I visited last weekend, and the restaurant was clean, the staff was friendly, and the food tasted fresh and flavorful. The curries were rich, the naan was soft, and everything was served hot. The service is so good and made the whole experience even better. I will be going back for sure!
Absolutely delicious food, great atmosphere. Lovely service. Pro tip: try the monkfish starter.
Fantastic. There was some craft at work in this kitchen. I mean, how do you produce a lamb samosa with a time delay as to when the spices appear and begin playing with your taste buds? Such variety of flavours, not your all-too-frequent experience in an Indian restaurant where the sauce colour may be different between dishes but the taste difference is indiscernable. The £36 taster menu was replete with tasty courses, in fact, not one was bland and all were distinct. The stand-out dish? Hard to isolate one. We began with the lightest, non-greasy poppadoms we've had (dips didn't have much pazazz thinking about it). The starters were excellent; chicken tikka, lamb samosa and onion pakora. Dead heat. The palate cleansing sorbet was bursting with discernable fruitiness. Main dishes; Syrian beef, dhabha chicken and a black lentil dal were all really good. Preference was in that order. The dark colour of the Syrian beef was a little disconcerting but the depth of flavour, with just the right tingle factor, set this one apart. Basmati rice was fluffy and was accompanied by Thoran. Never seen this dish before. Cabbage, carrot and coconut, with niys of other veg cut small, infused by curry leaves was a delightful alternative to rice. Naan bread basket was well filled with light and tasty peshwari and chilli naans that had the right balance of soft and crispy fringes. An excellent meal was sweetly wrapped up with a chocolate samosa on bruleed banana. Brilliant. Such innovation characterised this excellent meal. Not just churning out the routinely expected stuff. There were so many flavoursome surprises throughout. The staff we so pleasant, repeatedly checking in on their offer many at the start of extra portions if needed. We only had the one. We were well stuffed.
We had a takeaway from here, it was delicious! We ordered online and it was ready in about 20 minutes. We had the chicken chettinad, paneer five spice, pilau rice, peshwari naan, and poppadoms. The dips that come with the poppadoms were lovely and included one we’d not tried before which was nice. The rest of the food was delicious, I couldn’t recommend the paneer enough. The chettinad was quite aromatic/perfumey so if you don’t like that sort of thing, maybe not for you. The service was quick and friendly and I’d not hesitate to go back.
Some of the best indian food in Cardiff. We booked a big table and they made space for us. Poppadoms and dips brought enough for all of us. Food portions plentiful and deliciously spicy. Even brought desserts as it was a special occasion.
Excellent food.. authentic Indian flavours that, for a change, are not diluted to western tastes. Ambience is good. Limited seating. Though we got a seat on arrival, advise you to book in advance. The service is a tad slow, but it’s compensated by an ever friendly disposition of the staff.
Intimate little curry house full of divine flavours. For Valentines day we booked this place on recommendation. It's surprisingly small and intimate. We were greeted and waited on by very sweet, softly spoken staff. We declined the set taster menu and choose from the main menu. We had the samosa and pakora for starters and I had the hyderabad lamb laziz for the main. The flavours were astonishing. Rich and velvety with tender lamb pieces that melted into nothing. All the sundries and starters were cooked to perfection and beautifully presented. There are so many good curry houses in Cardiff nowadays and this is definitely one of them.
Great food, real nice traditional Indian food with there very own way. Would highly recommend to anyone in the area.
Me and the wife went for our first anniversary there, the food was amazing and the service is just exceptional. The staff were angels, we loved the surprise anniversary plate, made our night. Will absolutely be back there again.
Salkaara is located at 125 Station Rd, Cardiff CF14 2FE, UK
You can contact Salkaara at +44 29 2056 7100
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