A diamond in the rough

Review: Haveli Indian Restaurant

Status: Approved!

Overall score: 7.4

We are pleased to announce Haveli has been added to our approved list of curry houses in Saigon!

Nestled above a motorbike parking shop opposite Ben Thanh market, Haveli offers a ‘back to basics’ approach to Indian restaurants. With just enough room to fit the 13 OCC members and reviewers for our March meet plus a few civilians, Anthony and the team did a great job at providing attentive service, whilst ensuring dishes came out on time and beers remained flowing 🍻 

The restaurant is simply decorated, and has a "home-stay feel", but on the whole the food received positive comments, especially the curries that were priced at a very reasonable 120k and starters including the spicy chicken and samosas. Next time we are hoping for a hotter curry when asking for something spicy though 🥵 

If you’re at a loose end this weekend and looking for a no frills, decent curry in the heart of the city then Haveli is a great shout. Just don’t tell your partner you’ve organised a romantic dinner 😜

📢 quotes from the reviews:

- "I was very impressed with the food. The dishes were loaded with flavour and with a great spice profile.."

- "Decent enough"

- "Reasonably priced, great location, and a nice little bit of atmosphere upstairs.

- "I feel its a bit of a diamond in the rough. Good service too”

- “Value is quite unbeatable - 120k for the curries is one of the best prices we have seen, especially for that quality.”

✅ things we loved:

- value for money

- attentive staff

- great starters

- meaty curries

⚠ things to improve:

- better poppadoms

- more ambience

- napkins not kitchen roll! 

👨‍🏫 Full scores:

Quality: 7.5

Service: 7.7

Customer Care: 7.3

Value: 8.4

Atmosphere: 6

Average score: 7.4