Vegetarian Food Studio in Cardiff

Like other folks, we were attracted by the Google reviews to visit this place! No doubt, it is spacious & have nice ambience! Unfortunately, food was very disappointing. Starters were almost different forms of potatoes (frozen) loaded with chillies and smeared in raw oil. The main dish arrived - A vegetarian thali having barfi covered with fungus! Absolutely shocking! How could a named restaurant ( claims serving people nice food) can serve you food with mould and put potential health risks to others. Horrible thing was that the owner never realised or apologised about this and sent a server with a full bill to be paid! After I spoke to owner, she told me ridiculously to take the service charges off and was being rude! I wasn't agree with her offer. Her reaction and words were," that's free food for you, go & don't pay anything ." Which is quite unacceptable & rude towards customers!

Amazing food. Pepping hot and great taste. They are more sort of Gujrati cuisine but food is Finger-Licking Do visit this one whenever you visit cardiff

On a recent business trip, I really fancied a Gujarati meal. A Google search brought this place up and the reviews looked great....so I thought I would give it a try. (FYI I am Gujarati). The server was efficient and friendly, the resturant has a sort of charm about it. Sadly the food was a let down. I ordered a plain dosa and a mixed platter of snacks, with salted lasi. The lasi was nice (it's really hard to get that wrong!). The plain dosa was not crispy at all. In fact you would expect a dosa to hold up its rolled up shape, not the one that I got.....it was flat, not crispy, and the flavour was only just passable. The plate of mixed small bites was awful....I left most of it. I think the waiter must have thought I was full and offered to pack it for me to take away - I said no thanks. I was genuinely so disappointed, I was looking forward to some homely food, I can't see myself coming back here. I couldn't work out why the reviews were so high, I think all I can put it down to is the the large majority of reviews are from non-gujarati customers, the lack of other options in Cardiff for similar food...... come on Cardiff, you can and should do better. And as for the owners of the resturant, I know you cook better than what you serve at home, do the same in your restaurant so others can appreciate the wonders of Gujarati food like we do at home. I had to grab a subway on my way back to my hotel!

Best and most affordable thali I’ve had in the UK. Puris were great and very generous portion for a thali. I’m convinced anyone who writes a bad review does so for personal gain, because I don’t have a bad thing to say.

Great atmosphere, lovely food which also included a lot of gluten-free. This was my first time at this delightful restaurant and definitely not my last.

Excellent food selection, friendly staff

Ridiculously tasty and good value. Bring your own alcohol possible.

Purported to be Indian food, but, in this humble Indian’s opinion it is neither Indian nor food

It was a wonderful opportunity to explore Indian style Vegeterian food at this place. The food served was tasty and delicious. Nice ambience. Overall, A must visit place if you are exploring Indian cuisine in Cardiff.

Best restaurant in Wales! The food is consistently amazing and they're a friendly place to visit. One bad thing is the smaller portions of the thalis - why the shrinkage?

The food and service was very good

The Vegetarian Food Studio is one of my favourite places for food, I cannot recommend it highly enough! As a vegetarian it’s nice that the entire menu’s vegetarian with lots of vegan options. Everything I’ve had from here over the years has been lovely. I’ve taken non-vegetarians here for food and they’ve enjoyed it too. Favourites of mine are the Dosas, which have a side of Daal soup. The Mango Lassi’s lovely too. The Thaali’s also really nice, you get a selection of different things to try and it changes each day. The mixed platter is nice, you get a lot of starters there. You can also buy some of the snacks to take away with you from the counter. It’s a nice relaxed and informal place to have food. I like the murals on the wall and the embroidered tablecloths under the glass on the tables. It’s an unpretentious place which lets the food be the star of the show.

One of my favorite places to have Indian food!! Really cozy atmosphere and the food is so flavourful you never know what to choose from the menu. The stuff there are also very friendly and welcoming, makes you feel like home:)

Staff were incredibly accommodating and friendly, the Thali Special was incredible and great value, had a fantastic time. Would absolutely visit again.

Good food nice pint great service thanks

severe decline! cost cutting ingredients in quality and freshness!

Brilliant place with loads of varieties. Atmosphere to staffs were all really nice.

The venue, food and service were all INCREDIBLE. Beautiful Indian food, with a surprising, yet delicious addition of Pizza Samosa! Thank you so much!

Came because of the reputation, but left very disappointed. Seemed like the onion bhajis had been microwaved so were more like muffins, while the tofu was rubbery and squishy and when you pressed it, water and oil oozed out of it so totally inedible. Didn't eat the tofu and complained, so thought they would take it off the bill but was still on there when we came to pay. Won't be coming again.

Delicious, authentic Indian food. Lovely staff who are always making sure you're having a good time.

I started eating at the Vegetarian Food Studio when it wasn't in even in it's current premises. That is quite some time ago. On my most recent visit I went for my old favourite a Dosa. The Sambar that accompanied the Dosa was beautiful as was the coconut chutney. The menu is so vast that you'll never get tired of visiting. The owner and his family and staff are really friendly and make you feel very welcome. It's also great to see, on a big board at the front of the Restaurant, all the awards the Vegetarian Food Studio has won over the years.

I can't eat Indian food any more as I have developed a cardamom allergy. However, if I was going to take a chance and bring an EpiPen to a restaurant, it would be this one, as the food is beyond delicious.

Every time I have eaten here, the food has been amazing! Great choice and excellent value for money. Just wish they’d deliver to London!

One of the worst food I ever had in cardiff strictly not recommended

Sorry, but it is the worst indian restaurant I have ever been to. In addition, the price-performance ratio is questionable. The food didn't seem fresh (frozen vegetables?) and was way too spicy (ordered mild). Furthermore, the food is not at all digestible - it is still heavy in the stomach the next day - how can that be with indian food?

Much better than I'd have got in the city centre

Top of the top for south asian foods. Many options for vegans and people that are on Gluten, dairy, egg free diets. Great staff, great management All round brilliance x

If you are a veggie or a vegan and happen to be in Cardiff make the trip here. They are specialists and the menu shows this. Great staff, banging food. Yum.

Great Indian food, the best in Cardiff, try the sweets as well they are home made quality

I found service and atmosphere very good however food was not fresh for example rotli were not hot and fresh which is the basic thing we expect from Indian restaurants. I wouldn’t suggest south indian food like dosa. I have tried many places in UK and found to be below average here. I felt that prices may be higher with respect to taste and portion for individual items we got but Thali may be good options in terms of price (though we didn’t try but noticed most people was going with that). I am not local wales resident so don’t know the norms but I felt that charging 10% service charges without mentioning anywhere were unreasonable though this as total of bill was not big for me but I expect them to boldly write that.

Just recently been twice. Food is really poor. Seems like the number of people have completed stopped coming here as it was dead both times. No competition means they are able to keep serving substandard food. My Chilli chips at £5.95 was terrible, did not look like it was cooked fresh. I said I wouldn't go the last time and I thought I would try again, but it was the same. If anyone else thinking of starting a pure vegetarian Indian restaurant who is passionate and ready to serve fresh food. Cardiff is waiting. Just seen the Owners response... I reviewed this place 4 stars 5 years ago. If you are going to get defensive everytime someone posts there honest feedback and you respond defensively means you are not open to listen and take on board whats happening. Alot of friends and family are saying the same exact thing. We are indian we know what Indian food should taste like. These people know and I know what it was like before, it's not the same. Whether you care or not is another matter. But be humble and take notice. Or else more people like me will stop coming. By seeing your manner of response to my review and others that I have read. I feel like downgrading my 3 star service rating to a one. My honest opinion.. your food is not worth the price you are charging.

Just visiting Cardiff and wanted some home made tasty Gujarati food. The food was absolutely delicious and great value. Would definitely come back when we next come to Cardiff.

DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE! Worst service and food ever waited for more than 15mins for just tap water and had to ask thrice for such horrible service, the food was full of oil, I had to wipe the excess oil and the owner was very rude!

Worst service and food ever. Firstly, it was showing closed when it was open.. too slpw servicer.. food full of oil. And they do not follow rules and regulations.

Good vegan options. Would recommend trying Gujarati thali and Gujarati dishes from a menu, especially shaaks and rotli.

We know Indians have the best vegetarian cuisine in the world and this restaurant proves it. I've been here three times because it's local and always been so impressed. However, something happened today that takes this restaurant to the next level. I ordered something unfamiliar today which was described as fried lentil balls - what arrived was unlike what I imagined it would be and tasted more like bread. I simply pointed it out to the waiter without complaining or asking for anything but he could tell I was disappointed by the order. Without saying anything, he returned in minutes with a dosa dish to replace the order. This was pure class and just goes to show how great they are here. If you're thinking about going, don't hesitate - it's a brilliant place to eat really tasty food.

Everything was sweet( like who makes sweet sambar and chutney)? I'm a south Indian and the south Indian food that they sell here is nothing close to being anything south indian. Since it's a north Indian place, I tried their onion pakoras but guess what, they were stale and completely mediocre. Pakoras are never served this way( the size was literally the size of my fist clutch) and they were completely soggy and spongy served with Tamarind chutney. It felt like eating a rat-trap food and when we escalated it to the manager, she was really rude and dismissed it utterly. Completely dissatisfied!

The food is delicious and well presented, the restaurant is also clean and comfortable and our waitress was polite and friendly. The restaurant is a bit like a cafeteria but that is only a minor thing.

I ordered chole bhature and some chaat. The chaat was a big let down, (who puts kurmura in sev puri). Chole bhature was just edible enough .

Used to be a really great place went here from day 1 unfortunately past year or so standards have dropped , the thali is expensive and often your just given some chick peas in a sauce as main which is a really cheap easy dish , the food is massively over spiced and bland such a shame used to be one of my favourite places in Cardiff but it just seems like they are out to maximise profit and the food has suffered

It was very bad food I found a cockroach in my food and when I told the manager I was kicked out of the shop and they were very rude to me. No apologies I am very saddened and upset with the way I have been treated in the shop

proper veg food with good taste.

Best Indian food you can wish for.

This place was fantastic the portion sizes are huge I got an uttapam which was giant I couldn’t even finish it , the chole Bhatura was great too , def check this place out

Good Indian selection of foods available and friendly staff as well clean atmosphere.

The Gujurati Thali Special is incredible value and absolutely delicious - if you still have space afterwards (it's a hefty portion) the shrikand is well worth a go too. Nice family, nice food 👌

First time eating here after always hearing fab things! Didn’t know what to choose so was recommend the Gujarati Thali! It did not disappoint, far too much for one person so do make sure you share! We also ordered the potato bhajis and hot moto (ridiculously hot!) This dish was a brilliant introduction to veggie cuisine and lots of dishes to try! The only reason not 5 out if 5 was the price of drinks and his long it took to bring them to table! Very expensive for what was selected (Diet Coke, milkshake and juice) and we all had soft drinks! Overall lovely lunch experience, nice and cool venue with friendly service!

Went there for dinner, food was OK not as good as expected and the Dosa was soggy rather than crisp. The strange thing is they only sell wine by the bottle not by the glass. When questioned they said they were too busy Odd

Bit nothingy really and bought in Dosas a no no. Overpriced and wine only by the bottle not the glass. Weird

Over all had a nice meal. Channa batura and Rajma was very nice. Dhai puri and aloo papdi chat was good. Best to avoid Chilli paneer. Masala chai was a disappointment especially as we have had very good chai in the past. Today it was just hot lightly spiced milk and quite expensive at £4.95.

Highly recommended. I do not know if it is authentic or not (as I have never been to India before) but from my own perspective, it tasted good and the price was fair. Customer service is also great.

Authentic Indian food and super tasty

Delicious food and really nice host. They were personally taking care evryone is served well and enjoying. Nice decor and feel. We went twice when we were staying in Cardiff.

Absolutely amazing food. Love love love it. Best vegetarian food ever.

TL;DR : Atrocious food, STAY AWAY! Money can be better spent at other restaurants, e.g. Lezzet. It was half the price, double the serving, and ten times the taste. (From a fellow Gujaratis POV) I can tell the owner isn't a fan of bad reviews as seen here, but serious action needs to be taken. Went in with really high expectations from the reviews here on Google. Utterly disappointed. Customer service was good. However, water was the best thing we had. When it comes to the food, everything we had was bad. The Batata Bhinda dish, was not fresh; The texture of the potatoes was very grainy, and the bhindi was overcooked mush. Somehow even then, I had pieces of hard old inedible bhindi in it. The vegetable manchurian sauce/base was unlike any I've ever had in a bad way. In addition, the parathas were frozen and store bought (as confirmed by a member of staff), and not even made to order, hence it was chewy, anyone could buy it from the store and cook it better then they did. The sambar had a homecooked Gujarati taste, not proper south indian style though; and the idli was more like dhokla.

We ordered takeaway on their website and picked up at the designated time. Everything was a breeze. Food was great and authentic (so might be slightly too oily for some but that's the way!) portions were generous. Vegan items are labelled clearly. There's vegan lassi!

Vegetarian Indian Restaurant worth a visit

Really good food. Had the full gujarati thali, absolutely delicious. They have a good selection of vegetarian meals. Definitely recommend the thali though, good quantity.

This place has a huge selection of delicious Indian food which is a bit different from what you usually get and all the better for it . Great taste, great portion size and highly recommended

Really enjoyable meal. I'd definitely go again.

Food is nice but for a cafe type eatery they are now charging restaurant prices, I know with the cost of living everything has gone up but this place is no longer worth the price. To top it off if you take anything home they charge you for the plastic tubs. We had 4 small tubs which they’d charged £2 for and a 10% service charge on top of that. Sorry but just not worth it anymore.

Great veggie and vegan food. Love this place

Came in around 5pm. Ordered chilli baji and a masala dosa. Resturant was quiet, I guess it was in the middle of lunch and dinner time. So the dishes came quite quick. Chili baji was tasty and served with tamarind sauce. The Dosa it’s self was tasty. Lovely tasty of the potato masala! Sambar also had a delicious authentic taste. The only part of the meal which was a little disappointing for me (hence 4 star apposed to 5), was the Coconut chutney. As it seemed it was just coconut yoghurt. Despite the menu saying all their chutneys are made on site. All in all a nice place to come for Indian vegetarian food. Huge menu with dishes from north and south India at affordable prices. Very authentic and friendly staff. Would visit again if I come to Cardiff.

This place has some of the best indian food around. I am always looking for excuses to go back for more!

It's an excellent restaurant serving authentic gujrati food in awesome ambience!

I've given 5 stars because the food is out of this world...

The staff are so polite and so friendly..food was perfect. It felt like mother's home made cooking. Will surely go again. The sweets are so tasty felt like eating them all. So much variety. Unbelievable assortment of dry foods to take home for snacks. Excellent dining place

Amazing food! Will be returning soon! Best curry in cardiff

I've been getting food from here for 20!years, it's been consistently amazing. I haven't lived in Cardiff for 15 years so pick up takeaways when I'm on my way through and warm up when I get home. The Thalia specials are a big tasty big meal for one, but could happily work for two people as well.

I was despeartely waiting to visit this restaurant since a few months and after visiting today , decided that it was the first n last visit I did. Food did not taste good enough. Bhaji in dosa was stale..dosa was soggy. Plus paav bhaji did not taste like paav bhaji.. it was just some xyz curry served with paav.. Chinese noodles were made extremely hot n spicy that no human can eat this spice level I swear.. also noodles were sevaiyaan and not noodles. Also samosa chat was horrible.. aalo in samosa was stale too.. never saw n tasted chutney like this florescent colored. Tasted like onion tomato salad in Yogurt. Who put chiwada in samosa chat ? Gŕrrrrrrrrr.. wasted money n time and mood was totally off too after dinner.

Lovely place with a great choice of food and tastes great

The decor is nothing special, but the food, which is all vegetarian, is fantastic, as is the service. I think the owner himself served us, and he talked us out of over ordering with spot on advice. You can also bring your own drinks for a modest corkage charge, which is worth it if you're planning on having more than one with your dinner

The food here is just amazing. We were that impressed that we went back the day after our meal, to order food to take home with us. Would definitely go again!!

Kemcho bhai, bhenno! (Hello, brothers and sisters!) Turn right out of Navsari and head straight to Uganda, then make the jump to Cardiff. It's absolutely pouring down outside here. But inside, it's a warm slice of northern India. If you're looking for a huge choice of vegetarian food, beautifully cooked and served the Gujarati way. Try the vegetarian thali - just like a indian wedding dish. Variety of curries, rice and dhal, poppadoms, salad, and chappattis all served on one steel dish in separate little bowls. You can't go wrong... if you're a vegan, come and see what choices of delicious, delicately spiced, and mouthwatering flavours you can get. I'm biased. I have previous form... I'm a Gujarati myself, and the food here is spot on, just don't tell my Mom I said so.

The chaat dishes here are such a letdown. They are no where close to authentic in terms of the flavor and overloaded with chutneys and curd which causes the puris underneath to get soggy in a jiffy. If you're craving for chaat or authentic North Indian food, this isn't the place to go.

Food was good. Service not so much. As much as the staff was friendly, they didn't seem to have any knowledge about the food and weren't able to answer any of our questions. The first table we approached had dirty chairs, the second one we sat at had a dirty table which we were sticking to. It was interesting to experience the food, but I will not be recommending to friends. If you want to go for a romantic date, unfortunately this is not the place.

Found Gujarat in Cardiff. The right Gujarati taste and good homely ambience.

Fabulous cosy restaurant. Excellent service tasty food. Good value. Parking is a problem.

One of my favourite restaurants in Cardiff; their food is unmatched!

Fantastic food as always. Highly recommended authentic cuisine and does not fail to impress. Lots of choice too for vegetarians and vegans

What an amazing place for Indian food 👌 I'm not a vegetarian but I didn't miss the meat one bit. The staff were lovely and friendly, the place was spotlessly clean and most importantly the food was our of this world. Can't wait to visit again

We popped in before heading to the Tramshed for a gig and was not disappointed. The masala and chai tea was very much appreciated as I was freezing cold before going in. After looking at the menu, (which has so much choice), we decided on two Gujarati thali ‘s so we could try a bit of everything. Food came quickly and it was really tasty. If we are back in the area again we will definitely pop back in.

3 of us enjoyed our visit after theatre. Owner/manager (?) was really helpful - the choice of food was overwhelming. Went with his recommendations. Down side - £3 each person corkage charge on one bottle of wine!!!! added £9 to our bill which was pretty reasonable before.

Stopped in on our way back home and had a delicious meal here. Such tasty food, kind and attentive service. Gentle building heat, really nice dips and the sambar is amazing! Would highly rev

Excellent and authentic Gujarati food which is reasonably priced. Everything is just as good as home cooked food, a real treat if you have not tried food from this region. Highly recommend.

The owner was very kind and extremely helpful. The ambient is quite pleasant and the food is delicious! I’m not the biggest fan of Indian cuisine, but I had an amazing experience. Looking forward for coming back someday for trying out different dishes.

There was no vermicelli in faluda at all.

One of the best meals ever but very disappointed when we paid the bill that we had been charged £1.50 for 'doggy bags ' that we requested. Just felt that it ruined the evening.

The food here is as amazing as ever!

Lovely place, great food. Clean toilets. But we sat waiting for a long time to be served, then only got our drinks after having our food, then had to wait for a while to pay, as no one was around.

We went there based on the amazing reviews but were very disappointed. The idli was more like a big dhokla. The chapatis did not seem fresh and more like ready to make packet ones. Aloo Tikki chat was okay ish. The Sabji was very oily. Overall, the place was very clean and nicely decorated.

Omar was a lovely host and was a good friend. Will visit again!

Delicious Masala Dosa and Bhatura. Dosa was so crispy! Best one yet. Fast service with a smile and a bag of takeaways Samoa for later. Would highly recommend a visit.

We ordered veg thali meals,mushroom fried rice and paneer fried rice and was not at all tasty and worthy for the price.

Authentic Gujarati cuisine, beautiful paintings on the walls and great service. Would love to visit again some day.

This restaurant was amazing, the selection of food was outstanding, No worries over food choice here, beautiful flavours from across the menu. Situated just on the edge of the city centre, on street parking limited as its in a residential area, there is a car park nearby but we opted for an Uber for £5 from out hotel a short distance away. Don’t be put off by the location, if you like authentic Indian cooking you will not be disappointed. Will definitely visit again when back in Cardiff

Real Indian food! Absolutely amazing flavours and cooked to perfection! Beautiful service and lovely relaxed atmosphere.. Just perfect!

Food was very good. However, we didn't appreciate the £1.50 packaging fee for a very small take away, and the 10% service charge. We were not informed of these.

Like some other innocent reviewers, we were also attracted by the good reviews, authentic food n all. Yes, they are rare in Cardiff being a pure vegetarian restaurant. However, any person who knows what authentic or even an above average vegetarian Indian food (exception: few Gujarati food items) tastes like, must avoid this place completely. One star is for cleanliness & ambience, half star for the quality of food. Food is delivered super quickly since decent appetising food needs time, effort and above all knowledge to prepare. Unappetising food (only few Gujarati food items are an exception, rest is genuinely pathetic). In simple words an insult to a vegetarian cuisine. But one must appreciate, they know how to manage/retain good google reviews. Keep your distance and wallet away from them if you are trying food items other than Gujarati food. Below Average. Cheers!

Banging food, very authentic Indian food (not Bangladeshi style)...Lovely and friendly service, nice paintings on the walls, left very full and happy x