Bombay Cafe

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Scheduled hours: 9AM - 11PM
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Chicken curry at Bombay Cafe

In case the rain took you by surprise during the promenade around Butetown History & Arts Centre, stop by this restaurant. Bombay Cafe is recommended to Indian cuisine lovers.

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When The Bombay first opened on West Bute Street in Cardiff Bay in 1953 it was Wales’s first Indian restaurant. Having closed in the 1980s, it was reopened this year by the grandchildren of the original owner. The Bombay’s characterful café interior is the home to a menu familiar from the cafés of Mumbai – breakfasts include bun maska (a toasted bun with butter, traditionally dipped in chai) and naan rolls, whilst lunchtime and evening curries are authentically cooked on the bone. It was a dish recognisable from the menu of Covent Garden’s much-lauded Dishoom which immediately grabbed my attention. The breakfast – Bacon naan roll The price - £2.95 Pros – A crisp, nigella seed-laced naan cradled 3 rashers of crisp and salty halal beef bacon, a light smear of cream cheese and a scattering of fragrant coriander. A pot of fiery and sweet tomato jam on the side completed the picture. Cons – There’s no hiding from the fact that beef bacon isn’t quite as good as the porky real deal. Also, a b
££££ Price range per person £7-£18
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West Bute Street, CF10 5LJ
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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West Bute Street, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, CF10 5LJ
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Cash only Takeaway
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SundaySun 9AM-11PM
MondayMon 8:30AM-11PM
TuesdayTue 8:30AM-11PM
WednesdayWed 8:30AM-11PM
ThursdayThu 8:30AM-11PM
FridayFri 8:30AM-11PM
SaturdaySat 9AM-11PM
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