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Melbourne
Melbourne CBD
Desi Dhaba
Desi Dhaba Reviews

Desi Dhaba

Indian, Drinks

Dishes priced aroundA$14

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Reviews of Desi Dhaba (44)

Read what people think about Desi Dhaba. All restaurant reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners. Learn more about Desi Dhaba before you go by getting tips and ratings from other restaurant-goers. With real-life reviews, you can see what other diners loved about Desi Dhaba and book a table with confidence!

4.4/6

44 reviews

4.4/6

44 reviews

Food:Great
Atmosphere:Pleasant
Service:Good
Value for money:Good value
Waiting time:Very Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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"Good"
4/6
Heidi V.2 years ago · 7 reviews

Loved it, enjoyed it with my husband and two girls, would come back again

"Excellent"
6/6
Perveen M.2 years ago · 3 reviews

Very accomodating for a big group and it was a great visit. The food was delicious and the staff were attentive and helpful. Looking forward to visiting again!

"Excellent"
6/6
John B.4 years ago · 69 reviews

Good food and a lively and pleasant atmosphere. Good service

"Very good"
5/6
Abdul C.4 years ago · 1 review

It was really a great experiance to eat in desi dhaba

"Excellent"
6/6
Julie L.4 years ago · 2 reviews

If you are looking for authentic Indian food, atmosphere and service this is the place for you! Took us straight back to our days of living in Delhi!!!

"Excellent"
6/6
Susi M.4 years ago · 1 review

Excellent food😁 Good Service, nice location. Would definitely come again.

"Very good"
5/6
Sanjeev K.4 years ago · 1 review

Went for lunch with friends. Good food and value for money.

"Average"
3/6
Guri J.4 years ago · 1 review

Staff not attentive, forgot about one item that we got charged for. Busy in chit chat as we had to ask for deserts again even after ordering at the start. Food was ok but service below par.

"Good"
4/6
Tejaswi S.4 years ago · 1 review

Restaurant is nice and service was good. The only thing I didn’t really like is when we asked them to bring us the surprise cake for our table the waitress just simply came and left the cake on the table with no smile and brought no candles. We didn’t feel happy about it: Not a place to celebrate birthday I guess.

"Good"
4/6
Vaia L.4 years ago · 2 reviews

The food was a bit slow to come out, as were the drinks, but the service was good. The restaurant was hot, definitely need air-conditioning. Portions were nice but on the smallish side. Prices great.

"Excellent"
6/6
Cronin H.4 years ago · 4 reviews

Tasty food. The eggplant curry is really good, I recommend it,

"Very good"
5/6
Andrew G.4 years ago · 1 review

Great food. Relaxed service. Reasonably priced. Will go again soon

"Very good"
5/6
Chandini G.5 years ago · 8 reviews

Food quality and taste is good.. ambiance is good as well

"Good"
4/6
Parag J.5 years ago · 3 reviews

The food & service was Ok but the vibe was missing in the environment..

"Good"
4/6
Navdeep S.5 years ago · 1 review

Kulfi was okay other food was brilliant. Lived it go Desi

"Very good"
5/6
balachandran m.5 years ago · 1 review

ENtire team njyed the buffet prepare soMe panner, roti stuff as well

"Awful"
1/6
krunal p.5 years ago · 1 review

Will never go back.. Big liers.. And don't want to admit their flaws in system, won't train staff. I wanted to pre order they said don't we don't donit.. And come and we will give you food in 5 minuts after ordering, we took our chances and went and they madr us wait 40 minuts and denied time that we told how long we have been waiting on.. At the end.. Gave us shit food.. Naan was defrozen.. Curry looked and tested like shit.. Not worth going ever...

"Excellent"
6/6
Siva J.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food and service , would recommend to try. Good

"Very good"
5/6
Lisa O.5 years ago · 1 review

Delish food. Great prices. The chef very made a vegan dahl specifically for my colleague.

"Excellent"
6/6
Suraj T.5 years ago · 1 review

Wonderful food, great service, it was superb to have party there...

"Very good"
5/6
Paul R.5 years ago · 1 review

The food was great, only thing is the waitress didn’t know who’s meal went to where.

"Very good"
5/6
Regan W.5 years ago · 1 review

Great buffet choices for a really cheap deal price !

"Excellent"
6/6
Mitesh S.5 years ago · 1 review

Enjoyed buffet. Great Service. Thank you.. .. .. .. ..

"Very good"
5/6
Allison A.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Great food, easy to get to and lovely staff, family friendly.

"Awful"
1/6
Anamika G.5 years ago · 1 review

Bad service and very bad food. Food served is cold and tissues are not provided. Apart from that utensils are not tidy. Very very bad

"Very good"
5/6
Daniella U.5 years ago · 1 review

yummy affordable food - thank you for the enjoyable experience. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

"Good"
4/6
Elizabeth J.5 years ago · 1 review

The food was lovely, I enjoyed the buffet, which had a basic salad, as well as rice, naan and a range of vegetarian and non veg curries. There were few options for vegans. The floor is quite slippery.

"Not good "
2/6
Chelsea M.6 years ago · 1 review

We had the most delish Indian food we have ever had here at Desi Dhaba! So well balanced and flavorful. The place was packed with Indian families so I imagine this indicates it's quite traditional style food. Unfortunately, the service was spectacularly poor. The male waiters were rude and dismissive, and blamed the female wait staff for a few mistakes with our order, when it wasn't their fault at all. We loved the food but the service really let this place down. Next time we'll order take away so we don't have to deal with the service.

"Excellent"
6/6
Simran K.6 years ago · 1 review

Visited this restaurant for the first time. Food was really good. Friendly staff and the customer service was really good. Would love to visit again:)

"Average"
3/6
Beulah R.6 years ago · 1 review

Very disappointed after convincing my colleagues to come for dinner here. My colleague asked for Vegetarian Pulav and was not available. We asked for 3 dishes i.e Kulfi Faluda and Icecream from the dessert menu and they did not have that...so disappointing and false advertising. We had asked for Amritsari fish in the beggining when we had placed the order and when everyone finished dinner, they brought the same to serve. I dont want any points as i wont be recommending them any more.

"Average"
3/6
deepak c.6 years ago · 1 review

food taste was good, had been here earlier. The wait time for refills for an buffett lunch is too high. Pakoda was hard and cold.

"Excellent"
6/6
Theo M.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Lovely food, rustic atmosphere and pleasant staff :) came with a group of 11 people and it was easy to sort everything. I had the Goan Vindaloo which is amazing!

"Very good"
5/6
Euan R.6 years ago · 1 review

I took my workmates here for a team lunch, we loved it. The choice between menu or buffet was great. The food is outstanding and delicious! We will definitely be back!

"Awful"
1/6
Animesh S.7 years ago · 1 review

Not authentic indian place. Food tweaked for western taste buds. Set up is nice but no ventillation. Service was ok ok. Overall not recommended .

"Excellent"
6/6
Andrew K.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Like the ambience and the staff. They are generous with the serving size and quality is not the best but enough to be contented with.

"Very good"
5/6
Anna B.7 years ago · 1 review

Superb Indian food. We shared 6 mains all were exceptional. Fresh spices, cooked fantastically well. Pretty ordinary wine choices, and service a bit slow the only suggestions for improvement.

"Not good "
2/6
supriya p.7 years ago · 1 review

Staff seemed disinterested to serve except the one who probably took our order, also with it being a one of the hot days no cooling provision was made. The food was good but the rest questionable.

"Average"
3/6
Manik S.7 years ago · 1 review

Food is average at best, will not be going back. The breads were thick and doughy. The paneer was too oily and a bit too spicy.

"Very good"
5/6
Tushar G.7 years ago · 2 reviews

While the atmosphere and food was great, it was disappointing to see that the staff hardly smiled and removed dishes from the table without asking.

"Very good"
5/6
Tushar G.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Get better take-away containers pls. It made it very hard to take the curries home because the boxes were too small. Otherwise, great food and great service