The Empire Restaurant

Straight away, the waiter took the drinks order, and great to know they had stella on the menu. Poppadoms were next, and a first for me was the coconut powder instead of your normal lime pickle. The powder on a poppadom was very nice and went well with the other condiments. Onion bhaji next (4 small ) and then we had our main meals which came out in good time and they tasted extremely nice. I would highly recommend the Kalia curry. It had a nice wet sauce with chunky onions and a lovely kick to it. Keema rice, garlic naan, mushroom bhaji, and sag aloo to finish the meal off (with an extra beer, I might add). I couldn't fault the food or the atmosphere, but it was difficult to get the staffs attention at times as there was a group of 20(ish), and they spent most of the time with them. Even when we asked for the bill, we had to ask three different waiters as the others shrugged us off and walked away. However, when they did come to our table, they were friendly, helpful, and polite. I wouldn't let it put me off going again (if I'm ever back in Cardiff) as the food made up for it. Great evening, with great food and company.