Finally, executive campus director, Mikkel Dixon, says this next place is a must go. Regardless,
if you love Indian food or not. If you want great presentation, delicious food, and exceptional
service, he says this is the spot for you. It's in Fort Lauderdale and it's called Bombay Darbar.
Welcome to Bombay Darbar. My name is Derek, I'm the general manager of both locations,
Miami and Fort Lauderdale. We are right now at Fort Lauderdale location on 1521 East Las
Olas Boulevard. We are North Indian cuisine, always try to stay with traditional recipes.
We put all our dishes with different spice levels. So we give them a different experience so if they
want to start with mild, they want to go with super hot, whoever can handle the super hot.
So we have a lot of people who are experiencing multiple, multiple tastes.
Our signature dish is, of course, is number one dish is a chicken tikka masala. Another
dish which is the most popular seller is a garlic naan. Our tandoori lamb chops are off the hook,
that's my personal favorite dish. So this is our most popular signature dishes what we can offer.
What we try to deliver to our customers, you know, we try to deliver fun, upscale,
popping place. But we wanted the people to come to like almost a party in Bombay. Turban, dress
nice. And we have multiple locations regarding to customers, dress up
with the saris and traditional Indian dress codes to celebrate their birthdays and other occasions.
Bombay Darbar is all about great food, great ambiance, and just a happy meal. No, we here
to deliver a fantastic experience, fantastic customer service, and of course top-notch food.
So, what stands out with you, Mikkel, about Bombay? Such an interesting place.
The lamb. The lamb is amazing.
[Michelle] It's all about the lamb.
Let me tell you something. So they have this lamb that they have their
special secret ingredients and it comes out steaming. Like, you hear it sizzling loud,
and the presentation is amazing, and it tastes better than that.
So Mikkel, I have to say, thank you.
You caused me to visit an Indian restaurant for the first time in my entire life.
Oh wow.
My husband and I had never been to an Indian restaurant. And, and I'll tell you, one of the
reasons is because I'm not sure what I'm supposed to eat. And, and I would, but we had a server,
Ashita, was beautiful and amazing. And I think she knew that we didn't know what we were doing.
So she kind of helped us. And she recommended that we should have the samosa chaat. She said it's her
favorite appetizer. There were chickpeas, and a very flavorful sauce, and something crunchy on the
top. And it was delicious. It was absolutely, it smelled fantastic, it was delicious.
That's great. And then, okay, let's go to Marianne real quick,
I haven't heard from you, Marianne, at all.
Oh wow, this is another fantastic experience. I have to say, we ran in there in the middle of a
torrential downpour, expecting to sit outside but went in and we were so glad we did, what
a beautiful, beautiful atmosphere, just lavish Indian decor. But we had the same with Ashita. We
had her as a waitress, we were asking her opinion. And she said also on the right path, we too had
the samosa chaat. And then my husband had the lamb, which was out of this world. I thought for
a minute that Mikkel was talking about the same lamb, but this was, let me check on my notes here.
[Michelle] No, this is Rogan Josh.
Yeah, Rogan Josh, oh my God, that lamb. And it was melt in your mouth, with a tomato
cream, covered with Indian spices. It was so good.
One question I have for Mikkel, nobody talked too much about naan.
I'm sure that they make naan there, right?
Oh, yes. The garlic naan. It is absolutely delicious, and yeah, it's fresh.
And because of the unique sauce that they have with the meals, the naan, you have to get the
naan because then you take pieces of naan, sop up all the goodness that comes with whatever dish you
have. You could use the naan to sop up some of the goodness there. So it's absolutely delicious, yes.
And I see that a lot of you had cocktails. Marianne, you had the Shiva the Destroyer.
Awesome. Awesome, tequila because I love spicy tequila drinks with a spicy mix with pepper
flakes on top, tequila. If you don't like spice, you're not going to like it. If you
like a spicy tequila drink, it's fabulous. It was a great name, Shiva the Destroyer.
I like that. And Donna, you, you had my choice for Indian food. You had a beer, correct?
I did, yes. And, and that was the beginning of the beautiful relationship we had with
our server. I just kind of looked at her and said what's an Indian beer like? And she said,
you're going to love it. And so we ordered both of the Indian beers they had on the menu and
she came by at some point and she said, it tastes just like a beer, doesn't it?
You know, and, and we loved it. It was good.
Well, Mikkel, Bombay Darbar was your pick, give me a little summary, please.
Exquisite service, amazing food, will have your taste buds, you'll have a party in your mouth.
You gotta go there, go there more than once,
go there every week. But absolutely love, love, love that place. Amazing.
Marianne, give me a little summary, please.
Gorgeous, gorgeous atmosphere and impeccable service. Fantastic place,
again, can't wait to go back.
Donna?
The food was delicious. Everything we had was good and our server did such a nice job
making sure that we ordered things that went well together and complemented each other.
Really, really great experience.
Well, get your fix of herbs and spices at Bombay Darbar. Located at 1521
East Los Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale,
with an additional location in Miami. They are open for lunch Friday through Sunday and dinner
daily. Reservations are accepted. The average price for dinner without drinks is about $30.