Bombay Hotel
26 people recommend, 3 warn against itvia r/kozhikode·30 comments quoted below
The comments quoted below are a sample of the full tally across 30 threads.
What people say, in short
Bombay Hotel is recommended both for Malabar snacks and for mutton and beef biryani. Evening tea and snacks recur in visitor itineraries. The caveats concern consistency: one commenter reports good food on some days and greasy or bland food on others, another calls it overrated, and a third recommends only the snacks. One diner describes the setting as focused on food rather than ambience or parking.
Address
Bombay Restaurant, Silk Street, Beach Rd, Kozhikode, Keralam 673001, India
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Mutton biryani, Beef biryani, Snacks
- Opinions divided
- Yes
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
Recommends Bombay hotel for lunch beef biriyani and dinner mutton kuruma and appam.
Suggested for evening tea and snacks
Nothing beats their snacks, even early morning at 5.30 am.
Unnecessarily overrated
Old gem that's getting better; suggests trying the mutton biryani.
Says everything other than snacks at Bombay Hotel is bad.
Lists it among the places worth trying.
Beef biriyani deserves more praise than it gets
Says Paragon, Rahmath and Bombay Hotel biryani are all bad now
Suggested as a place to try local food.
Suggests checking it out for late-night snacks.
Suggested as a budget-friendly pick combining taste and experience.
Really loves the food at Bombay Hotel.
One of the places they eat and leave happy.
Suggested for more good biryanis.
Names Bombay Hotel's mutton biryani among current favourites.
Pure food experience but little ambience or parking.
Recommends it for mutta puffs, chicken puff with tea and other snacks.
Recommends Bombay for tastier beef.
Recommends the mutton biryani from Bombay Hotel.
Says to try the mutton biryani here
Lists Bombay Hotel as favourite for mutton biryani.
Food is inconsistent; some days great, other days greasy or bland, unacceptable for its reputation.
Ranks it third among biryani options.
Calls Bombay hotel super underrated and recommends it.
Recommends it for snacks.
Recommends it for evening snacks.
Recommends them and says their chicken 65 is really good
Says it's worth a visit for evening snacks too.
Strongly endorses Bombay Hotel and KBC
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Last verified 20/10/2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.