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Tucked away from the bustle, Hi Bombay is one of Portland’s best-kept secrets for Indian food. No gimmicks, no over-the-top frills—just quality, authentic flavors that hit all the right notes.
We went classic with garlic naan, mutter paneer, and malai kofta, and every bite delivered comfort and richness. The naan came warm and pillowy with just the right garlicky punch, the mutter paneer was fresh and perfectly spiced, and the malai kofta… creamy, fragrant, and the kind of dish you don’t want to share.
It’s the kind of spot that makes you feel like you’ve stumbled into a local secret—quiet, unfussy, and all about the food. For anyone craving soulful Indian cooking in Portland, Hi Bombay is the answer.
… moreBETTY Rodriguez
We are new to Portland and tried Hi Bombay this evening for dinner. The cuisine was simply wonderful so full of delicious flavors and spices! The Nan bread with Potatoes was fabulous with our curry chicken and lamb. Excellent customer service. Our server was professional, sweet and friendly. The portions are generous and reasonably priced for Portland. We left very happy with our dinner choice and this will be one of our new go to restaurants!!
… moreAung Myo Htut
I had Lamb Rogan Josh here. It comes with rice and I also ordered garlic naan. Omg this dish is amazing. So flavorful and tasty. Firstly, I thought I couldn’t finish both rice and naan. In the end, I could eat everything. Especially the naan is so good. So fluffy. I highly recommend to order garlic naan. The wait time is short and my order got to the table with a few minutes. The only thing is this restaurant is not a wheelchair accessible as you have to go up a small stairs to get into the restaurant.
… moreJongpol J.
Their food is amazing. I had the chicken tikka masala & lamb vindaloo both at level 8 spicy and it was perfect. Both dishes came with rice. We also ordered the garlic naan which was super good and perfect for dipping with the curries. The service was also friendly.
… moreKirsten Walkup
My boyfriend and I are regular customers here and we love it! The service is always wonderful and they take good care of their customers. The food is always delicious. Best Indian food in the area.
… moreBryan Martins
Tasty and reasonably priced Indian fare. Flavors are fresh tasting. Service was good and helpful. We did experience a very cold appetizer, was hot on the outside and cold in the middle which shows it may have been frozen. They promptly made a new order that was quite good. Naan was very good and complimented the meals nicely and as re strongly suggested. Chutneys are served with all entrees and can really enhance the flavors of the dish. Definitely a solid choice for Indian food.
… moreRoya Shahabi
This place is amazing!
Went late on a Friday night, staff was super friendly and welcoming even though dinner service was almost over.
Everything came out fresh, hot, flavorful and delicious. I recommend any of their naan and the butter chicken was to die for.
Overall, best Indian food I have found in this part of Maine. I’ll definitely be back!!
… moreNEHA GOEL
We ordered the very regular dishes like shahi paneer, mango chicken, chicken briyani snd they were no where close to authentic.
For the first time, I have had shahi panner with capsicum and onion pieces in the gravy.. the gravy was literally trumeric dissolved in cream.
Mango chicken curry – was normal chicken curry with mango jam in it..
Briyani again was the worst we have had in our entire lives.
… moreMugButter
First experience with Hi Bombay, it’s my friends birthday, and our first try at Indian food..It wasn’t exactly bad, yet I did ask for 0 spice and it still was slightly spicy. Then again we didn’t know what to expect, this was our first try at this type of food. We are glad there’s so many options (Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Etc.) Personally I think there’s not enough beverage Choices for non-Alcohol consumers. The tables are fairly small, but in all honestly it was a nice experience in general, the staff was nice, the moment you forget the food here it comes!
Good enough for first timers,
( funny enough, there’s a weed store, right next to the restaurant )
… moreBridget VETTER
Great food and such wonderful service! What a nice spot to eat and warm up on a cold winter day. I only got a level 5 (out of 10) spice on my saag paneer, and it was not very spicy at all. I’d get a 7 or 8 next time. But the flavors were amazing! The garlic naan was some of the best I’ve had.
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