The restaurant was designed to be a European-influenced space with menus, wines and cocktails; Indian food presented Brasserie style. The Bombay Brasserie would make a difference to the way Indian cuisine would be regarded. The Bombay Brasserie introduced the diversity of the sub-continent with a wide range of culinary influences: Parsi, Goan, Bengali, Gujerati, North and South India, together with Portuguese and Raj tastes.