Bengal Cafe

2263 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA 02140 Today's hours: 11:30 am-3:00 pm, 5:00 pm-10:00 pm bengalcafe.com (617) 492-1944

Cuisines and Dishes at Bengal Cafe:

Indian

Menu for Bengal Cafe

Appetizers

Chat Putty $4.25
Cooked white beans with spices and fresh chilies onion and cilantro with tamarind sauce
Fuchka $4.75
Small puffed bread stuffed with chat putty
Haleem $5.25
A spicy combination of lentils
Samosa $4.25
Ground beef cooked with potato and spices, wrapped in wheat dough and fried
Shingara $3.75
Potato and peas cooked with spices and wrapped in wheat dough
Piajoo $4.25
Blended red lentils with fresh onions, chilies, cilantro fried in vegetable oils
Beguni $4.25
Eggplant battered and fried with spices

Bengal Cafe Specialties

Beef Sheekh Kebab $11.75
Hari Kebab $12.75
Murog Polao $11.75
Chicken Dopiaza $10.75
Chicken Jalfrezi $10.75
Goat Bhuna $12.75
Hilsha Bhaja $13.75
Hilsha Dopiaza $13.75
Roop Chanda Bhaja $11.25
Sorshe Hilsha $14.75
Tilapia Bhaja $11.75
Rui Macher Tel Piazzi $11.75
Golda Chingri Malaicurry $16.75
Golda Chingri Bhuna $16.50
Chingri Malaicurry $12.75
Chingri Bhuna $12.50
Chingri Dopiaza $12.50
Chicken Roast (Whole Chicken) $14.75
Chicken Sheekh Kebab $11.25
Boot Gosth $11.75
Beef with split peas
Aloo Gosth $11.25
Beef with potato
Tehari $12.75
Beef Biryani
Khashir Biriyani $14.75
Goat biriyani

Breads

Roti $2.75
Paratha $2.50
Aloo Paratha $3.25
Keema Paratha $3.75
Poori $2.50
Daal Poori $3.50

Curries

Beef Curry $10.75
Chicken Curry $9.75
Fish Curry $11.25
Tilapia
Shrimp Curry $12.25
Okra Curry $9.25
Goat Curry $11.75

Korma

Chicken Korma $10.75
Beef Korma $11.75
Goat Korma $12.75
Fish Korma $11.75
Tilapia
Shrimp Korma $12.75

Side Dishes

Begun Bhorta $4.25
Mashed baked eggplant with fresh onion, chilies and cilantro. Mustered oil and salt to taste.
Aloo Bhorta $3.75
Mashed baked potato with fresh onion, chilies and cilantro with mustard oil and salt
Chingri Bhorta $5.25
Mashed fried shrimp with onion, chilies and cilantro. Mustard oil and salt to taste.
Daal $4.25
Slow cooked red lentils with spices
Shami Kebab $5.75
Fried ground beef with lentils and spices
Saag Bhaji $4.75
Spinach fried with onion, red chili and garlic
Keski Macher Chorchori $7.75
Small fish cooked with onion, potato and spices
Aloo Bhaji $4.75
Potato fried with onion and spices
Borboti Aloo Bhaji $5.25
Fried beans and potato with onion and spices

Vegetable Specialties

Boot Sobji $9.25
Split peas with vegetables
Mixed Sobji $8.75
Mixed vegetables in curry sauce
Begun Dolma $9.75
Eggplant cooked with sweet and sour sauce
Aloo'r Dom $9.25
Potato cooked in delicate yogurt sauce
Vegetable Biryani $10.75
Vegetables with spices cooked with rice
Saag Aloo $9.25
Spinach and potato cooked with balance spices
Labra $10.75
Beans, squash, eggplant, pumpkin and spices
Vegetable Korma $11.75
Vegetables cooked in yogurt base sauce

Desserts

Firni $3.50
Sondesh $3.50
Misti Doi $4.25
Gulab Jamon $4.00
Mango Ice Cream $4.50
Ice cream $4.00
Available flavor

Beverages

Soda $1.95
Borhani $2.25
A special Bangladeshi yogurt drink with mint, salt, pepper and mustard
Lassi $1.45
A plain yogurt drink served salty or sweet
Mango Lassi $2.25
A sweet mango yogurt drink
Coffee $1.00
Masala Tea $1.50
A special Bangladeshi black tea simmered for hours with cloves, cardamom, milk and sugar
Black Tea $1.00
Herbal Tea $1.00

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Reviews for Bengal Cafe

Ratings and Reviews for Bengal Cafe

Jan 18 2011

Cara F. via Yelp

Delicious. Very small and intimate, and the food was a little slow, but everything is homemade from scratch which was awesome. I had never had homemade...read more
Oct 06 2010

moondizz y. via Yelp

Being a Bangladeshi and a cook, I rarely find good Bangladeshi food anywhere, NYC has some but they are overly oily and cooked in big batches. Bengal cafe...read more
Oct 06 2010

kristen c. via Yelp

where to begin?? my friend and i went here when i was able to get some $25 restaurant.com gift certificates for $2. i decided to go for local places...read more
Nov 06 2008

MassMaiden via Citysearch

Balanced spices, light sauces and crisp vegetables. Delightfully warm and colorful atmosphere, friendly service. The response was ...read more
Mar 03 2008

IbnAbbaas via Citysearch

A true delightful experience: friendly, cheerful and down-to-earth reception. Tasty, exotic flavours served hot even when deliver...read more
Apr 07 2007

mbalentine via Citysearch

After reading all the wonderful reviews, my two friends and I couldn't wait to try it out. The restaurant is very small, only six ...read more

From Citysearch

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).

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