Dhabewala Indian Shack — Restaurant in Stamford

Delicious authentic north Indian food. I visited this place last night for dinner. Menu includes some of the amazing items that you don't find in a typical Indian restaurant --like Makke roti-sarson da saag, Matar pooris, gobi paratha, jhaal-muddhi, pav-bhaji, vada-pav, raajma-chawal, tundey ka kabab, pani-poori, jalebi... Last night we started off the order with hot ginger tea, tundey ka kabab and murgh tikka. And then we also had Makke roti-sarson da saag, Matar pooris, which was amazingly delicious. Makke roti-sarson da saag, Matar pooris are part of mini meals and definitely worth tasting. Finally we also had Chicken dum biryani and Jalebi. I would say, Biryani was by far one of the best that I have eaten in any connecticut Indian restaurant in past 5 yrs. It tastes like an authentic lucknowi dum biryani cooked in tandoor in clay pot with a beautiful presentation. Murgh Tikka was also delicious and tender enough to perfectly melt in your mouth. I would rate Tundey ka kabab, ginger tea and jalebi as average. Kebab could have been little more tender. The ginger tea lacked flavor and was served warm instead of hot. Jalebi was also not upto my expectation. The interiors is designed beautifully to give a dhaba feeling. The service was overall good however they need to employ better trained waiters. In a restaurant business, however small the place is service does play significant role after the food and ambience. The owner of place is very hospitable and personally attends to all the guests. Full marks to him for his new...

While in Stamford, a friend and I felt like having Indian food for lunch and found this gem. The food was spot on and presented nicely. The waiter was very gracious, patient, very pleasant and answered all of our many questions, describing things well.

My friend ordered Lamb Kadhai Methiwala (onions, bell peppers and fresh fenugreek.) I ordered Lamb Korma (creamy cashew sauce.) We shared and both dishes were absolutely delicious. The lamb in each was tender. It was nice to share as one was rich and the other less rich with more heat. Both were balanced perfectly with spices. Each lunch plate came out Bento style with a goodie in each section - basmati rice (of course,) Aloo Tikki, a scrumptious vegetable of the day (which was potato with what I believe was tindora a.k.a. Ivy Gourd) and naan. Everything was so delicious that at the time I didn't even think to ask for the various chutneys. My friend and I agreed - we liked this restaurant very much and would definitely come back. Another positive is that it's priced very fairly. We wished we asked the waiter for his name so we could list it here and thank him for...

My wife and I recently moved to Stamford from NYC and have been on the hunt for restaurants that measure up to the ones in the City. While many of the restaurants in Stamford are okay or decent at best, we haven't found anything that great. We have been passing by Dhabewala for the past few months and have been wanting to try it out. We finally had a chance to try it last night and are so glad we did. The food was absolutely amazing. We ordered the Vada Pao to start, which was everything we could have wanted in an appetizer: a warm buttery bun with a potato mash and spices that reminded us why we love Indian food so much. We also ordered the butter chicken and chicken tikka masala along with the garlic naan and onion naan. It was all very tasty and we can't wait to go back to try their biryani and chicken tandoori. The service was great and the food came out very quickly. It was an all-around great experience and we can't wait to take our...