Affordable prices
Several reviewers describe the food as affordable, making it a practical choice for a reasonably priced meal in the area.
Dine Junction Restaurant
Trade Centre
Dine Junction is a budget-minded Indian and multi-cuisine restaurant in Trade Centre, with South Indian and Kerala dishes alongside familiar favourites. Reviews make butter chicken, butter naan, appam and chai worth considering, while quick dine-in service is praised by some customers—though delivery times are notably inconsistent.
Reputation Score
3.3
★★★☆☆
304 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Butter chicken
Butter chicken and butter naan are called out as particularly well-prepared and flavorful.
Friendly staff
Some customers found the staff friendly and responsive, adding to the appeal for a straightforward dine-in meal.
Fast dine-in
One regular-style dine-in review says orders can arrive within 10 to 15 minutes, although delivery reports are much less consistent.
Kerala options
The reviews identify Kerala food and South Indian choices as useful options around the Trade Centre area.
Good appam
Appam was described as good, while the beef roast was tasty despite not feeling fully authentic to one customer.
What to Eat at Dine Junction Restaurant How we choose these items We use AI to find praise and criticism of specific foods and drinks in a selection of Google reviews. For Dine Junction Restaurant, this list is based on 50 reviews, not every review of the restaurant. The score is positive reviews minus negative reviews. For example, two positive reviews and one negative review give +1. Each review counts once per item; neutral comments do not change the score. A zero score is not a positive recommendation. “Only neutral feedback” means there are no positive or negative votes. “Mixed feedback” means equal numbers of positive and negative votes. The quotes are examples of what people said, not every comment we counted. We use different reviews where we can. We normally show up to 10 foods and 5 drinks with non-negative scores. Items with the same score stay together. If a tied group would go past the limit, that group and the lower non-negative scores go into Honorable mentions. If an overflowing positive top tie would leave the list empty, we show up to 10 items from that tie and keep the rest in Honorable mentions. Foods and drinks with a negative score are under What to Avoid. Use this as a guide to what reviewers liked, not a guarantee that you will like it too.
Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Dine Junction Restaurant, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.
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Butter chicken Net +4
“Their butter chicken is very tasty, plus I pair it with cheese naan! It’s more than enough for one perfect meal!”
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“Their butter chicken is very tasty, plus I pair it with cheese naan! It’s more than enough for one perfect meal!”June 2024
“The butter chicken and butter naan are particularly well-prepared and flavorful, and the chicken chutka is also worth trying, while their chai is another highlight that complements the meal well.”April 2026
Honorable mentions (12)
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Appam Net +1
“The appam was also good.”
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“The appam was also good.”May 2026
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Biryani Net +1
“"Dine Junction Restaurant exceeded my expectations with their delicious Indian food and exceptional service. Mr. Abdul Kader, the friendly counter staff, was knowledgeable and attentive, helping me choose the perfect dishes. The food was flavorful and aromatic, with standout options like butter chicken and biryani. The restaurant's cozy atmosphere and reasonable prices make it a great spot for a meal with family and friends. I highly recommend Dine Junction for its tasty Indian cuisine and excellent customer service."”
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“"Dine Junction Restaurant exceeded my expectations with their delicious Indian food and exceptional service. Mr. Abdul Kader, the friendly counter staff, was knowledgeable and attentive, helping me choose the perfect dishes. The food was flavorful and aromatic, with standout options like butter chicken and biryani. The restaurant's cozy atmosphere and reasonable prices make it a great spot for a meal with family and friends. I highly recommend Dine Junction for its tasty Indian cuisine and excellent customer service."”August 2025
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Butter naan Net +1
“The butter chicken and butter naan are particularly well-prepared and flavorful, and the chicken chutka is also worth trying, while their chai is another highlight that complements the meal well.”
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“The butter chicken and butter naan are particularly well-prepared and flavorful, and the chicken chutka is also worth trying, while their chai is another highlight that complements the meal well.”April 2026
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Chicken biryani Net +1
“I personally recommend chicken biryani & butter chicken with nan bread and their sandwiches are pretty good as well.”
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“I personally recommend chicken biryani & butter chicken with nan bread and their sandwiches are pretty good as well.”July 2025
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Chicken chutka Net +1
“The butter chicken and butter naan are particularly well-prepared and flavorful, and the chicken chutka is also worth trying, while their chai is another highlight that complements the meal well.”
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“The butter chicken and butter naan are particularly well-prepared and flavorful, and the chicken chutka is also worth trying, while their chai is another highlight that complements the meal well.”April 2026
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Chicken sandwich Net +1
“Tried their chicken sandwich and tea, and both were good.”
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“Tried their chicken sandwich and tea, and both were good.”February 2026
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Chicken shots Net +1
“Never saw these cute type of chicken shots, they were tasty too.”
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“Never saw these cute type of chicken shots, they were tasty too.”August 2025
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Fresh sushi Net +1
“The Pan-Asian cuisine was delicious, with standout dishes like lobster dumplings and fresh sushi.”
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“The Pan-Asian cuisine was delicious, with standout dishes like lobster dumplings and fresh sushi.”August 2025
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Lobster dumplings Net +1
“The Pan-Asian cuisine was delicious, with standout dishes like lobster dumplings and fresh sushi.”
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“The Pan-Asian cuisine was delicious, with standout dishes like lobster dumplings and fresh sushi.”August 2025
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Mutton soup Net +1
“I visit this place quite often. Today I was having some cold and waiter Sebastian suggested me mutton soup and it was a blessing. Thank you guys for a nice service and amazing food!”
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“I visit this place quite often. Today I was having some cold and waiter Sebastian suggested me mutton soup and it was a blessing. Thank you guys for a nice service and amazing food!”January 2025
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Beef roast Net 0
Mixed feedback
“The beef roast didn’t feel completely authentic to me — it felt more like beef fry served as roast on both visits — but it was still tasty.”
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“The beef roast didn’t feel completely authentic to me — it felt more like beef fry served as roast on both visits — but it was still tasty.”May 2026
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Shawarma Net 0
Mixed feedback
“The shawarma was absolutely delicious, super flavorful, and came out really fast.”
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“The shawarma was absolutely delicious, super flavorful, and came out really fast.”November 2025
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Chai Net +1
“The butter chicken and butter naan are particularly well-prepared and flavorful, and the chicken chutka is also worth trying, while their chai is another highlight that complements the meal well.”
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“The butter chicken and butter naan are particularly well-prepared and flavorful, and the chicken chutka is also worth trying, while their chai is another highlight that complements the meal well.”April 2026
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Tea Net 0
Mixed feedback
“Tried their chicken sandwich and tea, and both were good.”
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“Tried their chicken sandwich and tea, and both were good.”February 2026
What to Avoid (10)
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Biriyani Net −1
“Please don''t go with this restaurant its not worth biriyani . if you like masala with chicken dont expect rice they are serving biriyani without rice. if you want rice you have to mention before ordering and biriyani was terrible .”
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Critical review excerpts
“Please don''t go with this restaurant its not worth biriyani . if you like masala with chicken dont expect rice they are serving biriyani without rice. if you want rice you have to mention before ordering and biriyani was terrible .”July 2025
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Chappathi Net −1
“Had chappathi and chilly chicken today, the chicken was too dry and hard, its not fresh atall, when we complaint to the Waiter he said its Chinese dish that's y its hard 😂, then we return it and ordered beef roast, and it was salty 😓. Chapathis are burned too. Totally it was worst experience.”
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Critical review excerpts
“Had chappathi and chilly chicken today, the chicken was too dry and hard, its not fresh atall, when we complaint to the Waiter he said its Chinese dish that's y its hard 😂, then we return it and ordered beef roast, and it was salty 😓. Chapathis are burned too. Totally it was worst experience.”October 2025
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Chicken curry Net −1
“I Oder yesterday chicken curry and mix vegetable chicken curry to much oil and no test and look like very bad I never eat in my life like this food it’s really very bad I ll never recommend anyone and mix vegetables also same it’s really bad experience !”
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“I Oder yesterday chicken curry and mix vegetable chicken curry to much oil and no test and look like very bad I never eat in my life like this food it’s really very bad I ll never recommend anyone and mix vegetables also same it’s really bad experience !”September 2024
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Chicken kondatam Net −1
“It was worst experience in my life in dine junction restaurant today.i ordered chicken kondatam but i dont know what they gave to me.hospitality service was zero.”
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“It was worst experience in my life in dine junction restaurant today.i ordered chicken kondatam but i dont know what they gave to me.hospitality service was zero.”February 2026
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Chilly chicken Net −1
“Had chappathi and chilly chicken today, the chicken was too dry and hard, its not fresh atall, when we complaint to the Waiter he said its Chinese dish that's y its hard 😂, then we return it and ordered beef roast, and it was salty 😓. Chapathis are burned too. Totally it was worst experience.”
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Critical review excerpts
“Had chappathi and chilly chicken today, the chicken was too dry and hard, its not fresh atall, when we complaint to the Waiter he said its Chinese dish that's y its hard 😂, then we return it and ordered beef roast, and it was salty 😓. Chapathis are burned too. Totally it was worst experience.”October 2025
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French fries Net −1
“Guyss,, Don't order from this restaurant.. They take almost 2 hour for send the food.. And the food is very dry french fries they fry maybe yesterday too dry and geverything is very dry.. They Wasting our time and money.. Very disappointed with this restaurant. We're not going to order anymore..!”
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“Guyss,, Don't order from this restaurant.. They take almost 2 hour for send the food.. And the food is very dry french fries they fry maybe yesterday too dry and geverything is very dry.. They Wasting our time and money.. Very disappointed with this restaurant. We're not going to order anymore..!”May 2024
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Mix vegetable chicken curry Net −1
“I Oder yesterday chicken curry and mix vegetable chicken curry to much oil and no test and look like very bad I never eat in my life like this food it’s really very bad I ll never recommend anyone and mix vegetables also same it’s really bad experience !”
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Critical review excerpts
“I Oder yesterday chicken curry and mix vegetable chicken curry to much oil and no test and look like very bad I never eat in my life like this food it’s really very bad I ll never recommend anyone and mix vegetables also same it’s really bad experience !”September 2024
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Pasta Net −1
“The pasta was extremely pathetic despite mentioning that the last time they didn't prep it well.”
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“The pasta was extremely pathetic despite mentioning that the last time they didn't prep it well.”February 2025
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Roti Net −1
“I specifically requested them not to give me burnt roti but they still failed at their job.”
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Critical review excerpts
“I specifically requested them not to give me burnt roti but they still failed at their job.”June 2026
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Papaya juice Net −1
“I ordered papaya juice without sugar. They provide papaya flavoured ice water. Very less flavour of papaya. Wasted my 11 AED.”
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Critical review excerpts
“I ordered papaya juice without sugar. They provide papaya flavoured ice water. Very less flavour of papaya. Wasted my 11 AED.”January 2026
Tips for a Better Visit
Allow extra time. For delivery, leave a substantial time buffer: one breakfast order took 1 hour 40 minutes to arrive.
Clarify biryani. Ask whether rice is included before ordering biryani; one reviewer said rice had to be requested separately.
Expect shared tables. Dine-in can be quick but crowded, and sharing tables may be part of the experience.
Check special requests. If you request an unburnt roti, check the order when it arrives because one such request was reportedly missed.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Sheikh Zayed Rd
Trade Center First, Dubai
| Mon | 6:00 AM – 4:00 AM |
| Tue | 6:00 AM – 4:00 AM |
| Wed | 6:00 AM – 4:00 AM |
| Thu | 6:00 AM – 4:00 AM |
| Fri | 6:00 AM – 4:00 AM |
| Sat | 6:00 AM – 4:00 AM |
| Sun | 6:00 AM – 4:00 AM |
Common Concerns
Late delivery
Delivery delays are a major concern, with reports ranging from around an hour to 1 hour 40 minutes, sometimes without updates.
Food inconsistency
Reviews describe burnt roti, dry chicken, salty beef roast and bland or poorly prepared rice dishes.
Small portions
A charcoal chicken order was described as a small piece that did not feel worth the stated amount.
Hygiene concern
One diner reported seeing a large cockroach under the table, while another mentioned bees inside the restaurant.
Poor complaint handling
Some reviewers say staff did not offer a replacement or useful response when food was wrong or did not meet their request.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
14 dirhams
small piece of chicken
“When order delivered it is small piece of chicken which is not worth for 14 dirhams”Google review · June 2026
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The Bottom Line
Dine Junction is a budget-friendly Indian and multi-cuisine restaurant in Trade Centre. The menu has useful South Indian and Kerala choices, alongside popular Indian staples. Butter chicken with butter naan is one of the clearest recommendations in the reviews; chicken biryani, appam, shawarma and chai also receive positive mentions.
For a quick meal, one dine-in customer expected food within 10 to 15 minutes. Pricing is a strong part of the appeal, especially for regular meals, and several customers describe the staff as friendly and responsive. The setting appears more practical than leisurely: one review says it fills quickly and that shared tables are common.
That may suit a fast lunch, but it is worth knowing before you arrive. Delivery is the biggest caution. Customers report waits of an hour, 1 hour 30 minutes, and even 1 hour 40 minutes, sometimes with no updates, and complaints about cold food or damaged tea.
Food quality also varies: alongside praise for the butter chicken and appam, reviewers mention burnt roti, dry chicken, salty beef roast and a biryani order with little or no rice. Ask about inclusions and check special requests carefully, particularly when ordering delivery.