Bundobust in Manchester

Average Indian restaurant. The Okra fries were too soggy, not crispy and thin like it is supposed be. The sprouts bhaji had little sprouts and tasted more like onion bhaji. Overall an okayish place. Good interior giving you a college canteen vibe. But average in terms of food!

Fabulous vibey place to drink and eat.

Good simple food. Recently they're only serving Child size servings, kids plates, kids cutlery.

One of my favourite places to go. The Bhel Puri is amazing.

make sure to book as we had to sit at the bar (even on a monday) lovely place, lovely food!

Really average food in a fairly clinical environment, made by kids. Nothing special for me at all, and the food really lacked excitement. Never mind!

Very tasty and affordable! Also good Gluten Free options 👌🏽

Indian vegetarian where you order several or many small dishes to share and have them with either biryani rice or prata or Pune breads. Order at counter and self served. Recommend the Sprout Bhajis (crispy onion, shredded sproutss & broccoli Bhajis spiked with fennel & chilli) which come served with a unique Cranberry Chutney - pairs excellently ! Baingan Baubles also not bad if you enjoy mild curry with braised Aubergine stuffed with nutty sweet & spicy masala (served with Basmati rice). Also ordered the Paratha & Thelpa which is basically Paratha stuffed with masala potato & cauliflower mix. Served with tomato chutney and achar pickles the latter of which you can skip if not so into sour eats but the chutney ya gotta have.

Brilliant food and brilliant beers, something for everyone

Love this place. Amazing vegetarian Indian street food. Highly recommend.

Beautiful food. I had a sprout bhaji butty, best butty ever and the okra mmme mmme. Not that keen on the layout of the tables but it is what it is

Ended a day in Manchester with dinner in Bundobust - Leeds branch repeatedly recommended by a friend so thought we'd give it a try - so glad we did!! Ordered the vegan combo for two, everything was so tasty and there was more than enough food for two with healthy appetites. The atmosphere was relaxed, the staff were friendly and the student discount made a reasonable price feel like a real bargain. Would definitely eat here again and recommend it to anyone.

Delicious Indian street food in the heart of Manchester!

Absolutely fantastic. As always. Had been to the Leeds restaurant and was excited to try Manchester. My GOD did it not disappoint. The food is amazing. The staff are really great. Will go whenever I’m in Manchester

On arriving at the restaurant we were welcomed by friendly staff. The restaurant is casual dining and this was perfect for a group of lads. We weren't aware, out fault that is was a vegetarian restaurant, but don't let this pit you off. We had Bundo Combo, which was everything on the menu, £120, and was more than enough food for the 5 of us. Highly recommend the food, beer and experience.

I absolutely love the food, drink & atmosphere at Bundobust. So relaxed & open. I recommend the Tikka Paneer, Bhajis, Orka Fries & Puri Bread & Mango Lasso for a drink. Always my go to meal!

Amazing food. We visited on a work trip and had one of everything off the menu for a great price. Food was generally brilliant as was the own brand beer. Defintiely would revisit if i was in the area.

Freshly homemade food well seasoned with great variety, beautiful place with lovely service. The chaispresso martini is a killer!

Variety of all interesting street food with great beers. Definitely go back

I don't leave a lot of reviews when traveling, but this place was spectacular. A symphony of flavors in every dish I tried. Yum!

Increíble variedad de comida vegetariana con tantas opciones diferentes e inusuales. Todo súper sabroso. Preciosa decoración y alrededores. Ideal para la familia.

La comida era deliciosa. El servicio fue rápido y amable. Sin duda me volvería a visitar. No sabíamos qué pedir, así que pedimos el combo para 4 (familia de dos adultos y 2 adolescentes) y había mucha comida y pudimos probar una variedad de comida del menú.

Great service from all. Food was fast and tasty. Good value. Great tasting cocktails. You order food and drinks at the bar. Great for groups. Clean bathrooms also. The only reason I marked it down by 1 star is because we felt a bit rushed, we still had drinks post our meal, and we were informed our table was booked and that the people had arrived. We were not informed there was a booking when we were seated, and we were only there 1.5 hours. We would not have ordered more drinks had we known prior.

Quiet but friendly. A little expensive but very enjoyable nonetheless.

Treat it thali/tapas style to try as many dishes as you can. Absolutely love the bundo chaat and the bhaji butty.

First off the beer was very good, and so was the house red too apparently. Waiting for our table at the bar was a delight. We booked a table early Saturday night, ordered loads of good stuff, about 3 dishes each and that was a bit much. The food was all great and fresh. Staff were efficient, the manager had a lovely waistcoat, all no hassle. The hard part is having to remember your tables food choices to order at the bar.

Couldn't believe how quick the drinks were served after ordering on the app. Did didn't Yahweh much longer. Excellent food, loved three mango lasso and chai!

An amazing place with great atmosphere and food. I only rate it 4 stars because we asked them for some sweet chutneys and sauces because I’m a wuss when it comes to spice and was given a sharing dish that he promised wasn’t spicy (and one of them was really spicy and ruined the experience for me a bit plus we waiting a little while for them) so I only rate it down because of that. Will probably be back at some point though even just for drinks as the cocktails and craft beers were great!

Really amazing veggie restaurant. Gets lively on weekend evenings. Love the Asian fusion seasonal dishes. The service is quick and friendly. They catered to my husbands food allergy well so thank you. Please open in other big cities like London, guys! Manchester is too far to travel even for this tasty food! We need more top notch veggie restaurants like this in the country. Will definitely be visiting again when down in Manchester for the footy.

Lovely food, great now they are serving in metal dishes and not disposable too.

Best ever mango lassi, avocado lassi, chat, thepla, aaloo paratha, kulchas, paneer kadai i had in England! Because of small portions, we need two plates atleast per person, however still extremely pocket friendly. I loved the paneer tikka too but it was slightly harder, so I would have preferred a softer one. The gobi Manchurian was average compared to rest. Above all, they accept blue light card , thus making this my go to place in Manchester! Highly recommended to everyone

Great selection of beers and fantastic food. The Lassi beer being my favourite, having mild notes of mango and vanilla.

First time I've ever enjoyed eating a mushroom

Delicious Indian street food. Really reasonable and loads of their craft beers to pair with as well.

La comida estaba muy bien cocinada y llena de sabor. Teníamos opciones sin gluten. El personal era amable y la zona de estar estaba limpia. Nos quedamos muy sorprendidos y recomendaría este restaurante.

Been here several times now. Cannot fault the place. The food is always top class. And it's dog friendly!

Some great merch on sale with the usual outstanding beers

Great spot with really interesting and tasty dishes and really good beers. I went alone and had the 3 x beer flight and let the bar pick them. I ended up with the Bundobar, mango lassi dazzler and Tropical Dhoop which were all great and would have had again. The tikla paneer was slightly spicy with lovely sauces, paratha thepla comforting and tangy. I also had the bundo Chaat which was very cooling and refreshing. For a Wednesday the atmosphere was great and a real mixed demographic which is great to see. For all veggie dishes they feel hearty and flavoursome!

Lovely staff and great variety of dishes. Fantastic place for vegetarians and decent value. Very filling and enjoyed most pints accept the vanilla infused IPA

Delicious Indian fast street food. Any time!

Came here on the recommendation of friends and this was the perfect way to end our 4-week trip to the UK. I’ve eaten a lot of Indian food and this was absolutely among the best - really imaginative dishes and great flavors. Cannot recommend it highly enough.

I love Bundo, And Bundo loves me, It gives me a happy feeling in my tummy. The food is delicious, and the beer spot on, Anytime I come to Bundo I have lots of fun. The staff are always really friendly, And the chefs always cook up a delight, I always enjoy the food, I wish I could come here every night. So this is my review for Bundobust, If you are into deliciousness of beer or food, try it you must, Book yourself a table, order some plates, It’s the perfect spot for a date, or with your mates.

Trendy, canteen style restaurant in a cellar. We had the vegan combo, small tubs of tasty Indian food. I especially liked the okra fries.

Nice Authentic Indian food, taste is super yummy 😋. I order the mango lassi beer with bajji pav, bajji is soft inside and crispy outside and very well cooked.

Fantastic vegetarian Indian street food with a Northern twist, what’s not to like? Highly recommended

Absolutely amazing food, amazing staff, amazing venue, just amazing. Fantastic drinks menu. Casual attire. We will be back soon. Negative - couldn’t hear the music. 😂

Soooo good, we're not vegi but really enjoyed all the flavours, we got a combo for 4, every single dish was so flavorful and tasted healthy and fresh. Beer was good and the place was packed on a Wednesday. We're from Leeds and had never heard of the place, apparently Leeds has one, wonderful, we'll be there soon.

We ordered paneer kadai Gobi Manchurian Bhajis Tarka dhal and rice Rice Each of these items were unbelievably delicious I especially loved the gobi manchurian as it tasted exceptionally tasty. The atmosphere has a younger crowd it is very busy and not at all what you would expect from the outside. The drinks we ordered was the cider and the lager both drinks, amazing as they brew them themselves. The only complaint I could possibly think of would be I can’t hear the music over how busy it is. We will be coming back here not a doubt in my mind.

Delicious food and beer, lovely staff. Thanks for sorting us out :)

We had to figure out how to order our food here, but the server helped us and once we go the hang of it, everything went smoothly. The dishes here were fantastic and if you are in Manchester, I highly recommend stopping by!

Fantastic vegetarian Indian street food. Honestly everything here was great, we had the combo for 2, with bhatura and roti. Every single item in the combo was a delight and I will definitely be going back.

Good food with home made ales and beer worthy for the money

We liked the concept a lot - it’s a bit like a Bombay street food café only that it’s Mexican inspired Indian, at least seasonally. We particularly liked the avo 🥑 lassis. A bit overpriced for its portions but definitely nice to try once. (You won’t need 3-4 items per person tho)

Sunday lunchtime @ 1:30pm My first time trying Bundobust; I’m aware that this is a chain restaurant with several in many cities (2 apparently in Manchester alone, though this one doesn’t have the brewery!) Wasn’t expecting such a unique and ‘street food’ vibe as you walk down the stairs to this venue. Was promptly sat down albeit alongside a bench of other diners; street food style, I guess? I wasn’t expecting an order-at-the-bar setup but it was all pretty straightforward. Provide table number, order food and drink and wait for the drinks to take back to the table. The beer was good! The Bundobust own Python is refreshing with a hoppy, sweet aftertaste. The food arrived around 20 mins after ordering and everything was provided on paper bowls/plates for that authentic street food feel. The taste of the dishes were really good, the portions were a little lacking but I would say it opens up for you to try different things. It’s more like Indian tapas and they encourage you to order 2-3 dishes each. The paneer tikka was really good with the paneer having a bite to it, without crumbling away. It’s skewered with mushrooms and peppers but would have liked to see more variety of vegetables in it! The Chole Saag was nicely spiced and they recommend to pair it with the Cobis nu Shack, which was a cold vegetable dish akin to slaw with some vinegar acidity and sweetness from white raisins. The highlight of the meal was the Bhaji’s (and Bhaji burger!) which were very well seasoned and perfectly fried with little ‘oily’ residue you get often with them. I only dock a star as the service was very aloof and would have been nice to have been given a ‘thank you, goodbye!’ as we left. It seemed they wanted to just get the tables cleaned and rotated for the next customer! EDIT: 22/08/2024 - They have upgraded their paper containers to metal! The dishes now look extra fancy with their etched ‘Bundobust’ signature on the metal bowls.

Salle agréable, lumineuse et spacieuse. Serveurs attentionnés, souriants. Délicieuse bière à la mangue. Assortiment de plats végétariens (et vegan pour la plupart) tous différents, parfumés, goûteux. Nots nous sommes régalés.

all i can say is absolutely groovy and excellent! we loved having lunch here for the first time. fantastic selection of fusion & creative dishes and drinks! we got the combo of plates for 2 and it was divine, as well as boozy chai with bayley’s (loveeeeee). we love indian cuisine and would recommend this place to anyone. the tunes and atmosphere are just the cherry on top!

Went there for dinner take away and only had cash with me.. They said they accept card.. Was about to return but they stopped me and accepted the order saying “it’s on us”. They prepared and gave the food and even asked if wanted anything else.. Everyone in Scotland is welcoming and polite..

All I can say is wow! Amazing space with simply delicious Indian street food. Special mention goes to the fusion Indian Mexican stuff. Definitely try the avocado lassi.

Lovely place with great food. We had vegan combo for 2 and house chai and we enjoyed every single dish served. Great choice if you are around and looking for nice Indian food.

Great place, went for the first time after probably walking past it many times. Vibrant atmosphere, tasty selection of food and quick service.

This was my first time to Bandobast & I had a simple takeaway "paneer tikka". Though paneer n mushroom was nicely done, the ketchup up like sauce on top ruined it. Doesn't feel like authentic Indian, Nope not at all. I also observed 1 thing, for someone's else order, chef prep the food rang the bell for server to take it away, the server didn't turned up for 10 min, munching behind the bar 🤣.

I am writing this review keeping in mind that Indian food is supposed to be awesome in UK 🇬🇧 or maybe I had too high expectations after London! Very average food with wrong texture and not seasoned well! The okra fries were good but should come with a sauce. The parantha and puri were disgusting! Too doughy and oily! It’s not hard to make ! The chickpea curry was also not seasoned properly and it was just not made correctly! The chaat was good so go only for the chaat and okra fries and order sauce on the side ans even the sauce was AVERAGE!! Also I forgot to mention the disaster of the lunch which was egg bhurji! Absolutely catastrophic! It’s literally scrambled eggs with Indian spices! Literally! How can someone mess it up and it was so dry and disgusting 🤢 that I can still feel the disgusting texture in my mind

Such a fun dine in experience! Went here for dinner and had a lovely time. They have some really cool beer options to choose from. Food was delicious and interesting presentation in tiffin dabbas. Our favorites were kachori, Bajji and mango lassi. Worth a visit if you’re in the area.

Fast, relatively cheap but above all delicious vegetarian food!

the food is delicious and you can find a lot of variety. The staff were friendly and nice. it was very crowded with customers when I went so it was a bit noisy. Overall it is a very nice Indian restaurent around Piccadilly Station.

Emily was amazing and super helpful! AE had an amazing chat and the food was perfect as always. Love the Mango Lassi <3

Went at lunchtime with colleague, was pretty empty, hardly and atmosphere and a bit of a letdown. Food was all veggie. We ordered a two person combo of 6 pretty smallish dishes, and to be honest the food was decent enough, although pretty pricey at £36.

A really great chain that has some amazing food! The whole menu is vegetarian and they offer a huge amount of vegan options too. Highly recommend this restaurant for tasty food, great location and friendly staff.

This spot is great for lunch time great atmosphere would definitely recommend ,lovely for a lunch time out with you family

Inconspicuous from the outside, with a WOW effect as soon as you go down the stairs into the restaurant! Excellent vegetarian/vegan food. Super friendly staff and great atmosphere!

Honestly LOVED the food here. I'm not vegetarian so when they said it was veggie I was a bit worried, but it was amazing. Don't miss it if you're in Manchester!

Visited this place along with family, they have good seating arrangements and good music was playing in the background, good ambiance. One person can order 2-3 dishes as portions are quite small. Most of the dishes were good and few were decent. Bhel puri was very nice, and even vegetable cutlet. When in Piccadilly must visit chat centre.

The best Indian food I have ever tasted. Enough to turn me to a vegetarian!

Just fab all round. It is advised to order two or three dishes glad I only ordered two as was completely full! Wonderful food and atmosphere, okra fries and bhaji butty are delicious!

Superb basement restaurant in the City Centre serving sharing plates and great range of beers and cocktails. Came with my wife and ordered 3 dishes each plus rice. Ground floor staircase takes you down to a light filled large basement.

Food and drunk in this place is absolutely banging.

Didn’t mention anywhere that the food was vegetarian only. Chaat was disgusting and overpriced.

Brilliant food, excellent service and a great price. Have been a few times and everything I ordered has been super tasty.

I was a bit dubious as I'm not a vegetarian but we had the vegan combo and I've gotta say it was delicious. Staff were great, prices are fantastic and a great atmosphere!!!! I'll be back ...thank you Bundobust Manchester!!

Great food and atmosphere. Dog friendly too! We had a lovely lunch and the staff are super friendly.

Bundobust is such a cool spot to dine and drink. The snacks/menu items are so good. Really good taste and goes well with the alcohol. The beers are amazing.

Great place to try Indian cuisine with some craft beer. Cool atmosphere downstairs and exceptional service from the bartender that I ordered from.

Fab food as usual at Bundobust tonight before the Nils Frahm concert at the Bridgewater Hall. Everything was mouth-wateringly delicious. Love this place!

Very good and hygienic food. I am fully vegetarian and this was my first good experience in this bundobust. Highly recommended to go there.😍😍

Good Indian food and chill beer options of own brewery

Great food. Great selection of gluten free. Good cocktails too.

Visited here for dinner, ordered sharing platter with vada pav, curry and naan, also craft beer. Place was pretty busy. Service was good and food was tasty.

Fantastic food and a great range of decent ales, top drawer

Very nice place, with a variety of fresh beer and an extensive menu of Indian fusion food that we loved and left us very satisfied. There were options to share and try different dishes, which are totally worth trying. Favorites: paneer tika and bhajis.

We went in not realising it was a vegetarian restaurant, were initially a little skeptical but when the food arrived, it blew us away. We ordered the vegan combo for 2 which had 5-6 small dishes, each of which was excellent and full of flavour. Overall, an outstanding meal, fairly priced. Very good beer too! Some of the best Indian food I’ve had

Some of the best indian food and beer ive ever had. proper scran

Very affordable for both food and beer in the centre of Manchester. Great to mix and match different small portions while still being full at the end. We went with a big group and the bench style table was great for that type of outing.

Insider tip! It's easy to miss the entrance, but the food is sensationally delicious - Indian tapas. A taste highlight in Manchester 👍👍👍

Very relaxed vegetarian (vegan too? We were more concentrated on the gluten free options, of which there were many) Indian street food style dining. All served by very friendly people. They have a brewery too which has produced some top notch beers, some good keg gluten free beer on offer too. Great food, great beer and a lovely atmosphere.

A fusion indo-brit restaurant with great taste. 👍

Ate here with my colleagues and we got the Bundo combo where you get one of everything on the menu. It was such a treat getting to try so many dishes. Amazing variety and selection. I absolutely adore that it's fully vegetarian - so many fantastic options and caters to loads of dietary requirements. We also had the kulfi ice cream afterwards which was truly delicious, super creamy and flavoursome. Can't wait to return!

Absolutely amazing food and service. If you visit Manchester I recommend eating here.

Amazing & authentic indian vegetarian street food. We came today with our 2 children and we had some fantastic food. The bar is excellent too, with a great range of beers. Really chuffed to have found this place.

So, so yummy. Kind server, cold beer, truly delicious fresh food and a lovely friendly atmosphere.

Flavour lacking in a few dishes, a bit bland. Shame there’s no meat on the menu, it could highly benefit from having a few meat dishes. Service was polite and professional, atmosphere I enjoyed. Just lacking meat and flavour.