First off, for those of you that like a beer to wash down your curry, beware: this place does not…read moresell or allow alcohol on the premises. If that doesn't bother you, however, the food is really pretty good. Mirchi is a family-run independent restaurant serving traditional Indian and Pakistani cuisine, and they now do home delivery. Some of their best selling dishes include the simple but tasty Tandoori Grills, and their Karahis and Biryanis, but they also do some more traditional dishes such as Nehari, Paya, Haleem and Falouda, as well as glasses of refreshing Mango Lassi. For vegetarians, this is also a good option because there are plenty of veggie dishes to choose from. They have some price busting promotions, too - such as chana biryani for just £3.99, or their special student meal deal of a plate of boiled rice with Chicken or Chana Curry for just £3.50 (until 7pm) - they may not be the most exotic meals on the menu but they are such good value, for cash strapped students it's got to be worth a try!

Mirchi opened its doors back in 2006, offering a comprehensive Halal Indo-Pak menu. Since then it…read morehas received a number of awards, along the lines of 'Welsh Curry House of the Year' etc... the evidence of which is adoring the walls inside. These awards are all a little surreal... there seem to be so many of them liberally handed out with gay abandon, but with often very little information to tell us who by... even Mohammad the owner was none the wiser when I asked him about them on a recent visit... curious! Nevertheless, Mirchi does deserve recognition. It is a large eatery that serves good food accompanied by decent service. Prices are reasonable for main meals, and they do a selection of really affordable fast food options that are well worth trying, like the Mirchi Special Roll made with Tandooried Chicken Tikka rolled in a nan bread with salad and sauce for £3.50. They also do a good range of really reasonably priced Byriani's, a favourite of mine, starting at £4.90 for the vegetarian option and ending with £8.00 for the prawn Byriani. And, best of all, they do Chai for £1.00 a cup! There's all the usual student discounts, and they have just started doing home deliveries.

Amazing, best curry I've had in ages!…read more The food was great, the restaurant was easy to find in town center location. All the dishes we tried were excellent, especially the chicken and mix grill. Fully recommended and will visit again when in town.

From the owner: Mughals Restaurant specialise in Lahore Punjabi Pakistani karahi, mix grill, biryani, mango lassi…read moreand curry dishes. Best authantic curry in Weston Super Mare.

See, they are at it again! It's the multiple name game being played on Albany Road... come on down!…read moreBut at least the Tandoori Mahal Balti have integrated all of their names into a string that helps identify it for what it does, which is more than can be said for Yaus House, Chinese Kitchen, Chop Suey etc etc... In fact, they have practically created a sentence, how coherent is that? All they need do now is throw a verb at it, and Bob's your Uncle, (or, Kumar is your first cousin once removed, who you might be marrying if your parents can scrape enough dowry together to make love a reality!). Bah boom! Excuse my slight consternation... but I feel that someone should tell these businesses about the importance of clarity and unique identity... Ah dam it.. they all need a lesson or two on branding! It's becoming increasingly important to distinguish one business from another. With the advent of the internet and subsequent emergence of social media, where user content is paramount, it is easy for a business to be misrepresented beyond all recognition, and banished into the realms of obscurity, purely and simply because people will easily give up trying to make sense out of the disparate information, and will order their takeaway from the simply defined business with a coherent description of what's on offer. The irony is that multiple mentions should actually affirm the business, but if they are all saying different things and using variations on the name, it makes a nonsense of everything! That aside, Tandoori Mahal Balti is a rather fine traditional Indian Restaurant and takeaway, that is very reasonably priced. Service is great, and the staff are as friendly as you like. The Good Eating Guide have seen fit to award them with a certificate of 'Outstanding Achievement' which is displayed in the window alongside the 'Roll of Honour' certificate from Master Chef, (whatever that may mean!)

Recently introduced to the Mumtaz by my son for my birthday treat. Found the food excellent,…read moreservice very quick and friendly, prices reasonable and enjoyed it so much, the wife and I popped in for our dinner Saturday night and I'm pleased to say the experience was repeated!

Been here a few times, always had a great meal with friendly staff. I would definatly recommend it.read more

Hands down the best authentic Indian cuisine! Everything is cooked from fresh ingredients and it…read moreNEVER disappoints. The menu is diverse and offers many delicious Indian dishes cooked in several different styles. They even have a small selection of 'English dishes' in case you dine with someone who's not a fan of Indian cuisine...but who really isn't?! The people are very warm and friendly and their helpful with the menu items. The restaurant interior is clean and very elegant, making it an enjoyable dining experience. Spice Exchange is my go to Indian restaurant. I will not go anywhere else.

Great meal and service. Nice decor and ambiance. Food delicious and reasonably priced. Worth a…read morevisit.

Controversial review from Dan who claims that the Anarkali is superior to the Viceroy of India. I'm…read moresure the Viceroy would not be happy with this hastily blurted opinion. I must say I agree regarding Miah's - theirs is a gimmick Indian restaurant (in a church, innit) and the poshness of the venue does not bring it up to the level of the Anakarli or the Viceroy in terms of service and deliciousness. I think the Viceroy is slightly better because I have more amusing memories of my dad's friends asking for 'coca cola' in a really laboured way so the waiters would understand (they speak fluent English). Either way, St Helen's road spoils you for choice of Indians.

Yum…read more The Anarkali is the best Indian restaurant among the many in the St. Helen's Road area, just pipping the Viceroy to the title, and pushing many people's favourite - Miah's - into third place. The Viceroy's staff are far far friendlier, and Miah's boasts a great location (a refurbished church) but Anarkali just edges it for the quality of the food. It really is very nice. Even the Sunday buffet is good quality - much better than Miah's. It is quite amusing to read the Anarkali's menu. On the back there is a big pretentious spiel about how there is (I'm paraphrasing) no such thing as a curry, just the many dishes created by wives and mothers in Bangladesh - although that doesn't stop them from serving Chicken Tikka Massala and the like. I'm also pretty sure that a lot of Bangladeshi vegetarian wives and mothers aren't tucking into massive portions of meat on a nightly basis either. We'll let the Anarkali off though. I used to live 2 minutes walk from it. This was not good for my pot or my wallet.

I don't know how impartial I can be about Indian restaurants, as I always favour the ones that have…read morea tandoori oven, which the Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant obviously does! In fact, it ticks most of the Indian cuisine boxes! And, if you read the signage, you'd be excused for believing that this Tandoor house was at least three different businesses.. but at least you would appreciate the range of food on offer! The main hoarding sign reads Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant, whereas the protruding sign is entitled New Himalaya Balti Cuisine, and if you let yourself loose on the internet... well... you'll scoop up a few other variations on the same theme... bless 'em! Like so many eat-ins that offer a take-away service in Cardiff, Himalaya Tandoori Restaurant is doing everything to ensure the upkeep of throughput. The recession has seemingly hit this town hard... or the people of Cardiff seem less willing to trust in the future, and so they have tightened their belts accordingly. People are eating out less these days, and small low end restaurants like this one are seeing a significant dip in custom, perhaps with the exception of the higher end establishments. Usually patronised by people on a low to midrange income, even the take-away side of small restaurants have been severely affected. Thankfully the Himalaya are doing okay, and are offering enough special deals to coax their loyal customer base to prize their wallets from their pockets. Students get a 20% discount if they eat in, everyone can eat as much as they want for £6.95 between 6.00pm and 11.00pm on a Sunday, and they offer a whooping 30% discount on menu prices for take-out meals when you come to collect. And the food

I haven't eaten in here (I have never visited inside the shop in fact because my boyfriend went to…read morecollect it) but I had some food from there under duress. He really wanted it - however, had I seen the state of this place (which I saw when I came to take my pictures for this week) I would have fought a lot harder. So, given that, I was surprised (and am further surprised having seen quite how dingy it looks) how nice the food was. It was quite stodgy but absolutely delicious. Definitely not a light meal for the weight-conscious. For a blow out, though (which we all need sometimes) it was great. Don't let the, quite frankly, skanky - sorry, but I can't think of a better word - exterior put you off. The food's pretty good.

There is such a great vegetarian selection here that I can't recommend it highly enough as well as…read moreprawn and fish dishes on the menu for the fish lovers out there. I had a prawn biryani and gorgeous aromatic rice and the obligatory naan washed down with a couple of tiger beers and it cost me around £15. Bargain,

Are you open for takeaways now?during this time with the Corona virus I've heard your 5star would…read morelike to try it could u send me menu please?

The food is pretty decent, the prices are reasonable and the location is central with street…read moreparking close by. In addition to the a la carte they have buffet nights and takeaway and there are plenty of vegetarian options on the menu including a vegetarian thali. Naan bread is terrific. The only downside becomes clear when you step on the stairs to visit the loo. Stairway is filthy and the toilets are not a pretty sight. Gotta weight up those pros and cons, though the local competition isn't any better on that particular score.

The Viceroy, is a restaurant that also offers a takeaway service…read more Firstly the restaurant has a nice choice of different dishes, and on some nights (weekdays) They have an all you can eat buffet, that changes from day to day. The takeaway side of the Viceroy is Great, normally I ring them place an order. And by the time i'm there the food is normally ready. A point I will make about the Viceroy, and the meals from there, is that they dont always taste the same. Which I see as a good thing, in that the food is made, and not due to them ordering in Gallons of sauces. The service is always great too. I'd recommend it, for dates, family get togethers, or even when stumbling home from the pub.