Bombay Cafe - Best Indian Restaurant In Florida

Bombay Cafe is the ONLY Indian restaurant within the Oakland Park/Wilton Manors area that doesn't require a cross 95 passport to find (that I know of). We've been here several times over the years, but only for dinner. We saw that they had a lunch buffet and as I was having a craving for all things curry it seemed like a perfect fit.

Inside Bombay Cafe is pretty typical for an Indian restaurant, the statue of Ganesha keeps watch over the door and color scheme is cozy and warm. On the day that we visited a majority of the guests were opting for the buffet, in fact it wasn't until we were leaving that I discovered that the full menu is available as well. When we entered we were promptly greeted at the door and escorted to a table. Obviously the lunch buffet is very popular as the usually white table cloth was covered with bistro paper, not a surprising addition considering the volume of business. We were immediately brought a pitcher of water - and that pretty much was the amount of service. no drink order, not greeting, nothing. We followed the cattle to the buffet line and proceed to stuff our faces with traditional Indian fare. Once we both made it through the line, a basket of warm naan was brought to the table accompanied by a platter of tandoori chicken - a nice touch.

As far as buffets go, it's pretty large. There is a fairly wide variety of options, from curried vegetables and vegetable fritters, to Chicken Tikka Masala and a Goat Curry. For sweeter options there are the typical sweet spiced carrots (which I need to find a recipe for) and coconut rice. Sadly one of my favorites, Saag Paneer was missing. All the items we tasted - which was just about everything - were delicious and curbed my Indian cravings. If you don't care for highly sauced dishes then obviously this won't be your cup of tea, but if you like to sop up every morsel with a hunk of naan, then you will be in heaven.

The daily (m-f) lunch buffet is priced at $10.95 which is more than fair for the amount of food offered. There is a dinner buffet on Wednesdays and Sundays for $16.95 that I may have to mosey over and check out. All in all it's a keeper. While there was the curious lack of a service at the table, it didn't detract from our experience. Like many a buffet, you follow the masses and look like you know what you are doing.