Bombay Dreams Indian Cuisine   ( Relocated:  )

WoW! I was totally impressed with BD with my first step into the restaurant, the interior was warm and cozy (perfect given the freezing weather today), tastefully furnished and smelled of inviting aromas from the lunch buffet. The selection from the buffet was awesome with veggie pakoras (could be crispier, lighten up on the thick batter), onion fritters (a bit tough), and another circular meat item in terms of appetizers alone. The entrees featured about four different items with everything from butter chicken, fish masala (a bit fishy though), tandoori chicken, saag paneer, to a paneer curry . For vegetarians, there was also aloo gobi (potatos) and a lentils curry. Everything was piping hot with a wide variety of condiments (raita, mint sauce, peach chutney, etc) for your dipping pleasure. I was especially impressed with the two (one was tomato based, another had a white creamy consistency) different salsas set on my table. The garlic naan was heavenly and extraordinary, it was seriously the best naan I've ever had and I wolfed down the entire basket of it. It's also neat that they include a freshly made roti with potato filing within as not much buffet spreads would offer that. They had about three different desserts and also a fresh fruit platter. I did feel some pressure to order drinks though from my server but I insisted on water instead when they came to ask me multiple times. The manager was extremely friendly and had asked whether everything was alright. It's too bad that I've only managed to down two plates given the good food but I just can't fit anything more into my stomach. I didn't really like the bone in chicken for the butter chicken though, it would have been preferable if that was made with chicken breast instead as the bones detracted from the experience, becoming a rather messy affair. But the taste of all the entrees had been admirably authentic, as opposed to being completely watered down and tamed for the local palatte. All in all, I will definitely return in the future but only after I've sampled the other Indian buffets in Central. 2 down (Koh i Noor, Bombay Dreams), 2 more (Jashan, Tandoor) to go. Stay tuned for more!