Chai Shai Kitchen

Has to be the best Indian in Bristol! Not to say I've tried them all but now that we've discovered Chai Shai I don't need to... I can't think of a single way to improve... The food is fresh, delicious and plentiful. The delivery chap was kind and quick. And compared to other options via Deliveroo it's excellent value and feels wonderful to be supporting a local business. What more could you want?

This fantastic little restaurant serves truly yummy Indian food, one of the best I’ve ever had. We have had sit in or take away many times before Covid (and every time I meant to write a review and forgot) and since they started take away after lockdown we have ordered from them several times. They never fail to impress us. Food is delicious, portions are big and they always include some extras which we appreciate. Can not recommend them highly enough.

What a wonderfully charming, friendly and inviting restaurant this is! The menu is not vast but the dishes are incredibly tasty, home cooked and set apart from the rather predictable flavours that tend to be associated with run of the mill Indian restaurants. The project has clearly been a labour of love for the owner, who we had a long chat with during our recent visit. She and her colleagues could not have been more welcoming and friendly, even providing us with some free beer, which had been left behind by a stag party group who had visited earlier in the evening. Highly recommended!!

Delicious BYOB Last weekend a group of 9 friends and I visited this lovely little restaurant. The staff were very accommodating and managed to fit us in on a Saturday night! The food was light and refreshing, not oily at all. They have a decent amount of vegetarian options, and everything on the menu is reasonably priced. Our waiter Issac provided our large group with impeccable service. I definitely will be visiting again.

When we arrived it was reasonably quiet but it soon became completely full, having only a small dining area. More customers continued to come in and were sent to the Bag of Nails next door to have a drink whilst they waited for a table to become available. Despite this, the staff were attentive and friendly and didn't make us feel unwelcome, despite the inevitable fact that we were rushed. The food was delicious. We had poppadoms with traditional homemade dips. The raita was made with a twist: the herb used was dill rather than coriander. The mango chutney had a pleasant spice to it. We shared a chicken and a mutton curry with Indian style rice. The chicken breast was soft and in a sweet and delicious sauce. The mutton was suitably darker and just as satisfying. We liked that it was an open kitchen, it felt very informal, and was generally a very pleasant environment. We were very impressed and will definitely be visiting again, not least to try their lunch boxes. Would definitely recommend!