Dahi Handi

Review: Dahi Handi D7

Status: Approved! 

Average score: 7.37

On Friday 14th April, the OCC Saigon ventured out of its usual D1/2/3 haunts for the first time to review Dahi Handi, "an authentic Indian restaurant in the heart of D7 with zero addictive colour" and claims of over 200 varieties of dish each "made with love". Well, several of our members fell in love with this place!

As has been the case with other recent meets, OCC Saigon was delighted to welcome another new trialist this month, trialist Rich, who (rather slowly) carefully reviewed the extensive menu on offer making a fine choice by ordering a range of starters, breads, curries and mutton dishes for members to lay down their reviews. It was also an evening for celebration as former trialist Will (aka Ngo ) celebrated his third meet with the committee, resulting in him being awarded an OCC tie by for his service by our esteemed chairman. 

Did you know? Dahi Handi's homemade garlic naan recipe is cooked in a hot cast iron skillet rather than a tandoor oven, like most restaurant naan. When cooked at the proper temperature, naan develops blistered bubbles with a lovely golden-black char. As per the restaurant's own instructions, reward yourself (as did we) by sopping the bread in copious amounts of curry for a job well done! 

Apart from the delicious breads, starters and muttons also come recommended and deemed 'must try' items by a number of members. Curries whilst flavoursome included a lot of veg vs meat - a reoccurring theme which other establishments may want to take note of? That said, our highly secretive and anonymous scorecards also pointed to a high level of service and customer care, with both plates and glasses full throughout the entirety of the meeting/review leaving members both full and merry for their return journeys back to their respective neighbourhoods. 

We are delighted to confirm that Dahi Handi comes highly recommended by our panel of experts - the first in D7! Look out for our sign of approval on the restaurant premises shortly. Feel free to even take a selfie next to it with your own review for our Facebook page. 

For any similar curry enthusiasts interested in hearing more about our world renowned organisation, please contact our Facebook page. But get in quick! Membership is limited with spaces filling up fast as word of mouth travels in Saigon and beyond. 

-- Full scorecard:

Quality: 7.57

Service: 7.86

Customer Care: 7.29

Value: 7.14

Atmosphere: 7.00

Overall: 7.37