Bay of Bengal in Gwynedd

We visited on a weekday evening. The restaurant was dead but the phone didn’t stop ringing and plenty of people coming in for a takeaway. One member of staff was working which meant that we waited more than enough time for our order to be taken. When the food came it was ok you can’t go wrong with chicken tikka masala ( for the kids) My husband had ordered a naga chicken tikka which was made spicy by adding copious amounts of tubby toms sauce (confirmed by waiter) leaving it so hot it was inedible. He likes hot food and naga is his go too, but this was ridiculously hot even for him. The bill was extortionate despite us bringing our own drinks and the fact that it is cash only is very suspicious!!

Went for a special occasion, waiter was pleasant. Popadoms were lush. Biryani was awful… rice was like a micro wave pouch, the sauce was frozen mixed veg and a foal tomato sauce…the thought of it now makes me want to puke! The Balti was the same with more curry powder in… Nan bed was doughy. SO SO DISAPPOINTED. Couldn’t wait to Leave. Never again , I’ve done much better myself 😥

Popped in to order and advised it would be ready in 15mins which it was . Popadoms lovely but biriani lacked flavour and onion barges on the greasy side. Wouldn’t visit again.

Beautiful setting Gentlemanly manners Made us feel Special Amazing food! Going AGAIN! And will bring as many people as possible.... really good prices too

We ate from The Bay Of Bengal twice, the second time because it was our only option (elsewhere fully booked or closed because it was later in the evening). The food was tasty enough but lacked the chilli warmth that you’d expect so we thought that they were catering to an older, plainer palate (which in fairness is probably a key customer base for them year round). Service was pleasant and efficient. They are family friendly. Eating here was relatively expensive compared to our usual takeaways (circa 25% more) but that applies to Aberdovey in general. Some of the cost can be offset by bringing your own alcohol because they are unlicensed. If you’ve not been to the supermarket, The Britannia pub next door is geared up to help in this respect. Their hours end before pub closing time so this isn’t a post pub eatery. It is a cash only establishment, unusual in this day and age. You can draw your own conclusions as to why this might be so… We’d eat from here again if we return to Aberdovey, knowing the above.

As a family of four, we all enjoyed our different meals very much. The food was of very good quality and the portion sizes were generous. The waiter was very polite.

The staff were very unapproachable! The food was very over priced and underwhelming! I took the food home, opened the containers there was barely a quarter of a tray!! £40 pound for some basic chips portions x 3, some popadoms and 2 starters which were average at best!! Huge disappointment will not be eating there again!!

Excellent meal, plentiful food and very tasty. Ordered a takeaway which was ready on time. It does have a sign up saying cash only but that wasn't a problem. Would be very happy to eat here, especially as its a BYO for alcohol, not soft drinks, so makes eating in good value as well.

First of all food was ok, slow service but ok. They don't serve alcohol but no problem, brought my own. Big problem was am pretty sure we were overcharged. The receipt was handwritten and pretty much unintelligible so pretty difficult to figure out. Anyway i dont like being ripped off so wont be back. The whole cash only thing is pretty much 2 fingers up to the tax man, no idea how these people get away with it too.

We ordered a take away, paid and came back in 30 mins. Staff insisted we had not paid. After insisting the man that took our money was asked if we had paid, which he confirmed, we received our takeaway. Items were missing, the rice we ordered and paid for was not received. Avoid this place they will rip you off.

Had a takeaway last week couldn't fault this restaurant, lovely food, nice staff, fresh hot ,im returning next year and will hopefully make this my 1st stop off.

We went to book table for six. We were all vegetarian and One of us couldn’t eat onion garlic. But one of the staff members who spoke to us was bit rude. Not only he was not prepared to help but asked us to go to another English restaurant. We said we want Indian food. Then we asked if he could do steamed rice and yogurt and he said no. Then one of his colleagues came and said he could do rice and yogurt. But then we decided not to go to this restaurant.

We had a really friendly welcome at this little restaurant. Menu was not as extensive as typical Indian Restaurant, but everything we had was excellent - I’d really pick out the vegetable bhaji as a stand out side dish. You must bring your own alcoholic drinks if required and it’s cash only. Limited range of soft drinks too (no sugar free option for the diabetic in our family).

We ordered a takeaway on a busy Saturday night so expected a delay in preparing our food which we accepted. No issues with our food which was enjoyed by all. The reason for me giving 3 stars only is that cash is the only payment method which meant we had to find the cashpoint in town which luckily was working.

Really enjoyable meal, even though the restaurant was full we received our food in a timely manner. Food was excellent and well presented coupled with friendly service.

First of all, I cannot comment on the food because we didnt stop to eat. We booked a table for 9pm and dropped a couple of bottles of wine in beforehand and went for a drink in one of the local pubs. When we returned our wine had mysteriously disappeared - the head waiter telling us it had been stolen by the people who had been sitting at our table previously. Avoid- there are much more friendly places to eat in Aberdyfi

We went here about 7pm on Sunday night and had a delicious meal of king prawn bhuna and king prawn dhansak. The meals were cooked to absolute perfection! Would definitely recommend this restaurant to any curry enthusiast.

Had a lovely meal here everything very tasty and piping hot , so much so that we went back same weekend and had another . Again they didn't dissappoint. Restaurant not licensed so be sure to take a beer or wine from one of the two adjacent pubs who are more than happy to oblige.

We phoned in advance to collect a takeaway from Bay of Bengal. The food was ready on arrival. We ordered poppadoms/ yoghurt/onion salad which were lovely. However, my main course was disappointing. I ordered korahi chicken which had a rather thin sauce which lacked some flavour, the chicken in the dish was junks of tandoori chicken. If I had wanted a tandoori chicken dish I would have ordered one. Korahi should be a thick sauce with ginger as a key flavour but this lacked flavour. We also ordered garlic naan (which costs more) but unpacked a plain naan which was flavourless and a bit soggy. My partners main course was lamb rogan Josh which also lacked flavour. Cash payments only so be sure to have cash! Maybe dining in would bring a better experience.

Some folks we met in Tides Inn recommended The Bay of Bengal to us and we're so glad they did - we just had one of the tastiest curries we've ever eaten!! Top marks for the Tandoori Bhuna special and the mixed Biryani...delicious Sag Paneer and Keema Naan too! I honestly don't know where the negative reviewers on here have eaten, I'd recommend trying it for yourselves...hope your experience is just as wonderful as ours!!

Fitted us in without a booking, curry was very nice, bread was fresh, vegetable rice was excellent. Service was very good also. You have to take your own alcohol They only accept cash which is a bit of a nuisance. Tables could do with being a bit further apart as you feel you are eating with strangers on another table.

Given how many reviews I’d read before going, that were terribly negative, I wasn’t expecting much at all. Thankfully these reviews were so very wrong. Me, my wife and our 9year old daughter thoroughly enjoyed our food, the service and in fact, the whole experience. Well worth going. Really superb flavours and not swimming in ghee. Well done Bay of Bengal, we’ll be back.

Lovely food and pleasant staff. Shout out to Saira for amazing service, thank you very much. Would recommend the mixed starter platter.

We both really enjoyed our visit and would highly recommend the resteraunt. The staff were really friendly and the food was excellent. I love a byriani, and the mixed byiani was one of the best I've ever had. We will definitely be back the next...

Ordered lamb rogan josh which was all fatty and not able to eat complained and sent back but still expected to pay. The special did not contain any king prawns and was reduced by £1. When I asked to speak to the chef it turned out there was no chef and food was cooked by waiting staff. Please avoid this place.

The take away food was warm-ish and the naan breads were cold. The meat dishes were nearly meat-free given how little meat was actually in them. The sauces were inferior to what you can get from a jar in the supermarket. Added to the above,...

We have tasted curries from a lot of different places. I have a lot of knowledge about Indian food, and I can honestly say this was one of the best! Absolutely delicious! Everything was fresh and fragrant! The pathia and keema rice were amazing. Made...

Mind your Change - supposed to be £4 - I was given 2 x £1 coins and a 20 cyprus coin instead of a £ 2 coin - honesty BTW it was a takeawy Chkn byriani - nice

Been using Bay of Bengal since April this year, for one if not two take away meals per week. The food is fantastic, the welcome and whole customer experience is first class. I am quite choosy when it comes to curry's so its great to...

Good service, good food and loved we could take our own wine! Nicely modern and good attentive staff

Poor service the mushroom rice to oli nan bread row not cook the waiter had a attached the waitress she had moody face my worst experience nva go there again

We sat down at a table for over 15 minutes and we didn’t get offered a menu let alone a drink Poor service on a bank holiday Go else where

Placed our first order for our evening meal with these guys, and was not disappointed. My particular choice was: Chicken Tikka Bhuna Vindaloo, it was epic, cooked to perfection and was thoroughly enjoyed. Very professional, great customer service was given, even though the staff were...

Im wondering if this is the amazing Chef and friend Sa'eid who used to own Moghul Palace in the Village of Pelsall. If so a note to say you are greatly missed and I hope you are well my friend.... My family and I were...

We visited the Tywyn restaurant and the staff were really welcoming and attentive. The restaurant is beautifully furnished and spotlessly clean. We had poppodoms and dips to start. We had chicken tikka balti, chicken tikka main and chicken tikka massala, plain naan, peshwari naan and...

Exceptional, we were with great company and that was equally matched with the quality of service and food. My wife had the sea bass and thought it amazing but all four dishes were fabulous and good portion size. All too often in Indian restaurants you...

Had a lovely mixed vegetable curry, with garlic rice. Service was excellent. Restaurant was clean. Toilet was clean. A good all round experience 👌

Really good food and good quantity. Reasonably priced. Menu not extensive and if you ask if something is available that is not listed the short answer 'no' is abruptly given! Very small restaurant. Would order take away next time.

The food was very tasty and so good we ended up having a take away both nights of our stay in Aberdovey! I would highly recommend the Garlic chilli chicken, very spicy and delicious. They also provided plastic cutlery for take outs. Thanks Bay of...

Very limited menu and hardly anything available from the original menu for some reason. Didn't send 3 nans only 2. We ordered chicken tika masala x3 from the menu as whatever we asked for they didn't have!! We thought we were eating korma's as there...

We ordered from here tonight. I can’t fault the woman on the telephone she was lovely. We thought the prices were quite high so we were expecting a feast!! We were wrong!! we had a handful of chips for £3.50!! Our curries were £9.99 each...

We visited there unannounced on Saturday. The owner was extremely helpful and found us a table. The food was amazing. Superbly cooked and plentiful. Very busy but cannot fault it. Thank You, carl

There honestly is no other way to describe the food other than delicious. My partner and I have eaten a lot of Indian takeaway over the years (yes we love our Indian!), and given the location of a quiet coastal town, we were super impressed....

I don't see the appeal of this place. Had takeaways and eaten in before, and very underwhelmed. The food is not particularly good. It's overpriced and not exactly hot when served (takeaway and eat in). If it was good I could understand the high prices...

Excellent meal. Very tasty, well prepared, and excellent service despite the pandemic. Thank you. Would recommend.

Been here most years since its opened for a take away. Very good standard food, which is pretty amazing when you consider it's location. We always have a take away. Top tip is to order in advance - they get busy. Tasty fresh authentic food....

Want for a quiet night, but very busy. No alcohol served, take your own wine or carry in a drink from the Brit next door

Went fairly late to the restaurant after our initial plans fell through. Slightly disappointed to hear there would be over an hour to wait... but in the end we agreed it was definitely worth the wait! Great fresh nans, and the vegetable biryanis and Tandoori...

We have eaten in and taken away on many occasions, every time we have received exceptional food. Fresh, tasty and authentic, unlike some Indian food take aways. The Bengal Special is a favourite. We look forward to coming to Aberdovey to taste the best Indian...

Enjoyed the food from here several times over the years. Weather it’s dine in or a takeaway always enjoyed the quality food served.

So good we went twice whilst here on holiday for a week. Good food at reasonable prices. Attentive service. Cash only but you can draw free cash from the post office up the road. Unlicensed so come prepared. Pub next door and general licensed store...

This is a difficult one! The food at the Bay of Bengal was excellent but it was clear that they also were dispatching numerous takeaway orders on the night we called in, so we actually waited over an hour after giving our orders for our...

Had 2 takeaways in a week, not the quickest and not a big menu but very good. Will be back next time in Aberdovey

Very acceptable supper - usual choice of starters and mains, pilau rice and assorted naan. Very reasonable prices.

Really really enjoyed the food, Very attentive staff and quick service. Couldn’t ask for more from the kitchen or front of house staff. Slightly noisy when fully booked.Really annoying this place is card only in a village that only has ATM’s that charge to withdraw money. It’s 2019 and the tax man will find you eventually.There is a cost to banking cash much like the cost of card transactions, though the latter is more continent for the customers who are paying your wages.

Excellent meal last night at the Bay of Bengal. Food was outstanding and very friendly staff. An added bonus is your can take your own drink. 👍

The food was good, portion sizes good, service attentive but not over the top. I had a dansak which was as it should be and my wife’s prawn Parthia was very tasty.The shop just around the corner on the main road sells beer and wine so the bill came to less than 30 quid for the two of us. It seats around 30 max so booking probably advisable.

What appears to be a basic Indian restaurant from the outside (Cash only No alcohol) is amazing inside. Very modern interior with excellent food, (best curry we have had in s long while) and excellent service. No alcohol not a problem just bring your own from the pub next door.

Great food.. best butterfly prawns, fish pakora,chicken balti and mushroom spinach balti we've ever tasted in a long time. Well done chefs it was spot on👍 recommend this place.

Went for dinner, service was fast and friendly, not the largest menu for and Indian restaurant but food was excellent will certainly return

From the moment the front door shut behind us and we sat down my gut feeling was not good.

The food is good quality, yummy daal and starters, as well as the peshwari naan. The main man friendly. What more do you want, a BYOB tasty straight forward Curry House, big thumbs up!

Delicious Indian food, plentiful portions and the perfect Naan - spot on. The whole family loved it, we will be back

Great little restaurant tucked up a side street but a great find, quality hot well prepared food, I tried their special which was certainly worth having, service attentive reasonably priced and will go again and recommend. Thanks Lino Len

We visited on May 2nd for the first time. We were really pleased with the lovely meal, best curry we had had for ages either in a restaurant or takeaway. The service was also good and we were pleasantly surprised at the bill. I also like that you can take your own drinks. Will definitely return.

Ordered a takeaway from here over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Popped in for a curry having celebrated football match on tv in pub nearby and was recommended. Finished off a great day with good curry - we had dansak and korma with rice and naans all came to about £30 so good value. Perhaps small portions but great quality food . Will visit again.

The last three times we ate here it was good - paper napkins and no tablecloths, but the food was delicious. On this latest visit the food was not piping hot, especially the rice, which was almost cold. The waiter offered to warm it up. Reheat lukewarm rice? I don't think so! I asked him to knock it off the bill, which he did. A further apology as we were leaving would have been nice.

Curry with mates in Aberdovey. Garlic chilli chicken great choice. As good a curry as you will have anywhere.

Trying to feed half of wales from a very small establishment. I wonder if HMRC knows he only takes cash haha

We ended up having a curry as the chippy closed 40 mins before the displayed closing time. But I'm so glad we did....it was so tasty! The mushroom biryani was delicious, we had a chicken rogan josh, samosa, onion bhaji...all warm and tasty. It really was a very nice takeaway. Thanks, I will highly recommend your takeaway to friends who visit!

Four of us turned up on Bank holiday Friday evening at the last minute without a booking so were very pleased to be given a table for 2 hours until 8pm. Service was quick and friendly.

we visited on a Thursday evening and just about managed to get a table , we had a bit of a wait for our main course as the place was busy with other diners and take aways , however we only had poppadoms and a main course.

Excellent food, service was bit slow, but it was a Saturday evening, so no complain try to book it in advance as they are really busy

Had the chicken bhuna the taste was unbelievable, (I loved it) and the service was at a good standard. Adam, one of the staff there is very nice had long with him. I would definitely go again

This is a really good Indian restaurant it offers a good menu and the food is so tasty. The Nan bread is delicious and the portions are huge. It gets very busy so book to avoid disappointment also this restaurant allows BYOB which cuts the cost of hefty drinks bill our dining experiences in Aberdovey were surprisingly cheap as we took our own wine to a couple of places offering this service- we loved the idea and would definitely recommend and return.

Accommodated a large group of us at the last minute. Seemed busy and popular. All portions were of a decent size and all flavours were as they should be.

Nice meal, good service, my only small complaint was I ordered a mixed meat balti and got a vegi balti but it was very tasty and my wife enjoyed her tandoori meal.

Only curry house in Aberdovey. Unlicenced but can take your own drink. Also takeout service. Prompt reasonably friendly service. Small restaurant just off the sea front, Overpriced for the Mediocre curry provided. Tandori mixed grill was oily and covered in red food colouring. No deserts. We wont be rushing to return.

Had a take out but was very good, service was prompt and good. Parking can be an issue at peak times. But worth the effort.

Not a great experience. Food was average and not particularly hot when served. Service was good. No alcohol was for sale though you could bring it in. Cash only. Placed smelled of damp. Not cheap either. Found out later that the business was up for sale.

Staff friendly service good. Visited on 2 occasions during stay.

Went this evening and can honestly say it's the best Indian we've had in years. Food beautifully cooked ( we are very fussy) and excellent service. Take your own alcohol as it's not got a license. Nearly didn't go due to bad reviews. So pleased we did. Would highly recommend this place.

Visited on the spur of the moment and was pleased that we did. It was a cold, sea misty and rather depressing weekday night in May so the restaurant was not very busy but the service was attentive and the food was cooked to order and was delicious. It was obvious the four golfers at the next table were enjoying their meal too. Afterwards we met the chef/owner which was interesting.

The food is average at best. The mains are better than the starters but lack flavour and ingredients. I can make a far superior curry myself. We had a very weird conversation with the waiter when, totally unprompted, he suddenly said that they "were not all terrorists. Money laundering, yes, but not terrorism."

Stället öppnar alltid för oss även när säsongen inte har börjat. Helt klart ätbart och tom gott men inte utmärkande på något sätt. Öl eller vin tas med eller inhandlas på grannpuben - funkar.

Ordered a curry meal which was ready in 50 mins as expected when ordering. Food was a little oily but general enjoyable. Pilau Rice was a bit dry and naan a bit doughy. Ate everything and would probably use again.

Been coming here some years and we eat Indian food regularly. Upon their return decided to give another try as last year we were not impressed.

We have been twice since it reopened and on both occasions we had a lovely meal. The second time a friend with us was talking to the waiter and discussed what type of Indian meal he likes. The waiter took all what our friend said into account and said he would have a meal specially prepared for him. When it came it was just what our friend wanted and he said the waiter had given good instructions to the chef.. Our meal was really good and looking forward to going again in the near future.

All round had a lovely meal here but be prepared for some crazy and not very professional service. The food was gorgeous and couldn't really fault it, other than being a bit expensive. The two gents hosting were both quite abrupt and one obviously was the boss but sadly neither seemed to remember what looking after customers was about. We had to listen to one of them coughing flem into a bucket, move table, fetch our own drink from the pub next door, change tables again halfway through our starter, then listen to the boss man tear into the 16 year old new waitress, who incidentally was the only one with manners and a real asset, considering the crazy world she was joining !!! would visit again but probably only for a take away.

Visited Saturday night, 8 adults and 2 children... I appreciate we were a big party and it's quite a small restaurant, but the food took ages and it was cold... we had to send them back for re-heating... Starters very miserly, lamb strips were almost devoid of Lamb... Such a shame, saving grace as the main course was quite tasty once warmed up!

Got into the town late and missed last food orders in the pubs. We were recommended this place. Really great...

Found the food to be greasy and a little tasteless....and overpriced! The staff were rude and not at all welcoming!

Arrived in aberdovey late and needed to get something to eat. Had a takeaway from here and it really wasnt...

Delicious food, cosy atmosphere, friendly service! We actually visited this restaurant twice in our weeks holiday because it was so...

We ordered a takeaway, all of the meals ordered were tasty, large portions and plenty of choice on the menu.

Tasty curries and good service. Our only criticism is that we ordered a special that was meant to have chicken...

Food was delicious, they fit us 3 in without a booking on a busy Saturday. Naans were huge and soft, meat was ridiculously tender and juicy, had Pasanda + Tandoori Special Bhuna + Garlic Chicken with chilli. Wonderful all round. Chips and drinks a little bit on the small side but that is the only criticism. Definitely will visit again, very happy :)

Cuando paramos en Aberdovery siempre son un punto de ir a la bahía de Bengala restaurante. Esta vez encontramos a otros miembros de la familia que estaban parando en la zona. Así que en total éramos siete fuera de nosotros. Todos ordenados distintas comidas. Era su primera visita y realmente disfrutamos de la comida tiene lo hicimos. Como siempre un gran servicio de comida y la relación calidad-precio. Así que si estás en la zona de pruébalo, no te defraudará.

Pedimos para llevar, que era delicioso, aunque no es barato. Una ventaja adicional fue el viaje a el pub mientras esperábamos para ser cocinados.