Dabbawal - Menu

Best Indian in Newcastle! Been a few times and never disappoints-the Bombay bombs were insane. Maybe a bit overpriced on the drinks but everything else was superb. Restaurant is beautiful as well. Don’t miss it!

asked for food order 3 times before drinks arrived, waitor spoke over food plates , food different to menu description, waitor broke glass over 2 guests, not even offered a drink. madras curries very mild, very disappointing and overpriced

Food is great, cooked with fresh ingredients and a traditional recipe, lamb chops are to die for as are the prawns, service is great and friendly. Great Vibe, wide variety of drinks. And if it’s good enough for Alan Shearer it’s good enough for me Recently refurbished

Had a great meal here with my daughter. We went for small plates and there was lots of choice for both of us. My daughter has to have gluten free food and doesn’t eat meat. Very tasty food and we overindulged on cocktails instead of puddings so a great night out. Will definitely return. Booking advisable on a weekend.

Staff were excellent!! Food was unbelievable and what a fantastic atmosphere as well! This is somewhere I’ll certainly be coming back to anytime I’m up in Jesmond/Newcastle! Very clean restaurant, staff were very polite I personally felt like staff truly cared about your thoughts as well when asked how the food was. Highly recommend!

Food is really good. My wife loves the curry soup which is a bit special and l love the chicken madras. Gets a bit noisy without fail and so we always book early. Beware , l ended up with a £100 parking fine for using their carpark. This was annoying because l had parked in the same spot on a lot of previous occasions. Took nearly a month to resolve. Could never get the duty manager to speak to me and they couldnt get their email address right.

Chaotic front of house. Although it was busy, we did get a warm welcome. The most unusual popadoms we’ve ever had served. They were like ‘posh’ (expensive) Doritos! Madness. A lovely lamb biriyani and a decent paneer dish. Breads (naan roti) were frugal! Couple of Cobra. Nice. An undeniable rice pudding (knocked off the bill). For me, it’s the kind of trendy place that’s suited for customers in their 20s who either don’t mind (or don’t know) it’s style over substance. Not a bad gaff at all, just not for these old foxes.

Food was ok for the money, however we were so rushed it was unbelievable. In less than an hour, we’d ordered, had starters and had mains. As a couple out for a Friday night meal, this was not what we wanted. We were only just receiving wine as the curry hit the table! As soon as we then asked for time before we considered desserts as we desperately needed a chance to breathe, we were ignored! We also needed to drink our bottle of wine that we’d barely been able to touch. Very frustrating and will only go back as I know what this place can do when it’s at its best.

I always look forward to visiting Dabbawall. It used to be my favourite restaurants until my last visit. The menu has changed and not for the better. Even the simplest item, poppadom has been replaced by what I can only call packet poppadam crisps. The signature salad seemed to have changed from a delicious shedded mango and peanut salad to chopped mango with a drizzle of sweet chilli sauce. The most amazing chicken makhani which had depth of flavour and warmth is no longer on the menu. All in all it seems as though ingredients and dishes have been reduced in quality. The place was packed at 5.30 in the evening and the kitchen was busy but sadly my favourite restaurant is no more.