"Dhaba" is a Punjabi word for restaurant, and Tandoori Dhaba, at 5 Mark Avenue in Paparangi, Wellington, takes the name for its Indian kitchen. The restaurant says its food is affordable and that its spice blends draw on the whole country.
Online ordering is open for pick-up, and each order is confirmed by hand. One customer calls it their go-to takeaway and says the food is consistently good. Another praises the lamb rogan josh with naan, calling it spicy and full of flavour, and says the service was quick.