The Chickpea in Colchester

Visited with two friends on a Thursday evening. This was my first time eating at Bambu. The restaurant is very pretty. We were made to feel very welcome. We were very slow in choosing our food but the waiters were patient with us. The food was excellent and reasonably priced. I hope to be able to return soon. Thank you.

Portion sizes very dissimilar - one dish almost triple the size of another dish, yet costing the same. Cold food - food got cold just 5 minutes after being served making it unappealing to finish. Bad service - waiting staff asking if everything was OK just 30 seconds into beginning the meal. Used to be good, but has seemingly gone downhill.

Great food, best onion bahjees in town!

We only ever go to the Raj (for past seven years). Tonight was the first not so great meal we’ve had. The Peshawari naan came up burnt, first time. We sent it back and second time (half way through the meal) it was the same, so we gave it a miss. The chapatis weren’t up to their usually standard. The chicken was chewy. We’ve never ever had a bad meal here. I said to the waiter (who was quite disinterested) do you have a new chef. He said yes, but I’m not entirely sure he understood what we were saying. So sad given we’ve been coming for many years. On the way out, we didn’t even get an apology for the waiter. One more try I think. If it’s not good, we won’t return.

fantastic flavour and texture, highly recommended