Madhav in Cardiff

My favourite place to eat! Deliciously authentic veg Indian food, service and atmosphere, I seek Maruti's out every time I'm passing through Cardiff. Highly recommend a thali or dosa, and the Dal Kachouri are the best I've ever tasted

Fantastic value, friendly and welcoming staff, good selection of Indian food made authentically with love and care. I ordered the Maruti Thali special, onion bhaji and Mango Lassi. The mango lassi was thick, creamy in texture and the perfect level of sweetness. The bhaji was a little overcooked and stodgy, but had a nice flavour. The thali had the largest range of elements I've ever seen in a thali with each one tasting unique and complimenting each other. Both curries were rich in their depth of flavour and were bursting with flavour. Overall a lovely experience and I would definitely go again.

It's expensive comparing to other Indian grocery stores

Authentic Indian dishes, warm friendly staff - food is excellent, prices are competitive

I have been going to this shop for over 20 years. Lovely staff members and great food.

The pakoras are to die for. The onion bhaji in particular is sensational - I'd eat them every day if I could. The chai is also great and authentic. It all tastes like proper home-cooked food; there's a reason it's always busy. The decor is basic at best, but honestly, for food this good, it's not even remotely a problem. Definitely somewhere worth visiting if you want to try some authentic Indian food outside of the usual takeaways.

A very nice spot. Genuine and authentic homecooked indian food. An open kitchen run by a kind lady. Generous portion sizes, great taste and super cheap. Will definitely come back

Good variety of food. Good service.

Been going here for years now. It's basic Indian street food, no bells and whistles, like something your nanna would cook you (if your nans was indian!) delicious, fresh crunchy onion bargies and light fluffy dosas. 5he staff are all family and very sweet and kind, watching them cook your bread fresh Is pretty lush and you never Leave hungry as the portions are super generous.

What an amazing place with beautiful home cooked food! Definitely worth going to, the food doesn't repeat, give heart burn when drinking alcohol and actually tastes so so nice. And we paid less than £30 for a heap of tasting food. Will never go to an Indian restaurant again that charges extortionate amount of money and leaves you feeling very oily!

They sell thumbs up and other Indian soft drinks, not as cheap as Leicester but good for Cardiff. Nice wada pav and Indian chai

Nice place for indian vegetarian food and groceries. Located in Riverside. The food is traditional Maharashtra/Gujarat

This vegetarian restaurant serves authentic North Indian food that might look simple but it's quite delicious. It is just like home cooked - nutritious but prepared with love! We love the thali that has multiple dishes in a big meal. It's very reasonably priced and we keep going back!

I always keep missing out to write reviews but this one too good, making me to take that effort for those who are looking out for this kind of experience I had. Simply awesome home style, healthier (not too oily) food. I had freshly made authentic Maharashtrian tasty potato vada . And had soul satisfying home style thali. Staff is very polite and prompt. I was in the area for some work, 3 and half hour drive from my home but eagerly looking forward when next I will get to go there again. A must visit place !

The oldest and best Indian grocery store in Cardiff. Also has a small restaurant that serves street food and small plates . Good authentic Vegetarian food

We love eating at Maruti’s. The food is exceptional and Maruti and the staff are so friendly and helpful. He often dishes up a free desert or extra bhaji to his regulars just because he loves to see you enjoy his food. And enjoy it we certainly do. Looking forward to our next visit.

I've had Madhav's to takeaway and eating in. Either way the food is delicious and really good value! I highly recommend the Thali.

Homestyle diner. Fabulous thali plate

I have been buying meals from here for a long time, and it is always good. The atmosphere has always been relaxed and welcoming, and the staff are friendly.

It is such a good place to have authentic Maharashtrian food in Cardiff. Felt like a warm hug from home as we enjoyed their breakfast special poha... Do visit

The best South Indian food outside of India! The masala dosa is delicious, light and with the perfect potato bhaji inside. The thali is my absolute favourite and is always different. All of Maruti’s food is excellent value for money. We had a thali, a masala dosa and 2 drinks for under £20! It is so good we travel here from Margam! The grocery store attached to the restaurant has every spice you could imagine and far cheaper than purchased in the supermarkets. To top it all the staff are warm, friendly and can’t do enough for you.

I would give this immaculate place of love 5 stars as Its my go to place since the past year the ambience,food and the service is on point and especially the food is fresh, magnificent in presentation and for eating is amazing as well. The authenticity is on a different vector as it's made from the culture and practice. Love to the whole family.

Missing homemade food and Indian groceries?? This is the place you should visit. A grocery store with an attached restaurant serving Indian delicacies with a homely touch

Even though 3 of us ordered the same food at the same time, the dishes were brought one by one. My friends had finished eating when my food arrived. I asked the woman taking the order if the food was spicy, and she said it wasn't. But the food I received was extra spicy. I took 2 spoons and left. I asked for a container to put the remaining food in, they made me wait too long. I don't think I'll go there again.

Little high in price but has good Indian collection of groceries and food

I've long been a fan of Madhav's which is located just outside the City Centre and around the corner from the Millennium Stadium. I popped in recently for some snacks from the Restaurant and Food Hall. The Restaurant itself is basic. Think tables and chairs. However the food is excellent and very reasonably priced. I recommend the Kachori balls. Hot and Sweet and Sour at the same time. I noticed a lot of people were having the Thali which looked great value for money. As for the Food Hall. It is well stocked with Indian food you won't find elsewhere. Madhav's is definitely worth a visit.

This is quite nice to go and shop there.

We have been coming here for 30+ years and it is always an absolute pleasure, authentic, genuine and exceptional. Great to see Mrs Madhav!

Great place to enjoy Indian food and buy Indian grocery.

We order food for take away. The food was bland, no flavor. The samosas had no taste no spices, tasted like mashed potatoes. Karchori tastes weird. Vada pav, asked for spicy, but was unpleasant and tasted gone off. The dosa was okay. I wouldn’t go again.

Had everything my husband loves with him being jamaican

Had the Thali. Food items were cooked freshly, tasty and homely. Reasonably priced. Very courteous staff.

First time I tried an Indian in this part of Cardiff and it really did not disappoint! Definitely recommend.

Amazing food, truly Indian taste,

This restaurant/shop is amazing, Its filled with the products and spices I want and if I feel hungry i eat something from the shop and the food is amazing. The cashier Madhav is a kind man and pointed at me where to go if i didn't find the spot the product i wanted so overall I would really high advice going to this place

Fresh Indian vegetables and groceries at reasonable prices

I love this place it has amazing products i can buy and amazing food in the restaurant and the cashier Madhav is amazing, as he helps me find the product I'm looking for.

Everything I needed for my curry recipes very nice people ,and the best hot snacks from the cafe!!

Delicious Food,takes us to the exact taste of Maharashtrian dishes like puranpoli, vada pav... really amazing. One should visit Madhav in Cardiff.

It was home like food, loved it.

Indian Restaurant and grocery store Good options for vegetarian

Poor in service. Concerned about hygiene. Food is not real tasty

It's a very good restaurant for vegetarian. I have tried all the food. It tastes like Indian dhaba. My personal favourite is vada sambar , idli sambar and masala chai. They serve very hot food. The best part is they don't heat frozen vada like curry hut or any other south Indian shop. They sell authentic food made by themselves.

Best Indian, Maharashtrian store and restaurant in Cardiff

Amazing selection of world foods, and dirt cheap. Also has a great veggie cafe.

The greatest choice of Indian spices and stuff in whole area)

A fantastic spot for Indian snacks and thali, where the hospitality from Mr. Maruti and his team is truly exceptional. Their warm welcome, accompanied by delicious food, makes for an outstanding experience.

Everything I want for Asian spices There is a lady there, if u cannot find what you want. She knows where everything is. .lol

What do corns and soy beans do in a veggie byriani? Food is not much and not sophisticated.

Desserts are quite good but the samosa is quite bland, it seems as if just boiled potatoes are used as the filling.

Really good affordable food. Clean environment. Open kitchen you can see what they are cooking and how they are cooking.

Nice food and good customer service 👌

Best priced, tasty as, very good 👌😊

Always love Madhab for Indian experience.

Awesome place for Indian Snacks and Thali. Best hospitality by Mr. Maruti uncle and his staff. They welcome you with a great smile and tasty food. You can get lots of Indian snacks with authentic Indian taste. We tried Samosa, Onion Bhai, Gujarati Kachori, Aalo Puri, Misal Pav, Pani Puri, Gulam Jamun, Jalebi,Lemon Rice, Veg Pulav, Veg Biryani and etc. If you are a tea lover then please try tea there only. It. If you in Cardiff, please visit in Madhav. Aalo Puri:- they are serving Puri n Dry Aalo sabji with some pickles. Misal Pav:- Authentic taste, mild spicy but you can ask them to make it spicy.

هو عبارة عن بقاله تبيع فيها مختلف الاطعمه المغلفه والمثلجه والبهارات وغيرها

Humble place with nice people. Authentic vegetarian food.

THE BEST indian street food in cardiff.

Misal is having delicious taste !!

Love Madhav's for all my spices and dried goods. We also love to have lunch here, we recommend the Masala Dosa Aloo Wada & Samosas.

What a delightful discovery it was

Maharashtrian Indian shop near to city centre of Cardiff. If someone miss maharastrian food you can try here

Nice place to buy Indian pulses with restaurant next door having indian sweets, and other dishes. Shop is greatly organized.

I'm super glad that I've finally found an Indian shop that sells all the needed African food stuffs too. Prices are affordable also. Nice customer service.

Consistently fantastic shop and café. So fresh, so tasty, such lovely family run establishment. International food from plantain to bunches of coriander, tinned Patra roll, sachets of pre made Dal paneer, incense, toothpaste, and all the basic spices in pillow pack size if needed.

Amazing home cooked vegetarian Indian food. Very tasty and nourishing. We ordered food to go for later because we enjoyed the meal so much. Would highly recommend for anyone looking for authentic Indian Food.

Cardiff best kept gem. This place has been serving the south Asian community since the 60s and is still going. This is some of the best street food I've had. The Thali is amazing.

The plus point is there is parking available for 2 hours near the shop. There is an Indian grocery shop attached to the restaurant. There are clean washrooms available. You can shop and eat at one stop. There is take away and eat in restaurant price differences. So decide earlier. The thali is very famous, it comes with 1 curry, 1 dal, rice, 2 chapati, 1 onion pakoda, 1 sweet, 1 papad, 1 yogurt, 2 subzi. The restaurant is small and cannot accommodate more people.

Small place. Not a really fancy place. But the food was fantastic and the woman are very friendly and gave me good advice. If I was a local I would eat here regularly.

Our favourite eatery in Cardiff. Authentic Indian freshly home made snacks. Perfect every time, really fair price. Kind and polite chef and owners. Never disappoints. Thanks for feeding us all these years ❤️

This place is very basic- a little shop attached to an open kitchen with a couple of tables. We didn’t know what most things on the menu were but had dosa before so ordered those with a sweet lassi. The staff were welcoming and the food was delicious! £18 for two dosas and two sweet lassi. Definitely worth a visit off the beaten track when in cardiff

Visited Madhav today for the obligatory Thali. As others have said, this place is basic. A supermarket alongside a kitchen with a table would be a better description but it doesn't pretend to be anything else and don't be put off. Quite a few locals there munching on sharing platters but we weren't going to be distracted as we like a Thali! Sadly no Lassi available today but a good choice of drinks available anyway. A short wait as we watched the chef prepare our Thali and it arrived along with a plate of poppadoms. Food was hot, tasty, delicious and very filling. At today's prices, a Thali was £10.99 plus drinks. Well recommended and a total gem. Proper, authentic food! I've uploaded photos of both the Thali and the menu. A take away menu is on the reverse, same food just cheaper.

Don't judge this place on its looks, or by your first impression.... It's basic with a capital B. BUT, the food is anything but! I can't comment on the rest of the food, but one of the best dosas I have ever had!! I wish we could have returned!

Authentic bombay style cooking that you won't get anywhere else. The value for money is as unbelievable as the flavours in the food. Highly recommend the vegan thali or for a cheaper option the dosa. How lucky we are to have Madav so close to home

Ate here today for the first but definitely not the last time. Had thali which was the best I have ever had. Wish I could eat here every day

Samosas are gorgeous fully packed with veggies and spice, picked up 9 today to take to friends as a delicious side!

I read other peoples reviews and they claim the menu is limited. The menu is only limited by your imagination, because you can have a varied choice of vegetarian Asian food cooked to perfection. If you wanted to visit this restaurant every week I’m sure you would get bored. However, I have been visiting it for over 35 years and I keep going back, not just for the snacks and the takeaway hot food but for the fine variety of good quality food you can purchase along with a vast array of spices to make your own delicious recipes. Madhav is a legend.

Been coming here ever since it opened,, Lovely food all cooked in front of your eyes. Vegetarian only but the food is extremely moreish,.cooked with fresh herbs and spices. It's a Cardiff legend.

Regular customer since 1980s. Moved away from Riverside, to other side of Cardiff but found myself coming back regularly for Samosa's, aloo bondha's and indian sweets: pistachio barfi. Took colleague and my boss a couple of weeks ago, they loved the onion bhaji's. Bit disappointed at how the price of samosas gone up, portion down from 4 to 3 and moreover, the samosas have become smaller and thus the filling, felt like we were just eating the flour pastry bit, so uncool and this has been for quite sometime and fedback but nothing changed there.

Been going here for decades! Addicted! Love ALL the takeaway food and thali meals sit ins. Mrs Madhav is lovely. Wish she did UK wide mail order.

I became a semi regular customer in the early 90's, and enjoyed the food in particular the pakora. Moved away from Cardiff for over 20 years. When I returned I happened to pass Madhav so popped in for some snacks. Found they were just as good, and make ideal snacks, at a reasonable price. I dont live so close now, but will pop in whenever passing to get a little something.

Good food, authentic Indian food. Good snacks and Indian groceries. Would recommend it. Well stocked with indian vegetables as well. Conveniently placed.

I have been eating here since I was a child and I am now middle-aged. This is my go to place for food. I cannot express how this food seems to touch every aspect of my being. The shop next door also fulfils every need of mine. If it’s from Basmati rice to pistachio kulfi. The smell, and the sights take you to street India.

Una cafetería pequeña y muy básica junto a un pequeño supermercado. Menú limitado pero muy auténtico y recién preparado. La verdura thali que tuve fue realmente buena y apareceré cada vez que esté en Cardiff. Tienda útil si desea abastecerse de comestibles del sur de Asia.

We needed a treat so came to Madhavs as we love the food. Fabulous, authentic asian, veggie food. Terrific value for money and a very warm welcome.. We both had the masala dosa and salty lassis. Superb. We highly recommend.

Me metí en Madhav en mi camino a casa recientemente. El restaurante / cafetería es muy básico pero la comida no lo es. Hay una buena selección de Dosa y Thali, etc., todo cocinado a la perfección. Todo tiene un precio razonable y, una vez que haya comido, puede ir a su pequeño supermercado para recoger sus comestibles, etc. Sólo para ser recomendado.

Esta es una pequeña cafetería dentro de una tienda bien surtida, con muy pocas mesas. Es muy informal y poco atractivo. Ofrece un menú muy limitado de sus especialidades caseras. Visitamos para las dosas, y no nos decepcionó. Muy sabroso y bien preparado, ya buen precio.

Visitamos aquí durante años, la comida es excelente para comer o para llevar. Impresionantes bocadillos recién hechos de la India y también algunos pasteles y postres impresionantes. La comida es siempre cálida y sabe sublime. Las bolas de papas son mis favoritas y te calientan en un día frío.

Visited this store/ restaurant with the family, we purcased items from the store but when we wanted to order food the owner refused to prepare four dosa dishes and a few other side dishes, which she could've but without no issues but pure laziness and rudeness, she said to us we can wait around 30 mins for her worker/ chef to come back from break but she wont be cooking, we refused and went elsewhere.

A simple yet delicious food is served at Madhav’s .. the thali is wonderful.. would recommend for vegetarians..

Hay algunas mesas en un supermercado indio. El menú es vegetariano y realmente indio. La comida es absolutamente brillante. El personal es encantador Barato, sabroso y una buena experiencia en general. No sirve alcohol y no cocinan carne. Puede que no se adapte a todos, pero realmente es genial si te gusta el sabor de la comida india.

Wonderful, authentic home cooked Maharashtraian food. I had Thali which was delicious. It is a vegetarian restaurant, staff are friendly and food is freshly prepared by the owner.

Esta es una buena comida, y tiene una buena relación calidad-precio, mucho mejor que la comida vegetariana del sur de la India que se puede obtener en el área de Euston en Londres. Este lugar es principalmente un supermercado, perfecto si quieres abastecerte de provisiones, dulces indios, pero lo mejor es la pequeña cocina y algunas mesas donde se preparan un thali, chapati o lo que quieras. Puede que no sea un lugar para quedarse, más para un comensal casual hambriento o un asiduo. ¡Es genial!

Vinimos aquí con algunos amigos anoche. No había estado antes, pero había oído que era comida barata y alegre, no esperaba que fuera tan buena. Es todo vegetariano, así que me queda muy bien. Llegamos después de algunas otras personas y ya habían empujado algunas mesas para nosotros en el café / para llevar al lado del supermercado. La gente había ordenado y se metía en varios entrantes. Nos unimos rápidamente y pedimos bebidas (té lassi y agua) y más entrantes que eran deliciosos. Pedimos la casa especial que era thali en 6. 99, y algunos aloo paratha (2.50). El thali vino con dos curries, arroz, pan, chutneys, dal y verduras y fue extremadamente bueno. El aloo paratha era muy sabroso y un buen complemento para la comida, aunque el thali era una buena comida en sí mismo. (Estaba demasiado lleno para el postre).

Esto se ha convertido en nuestro lugar para una cena a mediados de semana. No espere ser impresionado por el lugar en sí, ya que es muy simple y básico. Para nosotros, esto agrega encanto y ayuda a crear una experiencia relajada. La comida en sí es excelente y los precios son extremadamente razonables. ¡También hay una tienda contigua donde puedes recoger todo tipo de extras para llevarte a casa! Altamente recomendado !

For a change we visited and picked up a takeaway, as usual we had a chance to browse around the well stocked shop adjoining the cafe, we always take the opportunity to stock up on spices, savouries and sweet treats. We ordered the biryani and some bhajis and samosas. As always the food did not disappoint. Spicy, fragrant rice with vegetables, a flavourful curry to pour over and enjoy with rotis purchased from the shop. The food was plentiful, hot and extremely tasty. The bhajis and samosas were hot and crispy, well filled and a great accompaniment to another wonderful meal. We never get tired of this lovely little restaurant. Try it when you want somewhere casual and different, you will not be disappointed.

Although Mahdav is quite simple in its layout, it is such a treat to find it serves such delicious food. We eat there on a regular basis and it is our place of choice in Cardiff for Indian vegetarian food. The food is consistently good and reasonably priced, the staff are really friendly and you can also shop for your Indian groceries once you have eaten!

Freshly made Indian meals , snacks , indian assortments — Sorry do not know the indian terminology for the meals ,,, really does not need a label , as all are delicious,, I have sampled sit down and taken away,,,, very authentic,, good vegetarian selections

People working in the shop have no manners and don't know how to talk to customers.They deny to give you stuff and ask you to spend more money in order to sit and eat. I hope I can find some platform where I can report an official complaint against such stores.DO NOT VISIT is my strong recommendation.

Es básicamente una tienda de comestibles con una pequeña cafetería contigua con 3 mesas. La comida era promedio. Sosa para un India calman pero sin duda mejor que la 'balti 'indian onu - cocina auténtica. Teníamos Aloo samosa bonda y para empezar y eran buenos. Masala dosa, pedimos uttapam paratha biryani y alu, para platos principales. Mientras que el Dosa estaba crujiente, la patata era muy sosa y llenar el dulzón y chutney estaban por debajo de la media. Verduras biryani no parecía. Regular con algunas verduras pulao biryani masala, servido con dal? ? Nada en la India vemos esta combinación. Necesita ser servido Biryani mirchi salan con raita o. Período. Alu paratha era básicamente el mismo sosa patata abundante entre 2 listo para comer chapatis, untado con aceite. Si eres un indio, no ser impresionado por los comentarios de tripadvisor, te decepcionará.