Bombay Spice House

Love the great selection, excellent service and free parking! And the samosas are awesome, too!

The owner is very nice and helpful. Will go to this place again just for the good behavior.

The Bombay Spice House has a wide selection of rare Indian spices for those looking to expand their Indian cooking repertoire. Though you can make paneer and ghee yourself, they are available in large quantities as well as traditional flour to make breads and basmati rice. The owners are friendly, helpful, and available for questions.

Great service, excellent selection, organics, ayurveda herbs and compound medicines, hair oils, puja supplies, fresh sweets/​chai/​samosas, and clean. What more could I ask? Oh wait, off street reserved parking! In Berkeley! Hooray! Definitely will come back for my ayurvedic grocery needs.

I am thrilled to have found found Bombay spice house! they carry a wide range of organic products as well as the traditional nonorganics.

I go here all the time, they have plenty of spices, rices, pickles, seaonings, sauces, etc. And it’s the only place I have found HP Brown Sauce and Heinz Baked beans like they have in South Africa, and Deepak, the owner is helpful, and friendly. This is a gem to have in west berkeley

It appears to be a random store on University Ave. I was looking to buy some Indian spices for a curry I was making and viola I was in the neighborhood, so this place was it. I was greeted when I came in, and a very nice worker helped me find what I was looking for. Everything inside appeared to be authenic, so I am glad I got to help this small business out. I would definitely recommend coming here, the prices were cheap too!

This nice man walked me through the store and helped me pick out everything I needed to throw my first Indian dinner party. From spices to pre-​made bags of curry, from chutneys to packaged snacks/​appetizers, he gave me suggestions and opinions. He was nice and not judgmental, but also not pushy. Then I bought a samosa. It was delicious. I recommend this store, and will return next time I need to stock up on Indian goodies! I parked around the corner where the street parking seemed to be free, and left with a huge bag of food for about $ 45.

I love this place! Anything (except clothing) from India should be bought from these guys because they are SO NICE. Good products (including organics and produce like bitter melon), great selection, excellent service and good ju ju!
And if you’re running low on sacred Gods, you can definitely get some here. I’ve been going there for years — now I live in Seattle, and never return to the Bay Area without stopping in here.

It’s a small corner grocery store. Nothing fresh. Dried beans and spices, mostly all Indian. Funny though, I really like the place. I bought a lot of Turmeric, curry, chili powder and dried beans.
Proof positive, you don’t need Whole Foods!

After looking at the other reviews posted for Bombay Spice House, I almost feel like I stumbled into a completely different shop but after double checking the picture, I knew it was the same store I visited.
My fiancé is Indian and I decided to see if I could surprise her with a particular spice she enjoyed and this seemed like the perfect spot. After looking around for several minutes, with employees only looking my way and turning away, I approached one of the staff and asked for this item specifically. He graciously told me that while they normally carry this spice, they were currently out and I should call back to verify if they had it later. Up to this point, my experience was completely normal and had it ended here, I doubt I would write any sort of review.
Being that they were out of the spice I was after, I decided to go to the Saree shop a couple doors down and see if they had anything my fiancé might enjoy. I only looked around a couple minutes before I realized I was out of my depth and had no idea what sort of Saree she might like.
When I returned to my vehicle from the Saree shop, an older gentlemen from the Bombay Spice House was waiting in the parking lot for me. Mind you there were only two vehicles in the parking lot, mine and another car, the other eight spaces were empty. He began to question me as to how long I intended to park in the lot and where my current business would take me. Would I be returning to his spice shop, or possibly one of the other three business’s listed as authorized to park here and if I wasn’t, how long did I intend to park here? This continued for several minutes with him strongly indicating I was not welcome to park here unless I specifically purchased something. We went back and forth like this and I finally told him, I had no interest in purchasing anything from his business or parking in his lot.
I ended up parking my vehicle on the street and returning to this area and checking out a couple other Indian themed stores. As I was returning to the area near the Spice Shop, a younger Indian fellow approached me and apologized for how the older gentleman had been. He said that he saw what had happened on the security camera, he has no idea why this other fellow acts the way he does with the parking situation but he does it regularly and that it’s always embarrassing.
Let’s just say, the customer service is lacking…

Stopped by here yesterday to buy some spices after just getting back from my one month trip to India. They had every spice I needed to make dishes i learned to make in India. The owner was kind enough to show me where everything was and all the spices were soo affordable compared to prices at Safeway or other grocery stores. Like. They give you 10 times the amount of spice for half the price of a McCormick spice bottle. Definitely check it out!

Awesome store in general, but what I particularly was pleased by is their selection of Sri Lankan products. MD Sauce, Dilmah tea, seeni sambol, Jaffna curry, red rice and many other items. I’d gotten used to bringing back stuff from Toronto, and it’s really nice to know that this shop stocks Lankan goods.

The parking is very easy, especially on University avenue.
Their prices are very reasonable. The owner Deepak is very polite and you know that he will NOT cheat you while ringing up the grocery. I am ashamed to say that but Indian grocers ring up few items twice or for more price while chatting with you at the register. I HATE that. I rather pay little more higher price than being cheated. I love this store and they are honest people!

A great shop to buy all sorts of Indian ingredients. They have a wide selection of spices and the quality is good. Everything is so fragrant a mark of quality.
Their supplies of fresh produce is limited which is unfortunate. The prices are very reasonable and I enjoyed shopping here.

The selection of spices and ingredients for Indian cooking is excellent. They have beauty products, incense, dried spices, frozen goods, beverages, fresh sweets, homemade Chai tea served hot, and my personal favorite, Samosas.
A must go for all your Indian food needs.

I really like shopping here.
The owners are always helpful.
And they have a good selection of ghee, rice and spices.
The wife is full of knowledge and interesting to talk to.
Their treats in the case to the left are much more fresh than other Indian markets.
I think they may be closed on Mondays so call before going in.

Great place. Yes their service is friendly and their goods are fresh.
I took my chef boyfriend there for the first time (not sure if he’s ever been to an Indian grocery store) who was very impressed with their spice selection and how neatly everything was organized. It’s a small store that maximizes every opportunity they have. Nicely done.

Amazing selection! Extremely friendly people!
They have great-​priced whole spices and fresh curry leaves. The guy who rang me up was nice and said he had the best deal in town for spices (which is very true). I’m going to come back for one of the giant bags of split peas.