Bali Restaurant

I was definitely missing Asian food. The thought of finding Asian in Cardiff was slim, but due to lack of other options, we decided to give this one a go, and it was a good thing we did too.

Food

We ordered from the cut price, limited menu, but there was still plenty of choice:

• Satay Ayam - skewers of succulent chicken – 2 skewers of surprisingly tender chicken, with a kicking peanut sauce.
• Pergedel - lightly seasoned mashed potato cakes with sweet chilli sauce – these actually came out last, which we didn’t mind. They were pretty ordinary, a little too oily and not packing enough flavour.
• Kari Ayam - Mayasian chicken curry – quite Malaysian, with a coconut and peanut dominant sauce, thick consistency
• Nasi Goreng - special stir-fried rice with chicken, shrimps, peas and eggs – surprisingly good. Not as much wok taste as I would like, but I don’t think nasi gorengs are meant to be like that? There was a good hit of chilli too.

All in all, a satisfying meal, because it was much better than expected!

Rating - 6.5

Atmosphere

The décor reflects the 80s. With cheap paper clothes on the table, worn furniture and cutlery and small tables. They are doing renovations to their downstairs restaurant, and the toilet is in plain view of all the customers….definitely not a place to linger, but if they are keeping their prices low, I can’t complain.

Rating - 1

Service

There was only one waiter, but then there were only 3 tables of customers. We were in a hurry as we needed to catch a bus, and the waiter was kind enough to cater to us. I originally wanted to order the laksa, but was informed that it wouldn’t be ready if we wanted to get out in time. I was really disappointed naturally, I had no idea they were actually going to make their laksa from scratch! He wasn’t particularly fast on anything, which had me worried at times, but true to their word, they delivered, so we even had time to spare at the end and could walk slowly to the bus stop, which was definitely what we needed after a big meal.

Rating - 3

C-factor

Very cheap if you get the special menu, but the food is good, so definitely worth the money.

Rating - 1

Brownie Points - 11.5

Info

30-32 Caroline St
Cardiff
CF10 1FF
Phone +44 (0) 29 2037 4777
Website