Spice Island in Cardiff

Nice takeaway much improved from visit

A gem of a restaurant with a good ambience and staff who were so welcoming and friendly. The food was delicious and reasonably priced. We will definitely be returning soon.

Just had a takeaway from spice island and have had many before but not impressed with this one cold chips and very salty expected better for £27.70.

Amazing Indian food, best curry in Cardiff and not watery like other Indian restaurants. Ammo was great as always, always serves with a smile!

Our arrival was welcomed with enthusiasm. Amazing service! Gorgeous food! Restaurant has created the perfect ambience. Ammo is a great waiter.

Amazing food, amazing service, friendly staff. Affordable cost. Would highly recommend. Best curry house in Cardiff

Very good service and very good food I’m very pleased with it I would definitely recommend it to others and would come again

Great service , friendly staff, food was really good. Will be back again . Highly recommend this place. Clean and friendly.

Excellent service and excellent food staff are very friendly and helpful Ammo very friendly I would highly recommend this place

A large group of us were booked in on Sunday excellent food and service

Wonderful restaurant with great food, friendly staff, and a cozy setting. Service was fast, and every dish was packed with flavor. Will definitely be back!

The most amazing food 😍 the best in cardiff highly recommended ❤️

Cold food. Not what I ordered. Very disappointed

Had a meal here with friends service was the best Food was fabulous will definitely return

Went with 8 friends & from the time we arrived the service we received was excellent, very friendly & efficient staff. Our food was piping hot & delicious. Highly recommend & we will be back.

As always, food excellent, service amazing Lovely atmosphere and very well priced. Always returning.

Six of us met up for a meal in a relatively local Spice Island restaurant. We all had a great time. Food was delicious. Service was great. Friendly, sociable and helpful staff. We had a lovely night and a good time was had by all. Hers to my next visit.

Recently started to buy Indian food from here and I must say it's really nice food , the nann has actually got kema meat going through it not like a lot of other places the madras strength curry is spot on not too hot I will be getting more takeaway's from .

Went with 5 family members and friends. The food was spot on. Lovely, hot and the service was super . I chose Island Byrani it was beautiful , hot and tasty.....

Food was excellent loads of it .could not believe the price , very clean staff were very helpful. Would recommend. We will be back.

A fantastic meal and great service. Everything is well managed, clean and focused on quality. Starters and main meals were appropriately separated and the food was delicious. I highly recommend it!

Ordered a delicious takeaway with something for the whole family. Plenty of food, really tasty, and highly recommended. I especially enjoyed the Peri Peri Xacuti. Delivery (their own service) was on time and friendly, food was hot and fresh. We had visitors to the UK who were keen to try a good curry, and they all enjoyed. Look forward to visiting the restaurant next time 😊.

Loved this place,food was so nice and the staff were so friendly.

First visit to this restaurant, fantastic service and food, hopefully I will be back in the near future

Always great food. Great service. Would highly recommend.

I have had my meals delivered and the food is absolutely stunning! Highly recommended!

Lovely meal there for my birthday. Lovely atmosphere, service, and food

Cardiff one of the longest establishment. Their new dishes are absolutely delicious.

Always good food, never disappoints.

Meal with friends was lovely food excellent service very attentive and a nice vibe to a super restaurant

Come here tonight with a few friends - couldn't recommend the place enough. Food was top notch and the service was extremely personable.

Can’t rate atmosphere as we had a takeaway. The food arrived tepid and almost an hour later too. When it arrived, my family member found an unknown specimen in their rice. Unsure as to what it is but the picture will show. It could be edible, but we didn’t want to risk it. It’s a shame, I’ve heard good things about this place. EDIT: We also ordered two pieces of naan bread, which didn’t arrive at all.

Had a delightful meal here tonight (Mar 2024). My starter, sweet ‘n’ spicy chilli chicken was sublime. Never had anything like it before. Crisp batter & moist chicken, gorgeous flavour, topped with sesame seeds. Beautiful garlic naan, rice & chicken tikka masala. Met with owner who was lovely. It’s changed hands & menu has some real gems plus traditional dishes. Thoroughly recommend them & thanks to the lovely staff who were so attentive. 5 stars all round.

Had a take away they delivered So mild and no taste Back to Taj Llanrumney

Excellent sit down meal, food was great , arrived very hot , service was second to none, definitely worth a visit.

📌 Wayne's Eats - Local South Wales Food Blogger (Instagram/Facebook Review) Hidden Gem In Cardiff! 💎 Ladies and gentlemen I present to you what is quite possibly one of the best Indians restaurants in Cardiff, Spice Island on Newport Road in Rumney🏝️ 📍@spiceislandcardiff This particular restaurant is new to me as I only heard about this amazing place a few weeks ago but to the locals in the area, it's been the go to for many years! All I can say is I've been missing out! 👏 ➡️ Today's Menu: 🍗 Sweet N’ Spicy Chilli Chicken Deep-fried Battered Chicken Breast Pieces Tossed in A Mint & Mango Special Chilli Sauce 🍖 Sheek Kebab Minced Meat, Medium Spiced & Grilled In The Tandoor 🍗 Chat Chicken, Sweet & Sour Cooked With Chaat Masala Sauce 🌯 Sheek Kebab Wrap Minced Meat, Medium Spiced & Grilled In The Tandoor 🧆 Onion Bhaji Traditional Fried Onion Bhaji Served With Salad 🧈 Butter Chicken Chicken Tikka Simmered In A Creamy Satin-smooth Mild Buttery Sauce 🌶️ Rajasthani Lamb Curry Tender & Slow Cooked Lamb Cooked In Garlic & Chef’s Red Chilli Sauce 🍛 Chicken Nargis Pieces Of Marinated Chicken, Cooked With Onions, Capsicum & Tomatoes, Garnished With Tandoori Sauce & Fresh Coriander 🥭 Mango Korma Exotic Mild Dish Cooked With chef’s Special Mix Of Mango, coconut & Cream 👉 Plus they have @roarbeeruk on tap, the only beer you need to compliment your curry 🍻 🍽️ Review: This place is an absolute must visit if you live in the area or you are planning a trip to Cardiff! We basically tried as many dishes as we could possibly eat and I can confirm everything tasted incredible! All of our starters were were delicious, the Sheek Kebab and the wrap were super tasty but for us the Chicken Chaat and the sweet and spicy chilli chicken was our favourite. Both dishes were so rich in flavor! 😋 We loved all of the curries we tried, on the milder spectrum the Mango Korma was lush and the butter chicken was lovely and creamy but both dishes had flavor most importantly. On a spicier note the Chicken Nargis and the Rajasthani Lamb Curry were both insane, both dishes were ridiculously good! The lamb curry just topped it, the lamb was so tender, honestly it was cooked perfectly. This is an absolute must visit! 👏

We've always had positive experiences when dining here. The food is top quality, all cooked really fresh. The staff are lovely and very attentive. The restaurant is quieter in the week but has a lovely, bustling feel on the weekend. The prices reflect the quality of the food.

The best curry place in cardiff

Amazing restaurant! Absolutely delicious meals and excellent service. Friendly and helpful staff. I would highly recommend Spice Island.

Never had a bad experience in 15 years visiting. Try the lamb, its melt in your mouth!

very average very flat atmosphere

Amazing service, staff are so lovely and the food is fresh and very tasty

On the whole this place is fairly good. The food although very tasty was only warm when served and the waiters had an annoying habit of hovering around the tables giving the impression that you should hurry up.

Had delivery tonight. Half an hour late but worth the wait. We are lightweights with curries but they do the best lamb and chicken kormas ever! And their keema rice is deeeelicious!

Food was decent enough, if not slightly uninspiring. Friendly service, some of the group got incorrect orders.

Great resturant, with a beautifully varied menu, whether you're eating in or taking away. Staff are always courteous and helpful. When ordering takeaway, there timing predictions are pretty accurate. The food is good quality and reasonable value for money. There are plenty of vegetarian options on the menu. All in all a great place to get food.

A very welcoming restaurant which manages to feel warmly traditional with a splash of modern at the same time. The food was some of the nicest Indian cuisine I have ever tasted. The Paneer Tikka, Butter Chicken and Saag Bhaji I had was sublime, it was so tasty. My wife also loved everything she ordered. The portions were very generous, you won't be going home hungry from here let me tell you. The staff were all polite and very good at spotting when you needed assistance without them being intrusive. Looking at past reviews on Tripadvisor it's clear to me that the poorer reviews were from a time when this restaurant was under different management, because personally I could not fault any aspect of our visit and would recommend this place to anyone in the Cardiff area.

Delicious food and very attentive staff make this one of our favourite local restaurants.

I had about twelve guests over at mine and ordered from Spice Island. Spice Island is one of my local restaurant who has recently improved. I ordered around twelve main dish and six starter dish, all food was absolutely mouth watering, nice portion, piping hot and really tasty, Every single guest was praising the food and said they have tasted the delicious food for the time compared to other places they have ordered from before. There was a slight delay for the delivery but overall a good experience. Keep it up!!

Visited here on Monday night with the fiancé for a spontaneous date night without our toddler! we normally have a spice island takeaway but treated ourselves to a sit down meal! The most welcoming staff and great service throughout the whole meal! Spice island always do the best poppadoms and chutneys! can’t find a single Indian that does better! Starters were amazinggg! I’d come everyday just for the Salmon tandoori!! My main was just as delicious too! Thankyou for a great evening and i look forward to sitting in again soon! even though the lamb tikka masala will forever be my favourite takeaway..ever! :)

Highly recommend this place great food, great service Deserve a visit This place deserve to be busy

Booked for our Anniversary. Food was stunning. I personally have always enjoyed the food at Spice island but it was best ever tonight. Hot, fresh and tasty. I'm told they have a new chef...The service, food and cleanliness was spot on. 5 star fromme

Excellent quality food, large portions and very friendly staff. This was a takeaway order and I was very pleased with the choice and taste of the food

I absolutely love this Indian restaurant. For dine in or takeaway. We don’t live anywhere near here anymore but when you find such a gem, you are willing to travel. The food is wonderful. It always seems so fresh, that so much care has been taken to prepare the finesse ingredients. In these hard times with soaring prices they have not cut back at all on their quality. We usually choose chicken dishes and the meat is always thoroughly cooked to perfection and tender. The poppadoms are always fresh and the sauces very generous. The staff are always so kind and helpful, even for the fussiest eaters. I can highly recommend this restaurant. I know that there are many Indian restaurants around and to find one that you love and trust is not an easy task. This one will fulfil all your requirements. We are quite fussy. Give it a try. It’s excellent.

Tried a different Indian restaurant with some mates. It was great a lovely open space with great customer care. The food was fab, between us we had a mix of vegi and meat and fish. The salmon was perfectly cooked served on a s skillet, and flavoured well with great balance, the vegi dishes lived up to expectation with the traditional paneer and full of flavour, I had the biryani special , packed with mixed meat and huge prawns a lovely sweet curry sauce and an omelette on top. Flavours worked well together, the meat and prawns cooked great. We had the usual poppadoms to start and ice-cream and a coffee liqueur to finish , lush. Would deff go again, thank you to the lovely staff for a lovely mid week meal. Prices were average for good quality food 🍜🍨☕

The service was excellent the staff were very attentive and pleasant. The food was also very good. Nice and hot and well presented

Been coming here for sit downs and takeaway for years. Called in last night for takeaway. Some old favourites removed from new menu,so we went for dishes unkown to us. So glad we did. Fabulou meal,defenitely the best yet. Great portions,pleasant,helpful friendly staff. Very reasonable prices. 10 out 10

We had a great meal at Spice Island last night. Great service , impeccably clean. We enjoyed our meals very much and there were very attentive staff!! Thank you

Wonderful food and service tonight for all the family. We have had many takeaways that were really tasty but the experience in the restaurant was brilliant

I haven't eaten in a Indian restaurant for about 10 years went to spice Island and it was a fantastic meal I had definitely will go again loved it

It’s our favourite restaurant in Cardiff , we are always made welcome , tge staff could not be more friendly , and the place is spotless

I watched in disbelief as the barman poured the drip tray into two pints that then went to a table for unsuspecting customers. If that's what they do at the front of house, what do they do out of sight of customers?

Great food and service but debatable music.

The staff were amazing and the food delicious. I am disabled and they couldn’t do enough for me. Will definitely be going again

Not one of our party of 11 enjoyed the varied dishes we selected. To a person the overall comment was Bland. Also overpriced. We won't be making a return visit.

Bit of a last minute meal last night as we had limited time and no knowledge of the local area. Called into this gem of a place and they were so accommodating in their beautifully decorated restaurant. The staff were so efficient and friendly, the...

Always been good food when I go there. Probably one of the only Indians I've been to more in person than ordering from.

Had a great Curry.Service is friendly and food always hot and quickly served. Eaten her numerous times and enjoyed. Would recommend for a great curry. Will be returning.

Visited with my 2 sons. Have been coming here for sit down and takeaways for years,and it can be not up to scratch. Tonight's meal was brilliant. Starters, mains, sides,beer, service excellent. Why can't it be this great all the time?

Another tasty meal, thanks. Had an enjoyable evening, good the see the place full again. Great service and good value, highly recommended.

Ordered 4 poppadoms, all tasted stale. It was the same last time we ordered. The store-bought sainsbury ones are way fresher and tasty. Never again! We are patrons of this restaurant for years.

Had a takeaway delivered this evening after a recommendation from a friend. Very disappointing, it was almost cold and both curries, Tika Jalfrazi and dupiaza were almost the same, only difference was the jalfrazi had 1 single piece of green chilli and a single piece...

Had a takeaway delivered this evening after a recommendation from a friend. Very disappointing, it was almost cold and both curries, Tika Jalfrazi and dupiaza were almost the same and very bland, rice was dry and not fresh and the garlic nann had no garlic. Total waste of £22, I won't be using you again.

After trying to order food online for delivery numerous times but failed, I called the restaurant to inform them and asked if I could place the order with them but was refused due to me requesting to pay by card over the phone and was...

Ordered a takeaway for myself and Husband What a disappointing meal we had. The whole meal was of poor quality tasteless and cold the rice was stone cold the chips were still hard and undercooked reminded me of reheated chips And the chicken curry sauce...

£14.95 deal, great value and very freshly made. Missed out on my coffee mind ha ho.

Lovely food, great hospitality!!

I am so impressed with the wonderful service! I ordered food for my friends birthday and had it delivered. They wrote happy birthday on the box and gave a bottle of wine!! How amazing! May God bless you all. Thank you so much!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Way too busy on new years eve. We were given the incorrect meals then had to wait a further 30 mins for our main course

Went out with friends to spice island food was spot on very friendly lovely service well worth a vist

Called in early on a Monday night and it was quite empty which meant we had a choice of tables. Food was superb, as always, and the staff were attentive. Had two courses and very reasonably priced.

Went to spice island sunday evening, very good food, very good service, very enjoyable. They adjusted the tandoori chcken on the bone as i like it and it was really wonderful, i like extra tandoori sauce on it. It was really good.

Chose our meal for two on the Spice Island website and placed our order at 6.15pm Saturday 21st September with instruction of delivery at 7.15pm, So that`s one hours notice! 7.45pm I decide to telephone and ask where our is our meal, I get that...

Came here on Saturday with my family. Was pleasantly surprised as haven’t been here for years and last experience negative. Restaurant was full so nice atmosphere. I had the half Chicken in sauce and my husband had the jalfrezi. He said his was so tasty....

i used to visit this restaurant at least once a fortnight but will never eat here again. I ordered a takeaway meal and it was disgusting, i threw most of it in the bin. The following week i went into the restaurant and complained and...

Nice atmosphere and lovely friendly staff. Food was lovely x

How can a restaurant send send pilau rice instead of prawn puree when you ring and complain the manager says I'll send them straight out. 45 minutes later freezing cold all food cold.. absolute shambles of a restaurant don't visit or order delivery

We've been here a few times over the last few months and the standard of food has been consistently excellent. Apparently they haven't changed their chef so maybe he's been watching some cooking shows.

Vine aquí un martes por la noche para una comida para llevar. Tal vez sea un poco mejor en el fin de semana, ordenó los narguis de pollo, fue muy coconuty a pesar de no mencionar los cocos, el plato de cordero era un buen fantasma korai, los bhajis eran bastante insípidos, no volveré corriendo aquí. Curry mucho más sabroso en Cardiff! !

Como cliente habitual, me siento sorprendido y disgustado. El gerente de este restaurante me dijo que "fuera a otro lugar". Rechazamos el pago de nuestro próximo pedido y le dimos un reembolso de 7 por un pedido de más de 50. Después de esperar más de una hora y media, toda nuestra comida estaba fría como la piedra y se entregó el curry equivocado. Nunca me han hablado así ni me han hecho sentir tan pequeño. Por favor, no pierda su tiempo si desea comida caliente, un buen servicio y un tiempo de entrega razonable. Este restaurante ni siquiera merece 1 estrella pero no me permitiría poner 0.

He utilizado este restaurante desde que abrió sus puertas.

Lovely food and friendly staff. Would definitely recommend.

Having had a conversation with a waiter I’ve become friendly with I have apparently been using this restaurant for 18 years mainly for takeaways. I have always enjoyed their food and rarely have any issues. Their menu is varied with some superb dishes on it. Probably need to book for a Friday or Saturday.

Always pop in here daytime lunch good selection staff are friendly good price worth a visit.will be back. As I normally do and I’m sure you will too if you’re in the area

Visitamos este lugar buscando comida india. Tuve la peor experiencia de cliente. Nos trataron mal por el gerente y el camarero. La comida tenía mal sabor, poco cocida tenía cantidades excesivas de aditivos colorantes. Para colmo, encontramos pelo en nuestra comida y eran reacios a tomar medidas inmediatas. Dejamos la comida en nuestros platos y nos quejamos y todavía nos cobraron por la comida que no habíamos comido. El peor restaurante que he encontrado en mi vida con la peor comida.

Food amazing, service even better. Reasonably priced. Visited twice within a matter of weeks and will be returning soon!

Great place for a takeaway lovely food.

A lovely and small Indian restaurant in Rumney. The staff was very pleasant and the service was quick. The menu is quite big with a solid selection of vegetarian dishes as well. The food was delicious and the portions were big. I've been to Spice Island a few times now and I shall come back in the future.

El restaurante está en una buena ubicación con estacionamiento que estaba disponible para nosotros. El restaurante tiene un ambiente decente y, aunque no estaba medio lleno, nos preguntaron sobre una reserva para un grupo de 8 para una cena.

Mi esposo y yo hemos ordenado durante años y bastante regularmente, algunas veces cada mes. Últimamente no es lo que solía ser. Los precios han subido pero la calidad ha bajado.