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Bombay Cafe
12021 W Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064
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#217 of 3,745 restaurants in Los Angeles
  • Cuisines: Indian
  • Price range*: $21-$30
  • Recommended For: Romantic
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“What a disappointment!”
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1 of 5 stars
Beaver78 2 contributions
Michigan
May 19, 2009

I read good reviews about this place and it has been ranked as being the best amongst Indian restaurants in LA. We went to this restaurant for dinner last weekend. We ordered probably the most expensive dish on the menu, Fish Tandori. It was terrible! It was overdone, very fishy and definitely not fresh! The pudina (mint) chutney accompanying the... more

“Best Indian food in West...”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Dec 31, 2008

Best Indian food in West Los Angeles. more

“Greatest indian place in...”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Aug 30, 2008

Greatest indian place in LA! more

“A shadow of its former self....”
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2 of 5 stars
laddiesgirl 2 contributions
san diego
Aug 17, 2008

The Bombay Cafe has long been my favorite Indian restaurant on the West Coast. Imaginative flavor combinations, freshly prepared food with fresh ingredients and spices, pleasant decor. I travel often up and down California and had always made it a point to stop in at the Bombay Cafe for lunch or dinner....even if it meant rearranging a schedule. BUT NO... more

“Favorite Indian...”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jul 30, 2008

Favorite Indian restaurant on the westside. more

“Gone downhill”
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3 of 5 stars
SophiesAunt 16 contributions
Santa Barbara, California
Jul 25, 2008

I've been eating at the Bombay Cafe since it opened in the little strip mall so many years ago--15? It was wonderful the whole time that Neela Paniz and her family owned it, but it has changed significantly since it sold. The fresh spices and wake-up seasoning are mostly gone, the dishes are faint imitations of what they were under... more

“Everything was fresh...”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Mar 24, 2008

Everything was fresh, delicious and inventive - love this place! more

“A bit more upscale and...”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Feb 23, 2008

A bit more upscale and refined, but so yummy more

“my favorite local indian...”
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4 of 5 stars
wily_filipino 33 contributions
Jan 3, 2008

my favorite local indian place. more

“best indian food in...”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Dec 16, 2007

best indian food in america. my favorite resturant alive! more

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Bombay Cafe Address

12021 W Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Tel: (310) 473-3388
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.