Dabbawal High Bridge Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Lovely food, really tasty, good spicing and a good variety of dishes including for vegetarians!"
• "The mango lassi was thoroughly refreshing."
• "From the deliciously crispy chicken pakora, spicy seehk lamb, beautiful peanut salad and fantastic little (and perhaps ineptly named) Bombay Bombs, the meal was a delight."
• "The food quality was divine, every single dish was incredibly tasty!"
• "This place serves Indian street food-a good varied menu of different starters from North and South India. Food was very nice, good vibe and excellent service."
• "I had the non-veg thali which included a variety of dishes lamb, tandoori chicken, dhal, naan, rice, chutney, rattan and a gulab jamun for pudding."
• "The food was amazing but so was the atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The food came in tiny portions."
• "Any curry on the menu is a yellow watery gruel."
• "The food we ordered was nowhere close to Indian food."
• "Prices are decent but no where near the flavour you’d expect, the spices and heat were severely toned down."
• "All the food was bland - a curry leaf doesn’t make a good curry."
• "The food itself was of high quality; we ordered 4 poppadoms with sauces, a vegetable samosa / sweet potato starter that was hot and a good sized portion."
• "The Dall was a bit dry the curry was ok was different."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was quick and friendly, and the bill was very reasonable for the quality of the food."
• "If you’re after reliable service, great food and drink - this is your place."
• "The staff were approachable but did not rush us at all, we will definitely be returning."
• "The service was wonderful, staff very friendly and the food was nice."
• "All of the food was so well packaged with stickers on every item telling you what it was."
• "Excellent food and service."
• "The service here was outstanding!"

Cons:

• "Overall the restaurant dealt with the situation the wrong way."
• "Majority of servers were super lovely but there was one girl that seemed like she purely didn't care."
• "The overall experience wasn't enjoyable."
• "Beware of the hidden charges for poppadoms and chutneys!"
• "£10 for a few popadoms and half empty dips ... in every curry house I’ve ever been into those come as complimentary."
• "I went to this restaurant with 2 of my friends and to our surprise we found a hair in one of the curries."
• "Later on in the yogurt we found a packing tape."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The whole place is very well designed, from the entrance to the seatings to the washroom everything was well made."
• "Nice music, atmosphere, best place for vegetarian in New Castle upon Tyne."
• "This Indian restaurant is very vibrant and modern."
• "Cool restaurant on a very cool street in Newcastle city centre."
• "Nice and homely ambiance."
• "Lovely decor."
• "The restaurant gives a secluded ambiance and impression once you set foot inside."

Cons:

• "The lack of soft furnishings meant that it was far too loud to hold a conversation easily, everyone was having to lean in and shout at their neighbour."
• "The smallest pickle tray I've ever seen."
• "Busy, crowded and loud place. Not much space between tables."
• "Tables were a bit sticky."
• "The place is nice inside kinda small and tight."
• "Way too damn noisy."
• "Avoid this place if you want an attentive dining experience."

Value

Pros:

• "This is good value."
• "Service was quick and friendly, and the bill was very reasonable for the quality of the food."
• "It was also really good value for money, we were surprised at the bill when we came to pay."
• "Good value pre theatre menu - great for old folks like me that prefer to eat early."
• "Excellent food and great value for money."
• "Great value for the prices."
• "We spent a good amount of money but considering how much food we had, along with a couple of alcoholic drinks, pricing was reasonable."

Cons:

• "Beware of the hidden charges for poppadoms and chutneys!"
• "£10 for a few popadoms and half empty dips ... in every curry house I’ve ever been into those come as complimentary."
• "The bill was around £80 for 4 people, which i feel is quite expensive."
• "Portions are lilliputian and overpriced."
• "Not worth nearly £65 for two people."
• "It's kinda pricey as well."
• "Absolute waste of money paying £13 for such tiny portion of biryani."