Dabbawal - Newcastle upon Tyne

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

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.

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 Even the simplest item, poppadom has been replaced by what I can only call packet poppadam crisps.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.

Had a wonderful meal here. The service was good and the food was excellent. It would have been 5 stars but the restaurant was very noisy.

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.