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Dhamaal Kitchen, Sai La Vie, Grangetown, Cardiff: review
On February 28, 2025 by The Plate Licked CleanIt smells fantastic in here today. Instantly, a dismal Grangetown Sunday recedes. The skies might be the colour of Welsh slate and the pavements awash with puddles, but in Sai La Vie the air is heady with spices. Every screen is showing the cricket- India dominating Pakistan in Dubai- to fans fortified since 9am by
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Taste of Peshawar, Canton, Cardiff: Pakistani-Afghan restaurant review
On January 25, 2025 by The Plate Licked CleanIf Pakistani food is under-represented in Cardiff, then Afghan is even more so. Taste of Peshawar will right that. Just around the corner from Cowbridge Road, the former short-lived Sizzle and Smoke- and for those with longer memories, Zio Piero- this is an unexpected opening and brings regional specialities from the north west of Pakistan,
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Roasties, Cardiff: Chinese restaurant review
On November 23, 2024 by The Plate Licked CleanRoasties’ recent opening on Macintosh Place has been keenly anticipated. Chinese roast meat plates aren’t new to the area but they are clearly the headliners here. The original plan, I’m told, was to have them displayed in the window. But space is limited, so you’ll have to make do for them standing to attention on
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Smokey Dave’s, The Robin Hood, Pontcanna, Cardiff
On October 19, 2024 by The Plate Licked Clean‘Wednesday to Saturday: Brisket Pulled Pork St Louis Ribs’ reads the sign in the lounge. Well, it’s to the point. Hand-painted by Smokey Dave himself, it is a no-fuss, just-the-good-stuff hint that things have changed at The Robin Hood. Pub kitchen residences can be remarkably fruitful things, and mutually beneficial. Spread the risk of running
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Basil and Curry Thai Kitchen, Caroline St, Cardiff City Centre: review
On October 12, 2024 by The Plate Licked CleanIt was probably Malai Thai’s set lunch set menu which put them on the map. It was a revelation at the time, the idea of eating freshly stir-fried Thai food- off a plate, too- at a price (£6.99 with a drink at first, though it crept upwards as hospitality challenges mounted) which typically means a
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QBAO Noodles Bao, Cathays, Cardiff: restaurant review
On April 28, 2024 by The Plate Licked CleanQBAO, then. Cathays, Cardiff. I sit at the window and think, I see why I’ve seen this place called a ‘hidden gem’. To be fair, the signs are all there. There’s the location in Cardiff’s heavily populated student area, cunningly concealed on the junction of two streets with busy footfall. There’s the eye-catching two-tone lilac