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    Chaakoo Bombay Cafe

    4.6 (50 reviews)
    InexpensiveIndian, Cafes
    Closed 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Tim W.

    Amazing! I used to like Indian Cuisine, now I love it! Amazing! Tandoori taste wonderful and perfectly seasoned. The Tikka Masala is wonderful - Best I have ever had. Customer Service was delightful and friendly. I love the place.

    Mark M.

    Chicken Tikka Masala straight from the city where it was thought up to be served in a sauce. It was tender and full of flavor. Dum Biryani was tender and the rice excellent. I actually ate it with the mint sauce to help the rice stick to it. The service was really fast and kind. Inside it was loud, but with the amount of people they service it's only expected. 9/9 the chicken was fiine.

    Veronica J.

    Indian tapas-style restaurant. They recommend to order two dishes for a person, but I'd say 1.5 is enough! The dishes I had tried very quite tasty, the only thing Biryani dish had two small places of meat, I was expecting more. Nevertheless, I'm very happy with the food and the service, which was quite quick.

    Marie G.

    The food was delicious - the server encouraging to take a few dishes from the menu as it is small dishes. The fish pakora was an absolute treat and I could have ate that all night. We chose butter chicken and my husband who recently started eating meat again chose the lamb which he felt was a very overpowering protein. Staff were attentive and plenty of staff around so you weren't waiting long for any dish. I love the vibe and it was very popular and busy which shows you what a mainstay this place is - not a flash in the pan! Well done people!

    Chicken tikka masala, rice and garlic naan
    Jolene P.

    Lots of variety and lots of flavor. They suggest ordering multiple food items as the menu is all small plates. We still ended up taking some home but neither me or my husband were upset by that. The tikka masala did not disappoint however the kabob stole the show. It's a bit loud even in the quiet section but who needs to talk with a mouth full of delicious food? Our server was very knowledgeable and had a couple suggestions, all of which were spot on.

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    Kanchan B.

    Tapas style Indian food - we thought servings might be too small, but we got 5 dishes & 3 naan's between 3 adults and two desserts and it was perfect! They can cook the cauliflower with a low sear and it was perfect! Highly recommend the Kerala monkfish, saag paneer and Aloo Chana salad. The gulab jamun & the garlic naan were perhaps slight let-downs, but otherwise rest of the food didn't disappoint. Our total was £50 for 3adults

    Chicken Madras, Dum Biryani, Jeera Rice, and Garlic Naan.
    Cindy Z.

    I really fell for Indian food after Dishoom, so decided to find an alternative in Glasgow. Although I made reservations for here on a Thursday afternoon, it wasn't too busy until after 12pm. I chose to come here for lunch time due to their lunch special, but unfortunately it was not offered. Instead, we ordered the Tandoori Spiced Wings (£6.25), Chicken Madras (£6.75), Dum Biryani (£6.95), Garlic Naan (£2.25), and Jeera Rice (£2.95). Surprisingly enough, the chicken wings were our personal favorite. It was a little spicy, a little sweet, and full of flavor. I also loved the chicken madras, which has a really nice kick of spice. If you like spicy food, definitely get this one. Just make sure you get some naan or rice with this dish to balance the spicy and flavors. The dum biryani was good as well over a flavorful rice, although I felt like the lamb lacked in quality and quantity. Yummy Indian food that is a solid alternative to Dishoom, but I only wish their Chai Tea was not so overpriced.

    Sabjee Samosa, Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Madras, Tandoori Chaat, Lemon Rice, and Garlic Naan
    Kelli B.

    Wow! Best Indian food I've ever had. We finished the lot of it. We also had two drinks, "Cocktail #1" and "Holiday Mojito". I didn't enjoy the mojito but the Cocktail #1 was delicious! Will definitely be eating here again.

    Willemijn F.

    We went for dinner here last night. The decor is stylish, yet cosy. The waiter talked us through the menu and explained that it's best to order around 5 dishes for 2 people. We ordered 2 curries, rice, pickles, naan and samosas. The food was incredible and we ended up getting more samosas because we loved them so much. We ended up with a £30 bill which is very reasonable. Will definitely be back!

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    We ate here for lunch and enjoyed it very much. I would eat here again. The food was good and so was the atmosphere.

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    Had the Sabjee Samoas and Garlic Lamb Bhuna...both excellent! Service is great... ambiance friendly and casual... highly recommended!!

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    yum- we had very good food (one of us gluten and dairy free) great ambiance and warm friendly service

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    The food was fabulous and the service was on point. We didn't have a booking but they were able to seat us very quickly

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    Review Highlights - Chaakoo Bombay Cafe

    On the side we ordered the Jeera Rice and a garlic naan, both went down a treat and accompanied our dishes completely.

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    0.5 miMerchant City, City Centre

    Well, I just had the best, most flavorful curry ever at Madha. I travel for work, and have done so…read morefor more than 40 years. I have had Indian food in many corners of the globe. This was the best yet.

    So happy they were still open when we arrived at 11pm on a Thursday night! We went to about 6 other…read morerestaurants in the Merchant City neighborhood and all kitchens were closed. The worker (maybe the owner?) was very friendly and offered to let us eat in (we said we could do take away, but he said we were welcome to eat there). The ambience is high end Indian food. Restaurant was clean and seemed new. Service is great. The menu has a lot of variety. Both northern and southern Indian dishes. Everything we ordered was hot and tasty. I had the spicy mussels appetizer. Never seen this preparation style on a menu before- the mussels are battered in an airy light tapioca dusting and fried so they have a bit of a crunch. Powerful blend of herbs and curry gives it a good kick! The chutney onions are sweet and the curry cassava with mustard seeds balances the spice heat, because it's mild. They have an array of dosas!!! I was really excited about this, because dosas are delicious but sometimes hard to find. The dosa was HUGE! It hung off the plate on both sides. It was crispy on the edges and spongy in the middle. Inside has mild curried potatoes. Served with coconut chutney, chili chutney and vegetarian daal. It was a meal by itself. They also have appum, which are spongy bread-like things that are very tasty. Definitely recommend! My friend had a chicken curry and garlic naan. He enjoyed. I had a taste of the chicken and the blend of spices was nice. Naan was generously buttered and had lots of garlic. He also had the vegetarian samosa which was expertly fried and piping hot upon arrival. It was served on a bed of curried chickpeas. Overall, it was a great meal. Even though it's a high end restaurant, the prices seemed reasonable for the neighborhood and the portions were huge so go with a group or be prepared for leftovers.

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