Bay Leaf Cafe

I stopped by again yesterday. As always my food was delicious!

Great Friendly Service! The owner was very helpful and guided us to order what we were looking for! Overall Delicious food! We ordered some Roti with a cauliflower and a chick pea dish. It was all Spiced perfectly… Definitely coming back!!!

Ordered tandoori grill, worst chicken, stale chicken, the grill chicken had a stale smell and was too dry and hard to bite, seemed like it was recooked and it was tasteless too, got biryani for my kids, portion size was too small, no value for money, biryani too was tasteless and being an Indian I feel sad to say this is the worst Indian restaurant in Phoenix.

Everyone was friendly when I came in, very helpful. I got a $ 5.99 rice bowl which is a great option for those with small stomachs. I love Indian food but post wls it fills me up faster than any other food. Buffets are a waste because I can’t eat much at a time. The rice bowl was perfect. It gave me some variety without being overwhelming and was fine for me to take my leftovers home. The food was tasty and the mango lassi was fresh and huge. The restaurant was clean and nicely decorated. Would definitely come back.

Great service, friendly and helpful suggestions. Staff provided great choices for all of our different taste buds. Food was flavorful, delicious, and we loved the fresh ingredients. My husband was able to enjoy Indian food for the first time :)
Great for vegetarians.
We will definitely go back.

Went for lunch a week ago and was super impressed with the quality of the food. The service was excellent and the food was amazing. We both had the lunch «buffet» which they served us. There was a selection of 6 dishes pre-​made on the steam table, and they were all exceptional. 3 of the 6 were vegetarian selections, and if all vegetarian food tasted so good, I’d never eat meat again. We also ordered fresh Naan bread and it was terrific. The frozen ice cream-​like dessert was very good and certainly will order more the next time I’m in.
I work nearby and I can’t believe this place doesn’t get more word of mouth business. All my business lunches will be held here for sure.
You owe it to yourself to try this place.

What a nice surprise! I have driven by this place so many times and had the wonderful opportunity to eat there tonight. The owner was delightful and made excellent recommendations from wine and the India brewed lager to our dinner selections. The food was magnificent. Cooked perfectly and beautiful presentation. We ate beyond full it was so good! Certainly a gem in South Chandler. If you like Indian food or were thinking of trying it for the first time Bay Leaf Café is a must eat!

Ordered the Paneer Tikka Masala, Garlic Naan, and Samosa Chaat. The Paneer Tikka Masala was creamy but a bit too spicy for me (not enough Paneer as well). The Garlic Naan was deliciously garlicky and toasted quite nicely. The worst was the Samosa Chaat, it was soggy and tasted odd…
Overall, probably would be coming back to Bay Leaf Café unless I’m REALLY craving Indian food and no other Indian places are open.

I was very pleased I stopped here for a meal.
I have had tons of good Indian food having lived in California, though even there it can be harder to find more healthy dishes.
I had the Cauliflowe Bizule and my first bite was a OMGosh, it was so wonderful. The flavor a were such a nice mixture of spices and it was nice that it was not breaded and deep fried so healthier. When my server (I think the owner) knew I was from CA and had had a lot of good Indian food he suggested the Afgani Boti Kabab. He created this recipe himself and again the flavor a were wonderful and the chicken moist.
I asked for a lassi that was barely sweet and it was wonderful with cardamom and other spices not always found in a lassi.
So it was also very nice that I could say I didn’t want anything really spicy or sweet and I got directed to what would work for me or they adjusted the food accordingly.
I will defiantly be back with my husband.

this neighborhood bistro could just as easily be found in Scottsdale, Tempe, or any trendy locale… and probably should be. they offer sumptuous fare at great prices from a fun and friendly staff that make dining in a pleasure or carry out a breeze. the curry dishes are simply amazing and what I continue to get. loved it!

Some of the best Indian food we’ve had in Arizona, and a plus is that they’re not closed half the day like most Indian restaurants. The palak panner and pakoras are amazing, but I believe we were supposed to have naan with our mixed grill and didn’t. Service was good, but its pricier than most comparable places. There are two large screen tvs on opposite walls which is fine but when eating out, I’d rather not have competing channels blaring at me.

A little hidden gem in South Chandler.
I haven’t had the pleasure of dining in so this will be based solely on take out orders.
I have ordered take out quite a few times so feel it is time to review this place.
Service: each time I’ve ordered they are always friendly over the phone and the first time where eager to answer any questions I had about the menu. My order has always been correct and hot n fresh. No issue here!!!
Food: I’ve had the Tandoori Chicken and the Chicken Tiki Masala. Both of these are absolutely outstanding. I want to order something different each time, but can’t bring myself since these are so dang delicious. I don’t have much experience with Indian food, but the few places I’ve had this place is excellent. Great flavor. And the naan bread is made fresh as well. I recommend the Garlic Naan. Yummo!!!

So very impressed with my experience last night. The manager was very nice, food was some of the best Indian I have had in a long time. I will be inviting friends.

Never going back to this restaurant.
Worst customer service ever. We reached to the café around 1:10pm and front desk took almost 5mins to guide us to our respective seats (Note: no other customer in the café except us). After 15mins we got our menu and waiter took another 10mins to take order. And after a long wait of 45mins — 1hr we got our tasteless uncooked colored food. (Ordered gobi manchuria, kadai paneer and peas pulav).
We couldn’t eat the food in restaurant as there was hell lot of chaos from the kitchen, Wish we can go back in time and not be in this restaurant ever.

I’ve always had great food here. Clean bold flavors and good ingredients. I’ve always taken food to go and have never dined in. Great for a quick after work togo meal

We’ve been meaning to try this place many times and eventually got to to it a few weeks ago, only to find it was closed for renovations.
So we tried again last week.
It was quiet, but we were early. The owners were very friendly and helped us choose a few items.
We started off with the Samosas and Onion Pakora. Both delicious, but the Samosas were the star. In hind sight 1 order of Samosas is enough for 2 as an appetizer, the owner warned us, and he was right.
Next we had our entrees which consists of a veggie korma for my wife, goat biryanni for me and an afghani boti kobab to share accompanied with rice and garlic naan.
Everything came out hot and perfectly cooked. Portions are just right, but with our large appetizer we did have to take a few bits home.
All in all, really enjoyed the meal, food was good, owners inviting and made us feel at ease. Will be going back.

My first time going to Bay Leaf, and my first time writing a Unilocal review — I shared the Bay Leaf Café ‘Mixed Grill’ with a friend, and it was just fantastic. I can’t help but wonder why business was so slow during prime dinner hours of a Friday night. Friendly staff and pleasant environment, and so many more dishes I’m itching to try. I’ll definitely be going back.

We’ll be here again!!! Food was prepared very well and really enjoyed the flavorful food.

The lunch is perfect! The service at lunch was great with white table and chairs, and the friendly front desk young man. The food was excellent. Since it was our first time, we ordered the rice bowl, which you can taste 6 dishes. We also ordered nan, which is also fresh. The place is hard to spot from outside and no one would guess it is an Indian restaurant by its name and sign. The place is cozy. The other pictures on Unilocal were confusing. I wish there is more photo about the food, not the party. The rice bowl is the way to go if it is your first time.

Ordered to go. Had chicken tikka and saag paneer, nan and rice pudding. For the most part it was good although the saag paneer was pureed to the to the point it had the consistency of cream (albeit green). It wasn’t bad, but it would have been nice had it been a little more identifiable as spinach.
I also wanted raita with the order and I was pretty sure I asked for it, I’m just not sure the guy understood what I wanted.
Overall, good but I would have liked to have gotten my raita.