Good food, fair pricing compared to the Indian restaurants around. The seating area is also huge so if you visit this place with a group it shouldn’t be a problem. But if you’re looking for a fine-dining, this is not the place.
As soon as you’re waking up Flinders St just follow the lovely scent of Indian spices and it will lead you into a world of authentic Bollywood Indian pop culture and cuisine. This place I randomly came across and now do I dare say it, is absolutely amazing and delicious!
The service staff very friendly and knew exactly what was on the menu and could explain each dish. Came out very fast. I couldn’t believe my senses; all these new smells. I will be back! To try further dishes.
Love the staff! Definitely coming again for more butter chicken and naan, thanks guys :-)
One of the best butter chicken i had
This is a true dhaba! Nearly perfect experience and will definitely be back
Absolutely amazing place for Indian food, very authentic and friendly staff. Highly recommended. Will definitely visit again.
You want some of the best Indian Food and Alcohol, The Dhabe di daal and garlic naan! Wah it down with Weiner super strong beer
Must try phenomenal Indian food. Authentic. Delicious. Each curry tastes different. Service great. 10/10
Awesome food... I had visited this place many times and always they offer variety of tasty food .. Excellent customer service. I am never bored of having food at Desi Dhaba
I must say this is one of the best indian food I've ever tried. As soon as I step into the restaurant you will notice a nice sweet/bbq smell. I had butter chicken and it was divide, sweet, thick and creamy and the chicken is super tender.
I would say the price is abit on the expensive side, around $15 for butter chicken excluding rice/naan.
Will definitely come back again💖
Excellent food and excellent service. Satisfied and happy tummy 👍🏼 if it’s your first time like me, just ask them what’s their best selling. No regrets
Desi Dhaba is the place to be when you want to enjoy some amazing hot North Indian cuisine. This place never disappoints and people here are very friendly.
Keep up the good work. Cheers!!
I ordered 4 dishes - Chandigari Chicken tikka masala plate, Bhindi Masala, Aloo Paratha and some extra rotis.
Chandigari Tikka Masala was really good. Chicken was perfectly tender and full of flavours. Gravy was perfectly complementing the chicken.
Bhindi Masala was awesome. Very tasty with reasonable amount of oil. Impressed!
Aloo Paratha was mind blowing. It was so delicious that you can easily have it without any veggies/chutneys/pickle.
Rotis were as soft as expected.
Thanks Desi Dhaba. The food was worth the money. Cheers!
My favourite place to grab a late night feast in the Melbourne CBD, food is always beyond delicious not to mention the staff go above and beyond to ensure you enjoy your experience, ambience is wonderful too!! Highly recommend!!
Love love love Desi Dhaba!!
Delicious food must try their Tawa dishes which is the best part and pranthas really yum and very well look after by staff..highly recommended
The food is very good, affordable and excellent service, really recommended, Buffet has a wide variety of option, and if you like spicy food, Try the Dum Biryani.
Had been to this place with my friend, Trust me you don't miss home food here, the food was awesome must try Gosh lamb masala. Very friendly experience, thank you team for wonderful food, simply loved it..
I visited Desi Dhaba last friday. It was a very busy night considering it was the start of the long weekend. Even though it was a rush, the place was well managed. I didn't have to wait long for my order. The lady serving me was very friendly and suggested me some of their best dishes. It turned out to be amazing. Overall, the staff and the manager was very professional and I cannot wait to go back there.
Nice place to pamper your taste buds with some Desi food in a desi ambience.
Had Samosas followed by Paneer Tikka Butter Masala with Naan.
Samosa was ok but Curry was good and Naan was better.
Here goes my rating
Food - 3.5/5
Ambience - 3.5/5
Service - 4/5
Location - 5/5
On Pocket - 4/5
Recommended for casual dine in.
It’s a very good place. I normally eat lunch buffet there and it’s a totally Indian style buffet. Food taste is very good and food is fresh as well. The staff and reception guy is excellent and they look after you very well. It’s a place I will return again and again. The only bad Mark is may be, in buffet, sometimes some pots looks empty as refills take a bit of time but rest assured it will get refilled. So 4 stars from me and a good place. The ambiance is not so much wonderful and of course it’s not fine dining
Just went for dinner with fam and Had an amazing night with delicious food along with great customer service. This restaurant makes you feel as if you are back to india with the interior designs and environment. And the girl named Priyanka is such a gem with pure skills of handling a customer politely.
Would recommend everyone to try this place atleast once!!!
An Punjabi kitchen address in Melbourne is one of the popular addresses to many Indians Chinese and Aussies..Mr. Akash the owner of the property take special care supported by his group of people from Punjab.. ladies finger rechristened Bendy masala , cottage cheese with capsicum and yellow dal curry go well with whole wheat roti ...Food is delicious apart from personalised customer care ...though the prices are a Little higher side nothing wrong to give a try... when placing order please mention your choices of salt , the spice to ensure you are comfortable with the foot zone
Me and my friends always go to desi dhaba amd its an amazing place. The staff is very friendly and fast.
Would highly recommend for indian food.
I was in Melbourne for a office meeting thus I had visited "Desi dhaba" multiple times for lunch and dinner.
I had tried multiple dishes, however my personal favorite is "Chandigarh Chicken Tikka Butter Masala" along with Dal-n-rice.
Quantity is enough for two and food is lip-smacking.
Staff [ specially thanks to Manpreet ] who always welcomed me with smile [good vibes] and ensured that food is tasty & served as quickly as possible
Thank you for good food and amazing vibes
[Only for management: Please make sure your first AC is repaired/ replaced and working properly]
The next time I am in Melbourne I will go here again!!
Beautiful Ambience - reminiscent of Dhabas back in India. Right on Flinders Street. We went here on a hot afternoon and were offered a table right by the bar.
The courteous server got us our menu. We ordered for Chilli Paneer, Fried Rice and Veg Noodles. I also ordered the salt Lassi they have. Believe you me, not one thing disappointed us. We were delighted to find food as tasty as we have had back in India.
Cottage Cheese in the Chilli Paneer was soft, smooth, well cooked and had the right amount of spice in it. Fried Rice was done quite well. Enjoyed the Noodles like never before. The Lassi was the best part of it all, given that it was a hot afternoon.
As I said before, will be back here again next time I am in Melbourne!
I love dining at this place. The food is so delicious and not overpriced for its quality. The staff are very lovely especially Vishwas who always gives us extra special treatment with a very big smile on his face. I totally recommend this place :)
One of the best place in the heart of the city for desi . I have travelled around the world never tasted a best food. Chicken biriyani was delicious must try on friday night, visitited with my frds. Special Thanks to vishwas to look after us in the busy friday night, enjoyed ur red wine shiraz. Good on u guys
Exceptional Indian restaurant in the heart of Melbourne.
Wasn’t sure whether I should mention first how good the food was, or how friendly and professional the staff are.
Been coming here for a number of years, and while I have never posted a review for any other restaurant, wanted to say a few words about this place because it’s so good, and I just keep coming back.
The food is authentic, you can always pop in for a quick curry when you’re passing by, or can hang out for a couple of hours and enjoy the range of amazing food and BYO drinks.
Also a quick shout-out to Vishwas, who always has a genuine smile and professional demeanor.
Five stars from me.
Excellent service and delicious food!! Great late night meal during a night out. Special thanks to Vishwas our waiter who was excellent. Definitely recommend
I have been eating this place for a while can't remember when I started but they are serving very tasty food and great variety of range and also they have great service especially vishavsh who knows my order and what I want to have he offers me great service. thanks to desi Dhaba for not making me miss my home and special thanks to vishavsh as well. Keep up good work .
I have been visiting this place from 3yrs. One the best ambience and excellent food with awesome service. Vishwas makes me more comfortable....I almost tried every dish over here all are excellent and goes with the taste one wants. I would highly recommend this place as they provide the quick service and one must try the buffet (Monday to friday) from 11am to 2pm and the best thing about this restaurant is that it opens till late night
Went there for the first time recently had the best tawa chicken ever! However the mango lassi was warm and the tables were a bit dirty but would 10/10 recommend the food
Awesome place to have meal ....very authentic ...fast service even though they were busy ....vishwas was really good...thanks to the whole staff for looking after us
I went for dinner to Desi Dhaba and i enjoyed the hospitality..the restaurant was busy; however the manager Mr.Pardeep was very polite and attended to our requests. Overall i had quite a good experience at the restaurant..!!
The food is always amazing. Whenever I crave for Indian food I go to this place. They are authentic in taste. The ambiance is not so good also need improvements in cleaning but I will rate it 4 just for the awesome food.
This is a good place with good food. The best part of this place is that it is open till late on night. Good location and ambience. The only drawback of this place is that you need to go at the counters and pay even if you are in between of your food. Who gets up in between of his or her food and order. This is not customer service they should work in this rest is good
Desi Dhaba is combination of great food with excellent customer service. Highly recommended to everyone looking out for great evening. The another best thing about the restaurant is that it’s very near by flinder street station so quite easy accessible.
Had been to this place today to have dinner.Nice ambience,good food. We ordered butter naan,daal bhendi masala & paneer. Daal & bhendi were exceptionally good.Reasonable pricing too...
Authentic Punjabi food in Melbourne.
We had Manchurian starters and paneer vindaloo.
Masala kulcha is fab here.
However, there are only 4 choices of deserts.. So we had ordered kulfi but they didn't have it.
Overall ratings :
Food:4/5
Ambience : 5/5 (Bollywood feel)
Service : 4/5.
I went with my friend, and was immediately greeted by friendly staff, moreover meal was too good specially the dhaba Daal...(Daal Makhni). Totally satisfied with the service and food. 😄😄
Aakash is such a humble host! Had some homely sarson da saag and makki di roti along with missi roti reminded me of my mums home cooked food. Will definitely go back!
The food was delicious and so filling. Great service too. The banquet was a great deal - well worth the price. We didn’t get our raita and pickles, and the dessert options were a little limited, but that was no biggie as everything tasted amazing. So full and can’t breathe hahahahaha
My first Indian restaurant i been to after arriving in Melbourne. Must say yummy food and low price. Starters, staff drink everything was up to mark.
Fast and friendly service with great authentic food. The owner was very friendly and made sure all patrons were happy with their meals. Highly recommend to all.
Very good food great services by Abhishek.
Would recommend for sure if someone is looking for india wali feel in a restaurant!!!
*****Thanks
Best bengan ka bhartha I have ever had in my life
Just tried it for the first time and it felt like heaven
Apart from that
Desi dhaba has very supportive staff
Thank you
After living in this city for almost 3 months, my first visit to Desi Dhaba didn’t make me miss home food at all! The best Indian food I have had in the city! Everything we ordered was delectable and finger licking good! My friends and I ordered Palak Paneer, Paneer Tikka with Garlic Naan. The vegetarian selection is quite varied which is great for a vegetarian like me who is having trouble with finding delicious veg food. My friends ordered Fish Chilly which according to them was delicious. All in all it’s a must visit for anyone who is craving delicious Indian food!
It's like after a long time I've tasted the spices of India. Punjabi chicken curry and mutton curry were really awesome. The platter was the best I've tasted here in Melbourne till date. The environment and staff were really welcoming but the only disappointment was the biryani, it was as spicy as expected. Although my overall experience in desi dhaba was great
We had been travelling in Australia for over 15 days and it has been an absolute delight eating here for last 2 nights. Thanks to our host Rajpreet Singh for sharing his suggestion and recommendations.
I recommend to anyone who loves Indian food and in Melbourne ... This is a must visit food junction.
Everything here was just amazing.
Malai chicken tikka was really creamy & luscious. Highly recommended.
Tandoori chicken was a little dry & hard. Not recommended.
Butter chicken was again very flavoursome & is highly recommended.
Saag chicken definitely reminded me of a lot greens. The flavour of palak (spinach) was on point with that of chicken. Highly recommended
Naan was fine too!
Lovely ambience, great food and the staff that served us was a delight. Wish i knew his name so i could give him a shout out (tall guy that got my chilli chicken changed). Food was authentic and very home like. Just a bit stuffy with the door closed but it’s ok. Will be back.
I like the ambience of Desi Dhaba. As the name it gives the feeling of being at a restaurant in India. Veg platter is our mandatory order during the visit. Tasty food and fast service.
Very authentic North Indian food. Loved their food and service too was pretty good. I got the chole bhature and the bhatura swad not large sized pooris but the real deal (well almost). Highly recommend malai chicken as well as butter chicken!! Truly finger licking good!
Would definitely go back there again.
Best Indian restaurant in Melbourne for sure. Had the Goat Vindaloo, Paneer Makhani, and the Chilli Paratha. Service was spot on as well; Really quick and waiters were super friendly as well!
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