Bali is located on a lane that was once known amongst locals as 'Chip Alley', but has in recent…read moreyears been tarted up and given a new lease of life. The ground you walk on is no longer slippery with grease, and a new generation of smart establishments have sprung up alongside well-established take-aways such as Dorothy's. One of these is Bali, an Asian restaurant just opposite the entrance to Brewery Quarter. The service is okay, and the décor is inoffensive if a bit plain - but on the food front it scores well! Indonesian food isn't easy to come by in Cardiff, and this place serves up some fairly authentic Indonesian dishes alongside some from Singapore and Malaysia. We tried the classic Nasi Goreng, and also Kari Ayam, a Malaysian curry - both of which were delicious.

A restaurant on Chippy lane is probably not a good move. I long avoided it until a friend of mine…read morerecommended it. I got a bit of a taste for Nasi Goreng and this type of cuisine when i was in Singapore and Borneo last year and haven't seen it anywhere else apart from here. They have quite an extensive menu with lots of dishes that make a refreshing change from chinese or indian dishes. And they even do banana fritters. Loses marks because of the slightly tacky decor and pretty average service. But its such a nice change and do some bargain lunch menu's and early dinner offers too.

good restaurant very friendly amazing food on the expensive side but i feel is worth it…read morejust writing this review is making me want to book a table for this weekend!

indonasian :) the best. miss it.read more

We came by the Purple Poppadom on a family visit and it was far and away the best food we had in…read moreour four days in Cardiff. It serves elevated Indian cuisine that is beautifully made and creatively presented. This isn't your standard Indian take-out. The dining room is casual but stylish, the cocktails were terrific and the food top notch. Service was very welcoming and efficient. Had we been hungrier we would have gotten the tasting menu with the wine pairings. Highly recommend.

This is easily one of the best meals I have ever had, anywhere in the UK. This is Indian dining…read moredone well! Go as hungry as you can so you can try everything! For starters, we had the Aloo tikka chat (5*), the Bombay chat (5*) and the creamery (4*) plus poppadoms with the trio of dips. For mains our table had: Chicken Nawabi - easily the best dish I have ever tasted. The chicken bhuna in this dish is NEXT level. 5 stars does not do this plate justice! 5* Tiffin sea bass - their signature dish and also delicious! 5* Nadal khozi curry - fragrant, deep flavours. Probably one of the best curries I've ever had but it had tough contenders in the other plates! 4* Raman Akhbari - the lamb leg with mash. Amazing. 5* For dessert we had chocomosa anand and the grilled pineapple dish. Do not think you can share played as the portions are small. The little choc filled pastry delights were melt-in-the-mouth crispy parcels filled with warm melted chocolate, on a bed of caramelised banana. These guys are outstanding. Do not let the exterior and street fool you. This is memorable.

See, they are at it again! It's the multiple name game being played on Albany Road... come on down!…read moreBut at least the Tandoori Mahal Balti have integrated all of their names into a string that helps identify it for what it does, which is more than can be said for Yaus House, Chinese Kitchen, Chop Suey etc etc... In fact, they have practically created a sentence, how coherent is that? All they need do now is throw a verb at it, and Bob's your Uncle, (or, Kumar is your first cousin once removed, who you might be marrying if your parents can scrape enough dowry together to make love a reality!). Bah boom! Excuse my slight consternation... but I feel that someone should tell these businesses about the importance of clarity and unique identity... Ah dam it.. they all need a lesson or two on branding! It's becoming increasingly important to distinguish one business from another. With the advent of the internet and subsequent emergence of social media, where user content is paramount, it is easy for a business to be misrepresented beyond all recognition, and banished into the realms of obscurity, purely and simply because people will easily give up trying to make sense out of the disparate information, and will order their takeaway from the simply defined business with a coherent description of what's on offer. The irony is that multiple mentions should actually affirm the business, but if they are all saying different things and using variations on the name, it makes a nonsense of everything! That aside, Tandoori Mahal Balti is a rather fine traditional Indian Restaurant and takeaway, that is very reasonably priced. Service is great, and the staff are as friendly as you like. The Good Eating Guide have seen fit to award them with a certificate of 'Outstanding Achievement' which is displayed in the window alongside the 'Roll of Honour' certificate from Master Chef, (whatever that may mean!)

We are so glad we stopped by here. Upon walking in, we were promptly greeted and told to sit…read moreanywhere. After ordering, our food came out very quickly. Since I could never pick just one dish, I opted for the Chai Street Thali. The taste of the daal and the curry took me right back to India.

Really nice modern but authentic Indian spot with tons of vegan options. I stopped for lunch and…read morefound it hard to choose from all their nice-looking options. I decided I'd ultimately get the vegan thali (£13.90) so I could try a bunch of dishes. The thali came out in about 10-15 minutes, and let me say that this was a very high-quality thali -- none of the dishes seemed lazily thrown together, or like cheap versions of a better dish; I apparently got their A game. The main dishes included a delicious daal, a spicy veggie curry, a very spicy chole (chickpea curry), and a spicy potato curry. This was served with white basmati rice, bread, and pappadams. Huge amount of food and all delicious. Very comfortable environment, good service, and a super central location. This was a great find.

Attended a 'party' there. The food was excellent and the service was outstanding. Would highly…read morerecommend.

Mowgli's is best visited on wednesday banquet night for a full menu choice of courses or sunday for…read morea 5 course set meal and at £12.95 you really cannot argue but expect the service to be rushed as people cash in on this offer. Banquet night in my opinion is the best value for money Indian sit in restaurant offer around the Crwys rd area. The interior is spaces and light. They have very basic wooden furniture that can be less than comfortable. The toilets are kept clean and presentable. From my experience I would definitely go again, try some of the monkfish dish or the spiced king prawns. As curry houses go Mowgli's is a winner unfortunately it's location is less than desirable for a evening date, but for larger groups I would take a look.

This is far better than some of the reviews, especially for only having 2 Indian places in city…read morecenter. The staff was very friendly and attentive. The service was great and the curries were very tasty. The portions were nice for travelers as they are quite small, but we still had to roll ourselves out of the restaurant. I loved the variety of curries and got to try something new!

My mum recommended that I visit Mango House and who am I to ignore her fine wisdom. To be honest I…read morehave lived here a while and hadn't even noticed this place which is odd since it's next to my favouite Wetherspoons. I was warned that it wasn't cheap, but actually it's not too pricey and worth it for the food. The menu was quite extensive and there were lots of unusual veggie choices. I had a really good fish dish here which was a change from my usual Masala pic. Now that i've found it, I'll defiantly go back and try out some more dishes, or better still I might just give them a call now and get it delivered!

Great food and lovely staff. Dine in or order a takeaway from there most weekends. Best Indian…read morearound.

I don't know how impartial I can be about Indian restaurants, as I always favour the ones that have…read morea tandoori oven, which the Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant obviously does! In fact, it ticks most of the Indian cuisine boxes! And, if you read the signage, you'd be excused for believing that this Tandoor house was at least three different businesses.. but at least you would appreciate the range of food on offer! The main hoarding sign reads Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant, whereas the protruding sign is entitled New Himalaya Balti Cuisine, and if you let yourself loose on the internet... well... you'll scoop up a few other variations on the same theme... bless 'em! Like so many eat-ins that offer a take-away service in Cardiff, Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant is doing everything to ensure the upkeep of throughput. The recession has seemingly hit this town hard... or the people of Cardiff seem less willing to trust in the future, and so they have tightened their belts accordingly. People are eating out less these days, and small low end restaurants like this one are seeing a significant dip in custom, perhaps with the exception of the higher end establishments. Usually patronised by people on a low to midrange income, even the take-away side of small restaurants have been severely affected. Thankfully the Himalaya are doing okay, and are offering enough special deals to coax their loyal customer base to prize their wallets from their pockets. Students get a 20% discount if they eat in, everyone can eat as much as they want for £6.95 between 6.00pm and 11.00pm on a Sunday, and they offer a whooping 30% discount on menu prices for take-out meals when you come to collect. And the food

I haven't eaten in here (I have never visited inside the shop in fact because my boyfriend went to…read morecollect it) but I had some food from there under duress. He really wanted it - however, had I seen the state of this place (which I saw when I came to take my pictures for this week) I would have fought a lot harder. So, given that, I was surprised (and am further surprised having seen quite how dingy it looks) how nice the food was. It was quite stodgy but absolutely delicious. Definitely not a light meal for the weight-conscious. For a blow out, though (which we all need sometimes) it was great. Don't let the, quite frankly, skanky - sorry, but I can't think of a better word - exterior put you off. The food's pretty good.