Bombay Bhel

Thornhill, Canada

3.8

Closed now

20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 905-771-6957
Website:
www.bombaybhelthornhill.com
Address:
230 Commerce Valley Drive E, Thornhill, ON, L3T 7Y3
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
740 ftEast Beaver Creek
0.2 miMinthorn Court
0.2 miLeslie Street
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
Yes
Take-out
Yes
Accepted Cards
Credit, Debit
Good For
Dinner
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Closed now
Local time (Thornhill) 03:28 Friday, 29 November 2024

Business hours

Monday 11:45 am – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Tuesday 11:45 am – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Wednesday 11:45 am – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Thursday 11:45 am – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Friday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Saturday 1:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Sunday 1:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Description

Specialties

Healthy, Authentic Indian Food

History

Established in 1996.

Family owned/​run since Day 1. Voted best Indian Restaurant in Thornhill.

Meet the Manager

Raj G.

Manager

Family Member helping run business

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20 reviews of Bombay Bhel

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Place rating: 2
Richmond Hill, Canada
This place is terrible. 2 stars because they have a grill menu, but the food is not good and the service is even worse. The interior is just poor. Not a place i’ll be coming to again.
Place rating: 4
Markham, Canada
My family has been getting take-​out Indian food from Bombay Bhel monthly for the past 15 years; I’ve also dined-​in here once. It’s the best tasting Indian food you can get in Markham.
We usually order the Butter Chicken, Lamb Vindaloo, Chicken Tika Masala, Amritsari Goat Curry, Palak Paneer, and Tandoori Chicken. Each entrée comes with basmati rice or naan. My personal fav is the Butter Chicken — the curry is pretty much orange liquid crack-​cocaine.
Though it’s the best tasting Indian food in Markham, it’s pretty pricey, so make sure you have enough funds to support your newfound addiction.
Place rating: 4
Toronto, Canada
I had almost given up on finding good Indian food in Markham that was reasonably price. Then I found this place. Zounds! Was this the answer to my prayers?
I had the butter chicken with naan with a mango lassi. The chicken was tender and flavorful. The butter sauce was creamy and perfectly spiced. The lassi was thick and delicious. Is the price right? It’s neither cheap or expensive but for the quality… it’s fair. Will definitely be back for more.
Place rating: 4
Richmond Hill, Canada
Went there to curb chaat cravings with a couple of friends. Ambience is nice as far as desi restaurants are concerned, coming back to food we tried mix Papdi which was delish and made to order spicy or mild. Panni puri was a big fail, the water that came with it had no spicy kick to it. Would definitely go back to try more things as the chicken is Halal here. The servers were doing a good job, courteous and patient.
Place rating: 5
Toronto, Canada
I just had the best chicken tikka of my life here. So incredibly flavourful with a beautiful green sauce and delicious salad topped with a slightly acidic dressing– perfect combo. The chicken was beyond juicy and the portion size was extremely generous (which I find to be an issue at some Indian restaurants).
Prices were great and the service was excellent. We ended up chatting with the manager and he was so friendly and inviting. We will be back!
Place rating: 4
Aurora, Canada
Ooooooh so tasty!
We went to Bombay Bhel to satisfy my craving for Indian food. They definitely did that!
At first I was a bit concerned as the restaurant wasn’t very busy and ambiance is a bit dated, but we were pretty early for dinner and were seated comfortably in a booth before a number of other tables arrived. By the time we got our dinner, the restaurant was 2⁄3 full.
If you go, you MUST try the beef samosas. I didn’t think they would be good since I’d never had beef in my samosas before, but OMG!!! They knocked my socks off. The pastry was light and flaky and the filling was DELISH. I am still thinking about them…
We tried both vegetarian and meat curries and they were both delicious. They came with huge naan and ample rice that was so soft and fluffy I ate the whole thing, and I don’t even like rice.
The service was lovely. The guy who greeted and served us was really nice, attentive and made useful recommendations.
The only reason why it’s not a 5-​star is the décor and wine selection, but hey… who really cares about wine with Indian food, right?
We will definitely be back.
Seriously…try the beef samosas!!!
Place rating: 3
Vaughan, Canada
Did some takeout last night from Bombay. So the food was great but a bit salty. An hour after we were all very thirsty. I would say that was my biggest complaint.
Sag was great with plenty of cheese.
The masala was well done.
Place rating: 5
Mississauga, Canada
It was very tasty. I had butter chicken. Simply amazing. My father had chicken tikka, that was really good as well. Definitely give it a try.
Place rating: 4
Scarborough, Canada
There aren’t many good sit down Indian restaurants but this is an exception. Personally, I like this place more than the close by The Host.
Here are a few must try:
Amritsari Goat Curry (w/​bone) — the meat was very tender, the curry was flavourful
Butter Chicken — this is a standard, good dish with a good portion of chicken
Korma (beef/​chicken/​lamb/​shrimp) — we either got chicken or beef with this dish and the cashew nut sauce is definitely something different than your regular curry, this dish may not be very everybody because it’s very creamy
We got 3 different types of naan. I have no complaints about their regular naan. Their garlic cheese naan was delicious as if you’re eating a pizza. However, I was most disappointed with their garlic naan. It was partly burnt and it was still served to us. For the extra price I had to pay for the garlic naan, I expect to not have to throw out any part of the bread.
Place rating: 3
Markham, Canada
Good food, okay pricing for the quantity.
The dishes taste good for the most part– the shrimp tandoor thing was so great flavourful with big shrimp. The Brie pakoras were great — you have to try them! but I would have liked more for the price.
We tried some vegetarian curries and some classic meat ones, as well as the butter chicken — which was sweet? I’m not a fan of sweet butter chicken– but it was creamy.
The naan was bone dry– like so dry I had to ask for some sort of oil or butter on it. Also– they forgot to bring us a naan which was included with our dish.
Good Indian food, decent flavour and could improve with quantity of the appetizers.
Place rating: 4
Maple, Canada
Came here first time on the advise of a friend. The butter chicken Poutine was amazing with the cheese curds and fries. I just found the sauce to be a bit on the sweet side. The beef koema was so good. The chicken Tikka Masada was great so much food we couldn’t finish. It will make for a good lunch tomorrow.
Place rating: 3
Montreal, Canada
We were in the area, starving & craving Indian food so we decided to go here & give it try.
The restaurant is decorated tastefully & is clean. We arrived 15 minutes prior to closing & the waitress was pushy. She was quite unhelpful when asking questions about meal options due to a serious food allergy, even though she was advised of the restriction she really didn’t seem to care.
She seemed reluctant to honour the Unilocal check in deal. The food was good & the portions were well sized. The mango lassi was not as flavourful as I like it but I’ve had worse. The samosas were not very good according to my firend. The chicken tikka masala was very good, perfeclty balanced. I believe our second dish was the mattar paneer, it was ok, I was happy I tried it but wouldn’t order it again. We had to order the rice & naan on the side & both were well prepared.
We ended our meal with a different staff member that was kind & attentive, he pointed out that the young lady was new to the establishment although part of the family. He made up for the subpart service we had received during most of our meal. We had leftovers to take home & were too full to try any dessert plus the kitchen was closed so we couldn’t have had any if we wanted to. I think this establishment is overpriced for the quality of food.
Overall, I wouldn’t go out of my way to go back.
Place rating: 3
Markham, Canada
3.5
I’ve been here a handful of times and order the butter chicken and samosas. Pretty solid Indian restaurant.
The computers that they use are from 1970s though. Their IT team needs to step up their game. Aren’t there a lot of Indian IT professionals out there that can help these guys?
Place rating: 3
Oshawa, Canada
My friend had a promo coupon, so we went to enjoy some nice Indian fare close-​by after work.
We ended up being one of the last people to leave the restaurant as it closed (9:30, seriously???), and enjoyed our assortment of naan, curries (w/​rice) and — wait for it – butter chicken poutine. Yes, BUTTER CHICKEN POUTINE! It was the perfect amount of sauce, so the fries were not soggy at the bottom.
Restaurant size:
On the same side of the plaza as Bar Burrito and Hero Burger, you would think you would have brace yourself for cramped seating like the aforementioned establishments. However, it is quite spacious inside! There are booths which can fit at least 4 people, as well as longer seating sections for your larger parties.
Portion size:
A healthy amount of food arrives nice and hot, ready for consumption! If you’re a lighter eater you may need a takeaway box. My friend and I are both Finishers, and even then we slightly struggled…
Service:
It was quick to get a table and our orders. Perhaps it was due to a weeknight, but there was only one server staff for the entire restaurant. The gentleman did a fine job!
Final thoughts:
If you’re in the area, need to fill your craving for Indian cuisine and don’t want to deal with The Host, you should consider Bombay Bhel! Too bad Commerce Valley E/​7 is such a pain though…
Place rating: 3
Toronto, Canada
With the portions that are pictured above and the steep prices combined with the mixed reviews. I was very reluctant to ever try this place. However it was a work outing, and majority rules!
To my surprise tho however, it was actually a pretty giant meal. It was 5 grown men and we actually had some leftovers. I would suggest that you get the platter as it is an assortment of meats (chicken, shrimp, kababs) and it fills you up very quick, the tandoori wings were amazing. The biryani was delicious as well. The curry’s are on the milder side for those who enjoy spice. The naan is better then a lot of establishments.
I am going to stick to my intuition and say that yes they are small portions and are expensive for a la carte menu. Especially considering so many buffets around the vicinity. However the food was amazing. The platter did do wonders or else; there would be a star missing. Expensive– but worth it every once in a while.
Place rating: 5
Richmond Hill, Canada
Loved the Lamb bhiryani. The butter chicken pouting was off the charts.
Raj, the manager was awesome and looked after us very well. Good was piping hot. The raita took care of cooling down the flames of the bhiryani spices. Definitely coming back.
Place rating: 4
Toronto, Canada
I was very pleasantly surprised by this place!!! Although it’s not exactly the more chic place in Markham, it does certainly serve good food.
We tried the appetizer platter and what I really enjoyed was that the samosa shell wasn’t deep fried chunky dough-​ness. It was actually pleasantly flakey. I also enjoyed their pakoras. What I really really enjoyed most out of that meal was the paneer makhni. That sauce was *delicious*. And if you read my other reviews, you’ll know my obsession with paneer cheese :).
Overall, it was a great experience and I would most definitely return!
Place rating: 3
Markham, Canada
I confess that I am not an expert on Indian food. My Indian coworker and I came to Bombay Bhel for a Friday lunch. She ordered a Butter Chicken with Rice and I ordered a Beef Vindaloo with Naan, which is a darker curry, I was told. The vindaloo was delicious, creamy and a tad spicier than medium level to me. She told me the food was authentic and the spice level was close to what she would make at home. Further information is that true Indian food has variety of spices but not necessarily hot/​spicy to the extent that it hurts your taste bud. I guess that is the exact spiciness level of my vindaloo then. The naan was very big in size. It went well with the vindaloo.
The services was fast. We had no problem splitting the bill.
Place rating: 5
Richmond Hill, Canada
My favourite place /​comfort food by far. I come here at least once a week. My favourite dish is the chicken tikka masala. My wife who is vegan loves the channa masala and rice.
Highly recommend it and guarantee you’ll end up coming back again and again.
Cheers,
Place rating: 4
Markham, Canada
The décor is very good, food is good as well. This is a staple feature for Indian food for those who live in the area.
Last few times we had been turned off the food since the chole was not good & bhindi is never up to snuff. But they redeemed themselves with an excellent veg-​thali with melt in your mouth daal/​makhani. The tandoori paneer tikka was awesome. The milk kheer was sour & spoilt but they replaced it with gulab jamoon which had an old oil smell. Definitely not a place for desserts but food is good. However, the wait for food is long. So if you are really hungry, appetizers will be a good interim.
As for seating, the booths are too low & uncomfortable for tall people like us. Also, the slightest movement from the adjoining booth rocks you! They also run with very few serving staff which leads to long waits for service.