Bombay Masala — Restaurant in Communauté urbaine de Douala

Such great tasting food. Chicken korma was creamy, naan was light but buttery, with proper long grain rice steamed perfectly. Finished off with a thick mango lassi. The atmosphere was great with enough but not too much lighting. The music a chill out mix of Indian chill-beats so you don’t feel like you’re eating in a temple but a modern fine restaurant. The decorations are Indian but not over the top and the furniture looks like it was bought yesterday. Some say the food is over priced but the portions were large and it’s a nice restaurant so you’d expect to pay a little more. I would have liked to enjoy a real Indian beer like Kingfisher but understandably it’s probably impossible to get things from Indian right now. I had to walk a bit as the Google place marker was wrong. Incase it’s still not updated, look for Bombay Masala near the One Rooftop...

I truly appreciate Bombay Masala Douala for bringing authentic Indian cuisine to Cameroon, a place where such options are rare. It’s commendable that they’ve opened up and made Indian food accessible far from India — that alone deserves 5 stars.

That said, in terms of taste, I would rate the food itself slightly lower. The dishes are good, but with a few other Indian restaurants now operating in the area, the competition is tough, and some of them perform even better in terms of flavor and consistency. So, while Bombay Masala Douala deserves recognition for its initiative and effort, people should understand that the taste, though enjoyable, may not be the absolute best in town.

Overall, it’s a great spot for Indian food in Douala, especially if you value the effort of making authentic cuisine available in a country where...

The venue itself was very beautiful and welcoming. Music was also appropriate for a calm business dinner or to eat with your partner. We ordered Mutton Dum Biryani (8000 XAF) which was tasty and nicely presented with a big portion. We also had crab masala (8500 XAF) which had such a small portion (it would have been good to suggest a side dish). Luckily we had Punjabi chicken wings (6500 XAF) as starter but they were not extraordinary. The waiter was friendly and had beautiful traditional clothing. However, she seemed to lack experience and also served our wine with broken cork inside (too bad as the wine was not cheap). We payed around 60.000 XAF for both of us which makes me find the place overrated, despite design efforts and a friendly salutation of the...