass on the full service charge to their staff, Bombay Bustle has reduced the service charge to 2.5%. But introduced a 12.5% 'cover charge' which the restaurant keeps and does not pass on to its staff. This is despicable behaviour. Any charges in addition to the cost of food and beverages should be passed onto the staff. The restaurant owners should be ashamed of themselves!
    

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