Mirchi

I’ve tried three times to come to this place; it was closed the first two times, but I was third time lucky. We had the butter chicken, saag aloo, chicken briyani and mango lassi. I’ve been spoilt on chicken briyani in Bangladesh so I didn’t think this one was the best I’ve ever had, but the butter chicken and saag aloo were delicious. The mango lassi was sweeter than others I’ve had, but I’m not complaining.
That said, it really isn’t easy trying to get someone’s attention to order, or pay the bill, etc.

Mirchi opened its doors back in 2006, offering a comprehensive Halal Indo-​Pak menu. Since then it has 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.

First off, for those of you that like a beer to wash down your curry, beware: this place does not sell 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!

I really enjoyed my meal here and found it very reasonable. I really liked the staff personally and found them to be greatly welcoming and efficient.

This restaurant has really good food. I mean, seriously really really good food. So why only 3*s…
Well, I know that there’s a certain train of thought in customer service that suggests that leaving customers to enjoy their meal without bugging them is the right thing to do. And I agree, to a degree. No one likes to have to tell three different waitors ‘Yes, everything’s fine thanks’ through a mouthful of food that you’ve just taken because you thought you were safe from any more attention.
A fine line, though (no, a huge great stonking line) between that and failing to deliver a drink order made before the food order despite repeated reminders. I just don’t understand how that can happen.
It is, nonetheless, a good restaurant with good food. However, I was quite miffed that I’d gone out of my way to go here, only to find that I wasn’t allowed to have a drink.
In case you’re wondering, I did get my drink in the end… after our plates had been cleared away.

Nice food. Would not call it value for money but overall not bad. Prob most authentic place in Cardiff at the minute

this is the best food in cardiff it could be a wait but believe you me its worth the wait because its fressh, the prices are good too in this café style restaurant, would recommend it to every one who like authentic indian/​pakistani food !