Reviews
Since the restaurant opened in Glasgow's Merchant City in 2002, The Dhabba has achieved an astounding reputation, with rave reviews and awards from food critics.
In April 2003, The Dhabba won The List magazine's Best Newcomer award for 2003/2004.
With reviewers and food guides from the Guardian to the Evening Times heaping praise on the Dhabba's curries, the verdict is clear - the restaurant is one of the UK's leading Indian diners, and one of the top destinations for eating out in Glasgow city centre.
Top 10 UK Curry Houses, The Guardian
Authentic north Indian cuisine right in the heart of the Merchant City, so, as you might expect, it's done with a rather trendy twist — sleek, modern dÌ©cor and eye-watering prices to match (mains come in over the å£10 mark). But then our curry houses have always been a bit keen compared to those south of the border. Nevertheless, I've had to queue when I've been, so we're obviously not complaining about the quality of the food. In fact, the Guardian said: "If we're lucky, this could become the model for 21st-century UK curry houses..."
Jonathan Rennie, Evening Times
"Without question this was the best curry we ever had"
Barry Shelby, The Guardian
"If we're lucky, this could become the model for 21st century UK curry houses"
Louise Welsh, Sunday Times
"Staff at the Dhabba in Candleriggs boast that their North Indian cuisine 'will be like nothing you have ever tasted' - they are right"
Tam Cowan, Daily Record
"A tremendous night of proper Indian food with plenty of different flavours to tantalise the taste buds, and, yes, this is definitely one place I would recommend."
Diner Tec, Glasgow Evening Times
"It's a stylish, friendly place with chunky wooden seats and tasteful dark green table linen and pleasant staff who make you feel welcome the moment you walk in. The Dhabba offers authentic North Indian cuisine - so forget about bright pink chicken and tasteless nan bread, this is the real thing."
Matt Smith, The Metro
"Things are definitely hotting up in the Merchant City"
The List
"Dhabba makes many of Glasgow's bog standard restaurants - not just Indian ones - seem like dinosaurs. The dining area is a well-lit open space with plenty of fashionable natural wood and tiles, well-suited for larger groups. There are only a few familiar dishes on the menu, but knowledgeable waiting staff are keen to assist, recommending choices to suit individual tastes..."
City is tops with diners
THREE Glasgow restaurants have won awards in a top food guide. Gamba, The Dhabba and the Wee Curry Shop have all been selected for awards in The List magazine's annual Eating & Drinking Guide.
Eating Out In Glasgow
"They’re blazing new territory at the Dhabba, which recently opened in the Merchant City district..."
Glasgow - Wining, Dining & Sleeping
"The Dhabba in Merchant City is a relative newcomer but it offers superb authentic North Indian cuisine in stylish surroundings..."
