Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales . Uncategorized
Tukka Tuk Canteen, Whitchurch Road, Cardiff: restaurant review
On October 11, 2023 by The Plate Licked CleanTukka Tuk Canteen, on that long stretch of Whitchurch Road which is home to a slack handful of Cardiff’s more interesting independents, is a lively proposition. From eye-catching cartoon murals, swathes of rich browns and coppers, and a handpainted sign mimicking those from on docks in Kochi, where fisherman return to sell their catch and
Cardiff . Cheap Eats . Uncategorized
Hench Burger at The Royal Oak, Broadway, Cardiff: review
On March 13, 2023 by The Plate Licked CleanThe burger pub pop up has form in Cardiff. Got Beef followed Hang Fire into The Canadian not far from here, and if you were paying attention you’d have known that Ansh was the new best burger in the city while they were only serving out of their van at St Canna’s two and a
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales . Uncategorized
Chai Green, Roath, Cardiff: review
On January 21, 2023 by The Plate Licked CleanSome subjects are guaranteed to provoke a thunderous eye roll in any food discussion right now. Instagrammers touting themselves for ‘collabs’ before they’ve proved they have an opinion worth a damn?Always a front runner. The perceived dubious use of crowdfunding? Certainly. Claims of ‘authenticity’? That’s a slippery beast at the best of times, a loaded
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
Little Vietnam, Albany Road, Cardiff: review
On December 1, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanIt starts well enough. I’m anyone’s for a good prawn cracker and I’m brought a complimentary bowl of prawn crackers, a nice touch. They don’t last long. More arrive: I do love it when someone tops up my crackers. Matron. King prawn with lemongrass are not ready yet this lunchtime, so I order strategically: I
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Salkaara, Wellfield Road, Cardiff: review
On November 2, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanThis, the former New Himalaya, was where you’d come for your Friday night curry. You might have fond memories of their Sunday evening buffet, all you could eat for £6 or thereabouts. But these days, you come here to Salkaara for some of the best Indian cooking in Cardiff. The Wellfield Road branch has followed
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
Little Kochi, Roath, Cardiff: review
On October 21, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanIs there any style of cooking represented in Cardiff with such breadth and range as Keralan? Probably not: arguably more than Spanish or Italian, or Thai, Chinese, French or Pakistani. In the last year alone you could eat it on trestle tables from small vendors’ cardboard trays, or have your pick of lavish multi-course tasting