Bombay Bistro 98 West Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850

"I ordered chicken biryani, it was not even close, it was just regular rice mixed with chicken curry. The appetizer aloo tikki, mango lassie ,tandoori chicken and naan was good, not that spicy and the presentation was good too."

"Was hesitant about coming to this restaurant as the reviews made it seem either REALLY GOOD or REALLY BAD, but the general consensus from my three friends and I was that it was "just ok". Even though the atmosphere and service are 4 stars, the food is most important to me which is why it's overall a 3. The Good: service was friendly, restaurant was bright, clean, and cute with a nice volume of music, food was served quickly, none of the food was bad. I personally liked the lamb curry that came as part of my thali set and one friend really enjoyed the garlic naan. The lemony(?) pickles were AMAZING (I would buy those separately to keep at home if offered). The Just Ok: while the servings are decently sized, none of us were wowed by the food itself which made it hard to justify the price. One friend said she had made better garlic naan herself, another friend who tried the saag paneer in my thali set said she had tasted better at Trader Joe's. Only one of the 5 dishes to my thali set was good enough to eat without pickle or chutney to enhance it. All of us agreed we had eaten better Indian cuisine at other restaurants for a better price. The Bad: we were offered a sample of the seasonal soup (pumpkin) - while this was super thoughtful and we appreciated the gesture, the soup itself was terrible, just the taste of salt and nothing else. Note: three of the four of us have lived abroad all over the world, enjoy both Americanized and original cuisines, and have many South Asian friends whose home-cooking we all enjoy at full spice."

"The place is a hole in the wall. The service, meh. They close at 9p so they rushed us to order and then at 9p we asked for dessert and they said we cannot eat it there but we could take it home. It makes me wonder how well they clean up bc most restaurants close at a certain time but they will stay another hour to clean up. It is very small and the food was very bland. We will not return."

"Tried a number of dishes here. The papri chaat was by far my favorite. The chicken dosa is a novelty, but okay - maybe too salty. The curries were decent. The service was nice. Plenty of seating and parking were available."

"First time in Bombay Bistro and I am hooked! Definitely ideal for someone who is looking to try authentic Indian food with the Chef's twist. From Achari Paneer Tikka Tacos to Golgappa, you will not be disappointed. Plenty of parking, the service is unmatched, the hosts truly care about your experience, its definitely worth checking out."