Just leaving this here so I remember to not go again, even if nothing else was open. Food was okay, a little bit tasteless. Lacks the spices and flavor that I was expecting. read more

Who puts zucchini and broccoli in navratna korma dal makhani. was nothing but black dal and cream and no taste. Samosa and chutney was tasty and that's why 1 star. Nana was nothing close to it. Not sure who all gave so high reviews. Only positive point is open till late night. read more

Late night in Bellevue and we came to the right place! Open til 2am we got the Chicken Tikki Marsala and Garlic Naan and have never been so satisfied with a meal in my entire life! Totally hit the spot and so glad we found this awesome spot! read more

Authentic and tasty food, quick service and a convenient location. Not a lot of space inside and I mostly order to go..somewhat pricey and hence the 4 stars. read more

Solid 3.5 Stars. (For reference I rate Din Tai Fung 3.5 Stars) Cafe Bollywood is a very welcome addition to DT Bellevue. A very casual sit down restaurant and busy order to go type of place. Don't expect to get your order "fast" after you pay as they seem to take their time on your order and give it the love it deserves. For me, I always don't mind a wait as long as it is worth it, and they have never disappointed. My go-to has been the Lamb Vindaloo. The mixture of spices, herbs, and oh soo good potatoes just hits the spot perfectly for me. I order it medium spicy (for those that love spice make sure to do extra heat). The rice also is important here as the curry and lamb go hand in hand very well. I do wish the lamb had more "succulence" in it though and that might take it over the top for me to 4 stars. Lamb Kadhai was very good. Again, wish the lamb had more "succulence." Chicken 65 is a winner for sure. The price is sweet for what you get in tasty tender chicken bites. Salmon tikka was ok. Flavorful but a tad dry. The BIG MISS HERE is the NAAN. I've ordered it multiple times (butter, and the garlic too) giving it a chance but it is just too plain for me. I'll be visiting often. So much more to try. read more

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I appreciate that this is one of the few places open in Bellevue late at night, and the food is decent but won't knock your socks off. I got the Murgh Biryani for $12, and it was a decently sized portion. They were actually very generous with the chicken - I kept finding more and more as I ate. The chicken had the texture of stewed chicken, which isn't necessarily my favorite, but it didn't taste too bad. The flavor of the dish overall is pretty good, it has a pretty good blend of spices but isn't too spicy. My only other gripe about this dish is that the biryani is a bit too dry. It did take a while to get the food and the place isn't the cleanest if you care about that thing. But if it's late at night, this place isn't a bad option. read more

Cafe Bollywood - Murgh Biryani - $12 - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Very good Indian food ! Service could be better. Been here twice and tried a variety of vegetarian and non vegetarian dishes. Everything we tried was really good! Was excited to find a restaurant that made rumaali rotis. The chicken tikka masala was my favorite! The place is quite small and they have additional seating outside. Nice to sit outside in summer but otherwise, there's not a lot of room inside and it gets very smokey from the open kitchen. Take-out might be a better option than sitting there with all the smoke and noise. Service - the first time I was there, it was super crowded and it took a long time to get our food. We had to check multiple times cause they kept forgetting a few things each time. I figured it must be because of multiple orders and the crowd. The second time, was for take-out, and after getting home, we found that they didn't pack everything that was on the order and paid for. It was too far to go back and a bad experience since we had friends over for lunch and ended up with insufficient food. There wasn't even a lot of crowd this time. I'll remember to check my take-out order before I leave the restaurant next time, but I hope they are more careful going forward, to provide a better customer experience. read more

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Not sure why this place has only 4 stars (overall). Absolutely delicious south asian food. If CTM is your thing, give this place a try - one of the best we have tried. The goat biryani was made well and tasty Would recommend. And bookmarked for the future read more

We ordered 100 samosa's for our party and it was smash hit. It was a diversified group of folks and everyone loved it. Thanks Joy for keeping your word in delivering fantastic food and on time. read more

Food is damn good! Been here many times. For this White kid from the suburbs, i hate to admit this but pictures available of the food items would really help. I always go with the same thing because I know it. But it's damn good! read more

My new favorite Indian restaurant! They have great deals for lunch and the sauces are amazing! I ordered their Paneer Tikka Masala and Palak Paneer. The Tikka Masala has a great tomato flavor with a creamy taste and texture and there is no heavy cream! A lot of places add heavy cream and it makes you feel slow for the rest of the day. My Palak Paneer was smooth and savory with a light spinach taste. The combo also comes with a generous amount of Naan (4 big pieces) and a yogurt sauce that I used to compliment the basmati Rice. I am happy to be the first customer and I will definitely be back! read more

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Went there on a Sunday evening. Place was busy, not with people but with mountains of to go order. We ordered one Vada pav which was good and definitely something to go for again and again. $10.00 for one Vada Paav seemed a little steep though for a small restaurant like this. We also ordered a veg curry and dal fry with garlic Naan. The taste was not good at all. We didn't get value for money. We may come back for biryani and other popular things in the menu. read more

Real! Excellent food and service. Dishes are prepared and not processed and thrown together. A look behind the counter shows the number of folks involved for such a small place. Friendly folks! read more

Cafe Bollywood - Chicken 65 - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Their Chicken tandoori was the best in Seattle. But not so great Biryanis and the ambiance could be better.

Tandoori Chicken - one of the best I have ever had. Spicy leg quarters with a lot of flavor. 100% recommend. Samosa Chaat- tasty samosas in chick pea gravy. spicy but flavorful. Bhelpuri - I did not like their take on it and would not recommend. It is very different from the traditional bhel. Chicken Kebab - tender. Not spicy. Lots of flavor. Curries 8/16oz - most of them are tasty but they are really oily. I think that they keep making fresh batches every few hours because they taste fresh. Their Daal is very good and is available everyday. Tandoori roti is ok but not great. Food is very reasonably priced and they deliver through most of the food delivery services. read more

The best tikkas in town. I ordered w Joy. Chicken Tikka Masala & Murgh Malai Kabab were Amazing! read more

Tried it for the first time. They overcharged me . Daal Makhani Price - $4.5 for 8oz on their menu, Yelp, grubhub and and their website They charged me $6. Paneer Tikka Masala - $5.5 for 8oz in all above mentioned places and they charged me $6. After I asked about the price difference cashier told me that they have updated the price and he forgot to inform. I told I can order online and get it for lesser so he told that you have already paid and if you want to order online you have to pay again. read more

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I have been getting their food through door dash but recently I tried take out. I was told it will take 25 minutes, infact I reached 5 minutes earlier. I was told it will take another 20 minutes, perhaps the person on the phone didn't account the order volume and BAU doesn't work may be. I am not disappointed yet, the gentleman on the cash register told me it will take another 20 minutes because they want to make it right, absolutely fair. They did have a huge volume of orders. Honesty along with service takes you for the long run. Things I have tried and have been repeating for a while, Chana Bhatura, Tandoori Murgh and Tandoori Jhingha are a must try. The chef knows what they are doing. A very happy customer with the taste of food and service. read more

Cafe Bollywood - Tandoori Murgh - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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This is an awesome Indian joint. The food is fresh, delicious and reasonably priced. We normally get the following: - chicken biryani: the best we have had in the city. The quantities are great and enough for my husband and me - daal makhani: also very creamy and tasty. Great quantities I wish the ambience was slightly better, I've always done takeouts from them. But then again, if changing the look will increase the price, I'll take it the way it is! read more

Cafe Bollywood - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

This place sometimes serves really really good food. Yes... only sometimes. That's the main problem here: inconsistency. I literally stumbled here last Sunday, because I thought I walked into Garlic Crush next door, which is what I originally wanted. But as I mistakenly walked in, the aroma was so good I decided to order from them anyway. I got the chicken tikka masala, palak paneer, and garlic naan (to go of course). It was the best tikka masala, palak paneer, and garlic naan I ever had!!! Flavor was spot on and the tikka masala and palak were perfectly creamy. So pleased with my first experience, I decided to go back today (Friday) to relive the experience. I ordered the same things I had on Sunday, plus lamb biryani and a samosa. I was heavily disappointed. While the samosa was good, everything else was soooooo bland. Either they have a different chef this time, or they decided to water down everything so that all the flavor is gone. I don't think I will be going back. This last experience was so disappointing that I don't want to take the chance on repeating this disappointment. It's too bad. read more

I ordered takeout, chicken tikka Masala and gosht biryani with lamb. It was ready very quickly and when I got home it was still hot and fresh. Tasted delicious and generous portions. I was very pleased that I made this choice tonight, because I had been struggling trying to find reasonably priced food during my stay in Bellevue. I would definitely recommend and will go back to try other items on the menu. read more

Delicious tasty authentic desi food and courteous service ! Highly recommend to order food from this place. The biryani and chicken tikka ar excellent and a definite favorite! read more

I understand the raving reviews on this place!!! Their lamb curry was amazing. The lamb was very potent, and the bits of lamb although could be softer was still very good. The butter chicken was too tomato based, felt like drinking a creamy tomato soup. Vegetable samosa was sooo good as well! Definitely worth the price. Goes best with the mint chutney. My only complaint is that the noise was CRAZY in here. Their scratchy music was playing in and out, was kinda annoying and the speakers were blasting soooo loud. read more

Cafe Bollywood - lamb - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Dont order from here guys. See how we received our Garlic Naan in the picture. It seems like either someone took a bit from this or tore it apart. Moreover, when I called the management guys, they denied to accept it. The biryani was too salty. And the manager accepted tbat yes ut can be salty sometimes but denied to agree on the naan part. Totally irresponsible management. Have no coutesy to keep their customers happy. They should learn to respect customers and earn their trust. read more

Cafe Bollywood - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Ate here on the very first week they opened. Second time got biryani to go in the late afternoon for dinner which went bad and we couldn't eat. I have heard same happens to some other families we know. We thought of trying again after years. And so disappointing they didn't change at all, the quality of food is still sooo bad. Not ordering again. read more

Always stop by here after concerts in Seattle as it's delicious, filling and open. I love the Lamb with the Korma sauce, and the Indian potato burgers are to die for. This place does Indian food right and is worth a stop if you are in town. read more

Whenever we visit Bellevue, we make sure to visit this restaurant to pick up some food. Their biryani is the best we have found around Seattle metro. It is very aromatic, their portions are large and the price is very affordable! read more

If you want desi food even by 1.30 am this is the place to go to. I have been here several times. I like their chai, chole bhatture, their tandoori dishes are promising. read more

Cafe Bollywood - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

I am giving three stars for the Murgh biryani. Very flavorful and meat is cooked perfect. Could have been good if offered in plates rather than to-go boxes. read more

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Love this place! They are open super late everyday, like midnight on weekdays and 2am on weekends. Menu is super easy to understand, there's a vegetarian section also. I love how they have smaller portions for a lot of their items so I can order more variety. For example, you have get a half size chicken tikki masala for like $6.5. Since that was so cheap, I ordered a bunch of other sides and was able to turn it into 2 meals and Indian food still taste good after the microwave since it's so flavorful! It's located on Bellevue Way next to Garlic Crush in the same parking lot as Orange Theory. You won't miss it, you'll be able to smell it from a mile away. Basically it's Indian fast food, no frills type of place, but conveniently opens late & I'm sure it delivers on one of those apps. Tell me about your experience if you've been here or is going to after reading this review:) read more

Good food and quick service. My spouse is a fan of their mutton dishes and it's also one of the very few places in Seattle area where you get good Naans. We recommended it to our friends and they loved it as well. read more

I had crossed this place so many times in the past but never stepped a foot in, until last week, we stumbled upon Cafe Bollywood over the internet searching for a last minute planned get together this festive season. Joy (the owner) was very prompt , in helping me decide the menu and the quantity I might need. They delivered the food in time; needless to say that was helpful. They catered for our party and the food was absolutely utterly delicious!! ! Authentic flavors top to bottom. My guests at the get together particularly enquired who the caterer was. This is going to be our new go to joint for Indian take outs here on. The Tandoori chicken & malai kofta were the best I have had in the USA!! read more

Worst bhel ever. Bhel is the easiest thing to make. I am surprised that these guys managed mess it up. It was just store bought bhel premix with green chutney in it. Not even adequate amount of onion and tomatoes. Forget cilantro and chillies. 9$ for store-bought mix. read more

Cafe Bollywood - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

This place is a 5/5 in the fast-casual category. Service was friendly and fast, and the food was a great value - large portion sizes AND delicious! For lunch with a coworker, I ordered the vegetarian combo ($10) so that I could try a variety of dishes on my first visit. It came with two vegetarian entrees (I went with the paneer tikka masala and veg jalfrezi), daal of the day, rice, butter naan and raita. The spice was superb, and the naan was fluffy and fresh. I couldn't finish all of it in one sitting, but my leftover daal and naan made for a nice afternoon snack. Will definitely return to sample more of the menu! read more

Cafe Bollywood - Vegetarian combo for lunch! - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

***ALERT: NEW FAVORITE INDIAN SPOT*** OK, so I came here on a whim because I wanted to find a good indian place to pick up from on my way home from work. I'd have to say they have my new favorite tikka masala in ALL the land!!! I'm fairly new to indian, but find my self craving it almost weekly. I'm simple, I love the tikka with naan. They roll out the naan right there and flash fry it...really good. They give Small and Large size options which are plentiful. The small 8OZ would suffice for me, a single gal, for dinner but I always opt for the large so I have lunch the next day. The curry tastes even better after sitting over night! The restaurant is straight forward and to the point. Highly recommend calling ahead because they are busy for dinner hours. They are also open really late which is great to note. TIKKA-its the perfect amount of spice and cream. I'd go as far to say its a hybrid of a tikka and butter chicken. The meat is soft and tender, it doesn't taste like they threw in left over tandoori chicken!! HYPE BRE APPROVED AND ENDORSED! read more

Cafe Bollywood - Chicken tikka - Indian Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Decided to go here late Saturday nite to grab a bite since this was the only place open. It's was mid night and there were good amount of people. We ordered few dishes, their chicken 65 , samosa, fish curry , naan and chai. The chai was gross, you could tell it was sitting in a pot for a while and was reheated and served. It had a gross taste to it. The service was Super slow and it took us 40min to get our food. Chicken was cooked well and was flavor some, fish curry was blend, samosa was delicious and the naan was freshly made. As we were eating we looked up on the wall and saw a cockroach **gross** right? Ok we thought maybe it's a one off since the door is wide open etc. but NO there were few others!!! We didn't finish our food and walked out. I have hygiene concerns with this place. This place is not clean, they have cleaning supplies sitting in the middle of the restaurant and by the restrooms. We were loud about seeing the cockroaches and the guy who seemed to be the owner sat on an empty table next to us, looked up and didn't care. This place has no ambience and from what I have heard people only go here as this is open till 2am. read more

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One of my top places to eat in Bellevue! Cafe Bollywood certainly is not like the rest of Bellevue, but has its own charm and amazing Indian food. Regardless of where I am, I cannot find Indian food that can surpass Cafe Bollywood even in India! Their chicken tikka masala is my favorites, but everything I've tried has been excellent. The price is very reasonable with large portions, so you won't find better value anywhere else. Give it a shot, you won't be disappointed. read more

Quality has degraded. Ordered Choley Baturey and Murgh Chettinad. Both gravies were too salty and too oily. Totally unbeatable! What a complete waste of money! read more

We got the paneer tikka, dal makhni, veg kadhai with rice, tandoori roti and Dahi papdi Chaat. All in all the food was decent. But the Chaat was the best! read more

I felt it was unhygienic and not so tasty. The wada paav was very oily, onion was either spoiled or cut since long time and was smelling bad. Tea had some flakes and skin, which I think should be filtered out before serving to customers. Overall I felt disgusted and not very pleased. Will probably not visit again. read more