Bandook in Bristol, City of

Visited with a group after booking using the discount offer from the Fork. Like all the restaurants in Cargo it’s a small space, and on a very cold night it wasn’t the most comfortable environment. After saying that the food was very good. The puri starters were light served with a spicy dip. The Biriyani was a bit controversial being served with a pastry lid! However, it was very tasty, stayed hot and the pastry lid was light. The restaurant prides itself on its Masala Fries, these were tasty but could have been hotter. Gulub Jaman dessert was good too. Service was friendly, and we all enjoyed. Top tip, don’t use the lift at Cargo 2!

Great food amazing service . Dilwar and Aaron took amazing care of us. Highly recommend

We had such a wonderful experience, specially the mojitos after dinner!!! Our waiter Aaron was the best, very attentive, very friendly and really make us want to come back! Big yes for Bandook

Visité Whapping Wharf en una tranquila noche de miércoles. Tenía el Biryani de Jackfruit. ¡Fue genial! Es un poco de ansiedad inducir a visitar restaurantes solo. Todavía no estoy acostumbrada. Así que realmente aprecié el gran frente de la casa / servicio de Devi. Gracias. x

I recently dined at Bandook and had a great experience. We tried the biryani, Gobi 65, and paneer chili. The biryani was fragrant and well-spiced, while the Gobi 65 was crispy with a nice kick. The paneer chili was flavorful and perfectly seasoned. We were hosted by Devi, she was attentive and friendly, enhancing our meal with her great service. Overall, Bandook is a fantastic spot for authentic Indian cuisine. I'll definitely be back!

Really good Indian restaurant on Cargo2. The aubergine curry was amazing, however, seating was a bit tight and nowhere to leave our coats on (sat on stools). Service very friendly and approachable!

Brilliant. Just what I needed to rid me of the autumn blues. Aaron - the beautiful host - treated me like royalty! He guided me through the menu with grace and patience, made me a delightful cocktail and saw that all my needs were met. This little gem in the centre of Bristol was a real treat and made my overnight trip perfect. The fish and chicken wings were delicious, but the biriani was the real show stopper. Can't recommend this place enough id you feel like indulging at an affordable price.

Pequeño edificio. Mesas pequeñas. Muy buen personal Comida fabulosa y abundante. Bebidas muy sabrosas ofrecidas Una muy buena comida y un gran lugar para reunirse

Very tasty, with some more unusual twists within the small plates, I could quite happily eat a bucket of the lamb keema spring rolls.

Delicious food! The pani puri and aubergine moilee were particular highlights. Our waitress Devi was wonderful too!

Really amazing food and a great place to eat an Indian. Devi was an excellent host. She was great. Throughly recommend

I've been here a few times over the last few years -- I always love it and will come back. The service was perfect, someone was always there with a smile if you needed them but not watching over you like a hawk! Very friendly and generous giving us a table with no booking. My partner and I had the jackfruit biryani, chilli paneer, cauliflower gobi and masala fries. The flavours are something else, each dish had it's special place but the masala fries and the cauliflower gobi were to die for - amazing flavours and textures and freshly cooked! The biryani was fragrant and a generous portion. Finished off the meal with a hot masala chai. Perfection :) Their menu lays out the allergies clearly as well which is much appreciated, and there are LOADS of great gluten-free option.

Vegi curry didn’t have a lot of flavour. Just coconut milk and a few pieces of aubergine. Given the quality wasn’t great it’s over priced. Please reduce price or increase quality.

The yummiest food I’ve had in ages and Devi was the sweetest and most perfect host! The quickest service I’ve ever had and honestly so beautifully displayed. Thank you again to Devi for looking after us and being so friendly and charming you have more than convinced us to come back 🥰😍 ! I will also be recommending to all my friends.

We were attended by Devi, she's lovely and served us with great food. The food was amazing, had a lot of fun with my friends. The place has good vibes. Devi gave us good recommendations.

The restaurant has a very good and cosy vibe. The food was lovely. Devishi was very welcoming and attended to us instantly. Her food recommendations were on point and she made sure we had a good time!

Visited bandook yesterday. Excellent service by devishi. The paneer chilli and masala fries were delicious.

Devi is an amazing host. The Amritsari Fish is absolutely delicious.

Devi was brilliant and so friendly, making sure we had everything we needed. The food was spicy and balanced well. Cocktails and a well needed lassi finishes off a great meal.

Devi was amazing. Super sweet & served us really yummy food

A very pleasant evening at Bandook! We (3 humans & 1 dog) arrived without booking and were promptly provided a table. Devi was attentive but not overbearing, complimented us on our menu selections and was happy to provide some water for our four-legged companion. To eat we shared small plates; the daal, tikka fries and samosa were our top picks but everything was tasty and fresh. Would recommend.

Fantastic Indian restaurant. Great curry. We had the Saag Lamb and it was the best curry we’ve had in awhile! Highly recommend

Wonderful Indian food, prepared perfectly with great service. Best Indian food I've had in a long time.

Absolutely loved the food and service, specially the Gulab Jamun, had them after so long! 🥹 It was great being hosted by Devi tonight. Will hopefully meet you soon Devi. ☺️

Devi was an amazing host , food was lovely . Specially chilly paneer and gulab jamun .

Absolutely phenomenal food and service!! Beautifully presented and delicious!

Llegamos alrededor de las 9 pm y deseamos haber pasado más tiempo buscando una casa de curry adecuada. El lugar es muy básico, taburetes y mesas pequeñas. Supongo que sirve para una rápida caída en la comida, que está bien, pero a £ 19 para un pequeño tazón de curry y arroz, es sobreprecio. El menú es muy limitado, el biryani solo parecía ser un curry con arroz hervido añadido. La paratha (no Naan disponible) estaba completamente empapada de aceite. Solo el lado bueno era el camarero amable.

Was empty when we arrived. Zero engagement from waiter. No specials, so very limited menu. Tiny beers. Overpriced everything, but waiter still tried to overselling us with extras. Breads were greasy. Tiny plates. Then they added a 'service charge' to our bill! £25+ each for a very disappointing meal. Won't go there again.....

Must visit this place. Excellent Service by staff. Especially the Lamb and Chicken Biryani by Chef Praneeth was the most authentic we've had all over the UK. Starters by Chef Dilwur were awesome too.

Lamento decir que esta fue de lejos mi peor experiencia gastronómica en Wapping Wharf hasta la fecha. El servicio estaba bien. La comida era promedio en el mejor de los casos y algo de ella era simplemente malo (dos bhajis secos diminutos con una cucharadita de chutney verde untado en el plato o mi berenjena curry principal con 3 piezas de berenjena en, por ejemplo). También extremadamente caro.

While we were confused what to order Devi helped us and recommended delicious food. The Gulab Jamun were pure deliciousness. Amazing

Great food , great ambience. Staff Devishi was amazing, loved the friendly and amiable vibe !

We had a light lunch. Delicious food, interesting and imaginative menu. The masala chips were exceptional. Will go again

This restaurant is like a pop up. This area has restaurants made of joined steel containers all lined up in a row. They are in the area near the river Avon in Bristol. I was glad that we chose this one. Our host Devi explained about all the dishes and we ended up with beautifully prepared Indian food. The photos below show how exquisite the food is. We will be back.

Fantastic food, Devi was brilliant.

Friendly staff, tasty food and great music!

The Biriani was not Biriani! I'm sorry. I wanted this place to be good but it wasn't. The food looks nothing like the pictures. I went with a South Indian friend and we both thought the Biriani was poor and it was just tomato flavour rice. Its also v expensive. I felt embarrassed taking her there for lunch. The waiting staff was lovely. Would not return

Fabulous Indian food. We had a number of the small plates and every one was packed with flavour and utterly delicious. Unpretentious atmosphere and genuine friendly service. Brilliant.

Great food, small place but with fun atmosphere and friendly staff. Would definitely go again.

Amazing food and cocktails for my birthday. Special shout out to Tiago for bring a fantastic host!

Food was banging! Staff and service was great. Easy to walk past this place as it’s the first at the top of the stairs but you really should stop! We had fish fritters, a lamb roll, chicken and lamb biryanis and cocktails and it was all super tasty.

Absolutely superb little spot. Food is delicious, fresh, delivered on time and well priced. Devishi was great!

Lovely service from Devishi.Would recommend it 100%

Devishi was welcoming and deserves a big raise! The food was awesome as always

Excellent food. Beautifully presented, super high quality street food. Nice ambiance on a warm evening.

Food was some of the best Indian food I have had. The flavour was complex and left you wanting more. We had several appetizers and I had the lamb curry bowl. We will come back and try more. Great experience.

Had a lovely meal at Bandook with my partner. The menu has a good amount of choice and you can get small plates or bigger dishes like a biryani. The food represents good value for money. Seating is mostly outdoor so much better to visit here in the summer. The outdoor seats are part of the walkway amongst the shipping containers so there are a lot of people walking past. Lots of deliveroo riders rushing around which was a bit negative for the atmosphere. The tables are made of what looks like reclaimed wood but they have a really rough uneven surface which actually made it hard to put drinks down safely! Would love just an even table. Service was Ok, food came quickly but didn't really see the servers much after our orders. Took a while to get the bill but service was pleasant enough.

Absolutely fantastic place! We both had the chicken curry which was reasonably priced and served very quick. Our server was Devi and she was lovely. 10/10 would recommend this spot.

We keep coming back! Great food as ever, loads of delicious vegetarian options and really accommodating for allergy sufferers too (not an easy combo for eating out). Super friendly service from Sina. Highly recommended!

We ordered masala fries, chilli paneer, parathas, baingan moilee and "Grandma's" curry. The first three were good, but the mains were poor - both were just watery soups of a dish, with moilee being almost devoid of the main ingredient. We saw a dal delivered to a neighbouring table, and again, this was just a very watery soup. Service was equally poor. One eye-rolling Gen Z, with a face like a slapped behind, giving every customer dirty looks and one unbelievably patronising. A fixed service charge for that is just not cool. Has potential to be so much better. Have a word with your staff and stop turning sauces into watery soups.

Devishi and chef smashed it, will be back. Get the pani puri.

Very friendly staff and accommodating , we ordered vegetarian food but were not fan of jackfruit so the chef instantly offered to replace it with Paneer in the dish . Food was good and we had good time . Only drawback was portions were too small for the price . Will visit again . 😊

Quirky container style kitchen. A really intimate atmosphere. Absolutely delicious food. The staff including the chefs were part of the experience . We really enjoyed. Prices were reasonable I thought.

We had a lovely time here tonight. We had the chicken biryanis which tasted amazing. The server was so lovely and they catered to my partners lack of spice tolerance :)

Went here for lunch, food was absolutely delicious and the service was brilliant, turned up a minute before closing and they couldn’t have been more accommodating! Would recommend

Overpriced and average food. The Biriani was very bland.

Ate in, disappointing. Biriani was small and quite plain without the traditional accompanying veg curry, chicken curry also small with lots of sauce little meat.

Great food.chef was very kind ,As we were vegetarian he instantly prepared veg curry for us.must try Pani puri ,samosa chats

Authentic Indian food with amazing customer service. Love this place!

Hands down the best restaurant in Bristol. From the exceptional service to the mouth watering food, it's safe to say we WILL be returning to Bandook. My brother and I took our mum down and we all left wanting to go back the next day! The staff were very polite and were constantly making sure our experience was the best it could be. Huge credit to the management and ownership team, they clearly care a lot about their food and customer satisfaction. If you haven't been yet.. I would highly recommend it.

We enjoyed the amazing food from the wonderful menu and loved the atmosphere and friendly staff and Service

Food was insane. Recommend Amritsari Fish!

Fantastic lunch Tiffin special. I had the lamb. I have not had Indian food this good in a long time . Great menu. Chef and staff are friendly and very professional. The food is worth the extra wait. Looking forward to trying the main menu.

Fantastic food. Great staff. Great lunch Tiffin special.

Three of us had a fabulous tiffin lunch here. The top dish of the Tiffin contained the starter of a deconstructed samosa which was delicious. The next layer a generous portion of rice and the bottom tier the curry. Two of us had Granny’s chicken and the third the tarka Dahl. All were excellent. I also had the gulab jamun for desert which again was excellent. On paying the bill we were expecting to pay £15 each for the Tiffins but were pleasantly surprised to find they were on offer at only £10. So a 3 course meal for £14! Amazing value, and great service. We will be back. Ps the indoor dining area is small so you may want to book a table

Small indoor seating area with no place to put your coats. Portions are small for the price. I ordered chicken curry and it was delicious but it came with 3x pieces of chicken and a lot of sauce which was a bit spicy and delicious for my taste. My friends ordered different Biryani and they were asking me for sauce because meat was quite dry.

Fantastic food freshly cooked and extremely tasty; would definitely eat there again.

Had a great dining experience here, chef and staff were all super friendly and food was quick to come out and really tasty. Would definitely eat here again

We went before a gig at the Louisiana and couldn’t recommend highly enough. We had the fish fritters, cauliflower, msala fries and spring rolls and totally perfect and brilliant service too! We will certainly be back and highly recommend!

Delicious small plates. Highly recommend the Amritsar fish and Chilli paneer!

Delicious food and great service

The food in here is absolutely delicious - highly recommend the chicken curry, fish fritters and chilli paneer. Personally I like the shipping container vibe at Wapping Wharf - small intimate spaces with open kitchens - I know it's not for everyone but I think it feels nice and cosy and the smell of the food while it's cooking in here is just unreal. I would say wrap up warm if it's cold weather when you visit as it can be pretty chilly inside!

Fantastic Indian street food with lots of twists on old classics

We had an absolutely delicious meal at Bandook last night. Every mouthful was heaven. I have serious allergies and they were able to accommodate me without any stress. Highly recommended. We can’t wait to visit again.

BADook: A haiku. Bad; it made me sad, Strange guy was creepy and rude; Don't go there buddies.

Honestly my favourite restaurant. The prices may be high but it’s worth it. The staff were all lovely, always there to satisfy. Defo should go

The managers accepted more bookings than the restaurant could accommodate which meant that groups of people were split up, others asked to move, and tables squashed together. Very disappointing.

AVOID - VERY DISAPPOINTING. We booked & paid a deposit over a month ago yet they messed us around throughout. When we arrived they made us wait outside in the cold for over 20 minutes because they overbooked the restaurant. When they let us in they made two of our group sit on a separate table for an hour! We were squeezed in as they had accepted too many bookings. Some dishes were late and others didn’t arrive. Despite all of this, no apology or deduction was offered to our bill. One especially rude member of staff just looked at us blankly and just said ‘no’ when we politely asked for a deduction to our bill, instead insisting that we buy more drinks! He had hovered around our table for most of the evening, making us feel uncomfortable and at one point saying something to us which was extremely inappropriate and creepy. In the end, Bandook offered to ‘take off’ the optional service charge as a ‘gesture of good will’, which was a joke! They also didn’t bring out the birthday cake we had provided them earlier for our friend as a surprise. Just to top it all off, they didn’t take the deposit off our bill and refused to refund us the £45 deposit afterwards because ‘the supervisor wasn’t there’. Honestly terrible service, I will not be going back ever and recommend others avoid at all costs. So, so disappointing. Couple of bonus points: did not give us cutlery until we’d all started eating with our fingers, and smoked out the restaurant routinely, making us cough and splutter.

They overbooked the restaurant so we couldn’t sit altogether despite booking over a month ago :-( Very disappointing.

Very friendly and helpful waiter. Nice, cosy atmosphere. Food was delicious.

If you are looking for a relaxing enjoyable dining experience … give this place a miss. There was over booking en mass. Multiple groups were asked to come back, the numbers they were trying to fit into their small restaurant were greedy and completely unrealistic. We were asked to move four times during our meal, sitting uncomfortably close to other customers on all sides, eventually ending up unreachable from service and having to move twice (again) to allow other customers to leave. Food is basic and gimmicky. Service is appalling… the drinks order wasn’t taken for over 20 minutes, we got up to get our own cutlery, dishes we missed off the order and this is all while 4 waiters were on hand covering a total of 5 tables. We left with no apology given and a service charge to pay….

Three of us turned up on spec and we're lucky enough to get a table. Our drinks orders were taken almost immediately whilst we studied the menu. Not being able to decide what to try we opted for some small dishes to share plus some curries. All dishes bar one were vegan. We had the pani puri, onion and fenugreek pakora, gobi, steamed rice, grandma's chicken curry and Keralan moilee. It was all delicious, hot and very tasty. The food was cooked to order and, bearing in mind that these guys have a tiny kitchen, they are doing a great job. There was a lovely atmosphere. We would definitely return.

Rip off…although the food tasted lovely. 3 pieces of jack fruit in the biriani (with no other vegetables) at £15 couldn’t be justified. I had to ask for my coconut dish to be reheated - it was luke warm- and I think it had 3 pieces of aubergine in it. The chaat was tasty. My boiled rice was a very small portion. The whole thing was underwhelming and overpriced. When I said that I felt that that 3 pieces of jackfruit was not enough, the waiter nodded his head and said there was nothing he could do. I suggested he fed it back to the chef and manager. He didn’t appear to care. There was lots going on- lots of frantic too- ing and fro-ing, didn’t seem like there were enough staff. Won’t be going back.

Loved our evening here. We asked for a table quite late in the evening so they had a very limited menu, despite that all the dishes we had were great. Pani puri, samosa chaat and chicken biryani were great. Nice to have some indian street food rather than a traditional curry house experience. Fresh, tasty and decent portions. Staff very welcoming, accommodating and friendly too!

Cosy Venue, friendly staff and really tasty food, I’d recommend the pakoras to start and then grandma’s curry with the bandook special fries - my girlfriend could not stop drinking the chai. Highly recommend

We had a starter each of fish and prawns, quite nice, well cooked…..(small) Main meal, Mum’s Chicken Curry for my partner, Chicken biryani for me. A very bland choice, both very disappointing, no interesting spice and no depth of flavour. Luckily the portions were tiny. Cost £58 (including two small Kingfishers) We where both extremely disappointed. Pleasant staff, nice room.

Such a lovely evening at Bandook Bristol! Food and service both top tier, will be coming again soon!

Very slow service, even though there were only about 3 tables with customers. Drinks took about half an hour, only received them after reminding the waiter. Food took even longer and was very disappointing. No exciting Indian flavours, very bland. Deep fried cauliflower was a bit soggy as if it had been reheated. The waiter was sympathetic, took some money off for us, and did sound genuinely sorry and asked for feedback, which we did appreciate. But wouldn't go back unfortunately

Food was good but service was poor. Waited 40 mins for drinks and took an hour and a half for everyone to get food

Nice food and cocktails we really enjoyed it , will be back

The food was fantastic, and the service was great. We were served by Carl and Aria, who were super helpful and friendly. They were very attentive and checked to make sure we were happy. The food was wonderful, tasty, full of fabulous flavours and very authentic, so credit to the chef!! This is a lovely place to eat and set in a busy and vibrant location. I will definitely be going back and have already recommended it to other friends 💙

We visited today at lunchtime and had chicken biryani and chicken curry and rice. The food was very tasty and freshly cooked curry can't be beaten. Some menu items of food and drink weren't available (rum, lamb and one of the two desserts) but the service was great and the Chef did a great job. Worth a visit, but if it's raining, it's pretty small inside so get the beach towels out and grab a table early.

What can i say !! The food was amazing we had the blackboard special grandma curry of the day and few small plates to share And the service was spot on We was served by chung deffo worth a vist

Very long wait for very bland food. 15 quid for jackfruit with 3 pieces in... very disappointed.

Just wow. What a great find. Small and friendly. The food was amazing. The best curry experience ever

Unbelievable experience. Started off with the best lamb chops I've ever had then moved on to the mains, which consisted of perfectly cooked chicken biriyani and a side of authentic Chapli kebab. All in all this was a truly authentic dining experience and would highly recommend to anyone, Even the playlist was spot on. Booking a table again asap served by chung who is a great front of house and explained the dishes in great detail you can tell the man has a real passion for food great guy.

AMAZING! Don’t think twice! I don’t usually leave reviews but this was so good. It is real authentic food and the service is the absolute best! Thank you

Amazing food and very friendly atmosphere, we have spent plenty of time in India and this is some of the the best Indian food outside of India. Thank you chef Raja!

The food is small, expensive, and bland. Nice staff and interesting looking-menu, but… We were a party of 4 each with different meals, but none came away satisfied either in amount, or in flavour.

Excellent food (especially the gobi 65) and cocktails, and great service from Chung!