Cardamom Restaurant in Cardiff

Red Chilli es el antiguo Cardamom. . . . . visitamos el domingo pasado y tuvimos una comida fabulosa y excelente servicio amable y un precio muy razonable

This premises has been renamed Red Chilli. I do not know whether it is still being run by same management and/or staff as Cardamon or a completely different team.

Been here a few times recently and the food is better than ever, absolutely delicious! Great service!

we had a take away from here and the food was amazing its the second time we have been here and we will be going back, they told us they are under new management and the name is now the red chilli a must for curry lovers

v.good curry and good service. This used to be a favourite of ours and a great Friday night takeaway. After a few not so good meals we left it. Now under new management we gave it a try on Friday night. Met the waiter who was confident and helpful and the new owner. The place feels better and the curry was lovely. one small point I would look at.. is to cater for vegetarians on menu.. think they could do with their own section, my partner was a little dissapointed, However she loved her curry as did I, good work

we had been recommended to go there and decided to try it. it turned out one of our best restaurant experience in cardiff. superb food with great service. will come back defo.....

Well worth the visit if you like good Indian food. Good selection of specials and chefs recommendations along side the traditional dishes. We shared two starters which were great, and all four of us had different mains, and everyone finished their meals. Will return again.

A menudo nos visite este restaurante, pero recientemente se ha tomado por la nueva administración, con personal diferente, chef y menú. Fue agradable y la comida era buena. Me encontré con que la comida vegetariana de la india es muy bueno, nos quedamos sorprendidos de no encontrar una sección exclusiva en el menú con opciones vegetarianas. Cuando preguntamos, nos dijeron que podíamos elegir cualquier cosa del menú y agregaran verduras en lugar de carne. No es lo que te esperas para una opción vegetariana (especialmente como un restaurante vegetariano indio acaba de abrir sus puertas al otro lado de la calle). Habiendo dicho eso, la comida era muy buena y el servicio en general era atento y discreto. Sin duda, volveremos pronto. Clasificación de la higiene de los alimentos (4 de 5).

We found our visit to the cardamom restaurant very pleasant. We were pleasantly surprised by the quality and taste of food as well as overall service. I would recommend this restaurant if you're looking for quality indian food

La primera vez que hemos ido a la cardamomo por algún tiempo. Cenamos temprano y el restaurante estaba tranquilo. El personal es amable y educado. Pero la mayoría de la comida era buena.

Recommended by a friend for a decent Friday night takeaway.We weren't disappointed thoroughly enjoyed both our curries and starter and very realistically priced!Will definitely order again from Cardamom.

Friendly service. Varied menu with range of new dishes and old favourites. Delicious meal, especially the starters. Good value.

Went here last night for post birthday meal -made very welcome -food and service superb -fantastic value-already looking forward to the next time

Myself and my son decided on a bite to eat before going to the cinema . We decided on this restaurant as we had a Tastecard to use, fancied an Indian and used to go to this restaurant years ago . I regularly eat Indian food , and enjoy a vast array of curries etc. This restaurant definitely didn't disappoint . For starters I had 'Mixed kebab' which was possibly the best one I've ever had in a restaurant . My son had 'King prawn puri' which he said was equally delicious . For main I had a Pathia - again perfect .. and he had a chicken biryani with the best masala sauce ever ! Naan breads were spot on too. The service was excellent without being overly attentive - apparently they have changed staff because the service wasn't up to scratch . I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this place . We will be revisiting next week with the rest of the family.

Just spent a very enjoyable evening with lovely friends. Great food , friendly staff, AKAY and staff very attentive and friendly. Delicious food lots of choice . great service. Recommended for lovely affordable relaxing evening

Hadn't been to this restaurant for a while, so revisited before a film. Service was good and attentive. Had a good range of beers. The food was good with good portion sizes. Would recommend this place.

This popped up on my tastecard app, Super lush Indian cuisine and great friendly service! Thoroughly recommend if your passing through Cardiff from the hills!

Just had a really great meal and excellent service at this restaurant. Food was fabulous and they went out of their way to ensure our visit was a pleasurable experience.

What a great evening. Fantastic service, even with complimentary drinks. Loved the quality of food and the atmosphere in the restaurant. I recommend Cardamom to you

Ordered a takeaway at 7.40pm Received confirmation that £41.00 had been debited from my husbands bank account. Waited until 8.50pm rang a total of 4 times ....they were very busy and had a backlog of orders.....their driver was not answering his phone.....they could not locate their driver but it was in his car and he'd left 10 minutes before.A different excuse every time .....by 9.30pm they were saying they had no record if the order and could we repeat it. We confirmed with the bank £41.00 had been debited and printed the confirmation ....I went to the restaurant...5 minutes away. The restaurant only had people on 2 tables...no backlog of orders, in fact ...no orders! They refused to give me the money back stating they had not received money or order...even though I was holding the printed confirmation. In front of the 4 diners he said that payment must have been declined.At 9.20pm whilst I was having this conversation my husband received an email to say they they had refused the order as it was out if the area? ( 2 miles )My husband rang them to say they were dishonest and while they were telling me in their restaurant that it had not been paid ....someone was emailing my husband to say ....that it was outside the area. ( so much for it being out with the contactless driver )After another 15 mins on the phone they said they would come to the house with the £41.00. At 11.05 no one had turned up, but again they said they would ring their driver? FINALLY WE SAID WE WOULD CONTACT THE POLICE AND TRADING STANDARDS.They arrived with £41.00 at 11.25pm.3 1/2 hours later...this is shocking AVOID....don't pay for anything by card totally dishonest and arrogant!

Yummmmm! ....Wonderful .. mixed kebab,Chilli chicken garlic..I wish I could cook like this , I tried coconut rice for the first time what a wow. Good curries my friends recommended this place. I see why. sometimes you grow bold of a average indian and I think this place is fantastic in comparison to the simple simon. Service is Central the atmosphere is the best on cowbridge.

A FANTASTIC dine in ...I enjoy eating here with my children,The flavours are tip top we have been dining here for quite a while now,never let down from food to the service , The waiter gave us glasses of wine on the house. My children enjoyed the food. A experience you wont find anywhere on the same street.Chicken Biriyani and the chicken korma my children had was delicious. we saw they had a full house and were very busy.

Very disappointing visit. We were headed for Fintans for fish and chips but it was closed (9.30pm on a Sunday) so we opted for the closest available food which was Cardamom. Two of us had chicken korma and I was unimpressed to say the least. It was warm, not hot, and the chicken was tough - frozen I suspect - and inedible. We should have realised when we walked into a completely empty restaurant that it wasn't going to be great. I certainly won't be darkening their door again.

delightful experience ,great size dishes only place on cowbridge road ,I would recomend this place to everyone , a experience you cannot miss, tried every restaurant and in the end i stick to cardamom because the curries are right

Just eaten in the Cardamom and enjoyed the modern surroundings and pleasant atmosphere. Not sure why the place was quiet but we had excellent customer service, the staff really went the extra mile. Food tasted fresh and hot. Highly recommend the specials.

Had a takeaway from here for the first time. Easy ordering by phone and it was ready promptly at the time I had arranged. A few little extras accompaniments which was nice. The food is not a wow, but you know what you'll get, so dependable. Will probably order from here again

I've ordered from here for years, always have the same food. For some reason my food has come completely different, dry instead of having a nice sauce. Response was they have a new chef in and was very busy because of the rugby. So gave them the chance to send me out a new order. When that arrived it was the same but with a tiny bit of sauce, too many onions and garlic and watery. Other meal first came really oily. sadly I will not be going back. Very disappointed

Been to this restaurant before and food was excellent. Its a bit out of our way so haven't been back until we bought a takeaway meal last night. It was a fantastic meal fresh tasty gorgeous.

I've ordered take aways from here a number of times and the last 2 orders felt like shortcuts had been taken: meat sliced into curry sauce before putting it in container... flavours didn't transfer to meat, all 'n' all a bit dull. That aside, we decided to dine in recently and found no improvement: cauliflower was overcooked, naan was bought in and there was no depth of flavour to the dishes. Sadly, I won't be supporting my local curry spot anymore.

I used to love going to the cardamom. It's a bit out of the way so I haven't been for a couple of years. After watching Wales play this weekend though I highly recommended this place for a curry. Well that was a mistake. I really do hope it was an off night but there was only one other table occupied just before 8pm on a Sunday so I suspect policy changes have had an impact for the worse.The waiter came to ask us if we wanted poppadoms and if he could take a drinks order. We were advised they no longer do alcoholic beers, which seems bizarre for a curry house in the UK. All they could offer was strongbow which we grudgingly accepted.Ten minutes later we were ready to place our order. No poppadoms had arrived and no drinks either.The waiter then brought our drinks order, clearly missing a pint of strongbow. He set down the drinks and we pointed out that one cider was missing. It was at this point he told me they had none left!Didn't bother to check if that might be a problem when we clearly had indicated we wanted either beer or cider, and no not alcohol free!At this point with his offer of 'can I get you something else', we'd had enough and decided to leave before consuming anything.As I said at the start, I used to love this place and I do hope that this is a blip. I don't think the manager was present. It was like a comedy sketch the way the events unfolded. I've not experienced such poor and naive service for a long time and whilst I hope management take on board these comments, sadly I won't be returning to see whether it has improved.Beware if you're hoping for a full service, we couldn't help but think they may have tried to get us to share a rice or curry had we remained seated!

The food is good, but quiet or romantic conversation impossible due to the hard surfaces and nise levels. It should not be neccessary to shout at your water, just like a nisey pub in that regard.Best early on a quiet night in the week, there are lenty of others around.

Lovely food as always the new menu looks very nice cant wait to try new ideas! Very friendly staff and a great takeaway

The restaurant could do with a little more ambiance. The lighting is too bright. The menu had far too much choice, with emphasis on less complicated menu the food would be even better. The food was delicious and the staff helpful with advice on meal choices. We all enjoyed the meal and there was plenty left over! Doubly good as we got a second dinner tonight too! The staff were so helpful, they even gave us a lift home!! Thank you for that, was a really nice gesture as we had gone across town to try their restaurant.

Really lovely staff and food served The traditional desserts are a must try We visited mid week so nice and quite as wellGood portion size too

I have been going to the Cardamom on and off since it opened and absolutely love the food and the very generous size of the portions. You really don't need a starter or lots of poppadums before your main meal. The staff are friendly and attentive too. The interior is western style and light, which makes a nice change from dark curry houses with gold elephants and red flock wallpaper like the Star of Wales next door.It used to be very busy but there were only 3 tables of 4 at 9pm on Saturday night which is sad and I hope the place keeps going. They had 20% off all food and bogof on wines and spirits - there was also a sign saying we will no longer be selling alcohol (which they were), which all kind of implies things may change.I shall keep returning to the Cardamom for as long as I can though for the Dhakeshwari and Anawaka.

we wanted a different night out , curry's are all the same ?? Here the food was very nice, the starter mains , service all stunning. Very good portion size, and real food .. not microwaved etc , however the restaurant was a bit tired, it needed a bit of TLC to bring it in line with it quality of food !!

i took a friend to this restaurant as i have been here many time in the past the staff are friendly and the atmosphere is just right as for the food what can i say it is first class and the standard as always been high

I always have a fantastic meal when I am dining in and having delivery .. Never had a complaint always a fan meal .. I'll never order from anywhere else this is my favourite by far

Possibly the worst takeaway I've had, I spent almost £30 on food that was half an hour late, then when it did arrive the quality of the food was substandard.The chips were cold and stale, they tasted as though they had been sat around in the bag for hours. The popadoms were soggy, and also stale tasting. The rest of the food was luke warm.I tried to email the restaurant to complain but the email address given on the website did not work. When I then called I wss told that the reason the delivery wss late was because the drivers GPS was not working. I live less than a 5 minute drive from the restaurant. Surely if the driver did not kniw how to locate my address he could have rung me as my contact details were gicen on my online order.The gentleman I spoke to was apologetic, but offered no form of refund despite admitting the whole issue was embarrassing, He instead offered me a free main meal next time I placed an order, I stressed that there would not be a next order.Terrible value for money. I could have gone to a restaurant and had dinner and drinks for the same price as my almost inedible takeaway. Never again!

Zero rating , and never again. Ordered a Home delivery and it didn't arrive. I called the restaurant (thought they should have at least called me) and they said they will check with the driver and call me back to let me know the status. They didn't call back. So a called them back, and they said they were still checking with the driver and put me on hold, then just hung up the phone. I called again, and they simply didn't speak. I went to the store near 2hours after the meal had been ordered and they said sorry (also none of them seems to know what was going on) and offered a beer, which I declined. After demanding a full refund this was agreed. I have had food from this store and it was ok but after this incident I wont be going back. An apology would be sufficient.

Excellent food and great atmosphere the only let down is when you eat in a group the service can be a little slow when busy. Eat here regularly and the food has never disappointed!

Friendly and smart with some new takes on Indian food. Their tamarind sauce is a delight. Also the home delivery service is so much better than the many rivals.

I had a meal from this place was do dissatisfied with the meal, I know curries are made using a small amount of oil but these dishes were flooded with oil. The somasa I ordered were frozen not freshly made.and the poppadoms were stale never again sorry but if your looking for good Indian food I surgest maybe looking elsewhere.

The food is good but overpriced and with the selection of Indian restaurants in Cardiff we won't be returning. They do also try and get everyone in one place despite the restaurant being almost empty.

Used to eat here a lot some years ago. Returned this week and wasn't impressed. The fish starter was fan fried in batter as found in a good chippy nice, but hey I am here for something a bit ethnic!Then my lamb dish was a bit bland and my friends different lamb dish was not nice, her lamb had the texture of rope.

I also visited the Cardamom using an nCrowd voucher, I was very surprised by the bright modern suroundings not what I was expecting. The staff were very friendly and helpful in explaining how the voucher worked, I went with my son so we basically ordered more than we should have but I am glad we did because I got to try a few things that I would not normally eat.The taste of each dish from the starters to the main meals were mouth watering and all in the visit was good value for the money, would I go back YES and I would recommend it to all.

Went here for a birthday midweek evening dinner. Service good. Food very good although a little too oily for my taste.

A very warm welcome. Excellent service and great food. Very good value for money. We had a selection of meals from spicy to mild and all were delicious.

I recently visited the cardamom using an nCrowd voucher. I was really looking forward to visiting and hear many good things about the restaurant. On arrival we informed them that we had a voucher and the sat us by the window, at first this was fine until the sun was blinding us, we then asked the waiter if we could move table as we were struggling with the sun, he hesitated at first then pointed at a table across the room and left us to move all of our drinks and popadoms ourselves. We then had our starter which was lovely but when our main was about to arrive they hadn't even offered us the glass of wine that came with the voucher, we asked if we could have it and it arrived about 10 mins later!! I had the chicken korma which I know is a very mild dish but this didn't even have much flavour! As we went to pay, we noticed the people who were paying before us had a voucher too but the waiter tried to over charge them for 2 glasses of wine they hadn't ordered and so when our turn came to pay we asked him to run through the bill and they'd tried to charge us for double the popadoms so we corrected them. Unfortunately the whole experience felt that we were treated as second class citizens and the food wasn't great either! If you're looking for an Indian in the area the star of Wales is much nicer (and only 2 or 3 doors down)

Been going here for several years now and have never had anything but delicious food and extremely friendly service. I don't understand how anyone can dislike the food from here - they obviously don't know what a proper Indian meal is meant to taste like. It's our first choice for takeaway too.

Visited the Cardamom again in March - it never disappoints. Excellent service with friendly staff and great food; the house specials I would especially recommend. I've been there many times now and it is certainly a hidden gem.

Excellent food, a bit pricier than I expected but I'd happily pay for the wonderful service, fantastic food and great atmosphere. This little gem is tucked away in Canton and I can't praise it enough - been there a few times now and it never disappoints!

Decied to eat here as we could use vouchercloud. Have been many times before. As previously mentioned it isn't really fine dining, just an average curry. Good, but not remarkable. It didn't start off too well, when we had to ask them to wipe the table as it was so sticky. There were 6 of us in our party and they were relatively busy, but the service wasn't great. We waited a long time between our starters and main course and had to ask them to clear the table before the next course was cleared. We did use Vouchercloud so it worked out a bit cheaper, but I always walk away disappointed, regretting not having spent my money more wisely somewhere else.

March 14th 2015- arrived at the restaurant without a reservation and was told that they could squeeze us in. Began with starters accompanied with some nice bottled beer . Things were going ok and then we were asked to move in the middle of eating so they could fit a party of 8 in. We moved without complaining understanding that it was a rugby celebration night . The staff were very friendly however it became apparent that they were very new and inexperienced . The biryani dishes came and the rice was cold and contained a sparse amount of tiny pieces of meat . The accompanying curry sauce was the same as my partners although I had asked for this to be hotter and it had the consistency of water which dissipated into the rice when applied . This was changed with a 10 minute delay meaning I sat waiting to eat my cold rice. The restaurant remained half full and the seats we vacated were never occupied . I asked for the bill on three occasions and waited for 20 minutes before deciding to pay on the way out .At the till I could see that the employee was having a nightmare as his receipts were spread along the bar and we had to assist him in finding the bill. When this was found I complained about my awful dining experience and he still attempted to charge me the full amount in nervous polite manner. I asked to speak with the manager who was too busy in the kitchen to see me but authorised the deduction of one bottle of beer from the bill . I wasn't happy with this and eventually negotiated a £9 reduction from the £37 bill without the manager being able to speak to me. This was the first time in 25 years of dining out that I have ever had cause to complain as this is against my normal principles. I was surprised by my experience as I have dined their before on a Groupon and had an enjoyable time. I feel annoyed today that I actually paid for the substandard poor food.( Mr D Summerfield )

Our first time here. Service was pleasant, and didn't feel pressuredInto rushing through ourmeal, maybe as it was mid week and quieter.Food was tasty and plentiful, wine was nice. Reasonably priced. Nice first time, will return again.

I have been to the cardamom quite a few times over the last few years and have always really enjoyed both the experience and the food. BUT last night was an absolute disaster! i can understand that valentines night can be a very busy night of the year but the restaurant was only half full so it felt like they were concentrating on getting take away orders out faster than customers food who were sat within the restaurant. We waited over an hour for our food, I was told 45 minutes in that it was on its way and as I tried to speak to the waiter that told us this he walked off! When the food finally came the chicken tikka masala was more like a pale orange korma, nothing like the lovely tikka masala I remeber having there many times before! Out naan bread came half way through our meal and was just thrown onto the table after the waiter said 'did you ask for this' no apology for its lateness whatsoever. I then asked for two glasses of coke from another waiter, he went off and told the bar staff, the rude waiter from the previous part then came over and asked if he could take my glass, which I was happy for him to do as it was empty, he then proceeded to take my partners which was half full and just topped it up over at the bar!!! When the waiter came back I told him I wasn't happy paying full price for a pint of coke when it was half full to begin with, he was happy to give them on the house though.Half way through my boring pile of creamy tasteless curry I found a hair.I called the waiter over and he didn't really give me a chance to say what I wanted to do, he took my plate looked at my partners hair (as if to say it was his embedded in my curry) which I was quite annoyed by so I made it clear it wasn't his and he then went to the kitchen. He then came back and asked if I wanted more rice... I didn't have any curry from my tiny portion left to use and I had really lost my appetite at this point. I told him I didn't want anything else and he said I will give a small discount on your bill. This really got me annoyed, a small discount for waiting an hour and finding a hair in my meal too!! I let this be known and he said he would see what he could do. I asked for the bill straight away and waited about ten minutes for them to faff about with how much discount to give. They thought £3.50 was fair... For a £20 meal I had to leave due to hygiene negligence. I told him I wasn't happy with this amount and thought it was ridiculous considering how much money they would have made in that one night alone. He then went back and forth to the kitchen and finally said that the manager would give the price of the curry off. Which I was happy to do. The manager then came out of the kitchen and came over and told me that he would only give £5 off. After I had been told £7.50 would be taken. His excuse was that I had eaten half of my meal !!!!! Like it was my fault I only found the hair half way through! He then proceeded to say that if I had found it straight away then they would have given me the full £7.50. A very rude, very unlikeable and very unhelpful person, no wonder his staff are not well trained if they have that to look up to as a manager !!! We will never be dining here again and I really hope that the other 4 or 5 tables of people who were totally fed up with their experience by the end of the night share their thoughts on this shambles of a restaurant so others will avoid! The star of Wales is a lovely Indian two doors down, I really wish I had booked to go there instead! I honestly think that since they have started to do home deliveries the standard of food has gone down and also the customer service, I am sure that they made more on take away than actual diners last night, so no wonder he doesn't care about the customers sat in his restaurant!

Thank you for THE WORST take away I have EVER had ......the delivery driver was very polite ! However as I opened my take away to find half of the bottom curry all over the bottom of the bag, while the other curry's happened to be covered by 5mm of oil and tasted like mouthfuls of salt while the quail balti was inedible due to mouth full of bones ! I will NOT be using them ever again or recommending them thats for certain !

I went here after reading some very bad trip advisor reviews..but I always have to see for myself...and thankfully tonight the negative trip advisor reviews were proven wrong..The food was absolutely amazing... The staff were plentiful and waited on our every need. I have absolutely no complaints from a culinary point of view.. My only advice would be to have Wi-Fi available for the customers. In all I thought the service was exceptional and I can only think that the negative reviews have come from the many substandard Indian restaurants located in the area 10 out of 10!!!

Been here here a couple of times'it has always been good the staff and manager was really helpful telling us about out fast csrd .would be back for sure!!!!

Having come back to Cardamom after a long time, for a family meal. Was quite surprised to see that the menu has changed so much and has a lovely variety of new dishes. I tried the tandoori quail, it was very nice and the shorsha raja chingri, a lovely king prawn dish. The whole family enjoyed the food and service. The staff were very friendly and the manager was very accommodating. I just can't fault it. Thank you Cardamom

Having visited on previous occasions without any complaints our visit last night was very disappointing. The waiters require training in how to communicate with customers. Some of the food was cold and sent back. Not all the food arrived at the same time, curries sent to table long wait before rices arrive then rices missing as the chef had dropped them. As stated never had bad service or meal before therefore what has changed would welcome a response from the management.

We used vouchercloud so worked out a reasonable cost. The place calls itself 'fine dining' but it isn't really. With so many other Indian restaurants in the city now offering this fine dining experience, I think people's expectations are raised only to be disappointed. Food is average and served on the type of crockery used in schools and hospitals, no finesse. Not sure we'll be returning anytime soon even with our vouchercloud.

I booked up for a business aquaintance and myself on a tastercard. We sat awaiting to be seated, four of the waiters asked us one by one if we had been served, we said we think so.He ordered a Carlsberg on draught, it was flat so never drank half of it. Our starter of mixed kebab was on a nice dish, it included half each of the shish kebab which I thought was mean for £5.95. The pillaw rice turned our to be boiled rice with a glint of oil on it, how odd. He ordered a lamb korma, it looked like a bowl of soup when it arrived, he said it was tasty though.The waiters kept coming up asking my friend if he wanted another drink, I said look, he has over half of his beer left, very annoying especially as we were eating our food. All the waiters looked very young, ours only started that evening. Clean but boring food. It was a 2 for 1 deal.I would rather pay full price and go elsewhere. It lacked leadership

It was great to revisit this restaurant and also be able to use some vouchers from a well-known site. The service was very attentive and helpful in ordering. The food was very good. All four of us enjoyed our meals. Portions are of a good size, in fact I don't think any of us were able to finish our meals. Would definitely recommend this place for good food and service. Made great value as we were able to use some vouchers.

Was a bit dissapointed as I had heard great reviews about this place.Food was very ordinary and quite bland really when it was advertised as being chilli hot!My partners meal was better though.Would not rule out another visit as maybe it was an off night.The service although very polite was very slow, and even though it was not tha busy it took over half an hour for someone to take our order.There appeared to be a lot of staff though, but I think a lot of them were new and just training.Not sure a Friday night is the best time to do this for Business, but I suppose they have to learn!

Really disappointing.Staff were charming but food poor.Portions very small, chicken decidedly ropey, extremely salty (were they trying to hide the fact that the chicken was off?) - gave us dodgey tummies.Draught beer definitely off.What is going on?Seriously there are much better restaurants than this - don't risk it.

Excellent service, especially that tall,handsome waiter, zak, he was very good at serving my misses and I. The food was fab and the atmosphere was very good.

Me and my mates went to have a meal in this restaurant the waiters were very friendly the meal was delicious.we definitely going there again

Waiters were very good and food was ok ! Had two bottled beers then tried a draught beer which had a funny smell and tasted awful ! Main meals were not to bad but have had better ! Naan bread was excellent would give it another go as staff were so nice !!

First visit here 2 weeks ago. Had a £17 KGB voucher which made it ok as value for money. Food not as good as we'd hoped and we wouldn't have been too happy had we paid full price for our meal. Top end prices, mediocre food!! Probably wont be going back......

My wife and visited this the Cardomom restaurant as a treat for fathers day/evening and we were not sorry from the time we arrived to the time we left we were very looked after,The waiter showed us to our table with a hello and welcoming smile which goes a long way, We ordered our drinks and food we were not rushed in any way like some restuarants just want you in and out next customer and thats it.... Finished...This restaurant as we finished our starters a good few few minutes later the waiter approached have you finished do you want your main course or do you want to wait a bit which i thought was great as some times the main meal arrives as your half way through the starter which to me says it all thank you for your money hurry up next customer.....No not the Cardamom No rush policy Great Service Lovely Food well loked after, Thank you very much we will definately be returning.....................

I've visited this restaurant once but have had many takeaways. The quality of the food is fantastic considering the price you pay. Takeway is always prompt - takes usually about half an hour at the most when picking up from the restaurant. Their saag paneer is divine. As is the tandoori menu which has really good quality meat. Love this place - highly recommend it as a takeaway!

We reported a bad meal in January. We were told later there had been a family crisis. Yesterday we had a splendid meal at the Cardamom 'on the house'. The restaurant was quite busy with obviously very satisfied customers in addition to ourselves. Confidence has been restored.

I travel around a fair bit through work so have eaten at Indian restaurants all over the UK and have been going to the Cardamom for many years as it's close to home and it's still one of the best Indian restaurants around. The food is always excellent, the service is friendly and first class, and the decor clean and contemporary, with the added addition of some very original dishes that you seldom see on your average Indian menu. Fab-u-lous!

We visited here with friends on a short break to Cardiff.What a delight this restaurant is.Very good choice on the menu.The decor may not be the expected traditional curry house style nor the new boutique style but it was very clean and stylish .The staff were very helpful and attentive.Menu was varied and interesting .Price very good value.There are traditional Indian desserts available which is unusual and a bonus as I love them.I had one small problem-my fault as I mis-ordered a beverage.However the staff willingly exchanged the item and without any murmur of discontent that is all too often the reason we all hate to mention anything when out!Definitely head straight here next visit.Well done to the Cardamom.

Been to Cardamom many times and every time experience was amazing Food and service is amazingly good I hv tried more or less everything from menu and all of those dishes are delicious and different If you lv Indian food then Cardamom is place to visit .

Went to the Cardamom early on a Saturday night with my partner. Got a table very easily, there were only 3 tables taken up although there were a few people waiting for take aways. The restaurant seemed quite stark and without atmosphere, this may be due to so few people being there. Maybe a little music would have helped.My food was delicious even though it was quite slow to arrive. My partner said his curry wasn't as tasty as it had been in the past.Think we might try a different restaurant in the future as The Cardamom isn't what it once was.

We have been going to Cardamom for 3 years and it has NEVER faulted in quality and taste. My parents fly over from Canada and Cardamom is always their first stop on their Cardiff Culinary Adventure. I have had Indian food all over the UK and can honestly say this is the best I have ever tasted. Everything on the menu is made with love and care and I cannot rave enough about this incredible restaurant. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !Visited March 2014

I've been to this restaurant so many times and I just keep having to go back, it's so irresistible!Dining in the restaurant is a bit more expensive than to takeaway mind but, the service you get from the smart, friendly staff is worth it.I live a good few miles away and travel here just for the food!The staff know me and my friend on first name terms now and always strikes up a conversation with us.The food is amazing, Cardamom is the only Indian I know that serves pasta, which is pretty awesome!The establishment is very clean and tidy.I'm writing this review because I've seen so many negative comments, people who have a negative experience feel anger and want to let people know but not everyone who has a good experience thinks to put up a review. People always focus on the negatives :/Anyway, I've just got a takeaway from there now, so I'm gonna stuff my face with amazingness :DSee you soon guys!

We've eaten several times at this restaurant. Nice surroundings, with pleasant decor. The food is consistently good, with a lovely blend of flavours. A bit disappointed with the service this time though. The waiters didn't seem to have much knowledge of wines. I asked for a simple Merlot, which seemed to confuse them and eventually we had to settle for 'house red'. When this arrived it was very watery and tasted really bad. So, we asked them to change it. This seemed to cause them even greater confusion, so eventually we went to the bar to help them out and settled for the Merlot right in the front....! This won't stop us from returning, but you do expect a little knowledge... Definitely worth a visit.

We went to the Cardamon a little while back, Jan 19th. We were so disappointed that we wrote to the proprietor but have had no reply.Our complaints were:1) The restaurant was very cold2) The lavatory seat in the ladies room was broken3) Trying the disabled room, therefore, I could not find a light switch or pull, Using the light from the corridor I did find the light pull, but it was way above my head. Could a disabled person reach this?4) The meal was cold when it was served. The main dishes were sent back and reheated, but meantime all the side dishes became even colder5 The sauces were bland and some of the meat was tough

We visited the Cardamom recently, having not been there for a few years. The restaurant lacks atmosphere, with very stark lighting. The service was polite, but could not be described as friendly or welcoming. There were only about 10 diners when we arrived and we ordered within about 10 minutes - so we were becoming more than a little annoyed when our food had not arrived after an hour. When we called the waiter, he told us our meal would be served in "5 to 7 minutes". By the time we were eventually served, about 10 minutes later, we had lost our appetite. The food was pretty good, but not exceptional and certainly did not make up for the long wait. During our wait, we did notice that several substantial takeaway orders were collected, so we concluded that they were receiving priority treatment, seated diners being a captive audience. Our experience reminded us why we had not been for a long time!

I went here for a family meal and was extremely disappointed with both the service and meal. Although the staff were very pleasant the standard of service wasn't.Dishes were given to the wrong members of my family, 4 or 5 times we had to send meals back as they were cold. No management came over to apologise for the constant mistakes and half of our party were unhappy with the taste of the meals given to us.Would I go there again.......no, would I recommend this place to anyone..........definitely not !!!

Went here because there was a good offer (I think it was 2 for 1 on main meals through voucher cloud). Live around the corner so would feel rude not to! Waiting staff were pretty good, attentive but not overly so. I think this place lacks a bit of atmosphere when it's quiet, decor is very neutral and can feel quite stark and cold when no one else is in there (I've noticed it can be very quiet, especially on week nights). Overall the food was excellent, cooked well and tasty. Nothing particularly remarkable but if the offer is still on I would revisit.

I have eaten at this restaurant and had take away from here for many many years but this is the last straw. On Saturday 21st Dec we had a takeaway curry, chicken Tikka Masala watered down to the max, onion rice which seems to be smaller, bag of chips not a full bag, 4 poppadoms but no chutney all luke warm and for the price of £20! Absolute crap and will not eat here again im fed up with it! I could have got a better take away meal from Asda's for 3/4 less of the price and enjoyed it!!

We had a take-away this saturday night which was awful the curry was just warm and very watery and taste less.also they tryd to overcharge us so we will not be returning there in a hurry.

Visited this curry house last night and will not be going again! Waited far too long for orders to be taken and food to be delivered! Spoke with the manager having been there 3 hours at this point and he offered 10% off the bill! Absolutely appalling! Never will I go in this curry house again! Radhuny is much cheaper and much much more superior!

We had an early meal booked for 6 as we had 3 children in the party. However, it took 40 minutes for them to take our order and we eventually got our main meal at 7.30 after complaining about the length of time it took. It was also evident that they were more interested in the takeaway business. I have to say though the food wasn't too bad and there was 1 waiter who did everything. I certainly will not be visiting again and will tell people not to go there.

Well what can I say? I have eaten in a few restaurants in Cardiff during my week stay. This is by far the best. The food was exotic. The atmosphere and service was of upmost excellent. I could most definitely give 10/10 for taste and quality, and being reasonably priced. The variety of dishes, many that I have never seen or heard of. I enjoyed my king prawn Anawaka (recommended by me)*****. Fantastic , served with a smile. What more can I ask for. Thank you very much guys, you made our visit worthwhile. We will definitely come back.

Thoroughly enjoyed evening with partner and parents. Staff were extremely friendly food was best had tasted in cardiff atmosphere was perfect. Had the right timing of breaks between each course. And great value for money didnt waste a spoonfull. Would definitely recommend and will visit again!!!

My last review on the 27th May is one I would stand by, however since then the restaurant seems to have seriously lost its way.Apart from holidays we have enjoyed eating there once a week, and writing this review really pains me because I really like the manager and I appreciate the way he rapidly resolves problems, but the number of problems is becoming silly and these cover both food and service.During late June and through July the quality of service has really slipped culminating in last week where the waiter dumped the unopened bottle of wine on the table and walked off. Previously the restaurant was attentive but with the apparently high staff turnover it has lost the edge it had on service.On the food front it has been like a different chef is employed. Last week we had to return one dish twice before they managed to provide a hot version of it, another dish was warm but the chicken had been cooked until it was hard. The real clincher in deciding to write this review was yesterday though when we were the only customers in the restaurant until after our main course was served.The starters were ok and the service was much improved on the last 8 or 10 weeks. However, when the main courses came out a real show was made of "mind the plates they are really hot" - mine could have quite safely been put in a baby's hands. Then the food was put out on the table with similar warnings. I couldn't describe either my bread or my chicken as hot, they were so cool that I was hoping it had been cooked fresh because if it had been a reheat it was no way warm enough. Similarly the potato in the vegetable side dish was almost cold in the middle.To be fair to the manager he rapidly sorted the problems we identified and I was presented with a piping hot delicious meal. But, and it is a big but for us, we have had weeks and weeks of problems and they do not seem to be getting on top of them.So with heavy heart I write this poor review. They are now average and slipping. We are going to give them a miss for a while and hope that they sort themselves out in the meantime because it is no longer value for money.

Do not use this restaurant . After ordering the tandoori king prawns we immediately smelt the prawns were foul and obviously off. After making the manager aware of the situation he disagreed and said that prawns smell "fishy anyway, especially when you take the lid off "!!???. No refund was offered and instead we were presented with a fresh portion of tandoori prawns which were the original foul prawns reheated and soaked in salt, probably msg. Once again we made the manager aware who once again argued with us, on which we phoned the environmental health. We've frozen the dish awaiting analysis. DO NOT USE.

Really good restaurant with top quality food! the only indian restraunt i will eat from after trying many and not being satisfied with the food or service, has very good food which is always cooked to perfection and has staff that are always welcoming and helpful. love eating in the restaurant and also loving taking away and enjoying in the comfort of my home.

i came to this restraint about two weeks ago it had a very good time the staff and excellent i will be coming back with my family and friends am not a really fan of spicy curry but the cardamom can cook your good how exactly how you want it the Atmosphere was to die for!!!!!!! the food was worth the wait even tho we only waited for 15 for our starters and then another 15 mins will your main really good timing

I remember the first visit my wife and I made to Cardamom (named after the fragrant Indian seed you're not supposed to eat!), and we have been back many times since. In fact, on that first visit, we were debating to visit another restaurant, but when we compared their menus, it just had to be Cardamom, with its coconut rice (a favourite of ours!)We usually go there as a treat when we want to spoil ourselves, before we go to the cinema. Although I'm usually so stuffed with food that I nod off halfway through the picture! Most often we take out a "doggy bag" because if we both have starters there's usually plenty left over for me to eat later. My wife and I last visited with our two younger daughters on June 28th 2013, at about 7:30pm, when my oldest daughter attended Brownie Camp Weekend.Again we were greeted by Mr.Miah who was smiling happily, and as usual both he and his staff were immaculately turned out. We were seated immediately on the right, next to the bar. The restaurant was approximately 50% full even by this time. It is still very popular and attracts a slightly higher standard of clientèle. What we've always liked about Cardamom is its compact size; it's not huge and so you can eat in peace and quite, with nothing more than background noise and soothing Indian music to listen to. It's far enough away from the 'town end' of Cowbridge Road to avoid all the drunken yobs which always spoiled some of the other restaurants.As we both love coconut, and creamy dishes, I believe we ordered the buttered chicken. We normally go for a chicken Korma or Balti Tikka Masala or the Bhuna, for a change. All the main meals we've had have always been served piping hot and the plates are hot to the touch too. In fact I had to remind the girls not to touch them. The tables are always clean, well designed and we have never lacked cutlery...although we did have to ask for a tea spoon for Amelia (3), at which point Mr.Miah explained about the "tea-man" in India in olden times, hence the name Chai Wallah and a cup of Cha!Our starters were Onion Bhaji and Vegetable Somosa plus we had 4 poppadoms with the usual 4 sauces. These were crisp and actually tasty alone, but with the sweet chutney and mint sauce (which isn't too minty) they didn't last long with my girls!Let's face it, Cardamom is a small, popular and sought after restaurant, and as such it gets busy but not crowded because it's not that big. As such we've sometimes waited patiently for 30 to 40 minutes, but of course the starter is meant to occupy some of this time. And anyway, who wants to be rushed in and out like a fast food shop (I won't call those restaurants! )The only criticism is that occasionally when we've asked for water to quench the spices and the waiter forgets or is busy. But we're not children! We know about the workings of busy restaurants. And if our bread is slightly charred on the under side, it is quickly replaced with fresh. These are not reasons to blacken the name of an otherwise fantastic eating establishment which has won prestigious culinary awards.And as I type, my wife has just phoned to remind me to ask some friends to go with us soon to Cardamom, so when that occurs I will update my review. I have no doubt we will enjoy our next face-filling at Mr.Miah's pleasant restaurant!

I have been going to the Cardamon for the last ten years. The food is of the same high standard every time I have eaten there. Ilyas and the staff are great and there to help. I will not go anywhere else. One word - fantastic.

Bought a meal for two on living social for £19. Starter I order was the salmon tikka £4.50 & main cardamom special biriyani £12.50 so as u can tell was excellent value & that was just mine meal. Starter was tasty & the biriyani was the best I've ever had. That is a massive statement since I have tried a lot of different special biriyani's over years. Service was great & really friendly. Only bad point was the house red wine, not nice stick to the Indian beer. Highly recommended. Happy customer.

We have been visiting this restaurant almost weekly over the last six months and have been very impressed with everything about it.Portion size is sensible so we eat everything we order, but are not left feeling hungry. The food is tasty and the spice levels are exactly what you would expect for each dish. They are always keen to serve excellent food with good service, and, on the one occasion where something wasn't right (well nobody is perfect 100% of the time) they quickly put it right when told.In short we couldn't recommend this restaurant highly enough.

I have had 3 or 4 meals here over the past few months. Great restaurant over the past few months - good food, good value and always very attentive. Quite compact but the food is certainly very worth it. Well worth a visit.

I went to this restaurant treated by a friend on a groupon deal. I heard all the stories about restaurants cutting food portions on these deals but was very surprised to find that we were given full portions. Food was good but not mind blowing! However the service was out of this world, it may have helped that we went early evening. The waiters were fantastic,second to none.This restaurant has good wheelchair access which was a bonus for me.I would return to the restaurant again. Thanks to them for not letting people go away from a groupon deal!.Nice modern decor felt the restaurant was very clean