Duchess of Delhi in Cardiff

Stumbled upon this place before a show at the Millennium Centre. Delicious food, really interesting choices in addition to the classics. Love it!

Had a fantastic meal on Saturday after watching a show in the Millennium Centre. Made to feel very welcome, starters and mains were fantastic. Very reasonably priced. Will be back.

Please don’t go there , overpriced and food is not that good.

Been to duchess of delhi many many times over the years Really nice food , good service , good amounts of food etc But wow wow wow We decided to order a takeaway last weekend First/it was quite expensive still for 20% off 1st order considering it's a takeaway compared to other Indian takeaway places around cardiff but was still happy to go ahead off many pervious visits Second /wrong curry given and nann bread missing from order Third /2 person poppadoms selected in order only got 2 poppadoms given Fourth/rang restaurant to explain order was wrong and missing items and only 2 poppadoms for 2 people, they offered to to replace what was wrong +missing if I drove the 20mins drive back to restaurant at 9pm at night that was not convenient man (waiter) started to change he's tone quickly over the phone once I said I'm not happy then lady came on phone (owner) offered money back for only missing items and the wrong curry minus the 20% explain to them at the very least it should be totally replace the order as it was an eatable for my partner so personally the whole order should have been replaced so agreed for just the items missing to be refunded she asked to email the restaurant the bank details and she would refund so 3 email sent over a week still no refund very disappointed in the restaurant will not ever be returning or recommending again which I have done for years lost a loyal customer and yes thanks for the non apology ever given also

I ate here with friends. The food was nice and the service was pretty good. It was an authentic Indian and I recommend visiting if your in the area and like Indian food. I had the lamb samosa, lamb madras, pilau rice and a naan. My friends ate the chicken curry and chicken jalfrezi which they enjoyed.

I often give low rated restaurants benefit of doubt just so I can judge for myself. Today I learnt with Duchess of Delhi that they do strive to live up to their dismal reviews. I just ordered a takeaway but had to collect - and the restaurant was full (of empty chairs and tables). The food was generally unpalatable, inappropriately spiced and flavourless - all I could get was the heat of chilli and a coating of oil. They weren’t interested in hearing my feedback when phoned (after all they have a 3.9 score on Google - which really is positive because it is on the right side of 2.5). But hey, who cares? For a curry house that occupies some super prime land in Cardifff, they seemed happy with just my meagre custom. Perhaps the management is uninterested in keeping up appearances. Otherwise they would have had patrons on tables enjoying a beer whilst waiting for a delectable curry - even on a Tuesday school night! Anyway, lesson learnt. Public reviews are generally accurate. Most places that serve you well will earn 4.5 stars or more - no matter how cheap or expensive they are. The ones with less than that are not worth visiting or entertaining or supporting. The Duchess of Delhi is one of them. Sad, but that’s my truth. Please tell yours…

Just picked up take away at 18:20. Note have had food from here before which was ok. Today everything was Terribly spicy. Biryani was edible (client likes a lot of spice!) Saagwala was extremely spicy. I could not eat it. And the Dhal I mean who makes spicy dhal is all I can say. Phoned just to provide feedback and state that I had made scramble eggs & spinach for my daughter and I. Barely acknowledged my feedback. Therefore deserving of this review. Sort your standards out and your customer service.

El peor indio que he comido, comida muy pobre. Insípido, grasiento, sobre ajo. Poppadoms y panadería Naan comprados Personal eficiente

Excellent food and service, lovely atmosphere, friendly staff, very accommodating. Will definitely come back and highly recommend.

Top quality food in a lovely atmosphere

Recomendado por nuestro hotel, este es un restaurante asiático por encima de la media. Hay muchos platos indios, además de los favoritos de Tailandia, Indonesia y otras partes del sudeste asiático. Las gambas reales, muy bien presentado con 3 salsas fue una buena introducción. Luego vino un mango de cordero perfectamente cocido, con biryani y una salsa rica, cremosa y sabrosa servida al lado. Agrega un servicio amable y servicial y tendrás un ganador.

Esta es la tercera vez que comemos en este restaurante, que apareció un domingo mientras pernoctamos en la bahía. Nos sorprendió que nos dijeran que solo estaban tomando dinero en efectivo en esa noche, pero nos quedamos y comimos. Un entrante de trío de carne para compartir y luego Batakh Malai (pato) madras de pollo y bhajis de cebolla. La comida era buena, pero un domingo el restaurante estaba vacío, así que tenía poca armosfera.

Wonderful!! Simply one of the best curry houses in South Wales. Always a warm welcome, excellent service from the staff and food is 10/10 as always. We drive up to Cardiff from Swansea because we like good food. Credit to the Husband and Wife who run it. I don't have to say we will be back soon, as the Lady of the house knows we will.

Plenty of choice on the menu with time between courses to chat. We were a group of 12 - starters and mains served promptly for each course, no one had to wait.

Preciosa comida sabrosa. Pero caro. Hit and miss Tuve dos camareros uno era genial el otro parecía no interesado y un poco grosero (papadoms caído en la mesa) La comida era agradable, pero £ 25 para algunos poppadoms una pinta, madras y arroz simple (porciones pequeñas) era un poco empinado tbh.

Disfrutamos de nuestra comida. El personal era agradable. Madrás estaba bastante más caliente de lo que esperábamos. Poppadoms y dips eran muy buenos. Nos volvería a visitar.

Absolutely not Recommended. Food hygiene department should intervene. Owner/ Incharge Lady seems to be psycho, rude& disrespectful,even don’t know how to treat the customers. Very disappointing attitude.

Party of 6 had meal Saturday night, had issues with papadums they came in a basket all broken up ? Never seen that before🤔 2 of the party were ill 😔if you like over spicy curry it will be fine for you but a Korma spicy🥵 hottest i have every had, service was good, but wont be returning sorry

As someone who was born and raised in Delhi and has been living in the UK for the past five years, I have to say this was the worst restaurant experience I've ever had. I recently visited a restaurant Duchess of Delhi that claims to bring the authentic flavors of Delhi to its patrons, but the reality couldn't have been further from the truth. Right from the start, things went downhill. The restaurant has an absurd policy that they won’t serve starters unless you order a main course first. As a Delhiite, I know the joy of sampling a range of appetizers and sharing them with friends and family, but this restaurant seems determined to rob customers of that experience. When we asked to order just a few starters, we were met with rude and dismissive responses from the staff. Their attitude was nothing short of horrible, and it was clear they had no interest in providing a welcoming or enjoyable dining experience. The behavior of the staff was shocking—they were not only unhelpful but downright rude. It was as if our presence was an inconvenience to them, and every request was met with a scowl or a curt reply. I have never felt so unwelcome in a place that is supposed to offer hospitality. To the owners, I would like to say: stop using the name of Delhi. The city I come from is known for its incredible food, warm hospitality, and vibrant culture. This restaurant is a disgrace to that reputation, and it certainly doesn’t deserve to be associated with Delhi in any way. If you’re looking for a place that respects its customers and serves great food, avoid this place at all costs. This was a deeply disappointing experience, and I won’t be returning and also the guy asked us to leave if we didn’t order main course.

Cannot fault - extremely good vegetarian options and the best we have tasted.Excellent service aswell.

Food of below avg quality . Not worth it . Dry naan bread , don’t recommend.

Worst food I had till date. Waste food hair in the food. Quality is not good. Quantity is not even bothered. I placed briyani they changed entire quality of the food. Serving briyani and dal is the worst combination I ever had. Don’t visit this place. Totally waste of money and time. With due respect please DONT COME TO THIS PLACE.

Don’t try any kind of food please it’s unworthy

Our favourite local Indian restaurant. Such a great atmosphere. Staff couldn't do more for us. Food is always always exceptional. Great place for pre theatre meal too!

Food was excellent. Customer service was good.The served portions was enough, presention was good. Hope to visit again.

Vistited on a Saturday early evening with my Son who had been here before and raved about the food. He had a Prawn Biryani and I had the Chicken Naga Jhaal Jhol (a hot dish) which was amazing with a fantastic after taste. These and the side dishes were simply presented and let the taste do the talking. Great location across the way from the Millenium centre with polite and professional staff. Im surprised at some of the negative reviews - no air conditioning for the three days a year when its needed, small portions? I was stuffed when we left there with just two extra side dishes added to the main course and rice......unfortunately there will always be a small band of people who will find something to moan about, no matter how trivial it is! From both my Sons previous meals there and my own visit, don't be put off, the food here is outstanding.

So expensive and all the portions are so small. They give you a small plate to make it look like you've got more food.

The portions are so small but cost twice as much. The naga had no vegetables & hardly any meat. They give you a small plate to make it look like you've got more food.

The portions are so small but cost twice as much. The naga had no vegetables & hardky any meat.

Decent Indian restaurant. A bit pricey for what you get (small portions and around £17 for a main). Generally would recommend.

We went there today and I would say the service is very good and staff are very nice and polite. The atmosphere is very peaceful and calm. The food quality was good, though for 17-18£ main course, I expect a bit more. I ordered mango curry and I loved it, it was delicious but as it’s not served with rice or bread, I feel the portion needs to be a bit bigger. The drinks were average. For dessert, only gulab jamun was Indian so I ordered it and it was very delicious but we didn’t like strawberry icecream, as there were pieces of ice in it! Overall, we enjoyed our experience and I suggest you to give it a shot!

Our favourite place to eat in Cardiff! The food is always delicious and the menu has such a big range there’s always new things to try. The owner and staff are so lovely and always make us feel so welcome. 100% recommend if you’re looking for the best Indian food around!

The buttermilk chicken curry is as filling as a KitKat / Expensive / don’t be fooled by the waiters saying they only take cash. Wouldn’t recommend

Been here before was great but it was terrible food this time all our curry’s the madras the chicken curry was poor very expensive and just lacking atmosphere will probably not return gone down hill that evening

Absolutely amazing in every way! No exaggeration but the food was out of this world!!! The best Lamb Pasanda I have ever had! The service was amazing and the hostess (didn't catch her name but the owner I think) was great and took the time to chat with us. Both my wife and I would highly recommend trying this place if in Cardiff Bay area!

Without doubt, the best ‘curry’ we have experienced in years! The attention to detail, taste, presentation and standard was 10/10. Just delicious. The customer service is also amazing; what a find! Anyone who doesn’t give the Duchess of Delhi 10/10 either has no taste buds or is an alien!

Fantastic food and brilliant service. Dont let the entrance fool you it's a gem of place . It's that good we went two nights in a row

We have not been here before and we very much enjoyed our visit. The staff were very welcoming. They quickly seated us and gave menus and took drink orders. The food was delicious and very nicely presented. The staff made sure we were happy and took orders for more drinks. We had dessert too, that was also delicious. A lovely restaurant and excellent staff.

Delicious food presented beautifully. Severs excellent and very efficient and friendly. Thank you to Rose for a lovely evening.

Fantastic food and staff very friendly and helpful. The best paswery nan we have ever had . Well worth the price. Will definitely be back if we can

A very occasional visit to Cardiff, had been previously blown away by the food. I was excto visit again albeit on a Sunday and early. The staff wouldn't let us order , giving some cash only, Sunday , 2 only. No one else in the place. This was so utterly disappointing, previously staff couldn't do enough, this time couldn't be bothered. OK we get the message, I won't come again

A cracking menu, well presented, awesome flavours with great service. Would highly recommend👍🏻👍🏻

Beautiful food. It's a must for lovely food!

I was ordering starter with my family……I have been told that we will only serve you if you will buy 4 main dishes…… and they are already charging double the price of all good restaurants…..disgusting spoiled my whole family mood…

The worst place ever to have Indian food.

Nice curry with good service, Just edging on too expensive.

Had one of the best Indian meals in ages. Great service in this family run restaurant. Would recommend

Ate there last night and had a very enjoyable meal. Plenty of meat in the curry, nicely spiced and all the sides were good. Of course, we'd all like meals to be cheaper but that's the way it is now. Really pleasant waiter, good service.

IT IS NO WHERE RELATED TO DELHI. Please avoid at all cost. It’s a disgrace the capital city of India. Absolutely disgusting behaviour by the staff. Food is below par.

Pre theatre meal... second visit won't be the last ...the food is excellent, the service very high quality. And value for money. Would highly recommend.

Had a really forgettable experience where after ordering our drinks and poppadoms, we were told that we have to order a minimum of 1 main per person. There were 4 of us and we were not too hungry so we decided that we'll not eat there. We were then quite curtly told to finish our beers in 10 mins. I realise it's a restaurant's prerogative but would have been good to know before we walked in. Also, it was close to closing time and there were many vacant tables so I fail to see why the restaurant would prefer to forego any business at all.

Really enjoyable meal, kids had a korma, we had a kashmiri rogan josh, some dhal and baby potatoes and it was all amazing. Would go again

Absolutely disgusting experience. We all arrived starving from a long day out on Easter Monday. The reviews looked good overall but everything went down hill very fast after being served dead flies. OMG this has never happened. The place should be shut down

I’d give a zero star if I could. My chicken looked like toxic waste. The waiter confirmed that this was indeed due to food colouring - disgusting. To top it off, the vinegar which looked a bit odd, had dead flies floating in it (see pictures). Sadly, my daughter had already used this and was very upset when she realised. No apology or care from the staff. I really don’t know why people eat here. Be careful.

Very disappointed. Too expensive and quantity of the food was horrible and no taste and no flavours for the biriyani😔

After dining here 9 times I think the chef had a bad night last night, the food was not up to the normal High standard and we felt very let down by the lack of attention to detail and the addition of a black hair in my curry . We felt rushed out at 10.30 and our plates were taken away and we had not finished our dishes or drinks. The staff obviously wanted to go home! This is sad as we love it here and always spend a high amount of money each time we dine ! Please think how your actions affect your business and don’t rush good paying customers as they just won’t come back. ! Also our starter looked like a pile of manure not like the previous visits when you could distinguish the different meats .

Loved it here last night. Delicious food, really friendly staff and a nice atmosphere. Would definitely return if in the Cardiff Bay area again.

Having visited a handful full of times in the past and thoroughly enjoyed it. It is a great shame to see the standards and quality slip so much. Food was very average and portion sizes have significantly decreased and all dishes lack any real quantity of meat or flavour. Extremely overpriced for what you get. On top of this it took 25 minutes to receive the bill on request of asking for it. Overall very disappointing experience

Absolutely amazing food! And the staff were lovely too! No better place in the bay to eat! Would definitely recommend to anyone!

Came last time I visited and again. Nice staff and good service. All the food was fresh, authentic and well cooked. No issues at all and would recommend as nice part of Cardiff and great food.

Fantastic food and brilliant service... Highly recommend this restaurant. The prawn starter was superb and the crispy crab was beautiful. If you're in Cardiff and you don't visit you're definitely missing out.

Beautiful and tasty food and fabulous top class service. Definitely will be returning on our next visit to Cardiff Bay.

Went to this place with my friends when we visited Cardiff, I have to say the experience was awful. The food was okay but set us back about 200 quid for just mains without drinks, we didn't have desert either. What pissed us the most was the lady owner who was publicly giving the staff a dress down in front of everybody. In addition random lady came in to shake us off some money in the name of contributing for a food bank which was clearly a roost.

Food good, service good atmosphere upstairs a bit lacking

Guys the restaurant is disgusting. The waiters are not trained and also don’t know how to talk to their customer. The lady owner is proud and was really mean. They serve food with no taste at all , very less quantity I mean really little not even a portion. When we questioned her with guest around us , she felt bad when other customers were looking at our table wondering what is going on .she only said that’s how we serve and she took a leave and was not to be seen till we left..They really don’t know to value their customers. They are running the restaurant to make money with no good service and no taste at all. Guys no value for money they cheat Indians and take full advantage of European people.

We selected this restaurant on account of its position (opposite the Cardiff Millennium Centre) and the mostly favourable reviews. What a shoddy disappointment! From the outside it is a terraced property with peeling paint on rusting railings in front of crumbling steps to a basement. To the side of the main entrance is a tacky pub with smokers and vapourers standing outside with their drinks on a large wooden beer barrel. Perhaps this is all a leftover from the notorious Tiger Bay area. Inside we were led to a scrubbed pine table with peeling varnish. The large menu card offered some hope, but the reality was so sad and disappointing. Poppadoms were very thin and curled up so that they disintegrated into tiny pieces as soon as they were touched. They were accompanied with a tray of three chutneys, which were all so watery and runny that they could only be served onto a plate with a spoon and could not be dipped or ladled onto the poppadoms. A starter, we only had one, was 'Duchess Calamari' supposedly accompanied by a tamarind chutney. About 6 very thinly sliced rings from what must have been a very small squid were presented with a spice-hot liquid, not a chutney. Our enquiry about the hotness of main course choices was met with total incomprehension, as the non -english- speaking waiter tried to read the menu card. My main course was Beef Rendang (£22.75) which the menu claimed had 20 ingredients. The beef was tender but the mushy sauce seemed to have just chilli as the only tastable content, masking anything else that might otherwise have been in the sauce. My partner unwisely chose the Goan Green Chicken Curry (also £22.75) which she told me contained very basic cheap chicken pieces with a sauce so chilli-hot that it was almost inedible. Both our main dishes were accompanied with steamed rice with little or no flavour or seasoning and a chapati which had the texture of cardboard. So no dessert or coffee, but nevertheless a bill of a few pence less than £70 ( one tea and one beer) plus a rather small tip of £5. We will not be returning and suggest that others might reconsider putting this establishment on their wish list

The best place for authentic Indian food! The service was amazing. We thoroughly enjoyed and will definitely be coming back

They provide good quality food, and beautiful environment.

Came for a meal with my boyfriend and his mother and partner. Excellent food as always and fantastic service. Would recommend to anyone in Cardiff and surrounding areas.

Great vegan curry this evening and so close to the Millennium Centre. I’ve been here several times before and will come again for certain. Especially charming service from a family-owned restaurant but it’s the food I come here for. Excellent. Thank you.

Had a lovely meal here with the wider family, some very unique dishes that I’m glad I tried, really recommend the Goan green chicken curry, never had anything like it and was very pleased, my wife had the Lamb Vin D’alho a clever play on words for a curry with some Portuguese influences and with wine vinegar.The price is high but didn’t feel ripped off.

Loved my meal here. Traditional Indian style

Every time, the staff are lovely. The food is outstanding and the atmosphere is great! Well worth a visit! Whether you're off to the theatre or just fancy a curry. This is a great, family friendly place.

Taste of food is average waste of money..they think they have created some diff recipes but in actual its not

Extremely expensive and below average food. City road has a lot of Indian/desi food restaurants with better taste and half of price. Owner lady is extremely rude and arrogant. Order arrived extremely late and the staff behaves like they are giving you free food and you are not paying anything. I don't know why this place is overhyped. Please don't go if you don't want your day to be ruined. Lastly almost every Indian restaurant offers at least 10 % student discount. When asked about the student discount the owner lady said, we like to add-on bill if you want to pay more than ask only.

Worst experience ever. Very over priced place for what quality they give.

Not worth for 1 star. Rude staff, tasteless food. I will never recommend this restaurant.

This place is terrible not even worth for 1 star. Staff don’t know how to talk with customers. Pathetic food taste, even though the Lady who asked for feedback. She has different attitude. I suggest who ever planning to visit store. Please don’t visit. Disappointed with service and food I spend 100£. Which is not even worth for 5£ food.

The food is very poorly made ,I would not recommend at all. Service is fine, the staff is kind though.

1. Novice staff who requires more training. 2. Very small quantity compared to price charged

A nice interior but well below average food in small portions priced very high. Ridiculous mark ups on the drinks. The service was poor and unfriendly. Avoid, there are loads of better places near by.

Lovely range of dishes and a great vegetarian selection, warning though, it's all quite spicy. Only downside was they only accept cash on Sundays, which is odd as they accept card the rest of the week. The Peshawari Naan was the best I've ever had, but the paneer masala lacked something. The mango lassy was very tasty though

Brilliant curry - couldn’t fault it

This is a pathetic place. Apparently, you have to order separate main course for each person? What stupid rule is that? They charge like 18 pounds+ for each dish and say the portion is small? Then what for are you taking 18 pounds? The waiter was a dimwit and had attitude. When we said we will have starters and drinks and then main course, they said they do not serve only starters. To hell with your restaurant. Hope you guys close down soon and learn a lesson. Wannabe "delhi" restaurant it is. I would never recommend such a pathetic place to anyone.

Avoid this place ! Food has made me poorly and service was terrible

Food was terrible. Taste is lacking with flavours. Very disappointing meal.

I'm not a person who gives out reviews mostly. Honestly this was the worst place i've been to that too with my family. The waiter was so rude in front of other guests as well, as he owned the place. We had no choice but to walk out and the food felt so disrespectful, so looked down upon by the bi@£; a@@ owner. Never ever going back there. She literally followed us while we left the place and gave a nasty look. Like the karens' but for real.

Had the lamb vin d'alho and my wife had butter chicken. Very tasty and different to the usual run of the mill dishes of this type... amazing flavours! Will definitely go back

This came well recommended. Good service, but to be honest I’m always a bit suss when there are two different textures to the chunks of meat inside the sauce. And the sauce was a bit claggy to be honest.

Two diners, one vegan, one not. Both catered for. Good food, well prepared. It's worth mentioning that it's cash only on a Sunday. We were warned when we ordered, so no problem. I'm from North West England, so some things were unfamiliar. The poppadoms came already broken into pieces, and there were only three chutneys. Up north we're used to unbroken poppadoms and five chutneys. The other minor quibble was no-one was able to make any of the cocktails on the menu, but again that was because it was a Sunday. Plenty of other options, so not a major problem. A good selection of beers and lagers available.

Overpriced food, got 4 pieces of chicken per curry. Awful atmosphere with staff running upstairs and all over the restaurant, whispering. And another very stern member of staff put us off going completely. Drinks took 20+ minutes to come each time. Got starters before drinks. Very strange atmosphere. Would avoid!

Great food. I think there were some new staff members on the day so service was a bit below par and it was quiet so not much atmosphere. We had to move tables due to smell of cannabis wafting in from the street outside, but they happily accommodated us.

The worst place you can go in wales for trying indian cuisine …the attitude that these guys reflect shames Indians like me to.I don’t know how they manage to run the business with this attitude..checking all the negative comments Iam sorry for all who have tried here. They lack the basics.

nice wee place varied menu friendly staff great service great food would recommend

Need to improve their collection/delivery. Items missing/ wrong orders. The price should justify having the correct order.

Don't bother, went to pick up a collection, really looking forward to food, ended up receiving currys without rice, what's the point. Waste of time.

Beautiful curry (lamb teekha) and great service from the staff. Kingfisher on tap as well 🍻

Such a shame. This was previously my favourite Indian Restaurant in Cardiff. However, the last two orders that I've made have been wrong. This place is not cheap and two poppadoms and a selection of chutneys (2x mint and 2x pickle) can set you back nearly a fiver. When this is wrong, it's just not worth making a fuss or calling back the driver but it always puts a dampener on the meal. See the image below, this cost me £5 and the chutneys were a completely wrong selection and one small poppadom. Sit in, do NOT order takeaway. They don't care about delivery.

Starters were average with very small portions but mains were good. Service okay and taste was as you’d expect from Indian restaurants in the UK.

Really nice food and truly excellent service. Duchess of Delhi is one of the best curry houses I've been to. Can't wait for our next visit!