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Bombay Grill Indian Restaurant on City Road, Cardiff

Butternut squash lamb shank curry at Bombay Grill Indian restaurant on City Road, Cardiff

Mumbai seems to produce excellence in Indian chefs. If you read my blog regularly, you’ll know that Moksh in Cardiff Bay, headed up by Mumbai-born Stephen Gomes, is one of my favourite restaurants in Cardiff. However, after a recent visit to Bombay Grill Indian Restaurant on City Road, Cardiff, I discovered that Stephen isn’t the […] Read more…

Restaurant review: Meat at 156 – City Road, Cardiff

Burger with cheddar cheese, hickory BBQ sauce, and crispy onion strings

When I heard there was a new burger bar opening on Cardiff’s City Road called Meat at 156 back in March, I wasn’t particularly bothered or excited. I’ve lost count of the number of burger bars which have opened up in Cardiff over the past couple of years or so, and City Road is the […] Read more…

Restaurant review: Zio Pin, Italian restaurant- Albany Road, Cardiff

Tagliatelle al salmone, Zio Pin, Cardiff

N.B. Unfortunately, Zio Pin has now closed down.   In keeping with the Italian theme of my most recent restaurant review, I’m writing about a meal I had a few weeks ago at Zio Pin Italian restaurant on Albany Road, Cardiff. An independent restaurant run by the Bertelli family who are originally from Ferrara in Emilia-Romagna, […] Read more…