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Salkaara

Restaurant Indian restaurant

👍👍 Me and the wife went for our first anniversary there, the food was amazing and the service is just exceptional. The staff were angels, we loved the surprise anniversary plate, made our night. Will absolutely be back there again. People often mention restaurant, Indian, curry, service, menu, good, staff, great, friendly, Cardiff,


Address

125 Station Rd, Cardiff CF14 2FE, United Kingdom

Website

www.salkaara.co.uk

Contact

+44 29 2056 7100

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (362 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Friday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Saturday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Sunday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Monday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Tuesday: 12 to 11 pm
  • Wednesday: 12 to 11 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: restaurant (18) Indian (15) curry (14) service (13) menu (13) good (12) staff (11) great (11) friendly (8) Cardiff (8)
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  • 5/5 loxo Z. 2 years ago on Google
    Me and the wife went for our first anniversary there, the food was amazing and the service is just exceptional. The staff were angels, we loved the surprise anniversary plate, made our night. Will absolutely be back there again.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Julie R. 2 years ago on Google
    Fabulous!! We had an amazing meal at Salkaara again last week. The staff are wonderful - so polite and attentive. The food is wonderful : would recommend the pakoras and the paneer for starters, the sea bass (fab presentation 😍), the mango and tiger-prawn curry, the Royal Lamb with its deliciously rich sauce …. There was nothing we didn’t love! Thank you to all the team for a lovely evening!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dewi Gareth D. 5 years ago on Google
    Fantastic taster menu! This was my second visit and each time it gets better!! The front of house are fantastic and make every effort to ensure you are comfortable. Well worth a visit.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Helen R. 2 years ago on Google
    What a gem! Found in Llandaff North village, this authentic Indian restaurant served beautifully presented very tasty meals at a great price. Very cheerful helpful staff and nothing was too much trouble. We will definitely be returning as there is so much to try on the menu.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rob M. 3 years ago on Google
    Great service and great food. We couldn't decide what to have so the taster menu was the perfect option, generous portions at a great price. We left stuffed. The scallops and tandoori salmon were particularly good. The most tender lamb I've had.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bernard C. 11 months ago on Google
    Always great. Either eating in or getting a takeaway. Really friendly staff. Haven't met them but the chefs must be good. Thanks all.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hywel D. 1 year ago on Google
    As usual very helpful staff - our guests were stuck on M5 for 2 hours and there was no problem putting back our booking until they arrived. Fantastic food on the tasting menu, so different from your usual Indian restaurant; our guests from the West Midlands (curry capital of UK allegedly) thought it was an "incredible meal".
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 David L. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a very good meal here last night. The portions aren't huge (especially starters and dessert) but they are all very good with interesting flavours. Staff were all friendly and helpful. We will definitely be back!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Katie K. 2 years ago on Google
    We went here to celebrate our anniversary and had a fantastic time! There was a mix up with bookings but the team sorted everything and made sure we had a great evening. We had the tasting menu and wow it was incredible, the fish dishes had to be my favourite but everything was just so beautifully cooked and delicious! The staff are so friendly and quick to get you anything you need - thank you for such a lovely evening, we will be back!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 JACOB M A. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent place to try out Indian cuisine. Well maintained and the customer service is impressive.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 James E. 2 years ago on Google
    5 dhaba chickens please. Every week. Without fail. Honestly you should see my just eat order history. The quality these guys and girls pump out on a weekly basis is why they have earned No 1 curry house in Cardiff. Why would you go elsewhere.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bivin M. 2 years ago on Google
    Best Indian restaurant in Cardiff IMO. Authentic, with a strong slant to home style South Indian cooking. Consistently tasty and fresh. Delivery and takeaway are very good too; travels well.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alison P. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a really clean, smart, friendly restaurant. We had excellent service throughout, and delicious food and wine at very reasonable prices. So happy to have this place on my doorstep!

  • 2/5 Alison C. 7 months ago on Google
    We regularly order a takeaway from this restaurant and have never ever been disappointed with the quality of the food. However, yesterday I collected our order two main meals accompanied by rice - absolutely delicious but spoilt by poppadoms which had obviously been cooked in old oil tasting and smelling discusting!! False economy!

  • 3/5 Carly B. 7 months ago on Google
    First time I ordered from here. It wasn’t the best I’ve ever had and will probably stick to my usual Indian instead, but also wasn’t the worst. Chicken Tikka Masala was a little on the runny side and extremely spicy. There wasn’t much chicken which was disappointing . It still tasted ok though considering. Chips & Naan bread were nice but coconut rice wasn’t the best nor was it very coconut-like. The portions were also really small compared to other Indian takeaways. I won’t rush back here but food was ok and delivery arrived within an hour.

  • 5/5 Freya B. 7 months ago on Google
    Wow! I highly recommend this restaurant to everyone. I first dined at this restaurant in 2022 when I was working away in Cardiff and the food was exceptional, I have eaten here at least once, if not twice a week, on every visit since. The food is exceptional, perfectly presented, and tastes amazing. The restaurant manager, Anand, is polite, friendly and very welcoming. The food is reasonably priced and never disappoints. The Chicken Tikka Masala dish is my absolute favourite. I look forward to my next visit!

  • 5/5 Mike O. 7 months ago on Google
    Heard so much about this place so gave it a go and wasn't disappointed. The service is top quality, waitress was very knowledgeable on the dishes . The menu is so different to other curry establishment's and so tasty . Cracking pint of cobra as a side dish 😊 . Went for the Syrian beef curry , described as tasty and spicy and it lived up to it , chips as a side too . My girlfriend went for the malabar biryani with medium curry sauce, it looked amazing as the biryani rice bowl came with a nan bread over the top of it , we had a lamb nan bread between us . Give this place a try , it will surprise you ❤️

  • 5/5 healingypsy 8 months ago on Google
    First of all the staff in both restaurants are genuinely warm and hospitable. Ambiance is pleasant and clean. I come there for a particular dish I have been trying in every South Indian restaurant since Mirchi stopped doing it the way it was superbly done until about 2017. I would say this place comes to the closest in preparation of that dish. Great Kerala style food and so pleased I discovered it

  • 2/5 John 2 months ago on Google New
    How could you call this indian food? Ordered takeaway for Chicken Tikka and Sambar as I had bread and rice at home. Very mild seasoning and a lot of cream for tikka curry and little to no seasoning in Sambar. It was like eating lentils porridge. So disappointed with the order

  • 1/5 Ian A. 11 months ago on Google
    My partner and I had a takeaway from this restaurant last Saturday how very disappointed we were we ordered 2 chicken kurma well I have never seen a kurma like it it was grey in colour with all black bits in it. I have worked in a takeaway restaurant for over 20 years and have never seen anything like it before. Will never order from there again very disappointed for the money we paid

  • 5/5 Charlotte W. 2 months ago on Google New
    Fantastic properly authentic South Indian food, incredible complex flavours. We are new to the area but we have already been many times as the food is just so good!! Lovely service too in a small restaurant. Can’t recommend it enough, just brilliant. Our favourites are chicken makhani, the paneer and the aubergine curry - divine. Our go to restaurant & where we take everyone that visits us!! ☺️

  • 5/5 Ffion 1 year ago on Google
    Some of the best indian food in Cardiff. We booked a big table and they made space for us. Poppadoms and dips brought enough for all of us. Food portions plentiful and deliciously spicy. Even brought desserts as it was a special occasion.

  • 5/5 Ajay S. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent food.. authentic Indian flavours that, for a change, are not diluted to western tastes. Ambience is good. Limited seating. Though we got a seat on arrival, advise you to book in advance. The service is a tad slow, but it’s compensated by an ever friendly disposition of the staff.

  • 5/5 CandaceZac F. 1 year ago on Google
    This is our favourite Indian in Cardiff, it is great to eat in and takeaway. The food is delicious, the restaurant is lovely to eat in, the staff are polite and professional, and the service is well-paced. It is the place we always recommend to friends and family, and take people to when visiting us! Recent highlights are their onion pakoras, their vegan mango curry, their calamari starter, Syrian beef curry, Nadan Chicken Curry. There is a good drinks menu, including wine selection. The food menu is also well labelled in terms of allergens. The accessibility into the restaurant is good, with no steps, and so wheelchair accessible. It is also a very short walkable 5 minutes to Llandaf train station of you need to travel by train.

  • 5/5 carol b. 1 year ago on Google
    Most definitely surprised! The choice of food is great. The food is amazing, the service is also very good. Highly recommend and will definitely be back next visit to Cardiff!

  • 5/5 Michael A. 1 year ago on Google
    Intimate little curry house full of divine flavours. For Valentines day we booked this place on recommendation. It's surprisingly small and intimate. We were greeted and waited on by very sweet, softly spoken staff. We declined the set taster menu and choose from the main menu. We had the samosa and pakora for starters and I had the hyderabad lamb laziz for the main. The flavours were astonishing. Rich and velvety with tender lamb pieces that melted into nothing. All the sundries and starters were cooked to perfection and beautifully presented. There are so many good curry houses in Cardiff nowadays and this is definitely one of them.

  • 5/5 Jo-Ann V. 1 year ago on Google
    Best Indian food we’ve ever eaten. Quite unique and interesting - a great place to try something new. Very high quality and super clean. Going again tonight!

  • 5/5 Simon C. 1 year ago on Google
    During a golf break we fancied a curry, checked reviews and ratings and came to Salkaara. Lovely, family run local restaurant with terrific food. We had the taster menu. The variety of dish, quality of food and just the right portions made this a great choice. My friend and I thoroughly enjoyed both the friendly service and quality food. If in the area definitely try Salkaara.

  • 5/5 Conor 1 year ago on Google
    Great food, real nice traditional Indian food with there very own way. Would highly recommend to anyone in the area.

  • 5/5 Leia S. 2 years ago on Google
    absolutely amazing! great service, extremely kind and very very helpful. best service I've very had. fabulous food and even gave us hot towels!

  • 4/5 pdw57 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent food. This is one of the best Indian restaurants I have come across. This not a run of the mill curry house. The menu is much more varied than usual and the dishes are subtly spiced and in the case of the starters, beautifully presented. I have eaten here several times and had a couple of takeaways and so far I have enjoyed every meal. The staff are friendly and efficient. Yes the food is slightly more expensive than some other places but in my opinion it is worth paying more for good food.

  • 5/5 Anz M. 2 years ago on Google
    Best Indian restaurant in Cardiff we went for the taster menu with fish course it was amazing highly recommended.

  • 5/5 Alan B. 2 years ago on Google
    A warm homely restaurant, with some of the best and different meals you will ever taste.With immaculate service I may add What a great evening we had.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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