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(617) 492-1944

2263 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140 42.394402 -71.12689

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Neighborhood: North Cambridge

Last updated 1.24.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Family-Friendly Dining, Lunch Spot, Fine Dining, Brunch, Cheap Eats

Cuisine:

Indian

What People Are Saying About Bengal Cafe

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In Short – For those unfamiliar with the cuisine of Bangladesh, it is quite similar to Indian. Bengal Cafe serves home-style Bangladeshi food, made using fresh ingredients. Authentic dishes include mutton (goat) curry, shrimp korma and sweet-and-sour eggplant. A filling buffet is served daily until 3pm ($6.99 on weekdays, $8.99 on weekends).

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “The service was excellent, the decor was great , very clean and felt like home- love it!”
  2. “great ambience quality food”
  3. “We tried the Fuchka appetizer, which was both fun (fill the tiny pooris) and tasty.”
  4. “Delightfully warm and colorful atmosphere, friendly service.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “This restaurant is very vegetarian friendly and the firmi (rice pudding) dessert is to die for!”
  2. “We liked the Firni for dessert, an unusually flavorful rice pudding.”
food quality
88.24000358581543% positive
  1. “great ambience quality food”
  2. “We tried the Fuchka appetizer, which was both fun (fill the tiny pooris) and tasty.”
  3. “This food is great!”
  4. “The food was fresh and delicious.”
  5. “bengal cafe serves Fantastic food!”
  6. “The Rui Macher Tel Piazzi was delicious!”
  7. “Our four year old loved the Keema Paratha -- Bengladeshi pizza, that reminded us of Armenian Lakmejune.”
  8. “am from Bengal and the food here was delicious , it was like eating home cooked food.”
  9. “The food was excellent and teh service was great.”
  10. “The service was great and so was the food.”
  11. “We liked the Firni for dessert, an unusually flavorful rice pudding.”
  12. “They served me a rotten fish.”
  13. “This restaurant is very vegetarian friendly and the firmi (rice pudding) dessert is to die for!”
  14. “Tastefully delicious Bengali food”
  15. “For a main dish we tried the Boot Gosht, a stewed beef dish with lentils that was quite savory.”
  16. “felt like I was in a small, beautiful, peaceful place with mouth-watering food delicately spiced.”
  17. “Apart from the horrible taste of food, this place is dirty, unhygenic, I am not sure how Food dept is allowing such resturant.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “great addition to our dining choices in North Cambridge, along with the great Greek, Thai, and others already there.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “It was a great value in a very tastefully decorated place.”
  2. “The service is great ,the restaurant is clean.”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “will go back again and again, the lunch buffet is fantastic.”
service
100.0% positive
  1. “true delightful experience: friendly, cheerful and down-to-earth reception.”
  2. “The service is great ,the restaurant is clean.”
  3. “The staff here was very friendly, helpful, and professional.”
  4. “The staff was courteous and friendly and went out of their way to make sure we had a pleasant dinner.”
  5. “Incredible Bangladeshi Food, Great customer service”
  6. “Delightfully warm and colorful atmosphere, friendly service.”
  7. “The service was excellent, the decor was great , very clean and felt like home- love it!”
  8. “The staff are very friendly and great with kids.”
  9. “The service was great and so was the food.”
  10. “This restaurant is very vegetarian friendly and the firmi (rice pudding) dessert is to die for!”
  11. “The food was excellent and teh service was great.”
  12. “The service was excellent, and staff friendly.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “It was a great value in a very tastefully decorated place.”
  2. “This place has a huge brunch at a great price--far cheaper than mst Indian restaurants.”
  3. “Tasty, exotic flavours served hot even when delivered and at very reasonable prices.”
  4. “Great price!”
  5. “The prices are very reasonable and students get a discount, which was nice for us.”
4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/20/11

so tasty

by k8v at Citysearch

just came back & our food was delicious! we ordered the chicken curry, saag bahji (amazing spinach dish), aloo paratha bread (stuffed with onions), and mango lassis (best i've had). the whole meal was delicious & it came with plenty of rice.

the service was friendly, prompt, and very accommodating. our waiter was a really kind guy! he also told us that they use no food coloring (lots of mango lassis have food coloring in them) or artificial flavoring--all real fresh ingredients & spices. i'd recommend this place to anyone.

1 Star Rating: Poor

06/14/10

World's worst food

by Ambarish at Citysearch

Now this place is a total nightmare. Apart from the horrible taste of food, this place is dirty, unhygenic, I am not sure how Food dept is allowing such resturant. They served me a rotten fish.. it was smelling like hell.. I am not sure if they ever washed the spoons/plates/napkins... In short go here if you still don't believe me and then you experience the hell by yourself...‎

  • Pros: r u kidding me?
  • Cons: all
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/10/09

Mughlai Paratha

by Alikimam at Citysearch

Ground Chicken with spices,eggs,cilantro chilies and onions in a special dough,fried on a pan served with cilantro chutney

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/06/08

Happily accomadates dietary requests

by MassMaiden at Citysearch

Balanced spices, light sauces and crisp vegetables. Delightfully warm and colorful atmosphere, friendly service. The response was most pleasant when I requested a substitute for wheat flour and to use oil rather than butter. He was able to make the Piajoo with chick pea flour and a cornmeal Poori. The Rui Macher Tel Piazzi was delicious!

I will definitely eat here again.

  • Pros: Accomadated dietary requests
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/03/08

Tastefully delicious Bengali food

by IbnAbbaas at Citysearch

A true delightful experience: friendly, cheerful and down-to-earth reception. Tasty, exotic flavours served hot even when delivered and at very reasonable prices. Whenever I come to Boston/Cambridge, I absolutely must dine at Bengal Cafe.

The Details on Bengal Cafe

Place Categories:

  • delicious bengali food
  • great customer service
  • very friendly staff
  • great price
  • down-to-earth reception
  • amazing brunch
  • clean restaurant
  • fun fuchka appetizer
  • best kebab roll
  • horrible taste
  • best chicken biryani
  • best goat curry
  • rotten fish
  • fantastic lunch buffet
  • most pleasant response
  • unusually flavorful rice pudding
  • beautiful peaceful place
  • great value
  • good indian restaurants
  • nice discount
  • very reasonable bill
  • recommended highly
  • quite savory lentils
  • too unique nothing
  • great decor
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