Kayal in Warwick - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

This is a great spot to experience South Indian cuisine. The decor is lush and everyone is very friendly. My friend and I both had dosas and received brilliant customer service from Mahi and Joe. Would recommend!

Authentic & delicious Kerala cuisine. Consistently maintained quality since my first visit in 2015. Wonderful decor reflecting India. The Indian instrumental music added to the ambience

Great meal, great meal, wonderful food. Unreal flavours in the curry Ghee rice was lovely Fantastic service from Mahi and Joe

An excellent meal with a breadth of different flavours. My wife who does not ordinarily choose Indian cuisine very much enjoyed the Chicken Dosa. Our waitress, Mahi, gave us superb advice and was very attentive throughout.

We visited kayal for dinner on a Friday evening. We have been keen to try for quite some time and are so pleased we did. The food and service was incredible, we were served by Mahi and Lijo. We were recommended some amazing food by Mahi, so pleased we asked for recommendations. We would highly recommend sharing a dosa to start. The fish dishes were phenomenal; we had the prawn curry and the tilapia. We also ordered chicken and dumplings, something we have never had before but are so pleased we tried. We will definitely be returning!!!

Lovely restaurant. Great advice on choosing food from Mahi. Delicious meal and very attentive service from Mahi and Lijo.

Go to Indian restaurant in Leamington. The dishes are well made with delicious ingredients. I prefer vegetarian dishes and was able to get a good thali (Sandhya the Kerala name for it). It was worth visiting the place, and my son enjoyed going around the restaurant, which had hanging Royal Enfield Bullet bikes. They're great! I would say it would be even better if they could increase the vegetarian options. Despite this, I still prefer to rate them 5.

Great place to have authentic south indian food. Great service from Mahi!

Excellent food in a nice atmosphere. Loads of choice for Vegans and everyone else. Friendly staff too.

Excellent Kerala style food. Try the tilapia fish with appam

This is a great Southern Indian style restaurant. We've been to their sister restaurant in Nottingham and always enjoyed it, but maybe because of the layout, it's not as good an atmosphere as the Leamington one. We had the beef that "Dad eats with his drinks," which was absolutely superb, and I would order that again, no problem. The blonde (on food critic reference for those that remember!) ordered the special prawn starter. A dry, but full of flavour starter. Perfect to get going. We then had a fish curry (tilapia, a white fish) which was tasty and a prawn curry which had a coconut flavour which was pur favourite. But, both were good. We wouldn't normally order fish in a standard Indian restaurant as it's often frozen and just not enough fish orders to be confident in the freshness and quality. Not at Kayal, where fish is a large part of the menu and well worth trying. Our only issue is we didn't have space to order 'from the garden' or some other meat dishes that all sounded great. Next time. Because there will be another visit soon. Service was great with a very friendly waitress who knew her stuff, was quick on the order, and helpful. And engaging with a smile. If only more could be like that! Even the manager came over to see how we were and gave us a bit of a background on the restaurant. We sat downstairs in the corner and the table was fine and the room downstairs a more relaxed atmosphere, which actually suited us. Perhaps being tucked away meant it was a little harder to ask for something from the staff, but it was no bother to stand up and walk 5 metres around the corner and ask for something. The only MINOR gripe was that the downstairs area is also where the delivery drivers wait, so behind our table was two drivers in riding gear and bags, just hanging around. Didn't do too much for the atmosphere when one left their motorbike running outside the door (which was open because it was warm). As I say, a minor gripe that didn't detract from what was a great meal. I get that delivery is an important income, so perhaps just worth thinking about options for them to wait.

Best Indian restaurant in Leamington

Overpriced kerala food that tasted nothing like the authentic dishes. We had biryani and it was one of the worst biryanis I have ever tasted. I am from Kerala and this is not even close to what we eat. Definitely not ordering again from here.

Very tasty food. Special types of bread. Also rice made in a different way. Eggplant curry, chicken curry excellent.

Extraordinary experience, the food was to die for. I had the Njandu curry and it was absolutely delicious, possibly the tastiest curry I've ever had. My tastebuds were tingling throughout and mouth still watering 20 minutes after leaving it was that good! It was very messy but definitely worth it... When looking at the menu the prices seem high, but the quality of the dishes and portion sizes more than make up for it. Don't over order on sides because the mains are massive! My curry had 5-6 whole crab in it, I was definitely struggling but the taste helped me power through! Waiters couldn't understand much English but were incredibly friendly and accommodating.

Average food Dosa is below average No bottle coke Fine and u r forced th have tap cola

Kerala foods mainly.. super arranged interiors with stylish furnitures. Average food.. maybe because main items were over as we were late.. glad that they still took orders and served neatly. Parking for the hotel is a public one- opposite tobthe hotel-Regent street paid street parking- £1.40 for 1 hour. Can use ring go app or coins.. no card payment

Great food, this isn't your average British curry - you'll get authentic south Indian cuisines - the fish dishes were great and the lamb was brilliant

Had the meat thali - delicious variety of dishes - will come back

Nice atmosphere and lovely authentic Keralan food, great change from the boring Bangladeshi menus at most Indian restaurants.

What does a chappti look like.... Uncooked, stomach upset. If you want, I can come and give a lesson for free so dispointedwith the chef. Noticed quality is getting worse

Kayal is a Kerala restaurant based in Leamington Spa. The food was a mixed bag, generally slightly heavy and with some of the ingredients not tasting very authentic. The ambience and service were decent.

This place serves an amazing food. I am vegetarian and I absolutely loved it. I stay very close to this place but some how I managed so far to miss it. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for authentic South Indian coastal food/sea food.

Very friendly and efficient including tasty vegan food. Really looking forward to the opening of their new wholely vegetarian branch

The Tilapia in banana leaf is incredible.

We ordered a chicken(kozhi kurumulagai) and grilled fish. The chicken was very tough and the fish (which was 8£) was quite oily and very little on the plate. If I’m paying this much I expect good presentation and good food on the plate . The Appam was the best thing on the table.

Great authentic place for some South Indian Kerela cuisine.

I visited Kayal recently with family. The location of this hotel on the busy road. Was not expecting we would be getting the table might have to wait for long time. To my surprise we got the table immediately , i guess we were lucky. First impression was this would be another restaurant which was Indian for the name sake serving only Idly/dosa since it was South Indian. However this hotel is serving Kerala specific dishes so you have opportunity to feast on them . The staff was courteous and polite. The restaurant is very clean. The ambience was very nice, it had vibes of indianess. Ambassador and Enfield chassis were kept to give that vibe. However the space is little crumbled on the downstairs, they do have space on the first floor where you can have table facing the famous Regent Street which is awesome. Coming to food. Spicy buttermilk was served as welcome dish which was quiet refreshing. Food was mainly focused on culinary from Kerala. There was good umpteen number of dishes for veg and non-veg categories which is quiet good. I ordered Thali and apam with veg stew. Thali consisted almost six delicacies including Dal and Sambhar along with 4 different type of curries with a Rice and Uthapam . At first it looks the quantity is less but believe me once you start you would not able to finish it :) .The taste was authentic so i was very much satisfied. Every thing was well cooked and the presentation was very good. Although i was surprised there was no dessert and apadam served which is quiet common in Indian based thali. Apart from that every thing was superb. Over all i was very satisfied and i would recommend this restaurant. Thumbs up from my side.

Amazing South Indian food, very authentic!!! Staff are all friendly and make great recommendations. Dosa is huge and crispy. The fish curry in banana leaf has a great aroma. They have Thali meal which I’m yet to try. Authentic place, will highly recommend to anyone who enjoys South Indian food.

A bit disappointing. The food was ok but didn’t entirely match the descriptions - for example no sign of curry leaves, chillis and barely any mustard seeds in dishes that were supposed to have them. In the end it felt a little overpriced for what it was.

Have been to Kayal in Leamngton Spa many times over the last few years and never been disappointed. Always excellent meals with service to match. Cannot recommend the place highly enough. Just a pity they don't have a restaurant in or very near London

Delicious keralite food. Every single one of the staffs is very friendly and makes you very comfortable. Definitely one of the best places for dining with family and friends

I ordered the Nair Masala Dosa on the grounds that the menu did not mention peas in the description of the filling, as opposed to the other dosa on the menu. When it came, it had both peas and beans in the filling, and I have a mild intolerance to both and try to avoid eating them. I realise that I could have checked but the menu clearly specified peas in one and not in the other. I wasn't going to say anything but the waiter asked me if everything was OK so I just tried to explain what the problwas without making a fuss. He then sent another person over who told me it was the same filling for both and made me feel stupid and humiliated. There was no apology, no offer of an alternative and no reflection in the bill. I won't be going back.

Lovely restaurant with polite and friendly staff, especially Sreejidh. The food was delicious and we all finished our meals. Highly recommend! Only marked down a star as one of our group had to wait a while for his drink.

A return for us, and just as good as we'd remembered. We both had a Thali, which started with a hot and sour soup then the 8 little dishes of wonder, followed by a dessert of something like vermicelli in a thin warm custard.

Great friendly and helpful staff, Clean enviroment, Well done!

Incredible food as always. The service was fantastic by the lovely Lekshni! Table entertainment by Angus the magician!

Wanted to try South Indian food and Just came out after lovely lunch . Everything was super delicious . Highly of the meal was Tilapia fish and dosa . Staff is very polite and helpful . Definitely will be coming back .

Excellent meal at Kayal- delicious food and great service, especially from Lekshani. Great atmosphere. both dad the aubegines- very light batter, then dhosa with chicken for me and lamb curry for my husband. Can't fault it

Lovely food, great service from Lekshoni!! We started with a shared mixed poppadom dish with dips, which was great, something different from your usual poppadoms. Folllowed by Seafood curry with rice, which was delicious! All washed down with a Cobra👌

It was an absolute delight! The ambience was charming, creating a perfect setting for a memorable dining experience. As for the food, it was exceptional. I particularly enjoyed the rabbit meat dish. The Kayal fish curry was another highlight, showcasing the flavors of Kerala cuisine.

Fab as always. Food delicious. Service courteous. Highly recommended.

AVOID- AVOID- AVOID- AVOID - AVOID I cant believe that none of the bridal party shared their experience of this restaurant, avoid like the plague. They got messed around with their booking, had menus given to then with no indication on what was spicy and what was not, food was poor followed by and even poorer service. Asked for water 12 times to the point where they had to start counting the amount they've had to ask. Upon collecting the plates the waiter dropped a stack of dishes onto one of the bridal parties arms causing swelling etc, they were also very reluctant to record this event in their accident book until a member of the bridal party almost had to force them to do so. The party still paid over 200 pound for the meal and service which had to be argued about. The only reason I'm reviewing is because none of them have and people should be aware of this terrible establishment. If I was there I wouldn't have paid a thing, and you would have a legal battle on your hands. Update: No response to this review definitely says alot about this restraunt, they are happy to respond to good reviews but have nothing to say when a seriously damaging review is written, not even a simple apology.

Had a lovely meal at Kayal again! Every time we go the good is delicious and the service is fantastic. Thank you to Joe for being such a great waiter!

We have been wanting to try KAYAL for ages and it didn’t disappoint! The food was amazing - we were served by lekshmi who was so helpful and attentive! Can’t wait to come back soon!

We have been craving a good seafood for a while as we were not disappointed. The restaurant has amazing vibe, beautiful decor and friendly staff. Chris one of the staff members helped us to choose the most delicious food. You must try the beef cubes starter and the tilapia main. Will be returning soon.

The food and service is simply outstanding, me my partner and baby came and everything was perfect. The crab curry is one of the best things I’ve ever eaten and lamb dosa was awesome. Chris served us he is incredibly polite as are the rest of the staff, Chris has incredible memory and wonderful demeanour. We love every second.

Comfortably furnished, staff very friendly, food very good.

Really great food- probably the best fish curry I’ve ever had :) and great staff, Lekshmi was friendly and helpful, would definitely recommend for food- we are looking forward to going back!

Great food don’t have what I wanted but excellent curry. Sweet was awful in my opinion. But I would return as food was that good

Would love to go back again! The food was great.

So we me and the wife pop in know and then for masala dosa and tea but today was the waste day ever the staff were half sleep the masala dosa the potato’s were hard told the staff they were not interested

Their Thali undoubtedly one of the best in town. Sambhar could do with more spice and Dosa could be thicker but even then tastes great for a Non South Indian. Chicken coconut curry and Kalamari is another hit with some zinging on ur taste buds.

We came upon this place by chance whilst visiting Leamington and thought we’d try it. They were busy but managed to squeeze us in. The food was amazing, exquisite spicing, deep flavours, generous portions and the service from Gokul was charming and helpful. Highly recommend!

Loved the taste and traditional Kerala style environment.

Service was efficient, effective and friendly. Our order was taken promptly and we received our food very quickly. We were given the space to continue our conversation after we finished our meal rather than being rushed out and our waiter (Chris) was super courteous.

One of our favourites! Great food, great atmosphere. Really interesting choice of dishes - very different to your regular Indian Restaurant. Highly recommend a visit

Dhosa heaven. The flavours are particularly divine but no grumbles in any aspect. You will have an enjoyable experience I’m sure. Parking is easy and local too

Amazing service . An unavoidable transport issue caused a guest bottleneck on a Saturday night, meaning that we had to wait a while to be seated at our pre-booked table. The staff were absolutely incredible: they were hugely apologetic and handled this unavoidable scenario gracefully and ensured that we were more than compensated for the inconvenience. The food was brilliant and we will be returning. This is how business should be done. Thank you :)

I cannot praise the Leamington restaurant highly enough. There are only great things to say about it. We were invited to a free buffet last Sunday to celebrate yet another round of awards. Not only was the food spectacular, the smiles from staff light up the room. The table magician was fantastic too. May they prosper and I wish all good things for them ❤️

Can't fault it. Delicious food, great service and a lovely atmosphere 😋

Delicious food and friendly staff. Highly recommend!

This is the best place for Kerala food that I have had in the UK. It's very authentic and love the atmosphere. So highly recommended for anyone who loves Kerala cuisine ❤️

Excellent food, good flavours, nicely spiced so you could still taste the fish, eggs or meat. Different selection to most Indian restaurants in England.The rabbit starter is one to try. The magician was a nice treat and really good.

Very good south Indian food, a bit different to your normal Indian, well recommended

Delicious friendly and good seating

Delicious authentic South Indian (Kerala) food. Would definitely recommend 👌

The best Indian! The staff lovely and friendly, great choice in vegan/vegatarian options which are all delicious! My favourite place to eat

Masala dosa and chicken biryani delicious. Great atmosphere like (Desi) Indian feeling in restaurant.

The restaurant is very packed as it is a Friday, And movability is limited Overall experience is fine The paneer is a bit on the rubbery side and tastes more store-bought the sauce it came with is spicy just as portion wise is abit small The dosa would be the main attraction to the place as it doesn't fit in the plate compared and is crispy-paper thin with ample filling The chicken biryani was ok- bit into multiple elaichi but isn't anything extravagant Worthy of a visit but will leave a hole in the wallet

A wonderful place! The food is so tasty and authentic (Indian partner approved). The prices are great, I love the lunch options (pictured).

One of the good place for the Indian food, however the food will be not spicy which is disappointing for the spicy food lovers. Overall it has nice ambience and atmosphere compared to most of the other restaurants in the region. The service was bit late which is quite common in such busy restaurants. Can give it a try definitely. It would be better if management also play’s some other good Indian musical video which represents the country culture not just only the Kerala.

The crab and beef was excellent but the king fish curry was slightly off. The fish felt like a frozen one unlike my previous experience

Excellent night out. Arjun was so helpful..excellent service

Dosa, perfect for lunch. Looking forward to getting out an evening meal soon. Evening very busy, but quality of food seems still good. Inevitably when catering for a large number, things like the veg accompaniments are a bit samey.

Great customer service, ambiance and great tasty food! X

The food is so good! Not the usual curry fare, but each dish is colourful, spicy and delicious, we love it! The delivery came at the early end of the timeframe so we were all very happy!!

Great restaurant, lovely food, great atmosphere... Highly recommended

one of my favourite retsaurants in leamington. delicious food and the staff is so kind.

Beautiful food think this is the best Indian food in lean

I had a fantastic meal here recently - honestly one of the nicest meals and certainly one of the nicest Indian meals I’ve had in years. I can’t remember the exact name but it was the curry from the Malabar coast with the steamed rice dumplings. Delicious flavors that had me thinking about it for a good while afterwards.

Fabulous food and excellent service!!! It was lovely to spend our afternoon at Kayal today ..Mr.Arjun was really awesome..🤩 He made sure we are happy and enjoying the food .. Thank you .we ordered chiken biriyani and fish items ,Couldn’t take more pics as our little one was bit grumpy today..!

Delicious menu inspired by Kerala (S India) which was extremely tasty. Service was faultless, We weren’t rushed through the courses and the ambience is so warm and relaxed. I left my handbag behind and it was returned safely, thank you.

Lovely place, lovely food, lovely people ❤️

Great food. Attentive and friendly staff

We had a fabulous lunch today, served by friendly helpful staff. We chose the 'Buisness' set lunch and an 'Express' set menu. Both extremely good subtle flavour, and at a very reasonable price. A generous glass of white wine to go with it. I would definitely highly recommend, and will go again!

The food is very nice, especially the Paper Masala Dosa, which I think is a must try. You have plenty of other options, including vegetarian food, curries, and nice juices. The problem is that the service can be very slow and miss things, so be aware that this is a good restaurant for a slow meal.

Kayal is always a great experience, it had a positive ambience with good cleanliness index. We ordered the special of the day fish biryani - really spellbound from the taste and quantity of the dish. Definitely a go to restaurant for me and my spouse.

All good. Love that Special Salad.

Second visit and great both times. Had the business mans lunch first time and chicken dosa the second. So tasty and a bit different. Would recommend.

Very authentic and tasty food, good service and the interior of the restaurant is also nicely decorated.

Incredible food and service. Staff cannot do enough and food is delicious. Would give 6* if possible

Expensive Korma, nothing else. Dined here a few times and whilst it is impressive the first time after that it offers nothing new. The sauces all taste the same and are too rich leaving you with a sickly feeling if you are not careful. Service was friendly but completely incompetent missing one of our parties starters. For the money you expect better.

I don’t live local anymore but when I come back I always get some Kayal. Some of the best vegan & fish based Indian food around

Lovely staff, great place and tasty food. Not your average curry house but authentic South Indian cuisine.

The app can be improved. But the ambience is awesome.

Had the authentic kayak fish curry and Kerala parota last time one of the best I had in uk and our waitress Lekshmi was really kind and helped us to order some amazing food

Lovely, different menu, "beef chaps" highly recommended.

This place was recommended by my friend who had eaten many of the food from this place. Food was amazing with proper customer service, wonderful atmosphere, staffs were sweet and helpful. I really recommend lamb pepper fry which is the most favourite dish of my friend. We had a good time in kayal

This restaurant was an Indian one with a difference. Cuisine from Kerala (S India) which certainly extremely tasty. Spices with a great dinner gave us a chance to have a great dinner. Too many options to mentions, dishes that differed from your normal run-of-the-mill Indian type food. The restaurant is in a street packed with every type of food eatery you could think of. The inside, seating area was quite crowded for mid week so that speaks for itself. The decor was tastefully done, the young lady serving us was ace. Also has a 1965 BSA motorbike on display, see my pic. 10/10 for our first visit to Leamington for many years 👏👏👏