Bombay Frankies - Ajax — Restaurant in Ajax

I was so excited to hear about this place opening up and it lived up to my expectations and then some! Haven’t had a Frankie in over 20 years and this lunch took me right back to when I was a kid marvelling at street food vendors in Bombay. I got the vegetarian Achari Potato Frankie as I thought it would be closest to what I ate as a child and it was fantastic. It was only marked as 1 on the spice level but I felt it was quite spicy! My Frankie was spiced potato chunks wrapped up in a paratha along with a mixture of tiny diced tomatoes, cucumber, raw onion. You have the option to have your Frankie with an egg wash and I went with it for peak authenticity. My tastebuds were absolutely rewarded. You can make a combo for 3.99 where you get masala potato chips and a pop or swap out for samosas/pakoras/chickpea salad. You can also adjust the spice level to your liking by speaking up. The only thing I didn’t care too much for was the mint chutney that you can dip your chips in. The fountain pop machine is one where you can select what you want yourself with practically every combination available. My friends enjoyed their lunches as well. They tried the chickpea Frankie which was listed at 2 on the spice level and the Chicken Vindaloo Frankie which was at a 3. The intensity of the spice didn’t kick in until halfway through the meal for both of them. They offer kulfis (Indian ice cream popsicles) as well and I had the Malai one (Cardamom Cream) which was delicious, cold, and the perfect amount of sweet. The staff is very attentive and brought the food on metal trays to our tables personally. The wait time was nonexistent. A lot of their tables had high bar stools but they also had normal tables with normal chairs and plenty of room for anybody with accessibility needs. I forgot to take any pics of the Frankies but my friends insist we will be returning soon so I will try to remember on...

I’ll be honest, this is not the type of food that I normally eat, or actually the type of food that WE normally eat, meaning there’s just lots of spices, and not sure about your kids, but mine are very picky. Saying that, I was really skeptical to give this place a shot, but my kids went to the plaza with my wife earlier and saw this restaurant and convinced me to try it out.

We came into this place, and to be completely transparent, I was ready to order the rice and/or salad for my girls as I thought everything would be so spicy. I spoke to the person at the cash, and took a chance with his recommendations based on what we normally eat, and WOW! I have to tell you this guy was bang on! Not only did he recommend the right items for my girls, which I will say walked back over to the cash after they finished their dinner and ordered more samosas, but I told him what I was looking for, and my frankies were lit! The food came quick, it was super tasty, and so, so, SO flavourful. Now we are in for life!

Really appreciate you guys coming to our hood, we have a new place to enjoy family time a couple...

Visited Bombay Frankies for the first time to try out their special frankies. The restaurant has a decent sitting area.

Although I saw the menu on the screen at the top of the counter, I asked the staff if they also make Chicken Tikka Frankie and he promptly said yes they do so I ordered that frankie.

When I had the first bite at home, I realized that it wasn’t the Chicken Tikka Frankie I thought but their Butter Chicken Frankie which is a standard item on their menu. I was quite surprised and disappointed that the restaurant can try to fool people this way.

Now, coming to the taste and quality of the Butter Chicken Frankie, I found that the portion was good but the frankie had a slight sour taste (Not sure why) and the chicken inside the frankie lacked the typical butter chicken flavour. The butter chicken masala/gravy was missing as well.

Honestly, the Frankie was just average and needs improvement in both its taste...