Dhaba Indian Cuisine
“I had an out of body experience with the chicken tikka masala and the saag paneer was as delicious as I have had.”
“I highly recommend mango lassis, garlic or paneer naan, samosas, chicken kali mirch, and bindi gosht!”
“My favorite of all the Indian places I've tried in Murray Hill and Indian Row.”
Dhaba Indian Cuisine
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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My second time here and no waits again! Last time I came with a friend to try their buffet style lunch. This time we were seated immediately for dinner. I ordered the red lamb curry with sides of basmati rice and naan. Mild kick but mostly from the ginger. Don't be fooled by the portions! It's a heavy meal and plenty of carbs to fill you up.
Okay, I know the 2/5 seems a little harsh but I don't know if it was an off day for them or the place is under new management but I was not impressed at all.
Atmosphere: Probably the only reason for any stars but this place really captures that street, punjabi, indian "dhaba" feel. It has rustic walls with antique-ish lights hanging low and wooden tables, food served in silver plates. They captured all of that well. However, the tables were a little too close for comfort, we practically ate with the people seated next to us.. awkward. And it was WAYYYYY too loud because of how dense the seating was, I felt I had to yell over the table to communicate at all.
Food: BLEH. The pani puri didn't taste like pani puri- super mediocre. The pani was too sweet, lack of spice, and just didn't do anything for us. The shrimp and chicken dishes were asked to be made spicy but tasted sweet. They both seemed to have the same exact sauce/curry but with different protein- major flaw.
Service: another BLEH. They had no system of who was assigned to what table, which left many of us begging for their attention and having to ask to get water refills. Very inattentive.
Price: Not worth all what it's hyped to be.
Will I be back? lol, im sure you know the answer to that by now – NO.
I really enjoyed coming here in this is my to go Indian spot in Murray Hill. This place is usually packed so be sure not to go during rush hour. If you go during dinner hours they give you three chutneys along with papad, or a crispy bread like item for the table. I love the chutneys and be sure to ask for more when your food comes around.
As for the appetizers I have tried the pau bhaji, samosa chaat, and pani puri. The pani puri is mediocre but the other two are great. As for the main dish i always get the curry malai markee paneer with garlic naan and I am never disappointed. I've tried a bunch of the other curries as well but this one is definitely the best. It is a rich buttery flavorful curry base with cut up cubes of cheese or "paneer" in it. It is so good! Be sure to ask for your food spicy if you like spicy food.
I've been here numerous times and have always been satisfied. But last week I went here for lunch and was seriously disappointed at the service. Our waiter came to our table maybe once the entire time we were there. He did not come to refill waters, he did not come to bring us extra chutney when we asked for it, and we felt like he was doing us a favor when we were ordering food. We had to actually get the attention of other waitstaff to ask them to bring us extra Chutney, refill our water and at the end bring us our check. It was extremely poor service and it wasn't even busy! If it wasn't for this I would definitely rate this place five stars!
I came here with my family and my fiancee for their lunch buffet and this place was delicious. Their chicken tikka masala was wonderful and they had palak paneer. I loved what they had in their selection, but did find myself gravitating toward the saucier items after I had initially tried everything.
We went as soon as they had opened, so the naan came to our table after we had started eating for a bit and it was super hot. They also came around with another crispy seasoned noodle dish that I wasn't quite sure what it was, but the cilantro, citrus, and savory flavors worked really well together with the crunch. So whatever it was, it was delicious.
They also came around with tandoori chicken, which I found a bit odd. Usually I go up to the buffet tables to get my own, but perhaps because the place had just opened for the day, but we had some table service with that.
Overall, I found the buffet dishes to be of very good quality. As far as food quality goes, this places significantly beats out a lot of my previous experiences. However, I did find their selection rather limited. I think that'd be my only gripe though.
Came here to try the lunch buffet. Good selection but was not impressed by the quality of the food. I used to order take-out from this place all the time and I would say that the a la carte menu is much better in terms of quality but it's hard to beat the price deal of the buffet (which includes all you can eat at the buffet line, plus individual portion of tandoori chicken, naan and roti). It is a lot of food!
Personally I wouldn't come back for the buffet. Once was enough to try.
Delicious satisfying nothern indian cuisine. I love their paneer in tikka masala sauce. I just cannot get enough of it. Their chana bhatura is AMAZING. fresh and pipin' hot! don't get burned. tables comes with complementary papadam with the usual dips and are totally tasty to snack on before you order. Do not forget to get their mango lassi- totally delicious!! down side is you have to order rice or nan since it does not come with the food or entree if you can believe that. I guess their tasty food makes it somewhat worth it, maybe? You an also get 500cc-1L german steins of beer here- totally random. Who knew that you can get tons of beer in a german stein in curry hill?
I came here with my fiance's family. We chose this place because they had vegan options labeled on their dinner menu. Sadly there's only one type of bread, none of the rice is vegan (they use butter), and none of the dishes even came with bread or rice. The lunch menu doesn't have any vegan labels on it.
We all had the vegetable samosas which were great, I got potato with cauliflower and my fiance got a cabbage dish. We were both happy with our food. Two of the omnivores with us also liked their non-vegan dishes. However, they did mess up on my fiance's mother's order. They brought it out later than everyone else's food and she ordered a chicken dish, but they brought out one with shrimp, and she's allergic to shellfish. She even had a minor reaction from the steam coming off of the dish. They apologized and did bring out what she ordered but by the time it got there the rest of us were pretty much done eating. We probably won't be back because of that.
I'm proud to say I discovered this spot in my own neighborhood through a Yelp Elite event and I've been hooked ever since. It's always a great experience. We love Indian food and this place (figuratively) delivers ever time. Because there are so many reviews, let me just review this place for their lunch buffet.
Lunch buffet is kind of an odd phrase – who wants to eat so much at lunch? Only to go back to work and fall asleep? For me, Dhaba isn't about the quantity so much as it is about the quality and variety. Dhaba offers the buffet Mon-Sat so even those of us with traditional work schedules can enjoy.
On a recent Dhaba trip, the buffet food was piping hot and tasty. The chicken tikka masala was flavorful with a robust gravy. The beans were also good but the pumpkin was the star of the show. I wish I were a Vegan so I could eat this pumpkin ever day.
They brought us out some little fried appetizers, which was nice, but they were cold. The chef also went to the tables with a plate of tandoori chicken offering to serve it to diners. Nicer touch, I thought.
The damage is $12pp and we didn't eat for the rest of the day. It was an awesome lunch.
Pro tip: if Dhaba is too crowded, head across the street to Chote Nawab. Lunch specials instead of buffet and same owners/food.