Food was amazing, great service and wonderful ambiance. The food was incredible, fresh and tasty. Friendly service from the staffs. read more

Kayal - Indian Near Me - Leamington Spa, ABE

Amazing Experience & Awsome Food! Lovely Staff and amazing bar! Will definitely recommend if you wanna try smn new. Ambience is good and its dry most of time. read more

I have been a patron of this restaurant for over 7 years . I have eaten in this restaurant for office parties , personal event etc. I actually live in Ireland and make it a point to visit this restaurant whenever I am in town just for the nostalgia of good memories! Yesterday I visited the restaurant with my old in laws for evening meal . We had ordered dosa and my old relative found uncooked potatoes in her masala dosa. We know mistakes do happen in restaurants- my relative moved the uncooked portions and ate the rest. When the server came to remove the plates we just noted it so that they can correct it for other customer. The guy took it personally went to chef and came back with feedback that the potatoes was rock hard because they were "over cooked" - just bonkers. He also refused to serve us any water while he was happily attending all tables around us , we were just shocked ! We payed the full bill and proceeded to exit the place. Even though I expressedy displeasure not even an apology - we were almost thrown out of restaurant with my old relative. I rally hope our experience was unique and not all customers are treated this way ! Kayal has only gone downhill over the past few visits . Food is bland with very little flavour ! I will never return to this place yesterday was one of the worst restaurant experiences in my life !!!!! read more

Authentic food from Kerala. Staff were lovely and helpful. The interior was not bad. read more

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Was looking for something different and glad I chose this place. It's not your typical Indian food place, but the full name says that... Southern. I had this great fish stew dish. So much flavor and the presentation was different... the banana leaf bowl a great taste. Can't wait to return. read more

Kayal - Indian Near Me - Leamington Spa, ABE

I was fairly hungry after arriving at the Birmingham Airport, as had gone to the Xpress Spa at Amsterdam Schipol Airport and then didn't have enough time to hit up the lounge to grab something. Then the KLM flight over only had a super small pretzel snack served to us and hence my brother decided to take me to this restaurant, which was a 25 min drive and the kitchen was still open for another hour. We actually ended up also meeting up with a friend and so there were 3 of for dinner. All three of us got the Kayal soup for an entree. This was beautifully served in a copper pot, and was a rich, hearty, flavorful stew with mussels and small shrimp. Massively delicious and would absolutely get again. For our main, I and our friend got the Masala Dosa, while my brother got the Mix Uttapham. While I liked my the potato masala and the red chutney, I am on the fence about the Dosa and the sambhar. The taste was quite different to what I expected Dosa to taste like. Maybe it's the lentils being used? Am not sure? And maybe I'm more used to the mainland EU dining style now, but I thought the server would bring us some amuse bouche, perhaps some poppadoms while we wait. No such luck and actually a closer look at the menu made me realize that you have to even pay for the poppadoms! Service was uneven. I asked the name of the red chutney, as thought it might be tomato, but wasn't sure. The server said he'd find out, but never got back to me. Also it was hard to tag him down to get water refills. Admittedly it was near to their closing time, but a check on our table once or twice would have been appreciated. The bill came in a lovely wooden box with carving of an elephant and we were also given chocolate mints. I debated bumping them up to 4 stars, but honestly, apart from the Kayal soup, everything else we had plus service was really just a-okay. Nothing massively spectacular that would push it up a grade. That's not to say I wouldn't come back - their menu has some really interesting items and my brother, who has been here before, said their fish curries are really good. So I do want to come by and try other stuff, just maybe not the Dosa. Yelp 146/ 2019 Note: this is overall the 101th place reviewed by me in the UK! read more

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Absolutely wonderful food. How can anyone not give this 5 stars? Certainly not your everyday fare - but great South Indian food. We found the service friendly and timely read more

Great South Indian food that I would recommend to anyone! I went with a friend for the business lunch and we really enjoyed it. The business lunch is such a great value and the dosa was amazing. Definitely give it a try! read more

Tried the business lunch offer for £5.95 which consists of two different curries and a special curry of the day, one side dish, rice of the day and dosa with chutneys!! Considering the price I was a very happy customer, the food was lovely and very filling. read more

Amazing South Indian food in a relaxed environment. The Kayal fish soup is to die for!

Great food and value for the money. I have been to a few South Indian places before, this one is among the best!

1st impressions were good for our Thursday night curry club meeting. The restaurant is bright and airy with a contempory feel specialising in Kerala cuisine. Im not so sure that the vintage motorcycle parked at one of the tables really adds to the place though. We started with pappodoms, we shared two baskets between 4 of us which comes to £8.00, portions sizes were poor, the pickles were on the whole disappointing with one particularly sad flavourless coconut pot. We moved on to the starters, I had the Vada, a sort of doughnut with pickles, this was disappointing my companions were equally unimpressed with their startes. The mains saved the evening, my curry and rice was excellent though portion sizes were on the poor side and the breads were very expensive for what they were I prefer normal Indian Naan breads. Cost for the evening £100 between 4 (6 pints of beer). Would we go again? probably not read more

We have eaten in most of the Indian Restaurants in leamington spa and 'The Kayal' stands out as the best, and the only one we have returned to. We enjoy the cosy, warm and relaxed atmosphere of the upper level dining area and the friendly service (on our second visit the staff recognised us from our previous visit 3 months earlier... read more

Nice if you like fish, pretty hopeless if you don't. Cold, noisy and pretty poor quantities.

Love it. We've been here twice so far, once for dinner and once for the 'business lunch'. The staff are knowledgeable and attentive without being overbearing. The place was quite empty at lunch time but the food was superb (and cheap! Just under 6 quid for a platter of 4 mixed curries, dosa with dips and rice). Great for a relaxed sit down lunch don't be tempted into one of the many cafes along the way!Although we enjoyed lunch, the dinner menu is much nicer solely due to the wider range. Portion sizes are generous and value for money. We went for Valentine's Day a few months ago and the menu was definitely worth it. All the ladies received a rose, which was a nice touch. Overall, the atmosphere of the place is really worth the trip. And the food, well go, it speaks for itself! read more

Can't fault this for food or service - both superb. Wooden decor makes a great change to the vast majority of Indian restaurants.

Amazing food and service. Subtle flavours and great curries.

Avoid going there, very poor service. Waited for 30-40 mins to take the order. Wanted to speak to their manager but none available

We had thali in Kayal and enjoyed it very much. The staff are friendly. One criticism - I'm a vegetarian and the veggie version of the thali was a bit repetitive - the vegetables they use are not very imaginative. read more