The Room
The Knightsbridge Group opened Bombay Club on Connecticut Avenue in 1989 — Washington's most-historic Indian-fine-dining institution, two blocks from the White House. Thirty-six years later the room is one of DC's longest-running fine-dining institutions and a regular destination for senators, cabinet officials, and visiting heads of state.
The dining room is intentionally formal-Indian: white-tablecloth, hand-painted Indian murals, dark-wood paneling. The Washington Post has held Bombay Club in its top-Indian-restaurant rankings every year of operation.
The Food
The menu runs Indian regional with North-Indian emphasis — the tandoor programme, the seasonal-rotating curries, the rice-and-bread programme. The chef's tasting at $85 is the order for a first visit.
Wine programme is short, weighted toward Riesling and Champagne. Cocktails are classic-British-Indian. Service is the long-running Indian-formal brigade book.
Best Occasion Fit
Close a Deal: Bombay Club is the White-House-adjacent Indian-power-dining address.
Impress Clients: International visitors recognise Bombay Club's thirty-six-year political-class history immediately.
Birthday: Birthdays at Bombay Club are warm, Indian-fine-dining affairs the room has hosted for over three decades.