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Home-style Indian food · Melbourne
Ghar ka khana, from kitchens near you.
Home-style Indian meals from kitchens across Melbourne, every one registered with its local council. Weekly tiffins, one-off meals and a first week to try, all in the Dabba Uncle app.
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In both stores from Monday 30 November. Not ready yet? Join the waitlist.
Council-registered kitchensTry a kitchen Mon–FriSkip or pause in the app
Have you eaten yet?
What is Dabba Uncle?
Think of a food market, in an app
A dabba is a tiffin box. Dabba Uncle brings Melbourne's home-style Indian kitchens together in one app, so you can find one you love.
local cooks run the stalls
we run the noticeboard and the rules
you pick a meal and pay in the app
KitchensDabba Uncle, in the middleYou
The problem
Great home cooks are hard to find. Most are hidden in WhatsApp and Facebook groups, and you can't easily tell whether a kitchen is registered.
Our fix
One app. Kitchens put up their meals, you pick one and pay in the app, and the kitchen cooks it and gets it to you.
Our one rule
Every kitchen must be registered with its local council. We don't cook and we don't own the kitchens. We run the market and its rules.
How it works
Follow the Uncle
Six stops from your phone to your plate. Watch him do the rounds.
Phone to plate
How a tiffin finds you
Dabba UnclenowYour tiffin has arrived. Enjoy!
- 1
Pick a kitchen
Browse kitchens near you by cuisine, region and diet.
- 2
Order your way
A weekly tiffin, Your First Week or a one-off meal. Pay in the app.
- 3
The kitchen cooks
Your meal is cooked in a council-registered kitchen.
- 4
Packed up
Your order is packed and ready to go.
- 5
On its way
The kitchen delivers it, or hands it to a delivery partner.
- 6
Ding! It's here
Your phone lets you know. Enjoy!
What you can get
Four ways to eat
Every one of them happens in the app.
Your First Week
Five weekdays from one kitchen, Monday to Friday, so you can taste before you commit.
One-off meals and specials
Just tonight? Order a single meal, or a kitchen's latest special.
Event catering
Planning a party? Send a free enquiry and kitchens get in touch. You agree the details with them directly.
Your First Week
Try a kitchen for a week. Then decide.
The easiest way to find your kitchen: five weekdays of real meals, before you sign up for more.
- Five weekdays, Monday to Friday. It always starts on a Monday.
- Built from the kitchen's live weekly menu, so you eat what its regulars eat.
- Each kitchen sets its own First Week price. You see it in the app before you book.
- Loving it? Switch to a full tiffin subscription at any point during the week.
- One First Week per kitchen, and one every 30 days across the app.
Your First Week
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FriDay 5
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Price set by each kitchenOne kitchen, five meals
Loving it by Wednesday? Switch to a subscription right there.
Our one rule
Why you can trust every kitchen
Every kitchen on Dabba Uncle is registered with its local council. No exceptions.
Checked before it lists
A kitchen shows us its council registration before it can go live on Dabba Uncle.
Kept up to date
We track certificate expiry dates. If a kitchen's food safety certificate lapses, it goes offline until it's renewed.
Rated by real customers
Customers rate and review kitchens in the app, so the good ones rise.
Meet the kitchens
Our launch kitchens and their stories are coming soon.
Council-registered
Council-registered
Council-registered
Made for Melbourne
Whoever you're feeding
Families
Weeknight dinners, sorted. A weekly tiffin that tastes like home, without the 6pm scramble.
Young professionals
Lunch that isn't another sad sandwich. Pick a plan that fits your week, and skip the days you're out.
International students
Missing food from home? Find a kitchen that cooks your region's dishes, and try it for a week first.
App preview with sample data.
In the app
Everything in one place
Find a kitchen, order, pay and keep track, all from your phone.
Set your taste once
Tell the app your diet and favourite cuisines. It shows kitchens that fit.
Filter what matters
Search by cuisine, region and diet, including halal.
Skip or pause
Away for a while? Skip meals or pause your subscription.
Save favourites
Keep the kitchens you love one tap away.
Earn Dabba Coins
Every dollar you spend earns a coin.
Stay in the loop
Order updates arrive on your phone.
Dabba Coins
Earn 1 coin for every $1 you spend. 100 coins take $1 off. Your coins never expire.
Launching Monday 30 November
Get Dabba Uncle on your phone
Download the app from the App Store or Google Play on launch day. Join the waitlist now and we'll tell you the moment it's live.
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FAQ
Questions, answered
Can I order on this website?
No. Orders happen in the Dabba Uncle app, on iPhone and Android. This website is where you join the waitlist.
When can I start ordering?
The app launches on Monday 30 November 2026. Join the waitlist and we'll tell you the moment it's live.
Where do you deliver?
Kitchens across Melbourne set their own delivery areas. Put in your address and the app shows you kitchens near you.
How much does it cost?
Each kitchen sets its own prices, including its First Week price. You see every price in the app before you pay.
Can I skip a meal or pause?
Yes, in the app. Skipped meals carry forward as credit. A pause starts one week after you ask, so your kitchen can plan.
Can I find vegetarian, Jain or halal food?
Each kitchen lists what it cooks, and you can filter by diet in the app. Kitchens with a halal certificate can show it, and you can filter for them.
How do I know a kitchen is safe?
Every kitchen is registered with its local council before it can list. We track certificate expiry dates, and a kitchen whose food safety certificate lapses goes offline until it's renewed.
I cook. Can I join?
Yes, if your kitchen is registered with your local council. See our page for kitchens.
Cook for Melbourne?
List your council-registered kitchen on Dabba Uncle. Kitchen onboarding opens Tuesday 10 November.