Bayleaf Indian Restaurant and Bar

3 Reviews on “Bayleaf Indian Restaurant and Bar”

• CombatCritic

  We have been wanting to try Bayleaf since they opened, but had not until tonight. The food was ready as promised, 20 minutes exactly after I ordered on Eat Street. The place was empty at 5:35 on a Saturday, a bit odd, but the friendly server gathered our order post haste, listing the contents by memory exactly as we ordered them … meat samosas – check, beef vindaloo – check, palak paneer – check, plain and garlic naan – check. She handed me my bag and I left.With the $7 Eat Street discount, the tab came to just a tad under $32, not bad. But $39 for one appetizer, two entrees and some bread – no soup or salad, no drinks, no dessert – without the coupon it would not be a great value.The Meat Samosas ($4.95), savory pastries with a chicken and vegetable filling and two dipping sauces (a red sweet and sour and a mild green) were big and good. The Naan (Plain – $2 and Garlic $3) were large and as fresh and good as any I have eaten.My wife’s Palak Paneer ($10.95) with fresh spinach and homemade curd cheese in a mildly spicy sauce was also as good as any we had during my four months in India. The Beef Vindaloo ($14.95) had plenty of beef and a few potatoes in a tomato and onion curry that was delicious. Both the palak paneer and beef vindaloo came with basmati rice, but $14.95 for a medium size curry and rice is a bit on the pricey side. At $8.95 and $11.95, they would have been a much better value, but the Indian restaurants in Lawrence seem to think they can get away with charging $15 for a curry and rice, so they do. That is why we do not eat at the two Indian restaurants (across the street from each other) in town all that often.OK, maybe I am spoiled, but having eaten similar, but much better, meals for two in India for $10-$12 max, I find it difficult to shell out nearly 4 times as much stateside. If it were not for the $7 Eat Street discount, we probably would not have bothered, but I am glad we did because the food at Bayleaf was very good. Having lived in England for three years and traveled India for four months, I am used to good Indian food at reasonable prices. The Indian restaurants in Lawrence need to drop their dinner prices if they hope to fill their tables, which they are not doing currently.I am basing my rating on a dinner for two for $31.50 (7 rating – with coupon), not $38.50 (5 rating – without coupon) …CombatCritic Gives Bayleaf Indian Restaurant 7 Bombs Out Of 10 … More Bombs Are Better! combatcritic.com

  August 26, 2017, 8:58 am

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• Omar Faruq

  Clean set up. Food has absolutely no flavor. Items felt fresh but some not well seasoned. The yoghurt drink i.e. Lassi was watered down n so was the tea. Bread was stale.

  June 22, 2017, 11:17 am

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• Collin Bruey

  I would eat here again.I ate here on a Sunday night by myself, restaurant not very busy. I went in knowing that this restaurant was related to Passage to India, which is a great restaurant in Wichita, so I had some expectation of what I would be getting.The first thing that struck me was that my water tasted like lemon. I later saw that they had lemon in the pitchers. Surprises are not always nice, especially when it comes to the taste of my water.I ordered the vegetable samosas and chicken tikka masala. The samosas were alright, though a bit bland for my taste. They went nicely with the sauces served with them. The chicken was a little tough, but the sauce had a very nice flavor to it, and that is why I am rating it up to a 3.5; I really enjoyed the sauce. They asked me how spicy I wanted it and I told them to do whatever felt right and it came out about the spice I would expect – the spice was pleasantly there, but not overwhelming.Though the restaurant was not busy, the service felt rushed. I can appreciate fast service, but I had any time with my appetizer before my tikka came out. This is a small thing, but it bugged me a little bit.Another thing I noticed about the restaurant is that it has 2 entrances. At one entrance, there is a host waiting to seat guests, but the other simply enters into the dining room. I noticed when guests would use this second entrance, they were confused about where to go because they were not greeted by the staff. I had to point out to one guy that the host was on the other side of the restaurant.The menu here is very large, and they are obviously trying to please everyone.They advertise very strongly that many of their items are gluten free and that they serve vegan food.I chatted with one of the managers just because she was at the entrance when I left. She was very kind, and interested in my comments about my visit.This review is very picky, I know, but I WOULD VISIT AGAIN, perhaps to try the lunch buffet.

  April 16, 2017, 6:47 am

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