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!)

First off, for those of you that like a beer to wash down your curry, beware: this place does not…read moresell or allow alcohol on the premises. If that doesn't bother you, however, the food is really pretty good. Mirchi is a family-run independent restaurant serving traditional Indian and Pakistani cuisine, and they now do home delivery. Some of their best selling dishes include the simple but tasty Tandoori Grills, and their Karahis and Biryanis, but they also do some more traditional dishes such as Nehari, Paya, Haleem and Falouda, as well as glasses of refreshing Mango Lassi. For vegetarians, this is also a good option because there are plenty of veggie dishes to choose from. They have some price busting promotions, too - such as chana biryani for just £3.99, or their special student meal deal of a plate of boiled rice with Chicken or Chana Curry for just £3.50 (until 7pm) - they may not be the most exotic meals on the menu but they are such good value, for cash strapped students it's got to be worth a try!

Mirchi opened its doors back in 2006, offering a comprehensive Halal Indo-Pak menu. Since then it…read morehas received a number of awards, along the lines of 'Welsh Curry House of the Year' etc... the evidence of which is adoring the walls inside. These awards are all a little surreal... there seem to be so many of them liberally handed out with gay abandon, but with often very little information to tell us who by... even Mohammad the owner was none the wiser when I asked him about them on a recent visit... curious! Nevertheless, Mirchi does deserve recognition. It is a large eatery that serves good food accompanied by decent service. Prices are reasonable for main meals, and they do a selection of really affordable fast food options that are well worth trying, like the Mirchi Special Roll made with Tandooried Chicken Tikka rolled in a nan bread with salad and sauce for £3.50. They also do a good range of really reasonably priced Byriani's, a favourite of mine, starting at £4.90 for the vegetarian option and ending with £8.00 for the prawn Byriani. And, best of all, they do Chai for £1.00 a cup! There's all the usual student discounts, and they have just started doing home deliveries.

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.

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

The 1st time I visited Kismet was 2am on a Saturday night…read more I walked in and there on the floor in the middle of the restaurant rolling about laughing like a maniac was a drunk man. The staff seemed to carry on around him. We got served by a smiling waiter who seemed not to notice it was 2am in the morning or if he did it ddn't seem to bother him. Just before the foods arrival my friend pointed out to the waiter that his plate was a little dirty. The waiter picked it up blew on it, gave it a rub with his napkin placed it back under my friends nose, winked, smiled then walked off. We just laughed. Anyhow - you'd think after this experience I would give it a bad review - but no - every town needs a curry house exactly like Kismet which caters for the drunks when all other places have shut down and their chefs gone home. Plus its cheap, plus the food was good.

Really this place should get five stars just for the effort they put into creating meal deals. As…read moreyou can see from the picture, there are just loads. What is there? The £2.95 buffet (I know; we couldn't believe it either...), £5.95 for the 4 course set meal and all drinks buy one get one free. Absolute craziness. The service we received was just great. I went there with my housemate Rachel (who you can actually see in this picture!) and we had an excellent time. Our server was friendly, engaging in conversation rather than just delivering information. The food itself wasn't the BEST indian that I've ever had but it was pretty darn good, especially considering the outrageously low prices of everything.

I haven't been here for a while but when I did go it was a great indian restaurant with friendly…read morestaff and amazingly tasty food.

Bombay grill Indian restaurant situated in city road, and to be honest does not give a good…read moreimpression to those passing by. But inside is a complete different story, the interior has been imaginatively decorated, a complete contrast to its slightly rundown look from the outside. The food is excellent and very good value, and for a large restaurant, it is surprisingly intimate. Certainly one of the best Indian in the area.

Menu is dated, food is dated decor is dated and to top it off the toilet is outside :-(((read more

Very old fashioned curry house, with excellent and reasonably priced food…read more The birianis with phall and vindaloo sauces are outstanding!

Absolutely amazing food loved the curry. Service was absolutely outstanding aspecially when i had…read morering string and the employees had to bring cold water for my bum and 3 rolls of toilet paper ass I was stuck on the toilet for over 3 hours. Ambiance was calming, so silent I could hear my diarrhea splat on the toilet bowl. 10/10 would recommended to my boyfriend Ben.

Balti Empire is one of five high-end Indian restaurants that joined forces about three years ago,…read morethereby creating a unique alliance, with the common objective of raising the standard of Asian cuisine. Serving pan-Asian and Bangladeshi cuisine that is unsurpassable; these five restaurants have clearly taken the best ideas and advice from the pool, and applied them to arrive at a winning formula. So, not only have they achieved their aims admirably, they have also been rewarded with the recognition that they deserve. Regional credits include 'Indian Restaurant of the Year' from the South Wales Echo and the same from the South Wales Argus. The look of the restaurants have also contributed to the overall appeal, and has certainly gone some way toward helping them achieve such high acclaim. Again, they have taken the best of the best, and arrived at a look that is tastefully contemporary, and very much their own. Balti Empire is a sombre and elegant looking place, painted in muted tones, and adorned with refined artwork, providing a sophisticated back-drop to an evening of fine dining. I cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough!

Holey shmoley, this takeaway's good. Specially for a Monday night (traditionally not a good night…read morefor takeaways - not that i'm suggesting that the weekend's leftovers are sometimes farmed out on a Monday night or anything remotely like that). Basically, it went like this: got home from work, didn't fancy cooking, did fancy a curry, local curry house is out of favour as it's got a bit poor (OK, a lot poor) so looking for somewhere decent. Surf tinterweb and up pops Juboraj Express - the takeaway branch of South Wales Indian giant Juboraj. The website is funky and informative (drag your mouse over the menu to turn the pages!) and the selection on offer is extensive. Ring through your order, wait an hour and bingo - delicious food to your door. We ordered chicken tikka bhuna, lamb rogan josh, chana massala, keema nan and pilau rice. It cost just over £19, which is pricier than lots of other takeaways, but it was worth every penny. I figured that out about two seconds after the first forkful of chana massala. Then again with the first bite of chicken and when i got to the lamb it was so good it made me giggle. There was enough left over for lunch the next day (except for the rice - note to self: more rice next time), which makes the higher prices easier to swallow. Top marks to Juoraj Express. Needless to say i'll be calling again. Oh, I forgot to say that the food is delivered in a dinky little box. Coooooool!

Food is good so you can forgive the additional cost as your getting what you pay for but a bit…read moreharder to swallow consistantly delivering much later than they state. I have ordered from them twice and each time they have taken well in excess of 2hours. The last time they ordered they told me it would take 80mins to arrive, which was fine as we ordered early knowing they take ages, however it eventually arrived after over 120mins and obvioubly only just warm enough to eat. They appear to have a slick operation with websites, branding etc... but really need to spend some of this time and money on getting the delivery time down as that distracts from the good food. Would I use them again, yes but only when you can plan 2hrs in advance and if you cant I would use Bombay in Whitchurch which delivers much quicker and is as good.