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Bombay Talkie
189 Ninth Ave., New York, NY, 10011
nr. 22nd St.
212-242-1900
| 6.9 | "Recommended" Average Reader Rating on a Scale of 10 |  |
great food and service!
ecuachika from 07087 | Posted on 12/4/09
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I was recently at Bombay Talkie to celebrate a friends birthday and i just loved the service there. The food tastes great and the people are nice. I recomended this place to all my friends in NY and they also loved it. They said everything was great and one of my friends was even delighted with the delivery service. He said the delivery boy was fast, polite, and respectful. I am in love with Bombay Talkie and there is no doubt that when i move there i will be your customer.
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WAY Overpriced, Better Just Walkie on By
MaryHelen from 10014 | Posted on 4/13/09
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En route to Co. just past the estates along Ninth, we couldn't resist the charming two-storey house with warm candlelight flickering through the windows. Expecting yet another haute barnyard eatery, we were pleasantly intrigued by the high-tech Bollywood film displays, just like the cheap, cheerful Sitaaray in London's Covent Garden. The "Beggar's Purse" (Papdi Chat) starter was nearly faultless - small, crispy parcels of (albeit refrigerator-cold) smooth chickpea and potato puree with a mouthwatering tamarind yoghurt topping - while the dosa, though not a patch on the wafer-thin ones you get in Kerala, came with a delicious trio of sambar, green and red coconut chutneys. But it was all downhill from there: $22 for a dry tandoori Mahi Mahi, a third of which was unappetizing bloodline, served with an enormous pile of pilau, and a stingy $6 side of beetroot slices swimming in grease. $65 the poorer (two starters, a main, a side and a couple beers), on the way out we spied a pile of the yet-unseen prix fixe menus, a relative steal at $25/3 courses and a glass of wine.
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Great Indian place in Chelsea
lamtime from 10001 | Posted on 4/2/08
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If you get over how pricey it is, it's a gem. I've been trying to find an Indian place on the West Side, and so far Talkie is my best bet. Good dishes I've tried are the delicious Papdi chat appetizers that have a beautiful delicate texture; the rich and fragrant Lamb Biryani and the Homestyle Chicken. The Coconut Tapioca is a gorgeous dessert to share. Everything is beautifully presented. I've always had good attentive service. The decor at first seemed pretentious, but it's relaxing even on a busy night. Fun date place.
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Fantastic food drink and decor but small portions and expensive
radhaeats from 10011 | Posted on 8/12/07
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The subject line kind of sums it up. Bombay Talkie has been a favourite of mine for a while. The food is consistently good and the cocktails menu always gives you something new and interesting to try. The decor and atmosphere in the place also make you feel relieved to have finally found an Indian restaurant that serves you authentic Indian food without having to be served by waiters with bow ties. All good things aside, my last trip there brought home to me how crazily expensive the food is and how ridiculously small the portions are. Our appetizers were far to small to bother sharing and one of our entrees, the shrimp tandoori (delicious btw) was $20 but we were presented with three shrimps on a plate with rice. This was disappointing and for $20 I thought they could have managed four shrimps - it would have also made it a lot easier to share. Don't get me wrong, I love this place.. I just wish the management would reconsider their portion sizes. I don't want to stop going there, but I can't justify the big bills when I come away still hungry.
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Better than Bombay
jsweitz | Posted on 12/6/05
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Bombay Talkie is good. The vegetable dishes taste like eating in the kitchens of my friends' parents' homes. The snack food tastes as good as that found on the beaches of Bombay, with ample portions and clear, crisp flavors. My only reservation is that the dosa was slightly overcooked, but this was easily overlooked by the wonderful lentil sambar and white/red coconut chutneys on the side. I am not Indian, but have travelled to India, and usually find Indian food in restaurants to be too heavy and uninventive (no more Tikka Masala please!). Bombay Talkie is the best Indian restaurant I've been to since eating in India.
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One of the best Indian in NYC
georgenyc | Posted on 6/6/05
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I have been to many good Indian restaurants in NYC and London and Bombay Talkie stands up to the best. Noisy, crowded, busy and at peak times you will have to wait even with a reservation. It's worth it. Had chicken tikka masala, lamb meatballs, dal makhni, smoked eggplant, spicy garbanzo beans and all were wonderful. Best chutney/sauce selection I have seen and a must for Indian food lovers. I actually like the small portions, it allows you to try more dishes. Prices were very reasonable. Great cocktails at the bar. We will be going back!!
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Traditional Indian in a Modern Setting
deaghaidhcjjd | Posted on 3/4/05
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Bombay Talkie has a very stylish and sophsiticated look to it. There are two floors of dining areas, a full bar, and an eating bar area. The food portions do not match the price, but they are presented very nicely.
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Would never go back
liberte | Posted on 2/21/05
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We went to Bombay Talkie around 10pm hoping to get a quick bite. There were several empty tables, but it still took 10-15 minutes to get a table because there was no one to seat us.We got seated and the waiter told us they were about to close the kitchen so we had 10 minutes to order, which was just fine. Not even 5 minutes later (after taking our drink order), we were told to leave because they decided to stop serving!! The hostess was completely unapologetic, arrogant, and the waiters didn't seem to care either.We never got to try the food, but from looking at the menu they looked like ordinary "street food" dishes. And even if the food was good, we refuse to deal with the poor service.
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